Podcasts about investigators

How far would someone go for a digital obsession? In this episode, we dive into the chilling case of Grant Amato, a 29-year-old nurse from Chuluota, Florida, whose consuming infatuation with an overseas webcam model ultimately tore his family apart.What began as internet chat rooms quickly spiraled into a devastating addiction. In just a matter of months, Grant stole over $200,000 from his parents and brother to fund his online obsession. When his family discovered the massive theft, they gave him an ultimatum: check into rehab for internet addiction, or face the consequences. But Grant refused to cut ties with the woman in Bulgaria.On January 25, 2019, the ultimate tragedy struck. Investigators discovered the bodies of Grant's father, Chad, his mother, Margaret, and his brother, Cody, executed inside their family home. Grant was gone, along with his family's white Honda Civic. We unwrap the forensic evidence, the gripping police interrogations, and the psychological unraveling that led a son and brother to wipe out his entire family for an illusion.Warning: This episode contains descriptions of family violence and homicide. Discretion is advised.Find Us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/BrohiopodcastWe Live Stream All Our Episodes! youtube.com/brohiopodcastFind us on all the socials @BrohioPodcast

In Part Two of our series on the dark history of Wharton County, we examine three more haunting cases that continue to leave families searching for answers.The episode begins in Ganado, Texas, with the unsolved 1999 murder of beloved English teacher Jean Schoeneberg. A respected educator known for her high standards and daily morning walks, Jean was found brutally murdered along a quiet rural road near her home. Despite decades of investigation, DNA testing, and renewed leads, her killer has never been identified.Next, we explore the 2014 disappearance of Mitchelle Deborah Hicks, a 25-year-old mother of two who vanished after leaving a residence in Wharton. Investigators believe she may have been taken against her will, but more than a decade later, few details have been released publicly, and her family is still waiting for answers.Finally, we follow the remarkable identification of Wharton County Jane Doe, whose skeletal remains were discovered in a remote field in 2021. For four years she had no name, until advances in forensic genetic genealogy revealed she was sixteen-year-old Yeimy Maciela Beltrand. Her identification led investigators to name a suspect in her murder, but he fled before he could be arrested and remains a fugitive.These cases span more than twenty-five years, yet they share the same painful reality: families whose lives were forever changed, investigations that remain incomplete, and the enduring hope that someone, somewhere, still knows the truth.If you have any information about the murder of Jean Schoeneberg or the whereabouts of Luis Omar Beltran-Mendoza, suspected in the murder of Yeimy Maciela Beltrand, please contact the Wharton County Sheriff's Office at (979) 532-1550.If you have any information about the disappearance of Mitchelle Deborah Hicks, please call the Wharton Police Department at (979) 532-3131.You can support gone cold and listen to the show ad-free at https://patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us at https://www.gonecold.comFor Gone Cold merch, visit https://gonecold.dashery.comFollow gone cold on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, and X. Search @gonecoldpodcast at all or just click https://linknbio.com/gonecoldpodcast#JusticeForJeanSchoeneberg #JusticeForYeimyBeltrand #WhereIsMitchelleHicks #WhartonCoTX #Texas #TX #TexasTrueCrime #DarkHistory #ColdCase #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #Unsolved #MissingPerson #Missing #Disappeared #Disappearance #Vanished #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #UnsolvedMysteries #Homicide #CrimeStories #PodcastRecommendations #CrimeJunkie #MysteryPodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

In 1987, Janice Christensen, a 31-year-old Ohio woman, went on a routine morning run that ended in one of Hudson, Ohio's most haunting cold cases. Her husband reported her missing after she failed to come home, and then went searching for her. He was the one who ultimately found her body. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Janice Christensen. Advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogy ultimately identified her killer as Thomas Collier Jordan. Investigators connected him to other violent crimes while ruling him out in several infamous Northeast Ohio murders.   You can help support the show through Patreon. We'd love to connect with listeners on social media. We are available on the following platforms: Facebook - Facebook Discussion group - Instagram - Threads - X Formerly Twitter - Blue Sky - Twitch - Tik Tok  Criminology is an Emash Digital production hosted by Mike Ferguson and Mike Morford. 

Investigators now believe the two February ransom notes sent to the Guthrie family came from the person who took Nancy — and one of them said she was already dead. *** ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CAN CONTACT THE FBI AT 1-800-CALL-FBI, OR THE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT 520-351-4900.SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/guthrie20260627Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

We just told you about his arrest this week, and now the former Vegas youth pastor accused of pushing his wife off a cliff 20 years ago, has died by suicide while in police custody. 49-year-old David Vander Meer was finally arrested 2 decades after the death of his wife Bernadette during an anniversary hike in 2006. Tips came in from his senior pastor at church and one of his ex-wives who was his teenaged mistress at the time of Bernadette’s death. Investigators formally charged Vander Meer with first degree murder and insurance fraud this week, but say he died of “self inflicted wounds” on Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We just told you about his arrest this week, and now the former Vegas youth pastor accused of pushing his wife off a cliff 20 years ago, has died by suicide while in police custody. 49-year-old David Vander Meer was finally arrested 2 decades after the death of his wife Bernadette during an anniversary hike in 2006. Tips came in from his senior pastor at church and one of his ex-wives who was his teenaged mistress at the time of Bernadette’s death. Investigators formally charged Vander Meer with first degree murder and insurance fraud this week, but say he died of “self inflicted wounds” on Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We just told you about his arrest this week, and now the former Vegas youth pastor accused of pushing his wife off a cliff 20 years ago, has died by suicide while in police custody. 49-year-old David Vander Meer was finally arrested 2 decades after the death of his wife Bernadette during an anniversary hike in 2006. Tips came in from his senior pastor at church and one of his ex-wives who was his teenaged mistress at the time of Bernadette’s death. Investigators formally charged Vander Meer with first degree murder and insurance fraud this week, but say he died of “self inflicted wounds” on Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A note arrived at a Tucson television station after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home. It didn't demand money. It didn't make threats. Investigators believed it was real — and kept its contents quiet for months. Now that what it appears to say is public, it may be the most consequential development in the entire case.It's a legal breakdown with defense attorney Eric Faddis and retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke.Tony Brueski digs into the legal weight of that note and what it means for a prosecution that still has no one in custody. Can a message sent anonymously, through a server designed to hide the writer, be used as evidence that a crime ended the way the note describes? What does a prosecutor have to do to turn words on a page into proof in a courtroom?This is the state's side of a brutally difficult case: no remains, no arrest, and her family still waiting. Tony walks through how circumstantial evidence builds the body of the crime without a body, why felony-murder law could change what prosecutors must prove, and why experts say a case this visible won't wait for a perfect set of facts before someone is charged.He also lays out the evidence the state already controls — the blood, the pacemaker timestamp, the doorbell footage, the backpack traced to one retailer — and which single piece a smart prosecutor builds the rest of the case around.The note may be the thread that holds it all together. Or it may be the thread a defense attorney pulls first.Listen now.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags: #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #NoBodyHomicide #FelonyMurder #Tucson #PimaCounty #RansomNote #ColdCase

Long before anyone has been charged in the Nancy Guthrie case, the investigation into her disappearance has built a defense attorney's opening argument for them.Joining this legal breakdown are former prosecutor Eric Faddis and retired FBI agent Robin Dreeke.Tony Brueski takes the other side of the table. Start with the man who ran it: the sheriff leading the search testified under oath that he'd never been suspended as a law enforcement officer, and then records emerged suggesting otherwise — enough that his own Board of Supervisors voted to refer possible perjury to the state Attorney General. Tony breaks down what a defense lawyer does with a lead official whose own honesty is now a question for prosecutors.From there it compounds. A crime scene loose enough that a reporter strolled to the front door. Cadaver-dog searches stopped. A DNA result that pointed at the wrong man entirely. A turf war between the local department and the FBI over who controlled the evidence and where it got tested. Each one, on its own, is survivable. Stacked together, they become a theme — and themes are what juries remember.This is a hard conversation about a hard truth: the goal of an investigation isn't just to find who did it, it's to build something that survives a courtroom. Tony lays out where this one may have already failed that test, which problems get evidence thrown out before trial, which ones simply hand a jury a reason to doubt, and what it could all mean for whoever eventually stands accused.Guilty or innocent, everyone gets the same Constitution. This is what that looks like in practice.Listen to the full episode.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags: #NancyGuthrie #ChrisNanos #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #PimaCounty #Perjury #CriminalDefense #ReasonableDoubt #Tucson #SavannahGuthrie

The Girl in the Trunk. What happened to Celeste Rivas Hernandez? Investigators break down the alleged timeline of her murder, while a former coach of D4VD talks about his past. Plus, the cast of “The Bear”--serving up its final season. What they say is the hardest part about closing time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the body of Lori Nesson is found in a ditch in 1974, her death is not ruled as a homicide. Her sister knows that there was foul play, but it takes 40 years for the cause of death to be changed to homicide. Investigators now have to catch a killer with a four decade head start.Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Investigators have flagged millions of fraudulent loan applications for Covid relief funds and identified billions of your tax dollars that have walked out the door to con artists. The Small Business Administration Inspector General Mike Ware gives us the rundown. Subscribe to my two podcasts: “The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast” and “Full Measure After Hours.” Leave a review, subscribe and share with your friends! Support independent journalism by visiting the new Sharyl Attkisson store. Preorder Sharyl's new book: “Follow the $Science.”   Visit SharylAttkisson.com and www.FullMeasure.news for original reporting.    Do your own research. Make up your own mind. Think for yourself. See Privacy Policy at ⁠https://art19.com/privacy⁠ and California Privacy Notice at ⁠https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info⁠.

