The Point of No Return

Richard Trenton Chase was a serial killer who murdered six people over the span of a month in Sacramento in the late ‘70s. He earned the nickname of the Vampire of Sacramento because he drank his victims' blood and cannibalized their remains. Tune in for a gruesome and chilling case. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepointofnoreturnpod/support

In the first season finale of The Point of No Return Podcast, hosts Mich and Mandy explore what happened to Arpana Jinaga on Halloween 2008. This episode was recorded with a live audience, so the theories, new voices, and energy flowed the entire time. Enjoy the extended finale! Mandy and Mich will be back with more in a bit. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

This episode is about a wounded heart that turned cold. A man addicted to drugs, women, killing, and a serious appetite for eating human flesh leaves the city of Baltimore in a serious scare in the mid '90s. Find out how a neglectful childhood, leads to a world of murder as an adult on this episode of The Point of No Return! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Meet Johnny Rush Bowman. A beloved father, husband, and public servant. Johnny's life was taken from him on his doorstep nearly 40 years ago when he was stabbed 40 to 45 times by an unknown assailant. No arrests have been made, and some details surrounding Johnny's death just don't add up. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

In September 2014, mother Catherine Hoggle disappeared with her two children, Jacob and Sarah. Four days later Catherine would resurface, but her two children would not. Did Catherine do something to her children? Check out this episode to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

When police arrested 53-year-old John Frederick Carrington for the murder of his mother, they had no idea that he was connected to a string of cold cases throughout the years. What was John's motive? Listen to the latest episode of TPONR for some of Mandy and Mich's theories. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

This episode focuses on the scandal and murder of Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy in 2001. Find out how her relationship with a congressman may have determined her fate. Did he have anything to do with it? But Chandra wasn't the only DC intern that was murdered around this time, listen to Joyce Chiang and Christin Mirzayan's bizarre disappearances and murders. Tap into our new episode now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Karen Scarbrough had just graduated high school before embarking on her first day of work as a receptionist for a housing development company called Ryland Homes. She was only 17 years old, and Karen had no clue that her first day of work would be her last day of life. Karen, along with two other women, were murdered execution-style, and no suspects have ever been arrested. Here's what we know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Michelle Miller was a 17-year-old student at Rockville High School. Preparing for college and her future, Michelle envisioned herself going to the Army and decided to join the Future Soldier's Program at her school. Through this program, she found a love interest, Adam Arndt, and also the person that would ultimately take her life. Tap into this episode to find out more about Michelle's life, a forbidden love, and a crooked system. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Rajaee Shareef Black was a 44-year-old Black man from Hanover, Maryland, who committed suicide on December 11, 2021. Before his tragic end, he murdered his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend, both of whom he shared children with. What drove Rajaee to this point, and how does the justice system play into this case? Tune in to hear Mandy and Mich's theories. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Route 29 spans 248 miles through Virginia and connects to the North Carolina border, reaches the Francis Scott Key Bridge in DC, and goes as far as Baltimore. Since 1996, there has been an unusually high number of women disappearing on Route 29, and the cases are sporadic, involve various suspects, and may even be narrowed down to one culprit the region has coined the Route 29 Stalker. This episode explores all the theories and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo carried out more than two handfuls of robberies and murders across the United States in 2002. The true motive behind the historic DC Sniper Attacks is still a mystery, but you know we have some theories and case updates for y'all. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

On March 18, 2014, eight-year-old Relisha Rudd was reported missing in DC. The last person she was seen with was Kahlil Tatum, a janitor at the DC General Shelter where her family lived. It's been eight years since her disappearance, and Relisha has never been found. What happened to Relisha Rudd? What was Kahlil's involvement, and where is he at today? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

On March 11, 2011, Brittany Norwood and her coworker, Jayna Murray, were found in the back of Bethesda's Lululemon storefront. Both women had been attacked, and Jayna had been brutally murdered. According to Brittany, the women had been assaulted and left for dead! But this story wasn't exactly true... tap in to see what really went down at Lululemon that day! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Stephen W. Kelley was found shot to death in a running car on December 28, 2005. He was on his way to purchase some drugs but ultimately, he lost his life. There was no murder weapon, DNA, or witnesses in this case apparently, but the man who murdered Stephen is still behind bars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

In today's episode, Mandy and Mich explore the murders of who is believed to be D.C.'s first serial killer: The Freeway Phantom. This case involves murder, abduction, sexual assault, and the worst part of it all, the Freeway Phantom has never been caught. D.C.'s first serial killer took the lives of six young Black girls spanning the ages of ten to 18. Listen with caution. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Timothy Spencer, also known as the "Southside Strangler," raped, burglarized, and murdered several women between 1984 and 1987 in Northern and Central Virginia. He was a spree killer that committed most of his crimes over the course of 11 weeks in 1987. No victim survived to identify him, no fingerprints were found, and no one confessed. The DNA tests used linked semen from the crime scenes with his blood. This was the first test of its kind in the United States. Until 1987, no murderer had ever been convicted of a crime based on crime scene DNA. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

A middle-aged married couple in Fallston, Maryland, had a fiery burning love that eventually fizzled out. Lara Crockett was shot four times by her husband Ricardo Muscolino in their home while their three children were present on August 31, 2016. The couple dealt with infidelity and money problems that eventually led them down a path of ghosts, murder, and scandal. As Rose Royce said in the 1978 hit song… “Love don't live here, anymore.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

This case explores the crimes and murders committed by The Black Sisters. These three siblings killed numerous family members for one evil reason. The Black Sisters all had professional educational backgrounds, and they all wound up working at The Montgomery Female College in Christiansburg, Virginia, in the early 1900s. Here is the story of their lives and their ultimate demise. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

This case explores the deaths of Ronzay Green, Armani Nico Coles, and Kerrice Lewis on December 28, 2017. Their murders involved shootings, vehicles, and to no surprise, former D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said detectives found evidence that they all knew each other in some way. A group of suspects has been arrested, but their trials aren't done yet. What really happened that day? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

In March 2000, Joseph "Joby" Palczynski killed multiple people and held his ex-girlfriend's family hostage during a four-day standoff with police in Dundalk, Maryland. The standoff resulted in police shooting Joby 27 times. Joby was no stranger to the legal system or dating underaged women. Kick back and listen to how this wild story unfolds. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

Savvas and Amy Savopoulos, their 10-year-old son Philip, and their housekeeper Vera Figueroa were held captive for 19 hours before being brutally murdered in their Woodley Park home in May 2015. Daron Wint was convicted of the quadruple homicide in 2018, and he's currently serving four consecutive life sentences. In this episode, we talk about what went down during the family's captivity, a $40,000 ransom, potential other suspects, and where the case stands today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

In this week's episode of The Point of No Return, Amanda and Michelai take us through evidence found at the crime scene of 1509 Swann St, the trial, the aftermath, and their theories of what may have really happened to Robert Wone. Tune in and follow them on IG: @thepointofnoreturnpod and Twitter: @tpornpodcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support

On August 2, 2006, Virginia resident Robert Wone decided to work late in DC and needed a place to crash. He decided to stay at his college friend Joseph Price's home for the night. Within 79 minutes of him stepping foot on the premises, he was dead. Wone's body was found with multiple stab and puncture wounds and signs of possible sexual assault. Price, along with his housemates Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward, claims an intruder committed the murder. No one has ever been charged for Wone's murder. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tponrpodcast/support