The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

A California mother has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and related charges in the death of her nine-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, whose remains were discovered in Utah. Prosecutors allege Ashlee Buzzard carried out the killing during a multi-state road trip and took steps to evade police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025 brought major updates in some of the country's most highly watched true crime cases. Emily looks back at her coverage of these stories. Episodes featured in this podcast: The Karen Read Retrial: The Verdict Inside The Idaho Murders: Part 1 - The Night Of Denied Parole: What's Next For The Menendez Brothers How Long Will Sean 'Diddy' Combs Spend Behind Bars? Marcia Clark's Trial By Ambush Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As 2025 comes to a close, we revisit the true crime cases that dominated headlines. From Karen Read's partial acquittal and Sean “Diddy” Combs' conviction, to the Menendez brothers' denied parole and Bryan Kohberger's life sentences for the Idaho murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California Governor Gavin Newsom is offering new cash rewards to help crack some of the state's most troubling unsolved murders, while highlighting a decades-old cold case that was finally brought to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emily looks back on her conversation with FOX News Senior Correspondent Eric Shawn as he dives into the lingering questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. Eric takes listeners back to July 30th, 1975, to revisit the last known moments of Jimmy Hoffa. He later discusses his conversations with members of the Hoffa family, as covered in his special, Riddle: The Search For James R. Hoffa. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prosecutors say a New Jersey man shot a stranger in the back with a bow and arrow, then barricaded himself inside a home and set fires before surrendering to police hours later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emily revisits her conversation with Constitutional lawyer and author Alex Hortis to discuss the scandalous trial of Polly Bodine. The violent crime scene of Emeline Houseman and her baby was uncovered on Christmas night, 1843. Emeline's sister-in-law, Polly Bodine, soon became the prime suspect in the gruesome case. Alex revisits the shocking and controversial trial in his book, The Witch of New York. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court to reinstate Pedro Hernandez's murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, after a federal appeals court overturned the verdict over a jury instruction issue, potentially avoiding a third trial in the decades-old case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Co-host of The Weekly Rap Sheet on FOX Nation and criminal defense attorney, Josh Ritter, breaks down the biggest stories in true crime this week. From the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner to the guilty verdict in the Brian Walshe murder trial, and the latest developments in the Brown University shooting and manhunt.  Josh shares his expert analysis and legal insights on key updates in these cases.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A homicide investigation is underway near Boston after MIT professor and nuclear science researcher Nuno Loureiro was fatally shot inside his Brookline home, with police saying no suspects are currently in custody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From phishing to identity theft, digital criminals are always finding new ways to pull off a scam. YouTubers Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik are sounding the alarm on the dangers of these tech predators in their new FOX Nation special, Scammed: Getting Even. Art and Ashton discuss how their vigilante endeavors began, and expose the insidious nature of these crimes. Later, they provide a glimpse into some of the high-stakes cases featured in their show. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Walshe was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, Ana. Prior to jury selection, Walshe had pleaded guilty on two of the lesser charges he faced: misleading police and disposing of a human body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When beauty salon owner Dana Satterfield was brutally raped and murdered inside her Roebuck Hair and Tanning Center, the tight-knit community was shattered.  Dana left behind two young children, including a young daughter, Ashley. Little did she know, her face would play a key role in bringing down her mother's killer years later. Trey Gowdy, host of Sunday Night in America and the Trey Gowdy Podcast, joins the show to discuss how he secured justice in this haunting case and how it inspired his New York Times bestselling novel, The Color of Death. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The murder trial of Brian Walshe nears its conclusion as a Massachusetts jury returns for deliberations. Walshe is accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, Ana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The acting warden of a federal medical center says former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is now competent to stand trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, with a judge set to make the final call at a March hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luigi Mangione is back in court this week for critical pre-trial hearings that will determine what evidence can be used in his upcoming trial. His defense team is working to suppress key materials, including statements he allegedly made during his arrest and evidence recovered from his backpack. Mangione is accused of the 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a case that has drawn national attention. FOX News Contributor and criminal defense attorney Donna Rotunno breaks down what these hearings could mean for the trial ahead. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The former South Carolina court clerk tied to the trial of Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury, and misconduct in office for leaking sealed evidence and promoting a book about the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