On July 1, 1980, an unknown woman abducted seventeen-day-old infant Kevin Verville Jr. That was nearly forty-six years ago. He's been missing all those years. Investigators believe he's still out there, likely raised by the woman who abducted him.Today, we are speaking to Angeline Hartmann, the director of communications for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She's asking the Murder Sheet People for help in spreading the word about Kevin's case.His parents and siblings miss him terribly. Please help work to bring Kevin Verville Jr. home.If you have a tip associated with this case, call 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).Please watch and share NCMEC's full video—which includes family interviews and a detailed recreation of the kidnapping:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20MNq579m3kWatch the NCMEC-Federal Bureau of Investigation joint press conference where Kevin Verville Jr.'s family spoke out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS0OTlq6gbs&t=679sRead NCMEC's blog on the case of Kevin Verville Jr.:https://www.ncmec.org/blog/2025/stolen-at-17-days-can-new-image-find-kevin-vervilleLook at Kevin Verville Jr.'s missing child poster: https://www.ncmec.org/poster/NCMC/1426136/1Read about NCMEC's “Behind the Scenes” blog about the production: https://www.ncmec.org/blog/2025/lights-camera-hope-on-set-with-ncmecRead about NCMEC's data on infant abductions: https://www.ncmec.org/theissues/infantabductionsRead more about NCMEC's data on infant abductions: https://www.ncmec.org/content/dam/missingkids/pdfs/Infant-Abduction-Trends-01272025.pdfWhen you post the case, tag NCMEC on social media at @NCMEC. On Instagram, tag @Angeline_Hartmann or on Facebook/X tag Angeline Hartmann (Journalist). Use the following hashtags: #KevinVerville #StolenBabies #Missing Check out NCMEC's homepage here: https://www.ncmec.org/homeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A young biotech worker is found dead in his La Jolla apartment, his body carefully laid out on a bed sprinkled with rose petals and framed by a wedding photo. His wife—an ambitious county toxicologist with access to some of the most powerful drugs in the world—tells police it was suicide. Investigators aren't so sure. In this episode, we unpack the chilling “American Beauty” murder of Gregory de Villers and the calculated actions of his wife, Kristin Rossum. We trace their relationship from whirlwind romance to toxic spiral, exploring Kristin's hidden meth addiction, her affair with a supervisor at the medical examiner's office, and the missing fentanyl that would become the centerpiece of a murder trial. You'll hear how forensic toxicology transformed a suspicious overdose into a first-degree murder case, why prosecutors called fentanyl “the perfect poison,” and how a crime scene staged to look cinematic instead exposed a killer who thought she was smarter than the system. We also dive into the courtroom drama, the life sentence, the multimillion-dollar civil judgment, and the lasting questions this case raises about trust, power, and access inside forensic labs. If you're drawn to evidence-driven true crime, complex relationship dynamics, and the intersection of science and deception, this deep dive into the rose petal murder will stay with you long after the episode ends. Sources used for this podcast Join the H2H In-laws & Outlaws Follow H2H on Instagram Follow H2H on X Send Kris and Rob a Text or Message Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In November 1994, 37-year-old Robin Lawrence was found brutally murdered inside her Virginia home after being stabbed 49 times. Her two-year-old daughter was discovered alive but alone in the house, having spent nearly two days wandering the crime scene. Investigators believe the toddler tried to help her mother, leaving behind a heartbreaking scene that would stay with detectives for decades. With no witnesses and no clear motive, the case quickly went cold. The only real clue was a small amount of DNA left behind on a hand towel, evidence that couldn't be matched to anyone at the time. For nearly 30 years, Robin's killer remained unidentified. Then, advances in genetic genealogy gave investigators a second chance. By building a family tree from distant DNA matches, a volunteer genealogist helped narrow the search down to one man: Stephan Smerk. In 2023, detectives approached Smerk, a seemingly ordinary suburban father with no criminal record. After providing a DNA sample, he confessed to the murder. According to investigators, the attack was completely random, he didn't know Robin and had no connection to her. He admitted he entered the home intending to kill someone, then carried out the attack before returning to his normal life. Nearly three decades later, the DNA Robin left behind led to justice in a case that once seemed impossible to solve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On April 26, 2005, 25-year-old Janet Abaroa was found stabbed to death inside her Durham, North Carolina home. Investigators quickly focused on her husband, Raven Abaroa, but it would take years and a surprising piece of evidence before charges were filed.Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Janet Abaroa. As the investigation progressed, it was clear that Raven was not a good guy. He admitted to numerous affairs, and various women came forward with stories of abuse and womanizing. But the case against him was thin, and even at trial, it was clear this was not going to be an easy prosecution.You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetimeVisit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and donation informationAn Emash Digital productionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nancy Guthrie's house revealed critical clues that investigators missed. Why has so much DNA evidence not uncovered a suspect or suspects in this case. Did improper crime scene protocol miss the chance to identify the perpetrator? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If the birthday message attributed to Donald Trump was truly forged, the absence of a publicly announced investigation into who created it is difficult to explain. Fabricating evidence to connect a sitting president to Jeffrey Epstein would be an extraordinary act with potentially serious criminal, political, and national-security implications. Investigators could examine the album's chain of custody, test the paper and ink, compare the signature with authenticated examples, and interview the people who assembled and preserved the birthday book. Instead, Trump and the White House have focused primarily on denouncing the document and suing The Wall Street Journal. That approach attacks the publisher without identifying the alleged forger or establishing how a fraudulent page supposedly entered a private album assembled in 2003.This does not prove that Trump wrote the message, but it creates a legitimate credibility problem for his denial. A defamation lawsuit can impose costs, create delays, intimidate further reporting, and keep the dispute framed around media conduct rather than the document's authenticity. A real forgery investigation would be harder to control and could either vindicate Trump or produce evidence contradicting him. Given Trump's documented social relationship with Epstein during the relevant period, the existence of a birthday contribution is not inherently implausible. Until the administration demands an independent forensic examination and explains who supposedly forged the message, the suspicion will remain that the lawsuit was intended less to uncover the truth than to slow the release of damaging information and create enough doubt to protect Trump politically.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss intake meetings with a focus on intake of Title IX reports. Drawing on experiences as Interim Title IX Officials and Investigators, Alyssa-Rae and Jenna review initial contact with parties, explaining privacy, giving space for parties to speak about their experiences, and remaining neutral while communicating with compassion. This episode originally aired April 18, 2024. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/ 

If the birthday message attributed to Donald Trump was truly forged, the absence of a publicly announced investigation into who created it is difficult to explain. Fabricating evidence to connect a sitting president to Jeffrey Epstein would be an extraordinary act with potentially serious criminal, political, and national-security implications. Investigators could examine the album's chain of custody, test the paper and ink, compare the signature with authenticated examples, and interview the people who assembled and preserved the birthday book. Instead, Trump and the White House have focused primarily on denouncing the document and suing The Wall Street Journal. That approach attacks the publisher without identifying the alleged forger or establishing how a fraudulent page supposedly entered a private album assembled in 2003.This does not prove that Trump wrote the message, but it creates a legitimate credibility problem for his denial. A defamation lawsuit can impose costs, create delays, intimidate further reporting, and keep the dispute framed around media conduct rather than the document's authenticity. A real forgery investigation would be harder to control and could either vindicate Trump or produce evidence contradicting him. Given Trump's documented social relationship with Epstein during the relevant period, the existence of a birthday contribution is not inherently implausible. Until the administration demands an independent forensic examination and explains who supposedly forged the message, the suspicion will remain that the lawsuit was intended less to uncover the truth than to slow the release of damaging information and create enough doubt to protect Trump politically.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Though cheap surgery overseas sounds like the ultimate life hack, Nick Pell takes a scalpel to the potential perils of medical tourism on Skeptical Sunday.Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Nick Pell!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1348On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:How the "ultimate life hack" hides a brutal trade-off. Flying abroad for a 70% discount on a medical procedure means leaving behind malpractice law, insurance, and safety oversight. The money you save is often the safety net you lose, with no undo button and no legal recourse when something goes wrong.Why medical tourism brokers act more like salesmen than surgeons. Anyone can call themselves a "facilitator" with zero licensing, then pocket 10 to 40 percent commissions for steering you toward the highest-paying clinic rather than the cleanest one, often with an influencer doing the marketing.What the glossy recovery photos leave out. Survivorship bias buries the waterborne infections, wounds that won't close, and fatal embolisms. BBLs are the deadliest cosmetic procedure on record, and many botched jobs land back in US ERs, where your premiums quietly cover the six-figure repair.Why the darkest edge of this market runs on organ harvesting. Chinese sites promise new kidneys in weeks, a timeline that's biologically impossible unless you know when a donor will die. Investigators tie it to forced harvesting from Falun Gong and Uyghur detainees treated as living spare parts.How to vet a clinic before you book the flight. Start with CDC medical tourism alerts, confirm JCI or ISAPS accreditation, and verify the surgeon's license on an official government registry. Insist on hospital admitting privileges, and budget two to four weeks of recovery before flying home.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Zazzle: 25% off first order: Zazzle.com ConciergeMD: 20% off all services/memberships: conciergemdla.com/jordan, code JORDANSimpliSafe Home Security: 50% off + 1st month free: simplisafe.com/jordanWhatnot: Start selling today: whatnot.com/sellSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The evidence most likely to solve the Nancy Guthrie case is a confirmed DNA link tying an unknown profile from the home, clothing, or vehicle evidence to a specific suspect. Investigators will also need to connect that person to the area through phone records, surveillance video, license-plate data, or a credible witness account. The case comes together when the forensic evidence and the suspect's movements tell the same story. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

