True Crime State of Mind

Kirk Lankford said he side swiped Masumi Watanabe as she was walking home from the grocery story in April of 2007. According to Kirk, problem was that when he tried to offer her a ride and apologize, Masumi couldn't understand him because she didn't speak much English. While she was a little banged up from getting swiped by his work truck, witnesses saw Masumi get into his truck on her own. She was never seen again.

Albert Paul was a regular Houdini when it came to prison. He escaped so many times that I almost lost count! His criminal career culminated when he was accused and convicted of the murder of Ellen Donahue in 1971.

This week, we are headed to the Granite State of New Hampshire, for the sexual sadist, Sheila LaBarre. She manipulated younger men into believing they were molested, victims of incest, and pedophiles themselves. After the men went missing, nobody came looking for them. Until Kenneth Countie's family wouldn't give up.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

This week, Carmella will take us WAY BACK to the early 1900s with the tale of Lucina Broadwell. She was found partially clothed, face down in a field in Barre, Vermont. Was the murderer her husband, her lover, or an unknown person? This story has it all: a brothel, a madam, a horse-drawn hearse, love, betrayal, affairs, and more!Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

It's another 2-PARTER! This episode is part 1. In this episode we will dissect the crime. But was really a crime? We will also discuss what happened in the aftermath.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

It's another 2-PARTER! This episode is part 1. In this episode we will introduce the players in this rich tale: Eduardo Tirella and Doris Duke. Friends for more than 7 years, the two were practically inseparable. But when Eddie decides to break ties professionally with DD, one of them will end up dead. But was it by unfortunate accident? Or was it rage-fueled murder?Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

We are starting off Pride Month with a tale from the LGBTQ+ friendly town of Provincetown, Massachusetts! The Lady of the Dunes was found face down in the sand dunes. She was unidentified for DECADES, but very recently it was finally discovered who she was. Did her killer get away with it?Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Jonathon Edington took justice into his own hands when he was told that his 2 year old daughter had been molested by his neighbor, Barry James. Jonathon stabbed James to death in 2006, but were his actions justified?Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Gary Sampson, the proverbial "career criminal" went on a killing spree that lasted week in July 2001. Among his four victims, only one would survive.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at ⁠truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com⁠.

Jennifer Levin was strangled by Robert Chambers in a case that the media would dub “The Preppy Murder.” After serving his unfortunately light sentence for murder, Robert doesn't stop there. He finds himself facing more charges and an even longer prison sentence.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at ⁠truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com⁠.

This week we are doing something a little different, and we are bringing you TWO cases! Both of which are Innocence Project cases from Pennsylvania. We will tell you all about the wrongful convictions of Terri Smallwood and Lorenzo Johnson.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

In part 1, we discussed Latonia Bellamy's part in the murders of Nia and Mike. In part 2, we will talk about Darmelia Lawrence and Shiquan Bellamy's part in this case. But like any twisted tale, this wild ride takes us on a journey through three MORE murders before we're done.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Latonia Bellamy had no real reason to kill newly engaged couple Nia Haqq and Michael Muchioki. This so-called “thrill killing” tragically took place in 2010, right after the happy couple's engagement party. That's where this case started, but it ended up taking us through more murders, drugs, family ties, and multiple incarcerations. And I thought this would be short one. It definitely is not. This is part 1 of a 2 parts.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Today we are taking you to Delaware with one of the first ever Cyber Stalking cases in the US. This (fairly) recent crime involves the Matusiewicz family's twisted, tangled, life and ends in the sorrowful death of Christine and her friend Beth. The killer might surprise you. The location will definitely surprise you. The ending is one we didn't see coming.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Samuel Byck tried to use an airplane as a weapon long before 9/11. His target? The White House -- and President Nixon, specifically. Listen to this week's dive into history for this true crime case.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Harry Powers -AKA: John Schroeder, Joseph Gildow, Cornelius Orvin Pierson, A.R. Weaver, The BlueBeard of Quiet Dell, Mail-Order BlueBeard, The West Virginia BlueBeard, Herman Drenth, and probably many others!This man killed at LEAST five people that has been proven and confessed to. But are there more? Listen today's episode to get the whole, creepy story.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Grace Sherwood, better known as The Witch of Pungo was the only person tried by “ducking” in Virginia. Ducking is when the accused is bound and thrown into a body of water. If they sink, they are innocent, but they die. If they float, they are a witch, but they live. Listen now to see what happened to Grace.Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

The conclusion to Episode 40, part 1 of the National Forest Serial Killer. If you haven't listened to the previous episode, now's your chance!P.S. Fam! Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We're on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com.

Welcome to our 4th Multi-stater episode! This one was soooo interesting, and so long that it is broken into two parts. This is part 1, and part 2 will be released next week. Listen as we wrap three cases up into one as the final victim begins to solve two other cold cases - all in THREE different states. Journey with us down south as we follow the National Forest Serial Killer.

This crime is a real whodunit all the way up the very end! Get your guesses in folks, because Brooke did not see this one coming! Carmella chose a twisted tale from Grovetown, Georgia that includes everything from suspect family members to neighbors who get a little TOO cozy with one another.

The story of Denita Smith starts with a secret love triangle and ends in the tragic death of a bright graduate student. Along the way, we'll toss around a possible police cover-up, a rape allegation, some stalking, recorded phone calls and a missing murder weapon. In the end, cell phone records will set the record straight and save the day. Listen to this week's episode in Durham, North Carolina.

This crime is a real whodunit all the way up the very end! Get your guesses in folks, because Brooke did not see this one coming! Carmella chose a twisted tale from Grovetown, Georgia that includes everything from suspect family members to neighbors who get a little TOO cozy with one another.

Was it self-defense? Or did it happen because of a 3-day alcohol- and drug-induced binge? Either way, three people lost their lives on that early November morning in 1997. Listen to this week's episode for their story.

In this episode, we explore the Freedom Summer Murders, when three activists were abducted and murdered in the city of Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement. The victims were James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi, and Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner from New York City.

This episode we are bringing you a recent/ongoing case from Tallahassee, Florida. In the case of Dan Markel, a respected law professor and doting father, a twisted web of who's who will keep you on your toes and guessing who done it. This case involved security footage, toll booth records, cell phone records, banking records and so much more to find the culprit....but did they get them all? So many people involved in this one, but we will help you keep track of them all.

Today we are bringing to you the story of "The Face in the Window". Henry Wells reportedly admitted to his crime of burning down the court house in 1876 when he was (maybe) killed by an angry mob. His face was forever etched in the window of the courthouse by an angry bolt of lightning, haunting his killers TO THIS DAY.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! This episode we wanted to give you a little something different for Halloween! We are giving you a handful of our personal best spooky stories. What are some of your spooky stories? Email them to us at truecrimestateofmind@gmail.com!

This WITCH. Definitely side-eyeing this witch. In this episode, we talk about how she terrorized the Bell family in Tennessee in the early 1800s. We had all kinds of technical difficulties with this recording, and even had to record some of the episode twice. Did the Bell Witch have something to do with that? Maybe...

Welcome to spooky season, fam! All of October, we are going to be bringing you some creepy, spooky, and sometimes paranormal true crimes. This week we are traveling to Alabama to hear the wild tale of the Chain Strangler, Carl Pruitt. Is this just folklore or a true paranormal phenomenon? Carl's SIX victims might have something to say about that.

Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton escape prison from - you guessed it - OKLAHOMA! The crime spree that follows is beyond horrific. Stay tuned to the very end for bloopers and deleted content.

This week we are taking you all to Kirtland, Ohio for an unsavory tale that starts with a religion and ends in the tragic deaths of an entire family. Portions of this episode are straight from their mouths, with included audio interviews. Prepare to be shook.

This week we are taking a trip to Indiana for the surprising (and disgusting) tale of the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. We will talk about Grand Dragon DC Stephenson - or Steve, as we unlovingly call him - his rise to power, his vile attacks on women, and his quest for vengeance that led to the downfall of the KKK.

Sharee Miller was married to her husband Bruce for less than a year when he was murdered. Who had motive? Who killed Bruce? Listen to this twisted tale for more!

