Corpus Delicti

By CDM Productions

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If true crime is your thing, it's ours too. With just a pinch of lightheartedness and a dash of Southern charm, Jenn and Lindsay crack open the most compelling cases within different series and topics including cruise ship deaths and disappearances, historical crimes, crimes committed by women, crimes that inspired movies, and so much more.

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202: Silence of the Lams: F...

05.19.2022

Frank Freshwaters was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after hitting a pedestrian in his car. He was given some grace and sentenced to parole, but he didn't want to be tied down. This led to a life of living on the ...

Corpus Delicti episodes:

05.19.2022 202: Silence of the Lams: Frank Freshwaters Frank Freshwaters was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after hitting a pedestrian in his car. He was given some grace and sentenced to parole, but he didn't want to be tied down. This led to a life of living on the ...
05.11.2022 201: Silence of the Lams: George Wright After being involved in the robbery and murder of a convenience store worker, George Wright goes to prison. He makes friends with a crew who plans an escape. But it doesn't end there. Not only does George leave prison, he ...
05.04.2022 200: Silence of the Lams: Don Webb Don Webb was wanted after the murder of a police chief. He also had a lengthy criminal record. He spent time on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List but was never seen alive again. How did he do it? The ...
04.11.2022 199: Tag Team: David Alan Gore and Fred Waterfield, The Killing Cousins David Gore and Fred Waterfield were not only best friends, but also cousins. From an early age the two got into trouble, but things escalated when David started working in law enforcement. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and ...
04.04.2022 198: Tag Team: The Toolbox Killers, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris met in prison where they learned they had a lot in common, including sadistic fantasies. Once they were released, they began a brutal reign of terror that claimed the lives of several young women. To ...
03.22.2022 197: Tag Team: Dean Corll, Elmer Wayne Henley, and David Brooks Dean Corll, also known as the Candy Man, seemed relatively normal until he took an interest in teenage boys in the area. Soon, he started paying two of them to recruit other teenage boys. Once he had them, he would ...
03.16.2022 196: Tag Team: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, Part 2 This week we wrap up the case of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. We discuss how they were eventually brought down, a very lengthy court process, and who some of the additional victims were thought to be. To access earlier ...
03.10.2022 195: Tag Team: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, Part 1 Leonard Lake and Charles Ng have to be among the worst of the worst. Finding their common interest as survivalists, the friends prepared for the apocalypse and how they would survive it. As part of this, they began kidnapping women ...
03.02.2022 194: Tag Team: John Duffy and David Mulcahy, The Railway Killers Two friends had London on alert after a series of brutal rapes. Things got much worse when the offenders escalated to murder. All of these happened near or at railways around the area, leading to the nickname "The Railway Killers". ...
02.24.2022 193: Tag Team: Amelia Dyer and daughter Polly The adoption process is complicated and difficult. A lot of that is because of baby farms that existed and became more prevalent in the 1800's. This is the story of Amelia Dyer who started one such baby farm, but ultimately ...
02.17.2022 192: Tag Team: Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine, the Speed Freak Killers Cyndi Vanderheiden goes missing after last being seen at the bar her family owned. The case goes cold when the only suspects had nothing to offer. But when one of the suspect's cars gets repossessed, police find exactly what they ...
02.08.2022 191: Tag Team: Marco Furlan and Wolfgang Abel Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown summed it up best when it was said “As long as there has been One True God, there has been killing in His name." This rings especially true in ...
02.01.2022 190: Tag Team: The Philadelphia Poison Ring Apparently desperate times call for desperate measures, and the Great Depression brought that out in a lot of people, including two cousins who came up with the perfect insurance scam. They'd sell insurance to women who were mad at their ...
01.24.2022 189: Listener Choice: The Knutby Murder One resident in a small Swedish village turns up shot to death, while another was shot and survived. An unlikely person confesses to the crimes, with an even more unlikely motive. This case exposes a secret world within the village, ...
