When a 3 year old girl is reported missing in Orlando Florida in 2008 hope amongst people soon turned to fear.

Suspicion quickly fell on her mother 22 year old Casey Anthony who didn't bother reporting her daughter's alleged abduction despite claiming she hadn't seen her for weeks.

In a case that gripped America & people around the world everyone demanded justice when Caylee's skeletal remains were discovered just a stones throw from the family home.

Despite her bizarre behaviour, ever changing version of events & outrage amongst the public she was found not guilty of her daughter's murder & walked free. However, many still believe to this day that Casey Anthony got away with cold blooded murder....

This is episode 138: America's Most Hated Woman? The murder of Caylee Part 1

Crime talk timestamp: 8:38 minutes in

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The Guardian / A&E Casey Anthony's Parents: The Lie Detector Test / Discovery - Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery / Crime Investigation - Casey Anthony Where the Truth Lies / Oxygen -The Case of Caylee Anthony / ABC News / Oxygen / Biography / People / Parade /

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A beautiful 21 year old woman was savagely murdered & decapitated by the person whom she really believed loved her. 

Phoenix Spencer Horn had spoken to her mother that evening before she was brutally slain by her boyfriend, 27 year old Ewan Methven in their flat in South Lanarkshire on 18th November 2024.

Unbelievably Methven then continued to live alongside her body whilst taking over her text messages whilst pretending she was alive for two days before the tragic, gruesome truth was revealed.

With Methven now serving a sentence of minimum 23 years for her murder we take a look at how sadly those closest to us can sometimes also be our biggest threat .....

Crime talk timestamp: 13:20 minutes

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Finally after 34 years the violent serial killer responsible for the brutal yogurt shop murders has been identified thanks to advancements in DNA technology. 

Prolific sexual predator Robert Eugene Brashers had frustratingly gone through life without anyone realising he was a killer.

But we can reveal he definitely did commit other rapes & murders that he was not linked to until after his death. Which we will go into today... 

Now although the families of victims Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, Eliza Thomas & Amy Ayers have the answer they needed for so long no doubt the pain is still as raw for them as it was all those years ago.

We can only hope the answer to who this monster is can bring them even some small relief after the tremendous losses they have endured for so long.

Crlme talk timestamp: 6:20 minutes in

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In December 1991 emergency responders were called to a blaze in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. As the smoke cleared they were met with a horrifying sight...

Four girls 17 year old Jennifer Harbison, 17 year old Eliza Thomas, 15 year old Sara Harbison & 13 year old Amy Ayers had been bound, sexually assaulted & shot execution style. 

Two men were falsely imprisoned for the crimes. 

But it wasn't until September 26th 2025, 34 years after the murders, that the identity of the real killer finally came to light, thanks to advancements in DNA technology.

Revealing that Robert Eugene Brashers a prolific sexual predator, serial killer & mass murderer was the real monster who took the lives of the innocent young victims.

Crime talk begins- 11:30 minutes

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It was a vicious murder that shocked the residents of British Columbia, Canada, when 24 year old Lindsay Buziak was found dead in February 2008.

The smart, kind, & popular real estate agent had been showing a mysterious couple around a property.

When her boyfriend Jason Zalio couldn’t get in contact with Lindsay he entered the viewing property. Inside he found Lindsay lying in a pool of blood, tragically she had been stabbed over 40 times.

Despite her case receiving huge media attention Lindsays killers have never been identified.

In this episode Lindsay’s devoted father Jeff Buziak bravely spoke with us about his devastating loss & incredible ongoing 18 year quest for justice.

He reminds us that questions still remain unanswered. Her baffling case still remains unsolved. And most importantly Lindsay Buziak still deserves justice.....

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*Crime talk begins 5:15 minutes in

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It was January 13th 1996 in Arlington, Texas as 9 year old Amber Hagerman was riding her bike in an abandoned car park with her little brother. As it was mere yards from her grandparents home & also broad daylight in the middle of the afternoon no one would have thought that anything bad could happen.

However, this was not the case & the lives of Amber's family were about to be turned upside down forever in a horrific turn of events .

Because Amber was suddenly snatched from her bike by a stranger, thrown screaming into a truck & in a matter of seconds she had completely vanished never to be seen alive again. 

After a four day intense search & numerous media appeals to her abductor to release the little girl, Amber was tragically found murdered in a creek.

Although she could not be saved, since her horrific murder she has posthumously helped to save the lives of thousands of other children.

This is thanks to an emergency alert system that was put in place & rolled out across the United States. It meant whenever a child was abducted law enforcement would issue an urgent alert telling the public to be on the lookout for the child, abductor or vehicle in which they were taken in. A critical tool that has proven to be highly effective in saving many abducted children that is known as the 'Amber Alert' , named in honour of Amber Hagerman .

Although she leaves behind an incredible legacy it is also so important to know & remember that Amber's own abduction & murder is still sadly unsolved to this day. 

Twenty nine years have passed but her killer could still be out there somewhere, & her family deserves to have justice for their little girl.  A girl who really loved the colour pink, climbing trees & riding her bike. Arlington police department are still actively working to solve her case & are also hoping advances in DNA technology may finally help narrow down her killer.....

This is episode 134

The Murder Of Amber Hagerman: Origins Of The Amber Alert 

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*Please note that in parts of this episode the sound on one of the microphones is not as loud as the other mics. We had some sound issues with a wireless mic as we were recording away from the studio & usual equipment.However you can still hear the audio & content.

In today's episode we are joined by crime historian & Jack The Ripper expert Lindsay Siviter as we discuss one of Britain's oldest mysteries, the murder of Sandra Rivett & consequent disappearance of her likely killer Lord Lucan.

