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Fiancée Waits in the Cold While Her Killer Takes Her Home
Just after midnight on Christmas Eve, a 22-year-old clocked out and waited in a San Diego parking lot for the man she was going to marry. He never came. Fifty-two minutes later she called 911 to say she'd been shot — and went silent. The man both she and her fiancé were waiting for had never met them. How do three strangers die over a car?
In this episode, we analyze the triple murder of Alona Flint and the Badier brothers in San Diego. We examine the homemade silencer, the fiancé found weeks later in his own trunk, the air fresheners taped to mask the smell, and the single piece of tape that finally named the killer. What does it mean when the only connection is a car that happened to be there?
Victims: Alona Flint (22), Giani Badier (24), and Sal Badier (22)
Date: December 24, 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Perpetrator: Carlo Marcato
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; three consecutive life sentences
- On Christmas Eve 2013, Alona Flint waited at a San Diego mall for her fiancé Giani Badier, who always picked her up but never came.
- Giani had already been shot and locked in the trunk of his own car by a stranger, Carlo Marcato.
- When Giani's brother Sal came to get Alona, both were shot in his car with a .22 pistol fitted with a homemade silencer; Alona managed to call 911.
- Giani's body was found weeks later in Riverside, with taped-down air fresheners placed around it to mask the smell.
- DNA on that tape, plus a weapons stop and ballistics, tied Carlo Marcato to all three killings; he pleaded guilty and received three consecutive life sentences.
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OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
Just after midnight on Christmas Eve, a 22-year-old clocked out and waited in a San Diego parking lot for the man she was going to marry. He never came. Fifty-two minutes later she called 911 to say she'd been shot — and went silent. The man both she and her fiancé were waiting for had never met them. How do three strangers die over a car?
In this episode, we analyze the triple murder of Alona Flint and the Badier brothers in San Diego. We examine the homemade silencer, the fiancé found weeks later in his own trunk, the air fresheners taped to mask the smell, and the single piece of tape that finally named the killer. What does it mean when the only connection is a car that happened to be there?
Victims: Alona Flint (22), Giani Badier (24), and Sal Badier (22)
Date: December 24, 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Perpetrator: Carlo Marcato
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; three consecutive life sentences
- On Christmas Eve 2013, Alona Flint waited at a San Diego mall for her fiancé Giani Badier, who always picked her up but never came.
- Giani had already been shot and locked in the trunk of his own car by a stranger, Carlo Marcato.
- When Giani's brother Sal came to get Alona, both were shot in his car with a .22 pistol fitted with a homemade silencer; Alona managed to call 911.
- Giani's body was found weeks later in Riverside, with taped-down air fresheners placed around it to mask the smell.
- DNA on that tape, plus a weapons stop and ballistics, tied Carlo Marcato to all three killings; he pleaded guilty and received three consecutive life sentences.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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Just after midnight on Christmas Eve, a 22-year-old clocked out and waited in a San Diego parking lot for the man she was going to marry. He never came. Fifty-two minutes later she called 911 to say she'd been shot — and went silent. The man both she and her fiancé were waiting for had never met them. How do three strangers die over a car?
In this episode, we analyze the triple murder of Alona Flint and the Badier brothers in San Diego. We examine the homemade silencer, the fiancé found weeks later in his own trunk, the air fresheners taped to mask the smell, and the single piece of tape that finally named the killer. What does it mean when the only connection is a car that happened to be there?
Victims: Alona Flint (22), Giani Badier (24), and Sal Badier (22)
Date: December 24, 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Perpetrator: Carlo Marcato
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; three consecutive life sentences
- On Christmas Eve 2013, Alona Flint waited at a San Diego mall for her fiancé Giani Badier, who always picked her up but never came.
- Giani had already been shot and locked in the trunk of his own car by a stranger, Carlo Marcato.
- When Giani's brother Sal came to get Alona, both were shot in his car with a .22 pistol fitted with a homemade silencer; Alona managed to call 911.
- Giani's body was found weeks later in Riverside, with taped-down air fresheners placed around it to mask the smell.
- DNA on that tape, plus a weapons stop and ballistics, tied Carlo Marcato to all three killings; he pleaded guilty and received three consecutive life sentences.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
Just after midnight on Christmas Eve, a 22-year-old clocked out and waited in a San Diego parking lot for the man she was going to marry. He never came. Fifty-two minutes later she called 911 to say she'd been shot — and went silent. The man both she and her fiancé were waiting for had never met them. How do three strangers die over a car?
In this episode, we analyze the triple murder of Alona Flint and the Badier brothers in San Diego. We examine the homemade silencer, the fiancé found weeks later in his own trunk, the air fresheners taped to mask the smell, and the single piece of tape that finally named the killer. What does it mean when the only connection is a car that happened to be there?
Victims: Alona Flint (22), Giani Badier (24), and Sal Badier (22)
Date: December 24, 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Perpetrator: Carlo Marcato
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; three consecutive life sentences
- On Christmas Eve 2013, Alona Flint waited at a San Diego mall for her fiancé Giani Badier, who always picked her up but never came.
- Giani had already been shot and locked in the trunk of his own car by a stranger, Carlo Marcato.
- When Giani's brother Sal came to get Alona, both were shot in his car with a .22 pistol fitted with a homemade silencer; Alona managed to call 911.
- Giani's body was found weeks later in Riverside, with taped-down air fresheners placed around it to mask the smell.
- DNA on that tape, plus a weapons stop and ballistics, tied Carlo Marcato to all three killings; he pleaded guilty and received three consecutive life sentences.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie