A teenage girl vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night. A nationwide search commenced. The Elizabeth Smart case is a story of captivity, resilience, and justice. Join Catherine and Jessica as they discuss.

In 2011, 25-year-old Brittany Eldridge was found brutally murdered-eight months pregnant and full of plans she's never get to see through. What happened inside her apartment that cold December night in Knoxville? Catherine and Jessica discuss the case in their latest episode.

In this episode Catherine and Jessica unravel the haunting case of Bitter Blood, a twisted family fued in Kentucky and North Carolina. This is one of the most chilling true crimes story in Appalachia with strong southern gothic themes! Here is the Dark Thirty "Thanksgiving" episode!

On this episode of Dark Thirty, Catherine and Jessica discuss the case that gave them the idea of a mother-daughter true crime podcast: The rise and fall of Alec Murdaugh. Murdaugh's world unravels after his son's deadly boat crash, leading to one of South Carolina's most shocking murder trials. It's Southern Gothic at its finest!

Catherine and Jessica discuss how Tennessee prepares for a grim milestone as new execution dates are set for 2026, including the only woman on death row in Tennessee, Christa Pike. In this episode we examine the state's latest capital punishment decisions, and the uneasy tension between justice, mercy and the ghosts of crimes past. We also have an update on the past episode "Murder in the Holler", set in Townsend, TN.

In 2006, the quiet town of Selmer, TN, was shaken when Pastor Matthew Winkler was found dead in his home. What unfolded next pulled back the curtain on a seemingly perfect family and left a community reeling.

On a quiet stretch of Solway Road in Tennessee lived Raynella Leath-a nurse, a widow, and a woman linked to not one, but two mysterious deaths. Was she cursed by tragedy, or a calculating Black Widow? Listen as Catherine and Jessica break down her story.

When Mike Williams vanished on a Florida lake, it looked like a tragic hunting accident-until the truth revealed a chilling story of greed and murder. Tune in as Catherine and Jessica discuss this case.

In 1880s Austin, Texas, a brutal serial killer known as the Servant Girl Annihilator murdered at least eight people—mostly servant women—dragging victims from their beds and mutilating them. Despite over 400 arrests, the killer was never caught. Some say he was America's first urban serial killer—striking before Jack the Ripper. Listen to Catherine and Jessica as they discuss their newest case!

In this episode of Dark Thirty, we explore the chilling theory that renowned British painter Walter Sickert may have been the man behind the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. We dig into the circumstantial evidence, his disturbing artwork, and the suspicions raised by modern investigators—asking whether art was a mask for something far more sinister.