This infamous & shocking case has long been a mystery to many conspiracy theorists & true crime consumers alike, as the question of where Lord Lucan disappeared to on that fateful night in Belgravia, London in 1974 still remains a mystery to this day .

Some believed after killing his children's nanny Sandra Rivett when he mistook her for his wife Veronica, Lucan fled the country with the help of his rich, wealthy friends & contacts to ensure a successful escape .

Some believe he threw himself into the sea from a ferry ending his own life on the same night he became a killer. Plus there are many more theories that have been suggested or explored as to what became of the troubled Lord. However despite many investigations, leads & dead ends there are still so many questions surrounding Sandra's tragic murder & Lucan's disappearance .

Lindsay who has appeared on many documentaries talking about historical crimes, including Unsolved Mysteries shares with us her fascinating insight on the case of Sandra's murder. As well as giving us a glimpse into what the intended victim Lady Lucan herself was like as a person, thanks to the friendship she formed with her in her later years before she took her own life in 2017.

This is episode 133

The Mystery Of Lord Lucan.

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This is beyond exciting for us today, because if you have listened since the first ever episode of our podcast, you will know that a certain name has popped up many times. A man who helped bring an end to a deadly murder spree that terrified many of us in our local area of South West London 20 years ago .

Colin Sutton was the senior investigating officer in the metropolitan police who formed & spearheaded operation Minstead leading to the capture of serial rapist Delroy Grant aka The NightStalker. His diligence & exceptional investigative work also resulted in him identifying & hunting down one of Britains most notorious & infamous serial killers, Levi Bellfield. One of the only killers in Britain to receive two full life terms after he was found guilty of the murders of Amelie Delagrange, Marsha McDonnell & the abduction & murder of 13 year old schoolgirl Milly Dowler. As well as investigating over 35 other high profile British murder cases. .

Colin has written incredibly insightful books on his experiences about investigating such murders during his time in the met police including 'Manhunt' about the & 'Manhunt: The Night Stalker' both of which were adapted into popular ITV television series where he was played by actor Martin Clunes.

He has recently released his latest book 'The Real ManHunter casebook' & you can also watch his documentary ''The Real ManHunter' based on his experiences which is available on Amazon Prime.

Colin often uses his experience in his discussions where he talks openly about his fascinating & inspiring career in the police force at different theatres around the country.

Find out all about how he tracked down one of Britain's most infamous serial killers today right here on Don't Blame The Mom....

This is episode 132 ,

Interview With Colin Sutton aka 'The Manhunter'

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This is the concluding part to our deep dive into the heinous case of British school girl killer Colin Pitchfork. After attacking, raping & killing 15 year old Lynda Mann in 1983 he left her body on a deserted footpath in Narborough, Leicestershire along with his DNA at the crime scene. 

He then slipped back into anonymity, living his normal life & normal job for a few more years, scarily able to hide behind the facade of a normal family man with ease.

But in 1986 his strong compulsion to attack & kill took over once again when he murdered 15 year old Dawn Ashworth leaving her body by an isolated footpath again with DNA present. But this time, unbeknownst to father of two Pitchfork something had changed between his first & second murders.

Local scientists had pioneered a ground breaking new way to identify criminals using a brand new technique in forensic science, called DNA profiling.

This brand new technique that was discovered right before Dawn was murdered soon helped to rule out one young suspect who had already been incarcerated for this crime that he did not commit. 

Then it helped to decipher who the real killer was after police learned local baker Pitchfork had deceptively paid a colleague to submit his own DNA in place of Pitchforks so he wouldn't be identified ....

Two young innocent girls lost their lives at the hands of a wicked, cruel, sadistic sexual predator before he was finally identified. Such was the strength of his sadistic sexual compulsions there was no doubt in investigators minds he would have continued to kill if DNA profiling not been used for the first time ever to identify him & put him behind bars.

This is episode 131: 

Colin Pitchfork 'The Pathway Killer' Part 2 

Sources : Wikipedia / bbc.com/ theguardian.com / Sky News / www.gov.uk/ national library of medicine.gov / www.sentencingacademy.org.uk / www.independent.co.uk / Written In Blood -Colin Pitchfork, Ian Simms, Timothy Spencer

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DNA fingerprinting s a valuable forensic tool that has been hugely instrumental in helping police identify criminals.But where did it  begin? 

When did this cutting edge technology become available leading to millions of murders being solved the world over?

The answer to this takes us back to 1983 in Leicestershire, England when 15 year old Lynda Mann was brutally sexually assaulted & murdered. 

Searches for her killer proved fruitless, until another young girl was murdered three years later.

But this time police had a new trick up their sleeve, a ground breaking advancement in forensic science. 

DNA fingerprinting has since put millions of criminals behind bars ...

Police did a sweep of all local men asking them to submit dna to eliminate them from the murders . 

But when a private conversation is overheard of a man admitting to giving his own dna in place of a friends.

This information leads police to the man who hadn't wanted to submit his own DNA, the man who had killed the two victims.

The man with the most serial killery name I've ever heard Colin Pitchfork, a local married father.

Pitchfork went down in history as being the first murderer ever to be convicted using DNA evidence making him part of British Criminological history & not in a good way.... 

The British public were in uproar when he was released in 2021 after serving 33 years, before being recalled to prison for breaking rules of his probation. 

But the question remains will he stay behind bars, or will this child killer be released to live amongst us as a free man, who is free to use his new name once again ..? 

This is episode 130 

Colin Pitchfork The Pathway Killer : Part 1  

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