A Closer Look: True Crime Podcast

Close sisters Joanna and Jaqueline were killed by an out of control car on May 5th, 1957.  About a year later on October 4th 1958, the Pollock family was blessed with a set of identical twin girls that they named Gillian and Jennifer. However, as time passed, they realized their new twins were suspiciously similar to their deceased children, Jaqueline and Joanna. Are Gillian and Jennifer reincarnations of their older siblings?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Today we talked about how Todd Kendhammer killed his wife, Barbara, and made it look like a complete accident. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Today we talked about Ben Geen, a rogue nurse from Oxfordshire, England. Was he really behind these harming and killings  or did investigators rush the investigation?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Today we talked about the avoidable disappearance of 8 year old Relisha Rudd. We talked about how child protective services failed her, the shelter she was staying in failed her and most importantly, how her own family failed her by letting a predator groom and "take care" of her. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Dean, Tina and baby Holly Clouse moved from Florida to Texas to start their new life as a family in August of 1980. That same year their family stopped hearing from  them and the bodies of Tina and Dean were found months later after receiving a suspicious phone call from "Sister Susan".   But where was baby Holly and how was she found over 40 years later?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

In today's rerun, we talked about the case of the Golden State Killer and how he was caught years after the murders. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Angelika and her fiancé were kayaking down the Hudson River one day when disaster struck. Her fiancé's kayak flipped causing him to drown with Angelika as the only witness of his death. Was this really an accident or did Angelika kill her fiancé for money?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Noura Jackson returned in the early morning hours of June 5th, 2005 after a night of partying to find her mother dead on her bedroom floor with over 50 stab wounds. Many believe Noura was behind her mother's murder because of her suspicious timeline, unexplained cut on her hand and their rocky relationship. But DNA evidence found on the scene says otherwise... Is Noura behind her mother's murder?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Skylar, Sheila and Rachel were absolutely inseparable until some inter-group drama arose in their Grade 10 year. Sheila and Rachel were starting to become closer and wanted to “get rid of Skylar.” However, they didn't just distance themselves from her and instead had other plans…Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Johnny Gosch was abducted on his morning paper route almost 42 years ago. Is there a chance he's still out there?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

James Ruppert was never the favourite child and grew up constantly being compared to his older, much more successful brother Leonard. This led him to build up so much resentment against his family that on Easter Sunday 1975 he shot his mother, Leonard, his sister in law and his 8 nieces and nephews without a second thought...Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

 Amy Bradley and her family felt extremely lucky after winning a cruise through her father, Ron's, job. However, they started feeling that luck run out when Amy disappeared one morning never to be heard from again. Will we ever know what happened to Amy Bradley? Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Today we talked about the messed up psychological experiment run by Philip Zimbardo and the effects it had on its test subjects. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Jennifer Pan grew up as the daughter of extremely strict "Tiger Parents", Bic and Han Pan. She was never enough and struggled with school which caused her to start faking and lying about aspects of her life. From there she went down a horrible rabbit hole of lies that ended in her Mom's murder, Father's attempted murder and life in prison...Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

On March 8th 2014, MH370 left Malaysia never to be seen or heard from again. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

In December of 2009, Susan Marie Powell disappeared without a trace from her Utah home while her husband, Josh Powell, and sons, Braden and Charles Powell, were on a spontaneous camping trip. Everyone in Susan's life fully believed that her husband Josh was behind her suspected murder. However, they weren't able to make an arrest and stop Josh before he took 2 other precious lives. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

On January 26th Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont visited Glenelg Beach and were never seen again... It's been over 58 years and we still have no idea what happened to them. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

On August 31, 1998, 14 year old Natasha Ryan mysteriously disappeared from Rockhampton after being dropped off at school by her mother. It was believed she was the victim of a local serial killer named Leonard Fraser. However, Natasha was completely alive and well the entire time she was missing and would even be able to take the stand at her own murder trial. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Middle school best friends, Abigail Williams and Liberty German disappeared after taking photos on the Monon High Bridge. After finding their bodies and Liberty's phone, investigators discovered that true crime lover Liberty had recorded and photographed their killer before the attack. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

