Most shows will show you the glamorized or sensational side of crime but we want to take a different approach. We have worked on the inside and been face to face with some of Arizona’s most notorious criminals and those whose stories you have not heard. We will take a realistic look from the inside and show you a more human side to crime. We will also take a look at some classic crimes from the past as well as some unsolved cases. We will also look at the law and forensic tools used. We might even cook up some last meal requests for you.
Almost 30 years after two young women were brutally murdered in Phoenix, the man charged with the killings could be sentenced to death. Bryan Patrick Miller, who is now 49, was not arrested until 2015 when new genealogy data led to a breakthrough in the cold case and is now going to trial. He is accused of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of attempted sexual assault.
Gary Lee Triano was a millionaire real estate developer from Tucson, Arizona who was killed in Catalina Foothills by a pipe bomb explosion in his Lincoln Town Car on November 1, 1996. His former wife, Pamela Anne Phillips, a one-time model, real estate agent and socialite, was charged with orchestrating her ex-husband's death. In a sensational trial nearly 18 years after Triano's murder, Phillips was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Phillips, who is now incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville, claims that Triano's death was a mob revenge killing.
On the night of October 24/25, 1996, Doris Carlson drove John McReaken and Scott Smith, roomers in her house, to the nursing home where Doris Carlson's elderly mother-in-law, Lynne Carlson, resided. Smith served as lookout while McReaken entered the building. McReaken repeatedly stabbed Lynne in a bungled attempt to kill her. Lynne suffered greatly, but did not succumb to her fatal injuries for some 6 months.
On November 24, 2009 Shari Lee Tobyne shoots and kills her husband Dwight Tobyne, dismembers his body, and discards the remains in three separate counties. What was the reason for her to murder her husband and chop up his body?
Marjorie Ann Orbin is an American woman who murdered her husband Jay Orbin in Phoenix, Arizona, on or about September 8, 2004, which would have been his 45th birthday. Jay Orbin was a jewelry dealer. In September 2004 he returned home to Phoenix from a road trip to Florida. Police said he arrived at his home on September 8, based on cell phone and credit-card records. He was never seen alive again.
On New Year's Eve, 1980 Pat Redmond, his wife Marilyn and his mother Helen Phelps were preparing for a party with a few close friends when killers arrived at the home. 3 men knocked on the garage door, displayed a police badge and asked for information. Suddenly they drew gung, and entered the house. They hustled the 3 occupants into a bedroom and shot each in the back of the head. It was as gruesome as Truman Capotes's 30 year old tale In Cold Blood.
On New Year's Eve, 1980 Pat Redmond, his wife Marilyn and his mother Helen Phelps were preparing for a party with a few close friends when killers arrived at the home. 3 men knocked on the garage door, displayed a police badge and asked for information. Suddenly they drew gung, and entered the house. They hustled the 3 occupants into a bedroom and shot each in the back of the head. It was as gruesome as Truman Capotes's 30 year old tale In Cold Blood.
Donald Fifield Bolles (July 10, 1928 – June 13, 1976) was an American investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic who was known for his coverage of organized crime in the area, especially by the Chicago Outfit. His murder in a car bombing was suspected to be mob-related, but could his murder been for other reasons?
Donald Fifield Bolles (July 10, 1928 – June 13, 1976) was an American investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic who was known for his coverage of organized crime in the area, especially by the Chicago Outfit. His murder in a car bombing was suspected to be mob-related, but could his murder been for other reasons?
The morning of August 10,1991 a cook for the Waddell Buddhist Temple came to work as usual. The cook opened the door to discover Arizona's most gruesome mass shooting. There were p members shot in the back of the head and placed face down in a circle. An investigation launched and 4 men from Tucson were arrested and brutally interrogated but did police have the right suspects. Sloppy forensics, false confessions and 13 hour interrogations did little to help solve the case. Finally with a small break in the case, everything changed.
On February 24, 2006, Charles Vallow married Lori Ryan (Afterwards knows as Lori Vallow) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Charles, a lifelong Catholic, became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), converting to his new wife's faith. This is the story of this fine man's demise at the hands of the people that he trusted.
Welcome back everyone. We wanted to give you a little bit of our background and let you how we got interested in true crime. Please feel free to ask any questions on our Facebook group.
A quick podcast from Kat on a case involving a phoenix murder.
A quick podcast from Kat on the White case involving the escape of an inmate with the help of a corrections officer.
A quick podcast from Kat on your rights regarding search you and your vehicle.
A quick podcast from Kat on a DUI case and the value of the public getting involved.
It was January 2, 1999, and 9-year-old Kimber Biggs and her 11-year-old sister were playing in the street in their Mesa neighborhood while waiting for an ice cream truck. After a while, Mikelle's sister got cold and went inside for her jacket; her sister stayed to wait, clutching the quarters she got from her mom to buy ice cream. When she returned minutes later, her sister had vanished, her bike lying abandoned on the sidewalk beside two quarters strewn in the street.
After a night of partying with a friend, 42 year old Brian Eftenoff of Phoenix, AR comes home to find his 30 year old wife Judi unconscious and near death. She dies minutes later despite efforts to revive her. After an investigation police make Brian their prime suspect, believing that he forced his wife to take a lethal dose of cocaine.
A trio of former crime fighters turn to a life of murder and theft as they execute an armored car driver and get away with close to a million dollars. #crime,#truecrime,#truecrimepodcas
A trio of former crime fighters turn to a life of murder and theft as they execute an armored car driver and get away with close to a million dollars. #crime,#truecrime,#truecrimepodcast
When Baby Gabriel disappeared more than 11 years ago, his young mom, Elizabeth Johnson, became a household name. Elizabeth took Gabriel, then 8 months old, to San Antonio in violation of a custody agreement with his father, Logan McQueary. She told McQueary that she smothered the baby, but changed her story, claimed she gave him to a couple she met in a San Antonio Park.
Jason Derek Brown is an American fugitive wanted for first degree murder and armed robbery in Phoenix, Arizona. On November 29, 2004, Brown allegedly shot and killed an armored car guard outside a movie theater and then fled with the money. On December 8, 2007, he was named by the FBI as the 489th fugitive to be placed on its Ten Most Wanted list
Warren Steed Jeffs is the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), a polygamous denomination. In 2011, he was convicted of two felony counts of child sexual assault, for which he is currently serving a life sentence plus twenty years
Warren Steed Jeffs is the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), a polygamous denomination. In 2011, he was convicted of two felony counts of child sexual assault, for which he is currently serving a life sentence plus twenty years
Ernesto Arturo Miranda was an American criminal and laborer whose conviction on kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery charges based on his confession under police interrogation was set aside in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, which ruled that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against self-incrimination and their right to consult with an attorney before being questioned by police. This warning is known as a Miranda warning.
Ernesto Arturo Miranda was an American criminal and laborer whose conviction on kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery charges based on his confession under police interrogation was set aside in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, which ruled that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against self-incrimination and their right to consult with an attorney before being questioned by police. This warning is known as a Miranda warning.
Eva Dugan was a convicted of murderer the murder of Andrew J. Mathis. She was sentenced to execution by hanging at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, resulted in her decapitation and influenced the state of Arizona to replace hanging with the lethal gas chamber as a method of execution.
Eva Dugan was a convicted of murderer the murder of Andrew J. Mathis. She was sentenced to execution by hanging at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, resulted in her decapitation and influenced the state of Arizona to replace hanging with the lethal gas chamber as a method of execution.
Scott Falater, famously known as the sleepwalking killer is serving his life sentence in Yuma Prison Complex Cibola Unit in San Luis. He was imprisoned after stabbing his wife 44 times and drowning her in the pool in January 1997. The case of reported by his neighbor, who saw Falatter dragging his wife to the pool, stabbing her, and hiding the knife in his Volvo.
Scott Falater, famously known as the sleepwalking killer is serving his life sentence in Yuma Prison Complex Cibola Unit in San Luis. He was imprisoned after stabbing his wife 44 times and drowning her in the pool in January 1997. The case of reported by his neighbor, who saw Falatter dragging his wife to the pool, stabbing her, and hiding the knife in his Volvo.
