Introducing the full length investigative podcast, In Esto. 

IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto?

Episode 1 - "Everything's Purple"

Amanda and Alan live in his double-wide trailer in Northern Florida. He is a butcher and she works overnights at a care home. He has two teenagers who often visit and she has a 7 (Adrianna) and a 6 (AJ) year old who share a room. Alan goes to work early and leaves Amanda's kids under the supervision of his son, Alan Jr. When Amanda arrives from work she finds her two kids watching TV alone and Alan Jr fast asleep in his bedroom. But this is where the stories differ...

Later that afternoon, Adrianna is found floating in the pool.



What really happened to Adrianna Hutto?


Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt

Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music. Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter

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True Crime Feed Takeover

Welcome back to True Crime and Headlines! As you all may know Jules is currently in the UK & Jen is working hard behind the scenes running our FEM podcast network.

While they're away, we have a very special feed takeover with some of our favorite podcasts, so you'll still get weekly episodes with cases you'll want to hear.



Today we're sharing Jen's newest episode from her nonprofit podcast, Case Uncovered. She tells the haunting story of the mysterious disappearance of Charlotte Heimann.

In 1981, Charlotte Heimann vanished from Rochester, New York just weeks before completing her Ph.D. She’d overcome incredible odds, survived a serious accident, and worked tirelessly toward a better life for herself and her daughter. But just days after telling hospital staff she feared for her safety — Charlotte walked out of the Rochester Psychiatric Center and was never seen again...

A special thank you to Charlotte's granddaughter Shyla for partnering with Jen for today's episode.

THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES THE TOPIC OF SUICIDE. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

If you have any information about Charlotte's case, click the link below to connect with Shyla via the Charlotte Heimann Facebook group:

https://linktr.ee/justice4charlotteheimann

Connect with me on social:
Instagram: @jenriverainvestigaties
Facebook: Jen Rivera Investigates
YouTube: @jenriverainvestigates

Visit Jen's website: jenriverainvestigates.com  

Case Uncovered is a part of the non-profit Shores of Strength. It is a podcast dedicated to families of the missing and murdered who are still looking for answers about these cases. To learn more about SOS and our mission visit shoresofstrength.org  

Case Uncovered is a Reignited Media and Fire Eyes Media Production hosted by Jen Rivera.

Sources:
The Charley Project
Missing Persons Wiki
GENi
Uncovered
Crime Solvers Central
GINA
Project Cold Case

True Crime Feed Takeover

Welcome back to True Crime and Headlines! As you all may know Jules is currently in the UK representing Fire Eyes Media and all our podcasts at CrimeCon UK & Jen is working hard behind the scenes preparing for the launch of our new podcast on the FEM netowrok, In Esto with N. Leigh Hunt. 

While they're away, we have a very special feed takeover with some of our favorite podcasts, so you'll still get weekly episodes with cases you'll want to hear.


Our friend Kiley from the weekly true crime podcast, Prime Time Krime, steps in to our feed today to share the story about Stephanie and Gary Gillette.


In December of a 1985 married couple Stephanie and Gary Gillette were found brutally murdered in their Corpus Christi Texas home. A main suspect would later emerge, but despite this Gary and Stephanie’s murders still remain unsolved to this day, we are going to discuss all of the happenings from this case, where it stands today and how Gary and Stephanie’s families have not given up the fight to find out what happened to them.

Connect with Kiley:
Visit her website
Follow on Instagram 

Sources:

https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/digital-exclusive-police-documents-paint-a-picture-on-gillette-murders

https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/crime/unsolved-files-silent-night/503-ed62afca-65e3-411c-a545-4633fe0a2143
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Special Guest Episode:
Our friend Holly from the weekly true crime podcast, Crime with Holly, steps in to our feed today to share the story about Michelle Martinko.  Cedar Rapids, Iowa was a safe place to raise a family in 1979.  People trusted their neighbors, left their doors unlocked, and kids played outside until the streetlights came on.  But all of that would change on December 19th, 1979 when 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was brutally stabbed to death.  For 39 years the case would remain unsolved until genetic genealogy helped solve the mystery of who killed Michelle.

Connect with Holly:https://linktr.ee/CrimeaHolly
https://www.tiktok.com/@crimewithholly.podcast
https://www.instagram.com/crimeaholly/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimewithhollydiscussion/