12.20.2021 Introducing: American Scandal American Scandal is a podcast from Wondery that explores the darker stories that have shaped the United States. From the Unabomber to Bernie Madoff, these are stories that reveal the underbelly of America: ruthless, secretive, and power-hungry. The new season ...
12.17.2021 188: Foreign Fatalities: Peter Tobin In the Bible John episode, we discussed a man named Peter Tobin as a suspect, as there are a few similarities between the two killers. There are also some differences. Peter Tobin was found guilty of 3 murders, but authorities ...
12.09.2021 187: Foreign Fatalities: Karl Denke An incident in the home of a town resident confuses police. Someone was attacked, but there are two differing stories. Both men are held overnight, but one takes their life in his cell. This led to an investigation that no ...
12.06.2021 Introducing: The Vanished Few things are more devastating than a loved one going missing. On The Vanished podcast from Wondery, host Marissa Jones tells stories of missing persons that have gone overlooked by mainstream media. In a recent episode, Marissa looks into the ...
11.22.2021 Introducing: The Shrink Next Door Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacation house. But one summer, Joe discovered that Ike was gone ...
11.19.2021 186: Foreign Fatalities: Bible John In Glasgow, Scotland a series of brutal rapes and murders are linked back to a popular dance hall. All of the victims were seen dancing or talking to a tall man who often quoted the Bible. Even with several eye ...
11.11.2021 185: Foreign Fatalities: Peter Dupas A new psychotherapist is found brutally mutilated in her own home. After linking a new client to the case, it's uncovered that the killer is linked to other unsolved cases dating back several years. To access earlier episodes of Corpus ...
11.04.2021 184: Foreign Fatalities: Eric Edgar Cooke Eric Edgar Cooke was arrested for murder of a man shot during a killing spree. However, once he was behind bars, it was learned that he was responsible for much more than that. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti ...
10.27.2021 183: The Candy Man (REMASTER) Remember when your parents went through your Halloween candy to make sure it was safe? Was it really even necessary? A young child dies after eating a Pixy Stix laced with poison. Who tainted the candy and why? Halloween music ...
10.21.2021 182: Foreign Fatalities: The Isdal Woman A woman is found burned and wedged between two rocks in a remote area. However, there are no signs of a fire anywhere around her. All tags were removed from her clothing, and she could not be identified. What happened ...
10.14.2021 181: Foreign Fatalities: Gareth Williams A man is found dead inside of a duffel bag. They say he took his own life, but he was locked inside the bag, from the outside, with the key inside the bag with him. No fingerprints were found on ...
10.08.2021 180: Foreign Fatalities: Peter Bergmann A man is found deceased, washed up on the shore of a beach. Except no one knows him, and the fake name he used is only one of the strange things about him. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti ...
09.28.2021 179: Foreign Fatalities: Christina Kettlewell, the 8 Day Bride Jack and Christina Kettlewell eloped and went on their honeymoon. While there, the cabin caught ablaze, Jack suffered a head injury, and Christina was found dead outside drowned in 9 inches of water. What caused such a tragedy on a ...
09.15.2021 178: Foreign Fatalities: Lord Lucan The Earl of Lucan was deep in debt and his marriage suffered as a result. One evening, his ex wife was attacked and nanny of the children murdered. Circumstances didn't look good for Lord Lucan, but there was one problem... ...
09.08.2021 177: Foreign Fatalities: Alexander Pichushkin Alexander Pichushkin was a normal child until he suffered the all too familiar head injury. Struggling with impulse control and anger, he committed his first murder at 18. But he certainly didn't stop there. And he had a very specific ...
08.31.2021 176: Foreign Fatalities: Ambrose Small Ambrose Small was a theater tycoon, swooping up opera houses across Canada. Eventually he sold them all, making the biggest deal yet. Except that very night, he disappeared - never to be seen again. Some say he was killed. Others ...
08.25.2021 175: Foreign Fatalities: Jill Dando Jill Dando was a TV Personality who co-hosted a true crime show highlighting unsolved cases. In an unfortunate turn of events, Jill was murdered right in front of her own home in broad daylight, leading to being featured on the ...
08.17.2021 174: Sweet Home Alabama: Gerald Patrick Lewis What makes a serial killer? Nature, or nurture? In some cases, it seems obvious that a person's situation had an effect on who they turn out to be. In this episode, we talk about a serial killer who seems to ...
08.04.2021 173: Sweet Home Alabama: Judi Buenoano Judi Beunoano loses her first husband, but luckily she finds love again. Then, he passes away as well. Not to mention, she lost her home in a fire. Judi seems to have a lot of bad luck... but is it ...
07.28.2021 172: Sweet Home Alabama: Viola Hyatt Two dismembered torsos are found near residential properties, making them unidentifiable for three weeks. Finally, by chance, police get a lead from a man simply walking down the road. Luckily, this was just the lead police needed to find out ...
07.20.2021 171: Sweet Home Alabama: Marie Hilley (REMASTER) REMASTERED EPISODE This is a remaster of the third case we ever did, so the sound and style may (will) sound different. This is the story of Marie Hilley, aka The Black Widow. Marie's husband passes away and an autopsy ...
06.24.2021 170: Sweet Home Alabama: Dennis Morgan Hicks A mentally disabled person goes missing. When his body is found, it's in such bad condition an official cause of death can't be determined. However, two very young witnesses saw the crime as it happened, and are able to help ...
06.16.2021 169: Sweet Home Alabama: Dr. Jack Wilson (REMASTER) This week, to avoid an extended break, we are reaching into the Corpus Delicti archives to bring you a story you most likely haven't heard us cover unless you've been around since the very early days. We will be back ...
05.27.2021 168: Sweet Home Alabama: Andrew Lackey This week, we discuss the murder of an 80 year old war veteran on Halloween. The crime was brutal, but the motive was simple - robbery. But in a case that was otherwise cut and dry, one question about the ...
05.20.2021 167: Sweet Home Alabama: Daniel Lee Siebert The murder of two workers at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, as well as two children, shocked the town of Talladega, Alabama. But the murders didn't end there, and happened in a very short span of time. ...
05.04.2021 166: Sweet Home Alabama: Thomas Whisenhant Thomas Whisenhant was a relatively well mannered child. That is, up until the age of 12. He became violent, and was involved in several smaller crimes. Ultimately, this escalated to something way more sinister. To access earlier episodes of Corpus ...
04.28.2021 165: Sweet Home Alabama: Anthony Ray Hinton Two managers of fast food restaurants are shot and killed in the Birmingham area. An eye witness identifies Anthony Ray Hinton from a photo lineup. Then, they find a revolver in his home. Hinton is convicted. But there's several problems ...
04.22.2021 164: Sweet Home Alabama: Barry Whitton Barry Whitton's wife and stepdaughter, Kimberly and Haleigh go missing. No one can find any sign of them, and Barry says Kimberly ran off. But several things don't add up about Barry's story... especially when you factor in the death ...
04.13.2021 163: Road to Redemption: Chapter 5 - The Interviews This may be the end of Rocky's series, but it is by no means the end of our passion for him and his case. In this final chapter, you'll hear directly from Kacey Keeton and Sara Romano, Rocky's current lawyer ...
03.30.2021 162: Road to Redemption: Chapter 4 - The Long Weekend All the witnesses have testified, and it's time for the jury to deliberate. They certainly don't agree, but very consciously choose their verdict as well as their sentencing recommendation. Six months later during the actual sentencing, Rocky and his team ...
03.21.2021 161: Road to Redemption: Chapter 3 - Dirty Laundry This week on Rocky's story, we're picking up halfway through the trial. We learn a lot about the timeline, and just how many varying versions of it there are. Some make sense, while others... don't. One of these sheds major ...
03.12.2021 160: Road to Redemption: Chapter 2 - The VCR This is part 2 of Rocky's story. Rocky is implicated and arrested, and admits to selling the VCR... but insists he didn't kill Mrs. Tucker. We're going to trial, where we will immediately see some issues before it even officially ...
03.05.2021 159: Road to Redemption: Chapter 1 - Death Row Here in Alabama, a black man named Robin "Rocky" Myers sits on death row where he's been since 1994. He's run out of appeals and awaiting an execution date. There's just one problem. Rocky might be innocent. In Chapter 1 ...
02.22.2021 158: Forensic Breakthrough: Charles Stielow - Comparison Microscope A farmer and his friend are shot dead on the farmer's property. Suspicion falls on his newly hired farmhand, who is arrested along with his brother in law. They're convicted on ballistics evidence which showed that the bullets could only ...
02.17.2021 157: Forensic Breakthrough: Angie Dodge - Familial DNA Angie Dodge never reported for work, and co-workers found her dead in her apartment. The killer was caught and put in prison... or so they thought. However, with advancements in DNA it was learned that they in fact had the ...
02.11.2021 156: Forensic Breakthrough: Colin Pitchfork - DNA Fingerprinting The crux of modern forensics is DNA. DNA has been around for a long time. But how did it find its place in solving crimes? It started with two rapes and murders of teenage girls along footpaths in England. Authorities ...

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Corpus Delicti episodes:

202: Silence of the Lams: Frank Freshwaters

201: Silence of the Lams: George Wright

200: Silence of the Lams: Don Webb

199: Tag Team: David Alan Gore and Fred Waterfield, The Killing Cousins

198: Tag Team: The Toolbox Killers, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris

197: Tag Team: Dean Corll, Elmer Wayne Henley, and David Brooks

196: Tag Team: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, Part 2

195: Tag Team: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, Part 1

194: Tag Team: John Duffy and David Mulcahy, The Railway Killers

193: Tag Team: Amelia Dyer and daughter Polly

192: Tag Team: Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine, the Speed Freak Killers

191: Tag Team: Marco Furlan and Wolfgang Abel

190: Tag Team: The Philadelphia Poison Ring

189: Listener Choice: The Knutby Murder

Introducing: American Scandal

188: Foreign Fatalities: Peter Tobin

187: Foreign Fatalities: Karl Denke

Introducing: The Vanished

Introducing: The Shrink Next Door

186: Foreign Fatalities: Bible John

185: Foreign Fatalities: Peter Dupas

184: Foreign Fatalities: Eric Edgar Cooke

183: The Candy Man (REMASTER)

182: Foreign Fatalities: The Isdal Woman

181: Foreign Fatalities: Gareth Williams

180: Foreign Fatalities: Peter Bergmann

179: Foreign Fatalities: Christina Kettlewell, the 8 Day Bride

178: Foreign Fatalities: Lord Lucan

177: Foreign Fatalities: Alexander Pichushkin

176: Foreign Fatalities: Ambrose Small

175: Foreign Fatalities: Jill Dando

174: Sweet Home Alabama: Gerald Patrick Lewis

173: Sweet Home Alabama: Judi Buenoano

172: Sweet Home Alabama: Viola Hyatt

171: Sweet Home Alabama: Marie Hilley (REMASTER)

170: Sweet Home Alabama: Dennis Morgan Hicks

169: Sweet Home Alabama: Dr. Jack Wilson (REMASTER)

168: Sweet Home Alabama: Andrew Lackey

167: Sweet Home Alabama: Daniel Lee Siebert

166: Sweet Home Alabama: Thomas Whisenhant

165: Sweet Home Alabama: Anthony Ray Hinton

164: Sweet Home Alabama: Barry Whitton

163: Road to Redemption: Chapter 5 - The Interviews

162: Road to Redemption: Chapter 4 - The Long Weekend

161: Road to Redemption: Chapter 3 - Dirty Laundry

160: Road to Redemption: Chapter 2 - The VCR

159: Road to Redemption: Chapter 1 - Death Row

158: Forensic Breakthrough: Charles Stielow - Comparison Microscope

157: Forensic Breakthrough: Angie Dodge - Familial DNA

156: Forensic Breakthrough: Colin Pitchfork - DNA Fingerprinting