True Crime Obsessed

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What's True Crime Obsessed about?

The true crime / comedy podcast YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE. We recap your favorite true crime documentaries with humor, sass, and a well timed garbage bell. Hear our take on "Wild Wild Country," "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane," "Jesus Camp" and many more. So many garbage people, so little time.

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12.24.2020

In May and August of 1989, two toddlers were stolen from the same New York city playground. The playground was full of witnesses, but, seemingly, nobody saw anything. Were the kidnappings connected? Was there a "baby selling ring" as rumors ...

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12.24.2020 Unsolved Mysteries Ep 12: Stolen Kids In May and August of 1989, two toddlers were stolen from the same New York city playground. The playground was full of witnesses, but, seemingly, nobody saw anything. Were the kidnappings connected? Was there a "baby selling ring" as rumors ...
11.24.2020 Natalie Wood: American Murder Mystery At 43 years old, actress Natalie Wood had it all. She was an adored icon who'd been acting since before she could remember. She'd married the love of her life and had a thriving career and a loving family. But ...
10.26.2020 Crimes of the Centuries Each week, "Crimes of the Centuries" takes a deep investigative dive into a crime that was huge when it happened, but has been lost to time. Hosted by award-winning journalist Amber Hunt--best known in the podcast world as the host ...
10.22.2020 Unsolved Mysteries Ep. 3: House of Terror In early April, 2011—nobody knows the exact date—a prominent family vanished from their lavish townhome in Nantes, France. A few day later, close family members and friends of the family received a typewritten, unsigned letter from the mother and father ...
10.20.2020 154: Death at the Mansion: Rebecca Zahau. Part 2 WILLIAM ELIZABETH AND BLAZER HOLES ARE BACK! On July 13, 2011, the body of 32 year-old Rebecca Zahau was found naked, bound, and hanging from a balcony at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California. The death was quickly ruled a ...
10.08.2020 Unsolved Mysteries Ep 1: Mystery on the Rooftop FAM!! SPOOKY SEASON IS HERE! To celebrate, we're adding an extra episode each week for the next 12 week to cover the FREAKING GLORIOUS NETFLIX REBOOT OF "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES!" Episode 1 delves into the mysterious death of Rey Rivera. On ...
09.29.2020 151: Who Killed Chandra Levy? In May of 2001, 24 year old Washingtond DC intern, Chandra Levy, vanished. As her parents and investigators frantically searched for her, rumors of a relationship with a powerful Congressman surface. A year later, when her body is found 4 ...
09.17.2020 I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Episode 1: Murder Habit FAM!! We're SO excited to share episode 1 of our Patreon coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark." It is truly one of the best series we've ever covered and we think it's some of our best work!! You ...
08.25.2020 146: Drew Peterson: American Murder Mystery When Stacy Peterson, a 23-year-old mother of 4, vanishes without a trace, authorities look to her husband Drew, a man 30 YEARS HER SENIOR! Peterson, a cop, claims--we swear to Goddess, you guys--that Stacy grabbed $25,000, the deed to the ...
08.20.2020 The Jinx FAM!!! We are SO excited to share episode 1 of our Patreon coverage of "The Jinx." This might be our most beloved of ALL the Patreon episodes! You can get our other 5 episodes covering "The Jinx" plus over 140 ...
07.28.2020 142: 41 Shots: The Killing of Amadou Diallo (Trial By Media Episode 3) In the early hours of February 4, 1999, 23-year-old Amadou Dialo, an unarmed black man standing on the steps of his apartment building, was fatally shot by four plain clothes New York City police officers. The officers shot 41 times ...
06.30.2020 138: Killing Versace: The Hunt for A Serial Killer A little after 8:45 am on the morning of July, 15, 1997, famed fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot execution-style on the front steps of his Miami Beach mansion. The assassin was 28 year old Andrew Cunanan--a hanger on who ...
06.18.2020 Tiger King: Episode 1: Not Your Average Joe Hey Fam! We're so excited to share with you episode one of our Patreon coverage of Netflix's Tiger King. This is BY FAR our most requested series to cover, so buckle up! All 7 episodes are available RIGHT NOW AND ...
05.26.2020 134: Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery Brittany Murphy was a rising star who had it all, beauty, fame, and success … but she also had secrets. When she was found dead in her Los Angeles home at just 32 years old, Hollywood and legions of fans ...