In this heartfelt episode, Jen sits down with Nichole Schmidt and Tara Petito, the mother and stepmother of Gabby Petito, to have a heart-to-heart conversation about Gabby’s life, legacy, and the incredible work they’re doing through the Gabby Petito Foundation. Nichole and Tara open up about their personal experiences with the media, their grief, and how they’ve channeled that pain into creating something powerful. The Gabby Petito Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is committed to supporting organizations that help locate missing persons and provide aid to victims of domestic violence. Through education, awareness, and prevention efforts, they’re working to bring these critical issues into the public eye, benefiting our communities.Gabby’s tragic story—her disappearance during a cross-country road trip that included visits to our national parks—moved the nation. After an exhaustive search, it was revealed that her life was cut short. While their grief is unimaginable, Nichole and Tara are turning their personal tragedy into a force for good. Their hope is that Gabby’s foundation will continue to shed light on these important issues, ensuring that no one faces the pain of losing a loved one in silence.To learn more about the Gabby Petito Foundation visit:https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/ 
To learn more about the show visit:
https://www.truecrimeandheadlines.com/Don't forget to say hi to your hosts, Jules and Jen!
Instagram:
@yourhostjules
@jenriverainvestigates

Have a case you want us to cover?
Please email us:
[email protected]

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Jen: [email protected]

Help us keep telling cases by leaving a 5 star review and rating wherever you get podcasts.

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Weekly Dispatch | Jules & Jen: Behind the Scenes | May 09, 2025 Jules & Jen sit down together and share behind the scenes updates on current in-production podcasts, our network progress, and upcoming events! Join us in this casual episode and let us take you a bit behind the scenes as podcast producers.    xox Jules & Jen

Hey everyone, it’s Jen, and welcome back to True Crime and Headlines with Jules and Jen.  Today, we're diving into a case that shocked an entire community, set off a nationwide investigation, and reignited debates on crime and safety. It’s  a warm summer evening, a quiet suburban trail, a mother of five heading out for a routine jog—one she would never return from. What should have been an ordinary workout became the setting for a horrifying crime that left a family devastated and a town in mourning.    Sources: CBS News News Nation CNN Harford County Sheriff's Office   Don't forget to say hi to your hosts, Jules and Jen! Instagram: @yourhostjules@jenriverainvestigates  Have a case you want us to cover? Please email us: [email protected] Jules: [email protected] Jen: [email protected]  Help us keep telling cases by leaving a 5 star review and rating wherever you get podcasts.  True Crime and Headlines is a Fire Eyes Media LLC Network podcast and production. you're wanted you're loved and you deserve to be here

MISSING: Pregnant Mother | Emma Baum | Imagine this: It’s a quiet evening. The sun has dipped below the horizon, and the world is settling into its usual rhythms. Somewhere, a young woman is walking alone, her thoughts likely on the mundane details of her day. Maybe she’s on her way home. Maybe she’s meeting a friend. And then—she vanishes. No witnesses. No struggle. No trace. Just…gone. This is the story of Emma Baum. A story of a young woman with her whole life ahead of her, who one day disappeared without a trace. A story that has left her family shattered, her community shaken, and investigators baffled. What happened to Emma Baum? Was she taken? Did she leave on her own? Or is there something even darker at play?       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bOkoAdf-0Q https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/3767485159531-family-of-missing-pregnant- mother-reveal-their-dark-suspicions-about-her-vanishing-as-they-fight-eviction New York Post Pregnant Woman, 25, Has Been Missing for Over a Month, Family Continues Search Fox 32 Chicago (11) Help Find Emma Baum Missing/ The truth | Facebook

Welcome to Weekly Dispatch where we discuss the latest in true crime news each week! This week Jen covers the following news headlines & cases: - We're going to CRIMECON & podcast award nomination - Bryan Kohberger's Amazon records are 'catastrophic' for defense, 'smoking gun' for prosecutors - Chainsaw-Wielding Man Is Fatally Shot by Police in Illinois Nursing Home - How the murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman started the Amber Alert & how it's saving children's lives Jen and I will be at True Crime Podcast Festival in July! To purchase your ticket, use our 20 percent off code Hush20 at checkout. Visit their website https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ for more details and we hope to see you there! Sources used in today's episode: Fox 13 SeattlePeople.comNCMC Don't forget to say hi to your hosts, Jules and Jen! Instagram: @yourhostjules@jenriverainvestigates  Have a case you want us to cover? Please email us: [email protected] Jules: [email protected] Jen: [email protected]  Help us keep telling cases by leaving a 5 star review and rating wherever you get podcasts.  True Crime and Headlines is a Fire Eyes Media LLC Network podcast and production. You're wanted You're loved and Your voice matters!

Crime Analyst Works to Crack the BTK Strangler Puzzle | Special Guest: Melissa Phelan In 2004, the unknown identity of BTK was still haunting Wichita, Kansas. A word search/puzzle/code was sent to a local Kansas news station. For decades, many have attempted to solve it, however, one individual has recently made waves in the crime community with her claims of having discovered additional victims and even going as far to say she believes she can pinpoint locations.  We welcomed special guest and crime analyst Melissa Phelan as she walks us through how and why she believes that BTK confessed two more unsolved homicides in this same puzzle.  **Please accept our apologies for the audio quality- this was recorded through wavering Internet connections- we're coming to you from Tennessee, Illinois, and Colorado.