CertiK, a blockchain security firm with a reported valuation exceeding two billion dollars, has formally classified the abduction of Nancy Guthrie as a wrench attack by proxy — a crypto-related kidnapping in which the person taken is not the digital asset holder but a family member used as leverage. Their 2026 report documents thirty-four verified wrench attacks between January and April, a forty-one percent increase year over year, with estimated losses approaching one hundred and one million dollars.The designation raises significant investigative questions. No publicly available evidence connects the Guthrie family to cryptocurrency holdings, exchange accounts, or blockchain-related data breaches. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has stated the wrench attack model “checks a lot of boxes” but has acknowledged the absence of a confirmed crypto link. The Scottsdale abduction attempt the preceding day — involving operatives in FedEx uniforms and a sixty-six-million-dollar demand — raises questions about shared criminal infrastructure.The competing insider theory presents a different framework. The behavioral evidence on the porch — the improvised response to the doorbell camera, the detailed knowledge of the victim's routine and limitations — suggests the operation involved someone with prior access to information about the household. The Gail Crane case in Kentucky, where an eighty-three-year-old was allegedly taken by a terminated caregiver sixteen days prior, provides documented precedent.Coffindaffer and retired FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program Chief Robin Dreeke examine both theories, the behavioral evidence, and what it means if the investigation has been structured around the wrong type of crime.A look back at the most compelling stories of the week.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #CryptoKidnapping #WrenchAttack #CertiK #InsiderTheory #FBI #PimaCounty #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Send us Fan MailEpisode 254 of Nerdery & Murdery is live!On the Nerdery side, Zig returns to his ongoing journey through the Star Wars universe, this exploring the saga in chronological order based on the timeline inside the galaxy itself. From the rise of the Republic to the fall of the Jedi and the growing shadow of the Empire, we look at how the story unfolds when you follow the events as they actually happen in that universe.On the Murdery side, our A–Z Across America series takes us to Hawaii and the mystery of the Honolulu Strangler.Between 1985 and 1986, five women were found murdered on the island of Oahu. Each victim had been sexually assaulted and strangled, and the killer was never officially identified. Investigators explored multiple suspects over the years, including Christopher Wilder, the so called Beauty Queen Killer, but the case ultimately went cold.A galaxy far, far away on one side. An unsolved mystery in paradise on the other.Just another week of the Nerd and the Murd.Support the show

Episode OverviewFor the second time in two decades, a phase 3 trial has shown a statistically significant improvement over R-CHOP in newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In this episode, Eddie, Raj, and Ashwin sit down with Professor Charles Herbaux to unpack the data, debate the clinical implications, and ask the question that's on every hematologist's mind: is this enough to change practice?Background: Setting the Stage for TafasitamabBefore diving into frontMIND, the episode provides context on tafasitamab, a CD19-targeting monoclonal antibodyL-MIND (Phase 2 — relapsed/refractory DLBCL):81 patients with R/R DLBCLORR 58%, complete response rate 41%Established activity of tafasitamab + lenalidomide in the relapsed settinghttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32511983/First-MIND (Phase 1b — frontline DLBCL, IPI 2–5):66 patients randomized: tafa-R-CHOP (n=33) vs. tafa-len-R-CHOP (n=33)ORR: 75.8% vs. 81.8%, respectivelySerious treatment-emergent adverse events: 42.4% vs. 51.5%Provided the signal (and the safety caution) to move to phase 3https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37369099/The frontMIND TrialDesign: Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trialIntervention: R-CHOP + tafasitamab (12 mg/kg IV days 1, 8, 15 per cycle) + lenalidomide (25 mg/day, days 1–10 per cycle)Control: R-CHOP + placebosGCSF mandatory (given double-blind design); VTE prophylaxis (heparin or aspirin) mandatory given lenalidomideEnrollment: May 2021 – March 2023; 899 patients randomizedPrimary endpoint: Investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS)Patient Population:Age 18–80; DLBCL or high-grade B-cell lymphoma, IPI 3–5Median age: 65 years96% advanced stage; 54% bulky disease; 31% ECOG PS 2; 82% elevated LDH55% IPI 3 / aaIPI 2; 43% IPI 4–5 / aaIPI 38% double/triple hit — a high-risk subgroup included despite R-CHOP being the controlBroad histologic inclusion: transformed lymphoma, grade 3B FL, T-cell/histiocyte-rich LBCL, EBV+ DLBCL, ALK+ LBCL, HHV8+ DLBCL Note: On retrospective central review, ~7% of patients had a different histology (roughly half had FL grade 1–3A), underscoring the diagnostic challenges in DLBCL~40% received pre-phase steroids; 8% rituximab; 4% vincristine prior to cycle 1Key Efficacy Results(Primary analysis at median follow-up 35.2 months) | Endpoint | Tafa-Len-R-CHOP | R-CHOP | HR / p-value | 2-year PFS | 71.1% | 62.9% | HR 0.75, p=0.0194 | 3-year PFS | 67.3% | 60.7% | ~6.6% absolute difference | Overall Survival | — | — | HR 0.85, p=0.27 (immature)Points of Discussion:Absolute PFS benefit at 2 years: ~8.2%; at 3 years: ~6.6% — a modest but statistically significant improvementOS curves cross early, then separate slightly from ~18 months; data remain immatureEarly censoring observed: ~17% (intervention) and ~14% (control) censored by 9 months — raises questions about off-protocol therapySubgroup consistency: PFS benefit appeared consistent across prespecified subgroups; specific subgroups discussed in the episodeSafety Adverse Event | Tafa-Len-R-CHOP | R-CHOP | Fatal treatment-emergent AEs | 6% (26 pts) | 4% (17 pts) | Diarrhea (any grade) | 25% | 17% | Febrile neutropenia | 17% (incl. 1 death) | 13% | Grade ≥3 anemia | 24% | 17% | Grade ≥3 thrombocytopenia | 27% | 14%The addition of tafasitamab and lenalidomide to R-CHOP adds meaningful hematologic toxicity, particularly thrombocytopenia and anemia, as well as diarrhea and febrile neutropenia.Key Discussion Points from the EpisodeDid the early-phase L-MIND and First-MIND data justify bringing tafasitamab into the front-line setting, and was tafa-len-R-CHOP the right intervention arm to take forward?Is R-CHOP the appropriate control for a patient population that includes 8% double/triple hit lymphoma?What are the implications of using investigator-assessed PFS as the primary endpoint — and how critical is effective blinding to the integrity of that endpoint?How do we interpret the early OS curve crossing and currently non-significant OS benefit?Is the ~8% absolute PFS improvement at 2 years clinically meaningful enough to change practice — particularly given the added toxicity?How should we think about patient selection: who would you prioritize for tafa-len-R-CHOP over standard R-CHOP in clinical practice?What does frontMIND mean for the DLBCL treatment landscape alongside polatuzumab-R-CHP (POLARIX)?Resources & Further ReadingfrontMIND trial: Lenz et al. Lancet. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42217458/POLARIX: Tilly H, et al. NEJM 2022About BloodCancerTalksBloodCancerTalks is a medical education podcast hosted by Raj, Ashwin, and Eddie, dedicated to the latest advances in hematologic malignancies. New episodes available wherever you listen to podcasts.Follow us on X/Twitter for episode updates and hematology/oncology content. 

Prosecutors decoded monitored prison calls in which Mackenzie Shirilla and her mother Natalie communicated using a fabricated language specifically designed to evade the institution's recording system. In one decoded exchange, according to the prosecution, Shirilla asked whether they could tell police she had experienced a seizure prior to the crash. That seizure claim became the foundation of the defense theory at trial.Shirilla was convicted in August 2023 of killing Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan after driving her vehicle into a brick commercial building at approximately a hundred miles an hour in Strongsville, Ohio. She is serving two concurrent sentences of fifteen years to life, with parole eligibility beginning in September 2037. The vehicle's data recorder captured the accelerator at full capacity, no braking input, and a direct trajectory into the building. Weeks before the crash, a family friend reported hearing Shirilla threaten to wreck the vehicle with Russo inside. Investigators confirmed she had driven to the same dead-end road days prior to the fatal incident.Since her conviction, Shirilla has accumulated thirty-six conduct violations within the Ohio Reformatory for Women and has been found guilty on thirty-two. Recorded calls from the facility reveal Natalie Shirilla telling her daughter that prison programming is intended for “actual criminals” and referring to the family of Dominic Russo as “evil.” Steve Shirilla appeared in the Netflix documentary The Crash, stated on camera that he had no objection to his daughter's substance use, and subsequently lost his teaching position at a Catholic school. The Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal. Every reviewing court has upheld the conviction.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MackenzieShirilla #NatalieShirilla #TrueCrimeToday #TheCrash #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #StrongsvilleOhio #ShirillaPrisonCalls #TrueCrime #TheCrashNetflix

