The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

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An investigative discovery, uncovering the series of events, circumstances, and state of mind which cause ordinary people to do unthinkable things….

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Introducing - The Grand Sch...

07.27.2021

Hosted and narrated by John Stamos, The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra is a complicated, nuanced story of one imperfect man trying to redeem himself by pulling off the perfect crime. Did you ever feel like everything’s broken, and it’s your ...

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07.27.2021 Introducing - The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra Hosted and narrated by John Stamos, The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra is a complicated, nuanced story of one imperfect man trying to redeem himself by pulling off the perfect crime. Did you ever feel like everything’s broken, and it’s your ...
07.18.2021 Episode 107 - Mollie Tibbetts For some, it may be hard to believe there are still places that exist in the world where people don't give a second thought to leaving their doors unlocked. Small, safe, secure communities where the possibility of crime is the ...
07.13.2021 Introducing - Killer Psyche When a shocking crime occurs, people ask “WHY?” Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On KILLER PSYCHE, retired FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong draws on her decades of experience to reveal why these murderers and criminals committed these acts. ...
07.04.2021 Episode 106 - Sydney Loofe In November 2017, 24-year-old Nebraskan Sydney Loofe was ecstatic after a successful first date with a woman she’d met on Tinder and couldn’t wait for a second. Her dream match, however, wasn’t who she was claiming to be and her ...
06.20.2021 Episode 105 - Grace Millane Backpacking around the world - very few ideas bring to mind such a sense of adventure, independence, and romantic idealism. For one young woman, in November 2018, traveling the world before jumping into a career was a dream come true. ...
06.08.2021 Introducing - The Devil Within It’s a case that has haunted Jefferson Township, New Jersey, for more than 30 years. On a snowy January night, 14-year-old Tommy Sullivan did the unthinkable: he murdered his mother in cold blood, set fire to their house, and then ...
06.06.2021 Episode 104 - Sian O’Callaghan & Becky Godden-Edwards In the very early morning hours of March 19th, 2011, 22 year old Sian O’Callaghan decided to walk back to her apartment after a night out at a club in Swindon, England; a town with a reputation for its safe ...
05.23.2021 Episode 103 - Catherine Martinez & Stovyne Magee On a hot day in Houston, Texas in June 2014, Catherine Martinez had just spent the day with her children as well as her mother and sisters. She was clearing the air after some difficulty with her sons’ father, Russell ...
05.09.2021 Episode 102 - Kaylee Sawyer In the summer of 2016, in the city of Bend Oregon, the future was looking bright for Kaylee Sawyer. The 23-year old had recently decided on becoming a dentist, was in a loving relationship with her long-time boyfriend, and had ...
04.25.2021 Episode 101 - Joni Lynn Gunter Russell Tillis was described by residents of Bowden Circle East in Jacksonville Florida, as “the neighbor from hell.” Since taking over his parent's already dilapidated home, Russell set to work transforming the property into a ramshackle fortress, guarded with a ...
04.11.2021 Episode 100 - Pit of Darkness When 25 year old Josefina Rivera stepped into a white Cadillac on the evening of November 26th, 1986, it set in motion the first of a series of sinister events that would shock Philadelphia to its core. In this terrifying ...
03.28.2021 Episode 99 - Vicki Robinson Usually when we think about the possibility of an intruder entering our home with the intention of bringing us harm, we think of a stranger. Someone we don't know. But what happens when the intruder is someone from within? In ...
03.14.2021 Episode 98 - Monika Beerle In 1989, 26-year-old Monika Beerle headed to New York City in hopes of fulfilling her dream of becoming a dance instructor. As she searched for affordable housing she met an eccentric pot dealer named Daniel Rakowitz who offered to share ...
03.01.2021 Episode 97 - Taylor Wright In Pensacola Florida, 2017, 33 year old Taylor Wright was a newly divorced young mom struggling to rebuild her life. As Taylor dealt with exhausting custody proceedings, she decided to reach out to a good friend for help. She could ...
02.15.2021 Episode 96 - Telford Lane On the morning of August 6th, 2004, a local painter stopped by a Deltona, Florida home to pick up his two friends for work. After knocking several times with no answer, the door suddenly popped open revealing a scene straight ...