05.19.2020 133: Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee YOU GUYS, DO YOU HAVE A PC? I PROMISE I WON’T TELL GILLIAN? Gringo tells the story of John McAfee who invented anti-virus software, AND AS BORING AS THAT SOUNDS, I PROMISE THIS IS ANYTHING BUT! He owned that software ...
05.14.2020 Oxygen's The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway 18 year old Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba on May 30, 2005. After 12 years of following every lead--each one ending in heartbreak and disappointment--Natalee's dad, Dave, gets a tip that could change everything. All 6 episodes of The Disappearance ...
05.12.2020 132: Chris Watts: Family Man / Family Murderer Chris Watts and his wife Shanann seemed to have it all: Thriving careers, wonderful friends, two beautiful kids with a third on the way. But then on August 13, 2018, Shanann’s best friend Nicole can’t get ahold of Shanann. She ...
03.10.2020 Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez Part 1 (Patreon Bonus Episode) Patrick may be from Massachusetts (and has the Dunkin Donuts loyalty card to prove it), but he somehow missed out on Boston sports fever (feee-vah!). We have a lot of feelings about this one, but we're going to be SUPER ...
02.07.2020 Don't F**K With Cats (Patreon Bonus Episode) The internet is the wild west, you guys. But even the GD no-rules internet has one actual rule. SAY IT WITH ME: Don't fuck with cats. So when a weird looking sicko starts uploading cat-murder videos to the internet, a ...
02.04.2020 119: The Source Family TICK TOCK IT’S CULT O’CLOCK! What can we say, the 60s in Los Angels were ROUGH! Lots of drugs and crappy eating, not to mention the terrible music. So it just seemed fitting that when the 70s rolled around and ...
01.28.2020 118: Natalie Wood: American Murder Mystery At 43 years old, actress Natalie Wood had it all. She was an adored icon who'd been acting since before she could remember. She'd married the love of her life and had a thriving career and a loving family. But ...
01.21.2020 117: Oxygen's "Dirty John: The Dirty Truth" Part 2 When Debra Newell met John Meehan on dating site for the 50+ crowd, he seemed too good to be true. A handsome, fit, successful doctor? She was interested. But, beginning with their first date, there were warning signs...something wasn't quite ...
01.14.2020 116: Oxygen's "Dirty John: The Dirty Truth" We are covering this documentary in two episodes. Episode 2 is available right now and ad-free at the $5 level on Patreon. You can get it here (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) . It will be our regular episode (with ads) next week. When ...
12.17.2019 113: Who Killed Garrett Phillips Part 2 On Oct. 24, 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in his home in Potsdam, a small town in upstate New York. Police quickly zeroed in on a suspect in this unthinkable crime: Oral “Nick” Hillary, a black man in the ...
11.19.2019 110: Killing For Love March 30, 1985: Derek and Nancy Haysom are discovered brutally murdered at their home in Lynchburg, Virginia. The arrest and conviction of the couple's daughter Elizabeth, a scholarship student at the University of Virginia, and her boyfriend Jens Söring, the ...
11.05.2019 108: Screwball THIS IS ABOUT THE SPORTS AND STILL SOMEHOW ONE OF OUR FAVORITE DOCS WE’VE EVER COVERED! Welcome to Florida, land of swamp dinosaurs, tanning salons, and, like, humidity. But did you also know it was ground zero for the high-profile ...
10.29.2019 107: Jodi Arias: American Murder Mystery Part 2 SEX. LIES. MURDER. What happened to 30 year old Travis Alexander? His friends found him dead on his bathroom floor. He'd been stabbed, shot, and nearly decapitated. When police asked who in Travis's life would want him dead, everyone said ...
10.18.2019 OJ: Made In America (Patreon Bonus Episode) FAM: We're THRILLED to share this episode from our Patreon feed! (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) You can get our complete 5-part coverage of OJ: Made In America on our Patreon Feed! There you can also get over 100 Full Bonus Episodes TO BINGE ...
10.15.2019 105: Israel Keyes: Method of a Serial Killer Israel Keyes is the most terrifying serial killer you’ve maybe never heard of. Here’s what we know about him: He was methodical—he left “kill kits” hidden all across the country. He hid them years before using them, so he was ...
10.01.2019 103: Roll Red Roll In Steubenville, Ohio, high school football players are untouchable. So when two players are accused of assaulting an underage girl at a pre-season party, it seems almost impossible to get the real story. But when an amateur crime blogger uncovers ...
