Criminology

By Emash Digital & Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford

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Criminology is a true crime podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most famous cases in the annals of crime. Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Moreford will give you every details of these infamous crimes. Each season is a new case told over 8-10 episodes.

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Introducing Confronting: Co...

05.04.2021

The events of April 20th, 1999 shaped our nation and altered the American narrative. One of America’s deadliest school shootings took place in a small town in Colorado, leaving thirteen dead and another twenty-one severely injured. And it was all ...

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05.04.2021 Introducing Confronting: Columbine The events of April 20th, 1999 shaped our nation and altered the American narrative. One of America’s deadliest school shootings took place in a small town in Colorado, leaving thirteen dead and another twenty-one severely injured. And it was all ...
05.02.2021 Baby Hope Baby Hope was the name given to a four-year-old little girl found dead in a cooler near the Henry Hudson Parkway. Baby Hope's body was found by construction workers in Manhattan, New York, in 1991. Authorities found witnesses but were ...
04.25.2021 The Canadian Spree Killers In 2019, Canadian teenagers Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod embarked on a deadly crime spree. They told their families that they were headed to the Yukon territory to look for work. But, after stopping to buy a semi-automatic rifle, they ...
04.20.2021 Wondery: In God We Lust A woman named Becki is lounging by the pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel when she decides to proposition a strapping pool attendant. Go on a date with her...and her husband. What begins as an unconventional proposition will soon throw them ...
04.18.2021 The Dardeen Family Murders In 1987, the small town of Ina, Illinois was rocked by the senseless and brutal murders of the Dardeen family. When 29-year-old Keith Dardeen failed to show up for work, his parents called the police. The police made a shocking ...
04.11.2021 Danger Lurks on Interstate 80 In Nevada, Interstate 80 runs through stretches of desert. The desert can be a very unforgiving place with temperature swings and dangers that await those who venture through it. There have been a large number of unexplained disappearances and deaths ...
04.04.2021 The Circleville Letter Writer In 1976, residents of Circleville, Ohio began receiving obscene and threatening letters that contained details and rumors regarding some of the residents in town. For residents of Circleville, it wasn’t a serial killer that shattered their sense of safety and ...
03.30.2021 Introducing: Spy Affair A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer ...
03.28.2021 Holly Branagan High school senior Holly Branagan was murdered inside her Bethlehem, Pennsylvania home on March 28, 1979. She was brutally stabbed to death in a horrific manner, but, her murder case was overshadowed by the partial meltdown that same day at ...
03.21.2021 Mostly Harmless In 2018, an unidentified hiker, which many began called Mostly Harmless, was found in Florida and what followed was a search for his identity. It was discovered that the hiker had been traveling the Appalachian Trail. People began to come ...
03.17.2021 Introuducing: MAN-Slaughter MAN-Slaughter tells intertwining stories about how one gunshot on a cold Wisconsin night in 1970 dramatically changed multiple lives. A bullet brutally tore through decorated law enforcement veteran LaVerne Stordock. Decades later, his niece, Dorothy Marcic, transformed herself into an ...
03.14.2021 The Orange Sock Murders In 1982, 29-year-old Barbara Jo Oberholtzer and 21-year-old Annette Kay Schnee were both last seen in the town of Breckinridge, Colorado. Both were found murdered and their cases were linked by a pair of orange socks. A matching orange sock ...
03.07.2021 The Jeff Davis 8 Between 2005 and 2009, 8 women were found murdered in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. There were eight women from Jennings, Louisiana who were murdered in those four years and they are referred to collectively as "The Jennings 8” or "The ...
02.28.2021 The Tiede Family Murders The Tiede family spent quality family time each year at their cabin in Oakley, Utah. Rolf and Kay Tiede had two daughters, Linae and Tricia, and a son named Shaun. In December 1990, The Tiede family went to their cabin ...
02.27.2021 The Tiede Family Murders The Tiede family spent quality family time each year at their cabin in Oakley, Utah. Rolf and Kay Tiede had two daughters, Linae and Tricia, and a son named Shaun. In December 1990, The Tiede family went to their cabin ...
02.21.2021 The Murder of Stephanie Crowe On January 21, 1998, 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe was found dead in her bedroom. She had been fatally stabbed multiple times while her family slept. Multiple people would eventually be charged with her murder, including members of Stephanie's own family. Join ...
02.20.2021 The Murder of Stephanie Crowe On January 21, 1998, 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe was found dead in her bedroom. She had been fatally stabbed multiple times while her family slept. Multiple people would eventually be charged with her murder, including members of Stephanie's own family. Join ...
02.14.2021 The Murder of Kelsey Berreth The Thanksgiving holiday in 2018 should have been a joyous time for 29-year-old mother, Kelsey Berreth. She was engaged to be married and had a little girl with her fiance Patrick Frazee. But, Kelsey went missing and the police began ...
02.13.2021 The Murder of Kelsey Berreth The Thanksgiving holiday in 2018 should have been a joyous time for 29-year-old mother, Kelsey Berreth. She was engaged to be married and had a little girl with her fiance Patrick Frazee. But, Kelsey went missing and the police began ...
02.07.2021 The Sumter County Does In August 1976, two bodies, one male and one female, were found off the side of the road east of Sumter, South Carolina. Neither of the bodies had any identification with them. Police determined that both individuals had been shot ...
02.06.2021 The Sumter County Does In August 1976, two bodies, one male and one female, were found off the side of the road east of Sumter, South Carolina. Neither of the bodies had any identification with them. Police determined that both individuals had been shot ...
01.31.2021 The Mysterious Death of Blair Adams 31-year-old Blair Adam's death in July of 1996 is as mysterious as a case can get. It has baffled investigators and fueled speculation by online sleuths for years. Much of this has to do with Blair's erratic behavior during the ...
01.24.2021 Samuel Little Samuel Little may very well be the most prolific serial killer in the history of the United States. His murder claims have reached triple digits, but, unlike a lot of serial killers, the FBI has been able to substantiate a ...
01.17.2021 Asha Degree On Valentine's day, Feb 14, 2000, 9-year-old Asha Degree vanished. The circumstances around her disappearance are extremely mysterious. It seemed as though this little girl walked away from her North Carolina home in the dark in the early morning hours, ...