02.01.2021 Episode 95 - No More Silence On November 13th 2015, Megan Hiatt was busy packing up her belongings when her partner showed up unexpectedly. She’d called him earlier that day to inform him she was leaving him and taking their 5 month old twin daughters with ...
01.19.2021 Introducing - The Apology Line If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line, ...
01.18.2021 Episode 94 - Joe Cinque In October 1997, Joe Cinque uprooted his entire life in Newcastle Australia to be with his girlfriend in Canberra. He had no idea just how deeply disturbed she was or how she'd been fantasizing about becoming the star performer in ...
01.04.2021 Episode 93 - Cari Farver In 2012, David Kroupa was working as a mechanic and enjoying life as a bachelor when his life was suddenly turned upside down after a few visits to a dating website. David had no idea he’d become the deadly obsession ...
12.07.2020 Episode 91 - Lisa and Joel Guy As Lisa and Joel Guy prepared to host their family Thanksgiving in Knoxville, Tennessee, a gruesome plot was being concocted behind the scenes. You’ll hear how two parents' abounding love wasn’t enough to protect them from the inner workings of ...
11.23.2020 Episode 90 - Pushed To The Edge Nicole Nachtman was excited to begin University in Tallahassee Florida, mostly because it meant she’d finally be free from her mother’s authoritarian parenting. Little did she realize, no amount of distance could ever break the ties that connect a mother ...
11.09.2020 Episode 89 - A Family Feud In 1988, along a peaceful stretch of farmland road in Florida, a war was brewing among two families. As Peggy Carr and her new husband Pye were focused on raising their rambunctious blended family, their neighbours an elderly couple who ...
10.31.2020 2020 Halloween Special - The Clown House We put a last-minute Halloween episode together that's kid friendly! In fact, it was written by our 11 year old daughter! Please check out this episodes sponsors and help support our podcast: Spotlight Oral Care - Go to https://spotlightoralcare.com and ...
10.25.2020 Episode 88 - The Bite Mark Case Of Newport News On a fall evening in 1982, as residents of Newport News, Virginia lay peacefully asleep in their beds, a vicious predator quietly crept the dark and quiet streets preparing to attack. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – ...
10.11.2020 Episode 87 - Marlen & Yovanni Ochoa Lopez In the spring of 2019, an expectant teen mother living in Chicago, Illinois was eagerly preparing for the birth of her second child. Although money was tight, Marlen Ochoa Uriostegui Lopez was determined to have her baby's nursery ready in ...
09.27.2020 Episode 86 - Robert Limon In the peaceful community of Silver Lakes, California most considered Robert Limon to be a lucky man. A beautiful wife, the perfect marriage and two amazing children. That is until...a curtain was pulled back revealing a different reality. Music Credits: ...
09.13.2020 Episode 85 - Melinda Pleskovic As an adult, Melinda Pleskovic still proudly considered her birthplace, Strongsville, Ohio home, which is why once she got married, she felt it was the perfect place to raise a family. But in the midst of some of her happiest ...
08.30.2020 Episode 84 - Tracey Wylde On November 24th, 1997, 21-year-old Tracey Wylde spent the early hours of the morning wandering the streets of Glasgow’s red-light district. The place where she met the majority of her clients. However, Tracey had no idea that the strange man ...
08.16.2020 Episode 83 - Sophie Lionnet Sophie Lionnet had dreamed of becoming a nanny and was excited when an opportunity presented itself working for a glamorous and upscale family living in England. However, the innocent young girl couldn’t see the ominous horror creeping just beneath the ...
08.02.2020 Episode 82 - Brian Barrett Honesty is the foundation for any successful relationship. A quality that can be difficult to find if you’re seeking love online. That’s exactly what one young man discovered after finding himself on an unpredictable virtual journey leading him down a ...
07.19.2020 Episode 81 - The Farmville Murders In 2009 in Farmville, Virginia, 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock struck up an online relationship with an aspiring rapper. The two bonded over their love of music, but Emma didn’t realize that her online boyfriend was a much different person in real ...
07.05.2020 Episode 80 - Angela Samota In the fall of 1984, the future was looking promising for 20-year-old college junior, Angie Samota. The university student had just moved into her own condominium, had a boyfriend, plenty of friends, and a job in the field she was ...