18-year-old Anna Kepner was on a family cruise in the Caribbean aboard the Carnival Horizon in November 2025 when she was later found dead under circumstances that triggered a federal investigation. Prosecutors allege the person responsible is her 16-year-old stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, who has pleaded not guilty. The case remains pre-trial, and all claims are allegations that have not been proven in court. According to newly unsealed court records, Anna was sharing Cabin 8343 with her stepbrother and younger half-brother during the trip. Prosecutors say surveillance footage shows Anna entering the cabin and never being seen alive again, while a detailed timeline tracks activity in and around the room over several hours. Investigators also point to Snapchat activity, ship security footage, WiFi and device tracking data, and a damaged cell phone later recovered from a trash can on the ship as key pieces of evidence in the case. Prosecutors allege Anna died from mechanical asphyxiation inside the cabin and was later found hidden under a bed. They also say DNA evidence plays a central role in their case, while the defense disputes those conclusions and argues the evidence does not definitively prove responsibility. Timothy Hudson has been released under strict electronic monitoring while awaiting trial, which is currently scheduled for September 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natalie Shirilla told her daughter on a monitored prison call that rehabilitation programs are for “actual criminals.” Her daughter was convicted of driving a hundred miles an hour into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio, killing Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal. And the family is still operating as though this was a misunderstanding.Investigators didn't need Mackenzie Shirilla to talk. Her vehicle's data recorder captured accelerator at full capacity, zero braking, and a direct line into a commercial building. Weeks before the crash, a family friend reported hearing Shirilla threaten to wreck her car with Russo inside. She had driven to the same dead-end road days earlier. Prosecutors introduced decoded monitored calls in which Shirilla and her mother communicated using a fabricated language designed to evade the prison recording system — including, according to the prosecution, a discussion about telling police Shirilla had experienced a seizure.Inside the Ohio Reformatory for Women, Shirilla has accumulated thirty-six conduct violations and been found guilty on thirty-two. Fellow inmates describe her treating the facility like a social hierarchy — no indication of remorse, no engagement with programming. Her father Steve appeared on a Netflix documentary defending her, acknowledged on camera he had no objection to her substance use while employed at a Catholic school, and subsequently lost his teaching position. Natalie Shirilla has referred to the Russo family as “evil” on a recorded line. She has encouraged Mackenzie to write a book. The prison calls obtained after the Netflix documentary aired reveal a family locked into a version of events that the court record directly contradicts.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MackenzieShirilla #NatalieShirilla #HiddenKillers #TheCrash #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #StrongsvilleOhio #ShirillaPrisonCalls #TrueCrime #TheCrashNetflix

Sat, Jun 20 9:02 AM → 10:03 AM SACRAMENTO Calif. PSN A shooting investigation is underway in Old Sacramento after officers heard gunfire early Saturday morning and later identified a wounded man who investigators believe was involved in the incident.According to the Sacramento Police Department officers assigned to the Old Sacramento area heard multiple gunshots just after 2 a.m. Saturday near Firehouse Alley and K Street. At approximately the same time dispatchers began receiving reports of shots fired in the area.Responding officers located evidence indicating a shooting had occurred but did not initially find any victims at the scene.A short time later an adult male arrived at a fire station in the Natomas area suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.During the subsequent investigation officers determined the man was likely involved in the shooting in Old Sacramento. Police arrested him on an outstanding felony warrant and for being a felon in possession of ammunition.Investigators said the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation including the involvement of all parties connected to the incident.No additional suspect information or arrests have been announced as of Saturday morning.Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to contact the Sacramento Police Department. Radio Systems: - Sacramento Regional Radio Communications System

Property in South Carolina. A timeshare in Las Vegas. Investigators examining ties to Atlantic City. And women who disappeared near all of them.Rex Heuermann's Gilgo Beach sentencing closed the New York chapter — three consecutive life terms, a hundred years, no appeal. But the judge who handed down the sentence said five words that reopened everything: eight that we know of.Heuermann purchased four lots in Chester, South Carolina. Twenty miles from that property, a woman vanished. He bought a timeshare in Las Vegas. Two weeks later, an escort disappeared. The connections are timeline-based, not evidentiary. But timelines are how investigations begin, and some of those states have legal tools New York does not.South Carolina and Nevada both carry the death penalty for the crimes Heuermann committed. He pleaded guilty in the one jurisdiction where execution was off the table. His plea deal is limited to Suffolk County. It offers no protection in any other state.His digital footprint is enormous — a hundred and twenty terabytes, seven thousand pages, a recovered planning document. If that data contains evidence of crimes beyond Long Island, the legal framework for sharing it across state lines becomes critical.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis explains what separates a suspicious timeline from a prosecutable case, whether the FBI interview built into the plea deal produces anything other states can use, and what incentive — if any — a man serving the maximum in New York has to tell the truth about what happened in South Carolina, Nevada, or anywhere else.Eight is the official number. The question is whether anyone is looking for nine.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #TrueCrimeToday #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #DeathPenalty #SouthCarolina #SerialKiller #MissingWomen

The judge answered that question with five words: eight that we know of.Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to eight murders in Suffolk County. He is serving three consecutive life terms plus a hundred years with no right to appeal. By every legal measure, the Gilgo Beach case is over. But the judge who handed down the sentence made sure the courtroom understood he was not convinced the number was final.Heuermann purchased four lots in Chester, South Carolina. A woman disappeared twenty miles from that property. He bought a timeshare in Las Vegas. An escort vanished two weeks later. Investigators have examined connections to Atlantic City. The pattern — the same type of victim, the same geographic footprint expanding outward from Long Island — extends to states that can do something New York cannot.South Carolina and Nevada both have the death penalty. Heuermann pleaded guilty in the one state that does not. His plea deal is jurisdictionally limited to Suffolk County. If another state builds a case, they start from zero — and they have sentencing options New York never had.A hundred and twenty terabytes of data sit on drives investigators have been processing for years. A planning document Heuermann thought he had deleted was recovered. Seven thousand pages of records. If evidence of crimes in other jurisdictions exists in that data, the question becomes who has access and what they can use it for.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis explains what it takes to turn timelines and property records into charges, whether the FBI interview produces anything usable outside New York, and what the realistic odds are that another state actually builds a case.The number is eight. It may not stay there.END LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann #HiddenKillers #GilgoBeachMurders #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #DeathPenalty #SouthCarolina #SerialKiller #MissingWomen

