Clemency: A True Crime Podcast

Breaking News 6 - Friday, May 31st 2024 - Pickton Dead at 74

Special news broadcast: Police have apprehended a suspect in the Gilgo Beach murder investigation. Known by such monikers as The Craigslist Killer, The Manorville Butcher, and the Gilgo Beach Murderer, The Long Island Serial Killer, or LISK, has avoided capture for over 15 years.

Leslie Van Houten, convicted murderer and former Manson Family cult member has been released from California prison. 

25 Cromwell Street will forever be associated to the horrific crimes of Fred and rosemary West. It was a dumping ground, torture chamber, and a family home to their multiple children - but even their own children weren't safe from them.  Part 3 of the Cromwell Street Enquiry delves into the confessions, trial(s), victims and casts related to solving the case. 

Fred and Rosemary West were responsible for some of the most horrific murders ever committed in Gloucester, UK. The married couple were sexual sadists who often abused and murdered young women - hired help, abducted hitchhikers, and even their own children. The Season 2 Premiere of Clemency: A True Crime Podcast is The Cromwell Street Enquiry; discovering what exactly the West children mean by "Heather being under the patio."

Frederick and Rosemary West were married serial killers and serial rapist. The English couple was charged with the murder of 12 young women, 2 of which were Fred's children. Season 2 Premiere of Clemency: A True Crime Podcast explains how the enquiry at 25 Cromwell street began and lists the sequence of events leading up to the excavation of the first five bodies.

In 2017, the world was rocked by the deaths of 2 of the most loved musicians of their generation. Chris Cornell, front man of Audioslave and Sound Garden, and Chester Bennington, front man of Linkin Park, were both rock icons as well as close personal friends. Episode 19 of Clemency: A True Crime Podcast is the autopsy, toxicology, and investigators' reports regarding the death of these two great musicians.

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Robert A. Buell was convicted for the July 17, 1982 murder of 11 year old Krista Lea Harrison. Krista had been only 100 yards from her home when she was kidnapped by Buell. Her body was found 6 days later. It was evidence found at this scene that helped forensic scientist connect Buell to two more murders of young girls. Not limited to just children, Buell also abduct, rape, and torture 28 year old Debbie Davis and 29 year old Patricia Lively. Both Debbie and Patricia survived their attacks.

Episode 18 of Clemency: A True Crime Podcast is the final clemency report.

Special news broadcast: Jane Doe B-10 has been identified as 14 year old Wendy Stephens, a runaway from Colorado. Confirmed to have been a victim of the Green River killer. Gary Ridgway was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the premeditated murder of Wendy Stephens in 2003. At that time of sentencing her identity was unknown. In total Ridgway was convicted for the deaths of 48 women, 2 still remain unidentified.

Following his third punishment trial, David Lee Powell was convicted and sentence to death for the 1978 capital murder of Austin Police Officer Ralph Ablanedo. He requests a Certificate Of Appealability ("COA") authorizing him to appeal the district court's denial of federal habeas relief.  Episode 17 of Clemency: A True Crime Podcast is the official appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin.