True Crime Archives

By Steven Fangel & Hannah Shollin

A true crime Podcast, hosted by a father, the career criminal investigator, and a daughter, the amateur enthusiast, who together discuss real cases from two different perspectives.... more

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The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.

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July 31, 2023 UPDATE: Arizona Canal Murders; The Senseless Murder of Schoolteacher Christy Mirack; and the 1996 Pricilla Lewis Murder
Arizona Canal Murders – 1992 Murders of 21-year-old Angela Brosso & 17-year-old Melanie Barnas Solved!
Cold Case Solved – The Senseless Murder of Schoolteacher Christy Mirack; Solved – 1996 Pricilla Lewis Murder
Solved – 1996 Pricilla Lewis Murder
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July 10, 2023 Alexandria’s Serial Killer
Steve
and Hannah discuss the random and senseless act of killing Ron Kirby in 2013 in
Alexandria, VA. Listen as they detail how the suspect cowardly targeted the
city’s wealthy neighborhood where Ron Kirby sat at home awaiting a plumber to
fix a faucet. Hannah outlines how police linked Kirby’s murder to other cases
through firearm ballistics that ultimately led to the arrest and conviction of
the suspect.

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Charles
Severance Charged With Murder of Three Alexandria Residents – NBC4 Washington
(nbcwashington.com)
Virginia
Murder Linked To Serial Killer Who Took 10-Year Hiatus | Murders and Homicides
on Crimefeed | Investigation Discovery
Exploring
Similarities: Three Unsolved Murders in Alexandria May Be Linked, Police Say –
NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)
The
Alexandria Assassin: Man targets city's elite, pens disturbing manifesto |
Truecrimedaily.com
https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/03/29/the-alexandria-assassin-man-targets-citys-elite-pens-disturbing-manifesto/
https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/03/29/the-alexandria-assassin-man-targets-citys-elite-pens-disturbing-manifesto/
Murder
trial pivots to Kirby; Severance’s relationship with son’ s mother explored -
WTOP News

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41min
June 26, 2023 Was it a Mob Hit?
Steven
and Hannah lead you through this episode full of suspense when they discuss the
1993 execution style murders of Richard LeDonne and Clayton Krause. Who barged
in the hotel room and shot the both numerous times? Was it the Mob? The evidence
suggests it was, but there is more so tune in and see where this week’s episode
goes!

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Convicted
killer gets life sentences upheld | TribLIVE.com
Widow,
man arrested in N.J. slayings - UPI Archives
STATE
v. McDONOUGH (2001) | FindLaw
Extreme
Forensics - Season 2 - Video Detective

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40min
June 12, 2023 DNA Snapshot
This
week, Steven and Hannah talk about a troubled 19-year-old who although lost in
her ways did not deserve to get brutally murdered beyond recognition. Police
secured strong DNA and only needed a match to solve this 2009 murder. No hits
in CODIS, police turned to new technology a few years out from genealogy called
“Snapshot Phenotyping.”

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Sierra
Bouzigard Murder: Where is Blake Russell Now? Update (thecinemaholic.com)
Suspect
in Sierra Bouzigard murder found hanging in jail (kplctv.com)
How
Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving (nationalgeographic.com)
The
Murder of Sierra Bouzigard — It's Crime O Clock Somewhere (squarespace.com)
Sierra Bouzigard -
Rolism
Man
arrested in 2009 killing of Sierra Bouzigard (kplctv.com)
DNA
breakthrough in 8 year old case, man charged with second degree murder |
12newsnow.com

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28min
June 05, 2023 The Football Coach
Steven
and Hannah discuss the 1981 murder of a 31-year-old mother of two who was
strangled by a coat hanger and left for dead. The Suspect came in through the bedroom
window and exited through the bedroom window but police secured his DNA that would
ultimately solve the crime more than four decades later. Listen and learn how Linda
Slaten was brutally murdered by her son’s football coach and how great detective
work and new technology found the killer many eras later.

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Linda
Slaten case: Decades-long search for Florida mom's killer ends with arrest of
Joseph Clinton Mills, her son's childhood football coach - CBS News
Joseph
Mills Convicted Of Linda Slaten's 1981 Cold Case Murder | Crime News
(oxygen.com)
Linda
Slaten case: Murdered Florida woman's son hung this photo on his bedroom wall,
never knowing he was standing in front of his mother's killer - CBS News
Linda
Slaten Murder: Where is Joseph Clinton Mills Now? Update (thecinemaholic.com)
Linda
Slaten Family Confronts Joseph Clinton Mills in Court (lawandcrime.com)
Lakeland
police announce break in Linda Slaten cold case | wtsp.com
linda
slaten murder scene - Yahoo Video Search Results