If the birthday message attributed to Donald Trump was truly forged, the absence of a publicly announced investigation into who created it is difficult to explain. Fabricating evidence to connect a sitting president to Jeffrey Epstein would be an extraordinary act with potentially serious criminal, political, and national-security implications. Investigators could examine the album's chain of custody, test the paper and ink, compare the signature with authenticated examples, and interview the people who assembled and preserved the birthday book. Instead, Trump and the White House have focused primarily on denouncing the document and suing The Wall Street Journal. That approach attacks the publisher without identifying the alleged forger or establishing how a fraudulent page supposedly entered a private album assembled in 2003.This does not prove that Trump wrote the message, but it creates a legitimate credibility problem for his denial. A defamation lawsuit can impose costs, create delays, intimidate further reporting, and keep the dispute framed around media conduct rather than the document's authenticity. A real forgery investigation would be harder to control and could either vindicate Trump or produce evidence contradicting him. Given Trump's documented social relationship with Epstein during the relevant period, the existence of a birthday contribution is not inherently implausible. Until the administration demands an independent forensic examination and explains who supposedly forged the message, the suspicion will remain that the lawsuit was intended less to uncover the truth than to slow the release of damaging information and create enough doubt to protect Trump politically.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Because the canvas roof had been waterproofed with gasoline, the small flame that touched it on July 6, 1944 swept across the Hartford circus big top in seconds, and most of the 167 people it killed were children.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HartfordCircusFireREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/39d8nfwhFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Three boys fishing in the middle of the night hear a blood-curdling scream. But it wasn't a human making all that noise – it was an extraterrestrial. And thus began a series of meetings with alien beings! (What Do You Say When Meeting An Extraterrestrial?) *** A day of hilarity turns into a day of horror as an uncontrollable fire breaks out at the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus – resulting in the most deadly circus disaster in history. (The Day The Clowns Cried) *** Most ghosts and specters do a great job of scaring the pants off you – and some can get creative with how they do it, with stacking chairs, making toys talk, slamming doors, etc. But apparently not all spooks are worried about their reputation – and when it comes to haunting, they just phone it in, doing the bare minimum. (Lazy Phantasms)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:39.923 = Lazy Phantasms00:12:35.047 = What Do You Say When Meeting An Extraterrestrial? ***00:42:41.671 = The Day The Clowns Cried ***00:52:38.951 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“What Do You Say When Meeting An Extraterrestrial?” from Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44h5ykk9“Lazy Phantasms” posted at Esoterx.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2y69m7hu“The Day The Clowns Cried” by Rachel Souerby for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4ek5rsup(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: November, 2021Weird Darkness ranges from a shapeless apparition that appeared inside the Tower of London in 1817, to a string of close-range UFO and humanoid encounters reported across North America, to the Hartford circus fire of 1944 that killed 167 people in under ten minutes.It opens inside the Tower of London in October 1817, where a cylinder of dense, white and pale-azure fluid about the thickness of a man's arm materialized over the supper table of Edmund Lenthal Swifte, the Keeper of the Crown Jewels. Swifte was holding a glass of wine and water to his wife's lips in the Jewel House, with her sister and his young son present, when the shape hovered for roughly two minutes, drifted around the room, and settled over his wife's right shoulder, at which she cried out that it had seized her. He struck at the wood paneling behind her with his chair, but the figure left no mark, and a scientific friend who afterward examined the sealed, curtained, candle-lit room could account for none of it. The thing wore no period costume and delivered no message, and forty-three years later Swifte set the encounter down in the journal Notes and Queries, insisting at eighty-three that he had neither amplified nor abridged a word of it.From there it moves to a wave of close-range encounters, beginning on a cold January night in 1972 when sixteen-year-old John Yeries and three companions, fishing near Battle Creek Bridge east of Anderson, California, saw a seven-foot, greenish-brown humanoid with a large teardrop-shaped ear on one side of its head and heard it loose a scream that sent them sprinting for their car. Darrell Rich's father Dean returned to the bridge with a pistol, only to back away when a deep growl rose from the brush, and a police search of the area turned up nothing. The following year, on October 4, 1973, insurance agent Gary Chase pulled over at the Santa Susana Pass near Simi Valley, California and watched an elliptical craft roughly seventy feet long, marked with a nested V insignia, hover above a creek while a figure in a wetsuit-like suit crawled across its hull toward a protruding hose. Other witnesses report the same intrusions: patrolman Lonnie Zamora saw two small, white-clad figures beside a landed craft in New Mexico in 1964, and Mrs. Wallace Bowers found fifteen-inch footprints in the snow and watched an orange disk hover over the power lines outside her home in Vader, Washington. Bernice Niblett spent the winter of 1967 alone on Keats Island in British Columbia, where she watched lights maneuver over the water night after night and became convinced that the two stiff, oddly formal Hydro men who appeared at her cabin were not the utility workers they claimed to be — a year-long ordeal documented by Canadian UFO researcher John Magor that eventually drove her off the island.The episode closes with the Hartford circus fire of July 6, 1944, when the canvas big top of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus, waterproofed with a mixture of white gasoline and paraffin wax, caught at the edge and was consumed in under ten minutes, killing 167 of the roughly 7,000 people inside, most of them children. As the flames climbed the roof, the bandleader struck up 'Stars and Stripes Forever,' the circus's coded signal for an emergency, while the Great Wallendas scrambled down from their high wire unhurt. Ringmaster Fred Bradna called for a calm exit, but the crowd ignored him as burning canvas and hot wax fell from above. Two of the exits were blocked by the steel chutes used to move animals in and out, so many of the dead were trampled there rather than burned, and a photograph of the clown Emmett Kelly carrying a single bucket of water toward the blaze fixed the catastrophe in memory as the day the clowns cried. Investigators never settled the cause, though the state fire marshal leaned toward a carelessly dropped cigarette. A fifteen-year-old circus hand named Robert Dale Segee confessed to setting the fire years later and then recanted. And one young victim, her face barely touched by the flames, was never claimed — buried under the name Little Miss 1565 and identified only decades afterward, and only disputably, as Eleanor Cook.

Federal authorities say they disrupted a planned mass-casualty attack targeting the UFC event at the White House, arresting five suspects before the plot could be carried out. Investigators allege the multi-stage assault would have involved explosive-laden drones and snipers. The FBI learned of the scheme after the mother of one of the suspects alerted authorities to concerns about his behavior and online activity. Dan discussed the latest developments in the case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FBI just foiled a mass casualty terror plot targeting Americans at the White House — and TikTok helped recruit the killers. You need to watch this before it gets buried under the next news cycle. Five Americans have been arrested and charged after the FBI disrupted a chilling multistate plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn. We're talking explosive-laden drones targeting buildings to force a mass evacuation — then a pre-staged sniper team waiting for the crowd. A second wave was allegedly planned to storm the White House gate. This wasn't some vague threat. These people had Signal chats, aerial maps, sniper positions, escape routes, and $3,000 in gear. They called themselves "Vanguard of the Old" — and they used TikTok to recruit. Here's what's wild: Investigators identified 23 people in the planning network. Only five are charged so far. The FBI learned about the plot partly because a 19-year-old suspect's OWN MOTHER called law enforcement. She noticed her son spending his graduation money on ballistic plates, ammo, and plate carriers. That detail alone should tell you everything about what was almost lost that day. We also cover: Did Trump just SNUB Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer? Explosive leak: 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran exposed. JD Vance vs. "The View" (aka "The Coven"): Fiery showdown you have to see. McDonald's brings back the beloved fried apple pie to celebrate America 250. Hillary Clinton throws Joe Biden under the bus: “He made a terrible mistake.” Drop a comment: Do you think TikTok should finally be banned after this? YES or NO — Pat reads every single one. And honestly — does it surprise you that the mainstream media barely covered this? Tell us below. If you want the stories the legacy media hopes you never see, subscribe to "Pat Gray Unleashed." We're not stopping. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 01:22 Planned Attack on the White House?! 03:48 Trump Asked about Planned White House Attack 08:15 Trump Talks about Israel 10:54 Trump Turns his Back on Volodymyr Zelenskyy 12:03 Trump Ignores Keir Starmer 12:50 Trump Receives Soccer Jersey from Chancellor Merz 14:30 Trump on Visiting Versailles 15:55 Gas/Oil Prices 17:41 G7 Summit "Family Photo" 19:19 Memorandum of Understanding 31:49 Chewing the Fat 42:59 SpaceX Market Cap 48:19 Pat Gray Addresses Video Buffering 51:22 JD Vance on The View 52:08 JD Vance Talks with Glenn Beck about The View 53:22 The View's Audience Claps for JD Vance?! 55:07 The H-E-B Tangent 57:58 Small Talk with JD Vance & The View 58:26 The View Asks JD Vance about Faith & Immigration 1:00:56 JD Vance Asked by The View about Black Heroes 1:10:31 The View Asks JD Vance about Nicolás Maduro Raid 1:12:36 Hillary Clinton on Joe Biden's 2024 Campaign 1:16:51 Kamala Harris on DOJ/Gavin Newsom 1:18:52 Kamala Harris' Classic Line 1:19:46 Kamala Harris Asked about Gas Prices/Iran War 1:26:25 Lesbian Teacher Comes Out to her Class of Fourth Graders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometime before dawn on July 2, 1951, a 67-year-old St. Petersburg widow was reduced to ash in her own armchair while the room around her sat almost untouched, leaving behind little more than a shrunken skull, a piece of spine, and a single foot still resting in its slipper.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MaryHardyReeserREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p88de8vFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: When police found her in 1951, she was almost entirely ash. But mysteriously, the rest of her apartment remained almost perfectly intact. We'll look at the death of Mary Reeser – which became known as “The Cinder Woman Case”. (Did Mary Hardy Reeser Spontaneously Combust?) *** Most crimes are pretty ordinary – assault, robbery, the occasional murder, but once in a while a crime is committed in a strange, shocking way – to the point it's almost hard to believe what you are hearing is a true story. I'll share a few of those strange crimes. (Creepy Crimes and Crazy Criminals) *** One of the reasons we find chimpanzees so interesting is because they are so much like humans – in body shape, the way they express themselves, it's eerie sometimes. But still, we know they are just apes. Then there is the strange case of Oliver – a chimpanzee that also appeared to be human. Or was he a human that appeared to be a chimpanzee? Or, is it possible, that Oliver was a genuine genetic hybrid of the two? We'll look at his incredibly strange story. (Oliver, The Humanzee) *** Some hauntings are more terrifying than others – and some are stranger than others. What happened to the Palzon family in Zaragoza, Spain possibly qualifies for both. They didn't have a typical haunting – this was no poltergeist or spirit of a recently passed person… they were terrorized by a horrifying goblin. (The Zaragoza Goblin) *** Most haunted paintings are hundreds of years old – but one in particular was painted in the late 20th Century, and to many, it is the most disturbing painting they've ever laid eyes on. (The Hands Resist Him)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:14.404 = Show Open00:03:53.182 = Did Mary Hardy Reeser Spontaneously Combust?00:14:39.389 = The Hands Resist Him ***00:29:00.706 = Oliver, the Humanzee ***00:44:04.298 = Creepy Crimes and Crazy Criminals ***00:59:07.540 = The Zaragoza Goblin ***01:09:16.862 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:““The Hands Resist Him” by Jenne Gentry for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mtmj2ysr“Oliver, The Humanzee” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2ttc3p8s“The Zaragoza Goblin” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2jxxdd6b“Did Mary Hardy Reeser Spontaneously Combust?” by Tommy Thompson for Talk Murder: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p937wec“Creepy Crimes and Crazy Criminals” by C.J. Phillips for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8b3dyw(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: November, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness ranges from a 1951 Florida death that investigators could not explain, to a painting blamed for three deaths, a chimpanzee long mistaken for a human hybrid, a catalog of bizarre real-world crimes, and a disembodied voice that terrorized a Spanish apartment building in 1934.It opens with the morning of July 2, 1951, when landlady Pansy Carpenter found the doorknob to apartment 1200 Cherry Street in St. Petersburg, Florida hot to the touch and called police, who discovered that 67-year-old widow Mary Hardy Reeser had been reduced almost entirely to ash. Only her skull, shrunken to roughly the size of a teacup, a section of spine, and a left foot still in its slipper remained, while the apartment around her showed little more than soot on the ceiling and a recliner burned down to its springs. A greasy film coating the walls and floor was later identified by the FBI, which devoted a 115-page report to the case, as melted human fat. Her son, Dr. Richard Reeser, had left her around 8 p.m. the night before, resting in her favorite recliner in a Van Raalte rayon-acetate nightgown with a freshly lit cigarette. Investigators ruled out lightning, accelerants, and any motive for murder, which left two explanations in contention — a dropped cigarette that set her flammable nightgown alight and rendered her body into a slow-burning wick, or spontaneous human combustion — for the death that came to be known as the Cinder Woman case.From there the episode turns to William Stoneham's 1972 oil painting The Hands Resist Him, a 36-by-24-inch canvas showing a young boy beside a hollow-eyed, life-size doll while disembodied hands press against a glass door behind them. Stoneham based the boy on a photograph of himself at age five at his grandmother's Chicago apartment and drew the title from a 1971 poem by his first wife, Rhoann Ponseti. The work gained its reputation in February 2000, when a couple listed it on eBay as a haunted painting, claiming their four-and-a-half-year-old daughter saw the figures leave the canvas at night and that a motion-sensor camera caught the boy crawling out and the doll holding a gun; the listing drew more than 30,000 views and sold for $1,050. Its lore also ties three deaths to the painting — art critic Henry Seldis in 1978, gallery owner Charles Feingarten in 1981, and Godfather actor John Marley in 1984 — and the canvas now sits in the back room of Kim Smith's Perception Fine Art Gallery in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Next comes the story of Oliver, a chimpanzee captured in the Congo around 1957 who walked upright by nature, had a flatter and more human-looking face, light-colored eyes, pattern baldness, and a soft voice, and was marketed as a humanzee, a supposed human-chimpanzee hybrid and missing link. Owned by animal trainers Frank and Janet Berger, who featured him on The Ed Sullivan Show, Oliver drank morning coffee, mixed his own evening cocktails, and moved loads with a wheelbarrow, and early claims that he carried 47 chromosomes fed the hybrid theory. After being passed among several owners and confined for years in a small cage at the Buckshire Company laboratory, where he developed arthritis and muscular atrophy, he was rescued in 1996 to a chimpanzee sanctuary, where University of Chicago testing established that he had the ordinary chimpanzee count of 48 chromosomes and belonged to a Central African subspecies already known for human-like features. Oliver died in his sleep on June 2, 2012, beside a companion named Raisin, and his ashes were spread on the sanctuary grounds.After that, the episode collects a series of strange real-world crimes, starting with California inmate Jaime Osuna, already serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of Yvette Pena, who killed his cellmate Luis Romero in 2019 and fashioned parts of the body into a necklace. It then moves to Michigan and the 2019 murder of 25-year-old Kevin Bacon by Mark Latunski, a man Bacon had met through a Christmas Eve date on Grindr, and to Scotland, where a crew of thieves made off with roughly £280,000 in blue WKD alcopops from Caledonian Bottlers. Other cases include a Chennai airport smuggling ring caught in March 2021 with gold paste hidden beneath hairpieces, a Cleveland man named Michael Harrel who handed a bank teller a robbery note for $206 with his own name and contact details written on the back, and a Florida man, Matthew Leatham, arrested after dialing 911 twice to ask for a ride home, his forehead tattooed with the outline of the state. The grimmest case belongs to Shabaz Khan of Burnley, England, who blamed two djinn he called Robert and Rita for driving him to murder Dr. Saman Mir Sacharvi and her 14-year-old daughter Vian Mangrio before setting their home on fire.The episode closes with the Goblin of Zaragoza, which began on September 27, 1934, when a maid named Pascuala Alcocer, alone in the kitchen of the Palazon family's second-floor apartment on Gascón de Gotor street in Zaragoza, Spain, heard a child-like male voice rise from the stove complaining that she was hurting it. Over the following weeks the disembodied voice spoke from the stove, the chimney, and the walls, by turns playful and menacing, and grew into laughter, growls, and screaming that at one point seemed to shake the entire building. Spanish police, a psychiatrist named Joaquin Jimen Orriera, and an architect all investigated, and the voice continued even after Pascuala was led

