Prime Time Krime

In part four of summer series 2026 we are going through the List families life living in Westfield, New Jersey. This episode has a range of emotions from moving into a brand new house to the List’s quickly realizing that they cannot afford it. Along with mounting health issues from Helen and the children rapidly growing up and realizing that their lives were vastly different than those of their peers. Everything in this episode leads up to the next part of the series, where everything takes a turn for the worse.

Sources for episode: 

https://abcnews.com/amp/2020/story?id=132646&page=1

https://grokipedia.com/page/Helen_List

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/helen-list/


https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/list-john-emil.htm
Main Source:
Thou Shalt not kill: Mary S Ryzuk
https://www.nj.com/news/2008/03/no_one_has_stepped_forward.html

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/picture-gallery/news/history/2023/04/11/list-verdict-and-murders/11636988002/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1189034631/?match=12&terms=alma%20List%20

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1808-S-Wenona-St-1-Bay-City-MI-48706/450860253_zpid/

Right now in true crime: 

Barry Morphew trial date set, Ohio case update (Suder family) 

in 1990 in Missoula Montana, 2 elderly women were killled both had resided at a local nursing home, when the second woman was kidnapped from ger bed and murdered it made staff question if the first death was really natural causes, turned out these 2 deaths were connected. For years the case remain unsolved until retesting of DNA gave us a suspect. Let's talk about it all. 


Sources for episode: 

https://www.easternprogress.com/clinton-man-arrested-in-2-unsolved-1990s-missoula-homicides/article_9ab67447-630f-5a7c-9d5f-75b5894b67ef.html
https://uncovered.com/cases/nancy-lagerquist-missoula-mt
https://montanafreepress.org/2026/06/11/clinton-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-1990-murders-at-missoula-nursing-home/
https://kdhnews.com/news/nation/missoula-cold-case-homicide-charges-filed-after-dna-retesting/article_c6dbe2e1-0aad-5d96-9f22-011411cabb94.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84709230/nancy-zema-lagerquist
https://www.missoulacounty.gov/news/missoula-county-attorney-law-enforcement-agencies-announce-charges-in-1990-homicides/
https://www.missoulacounty.gov/departments/sheriffs-office/detective-division/cold-case-unit/
https://www.montanarightnow.com/missoula/rest-home-rapes-and-homicides-part-2-the-death-of-bertha-scott/article_06e88be4-074d-11eb-ac3c-676e48ac1585.html
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-murder-of-bertha-scott-an/141925677/
https://imgur.com/HUiGwDQ
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/s/PbhLroVT5U

In part three, we are going to break down the last few years before John and Helen make the move to Westfield New Jersey. John continues to try to hold down the List family home, all while his world is crumbling personally, losing two jobs in a row. Helen is still struggling medically with her illness, which keeps tension between John and Helen, and the mounting pressure of trying to keep his family intact is starting to affect John, Helen and the whole family. All leading up to their fateful move to Westfield New Jersey.

Sources for Episode: 