Angela M. Simpson is the woman who freely admitted in jailhouse interviews to committing of one of the most gruesome murders in Phoenix history. Because of crimes she'll spend the rest of her natural life in prison for killing a paraplegic Terry Neely.
Angela M. Simpson is the woman who freely admitted in jailhouse interviews to committing of one of the most gruesome murders in Phoenix history. Because of crimes she'll spend the rest of her natural life in prison for killing a paraplegic Terry Neely.
Robert William Fisher (born April 13, 1961) is an American fugitive wanted for allegedly killing his family and blowing up the house in which they lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, on April 10, 2001. #crime,#truecrime,#truecrimepodcast, https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/time-for-crime-1805662
Robert William Fisher (born April 13, 1961) is an American fugitive wanted for allegedly killing his family and blowing up the house in which they lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, on April 10, 2001. #crime,#truecrime,#truecrimepodcast, https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/time-for-crime-1805662
Elizabeth Diane Downs is an American criminal who murdered her daughter and attempted to murder her other two children near Springfield, Oregon, in May 1983. Following the crimes, she told police a man had attempted to carjack her and had shot the children. She was convicted in 1984 and sentenced to life in prison plus fifty years.
Elizabeth Diane Downs is an American criminal who murdered her daughter and attempted to murder her other two children near Springfield, Oregon, in May 1983. Following the crimes, she told police a man had attempted to carjack her and had shot the children. She was convicted in 1984 and sentenced to life in prison plus fifty years.
Winnie Ruth Judd was a medical secretary in Phoenix, Arizona, who was accused of murdering her friends, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson, in October 1931. The murders were discovered when Judd transported the victims' bodies, one of which had been dismembered, from Phoenix to Los Angeles, California by train in trunks and other luggage, causing the press to name the case the "Trunk Murders". Judd allegedly committed the murders to win over the affections of Jack Halloran, a prominent Phoenix businessman.
Winnie Ruth Judd was a medical secretary in Phoenix, Arizona, who was accused of murdering her friends, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson, in October 1931. The murders were discovered when Judd transported the victims' bodies, one of which had been dismembered, from Phoenix to Los Angeles, California by train in trunks and other luggage, causing the press to name the case the "Trunk Murders". Judd allegedly committed the murders to win over the affections of Jack Halloran, a prominent Phoenix businessman.
In 2006 Phoenix lived through the Summer of Fear as two sets of crime sprees were happening in the neighborhoods of South Phoenix. Stick around to get the conclusion to these cases.
In 2006 Phoenix lived through the Summer of Fear as two sets of crime sprees were happening in the neighborhoods of South Phoenix. The crimes were random and murders were stacking up making residents afraid to leave their homes.
Welcome back everyone. In this episode we have the honor and privilege of interviewing Jack Glitch also known as the Tik Tok Serial Killer. Some of his stories make you think while others make you laugh. Join as we probe the mind and laugh with him.
We are taking a little break and will be back on Oct 5, 2021.
This is an introduction for season 2. We hope that you're excited about our direction and subjects. Podcast releases will be on the normal schedule.
Please welcome back Retired Az. Department of Corrections guest, Denny Jackson as we talk about the longest prison hostage standoff in American history.
Join us as Vanny and Kat talk about some of the common medical emergencies in prison as well as some of the common types of manipulation that inmates use against staff.
In this episode we have a featured guest Denny Jackson, who will share some of his experiences going to the Academy and entering the prison from an Officer's view.
For this week, Vanny and Kat will talk about medical. What care is given and how inmates access medical care.
This week Vanny and Kat talk about what happens and what medical does when new inmates arrive.
See what it is like for someone when the bus pulls up to the Big House. Today we will talk about what happens when an inmate first comes into prison.
This week we find Vanny and Kat talking about what is like to walk into Perryville Prison and come through the front gate. This is what it is like to enter every day. Stay tuned to hear what it is like and what is on the other side.
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