Shane Waters and Gemma Hoskins close out their reunion by going down the list of the people who appeared in the Netflix documentary The Keepers, where they are today, who is still fighting, who has found peace, and who the world has lost. It is a warm, reflective conversation about the unsolved 1969 murder of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik, the young School Sister of Notre Dame who taught English and drama at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, and about the community of survivors, investigators, journalists, and filmmakers her case brought together.The Investigators and AdvocatesGemma gives an honest update on her own life, recovering from a broken hip, stepping back from the day-to-day advocacy, and finding peace in a quiet home in the woods. She talks about her fellow amateur investigator Abbie Schaub, who remains active in the legislative fight and helps run the official Keepers community online.The SurvivorsShane and Gemma share where the survivors are now. Jean Hargadon Wehner, known as "Jane Doe" in the case, is doing meaningful work and published her memoir, Walking with Aletheia. Teresa Lancaster, "Jane Roe, " became an attorney and a leading public voice for survivors, helped pass Maryland's 2023 Child Victims Act, and wrote her memoir, Safe in Socks. Donna testified in Annapolis for the Child Victims Act and helped get Father Neil Magnus added to a public list of credibly accused clergy. They also remember Charles Franz and several of Sister Cathy's former students, including Kathy Hoback, the student Sister Cathy once shielded from Father Maskell, who passed away thispast year.The Journalists and ExpertsThey remember journalist Bob Erlandson of the Baltimore Sun, who covered the case as it happened and died this past year at 94, and renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz, who died in 2024 at 97. Shane and Gemma also revisit Delegate C.T. Wilson, the abuse survivor who championed the Child Victims Act, and journalist Tom Nugent, whose reporting first brought the case back into the light.The FilmmakersGemma catches listeners up on the team behind The Keepers, director Ryan White, producer Jessica Hargrave, and cinematographer John Benham, whose work since the series includes the Oscar-nominated, Peabody-winning documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. And, of course, they give a nod to Kim, who edits this very podcast.What Comes NextShane and Gemma agree to keep going as the story unfolds, and invite listeners to suggest the people they would still like to hear from.Content WarningThis episode discusses clergy abuse and violence.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is The Keepers about?The Keepers is a 2017 Netflix documentary series about the unsolved 1969 murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, a Baltimore nun and teacher, and the allegations of abuse at Archbishop Keough High School that may be connected to her death.Who were Jane Doe and Jane Roe?Jean Hargadon Wehner was known as "Jane Doe" and Teresa Lancaster as "Jane Roe, " two survivors whose accounts were central to The Keepers. Both have since written memoirs and become advocates for other survivors.What is the Maryland Child Victims Act?Passed in 2023, the Maryland Child Victims Act removed the time limits on lawsuits for survivors of child sexual abuse. Survivors featured in The Keepers, along with Delegate C.T. Wilson, were instrumental in its passage.Is Sister Cathy's murder solved?No. The murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik remains unsolved more than fifty years later. Crisis ResourcesIf you or someone you know has been affected by abuse:US: RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800-656-4673US: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-422-4453UK: NSPCC Helpline, 0808 800 5000UK: Rape Crisis England & Wales, 0808 500 2222Our Sponsors:* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https://mood.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In September 2012, a quiet forest road in the French Alps became the scene of one of Europe's most baffling unsolved murders. Three members of the British French al Hilli family and a local cyclist were shot dead near the village of Chevaline, close to Lake Annecy. Miraculously, the couple's two young daughters survived, one hidden beneath her mother's body for eight hours before being discovered.More than a decade later, the so called Chevaline massacre remains a mystery. Investigators explored possible links to Saad al Hilli's Iraqi background, his professional work, family disputes and the possibility of a random attack. Yet despite years of inquiries, arrests and international attention, no one has been charged and no clear motive has emerged.Geoffrey and Molly Wansell examine the evidence, the theories and the unanswered questions behind this chilling case.CREDITS: Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly WansellProducer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/Artwork: George LeighMusic: Dan WansellCONTACT: Twitter: @BloodTies_PodInstagram:@bloodtiespodcastEmail: bloodties.podcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloodtiespodcastSupport: patreon.com/bloodtiespodcastPlease complete our survey if you have time: http://bit.ly/bloodtiespodcast-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Supreme Court is nearing the end of its current term. By late June or early July, the justices will announce decisions in a handful of high-profile cases. One of those has to do with how law enforcement uses location data collected by tech companies. Minnesota's Supreme Court decided a similar case back in April.Investigators have used a tool called geofencing to draw a virtual boundary around an area where a crime was committed and find out from tech companies which phones were nearby. Law enforcement needs a warrant to access this data, but critics say the tactic violates privacy rights. University of St. Thomas law professor Julie Jonas joined MPR News host Nina Moini to explain the main questions before the Supreme Court, and what its decision could mean for Minnesotans.

