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Small Towns. Heinous Crimes. We are exploring the crimes that rocked small communities. Chris & Gina are a married couple who discuss real crimes from their area and other midwest towns in an unscripted format. Gina researches the cases and writes the

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    • Jun 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Friday The 13th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 27:15


    Send us a textA  scene straight  out  of a horror movie, in Noble  IL.Support the show

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    In Love with Evil: The Murders of David Plue & Raymond Gates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 39:38


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    Evil in West Memphis: The Murders of Michael Moore, Steve Branch, & Christopher Byers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 80:56


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    The Mother of Manipulation: The Murder of John Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 23:46


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    Out of Control: The Murder of Blake Wolfe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 42:31


    Big shout out to DJ Riles for the new intro music. You can follow him here on Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/artist/7BDmR9aEKmUwTc90FXMEnN?si=RZb5gYGKTZWq7hnzahLXiASupport the Show.

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    Tragic Coincidence: The Murder of Halee Rathgeber

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 30:35


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    The Greedy Executive: The Story of Charles Albanese

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 34:02


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    The Date from Hell: The Murder of Sydney Loofe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 39:05


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    Murder in the Ozarks: The Death of Tommy Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 28:13


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    New Year's Eve Murder: The Murder of Tyrone Hassel III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 35:31


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    Delusional & Dangerous: The Story of the Slender Man Stabbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 47:42


    When the story of Slender Man gets into a young girls head, only bad things can come of it.Support the Show.

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    Pending Execution: Did Marcellus Williams Kill Lisha Gayle?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 75:17


    https://www.change.org/p/mike-parson-do-not-execute-marcellus-williamsSupport the Show.

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    Eliminating the Burdens: The Staudte Family Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 35:05


    Can a mom and her daughter predict the future murders that will happen in their family?Support the Show.

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    Unspeakable Crimes: The Stacey Lannert Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 29:47


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    A Mother Accused: The Patricia Stallings Case

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 23:59


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    Always a Victim: The Tragic Life and Death of Thomas Bauer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 27:17


    What happens when a man survives a poisoning attempt by his wife and becomes dependent on the kindness of others...Support the Show.

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    America's First Serial Killer Family: The Bloody Benders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 41:47


    Heading out West in the 1800's was tough, but the Bender Family had other plans for the travelers.Support the show

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    Frenemies: The Murder of Stacy DeGrandchamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 23:03


    You never really know who your true friends are.Support the show

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    Missing: Phoenix Coldon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 44:47


    We break from normal episodes to do a missing persons report. Support the show

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    A Crime Most Vile: The Murders of Cory & Jenna Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 34:55


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    Who Killed Christine Schultz?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 37:07


    Guilty or innocent, you decide in this case filled with twists and turns.Support the show

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    Guilty or Innocent: The Case Against Sarah Jo Pender

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 39:27


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    Murder in Brownstown: The Death of James Skinner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 24:57


    Was it greed or a love triangle that killed James Skinner...Support the show

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    The Uber Driver's Rampage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 35:19


    What causes an Uber driver to go on a one night killing spree?Support the show

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    The Family Feud Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 41:52


    Steve Harvey couldn't have predicted the answer to who killed this wife.Support the show

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    Free to Kill Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 51:06


    When a serial killer is released on parole early, are the following killings his fault or that of a failed system?Support the show

    Real Life Horror: The Story of Ed Gein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 29:41


    Happy Halloween. This week we have a story that was an inspiration for most of your favorite horror movies!Support the show

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    The Serial Killer Dentist of St. Louis: Glennon Engleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 32:39


    What happens when a local dentist realizes he feels no remorse when killing someoneSupport the show

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    Born to Be a Serial Killer: Steven Pfeil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 42:20


    Steven Pfeil was born on June 7th, 1976. He is the middle child of his parents, Gayle and Roger Pfeil. Gayle and Roger had a son older than Steven, Roger Jr, and a younger daughter. The family lived in the upscale suburb of Chicago known as Palos Park. Steven lived a privileged life, but from an early age he demonstrated concerning behaviors. Should his parents have known he would become a monster? Support the show

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    Don't Let Me Out: Serial Killer David Maust

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 53:36


    Are some people just born evil or do bad parents create monsters? Is it possible that some individuals can't fight the compulsion to harm others even though they know it is wrong? This is the story of a serial killer who, unbelievably, was given not just one extra chance but two, despite his pleas to stay incarcerated. Support the show

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    A Husband's Secret: The Victims of Herbert Baumeister

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 52:39


    An eccentric man is linked to over 20 murders, is he the I-70 murderer?Support the show

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    The Highway Killer: The Victims of Larry Eyler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 55:20


    A serial killer works at rapid pace in the Midwest in the early 80's.Support the show

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    Thieving & Murdering: The Victims of Dorothy Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 44:09


    When you think of serial killers, what comes to mind? This case will go against the grain.Support the show

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    The Bonecrusher: Serial Killer in Peoria

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 27:56


    Another addition to our ongoing serial killer segment.Support the show

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    Twisted: The Murders of Marsha Spicer & Michelle Huff-Ricci

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 45:20


    Did the police stop a serial killer before they could really get started, you decide.Support the show

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    Dangerous Games: The Victims of Edward Wayne Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 34:29


    Thirty years after commiting five different murders, just is finally served.Support the show

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    St. Louis Metro Serial Killer or Killers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 54:08


    In the early 2000's, East St. Louis was rocked by the killing of 17 women. The only question is was it one or two killers?Support the show

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    In the Blood: Kalamazoo's Sibling Serial Killers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 32:45


    Is it a coincidence that two brothers share the ability to become serial killers?Support the show

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    The Foster Child: The Murder of Lisa Knoefel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 27:44


    What happens when a social worker becomes a foster mother to a troubled teen?Support the show

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    Witness for the Prosecution: The Murder of Judy Malinowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 27:10


    Today we cover one of the first cases where the victim of a murder was able to testify in their own murder case.Support the show

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    The Wedding Guest: The Murder of Bridget Drobney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 26:30


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    A Mother's Nightmare: The Murders of Desiree McCartney & Nathaniel Ritz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 40:37


    What would you do if both of your children were murdered? Now what if you knew the murder...personally?Support the show

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    Teenage Killer Couple: The Murders of Bob & Geneva Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 35:54


    When a son and his girlfriend decide they want to run away, a family pays the ultimate price.Support the show

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    Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Murder of Theresa Halbach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 114:11


    You all have asked for it, so here it is...Support the show

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    A Murder in Valley Park: The Death of Casey Williamson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 29:33


    When a local freeloader goes from committing petty crimes to murder, the community rally's around the victims family.Support the show

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    Death of a Solider: The Murder of Inez Tulk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 42:16


    **Trigger Warning** In this episode we discuss what happens when a veteran comes home injured and doesn't know how to cope...Support the show

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    The Murder of David & Dawn Lieneke

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 35:04


    When an argument becomes murder, a small town is confused on the reasons.Support the show

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    Murder-for-Hire: The Murder of Elizabeth DeCaro

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 37:09


    When a family man wants to keep the appearance of a perfect life, what ends does he go to?Support the show

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    What Happened to Ashleigh Miller?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 32:10


    A case that does not have a lot of information and asks you to form your opinion on what happened.Support the show

    Murder in Fort Wayne: The April Tinsley Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 36:13


    A cold case is solved 30 years later with the help of technology and the perseverance of its investigators.Support the show

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    BTK: The Victims of Dennis Rader

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 85:28


    We are going to try something a little different this week and cover a case that was infamous nationwide.Support the show

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