06.22.2020 Episode 79 - Donna & Dan Fryman On a chilly January evening in 2004 all that Donna and Dan Fryman had built together, came crashing down. Life as they knew it would never be the same. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster ...
06.08.2020 Episode 78 - The Whitaker Family December 2003 was a special time for Kent and Tricia Whitaker. Their sons had returned home from University for the holidays, and they were happy to have the whole family back together again. Little did the Whitakers know it would ...
05.24.2020 Episode 77 - Cindy James On May 25th, 1989, the years of harassment endured by 44-year-old Cindy James came to a grim conclusion......With her sudden disappearance. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with ...
05.10.2020 Episode 76 - Nina Reiser On Sunday September 3rd, 2006 Nina Reiser dropped her kids off with their father Hans in Oakland California so they could spend time with him over the Labour Day weekend. But when she missed a couple of dinner dates and ...
04.26.2020 Episode 75 - LaNell Barsock In the summer of 2010, 29 year old LaNell Barsock just about had it all and was living out her dream life in Palmdale California, or so it seemed. She had a beautiful home on a quiet suburban street and ...
04.12.2020 Episode 74 - Annabelle Grace Richardson In the early morning hours of May 7th, 2017, in the small town of Carlisle, Ohio, a high school cheerleader quietly gave birth to a full-term infant while the rest of her family lay fast asleep. Little did she realize ...
03.29.2020 Episode 73 - Molly McLaren On June 29th, 2017, 23-year-old Molly McLaren prepared to spend the morning working off some stress at the gym, as she'd done so many times in the past. She had no way of knowing just how horrifying and inescapable a ...
03.15.2020 Episode 72 - Tiffany Jenks In 2013, Tiffany Jenks left a bar in Portland Oregon with three mysterious strangers. 7 years later, the unusual events that unfolded that night, continue to leave family and friends and everyone touched by Tiffany's case, searching for answers. Music ...
03.02.2020 Episode 71 - Katrina Smith In October 2012 Katrina and Todd Smith marked their 7th wedding anniversary. A joyful occasion, that within less than 24 hours would become a distant memory. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – ...
02.17.2020 Episode 70 - Veronica Navarro In the spring of 2011, Veronica Navarro was taking a break from an on and off again relationship when she thought she’d met the man of her dreams. Little did Veronica realize, within two months, her dreams would turn into ...
02.03.2020 Episode 69 - Moncton's Fallen RCMP Officers In June 2014, residents in Moncton, New Brunswick were going about their evenings. Parents were making together dinner, while children played in their yards. No one could have predicted that this warm and peaceful evening would abruptly become one of ...
01.20.2020 Episode 68 - The Tiede Family In December of 1990 the Tiede family was on a break from their hectic lives up at their remote country cabin in Oakley, Utah. Rolf and Kaye along their two daughters Linae and Tricia were busily prepping for their annual ...
01.06.2020 Episode 67 - Iana Kasian In 2014, Iana Kasian left war-torn Kiev, Ukraine and immigrated to sunny Los Angeles, California to build a new life for herself. Shortly after arriving, she met the man of her dreams......or so she thought. A wealthy screenwriter and graphic ...
12.23.2019 Episode 66 - Valerie McDaniel In 2017, Valerie McDaniel was a prominent veterinarian, running a successful practice, while focusing much of her attention on raising her eight-year-old daughter. Although she’d recently left an unhappy marriage of 17 years, she quickly found herself falling in love ...
12.09.2019 Episode 65 - Sally & Richard Challen On Saturday, August 14th, 2010 Sally Challen was with her husband Richard packing up their family home in Claygate Surrey England. The couple had been married for thirty-one years and were preparing to rent out the house so they could ...
11.25.2019 Episode 64 - Jessie Davis In the summer of 2007, a very pregnant twenty-six-year-old Jessie Davis was eagerly preparing for the arrival of her daughter Chloe. She was thrilled her two-year-old son Blake would soon have a baby sister. Jessie was a single mother with ...
11.11.2019 Episode 63 - Marlene Warren Marlene Warren was busy preparing breakfast on Saturday, May 26th 1990 in South Florida when her doorbell suddenly rang. Excited to see who was at the front door, Marlene dropped everything to answer it and was ecstatic when she saw ...
10.27.2019 Episode 62 - Kim Wall On the evening of August 10th, 2017, in Copenhagen, Denmark, freelance journalist Kim Wall decided to squeeze in one more story before moving to China with her partner. She was given a last-minute opportunity to interview an eccentric Danish “inventrepreneur” ...

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