 Almost 17 years ago, 3 year old Madeleine McCann vanished from her bed while on vacation in Praia Da Luz, Portugal. Since then, there has been very little answers as to what happened to Madeleine that night. Will we ever know?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Rebecca Coriam, 24 years old, disappeared on March 21st, 2011 while working on a Disney Cruise Ship. Since then, Disney Cruise Lines has made every step they could to cover up the truth of what really happened to Rebecca that night. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Monique Christine Daniels' went missing on June 2nd, 1992. Her missing persons report wasn't filed by her parents until almost 2 years later. Although her parents believe she simply ran away, there are a lot of little things that lead us to believe something much worse happened leading up to her disappearance…Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Munchausen syndrome by proxy; a mental health condition in which a caregiver makes up or causes an illness or injury in a person under their care, such as a child, an elderly adult, or a person who has a disability. This is what ruined Gypsy Rose Blanchard's life. Ever since the day Gypsy was born, her mother has been feeding her harsh and unnecessary medications, scamming charities and their community into giving them money, abusing her, only  educating her to a kindergarten level and telling people to treat her like she's years younger than she truly is.  Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

The Richardson's appeared to have the perfect, cookie cutter life. That was until police caught onto some rumours that 18 year old Skylar Richardson had given birth to a buried a baby nobody knew she was carrying…Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

On August 18th, 2010, Ben McDaniel went on yet another cave dive in Florida's Vortex Springs Caves. Days later, staff noticed that Ben's truck was still in the parking lot and Ben was nowhere to be found. Will this mystery ever be solved?Happy Holidays everyone! I decided to take this week off to spend time with my family and will have a regular, non-rerun episode up for you next Monday. Thank you for understanding and I hope you enjoyed todays episode!Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Barbara and Todd Kendhammer's marriage appeared to be perfect however that was not the case… After an investigation into tragic “accident” on September 17th, 2016 that took Barbara's life, investigators started to believe Todd may have been behind this. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Joseph James D'Angelo was known as many different criminals throughout his time. Today we talked about all the crimes he'd committed, the numerous investigations, life before the arrest and how the case was finally solved over 40 years later. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Today we talked about the unsolved murder of Suzanne Morphew. An arrest was made and a trial date was set but after new evidence arose, the investigators' theory completely changed. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

After receiving a very concerning phone call from her husband, Richard Hoagland, Linda frantically started calling everyone they knew to try and track down Richard. Little did she know, that would be the last time she would talk to Richard for over 23 years…Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Jennifer Joyce Kesse was an EXTREMELY cautious, reliable and safe person. However, when she didn't show up for work on the morning of January 24th, 2006, everyone in her life knew something had gone horribly wrong…  Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Forgotten Baby Syndrome; the horrible scenario when a parent forgets their child in a hot car. This is what the public thought happened to Cooper Harris on the morning of June 18th, 2014. However, investigators claim they saw right through his father, Ross Harris', odd behaviour from the beginning. Was this a horrible mistake or something more sinister?  Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Today we talked about some rumours swirling around after Matthew Perry's recent and tragic passing. If there are any updates in the case I will update the description here:Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Today we talked about 2 very tragic murders that took place on Halloween. On October 30th, 1975, popular Martha Moxley was tragically murdered in her own backyard by a jealous neighbour from a powerful family. Follow along as I discuss the investigation, trial, coverups and more. Lisa Ann French, a sweet 9 year old girl, was tragically murdered while trick or treating on Halloween of 1973. With an extensive investigation, lack or justice and many trials, this case is extremely tragic and heartbreaking. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

One February afternoon, the body of a little boy was discovered in a cardboard box in the woods. After almost 66 years of trying to identify America's mystery boy, the search is finally over. Now the real mystery is what happened to this boy so many years ago?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

After a traumatic childhood experience, Anatoly Moskvin dedicated his life to cemeteries and connecting with the dead. His family knew his obsession was a little odd, but they were completely shocked when they found out that he was mummifying dead bodies to keep himself company.Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