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41min
May 22, 2023 False Alibi!
Steve and Hannah talk about the 1984 murder of then 23-year-old Gale Herrera, mother of three by some one she referred to as “Charlie” on a 911 call. Listen as Steve gets frustrated by Charlie’s alibi, his wife, and How Hannah talks as good detective work that led them back to the wife and who eventually confesses to covering for him ten years later when he assaulted her.
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Gail Herrera Murder: Where is Charles Wilson Today? Update (thecinemaholic.com)
The Gael Herrera Murder – Where Is The Killer Now? – NewMexico News (darik.news)
"On the Case with Paula Zahn" Disconnected Story (TV Episode 2023) - Plot - IMDb
Gail Herrera Murder: Where is Charles Wilson Now? - NewsTimes.Africa

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33min
May 08, 2023 1970 Blood Trail
Steve and Hannah unpack the 1970 gruesome crime scene that ultimately led to the conviction of Sacramento’s oldest cold case, the brutal stabbing and murder of 28-year-old Nancy Bennallack. After her father and finance were cleared, the case went cold until 2019 when detectives submitted blood for DNA processing which led to the suspect.
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Genetic genealogy identifies suspect in brutal 1970 killing of Sacramento-area woman - CBS Sacramento (cbsnews.com)
Richard John Davis Killed Nancy Bennallack in 1970: Sheriff (lawandcrime.com)
Nancy Bennallack Murder: Where is Richard John Davis Today? Update (thecinemaholic.com)
Gruesome Cold Case Murder of Nancy Bennallack Solved After More Than 50 Years (msn.com)
47 years later, Nancy Bennallack's murder remains unsolved (kcra.com)
Sacramento Sheriff close one of their oldest homicide cold cases (fox40.com)
Nancy Bennallack - Case Documents & Details - Gavin Fish
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May 01, 2023 Solved – 1977 Murder of William Lavaco & Judith Straub
Listen as Steve and Hannah talk about how a daughter suspected her father for the killing of William Lavaco and Judith Straub in 1977 when she was just a child in 2nd grade. Learn how Edward Wayne Edwards confesses and is considered a suspect in other high-profile murders as well as being the Zodiac Killer.
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Convicted Killer Pleads Guilty to Slaying a Norton Couple in 1977 (cleveland19.com)
The Murder of William Lavaco and Judith Straub - Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource
Center (wcpl.info)
Watch Living with a Serial Killer Web Exclusive: Retired Detective Pays Tribute to
Billy Lavaco and Judy Straub - NBC.com
Accused killer says he killed Ohio couple in '77 - CNN.com
Accused Killer Fingered In Another Chilling Double Murder (cleveland19.com)
April Balascio Talks Serial Killer Father in Gimlet's 'The Clearing' Podcast
(elle.com)
How mass murderer Ed Edwards is believed to be the Zodiac Killer and was finally
snared by daughter’s Google search – The US Sun | The US Sun (the-sun.com)
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40min
April 17, 2023 The Sweetheart Murders
Listen as Steve and Hannah discuss another cold case solved by dogged police prowess. 1980 Watertown Wisconsin high-school sweetheart went missing and ultimately were found murdered. Steve and Hannah talk about the case and how detectives arrested a suspect based on a tip from the killers daughter.
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Edward Wayne Edwards, Serial Killer: What To Know | Crime
News (oxygen.com)
Serial killer's daughter reveals how she turned him in to
police | Fox News
Sweetheart Murders by Edward W. Edwards and Zodiac Killer
theory examined on Cold Case Files (monstersandcritics.com)
The 1980 Tim Hack and Kelly Drew murders - Defrosting Cold
Cases
The sweetheart murders: A look back at the case (cbsnews.com)
Edward Edwards (serial killer) - Wikipedia
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43min
April 10, 2023 Was it the Husband? - Part 2
In 2022, Council Bluff Iowa Police Department solved a 40-year old murder! Was it the husband who had spent 15 years in jail for a murder when he was 17, or was it someone else? Do not peak, and stay tuned to hear Steven and Hannah discuss the part two details of this two-part series. Lots of crime scene discussion and theory
about how this murder was perpetrated.
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Murders of Lee Rotatori and Thomas Freeman - Wikipedia
Council Bluffs PD solve cold case of Lee Rotatori, murdered
in 1982 (3newsnow.com)
Lee Rotatori | Iowa Cold Cases
How The 1982 Murder Of Lee Rotatori Was Finally Solved
(grunge.com)
Thomas O. Freeman Identified as Killer of Lee Rotatori
(lawandcrime.com)
Lee Rotatori Murder: How Did Thomas Freeman Die? Update
(thecinemaholic.com)
Thomas O. Freeman Identified As Lee Rotatori's Killer |
Crime News (oxygen.com)
Council Bluffs Police clear 1982 cold case murder of woman
(ketv.com)
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29min

FAQs about True Crime Archives:

How many episodes does True Crime Archives have?

The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.