Crime Junkie

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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Morgan...

09.18.2023

When Morgan Patten is killed in a mysterious auto crash while visiting her fiancé in North Carolina, police are quick to call it a tragic accident. But her loved ones believe she was the victim of foul play, and they ...

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09.18.2023 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Morgan Patten When Morgan Patten is killed in a mysterious auto crash while visiting her fiancé in North Carolina, police are quick to call it a tragic accident. But her loved ones believe she was the victim of foul play, and they ...
09.11.2023 MISSING: Jodi Huisentruit When a local news anchor vanishes in the pre-dawn hours, the entire community is struck by the irony. The person who typically broke stories in their small town was now the focus of the biggest missing persons case in the ...
09.04.2023 PRECEDENT: Daniel M’Naghten In 1843 Daniel M’naghten gunned down another man in broad daylight. But when he was taken to trial things got complicated. His defense argued that he shouldn’t be held fully responsible because he wasn’t in his right mind. However, the ...
08.28.2023 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Clarence Roberts When the body of a man is found in the burned remains of the Roberts home, the family assumes it’s 52-year-old Clarence. But the question surrounding his identity remains for years… until another fire 10 years later leaves everyone with ...
08.25.2023 UPDATE: Alissa Turney Trial If you’ve been following Alissa Turney’s case, you’ll know that her stepfather, Michael Turney, has been acquitted of her murder which has left us all with too many questions. What does all this mean? What exactly happened in court? And ...
08.21.2023 MISSING: Donyelle Johnson When a young woman goes missing under mysterious circumstances, questions swirl around a local businessman. But throughout the next 15 years, authorities figure out he may be involved in much more.
08.14.2023 MURDERED: Shannon Siders When a young woman vanishes, police think she left willingly. That changes when her body is discovered months later and it’s clear she was brutally murdered. Small town secrets keep this case a mystery for decades…. Until a cold case ...
08.07.2023 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Adrienne Salinas When a promising young woman fails to show up for a Father’s Day celebration in 2013, her dad knows immediately that something is very wrong. And as investigators work to unravel the chaotic timeline of the night she went missing, ...
07.31.2023 CAPTURED: Gilgo Beach Killer The update episode you all have been waiting for! On July 13th, 2023, Suffolk County ended the search for their Gilgo Murder suspect and charged 59-year-old, Rex Heuermann, for the murders of Amber Costello, Melissa Barthelemy, and Megan Waterman.
07.28.2023 UPDATE: Alicia Navarro On July 26th, 2021, we covered the case of MISSING: Alicia Navarro. On July 26th, 2023, exactly two years after the release of our episode, 18-year-old Alicia Navarro showed up at a small police station in Montana and stated she ...
07.24.2023 MISSING: Allison and Marie-Josée Benitez When a beautiful young woman and her mother go missing, all eyes turn to the strange behavior of her father. And when he crumbles under the scrutiny, a lifetime of secrets make their way to the surface.
07.17.2023 MURDERED: Pamela Butler and Marta Rodriguez When a successful career woman goes missing in Washington, D.C., her family immediately knows something is wrong. And when the investigation’s winding path eventually leads detectives right back to the place they started, her family’s long fight for justice produces ...
07.10.2023 MURDERED: Maribel Ramos When 36-year-old Maribel Ramos doesn’t show up to her weekly softball game, her friends and family immediately know something is wrong. And that sense of dread only increases when they go to her house, only to discover there’s no trace ...
07.03.2023 SERIAL KILLER: The Honolulu Strangler When young women start disappearing from the streets of Honolulu only to soon be found brutally murdered, investigators at first dismiss any connection between the cases. But as the disappearances continue and the similarities pile up, they’re forced to confront ...
06.26.2023 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Shawn O’Brien When Shawn O’Brien is found unconscious in his Cranston, RI, apartment and dies days later in the hospital, the unusual circumstances spark suspicions of foul play. But the investigation quickly stalls out, leaving a grieving family searching for answers on ...
06.19.2023 MISSING: Denise Pflum On a Friday afternoon in 1986, 18-year-old Denise Pflum leaves her home in Connersville, Indiana, to go searching for a purse she had left at a party the night before. When she doesn’t return home, it’s just the beginning of ...
06.12.2023 INFAMOUS: The Todt Family When police and federal agents descended on the home of the Todt family, they never expected to discover the gruesome scene waiting for them inside. While investigators had been able to piece together bits and pieces of what may have ...
06.05.2023 PRECEDENT: Amber Hagerman When Amber Hagerman was abducted in 1996 there was a witness who saw a man and a distinctive car near where she was taken. But there was no way to get this information out to the mass public in time ...
05.29.2023 MISSING: Joey Lynn Offutt When firefighters responded to 33-year-old Joey Lynn Offutt’s burning house in Sykesville, Pennsylvania, on July 12th, 2007, they were shocked to discover the remains of her infant son, Alexis Brolin III. Joey was nowhere to be found and at the ...
05.22.2023 MURDERED: Sasha Samsudean When a friend is MIA after a night out, loved ones worry that she didn’t make it home safely. When police do a wellness check, they see that she did make it to her apartment… but surprisingly, she was far ...
05.15.2023 MISSING: Brian Wehrle Brian Wehrle vanished without a trace during a trip to his hometown of Carrollton, Georgia. Everyone suspects foul play, but no one knows what could have happened to him. And nearly 14 years after his disappearance, his family is hoping ...
05.11.2023 MURDERED: Bruce Cucchiara When 57-year-old Bruce Cucchiara was gunned down in the parking lot of a New Orleans East apartment complex in 2012 his murder devastated his family and stumped law enforcement. For more than a year CounterClock's Delia D'Ambra has investigated the ...
05.08.2023 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Nanette Krentel When a fire destroys the Krentel home, family and friends are devastated to learn that one member, Nanette, didn’t make it out. But despite her death clearly being a homicide, her death remains unsolved.
05.01.2023 MISSING: Ashley Loring HeavyRunner When 20-year-old Ashley Loring HeavyRunner goes missing on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, her older sister Kimberly is forced to pick up the slack of a system that’s designed to fail those it’s supposed to protect. Her investigation leads her ...
