logo
episode-header-image
Nov 6
8m 36s

He Killed His Best Friend - The Kwang Ch...

Ray William Johnson
About this episode

Kwang Chol Joy was a California man who became infatuated with 37-year-old Maribel Ramos, an Army veteran and college student who had taken him in as a roommate in her Orange County apartment. Over time, his obsession with her deepened, but she rejected his romantic advances and eventually asked him to move out. In May 2013, shortly after a heated argument about rent, Maribel disappeared. Weeks later, her remains were discovered in a remote canyon

Up next
Yesterday
This Postman Went Insane - The Devan Schreiner Story
<p>Devan Schreiner, a former USPS worker from Longmont, Colorado, was locked in a turbulent custody battle with her ex-boyfriend, postal carrier Jason Schaefer, the father of their young son. Their relationship had soured after years of conflict, and shortly before the murder she ... Show More
8m 5s
Nov 24
The World's Craziest Diamond Heist - The Leonardo Notarbartolo Story
<p>Leonardo Notarbartolo was the mastermind behind the 2003 Antwerp Diamond Heist, one of the most ingenious burglaries ever pulled off. Working with a crew of elite Italian thieves, he spent over a year posing as a diamond trader to gain access to the Antwerp Diamond Center, a b ... Show More
8m 6s
Nov 22
He Started Hundreds of Fires - The John Orr Story
<p>John Orr was a respected Glendale, California fire captain and arson investigator who spent nearly a decade secretly setting the very fires he was supposed to prevent. Between 1984 and 1991, Orr ignited hundreds possibly thousands of fires.</p> 
8m 58s
Recommended Episodes
May 2024
Hervé Robineau, la trahison du jardinier - Partie 3-3
<p>Le 28 juillet 2014, Bernadette Cogis, une veuve de 67 ans, a été retrouvée égorgée devant la porte de sa villa, à Roquebrune-sur-Argens, dans le Var. La présence d’une bouteille d’essence et de plusieurs départs de feu prouvent que son assassin lui a tendu un piège, pour oblig ... Show More
33m 31s
Mar 2025
Verdict in the roommate murder trial. Mom accused of murder by fire and van. And, actor Dennis Quaid.
<p>Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. A verdict in the trial of a North Dakota woman accused of stabbing her roommate to death with a pocket knife nearly 20 years ago. In Michigan a retrial begins for a woman accused of s ... Show More
29m 23s
Feb 2024
Ex-NFL Super Bowl Player Sergio Brown Denies Killing His Mom… but Evidence Suggests Otherwise
Myrtle Simmons-Brown was not just a loving mother, but a leader in her community. Myrtle had just turned 73 and was living in Maywood, Illinois, with her oldest son, Sergio Brown. Sergio is known for his 7 successful seasons playing in the NFL, and for reasons we don’t know, he h ... Show More
47m 25s
May 2024
Hervé Robineau, la trahison du jardinier - Partie 2/3
<p>Le 28 juillet 2014, Bernadette Cogis, une veuve de 67 ans, a été retrouvée égorgée devant la porte de sa villa, à Roquebrune-sur-Argens, dans le Var. La présence d’une bouteille d’essence et de plusieurs départs de feu prouvent que son assassin lui a tendu un piège, pour oblig ... Show More
12m 28s
Feb 2025
Catch 22
This episode originally aired Mar 29, 2018. A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a co-worker half her age was in love with her, and that she'd spurned his advances. They now had to determine if love had turned int ... Show More
22m 22s
Jul 2024
The Problem with Erik | 1. Car Talk
In early 2020, Erik Maund—an executive at one of the top Toyota dealerships in the country, founded by his grandfather—had a problem. A stranger was blackmailing him for having an extramarital affair. Erik’s response to the threat set off a series of fateful decisions that left t ... Show More
39m 12s
Jun 2025
Frederic Bourdin and the Disappearance of Nicholas Barclay
<p>On the afternoon of June 19, 1994, thirteen-year-old Nicholas Barclay left his home in San Antonio, Texas to play basketball with some friends. Hours later, he called home to ask his mother for a ride, but was told he would have to walk home, but Nicholas never came back. His ... Show More
1h 7m
Feb 2024
Her Lying Husband Paid Someone $10,000 To Kill Her: The Murder of Kelley Clayton
Kelley Stage was funny, kind, endearing, and goofy… qualities that made her loved by everyone she met, including local hockey star Thomas Clayton. After meeting in a bar, the two quickly began dating, and a year later, they were married and starting a family together. They had wh ... Show More
59m 50s
Jul 2025
Bryan Kohberger's sentencing. Dentist's girlfriend takes the stand. And a Wisconsin 30-year old cold case.
<p>In Idaho, families of the University of Idaho students murdered in their beds confront their killer Bryan Kohberger with words of anger and defiance, paying tribute to their loved ones. In Colorado, Dr. James Craig's girlfriend takes the stand against him as his trial on charg ... Show More
27m 11s
Nov 11
Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer
<p>Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Ed Kemper, known as “The Co-Ed Killer.” In the early 1970s, young women began vanishing from the streets of Northern California. When the truth finally came to light, it revealed a killer un ... Show More
48m 25s