Beauty and the Deceased

Episode 2: The Chelsea Bruck Case

A Halloween party. Hundreds of strangers. One young woman who would never make it home.

On October 25, 2014, 22-year-old Chelsea Bruck attended a massive outdoor Halloween party in a small Michigan town, dressed as Poison Ivy. What was supposed to be a night of costumes, music, and fun quickly turned into a nightmare when Chelsea vanished without a trace.

With hundreds of partygoers, conflicting witness accounts, mysterious individuals, and very few answers, investigators were left trying to piece together what really happened that night.

Who was the last person to see Chelsea alive? What happened after the party? And how could someone disappear from an event surrounded by so many people?

In Episode 2 of Beauty and the Deceased, Dianna and Amber dive into the chilling disappearance and murder of Chelsea Bruck, the twists and turns of the investigation, and the disturbing truth that would eventually come to light.

Because sometimes the scariest thing at a Halloween party isn’t someone wearing a mask.

💋 Follow Beauty and the Deceased for more true crime, dark humor, and a little bit of girl talk.

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Sources for this episode:

https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2019/339659.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-search-for-clues-in-halloween-party-disappearance-of-chelsea-bruck/

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/chelsea-bruck-chilling-details-emerge-in-death-of-woman-last-seen-at-halloween-party/

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/man-ordered-to-trial-for-murder-of-chelsea-bruck-after-2014-halloween-party/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chelsea-bruck-case-man-convicted-of-murder-in-killing-after-halloween-party/

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/guilty-verdict-in-halloween-party-murder-of-chelsea-bruck/

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/01/09/court-of-appeals-upholds-life-sentence-for-daniel-clay-in-2014-murder-of-chelsea-bruck/

https://www.monroeccc.edu/news/2019/chelsea-bruck-memorial-scholarship

https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20190108_C339659_48_339659.OPN.PDF

Episode 1: The Rachel Morin Case

On August 5, 2023, 37-year-old mother of five Rachel Morin went for a run along the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland—and never came home.

By the following day, the search for Rachel had become a murder investigation, leaving her family and an entire community desperate for answers.

In the first official episode of Beauty and the Deceased, we take you through Rachel’s case from the beginning: the timeline of her disappearance, the discovery that devastated a community, the people investigators initially looked at, the DNA evidence that would eventually connect her murder to another violent crime hundreds of miles away, and the investigation that ultimately led authorities to her killer.

We also talk about Rachel beyond the headlines—the mother, daughter, sister, and friend whose life was taken far too soon.

Join us as we break down the case that hit especially close to home for us here in Maryland.

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Sources for this episode:

https://crimetimelines.com/rachel-morin-case-files/#records

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/baltimore/news/testimony-rachel-morin-murdered-victor-hernandez-martinez-maryland-harford-bel-air/

https://www.evansfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/Rachel-H-Morin?obId=42729459

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/rachel-morin-killer-maryland-victor-martinez-hernandez-bel-air-murder-trail/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.harfordcountystatesattorney.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/VMH-PR-Sentenicng-8-11-25.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com