04.24.2023 MURDERED: Mengqi Ji When a young mother is reported missing, investigators quickly realize she was probably murdered. Their prime suspect is her husband, but a slew of suspicious statements and circumstantial evidence isn’t enough to put him behind bars... until a lucky discovery ...
04.17.2023 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Elizabeth Santos Elizabeth Santos’ unexpected and tragic death in 2020 left behind a million questions. Some believe it was the result of a mental health crisis, but many of her loved ones think she’s a victim of foul play, and they’ve been ...
04.10.2023 CAPTURED: Michael Townson When a young mother is found brutally beaten to death in 2007, investigators are able to quickly apprehend her killer. But as the years go by, he decides to open up and reveal he has a darker past than anyone ...
04.03.2023 MISSING: Oakley Carlson Oakley Carlson was only 4 years old when she went missing in 2021. Investigators launched a desperate search to bring her home, but with each new piece of evidence, they learned that home may not have been the safest place ...
03.27.2023 PRECEDENT: Adam Walsh In 1981 a young boy named Adam was abducted by a stranger from a shopping plaza. It would take almost three decades to bring closure to his family but in that time Adam’s legacy would forever change the way America ...
03.20.2023 MURDERED: QC Chadwick When mother-of-three QC Chadwick and her husband, Peter, don’t pick their kids up and the bus stop, their friends and neighbors immediately know something’s wrong. But, they never could have guessed the horrors that had already occurred behind closed doors… ...
03.13.2023 MISSING: Phoenix Coldon When 23-year-old Phoenix Coldon walks out the front door of her family home, her parents never could have guessed that she wouldn’t come back. The search for her only turned up more questions, and over 10 years later, many of ...
03.09.2023 MURDERED: Darlene Hulse Darlene Hulse was forcibly taken from her home in Argos, Indiana on August 17, 1984. Her two oldest daughters witnessed the attack but they didn’t recognize the man who took their mother.
03.06.2023 MURDERED: Julie Kibuishi and Sam Herr When Julie Kibuishi’s body is discovered in Sam Herr’s apartment, investigators immediately launch a manhunt to track Sam down. But things take an unexpected turn when a new suspect places himself front and center, and confesses to a crime so ...
03.02.2023 WANTED: Justice for Sasikala and Anish Narra Strangeland Season 2: Murder in Maple Shade is available right now wherever you listen to podcasts.
02.27.2023 INFAMOUS: The Vernon-Tolland Three In the late 1960s and early 1970s, multiple young women and girls go missing in the Vernon-Tolland area of Connecticut. For years, investigators have wondered if these seemingly unrelated cases might share too strong a connection to be ignored. Three, ...
02.20.2023 MURDERED: Tracy Kirkpatrick When 17-year-old Tracy Kirkpatrick is found murdered in March 1989, investigators struggle to find any evidence pointing to who killed her. Despite numerous efforts to dig up leads and strong tips through the investigation, the case has remained a mystery ...
02.13.2023 CONSPIRACY: Theresa Allore When Theresa Allore vanishes from her college campus in Quebec, Canada, in 1978, local police dismiss her as runaway and force her family to start their own investigation that would span across 45 years. Over the decades, they piece together ...
02.06.2023 MURDERED: David Josiah Lawson David Josiah Lawson headed off to college in Arcata, California with big dreams…only to be stabbed to death at a party off-campus. But a case that seemed straightforward when it began proves to be anything but…and years later, his mom ...
01.30.2023 MISSING: Christina Calayca When Christina Calayca disappeared on a camping trip in Ontario, Canada, in 2007, investigators expected to find her in a few short hours. But despite numerous search efforts, no sign of her was ever found. And 16 years later, her ...
01.23.2023 MURDERED: Sharmini Anandavel When 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel doesn’t come home from her first day at a new job, her family is immediately suspicious of one of their neighbors. But despite an overwhelming amount of circumstantial evidence, her death remains unsolved… at least, in ...
01.16.2023 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Family in Anaqua Springs When Nichol Olsen and her two daughters are found shot in the home they shared with her boyfriend, a theory quickly emerges that lays the blame on Nichol. But to those who knew her, that’s not an option, and points ...
01.09.2023 MURDERED: Aaron Taylor Aaron Taylor was 36 and experiencing homelessness when he was lit on fire on Christmas Day in 2007. Police think they know who’s responsible… but a lack of physical evidence…coupled with reluctant witnesses…has kept this case open for years. But ...
01.02.2023 MISSING: Natanalie "Naty" Perez Natanalie Perez was chasing her dream of being a singer when she fell victim to a violent sex-trafficking ring in Florida and disappeared in June of 2012. More than a decade later, her family and investigators from the Anti-Predator Project ...
12.26.2022 PRECEDENT: Ernesto Miranda In 1963 Ernesto Miranda was arrested for kidnapping, rape and armed robbery. Ultimately, he gave police a confession but only because he didn’t know he had the option not to talk to them… or to get an attorney. Miranda’s path ...
12.22.2022 Everyone Needs a True Crime Friend There are Crime Junkies far and wide and SURPRISE! Conan O’Brien is in fact a Crime Junkie. On this special bonus episode, Ashley sits down with Conan to deep dive into what it is about true crime that has got ...
12.21.2022 MURDERED: Phylicia Simone Barnes Part 2 When 16-year-old Phylicia Simone Barnes is found dead in a river 40 miles from where she was staying, her family suspects one man is responsible. But bringing him to justice is far more difficult than anyone could have expected.
12.19.2022 MURDERED: Phylicia Simone Barnes Part 1 When 16-year-old Phylicia Simone Barnes goes missing while visiting her half-sister in Baltimore, the whole community comes together to search. But what started as a missing persons investigation that consumed the city of Baltimore quickly turns into something far more ...
12.15.2022 5 Years of Crime Junkie! For our 5-year celebration episode, we take a look back at the impact Crime Junkie has made. From funding DNA testing to solving crimes, nothing would have been possible without the support of everyone who has tuned in every week ...
12.12.2022 CONSPIRACY: Jonathan Luna When federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna was found face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds, homicide seemed like the obvious answer. Over time, though, public officials started to pose a different theory: that he took his own life. But for ...
12.05.2022 SURVIVED: Jaycee Dugard 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted as she was walking to school in June of 1991. No one would see her again for 18 years, until two campus police officers did what parole and police officers couldn’t. But her story isn’t ...