Main Source: Thou Shalt not kill: Mary S Ryzuk

https://abcnews.com/amp/2020/story?
id=132646&page=1

https://grokipedia.com/page/Helen_List

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/helen-list/

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/list-john-emil.htm

Right now in true crime: Alex Murdaugh trial date decided, Charlie Adelson appeal, Kouri Richins update.
This week’s episode I’m going to be going in to the unsolved murder of five year-old Nevaeh Buchanan out of Monroe, Michigan in 2009. We are going to dive in to Nevaeh‘s disappearance and subsequent murder and where the Case stands today.
Sources for episode:
https://www.wtol.com/article/news/crime/17-years-later-authorities-are-still-searching-for-who-killed-nevaeh-buchanan/512-8eb63022-74d6-46e7-a465-c36d24627f50
https://www.merklefh.com/obituaries/Nevaeh-Buchanan?obId=26245047
https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2014/05/27/nevaeh-s-mother-still-numb/32642923007/
https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/05/grace.coldcase.nevaeh.buchanan/
https://abcnews.com/amp/US/story?id=7708901&page=1
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/investigations/2022/05/23/13-years-later-murder-of-monroe-girl-nevaeh-buchanan-remains-unsolved/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/03/20/monroe-county-girl-nevaeh-buchanans-murder-unsolved-after-nearly-10-years/
https://abc7news.com/archive/7531002/
https://www.13abc.com/2022/06/07/case-files-search-person-who-killed-5-year-old-nevaeh-buchanan/?outputType=amp
https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2013/05/24/nevaeh-buchanan-timeline-events/32683188007/
https://abcnews.com/US/story?id=7697163&page=1
https://www.wtol.com/article/news/investigations/11-investigates/nevaeh-buchanan-murder-monroe-michigan-5-year-old-girl-disappears-found-encased-concrete/512-540252a0-7fd3-4542-aecb-62c7a6a2b269
https://websleuths.com/threads/james-easter.85051/
https://abcnews.com/amp/US/story?id=8089505
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/monroe-mystery-continues-in-unsolved-murder-of-5-year-old-nevaeh.amp

In part two of summer series, we are going to be discussing John meeting his wife, Helen, which would then start a trend of John constantly living in the shadow of Helen’s first husband Marvin, who was killed in the war. We dive in to the inner workings of Helen and John’s early years together and them eventually going on to marry and start a family together that consisted of 3 children and a daughter from Helen’s first marriage, despite their growing family Helen was hiding a secret, one that kept her sick more often than not. Let’s get into it.



Sources for Episode: 

Main Source: Thou Shalt not kill: Mary S Ryzuk
https://abcnews.com/amp/2020/story?id=132646&page=1
https://grokipedia.com/page/Helen_List
https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/helen-list/
https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/list-john-emil.htm

Right now in true crime: Lee Gilley update, Alex Murdaugh,  Barry Morphew update
In August of 1992 Laurie Jean Depies disappeared from Appleton Wisconsin. At only 20 years old, Laurie arrived to the parking lot of her boyfriend’s apartment and was never seen again. Let’s chat about her case and possible leads over the years. 
Sources for Episode:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204503725/laurie_jean-depies
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inmate-larry-dewayne-hall-admits-role-in-92-wis-disappearance-of-laurie-depies/
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/laurie-jean-depies
https://www.wbay.com/2025/08/19/laurie-depies-missing-33-years/?outputType=amp
https://www.wimissing.org/post/laurie-jean-depies
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=604dfwi
https://charleyproject.org/case/laurie-jean-depies

In this episode, we are going to be laying the foundation of what eventually happened to the List family in 1971. In episode one of this Summer series, we are going to discuss the backstory of John Emil List and all of the inner workings of he and his family. This episode will go in depth into John’s parents, them eventually marrying and having a child. We will also be discussing John’s  childhood and the formational years of somebody that would go on to become one of the most infamous family annihilators in history.

Sources for episode:

Main Source: Thou Shalt not kill: Mary S Ryzuk

https://abcnews.com/amp/2020/story?id=132646&page=1

https://grokipedia.com/page/Helen_List

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/helen-list/

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/list-john-emil.htm

In 1962, 3 year old Billy Jones disappeared from Vineland New Jersey. He has not been seen of heard from since. Let’s dive into Billy’s story now.
Right now in true crime: Anna Kepner case update, LISK sentencing, Diddy release moved up to Feb 2028,

Sources for episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ebeneezer_Jones_Jr.
https://charleyproject.org/case/william-ebenezer-jones-iii

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229438187/william_ebeneezer-jones
https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2017/12/14/look-back-vineland-police-try-solve-lost-boy-case-where-billy-jones/951830001/
https://vocal.media/criminal/child-taken-by-the-bogeyman
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/william-ebeneezer-jones-jr
https://genkidjericho.blogspot.com/2011/03/william-ebenezer-jones-iii-aka-billy.html?m=1
https://websleuths.com/threads/nj-william-billy-jones-3-vineland-17-dec-1962.101892/page-2
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-2251860/Fresh-search-New-Jersey-boy-50-YEARS-disappeared-FBI-releases-picture-look-like-half-century-vanished.html
https://www.nj.com/news/2017/05/there_are_1100_missing_people_from_nj_how_do_you_f.html
https://morbidology.com/the-disappearance-of-william-ebeneezer-jones-jr/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/280745705/?terms=william%20jones

Right now in true crime: new judge assigned in the Alex Murdaugh case, Adam Montgomery conviction overturned, Lynette Hooker case. 


This week we take it back to Crimecon in Vegas at Caesars palace where I give my full recap of the weekend! I’ll be back next week with regularly new episodes!

Right now in true crime: Anna Kepner case update, Jodi Huisentruit update.
https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/06/01/private-investigator-says-he-found-potential-suspect-behind-jodi-huisentruits-disappearance/?outputType=amp


Thanks to Holly from Crime With Holly for lending me an episode for this week!


In January 2025, 14-year-old Emily Pike snuck out of her group home in Mesa, Arizona. She was never seen alive again. Nearly three weeks later her dismembered body would be found 100 miles away near Globe, Arizona. What happened to Emily Pike and who could do this to such a sweet young girl?
Listen to her story now!
If you or anyone you know has information contact the Gila County Sheriffs Office at 928-200-2352. 
You can also reach the Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Agent at 505-917-7830 or the San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Detective at 928-475-1755.


Interview with the group home manager: https://www.azfamily.com/2025/03/12/exclusive-manager-emily-pikes-group-home-responds-questions-regarding-teens-murder/
Episode Sources:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1141956337968432&set=pb.100064622294696.-2207520000&type=3
https://www.koat.com/article/indigenous-teen-was-in-foster-care-before-murder/64530852
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/phoenix/news/emily-pike-investigation-reward
https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2025/05/08/say-her-name-emily-pike-another-tale-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/


https://www.azfamily.com/2025/05/15/lawmakers-launch-probe-into-group-homes-after-emily-pike-murder/

https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/her-life-mattered-reward-in-emily-pike-case-increased-to-175-000
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/18/emily-pike-sexual-assault-response-missing-person-protocols-how-systems-failed/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2025/03/14/no-arrests-made-in-emily-pike-death-investigation-after-1-month/82387846007/

https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/her-life-mattered-reward-in-emily-pike-case-increased-to-175-000
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/18/emily-pike-sexual-assault-response-missing-person-protocols-how-systems-failed/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2025/03/14/no-arrests-made-in-emily-pike-death-investigation-after-1-month/82387846007/
https://www.abc15.com/news/state/we-must-do-better-legislative-hearing-held-on-emily-pike-case-and-group-home-protocols
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/emily-pike-case-dcs-opens-licensing-inquiry-mesa-group-home-where-girl-lived-before-she-was-found-dead
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/dcs-opens-licensing-inquiry-into-mesa-group-home-where-murdered-teen-was-living
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/05/21/hobbs-signs-turquoise-alert-bill-named-in-honor-of-emily-pike/83747821007/
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/emilys-law-gov-hobbs-signs-bill-creating-alert-system-missing-indigenous-people
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-emily-pike-teen-found-dismembered-arizona-spurs-calls-regulation-rcna197982
https://azmirror.com/2025/03/07/say-her-name-hundreds-gather-to-honor-native-teen-emily-pike-demanding-justice-for-her-death/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/death-apache-teen-emily-pike-202249303.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGfk3v1XeX2dpKW-ZpHcwCO19Nbe4EGEksX9Eg9oRfL2V0a2-gTkUWP5BmDSsIqYyT80Cm8gaiq_r_rqAFWCpdVuGe8JVxWPXUTD70KQcUF15QD79D9ANAFPrCeHJJDXwol4HD_2DCfWCekHo8xPtUuJUpPQTvgKmX3gXaeAGDDa