William Noguera spent 42 years in San Quentin on California's death row. There, he lived alongside notorious serial killers, including Joseph Naso, the “Alphabet Killer.” Naso eventually confided in Noguera, revealing details of crimes that had never been solved. Offered a path to freedom, Noguera instead chose to stay on death row to help bring justice to Naso's unidentified victims. Artist, speaker, and former death row inmate William Noguera details how he uncovered the truth, as detailed in the new true-crime docuseries Death Row Confidential. For more on this story, listen to Emily's past episode with Detective Ken Mains. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police have arrested 66-year-old Andrew Dykes in connection with the 1997 murder of Tanya Denise Jackson, long known only as “Peaches,” and the death of her young daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, whose remains were found years apart during the Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police say a California couple was fatally shot in their garage by their adult son, who later died by suicide, as investigators are still searching for a motive behind the tragic attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The murder trial of Brian Walshe - the man who's been accused of killing, dismembering, and hiding the body of his wife - began earlier this week. Prosecutors focused on Walshe's alleged internet search history, which included entries inquiring about getting away with murder. Walshe has pleaded guilty to the two lesser charges against him, but maintains he did not murder his wife. Former NYPD Inspector, FOX News Contributor, and Co-host of The Weekly Rap Sheet, Paul Mauro, provides his legal analysis of the trial thus far. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Defense attorneys for Luigi Mangione are in court this week fighting to suppress evidence and police statements in the murder case, accusing him of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beginning in the late 1970s, Ruth Finley was terrorized by a mysterious stalker known as 'The Poet'. At that time, Wichita, Kansas, was on the hunt to find another monster: the BTK serial killer. Over time, Ruth's encounters with The Poet grew more violent, leading investigators to ask a chilling question: was Ruth yet another victim on BTK's list, or did Wichita have another serial predator on the loose? Associate Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, Corey Mead discusses the many twists and turns in the case, as well as the shocking conclusion, as detailed in his new book, The Pursued. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Italian authorities say a man posed as his deceased mother to keep collecting her pension, leading police to discover her mummified body hidden in their home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New Hampshire cold case has been solved nearly 50 years later, revealing that a flawed FBI report allowed the prime suspect in a young mother's murder to walk free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emily revisits her discussion with Rick Alan Ross, the Executive Director of the Cult Education Institute, about the structure and psychology of notorious cults. Rick unpacks the many tactics cults use to recruit, manipulate, and control members, and discusses how impacted individuals can be deprogrammed. He later revisits notable cases from his years of experience. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities are searching for longtime Virginia high school football coach Travis Turner, who vanished just as police issued 10 warrants accusing him of child pornography and soliciting a minor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emily revisits her conversation with author and documentary producer India Oxenberg about how she was drawn into, and ultimately escaped, the NIXVM cult. For seven years, India endured abuse, manipulation, and isolation under the coercive control of NXIVM's leader, Keith Raniere. She reflects on how she ultimately found the courage to break free and head toward a path of healing. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for instigating a carjacking in Mexico that led to the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend, whose bodies were later found in a remote well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. authorities have charged former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned international drug kingpin Ryan Wedding with ordering the murder of a key witness set to testify against him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Walshe, a Massachusetts man headed to trial for the murder and dismemberment of his wife, Ana, has pleaded guilty to two of the three charges he faces. Walshe admitted to misleading police officers and unlawful conveyance of a human body. He continues to deny the first-degree murder charge against him. The trial is scheduled to begin on December 1st. FOX News Contributor and criminal defense attorney Joshua Ritter shares his expert legal analysis and explains what listeners can expect to see in the upcoming trial. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murdering legendary Laney College football coach and “Last Chance U” figure John Beam in what police say was a targeted shooting driven by a dangerous fixation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2003, four people mysteriously disappeared. Their paths never crossed, but they were all connected in one monster's web of darkness, deception, and lies. That monster's name was Scott Kimball. For years, Kimball led a double life. By day, he was a paid FBI informant. But by night, he was a cold-blooded serial killer. Retired FBI Special Agent Jonny Grusing provides firsthand insights into his high-stakes investigation into one of Colorado's most chilling serial killer cases, as detailed in his book, The Devil I Knew. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Montana man with white supremacist ties has been convicted of killing a fellow camper in a brutal attack first believed to be a bear mauling, after DNA evidence on a beer can exposed him as the murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