01.10.2021 The Murder of Jessica Chambers On Dec. 6, 2014, in Courland, MS, a horrible murder occurred. First responders were called out to a scene that they thought was just a car fire. But, then they found 19-year-old Jessica Chambers who had severe burns on over ...
12.20.2020 The DC Sniper In the fall of October 2002, a series of seemingly random shootings occurred in and around Washington, D.C. The country was still reeling from the events of September 11, 2001, and these shootings were terrifying. The authorities figured out the ...
12.13.2020 Jeffrey Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer is one of the most notorious serial killers in United States history. He killed seventeen men between 1978 and 1991. The details of his murders that emerged after his 1991 arrest shocked the entire world. Join Mike and ...
12.06.2020 The Moses Lake Bombings In August of 2008, two separate explosions occurred in the town of Moses Lake, Washington. Bill Walker and Javier Adame were killed when they plugged in ordinary items that each held inside a pipe bomb. Join Mike and Morf as ...
11.29.2020 Jennifer Kesse 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse vanished without a trace from her Orlando, Florida condo in January 2006. Her case made national headlines and received extensive media coverage. Despite a massive search, Jennifer Kesse has never been found. Join Mike and Morf as ...
11.22.2020 The Seven Bridges Serial Killer Between 2003 and 2009, ten women disappeared from the Rocky Mount area. Nine of them were found murdered in wooded areas near Seven Bridges Road, just outside of town. One woman remains missing to this day. All of the female ...
11.15.2020 Jonelle Matthews A few days before Christmas in 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Renee Matthews disappeared from her home in Greeley, Colorado. For nearly 35 years, Jonelle's whereabouts remained a mystery. Then, in July 2019 construction workers found her remains, and very recently, an ...
11.08.2020 The Murder of Cheryll Spegal During the fall of 1971, 10-year-old Cheryll Spegal was brutally abducted, raped, and murdered in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Her killer has never been found. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the abduction and murder of Cheryll Spegal. Cheryll was ...
11.01.2020 The Legend of Lizzie Borden Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one. That rhyme has been sung since the Borden axe murders occurred in 1892. Join Mike and Morf ...
10.25.2020 The Aurora Hammer Murders In January 1984, a series of brutal attacks and murders occurred in the Aurora, Colorado area. These caused city-wide panic and remained unsolved for over 30 years until 2018 when DNA linked an incarcerated man to the crimes. Join Mike ...
10.18.2020 The Fort Worth Trio 1974 was a tragic year for the city of Fort Worth, Texas. We detailed the disappearance and murder of Carla Walker in our last episode. Later that year, three young females, Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Moseley went missing ...
10.11.2020 The Murder of Carla Walker In February 1974, 17-year-old Carla Walker was abducted in front of her boyfriend from a bowling alley parking lot and found dead in a ditch four days later. Her brutal rape and murder shocked her Texas community, and cast a ...
10.04.2020 The Boy In The Box In February 1957, a college student found a little boy's body inside a cardboard box in a field in Philadelphia. The find shocked and caused fear in residents. And, despite a very extensive and long investigation, the boy's identity and ...
09.27.2020 Faith Hedgepeth In September 2012, 19-year-old college student Faith Hedgepeth was brutally murdered inside her friend's apartment in Durham, NC. A hateful note was left at the brutal scene, scrawled on a fast-food bag Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the ...
09.20.2020 The Disappearance of Zebb Quinn In January 2000, 18-year-old Zebb Quinn disappeared from Asheville, North Carolina, and has not been seen since. Police developed a main Person of interest in connection with the case. It turns out, that fifteen years later, that same person of ...
09.13.2020 The Murder of Anita Cobby In February 1986, 26-year-old Anita Cobby was savagely brutalized and murdered by five men. This is a notorious and well-known case in Australia and sparked outrage among its citizens. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the life and murder ...
09.06.2020 The List Family Murders John Emil List was what authorities term a family annihilator. In 1971, List murdered his mother, his wife, and his three children. A manhunt for List ensued but he was able to allude police for 18 years. It took the ...
08.30.2020 The Septic Tank Murders In this episode, we're discussing three cases where victims were found in septic tanks. In 1977, an unidentified male was found in a septic tank in Tofield, Alberta. He was given the moniker of "Septic Tank Sam". Cam Lyman disappeared ...
08.16.2020 The Alphabet Murders Between 1971 and 1973, Rochester, New York, was shocked to its core when three little girls were brutally raped and murdered. Residents there noted that the first name and surname of each girl started with the same initial, and the ...
08.09.2020 The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders Camp Scott in Locust Grove, Oklahoma had been a camp for Girl Scouts since 1928. In June 1977, the camp welcomed over 130 Girl Scouts and Brownies for its first two-week session. Tragedy struck when counselors discovered that three young ...
08.02.2020 Lindy Sue Biechler In 1975, 19-year-old Lindy Sue Biechler was starting her life in full. She had a job that she loved and she had recently married the man of her dreams. But, on December 5, 1975, Lindy pulled out of the parking ...
07.19.2020 Vanessa Guillen and The Fort Hood Mysteries In April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, a beautiful young soldier named Vanessa Guillen disappeared from the U.S. Army base, Fort Hood. Vanessa was found murdered two months later. But, while searching, authorities found the remains of another soldier named ...
07.18.2020 Vanessa Guillen and The Fort Hood Mysteries In April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, a beautiful young soldier named Vanessa Guillen disappeared from the U.S. Army base, Fort Hood. Vanessa was found murdered two months later. But, while searching, authorities found the remains of another soldier named ...
07.11.2020 The Osage Native American Murders The Osage Native American Murders were a string of murders of tribal members in Osage County, Oklahoma, between 1921 and 1926. This was a period of time known in that state as the "Reign of Terror." At least 60 wealthy ...
07.04.2020 Interview with The Golden State Killer's Former Brother-in-Law In this special episode, we're bringing you an interview with James Huddle. Huddle is the former brother-in-law of The Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo. James Huddle was part of DeAngelo's extended family for many years. He discusses some of the ...
06.27.2020 The Miami FBI Shootout In 1986, a shootout took place in Miami, Florida between FBI agents and two bank robbers. Despite outnumbering the bank robbers, the FBI agents were seriously outgunned and suffered massive casualties. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss this infamous ...