After 27 years without answers, there was finally an arrest made in this real life killer clown case; the murder of Marlene Warren.  Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Happy October! Today we kicked off Chills, Thrills and True Crime 2023 by talking about the origin of the legend of La Llorona (also known as the Weeping Woman) and the creepy legend of Mexico's mummified bride La Pascualita. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Hello everyone! I apologize for the lack of new episodes for the majority of September. I'm currently very busy with being back at school and I have decided to take the past 3 weeks to prep episodes for my Halloween series (Chills, Thrills and True Crime). I felt like this was the best decision as my Halloween episodes take a lot longer to research and I want to ensure they will be up to my standards. Over the course of the last 3 episodes (including today's episode) I re-ran my very popular "Murdaugh Mysteries" mini series. I hope you understand and I hope to see you next week for Chills, Thrills and True Crime 2023!!!!After everything that's been exposed about the Murdaugh family, investigators are looking at past deaths that involve the Murdaugh family.  Have other coverups occurred? Were the Murdaugh's responsible? If so, will they be charged?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Hello everyone! I apologize for the lack of new episodes for the rest of September. I'm currently very busy with being back at school and I have decided to take the next 3 weeks to prep episodes for my Halloween series (Chills, Thrills and True Crime). I felt like this was the best decision as my Halloween episodes take a lot longer to research and I want to ensure they will be up to my standards. Over the course of the next 3 episodes (including the previous one and today's episode) I will be re-running my very popular "Murdaugh Mysteries" mini series. I hope you understand and I hope to see you in a few weeks!After the tragic death of Mallory Beach (which Paul Murdaugh was responsible for), it seemed as though the Murdaugh family scandal couldn't get any worse...until it did. On the night of June 7th, 2021, Alex Murdaugh came home to the bodies of his wife and youngest child.  It seemed as though this was an attack of revenge for the death of Mallory Beach but as the investigation progressed their theory completely changed...Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Hello everyone! I apologize for the lack of new episodes for the rest of September. I'm currently very busy with being back at school and I have decided to take the next 3 weeks to prep episodes for my Halloween series (Chills, Thrills and True Crime). I felt like this was the best decision as my Halloween episodes take a lot longer to research and I want to ensure they will be up to my standards. Over the course of the next 3 episodes (including this one) I will be re-running my very popular "Murdaugh Mysteries" mini series. I hope you understand and I hope to see you in a few weeks! The day Mallory Beach died in a tragic accident was not the first time the Murdaugh family tried to shove an accident under the rug. What else did this powerful family get away with? Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Dalia Dippolito received the most life changing news on the morning of August 5th, 2009. But what if I told you it was just one big set up...Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

When John Darwin found himself in financial trouble he came up with a very unique and illegal idea on how to escape it. On the 21st of March, 2002, John planned to vanish into thin air. Everything seemed to be going perfectly until it all went terribly wrong...Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Angelika Graswald immigrated to America in 2000 with no intention of staying long. This all changed when she met a man named Vince Viafore and fell in love. The couple seemed perfect but was something sinister going on behind the scenes that caused the tragedy of April 19th, 2015?Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Malaysian Airlines flight 370 left  Kuala Lumpur on March 8th 2014. At 8:11AM of that day, an Inmarsat satellite detected flight 370 for the very last time. To this day, we have no idea where or why this plane crashed. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Casey Anthony gave birth to her surprise baby, Caylee Marie Anthony, at the age of nineteen. Cindy Anthony, Casey's mother, hadn't seen Caylee in over a month before she realized Casey had been lying for her the entire time. Two year old Caylee had been missing for 31 days and Casey never bothered to report her missing. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

On the evening of April 11th to the early morning hours of April 12th 1981, disaster struck when Sue Sharp, Tina Sharp, John Sharp and Dana Hall Wingate were found dead in their cabin. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Six year old Jonbenét Ramsey was found murdered in her own home on December 27th, 1986. A few days after, the Ramsey's completely cut off contact with police and investigators. After multiple false confessions, endless leads and unanswered questions; we may finally have some idea as to what happened to pageant queen Jonbenét Ramsey. HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! I couldn't be more grateful for every single one of you! I hope you enjoyed this “re-do episode” of the case that started it all! Thank you so much once again! Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Tiffany Vilante vanished in a matter of minutes and when her body was found many questions arose. Between coverups, contradictory statements and suspicious reports; this case is anything but straight forward.  Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

It's been 41 years since Johnny Gosch was abducted while on his morning paper route and we still don't know what happened. Is it possible Johnny is still alive? Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

Over 45 years ago Jackie Huett, William Sterling, Jack Madruga, Theodore Weiher and Gary Mathias went missing after a late night drive. As the days went on, their case got more complicated. Will the families ever get the answers they deserve? Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/

As most of you may have heard, the remains of imploded submersible Titan were found Thursday afternoon leaving five men dead. But, between a fishy company history and prior troubles, there is more to this story than you may think. Thank you all so much for listening to today's episode! Don't forget, I post a brand new episode every Monday at 5am PST. See you there!Find me on instagram for exclusive updates, sneak peaks and open case requests: https://www.instagram.com/a.closer.look.true.crime/