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Right now in true crime: Tepe murders update, Rex Huermann trial date set, Ellen Greenberg, colonial parkway murders solved


In 1997, 9 family members lost their lives in a fire in East Palo Alto California. What initially could have been a tragic accident soon turned into an arson case which remains unsolved to this day. Let’s break this one down.


Sources for episode: 

https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2017/05/01/family-friends-reveal-untold-stories-after-deadly-fire/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PAGE-ONE-Arson-Suspected-in-Fire-That-Killed-9-2842651.php

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/01/remembering-the-fordham-fire-that-claimed-nine-lives-in-east-palo-alto/amp/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-27-mn-53122-story.html
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/04/26/deadly-fire-10-years-ago-offers-lessons-for-now/amp/
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/morgue/cover/1997_Apr_30.VICTIMS.html
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Grim-Warning-for-Tower-Climbers-East-Palo-Alto-2843501.php
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/morgue/news/1998_Apr_24.FIRE.html
https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2007/04/16/decade-after-fatal-fire-new-call-for-safe-homes/
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/1-500-mourn-family-who-died-in-fire-3121325.php
https://evogov.s3.amazonaws.com/media/6/media/53275.pdf
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Last-Respects-for-Fire-Victims-2840821.php

Right now in true crime: Linda K Brown update, Spencer & Monique Tepe Murders.

In today’s episode we are running down all the case updates on cases I’ve covered since starting my podcast in March of 2023. I’ll try and do these updates annually.

Sources for episode: 

https://people.com/fiance-of-teacher-whose-2011-death-was-ruled-a-suicide-breaks-his-silence-8761666
https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/new-developments-in-2023-house-party-death-of-19-year-old-noah-presgrove-in-jefferson-county

https://www.lambmcerlane.com/news/updates-in-the-ellen-greenberg-case-ellen-greenbergs-stabbing-death-once-again-ruled-a-suicide/
https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/03/judge-in-barry-morphew-case-rules-to-limit-pre-trial-publicity/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/suzanne-morphew-barry-morphew-colorado-murder-indictment-48-hours/
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/family-speaks-out-about-asha-degree-case/275-abb68d7c-b65b-4c4b-871f-5e00179edba8
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-converse-texas-woman-shot-killed-khadija-derry-december-2023-teen-suspect-released-jail-family-reacts/273-95985c53-2881-4085-af88-9b85a0ae92ee
https://wchstv.com/news/local/new-trial-date-set-for-3-men-charged-in-connection-with-the-stabbing-death-amber-spradlin
https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/new-developments-in-2023-house-party-death-of-19-year-old-noah-presgrove-in-jefferson-county
https://www.kswo.com/2025/09/02/two-years-later-questions-remain-noah-presgrove-case/?outputType=amp
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/montrose-county-murder-charges-dropped-in-cold-case/article_125e6241-06eb-442a-b1a4-18d6b4a63081.amp.html
https://01907themagazine.com/unsolved-murder-swampscott-bedard/
https://fox56news.com/news/local/lexington/timeline-suggests-kentucky-woman-may-have-been-serial-killers-last-victim/amp/
Missing Podcadt: Brandon Lawson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447?i=1000738595037

Right now I'm true crime: The disappearance of Linda Brown (Chicago) 

Today we dig in to the 1992 disappearance of 13 year old Leigh Occhi from Tupelo Mississippi. Leigh was home alone for the first time while her mom was at work, what happened next still remains a mystery. Let's unravel this one and talk about where it stands today. All sources are listed below and all persons spoken of in this episode are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nobody has ever been charged in connection with Leigh's disappearance and it remains unsolved. 


Sources for episode: https://www.wlbt.com/2025/01/30/fbi-agents-seen-near-former-mississippi-home-teen-who-disappeared-1992/?outputType=amp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Leigh_Occhi
https://websleuths.com/threads/ms-leigh-occhi-13-tupelo-27-aug-1992.32727/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/leigh-occhi
https://morbidology.com/the-disappearance-of-leigh-marine-occhi/
https://www.wtva.com/news/local/forensic-anthropologist-investigators-still-believe-leigh-occhis-body-remains-on-the-property-where-she-once/article_f6037ba2-1d91-484e-b989-f031b0b95fd6.html
https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/07/11/the-disappearance-of-leigh-occhi/

Right now in true crime: Melodee Buzzard update, Wynter Wagoner found safe, Brian Walshe update, D4vid update
In 1999, 18 year old Elaine Nix, was abducted and murdered in Gainesville, Georgia, Elaine was in the process of getting her life back on track after dropping out of high school, she went to a local convenience store to use the payphone to call her boyfriend, and seemingly vanished into thin air. Her family search frantically for her putting up missing persons flyers and organizing their own searches. It was nine days later that everything would change when Elaine‘s body was found at an industrial Park. Let’s talk about the details of the case, what we know about the last time Elaine was alive and well and where the case stands today.


Sources for episode:

https://southernstrange.com/2021/12/02/elaine-nix-vanished-from-the-payphone/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9591889/jacqueline_elaine-nix
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/gone-cold/elaine-nix-murdered/85-498644008
https://bitterendingspod.com/podcast/elainenix

Right now in true crime:
Brian Walshe verdict, JonBenét Ramsey update, Rob Reiner & Michele Singer Reiner death, DAVID update. JP Miller update.

In 2006, 4 women were found behind a motel, they had all been murdered and due to them all being placed in the same manner, investigators suspect the deaths are all connected to the same person,Who is now known as the eastbound strangler. Let’s talk about the case and discuss these 4 women in detail and remember them for who they were before their lives were so tragically taken and where the case stands today.

Sources for episode: 

https://www.aetv.com/articles/who-is-eastbound-strangler
https://www.nj.com/news/2016/11/from_the_archives_who_were_the_atlantic_city_seria.html
https://www.nj.com/news/2016/11/10_years_later_the_atlantic_city_serial_killer_rem.html

Right now in true crime: state rests
in Brian Walshe case, Suspected arrested in connection with case once thought to be connected to the Long Island serial killer. Diddy Doc on Netflix chat. 

In May 1991, a young Mom, Kathy Page, Was found deceased in her car only about 100 yards away from her home in Vidor Texas. What initially looked like an accident soon would be uncovered to be a homicide. From day one of the investigation, there was one man who was at the forefront of the case, and that man was Kathy's husband, Steve Page. Let's talk about the investigation, the civil suit that followed, and where the case stands today. All suspects and witnesses discussed in this episode are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 


Sources for episode: https://www.dps.texas.gov/apps/coldCase/Home/Details/120
https://unsolved.com/gallery/kathy-page/

https://kfdm.com/news/local/unsolved-setx-vidor-police-chief-says-its-time-for-closure-in-kathy-page-homicide
https://lylareese.medium.com/the-tragic-inspiration-for-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-6708238b1330

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156039670/lucille_katherine-page
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1406707.html
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Kathy_Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Billboards_Outside_Ebbing,_Missouri
https://americanpress.com/2021/06/04/30-years-later-and-family-still-searching-for-leads/
https://mysterydelver.com/page-full-of-tears/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5335085/Man-helped-inspire-Three-Billboards-says-hes-innocent.html

Right now in true crime: Brian Walshe trial, Brianna Agularia death in Austin TX, Lonnie Rogers case update


In September 2004, college student Brittany Phillips had her life brutally taken from her in Oklahoma. Despite there being DNA evidence, the case remains unsolved with a lot of twists and turns along the way. Let’s discuss Brittany’s life, her case and what her mother, Dr. Maggie Zingman does to help keep the fight for justice alive.

Sources for episode:
https://www.brittanyphillipsmurder.net/?m=1
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna229027
https://www.thebulltulsa.com/story/5e35e9c92f69d76f6202336b/tulsa-police-release-composite-sketch-of-suspect-in-2004-homicide
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1057066
https://www.cityoftulsa.org/apps/tpdunsolvedcrimes/CaseDetails.aspx?1=349
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna229027
https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/cold-case-brittany-phillips
https://vocal.media/criminal/the-brittany-phillips-homicide
Also big thanks to Maggie Zingman for providing me with a timeline of case Info and answering my questions!

Fb Page for Brittany: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FyLMLPuB4/?mibextid=wwXIfr

On Thanksgiving evening, November 28, 1985, there would be a deadly explosion at Hilltop Mobile Home Park at 7800 Jacksboro Highway between Lake Worth and Azle, Texas, just outside Fort Worth. The explosion would kill three members of the Blount family: Joe Blount, his daughter Angela, and Angela’s cousin, Michael Columbus. And to this day, what happened remains a mystery. This is the story of the Blount Family bombing.
If you have information on what happened to the Blount Family, you are encouraged to contact the Attorney General of Texas at 512-463-2100.

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SOURCES:https://web.archive.org/web/20100830181454/http://www.michaeltoney.com/case.htmhttps://www.deseret.com/1997/12/6/19349732/12-year-probe-into-briefcase-blast-at-texas-home-finally-yields-an-arrest/https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/toney-michael-roy.htmhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-convicted-in-lake-worth-bombing-dies-in-crash/287-411350872https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/jyly61/a_thanksgiving_mystery_the_blount_family_bombing/The Fort Worth Star Telegram

On this weeks episode it's time to catch up on everything that we have missed in the last couple of weeks in the true crime world. From a few cold cases being solved to everything going on right now in the true crime world. We are going to catch up on it all. 

It was November 1987 when newlyweds Gail and Rick Brink’s promising future was suddenly stolen in the most brutal way imaginable. Found murdered at their Michigan home, the crime shook a quiet community and left investigators scrambling for answers. For decades the case remained unsolved and behind it all was a secret that someone thought was worth killing for.
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Episode sources:
A Wedding and a Murder: Season 1 Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/live/nXYM9TARaK4https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60706838/gail_marie-brink
https://www.oxygen.com/a-wedding-and-a-murder/man-murders-sister-husband-cover-up-incestuous-relationship
https://www.fox17online.com/2014/05/02/justice-for-newlywed-couple-shot-to-death-in-87-how-detectives-cracked-the-case
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/lakeshore/1987-cold-case-double-murder-trial-begins/69-415987846
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/courts/2014/03/29/the-confession-that-brought-down/37884960007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116112e002100v116112b0067xxd116765&gca-ft=128&gca-ds=sophi
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/courts/2014/03/20/motorcycle-gangs-take-center-stage/38045918007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116512e006900v116512b0071xxd117165&gca-ft=183&gca-ds=sophi
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/23/police-wife-said-ryan-wyngarden/45028821007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113812e007300v113812b0042xxd004265&gca-ft=142&gca-ds=sophi
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/brother-charged-with-couples-1987-death/
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/2013/01/21/young-couple-s-murders-stunned/45289398007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z112312u112712e008300v112312&gca-ft=253&gca-ds=sophi
https://cfhz.org/our-donor-stories/don-and-jodi-heeringa/
https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2014/03/rick_brinks_body_likely_moved.html
https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2014/03/ryan_wyngarden_sent_29_letters.html
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=929727