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What happened to Lynette Hooker: Brian Hooker says his wife had the ignition key when she fell from their dinghy in the Bahamas. But Lynette's daughter says Brian was always the one driving — and her mother having the key doesn't add up.That inconsistency is one of several that have turned a reported boating accident into a federal criminal investigation. On April 4, Brian and Lynette Hooker left dinner in Hope Town, Bahamas, on an eight-foot dinghy headed to their anchored sailboat, Soulmate. According to Brian, rough seas knocked Lynette overboard. She had the key. The engine died. The current took her. He paddled for hours to reach shore and reported her missing the following morning — roughly eight and a half hours later.Karli Aylesworth, Lynette's daughter, went public within days. She told reporters Brian had anger issues and alleged there was a history of him choking her mother and threatening to throw her overboard. A 2015 Michigan police report documents a domestic incident where Lynette accused Brian of hitting her and choking her. Both accused the other of starting the fight. Only Lynette was arrested. The charges were dropped for insufficient evidence.Since then, GPS data from one of Brian's devices has contradicted his account of where he was on the water that night. The sailboat's tracking system went dark for eleven hours. A $33,000 thermal camera designed to detect a person in the water was never activated. The Coast Guard seized the Soulmate in a federal interdiction operation at sea, and the FBI is processing evidence at Quantico. The case is being investigated as a possible foreign murder of a U.S. national.Investigators returned to the Bahamas in June with divers, underwater vehicles, and a cadaver dog to search the area the GPS data pointed to — a location Brian never mentioned. The search has concluded with no public announcement of results. No charges have been filed. Lynette Hooker's body has not been found. Brian has denied any wrongdoing.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#LynetteHooker #BrianHooker #TrueCrimeToday #Soulmate #BahamasDisappearance #CoastGuard #TrueCrime #TheSailingHookers #MissingPerson #JusticeForLynette

Lynette Hooker disappearance: On the night Lynette Hooker went missing in the Bahamas, the Soulmate's AIS tracking system — the transponder that broadcasts a vessel's position to other boats and to authorities — stopped transmitting for eleven hours. It went dark. Then it came back on.If it had failed permanently, you'd assume a hardware malfunction. But shutting off and restarting is what happens when someone disables the system and turns it back on later. A maritime expert quoted in reporting on the investigation called the shutoff “highly suspicious.” There were three additional blackout periods in the days that followed.Lynette, 55, from Onsted, Michigan, and her husband Brian had been living aboard their sailboat Soulmate and documenting their travels on a YouTube channel called The Sailing Hookers. On April 4, the couple left dinner at the Abaco Inn in Hope Town and headed out on an eight-foot dinghy toward their anchored sailboat. Brian told police Lynette fell overboard with the ignition key, the engine cut, and the current took her. He paddled to shore and reported her missing hours later.Investigators found GPS data from Brian's own device that contradicted his account and pointed to a different location in the Sea of Abaco. The Coast Guard seized the Soulmate at sea in a federal interdiction operation off the Florida coast and sent it to Fort Lauderdale for forensic analysis. Evidence is being processed by the FBI at Quantico. The case is being investigated as a possible foreign murder of a U.S. national. A $33,000 thermal camera on the Soulmate — capable of detecting a person in the water — was never activated that night.Lynette's daughter, Karli Aylesworth, has alleged Brian had a history of choking her mother and threatening to throw her overboard. A 2015 Michigan police report documents a domestic incident between the couple. Brian has denied all wrongdoing and has not been charged. Coast Guard divers returned to the Bahamas in June to search the area identified by the GPS data, deploying underwater vehicles, drones, and a cadaver dog. The search has concluded. No body was recovered. The investigation remains active.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#LynetteHooker #BrianHooker #HiddenKillers #Soulmate #BahamasDisappearance #CoastGuard #TrueCrime #TheSailingHookers #MissingPerson #JusticeForLynette

It's In The News - a look at the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now!   Announcing Community Commericals! Learn how to get your message on the show here. Learn more about studies and research at Thrivable here Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Omnipod - Simplify Life All about Dexcom  All about VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www.diabetes-connections.com  Episode transcript: fall Detroit and Seattle.   Okay.. our top story this week: XX The FDA approved Tzield for use in stage 3 T1D – that's what we used to just call type 1. It's the stage where the body can no longer produce enough insulin on its own to manage blood sugars you need to start insulin. This approval is for kids ages 8-17 within 8 weeks of a stage 3 T1D diagnosis. It comes after the PROTECT trial and it's the first approval of a disease-modifying therapy for stage 3 T1D. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/breakthrough-t1d-celebrates-approval-of-tzield-for-use-in-stage-3-type-1-diabetes-in-the-us-302799532.html XX Encouraging results from a small study of islet cell transplantation in people with type 1 where now all 12 participants in the trial are currently living without external insulin after receiving transplanted insulin-producing islet cells.   The study, led by researchers at the University of Chicago, tested an experimental immune therapy called tegoprubart Te-GO-Proo-Bart. The drug is designed to prevent the body from rejecting transplanted cells while avoiding some of the side effects associated with standard anti-rejection medications. You've probably heard about this as the Eledon study – many of the participants have been very active on social media. It was presented at ADA. transplants.https://www.breakthrought1d.org/news-and-updates/tegoprubart-islet-transplant-all-participants-off-external-insulin/ XX New data suggest that acmopatide (ack-MOW-puh-tyd) (CT-868), an experimental once-daily dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist, may help people with type 1 diabetes improve blood sugar control, lose weight, and reduce insulin use. Across all doses, participants lost up to 7% of their body weight and reduced insulin use by as much as 15%. The study lasted just 16 weeks, so researchers say longer-term data will be needed to determine whether the benefits can be maintained and whether lower insulin requirements can be achieved without increasing the risk of hypoglycemia. XX A new combination therapy that pairs an amylin analog with semaglutide improved both blood sugar levels and weight loss in several groups of people with type 2 diabetes. The once-weekly injectable, known as CagriSema (KAG-ruh-SEM-uh), was evaluated in three Phase 3 REIMAGINE studies. In people early in the course of type 2 diabetes, researchers reported A1C reductions of up to 1.8 percentage points and significant weight loss compared to placebo after 40 weeks of treatment. Investigators also noted improvements in several cardiometabolic risk factors, including blood pressure. https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ada/121658 XX Stelo for kids is now FDA cleared.. the over the counter Glucose Biosensor System is now approved for children as young as 2 years old who do not use insulin. The FDA identified pediatric prediabetes as a growing public health concern motivating the expanded indication, noting OTC CGMs can help younger users and their caregivers build glycemic awareness, track patterns in response to me https://www.hcplive.com/view/fda-clears-first-otc-glucose-monitor-for-children XX Insulet presented new data from its STRIVE and EVOLUTION 3 studies showing improved glucose control with its next-generation Omnipod 6. That's , the company's upcoming hybrid closed-loop system for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The main difference between the Omnipod 6 and Insulet's current Omnipod 5 patch pumps is that the new system has a lower glucose target of 100 mg/dL and better Bluetooth connectivity Insulet also shared progress on a fully closed-loop system designed specifically for type 2 diabetes. It  does not require carb-counting or insulin bolusing ahead of meals. Physicians also don't need to program the starting settings.   XX Abbott shared new research highlighting challenges in identifying and managing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The studies coincide with the company's development of Libre Duo, a dual glucose-ketone sensor that continuously tracks both measurements. Abbott reported that DKA can be difficult to recognize when patients first arrive at the hospital, based on data from more than 100,000 people. The company has submitted the dual sensor to the FDA and recently received CE Mark approval in Europe. More news from ADA including info from Dexcom, Sequel, Sensonics and the world loses a tireless T1D advocate.. that's all to come right after this. --   Back to the news.. XX   Dexcom announced its acquisition of Nutrisense, a company that combines continuous glucose monitoring with nutrition coaching and behavioral support. At ADA, the company also presented results from the CONNECT study showing significant A1C reductions and improved glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes not using insulin. The findings add to growing evidence supporting CGM use beyond intensive insulin therapy. We did an episode with CEO Jake Leach at ADA about these announcements as well as updates on G8, their hospital product and much more. XX Sequel Med Tech reported positive clinical results evaluating its twiist automated insulin delivery system in people with type 2 diabetes. The study showed improvements in A1C and time in range over 13 weeks XX Senseonics presented new real-world data supporting the performance of its Eversense 365 implantable CGM. The analysis included more than 12,000 sensors and demonstrated sustained accuracy and effectiveness in both open-loop and automated insulin delivery settings. Researchers also evaluated Eversense use with Sequel Med Tech's twiist system. The findings support broader use of long-term implantable CGM technology.   -- MiniMed used ADA 2026 to spotlight two recently cleared diabetes management systems. The MiniMed Flex pump offers a smaller, smartphone-controlled insulin pump option, while MiniMed Go combines the InPen smart insulin pen with Abbott's Instinct sensor. The products received FDA clearance earlier this year. XX Tandem Diabetes Care highlighted data supporting the use of its Control-IQ automated insulin delivery technology during pregnancy. Results from the CIRCUIT trial showed users spent approximately three additional hours per day in the recommended pregnancy glucose range compared with standard therapy. The findings helped support recent regulatory approvals for pregnancy use in both Europe and the United States. Tandem also expanded indications for adults with type 2 diabetes. XX Beta Bionics presented real-world data from the first three years of iLet Bionic Pancreas use. The company reported a 25% improvement in time in range among users, along with positive feedback from clinicians about simplified diabetes management. The iLet system requires only a user's weight to begin therapy and eliminates carbohydrate counting. Beta Bionics also highlighted growing access to near-real-time outcomes through its public data dashboard. XX MannKind presented new findings supporting its Afrezza inhaled insulin at ADA 2026. A post-hoc analysis of the INHALE-1 study found that pediatric users reported greater treatment satisfaction compared with those using rapid-acting injected insulin. The results come shortly after FDA approval expanded Afrezza's indication to include children. We did a bonus episode with one of the lead investigators of the study that lead to that approval. XX Adaptyx presented early clinical data supporting a wearable sensor that continuously measures cortisol levels. The device successfully tracked cortisol changes during both controlled testing and overnight monitoring in first-in-human studies. Company leaders say cortisol plays a major role in conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and depression. The technology uses synthetic DNA-based molecular switches to generate real-time readings.   XX Biolinq shared new clinical findings for its Shine continuous glucose monitoring system. The needle-free device combines glucose monitoring with activity and sleep tracking .The system received FDA clearance in 2025. They're also looking at measuring lactate through the sensor. XX Long-time T1D advocate Kent Schnakenberg died last week. Schnakenberg was known in his community for using his love of bicycling to raise awareness of Type 1 diabetes. He also advocated for improving the lives of those living with the disease. Inspired by his niece, Michelle, who was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes when she was 13 years old, since 2014 he has traveled around the country cycling thousands of miles, speaking to hundreds and hundreds of kids and raising Money. According to Schnakenberg's family, he suffered a head trauma incident in his home on Wednesday. I spoke to Kent years ago – I believe the first year of the podcast. A sad loss but wonderful to see so many tributes and memories posted on social media in the last few days. https://diabetes-connections.com/john-costik-co-creator-of-nightscout-team-schnak/ https://www.wibw.com/2026/06/12/team-schnak-founder-kent-schnakenberg-passes-away/ XX And finally. Alexander Zverev (ts-ver-uhv) won the French Open, his first Grand Slam title. He lives with type 1, he paused a couple of time to check his blood sugar. He was diagnosed at age 4 and partners with Medtronic. "Becoming a professional tennis player was always my dream," Zverev shared in an article posted by Medtronic. "Early on, I was told that competing at the highest level with diabetes was impossible — but my family and I refused to accept that. That's why I'm partnering with Medtronic Diabetes: I want every person with diabetes to feel empowered to live the life they want." He also has a foundation committed to children with type 1 diabetes. Among other things, the life-saving insulin and other essential drugs are provided – also in developing countries." https://www.mensjournal.com/news/alexander-zverev-diabetes-wins-french-open-2026-medical-condition

On March 12, 2026, a gunman opened fire inside an Army ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University. Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah immediately moved to stop the attacker, while cadets fought back in a desperate struggle that prevented an even greater tragedy. Investigators soon identified the gunman as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guard soldier and convicted ISIS supporter who had been released from federal prison in the summer of 2024.  In this episode, Margot examines the shooting, LT COL Shah's legacy, the heroism of the cadets who fought back, and the questions surrounding Jalloh's path to radicalization and release. Watch:The Cadets' StoryShah's Memorial ServiceShah's Celebration of Life Service  ⸻

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On January 17, 2026, eighty-three-year-old Gail Crane was reported missing from her home in May's Lick, Kentucky. Investigators determined her former caretaker, Rita Lang, who had been let go the day prior, was a person of interest. Crane was located a hundred miles away inside Lang's vehicle with unexplained injuries. Lang was charged with kidnapping.Sixteen days later, eighty-four-year-old Nancy Guthrie was reportedly abducted from her home in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson, Arizona.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke examine the structural parallels between the two cases and whether the caregiver-orbit theory applies to the Guthrie investigation. Nancy lived alone with a predictable routine and a rotating set of individuals with access to her property and schedule. Investigators have publicly stated her family has been cleared.The central evidentiary challenge to this theory is the doorbell camera footage. The individual on Nancy's porch reportedly did not know the camera was present — a reaction inconsistent with someone who had regular access to the property. Robin provides the FBI behavioral framework for evaluating whether this detail eliminates the insider theory or whether a secondary scenario — an individual inside the orbit directing a third party — remains viable.The discussion also addresses investigative methodology: how the orbit list is constructed, what “cleared” means procedurally in an active investigation, and how far publicly available information could take a stranger.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #GailCrane #RitaLang #CaregiverAbduction #FBI #PimaCounty #TrueCrimeToday #Tucson #TrueCrime

The FBI director publicly criticized how the Nancy Guthrie case was handled. Jennifer Coffindaffer spent 28 years at the Bureau and knows what it takes to push that kind of institutional conflict into the open. Private conversations failed first. Then the director went on record. That sequence tells you something specific about how badly the agency believes the early investigation was compromised.Coffindaffer walks through the operational difference between being notified about a case and having control over it — because the distinction matters when evidence is decaying by the hour. Digital evidence degrades. Biological evidence degrades. Witness memory degrades. An 84-year-old woman who required daily medication was missing, and the clock was running from the moment she disappeared. Speed was the single most important variable. Institutional friction is what kills speed first.She addresses the less visible damage that persists months into an investigation built on inter-agency conflict. Investigators become defensive. Witnesses become hesitant when they sense the people asking questions aren't coordinated. Tips fragment across competing internal systems. Prolonged forensic ambiguity this far into the case may signal that investigators aren't working with clean results — and Coffindaffer explains what that means for the prosecution if a suspect is eventually identified.Meanwhile, a headline sent the community spiraling. Pima County issued a BOLO for Coral Michelle Smith — wanted for kidnapping seven miles from where Nancy was taken. Authorities explicitly stated there's no connection. But four months without a named suspect creates a vacuum that pulls in every nearby crime.Smith's fifteen-year record — four prison stints, two revoked probations, a kidnapping charge pled down — describes opportunistic street-level offenses. Nothing matching the porch figure captured on Nancy's doorbell camera. The FBI describes that figure as male, 5'9" to 5'10". Smith is 5'6". The porch figure has an apparent wrist tattoo. Smith's tattoos are on her ankle, foot, and leg. The profiles don't align. But what Smith's record does reveal is a system that kept releasing a repeat offender — a separate institutional failure in the same county that's already under scrutiny for how it handled Nancy's disappearance.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #FBI #PimaCountySheriff #JenniferCoffindaffer #CoralMichelleSmith #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #TucsonArizona #JusticeForNancy

Nancy Guthrie was eighty-four, lived alone in the Catalina Foothills, and kept a routine that put a rotating cast of people inside her world on a predictable schedule. Caregivers. Service workers. Contractors. Delivery drivers. The pool route. The landscaper. People who could stand in front of that house without anyone looking twice.Investigators have publicly cleared her family. But the family is not the orbit — and the orbit is where this theory lives.Sixteen days before Nancy vanished, eighty-three-year-old Gail Crane was taken from her Kentucky home by a caregiver who'd been let go the day before. Crane was found a hundred miles away, injured, inside the caregiver's vehicle. The caregiver was charged with kidnapping. The parallel is documented. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke test whether it maps to Tucson.The strongest piece of evidence fighting this theory is on Nancy's porch. The man in the doorbell footage clearly didn't know the camera was there — it stopped him cold. Anyone who regularly entered her life would have seen it. Robin examines whether the theory can survive that detail, how investigators actually build and cut down the orbit list in the first forty-eight hours, and the version where the face on camera was never inside her life — but the person who sent him was.What does “cleared” actually require in a case this public? Robin explains what has to check out before that word gets attached to anyone.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #GailCrane #InsiderTheory #DoorbellCamera #PimaCounty #FBI #Tucson #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime

A million-dollar reward. An open invitation for every stranger in America to examine every financial record, every relationship, every move the Guthrie family has made since February. If this was staged, they built the mechanism that guarantees their own destruction.The staging theory says the masked man on Nancy Guthrie's porch was manufactured, the blood was planted, the back door was set dressing, and the doorbell footage recovered by the FBI from backend systems was part of the arrangement. It circulates in comment sections and social media posts. It shows no signs of losing momentum.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke test it the same way they test everything: what does it require, what precedent exists, and what evidence would change the assessment? The precedent answer is zero — no documented case of a staged abduction of someone over eighty from their own home exists in the record. Robin walks through the logistics of actually pulling it off: manufacturing a masked suspect on camera, placing blood at the scene, holding the construction together through months of federal-level scrutiny.Investigators test for staging in the first week of any disappearance — it's a standard box on the checklist. Robin explains what that process actually looks like and what behavioral tells typically surface when staged scenes do get exposed. The FBI authenticated the footage. The staging theory survived it. Robin names the one thing that would change the calculus.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #StagingTheory #FBIEvidence #DoorbellCamera #PimaCounty #Tucson #MillionDollarReward #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime

On December 3, 2025, deputies were called to the home of 57-year-old Dr. Randall Beallis, his 40 year old wife, Charity Beallis and their six year old twins on South 1st Avenue in Bonanza, Arkansas. The bodies of Charity, and her two children, a boy and a girl were in the home - all of them had been fatally shot. On March 4, 2026, there was a shocking twist in the case. According to the sheriff’s office, the evidence reviewed so far did not point to another person being responsible. Investigators now say Charity killed the children - and then killed herself. If you have a case you’d like me and my team to look into, you can reach out to us at our Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145. IG: @hellandgonepodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.