Dr Alice Wynekoop gave a slew of different stories when it came to the murder of her daughter-in-law Rheta. Was her womanizing son involved? Which story is the real truth? Decide for yourself in this week's crime, coming at you from Illinois!

Did she or didn't she? Lawrencia Bembenek was accused of killing her husband's ex-wife Christine Shultz in 1981. But did she do it? An 11 year old witness, a shaky alibi, and a curious past make this episode well worth the listen.

In this mini episode, we get our drink on and tell you about Austin Cox Jr's rampage through the streets of Ogden, Utah in 1943.

Haile and Nicholas were two teenage cousins who didn't know what they were getting themselves into when they broke into Byron Smith's home on Thanksgiving Day 2012. This case examined the depths of the Castle Doctrine of Minnesota.

Michelle Martinko was half way through her senior year in 1979, when she went for a late night shopping trip to the mall after a school choir performance. Michelle was a performer, involved not only in choir, but also in theater and the twirling squad. She worked at the mall, and felt comfortable going there alone after dark. Unfortunately, this would be her last shopping trip, as she was later found in her car, stabbed to death in the mall parking lot. Who could have committed such a horrible crime?

The Innocence Project works to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone. Founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, the organization is now an independent nonprofit. Their work is guided by science and grounded in antiracism. As of 2020, The Innocence Project has helped to exonerate 375 convicts. George Allen can be accounted among them, but only after he served 30 years for a crime he did not commit against Mary Bell.

This week we are bringing you TWO stories from Oklahoma! Two men, Larry Jackson and Randolph Dial, broke out of prison only a week apart from each other. Though the two men did not know each other, they both went on to commit very different crimes after they broke out.

The Upstairs Lounge Fire claimed the lives of 32 people and rocked the LGBTQ community. In this episode, we explore the somber tale that takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. This case is HEAVY, but it's also the last episode of the month; stay tuned at the end of the episode for bloopers and deleted audio to add some giggles to your day!

Jacob Robida was just 18 years old when he went on a crime spree, which included attacking men at a gay bar, kidnapping an ex-girlfriend, and murder. Take a journey through Massachusetts, New Jersey, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Arkansas with us for this episode.

Brayla Stone was a trans girl who had just turned 17, when her body was found in an abandoned car on a walking path in Sherwood, Arkansas. Her killer was her boyfriend, who was worried she would make public their relationship. Trevone Miller was no stranger to breaking the law OR to being a party to a murder.

The brutal murders of the Clutter family sparked the genre of True Crime writing with Truman Capote's book: In Cold Blood. But do you know the story behind it?

An unexpected flip in the narrative brings this wife on husband domestic violence case to light in this Nebraska episode. We are all gripped by the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial taking place right now, so we chose this tale that had a horrific outcome.

Robert Leroy Anderson did the unthinkable when he used Brooke's favorite creative medium, duct tape, to kidnap, assault, and suffocate Larisa Dumansky and Piper Streyle in 1994 and 1996.

This week we take a little turn and discuss the crumbling ruins that once were San Haven Sanatorium in the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota. Two different court cases and a first-hand account help us tell the story of this Tuberculosis Hospital turned School for the developmentally disabled.

Montana's episode is going to feature TWO true crime stories this week.  We will briefly cover the murders of actor Patrick Duffy's parents, and go deep into the oldest cold case to ever be solved: The Lovers' Lane Slayings.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimestateofmind/support

This, Crime Family, is the twisted tale of Mark Hopkinson, who ordered murderous hits, knew about another killing, jumped a 55 year old neighbor, and built bombs to threaten people.  That is not even half the story.  So many people involved in this one! It is the most unbelievable story we've ever told. You really brought it, Wyoming!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimestateofmind/support

Adolph Coors III was the heir to the Coors beer fortune when he was kidnapped.  A ransom note, an abandoned car, and a typewriter led the police on an international search for his kidnapper.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimestateofmind/support

Katie Sepich was a 22 year old graduate student at New Mexico State University when she was killed.  Katie's Law is the legacy she leaves behind.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimestateofmind/support