When 24-year-old Alyssa Burkett made it work on October 2, 2020, she had no idea that there was someone there already waiting for her to shoot her. Unfortunately, Alyssa would be killed that day, but investigators would not have to look long before a primary suspect would make himself known, along with a motive. Join us for today’s episode to learn about what happened to Alyssa. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started. 

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When Jim Krauseneck made it home after work on February 19, 1982, he had no idea the horrific scene he was about to walk into. In their Brighton, NY home, Jim found his wife, Cathy, dead with an axe lodged in her head. When the investigation began, the scene looked like a robbery gone wrong, but after further inspection, the scene looked staged. Suspicion soon fell on Jim but without any concrete evidence against him, the case turned cold. It would be 40 years later, that someone was held accountable for Cathy's death, but what is the correct person put behind bars? Join us for today's case to learn about what happened to Cathy Krauseneck. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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When Aileen Seiden returned with her ex, Zach Abell, she didn't know he would be her demise. Now, in a volatile relationship and on the road without her belongings, Aileen is trying to figure out how to make it back home safely. With a plan set to do just that, all she had to do was make it to Tampa, FL, but sadly, Aileen wouldn't make it there. Her beaten body was discovered off Highway 98 in Apalachicola, FL on April 23, 2018. Join us for today's episode to learn what happened to Aileen. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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When 18-year-old Mandy Stavik returned to her small hometown, Acme, Washington, for Thanksgiving, she never thought it would be the last time she ever did. An avid runner, she went on a post-Thanksgiving day run down her regular route of Strand Rd with the family dog. When the dog made it back to the home alone, and without Mandy, it caused immediate concern. Tragically, Mandy's body was found three days later in the nearby Nooksack River, and her death was ruled a homicide. Her case soon turned cold, and it would take almost 30 years to catch her killer. Join us for today's episode to learn what happened to Mandy. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started.


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When three similar missing persons reports were made in the area of Bradford within months of each other, police suspected they might all be connected but weren’t sure.  While searching for the third missing woman, Suzanne, the police received evidence that would break open all three cases. What they didn’t expect was to find how gruesomely all three women had been killed by the self-proclaimed Crossbow Cannibal. Join us for today’s case to learn more about the three missing women. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started.

The book used for research:
Stephen Griffiths: The Crossbow Cannibal (True Crimes Book 38) 
By: Andrew Alexander

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In 2023, a wellness check for Lois and John McCullough was called in by the couple's doctor's office since they had been canceling their doctor's appointments throughout the years. Not only that, but no one had seen them around since the pandemic. When police finally get to speak to their daughter, Virginia McCullough, she reveals things to the police that would leave them in shock as to the whereabouts of Lois and John. Join us for today's episode to learn about what happened to the couple, and how their daughter was involved. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started.  


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When 29-year-old business owner Andreen McDonald didn’t show up to work on March 1, 2019, friends and family knew that something was wrong.  As it happens in many cases, her husband, Andre, soon became a person of interest in her disappearance. When he stopped cooperating with investigators and lawyered up, the race was on to prove that he did have something to do with Andreen's disappearance and suspected murder. Join us for today's episode to find out what truly happened to Andreen. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 


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On October 22, 2013, beloved 9th-grade math teacher Colleen Ritzer went to work just as she loved to do every day. On this day, toward the end of the school day, she stayed with a student, Phillip Chism, who was also new to the school, in her classroom in case he needed help with schoolwork. Later in the day, a search ensued for both Colleen and Phillip after neither showed up at their homes. Phillip was found wandering down a highway, and Colleen was tragically found brutally assaulted and murdered. Join us for today’s episode to find out what happened between Colleen and Phillip. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started. 

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https://colleenritzer.org/

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High school senior Brooke Skylar Richardson seemed to have everything going for her. She was a cheerleader, she was a good student, she had a good boyfriend, and was on her way to the University of Cincinnati. But Skylar was keeping a big secret: she was pregnant. Skylar would end up giving birth to a baby alone in the middle of the night at home, and it is what she did next that would unravel her life. Join us for today’s episode to learn what happened next. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started. 

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When Nadia Ford called her mother, Alla, multiple times on October 5, 2014, and didn't answer, she knew something was wrong. She soon suspected that her mother’s neighbor, Viktoria, knew something about her mother’s whereabouts. Sadly, Alla’s remains would be found, and Viktoria would soon be on the run from the Russian police for Alla’s disappearance and murder. Viktoria would continue her string of crimes in a different country, but Nadia was not going to give up and let her get away with what she had done. Join us for today’s episode to find out how Viktoria was finally brought to justice. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started.


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