A young mother goes missing after a Thankgiving Day shopping trip in 2018. After meticulous detective work on the part of several law enforcement agencies answers come to light. The perpetrator would be someone no one would suspect - least of all Kelsey Berreth the victim. This case has us pondering the question do we really know the dark thoughts of the people closest to us? 

Resources: 

https://www.insideedition.com/kelsey-berreth-case-what-to-know-about-the-missing-colorado-mom-last-seen-on-thanksgiving-day-49154

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/patrick-frazee-s-ex-girlfriend-reveals-kelsey-berreth-s-last-n1078236

https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-kelsey-berreth-murder/

Application and Affidavit for Arrest Warrant.pdf (state.co.us)

Patrick Frazee's Mom Did Not Make 'Witch Is Dead' Facebook Post | Crime News (oxygen.com)

Kelsey Berreth remains possibly found as tooth fragment found at killer fiance Patrick Frazee farm | Daily Mail Online

Human tooth found near burned area on Patrick Frazee's ranch | 9news.com

Patrick Frazee moved to Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility (denver7.com) 

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A young mother goes missing after a Thankgiving Day shopping trip in 2018. After meticulous detective work on the part of several law enforcement agencies answers come to light.  The perpetrator would be someone no one would suspect - least of all Kelsey Berreth the victim. This case has us pondering the question do we really know the dark thoughts of the people closest to us? Resources:  https://www.insideedition.com/kelsey-berreth-case-what-to-know-about-the-missing-colorado-mom-last-seen-on-thanksgiving-day-49154 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/patrick-frazee-s-ex-girlfriend-reveals-kelsey-berreth-s-last-n1078236 https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-kelsey-berreth-murder/ Application and Affidavit for Arrest Warrant.pdf (state.co.us) Patrick Frazee's Mom Did Not Make 'Witch Is Dead' Facebook Post | Crime News (oxygen.com) Kelsey Berreth remains possibly found as tooth fragment found at killer fiance Patrick Frazee farm | Daily Mail Online Human tooth found near burned area on Patrick Frazee's ranch | 9news.com Patrick Frazee moved to Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility (denver7.com)     Links: YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/onceuponacrimepodcast Facebook Group: Once Upon a Crime Podcast Fan Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730325570622505 Patreon: www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime

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In today’s episode, I’ll share three strange and intriguing true crime cases currently in the news - a suspected serial killer hunting for victims in a small California town, a gruesome discovery on a local walking trail, and a bizarre discovery unearthed in a San Francisco Bay Area mansion’s back garden.

Resources: 

“Suspect is Arrested in Series of Killings in Stockton, Calif., Police Say”, Eduardo Medina, The New York Times, Oct 15, 2022

“Stockton serial killings: Everything we know now about suspect Wesley Brownlee”, Daniel Macht, Hilda Flores, KCRA 3, Oct 19, 2022

“Timeline: Stockton police arrest suspect linked to six serial killings”, Gabriel Porras, ABCNews.go.com, Oct 16, 2022

“What we’re learning about victims of the Stockton serial killings” Maricela DelaCruz, KCRA 3, Oct 19, 2022 

“Coroner IDs Woman Found on Fire in Antioch, Suspects in Custody”, Bay City News, Oct 24, 2022

“Antioch Police Say Two Arrested in Homicide Case of Woman Found Burned on Mokelumne Trail”, East County Today, Oct 24, 2022

“2 Charged with Mutilation for Antioch Burned Woman’s Death”, Amy Larson, KRON News, Oct 27, 2022

“Atherton mystery mansion once owned by man convicted of murder: court records”, Amy Larson, Dan Kerman, KRON News, Oct 22, 2022. 

