In July of 2017, a 911 dispatcher received a call from a horrified couple who had just found human remains in a freezer in their basement. The dismembered body was identified as Shannon Graves, who had been missing for 5 months. As investigators searched for the truth about what happened to Shannon, they uncovered a bitter love triangle and an extensive cover up for the crime.

On this episode, we break down the recent events that took place at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, Minnesota. Two incidents, five months apart, highlight an unfortunate plight - drugs in schools. After several students became seriously ill and impaired from eating the same candy, investigators tracking the source found themselves discovering a very interesting turn of events.

In this episode of Crime Will Tell, we examine the heartbreaking 2020 Kaukauna, Wisconsin murders of 5-year-old William "Will" Beyer and 3-year-old Danielle "Dani" Beyer. As investigators pieced together surveillance footage, shifting alibis, and a mounting circumstantial case, a devastating picture emerges of what happened in the hours before the children were found. This episode contains discussion of violence against children and may be difficult for some listeners.

While on a romantic weekend getaway in Iowa, Roger Atkison and his mistress, Rose Burkert, were brutally murdered in their hotel room. Was it a crime of passion or were they murdered by a random stranger? Was the bizarre evidence found in the room even related to the crime? This complicated case will leave you stumped.

In 1994, Robin Lawrence was brutally murdered inside her home while her toddler slept in the next room. The attack seemed personal, but no one close to Robin could be connected to the crime. Leads ran dry and the case went cold for decades. Thanks to advancements in DNA and the hard work of a volunteer genealogist, Robin’s unlikely killer was finally brought to justice.

In May of 2019, the body of Charles Locke was found wrapped in a tarp near a dead-end road in Pensacola, Florida. Items left near the body led investigators right to someone close to the victim. On this episode, we discuss the horrendous use of the "gay panic defense" and the ties to another murder case in Oklahoma.

Tom Kamp and his family gathered to enjoy a fun weekend together on his property in rural Texas. When a peaceful camping trip turned into a senseless massacre, investigators didn’t have to go far to find their suspect.

When teenagers Bryan and David Freeman rebelled against their strict religious upbringing as Jehovah’s Witnesses, they became active in the neo-Nazi movement. When the tensions between the angry teens and their parents came to a head, three members of the Freeman family were brutally murdered.

On this episode, we discuss the horrendous crimes of John Weber, a sadistic killer from Phillips, Wisconsin. He has been compared to some of the most notorious serious killers. This one is a real doozy.

On this episode, we discuss the cases of Eliotte Heinz, Claire Tracy, and Camila Mendoza Olmos. All three women were reported missing and when their bodies were found, their deaths were ruled accidental or by suicide and no foul play was determined. Join us as we work through the known facts of each case and examine why some of what is known seems… open-ended.