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Criminology episodes:

Introducing Confronting: Columbine

Baby Hope

The Canadian Spree Killers

Wondery: In God We Lust

The Dardeen Family Murders

Danger Lurks on Interstate 80

The Circleville Letter Writer

Introducing: Spy Affair

Holly Branagan

Mostly Harmless

Introuducing: MAN-Slaughter

The Orange Sock Murders

The Jeff Davis 8

The Tiede Family Murders

The Tiede Family Murders

The Murder of Stephanie Crowe

The Murder of Stephanie Crowe

The Murder of Kelsey Berreth

The Murder of Kelsey Berreth

The Sumter County Does

The Sumter County Does

The Mysterious Death of Blair Adams

Samuel Little

Asha Degree

The Murder of Jessica Chambers

The DC Sniper

Jeffrey Dahmer

The Moses Lake Bombings

Jennifer Kesse

The Seven Bridges Serial Killer

Jonelle Matthews

The Murder of Cheryll Spegal

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Aurora Hammer Murders

The Fort Worth Trio

The Murder of Carla Walker

The Boy In The Box

Faith Hedgepeth

The Disappearance of Zebb Quinn

The Murder of Anita Cobby

The List Family Murders

The Septic Tank Murders

The Alphabet Murders

The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders

Lindy Sue Biechler

Vanessa Guillen and The Fort Hood Mysteries

Vanessa Guillen and The Fort Hood Mysteries

The Osage Native American Murders

Interview with The Golden State Killer's Former Brother-in-Law

The Miami FBI Shootout

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