This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In March of 2003, 20-year-old community college student Megan McDonald was severely beaten and murdered, and then her lifeless body was dumped in a remote area. Like a real-life “Criminal Minds” story, the Behavioral Analysis Unit, or the BAU (a branch of the FBI), put together a profile of her killer. The BAU determined that Megan’s murderer was/is a person with textbook narcissistic personality disorder who couldn’t take no for answer.

 Although they had a good idea of exactly who this person was for years, police never publicly identified Megan’s killer – that is, until April 20, 2023. And THIS is where our update comes in. When I first dropped this episode on April 10, 2023, it was just 10 days before police announced that Megan’s ex-boyfriend, a man by the name of Edward Holley, had been arrested for her murder. Now, when I first covered this story, all investigators were saying at the time was that they hoped to make an arrest soon… Y’all, I didn’t realize they meant like, TEN days away soon… So, that means when I ran the episode, I told the whole story without ever identifying a suspect. In fact, I used the pseudonym of John, instead of using the suspect’s real name because I didn’t know his real name at the time. So, NOW, I’d like to replay the episode. I’m not going to re-record it, but when you are listening to it this time around (or, perhaps the first time if you’re new here), I want you to do so with this guy in mind. Every time I refer to the prime suspect or the pseudonym of John, just know it is this guy, Edward Holley, who police were looking at the whole time.

But stick around until the end because not only will I give you additional information about Edward Holley, but as you’ve probably noticed already from the title of this episode, there is SO much more to this story and SO much more that needs to be told – so much so that I couldn’t fit it all into one single episode. I needed to make it a two-parter.

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This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In 2004, the University of North Carolina – Wilmington was rocked to its core when, in a matter of only a few months, not one, but TWO female students were stalked and murdered by two different male students. The latter of which should have never been admitted to the college in the first place due to their criminal histories. On my last episode, I covered the murder of Christen Naujoks, the second female to die at the hands of her stalker. Now, on this week’s episode, I’m covering the story of the first student who was murdered, 18-year-old freshman Jessica Faulkner. Listen now to hear the full story.

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This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When college student Christen Naujoks first met John Peck in Wilmington, North Carolina, she was swept off her feet by his Southern charm. But that charm soon turned into a dark cloud of isolation and possessiveness; and, when Christen decided to break it off, John refused to let her go. After months of relentless stalking and harassment, their tumultuous story reached a tragic climax – in the form of murder. Listen now to hear the full story.

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This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In May of 1996, two women in their 20s took a vacation to the Shenandoah National Park, located in the state of Virginia, to embrace its beauty and enjoy the tranquility of its nature. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a celebratory trip ended in tragedy. When the pair didn’t return home by the date originally planned, family reported them missing. After an intensive search, park authorities found the two women dead – they had been bound and gagged and their throats had been slashed. For nearly three decades, though, the case remained cold and unsolved and their killer remained at large. That is, until June of this year, 2024. Listen now to hear the full story.

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This episode is rated a 1 (on my Serious Crime Scale). It's the story of a freshman college football player and his encounter with two members of the Newton Police Department in Newton, Iowa. What began as a routine traffic stop soon escalated and ended with the college student in handcuffs, which has sparked multiple legal litigations from both sides. Listen now to hear the full story. 

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Hey, everyone! I’m taking a break this week because I’ve been out of town on vacation, but don’t worry – I'm giving you a sneak peek of one of my EXCLUSIVE Patreon episodes. Then, I’ll be back in another two weeks with an all new Campus Crime Chronicle. And, if you love this one, then I encourage all of you to head on over to my Patreon for more exclusive content and additional campus crime stories. You can find a direct link to my Patreon on my social media pages OR in the show notes of this episode. So, enjoy and let me know what y’all think.

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This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). During spring break of her freshman year at Texas A&M University, Tynesha Stewart packed her things and headed back home to Houston for the week. She had plans to catch up with some good friends from high school and attend a Beyonce concert with a new guy she had met that year at A&M. But when Tynesha suddenly stopped answering calls and texts from her friends, and missed the Beyonce concert, her loved ones knew that something must be terribly wrong. Listen now to hear the full story. 

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This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). And y’all, fair warning: it is another one of those episodes that will be extremely hard to hear because of the sheer nature of the crime. In the summer of 2006, 23-year-old Morehouse College student Carlnell Walker was found deceased in the trunk of his car. He had been bound and tortured, and it was obvious to police that they were dealing with a homicide. But answers as to who was behind the brutal crime and why they did it were not so obvious. Listen now to hear the full story.

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This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale), but if I had anything higher, it would definitely top the scale. It was recommended by a listener a couple months ago and, as I dug into the research, I just knew I had to share the story with the rest of you as well. But, disclaimer: this episode will be hard to hear and will include some semi-graphic details, when necessary. You see, it’s the story of not just one senseless murder, but four – four innocent people horrifically lost their lives at the hands of a scorned former lover who could not accept that his ex-girlfriend had finally moved on. Listen now to hear the full story.

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This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Erika Friman called it quits with her high school boyfriend before they went off to college, she never thought he’d take it so hard. But his heartbreak soon turned into an obsessive mission to win her back – to the point that he ditched his plans to attend a four-year university and followed her to a community college across the state of Florida. Then, when he learned Erika had started dating one of his friends from high school, he spiraled out of control and took the ultimate revenge – murder. At least, that’s what a jury decided in 2014. But, is there more to the story than that? Let’s find out.

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