High-tech DNA testing has finally identified the man believed to have raped and murdered 34-year-old Margaret Anselmo in a  Spokane, Washington alley in 1997, solving a cold case that had stumped investigators for nearly three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence platforms are becoming a seemingly common part of everyday life in the digital age. Though these AI tools can be useful, they can also be exploited for criminal purposes.   Head of Faculty at the SANS Institute Rob T. Lee explains how ChatGPT can be used as a new form in evidence, and how it can help to prosecute criminals. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Advanced DNA testing has solved two cold cases on Long Island, linking a career criminal who died 12 years ago to the 1990s murder and rape of two elderly psychiatric patients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When scientist and researcher Eric Miller succumbed to a mysterious illness, his friends and colleagues were baffled. But as investigators looked deeper into Eric's sudden death, they uncovered a sinister truth: he had been slowly poisoned with arsenic. Even more shocking was the person behind the crime: his wife, Ann. True crime author and investigative journalist Amanda Lamb revisits the chilling murder case that continues to haunt North Carolina as detailed in her book, Deadly Dose. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has been arrested in Dubai and extradited to the U.S. on an attempted murder charge, accused of firing a gun at a man after a fight at a celebrity boxing match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Austin police say a woman was found half-naked, shackled, and severely injured after being allegedly held captive and tortured for months by five former friends who now face multiple felony charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kouri Richins has asked the judge presiding over her case to reconsider her bail and the conditions of her release after a key witness changed his statements. The 35-year-old Utah mom has been accused of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced drink in 2022. Attorney and Richins family spokesman Greg Skordas breaks down the latest updates in the case and discusses how the pending trial has impacted Eric's family. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A man known as the “Pillowcase Rapist” has been convicted in another South Florida rape from the 1980s, after DNA evidence linked Robert Koehler to dozens of unsolved attacks across Miami-Dade County. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the early morning hours of March 24th, 1998, 23-year-old Amy Bradley went missing while aboard a Caribbean cruise. Over two decades later, her case has led to speculation and theories as one of the most haunting disappearances in modern history. However, her family refuses to give up hope. Brad Bradley joins to discuss the details of his sister's case, and how he and his family are fighting for answers and justice in their quest to find Amy. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nearly two decades after Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando, FL apartment complex, new DNA evidence is being tested for the first time, giving her family hope that investigators may finally be closing in on answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police say a Florida woman intentionally crashed her car after arguing with her boyfriend, who later told officers from his hospital bed that she drove into a tree on purpose before dying from his injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Point Pleasant is typically a peaceful and unassuming town in West Virginia. But behind the country town facade lies a dark mystery of a terrifying creature who wreaked havoc on the residents. That creature would go down in infamy as Mothman. FOX News' Abby Hornacek discusses the details of the legend and the numerous theories that have since emerged, as covered in her FOX Nation special, Mothman: The Man, The Moth, The Legend. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Missouri man who committed suicide in jail in 2009 is now suspected of being a serial killer after investigators linked him to multiple murders, including the 2006 killing of Deidre Harm and the disappearance of TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For years, it was believed that Joseph Naso, the 'Alphabet Killer', only had four victims. But while behind bars, Naso began confiding in a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera. Naso would frequently brag about his crimes, including ones of which he hadn't been convicted. Little did he know, William was determined to bring justice to the victims and take down Naso in the process. Retired FBI Task Force Investigator and Cold Case Detective Ken Mains discusses how he formed an unlikely team with William, and how they worked to solve Naso's cold case murders, as detailed in the new docuseries, Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

35-year-old Donnie Ray Birchfield Jr. is accused of holding four "vulnerable" adults in his basement for years. He was also charged with murder in the death of 49-year-old Shirley Arnsdorff, and first-degree sexual assault/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attorneys for convicted Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger are asking a judge to waive hundreds of thousands in restitution to the victims' families, arguing he has no ability to pay while serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A long awaited update in the death of Ellen Greenberg remains a controversial one as the Philadelphia medical examiner's office has once again ruled her death a suicide. The 27-year-old school teacher was found dead inside her locked apartment in 2011. An autopsy revealed Ellen had sustained twenty stab wounds to her head, neck, back, and heart. The ruling marks a devastating blow for Ellen's parents, who insist their daughter was murdered.   President and founder of Anchor Forensic Pathology Dr. Priya Banerjee shares her analysis of the ruling. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices