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On Mother’s Day weekend of 2018, a hairdresser named Joleen Cummings was reported missing after she failed to pick up her kids from their father. Soon Joleen’s car was found in a Home Depot parking lot and the mystery behind her vanishing would open up a rabbit hole of insanity like never before. This was one of the craziest cases Florida had ever seen.

SOURCES

Nassau County Addresses Joleen Cummings Disappearance

Ex-Boyfriend In Court As Search for Woman Enters 4th Day

Interrogation of the Psychopath

Mother of Local Woman Stands by Her After Arrest in Florida Woman’s Disappearance

Kimberly Kessler Outbursts

Mother of Joleen Cummings shares message for daughter’s convicted killer

All additional audio was obtained via exclusive interview or FOIA request.

MUSIC

Concrete Paradise - beatpizza

Mystic Dreams - SynergyMusicUA

Ancient Tomb Scavenger - Jelliot

Abysmal Terror - Jelliot

Distress - PashaStriker

Obsessive Thought - VP Studios

Doomed - Pashastriker

Frozen Plain - PB&J

Echoes of Memories - Christos Anestopolous

Tragic Event - DP Music

New Horizons - beatpizza

Emily Noble suffered a lot of loss in the last decade of her life but she always persevered. She was physically healthy and took her mental health seriously too. She never faltered. That’s why when she went missing in May of 2020 everyone suspected foul play except her husband, the prime suspect.

SOURCES

Friends of Missing Westerville Woman Launch Search Three Months After Disappearance

Family and Friends Organize Vigil for Emily Noble

Husband charged with murder in the death of Emily Noble

Emily Noble's Husband Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges; Judge Sets Bond at $2.5 Million

Matheu Moore's ex-wife talks about their history

Trial Day 7

Moore Breaks Down After Hearing Verdict

Matheau Moore on New Book, Life of Freedom

Matheau Moore Juror: “I just will never believe he killed his wife”

All additional audio was obtained via exclusive interview or FOIA request.

MUSIC

The Big House of Bass - Trendy Audio

Lost In the Woods - SynergyMusicUA

Enigma - Musinova

Humming Ghosts - Marcel

Wind of Fear - Jelliot

Crawling Terror - Jelliot

Ghost Sister - Panda Music

The Space Between Us - Elvele

Shadow of the Necropolis - PB&J

Abandoned City - Ashot Danielyan Composer

On the day before Halloween, sisters Ashlee and Lisa Rucker were shot in the head inside their Florida condominium. There were four witnesses in the apartment, but only one truly knew what happened. Soon the world would find out who was responsible for this heinous killing and the years of tension that built up to that final day.

SOURCES

Chad Absher, Who is Accused of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend to Death, Testifies During Trial

31-year-old Ex-Con Named Suspect in Shooting of Two Sisters

Dad of Sisters Shot at Jacksonville Condo, “They Were Terrified of Him”

Lisa Rucker Speaks Out About Shooting That Killed Sister, Ashlee Rucker

Friend Recounts Morning Sisters Were Shot

Live: Trial of Jacksonville Man Accused of Domestic Violence Killing

Prosecution Questions Chad Absher About Shooting Lisa, Ashlee Rucker

Absher Agrees It Would Be Physically Impossible For Ashlee to Shoot Herself

Judge Reads Guilty Verdict in Rucker Murder Chad Absher Trial Coverage

Life Behind Bars With No Parole For Killer of Ashlee Rucker

Family of Ashlee Rucker Says They Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief after Chad Absher Sentenced to Life

All additional audio was obtained via exclusive interview or FOIA request.

MUSIC

Stylish View - VicateStudio

The Isolation - Jelliot

Chasm Walker - Jello

The Dark Call - Jelliot

Mysterious Space - Dreaming Deidre

Burning Houses In the Dark - Frequently Asked Music

Void Expedition - Jelliot

Fearful Solitude - Jelliot

Ghost Sister - Panda Music

Twisted Hearts - Matt Harvey

Dreams In The Sky - Ashot Danielyan Composer

Future Is Yours - Maximus

The Robinson family seemingly had it all in a small town in upstate South Carolina. They had a lovely house, burgeoning careers, and 5 wonderful kids. But when a tragedy struck the family in January of 2021 the whole world was confronted with what happens behind closed doors. The lives of Ariel, Austin, and their children would never be the same again.

SOURCES

SC Police Release 911 Audio In 'Worst Cooks In America' Star Ariel Robinson's Murder Case

Greenville County Woman Accused of Killer Her Foster Child Testifies

Victoria’s Mom Speaks Out

2 Charged with Homicide by Child Abuse in Simpsonville, SLED Says

'She was Sweet as Could Possibly Be' - Former Foster Family Remembers Tori Smith

Greenville County Woman Accused of Killing Foster Child to Testify in Her Own Trial

Trial begins for Greenville County woman accused of killing her foster child

Husband of Defendant Takes the Stand in Trial of Woman Accused of Killing Foster Daughter

“Worst Cooks In America” Ariel Robinson Charged With Homicide Adopted Child

Simpsonville Woman Wins 'Worst Cooks in America'

'Worst Cooks in America' Winner Charged With Killing Child

Bond Denied for Former Upstate Teacher, Winner of Food Network Show, Charged in Her Adoptive Daughter's Death

“Worst Cooks In America” Ariel Robinson Charged With Homicide Adopted Child

Two in Simpsonville Arrested and Charged with Homicide by Child Abuse

Cooking Show Winner Charged in Death of Toddler was Also Former Upstate Teacher

Family of Victoria Smith Hoping for DSS Reform Through Petition

Upstate Lawmaker Looking into Family's Request for 'Victoria's Law' After Three-Year-Old Killed

Husband of Food Network Star Pleads Guilty in 3-Year-Old's Death

Biological Mom Fighting to be Involved in Funeral Plans After Police Say Toddler was Killed

Bond Denied for 'Worst Cooks in America' Winner Accused in 3-Year-Old Girl's Child Abuse Death

Trial Begins for Food Network Winner Accused of Killing 3-Year-Old

Simpsonville Woman Convicted of Homicide by Child Abuse, Sentenced to Life in Prison

Food Network Winner Who Killed Foster Daughter Sentenced to Life in Prison

Ariel Robinson Sentenced to Life in Prison, Convicted in Beating Death of Her Young Foster Daughter

Simpsonville Woman Convicted of Homicide by Child Abuse, Sentenced to Life in Prison

Recap of Ariel Robinson trial

Verdict read in Ariel Robinson homicide by child abuse case

Ariel Robinson Sentenced to Life in Prison in Homicide by Child Abuse Case

$150,000 Bond Set for Husband of Food Network Star Charged with Death of Foster Daughter

Jerry Austin Robinson Sentenced in Death of 3-Year-Old Foster Daughter

All other audio was obtained via exclusive interview or FOIA request.

MUSIC

Studio Kolomna - Ascending Light

Jelliot - Before Dawn

Morkovkasound - Your Light Aura

Jelliot - Hollow Grave

PB&J - Foggy Fields

Denis Pavlov - Above the Planet

Jello - Darkest Thoughts

Jelliot - The Last Station

SoSimpleAudio - Floating Leaf

Natalia Kolesnikova - Frozen Seascape

Jelliot - Waves of Gloom

Theatre of Delays - Slow

Newitt - Glitchy Madness

Introducing Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now...

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Who killed Carla Walker? In February of 1974, 17-year-old Carla Walker was abducted after attending a Valentine's Day dance with her boyfriend. Three days later, her body was found inside a cold, dark culvert near Benbrook Lake in Tarrant County, Texas. After an exhaustive investigation, the police were unable to solve the murder and Carla’s case went cold. Very cold. 46 years would go by before a new team of detectives could uncover the truth about her murder and finally get justice for Carla Walker.

SOURCES

Missing Kids Rescued - Who Killed Carla Walker?

WFAA News - The Cryptic Letter

WFAA News - Jim Walker’s Sister

NBC News - Plea Changed in Carla Walker Murder Case

CBS News - Carla Walker Trial Ends

Additional audio provided by Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office

MUSIC

Vicate Studio - Chasing Adrenaline

Maximus Sound - Detective Fiction

Musco Sound - Dark Distraction

Pasha Striker - Dead Souls

Andrii Lobanovskyi - Beyond the Infinity

Jelliot - Night Watcher

Emil Nilsson - What Awaits US

Jelliot - Devastated City

Jelliot - Lost in the Woods

Andrii Lobanovskyi - Beyond the Infinity (Alternate Version)

Black Trend Music - Raise Your Head

Weeks go by in the search for missing jogger Mollie Tibbetts. An interagency taskforce has searched to no avail. Finally, a break in the case leads authorities to a dairy farm outside of the small Iowa town of Brooklyn and to a person of interest. After an 11 plus hour interrogation Cristhian Behana Rivera confesses but in court his defense team argues sleep deprivation and casts serious doubt on Mollie’s boyfriend Dalton Jack. 

Dalton Jack seems pretty suspicious when you look back on his actions after his girlfriend and soon to be fiancé, Mollie Tibbetts, went missing in 2018. He joined the army and skipped town shortly after and three years later in the trial for her murder he can’t recall the slightest of details from that time. But the trial would reveal many things about that time that no one could expect not even Dalton.

SOURCES

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 7 - Prosecution Closing Argument by Scott Brown

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 1 - Blake Jack & Dalton Jack

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 1 - Dalton Jack & Dep Mathew Simpson

Remembering Mollie Brooklyn residents mourn, pray for Mollie Tibbetts

Rumor mill spreads more harm than good in Mollie Tibbetts' case

For the last nine months, Laura Calderwood has grieved in private

Mollie Tibbetts knows how to connect with people, father says

Mollie Tibbetts Seen in Video on Day Before Disappearance

Mollie Tibbetts speaks about prayer in 2016 video

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 1 - Jillena Scheck, Christina Steward & Arely Nunez Lorenzana

Family, co-workers fear for ‘bubbly, cheerful’ teen who vanished

Mollie Tibbetts search: “Add brave to everything else,” father says about his daughter

Boyfriend of missing Iowa student speaks out

Family holding out hope in search for Mollie Tibbetts

Mollie Tibbetts’ Father Speaks Out About the Search for His Daughter

Boyfriend of missing Iowa woman vows to 'never stop' searching

Tension grows as search for Brooklyn woman enters sixth day

Mollie Tibbetts' disappearance leaves Iowa communities on edge

National spotlight could shine beacon of hope in Tibbetts case

‘Just hang on’ Mollie Tibbetts’ parents share theory on her disappearance

Mollie Tibbetts search: 'This is about Mollie,' missing Iowa student's father says

Mollie Tibbetts search: 'Sleep is pretty scarce,' missing Iowa student's boyfriend says

Mollie Tibbetts search: Father, boyfriend remain confident she’ll come home

Full video Investigators provide updates on the search for Iowa’s Mollie Tibbetts

Witness saw missing Iowa jogger night she vanished

'We will find you' Mollie Tibbetts' mother speaks out as search efforts continue

ISU Club Running With Mollie on their Minds

Full video Mollie Tibbetts’ family holds a press conference about the reward for information

Iowan With Multiple Stalking Charges Admits To Police Questioning in Search

Full video Iowa authorities update the public on the search for Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts

High Volume on Tibbetts Website Prompts State to Add Additional Server

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 2 - Logan Collins & Agt Derek Riessen

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 2 - Dep. Steve Kivi - Poweshiek Co Sheriff’s Office

Full video Officials announce an arrest in the case of missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts

LULAC Rallies Support For Tibbetts’ Family

President Trump Comments On Illegal Alien Immigrant Arrest For Mollie Tibbetts Murder

Trump blames Democratic policies for Mollie Tibbetts death

Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, makes his first court appearance

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial - Prosecution Opening Statement

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 5 - Defense Calls Anna Young & Dalton Jack

Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Day 6 - Defenda

9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford was an especially shy and polite young girl that lived with her grandparents and her single dad in Homosassa, Florida. On a morning in late February of 2005, Jessica’s father opened his daughter’s bedroom door and found that Jessica was missing. A small cut was later found on the screen door leading into Jessica’s home, suggesting that an intruder may have broken into the house and kidnapped her, but was that really what happened? Was Jessica abducted or did someone in her family have something to do with her disappearance?

SOURCES

Associated Press - Father Asks for Death Sentence

Associated Press - Murder Trial Opening Statement

Fox News - Mark Lunsford

NJ Governor Signs New Bill into Law

ABC Denver 7 - Law Fails in Colorado

WBAL Radio - Rally for Jessica’s Law

Additional audio provided by State Attorney’s Office, Fifth Judicial Circuit in Brooksville, Florida

MUSIC

Midnight Daydream - Duluth

Dmitry Khlynin - Fading Star

Mint Whale - Rainy Mountains

Dear Gravity - Eidolon

Jelliot - Deserted Station

Jelliot - Lost In The Woods

Michael Vignola - Condolences

Jameson Nathan Jones - Monuments

Michael Vignola - Looking Glass

Amulets - Static Tensions

Jon Gegelman - Soft Awakening

Michael Vignola - Through The Past

Ghost Beatz - Tokyo Dawn

On January 8th, 2007, the home of Liz Collier-Sweet was set ablaze by an unknown firebug. Little did the investigators know, finding the arsonist would be the least of law enforcement’s worries. When Liz failed to return home after the fire, Law enforcement followed a trail of bread crumbs she had left behind, which led to the capture of a lifelong pedophile and murderer. However, as one homicide investigation was closed, another was opened.

UPDATE: Since the time when this episode was recorded, the murderer's early release has been reversed by a federal appeals court.

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SOURCES

Lizzie May Collier Sweet - Crime Stoppers

Police confirm remains found belong to Lizzie Mae Collier-Sweet

MUSIC

MemoryProd - Rock Your Future

Michael Vignola - Untouchable

Michael Vignola - Branded

Amulets - Cutting Room Floored

Sid Acharya - Last Wish

Frank Schlimback - Heartbreak and Butterflies

Norvik - Blue Echoes

Oliver Michael - Witness

Josh McCausland - A Town Called Dismal

Dear Gravity - Figment

Skygaze - We Bounce

When 19-year-old Colorado resident Lea Porter went missing from Westminster on June 3rd, 2014, her family and friends went on a mission to solve the case on their own. Police didn’t move as quickly as they’d hoped, so they put their heads together and their differences aside in order to extract a confession from their prime suspect.

SOURCES

All sources were requested audio and original interviews

MUSIC

Saint War - Extraterrestrial

Emilio Merone - Nova

Roman Gorielov - Raindrop’s Ballet

Mint Whale - Between Trees

Alex Che - Arctic Impressions

Motion Array Originals - Mystic Soundscapes

Pasha Striker - In The Heat of Hell

Lost Ghosts - Darkest Space

Wave Art - Distant Galaxy

Hill - Into

DSProductions - Lost In The Forest

Allen Productions - Ambient Angst

SPMusicGroup - Abandoned Hospital

Come Night - Last Chance To Rise