“Update: Buried car unearthed in Atherton Saturday and taken away by tow truck”, Angela Swartz,The Almanac, Oct 22, 2022 

“Buried Car Removed from Atherton Backyard Taken to Crime Lab”, Thom Jensen and Stephanie Guzman, NBC News, Oct 24, 2022

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/buried-car-removed-atherton-backyard/3037992/

“Former owner of Atherton estate with mysterious buried car has history of murder, sunken yacht”, Julia Prodis Sulek, Bay Area News Group, Oct 24, 2022 

“Buried car in Atherton: Onsite investigation complete, still no human remains found”, Angela Swartz, The Almanac, Oct 24, 2022

Links: 

Episode #84 of Once Upon a Crime - “Last Stop: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping” 

https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/episode-084-last-stop-the-chowchilla-school-bus-kidnapping/

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In today’s episode, I’ll share three strange and intriguing true crime cases currently in the news - a suspected serial killer hunting for victims in a small California town, a gruesome discovery on a local walking trail, and a bizarre discovery unearthed in a San Francisco Bay Area mansion’s back garden. Resources:  “Suspect is Arrested in Series of Killings in Stockton, Calif., Police Say”, Eduardo Medina, The New York Times, Oct 15, 2022 “Stockton serial killings: Everything we know now about suspect Wesley Brownlee”, Daniel Macht, Hilda Flores, KCRA 3, Oct 19, 2022 “Timeline: Stockton police arrest suspect linked to six serial killings”, Gabriel Porras, ABCNews.go.com, Oct 16, 2022 “What we’re learning about victims of the Stockton serial killings” Maricela DelaCruz, KCRA 3, Oct 19, 2022  “Coroner IDs Woman Found on Fire in Antioch, Suspects in Custody”, Bay City News, Oct 24, 2022 “Antioch Police Say Two Arrested in Homicide Case of Woman Found Burned on Mokelumne Trail”, East County Today, Oct 24, 2022 “2 Charged with Mutilation for Antioch Burned Woman’s Death”, Amy Larson, KRON News, Oct 27, 2022 “Atherton mystery mansion once owned by man convicted of murder: court records”, Amy Larson, Dan Kerman, KRON News, Oct 22, 2022.  “Update: Buried car unearthed in Atherton Saturday and taken away by tow truck”, Angela Swartz,The Almanac, Oct 22, 2022  “Buried Car Removed from Atherton Backyard Taken to Crime Lab”, Thom Jensen and Stephanie Guzman, NBC News, Oct 24, 2022 https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/buried-car-removed-atherton-backyard/3037992/ “Former owner of Atherton estate with mysterious buried car has history of murder, sunken yacht”, Julia Prodis Sulek, Bay Area News Group, Oct 24, 2022  “Buried car in Atherton: Onsite investigation complete, still no human remains found”, Angela Swartz, The Almanac, Oct 24, 2022 Links:  Episode #84 of Once Upon a Crime - “Last Stop: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping”  https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/episode-084-last-stop-the-chowchilla-school-bus-kidnapping/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730325570622505

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A Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 2 …1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Once Upon a Crime. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself…can you really handle this much murder and mayhem? So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for ‘A Nightmare Before Halloween’ …but be warned… …bad things happen in these woods…. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: In this Part 2 Episode:  - True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj] - Based on a True Story [https://tinyurl.com/37axzn5z] - The Asian Madness Podcast [https://tinyurl.com/yckkxbjn] - Sistas Who Kill [https://linktr.ee/Sistas.Who.Kill.Podcast] - Hometown History [https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory] - Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases] - Military Murder [https://tinyurl.com/yc5fxjyh] - Dystopian Simulation Radio [https://tinyurl.com/khpw786w] - Cults, Crimes & Cabernet [https://linktr.ee/cultscrimesandcabernet] - Morbidology [https://tinyurl.com/mshyvxyt] - Dark Pountine [https://tinyurl.com/ycydanm9]   - Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz]   - True Consequences [https://tinyurl.com/39fpfv3h]   - Gone Cold [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8] - Crime Stories with Nancy Grace & Crime Online [https://tinyurl.com/3dxp47wf] - True Crime IRL & True Crime Sleep Stories [https://tinyurl.com/ykzwmnxr] Links: Photos of altars or ofrendas and other images of Dia De Los Muertos: https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-10-17/photos-dia-de-los-muertos-celebrations-from-around-the-world

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…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Once Upon a Crime. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself…can you really handle this much murder and mayhem? So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for ‘A Nightmare Before Halloween’ …but be warned… …bad things happen in these woods…. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: In this Part 1 Episode:  - Foul Play: Crime Series [https://link.chtbl.com/foulplay] - Murder She Told [https://tinyurl.com/55473exk] - Crime Salad [https://tinyurl.com/4pbtdtpc]   - Crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] - Frightful [https://link.chtbl.com/frightful] - Reverie True Crime [https://linktr.ee/paigeelmore] - Rotten to the Core [https://link.chtbl.com/Rotten] - The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3y] - Once Upon A Crime [https://www.truecrimepodcast.com] - Criminology [https://tinyurl.com/yvuu9u8d] - The Peripheral & Generation Why [https://link.chtbl.com/ThePeripheral] - Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny.Podcast] - The Hidden Staircase [https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase] - True Crime Cases with Lanie & It's Haunted...What Now? [https://linktr.ee/LanieHobbs] - Obscura: A True Crime Podcast & Disaster [https://link.chtbl.com/obscura]

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N.W.A. became one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time and became one of the first rap groups to reach platinum status with their debut album Straight Outta Compton.  In 1989, they took the stage in front of a crowd of over 20,000 fans in Detroit, Michigan.  But the group had been forbidden from performing one of their most controversial songs. When they chose to do so anyway, all hell broke loose. Resources:   “The real story behind N.W.A.’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Detroit riot” by Lee DeVito for Detroit Metro Times, August 17, 2015.   https://www.metrotimes.com/music/the-real-story-behind-nwas-straight-outta-compton-detroit-riot-2362596 “Retired Detroit Sergeant recalls telling N.W.A. they couldn’t play ‘F*** tha Police’ at 1989 concert” by John Counts for Michigan Live, August 27, 2015.   https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/08/former_detroit_sergeant_recall.html “The famous 1989 Detroit concert by N.W.A., then and now” by Julie Hinds for Detroit Free Press, August 13, 2015.   https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2015/08/13/straight-outta-compton-movie-detroit-ice-cube-joe-louis-arena/31496317/ “The True Story of N.W.A. Playing ‘Fuck Tha Police’ Live in Detroit” by Steve Knopper for GQ, July 21, 2020.   https://www.gq.com/story/nwa-fuck-the-police-live-detroit

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Robert Smith formed the band The Cure with his schoolmates when he was still in middle school.  They found early success and soon began touring around the world.  But their sobriety and mental health began to suffer from the strain while on tour.  It all came to a dramatic end on stage in Brussels in 1982. Resources: “The Crack Up” by Tonino Cagnucci, October 11, 2014. https://thecuretc.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/the-crack-up-2/ “The ‘one time’ Robert Smith was really frightened with ‘The Cure’” by Jordan Potter for Far Out Magazine, August 20, 2022. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/time-robert-smith-really-frightened-the-cure/ The Story of “The Cure” (2004), More Music Shows, May 15, 2020, YouTube. https://youtu.be/9W7vOJC1qLI

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In our first “Rocktober” episode of the month I’ll tell you the story of the Bad Boy of Rock and Roll - Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses.  In July of 1991, Guns N’ Roses was on its 28-month “Use Your Illusion” tour when the lead singer got into a fight with a fan kicking off a 3-hour riot in St. Louis, Missouri.  Guns N’ Roses would be banned from performing in St. Louis for years and face criminal and civil charges as a result. Resources:  “Guns N’ Roses: The St. Louis Incident” https://youtu.be/1qVzAA-v3qM “Looking Back at the Riverport Riot” by David Durchholtz for Billboard, July 26, 2017 “Reclusive Rocker Breaks His Silence” Luke Bainbridge for The Guardian, Oct 25, 2008 “Axl Rose’s Tragic Real-Life Story” by Rob Smith and Brian Boone for The Grunge, August 30, 2022. 

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In this episode, I’ll cover a case that sparked a national debate and shone a spotlight on discrepancies in the justice system regarding the treatment and rights of survivors of sexual assault.  Brock Turner was a first-year student at Stanford University when he was accused of sexually assaulting a young woman. The media portrayal of the perpetrator and the leniency he received at sentencing would fuel public outrage regarding this highly publicized case. Resources: Know My Name: A Memoir, Chanel Miller, Penguin Books, 2019.  “Know My Name: Chanel Miller’s Story”, 60 Minutes, CBS, May 3, 2021. https://youtu.be/PTvHn2_0evo “Sentence in Stanford Assault Case Sparks Outrage”, Richard Gonzalez, NPR, June 6, 2016. “Thes Brock Turner Headlines are Beyond Tone Deaf”, Julie Sprankles, Bustle.com, June 6, 2016. 

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