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Crime Junkie episodes:

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Morgan Patten

MISSING: Jodi Huisentruit

PRECEDENT: Daniel M’Naghten

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Clarence Roberts

UPDATE: Alissa Turney Trial

MISSING: Donyelle Johnson

MURDERED: Shannon Siders

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Adrienne Salinas

CAPTURED: Gilgo Beach Killer

UPDATE: Alicia Navarro

MISSING: Allison and Marie-Josée Benitez

MURDERED: Pamela Butler and Marta Rodriguez

MURDERED: Maribel Ramos

SERIAL KILLER: The Honolulu Strangler

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Shawn O’Brien

MISSING: Denise Pflum

INFAMOUS: The Todt Family

PRECEDENT: Amber Hagerman

MISSING: Joey Lynn Offutt

MURDERED: Sasha Samsudean

MISSING: Brian Wehrle

MURDERED: Bruce Cucchiara

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Nanette Krentel

MISSING: Ashley Loring HeavyRunner

MURDERED: Mengqi Ji

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Elizabeth Santos

CAPTURED: Michael Townson

MISSING: Oakley Carlson

PRECEDENT: Adam Walsh

MURDERED: QC Chadwick

MISSING: Phoenix Coldon

MURDERED: Darlene Hulse

MURDERED: Julie Kibuishi and Sam Herr

WANTED: Justice for Sasikala and Anish Narra

INFAMOUS: The Vernon-Tolland Three

MURDERED: Tracy Kirkpatrick

CONSPIRACY: Theresa Allore

MURDERED: David Josiah Lawson

MISSING: Christina Calayca

MURDERED: Sharmini Anandavel

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Family in Anaqua Springs

MURDERED: Aaron Taylor

MISSING: Natanalie "Naty" Perez

PRECEDENT: Ernesto Miranda

Everyone Needs a True Crime Friend

MURDERED: Phylicia Simone Barnes Part 2

MURDERED: Phylicia Simone Barnes Part 1

5 Years of Crime Junkie!

CONSPIRACY: Jonathan Luna

SURVIVED: Jaycee Dugard

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