09.17.2019 101: Oxygen's The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell It's one of the most shocking disappearances in recent history. A young mother vanishes from her home in Utah. Her husband is the only suspect. His behavior is so bizarre that it has to be him, right? But there's no ...
09.10.2019 100: The Imposter: FOR OUR 100th EPISODE, WE'RE GIVING OUR 1st EPISODE A REDO! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! AND THIS IS NOT A RERUN! For our 100th episode, we're remaking our very first episode AND IT MIGHT BE OUR FUNNIEST, MOST PERFECT EPISODE YET! Nicholas Barclay was 13 years old on the day ...
09.03.2019 The Seven Five Meet the dirtiest cop in New York City history. In the 1980s, Michael Dowd patrolled the mean streets of one of the toughest precincts in Brooklyn. He also headed a ruthless criminal network that stole money and drugs, ultimately resulting ...
08.06.2019 96: The Cheshire Murders In the quiet suburb of Cheshire, Connecticut, Jennifer Petit and her two young daughters were killed in a horrific home invasion; husband and father William Petit was the only one who escaped alive. This film explores the events of that ...
07.09.2019 92: All The Queen's Horses FIFTY. THREE. MILLION. DOLLARS. That's how much cash Rita Crundwell stole FROM HER CITY GOVERNMENT JOB without anyone noticing. She bought houses, and horses, and spa retreats AND A TWO MILLION DOLLAR BUS. How did she do it? HOW DID ...
07.02.2019 91: The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story In the 1990s, boy bands were king. Groups like N'SYNC and the Backstreet Boys were international sensations. But that wasn't the whole story. To tell the whole story, you have to talk about Lou Pearlman--the producer behind the pop explosion ...
06.25.2019 90: Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland On July 10, 2015, a 28 year-old black woman named Sandra Bland was pulled over in a small Texas town for failing to use a turn signal when she changed lanes. She was ultimately arrested and taken to the county ...
05.28.2019 86: Behind The Curve IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT? Turns out, there are LOTS of people believe it is. Is their evidence compelling? Not really, but their conspiracies run deep and cross over into everything from being anti-vaccination to, you know, ...
05.21.2019 Tabloid ## FAM! QUEEN GILLIAN GOT SUPER SICK THIS WEEK AND SO WE HAD TO RUN A CLASSIC EPISODE! First please note that, unbeknownst to us before we picked this episode to rerun, **THIS IS THE EPISODE WHERE WE INVENTED BOTH ...
03.25.2019 79: The Case Against Adnan Syed Part 3: Justice Is Arbitrary This episode covers part 3 of the 4-part HBO series. For our take on Part 1, [go here!](https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/episodes/77-the-case-against-adnan-syed-part-1) For our take on Part 2, [go here!](https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/episodes/78-the-case-against-adnan-syed-part-2) **And stay tuned till THE VERY END of the episode to hear a preview ...
03.01.2019 PATREON BONUS EPISODE! Making A Murderer Season 2, Ep. 1 "Number 18" SURPRISE! this week we wanted to do something we’ve never done before—give every member of the TCO fam access to one of our Patreon full bonus episodes. We decided that our take on "Making A Murderer" season 2, episode 1 ...
01.15.2019 70: Hot Coffee Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman ranked it in his top ten list. And more than fifteen years later, its infamy continues. Everyone knows the McDonald's coffee case. It has been routinely cited as an example of how citizens have taken advantage ...
12.18.2018 68: Oswald's Ghost (Was the JFK Assassination a Conspiracy?) On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, was assassinated in broad daylight in front of hundreds of people--at least 55 of whom were filming or taking pictures. And yet we still don't know what happened. ...
12.11.2018 67: Abducted in Plain Sight On October 17, 1974, 12 year old Jan Broberg was kidnapped by her next door neighbor and parents’ best friend—a man they all loving called “B.” B, unbeknownst to them, was a pedophile who had become obsessed with Jan and ...
11.06.2018 Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer This week we're revisiting one of our most popular episodes! A decade after making the documentary film “Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer” about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, director Nick Broomfield was subpoenaed as a witness for Aileen’s ...
11.02.2018 63: My Amityville Horror In 1975, the Lutz family moved into the old house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amittyville, New York. The house was beautiful, nestled in the heart of an affluent neighborhood, it had a pool and a dock, and best of ...
09.25.2018 59: The Devil and Father Amroth First things first, you guys…WE HAAAAAAAAAAAATED THIS MOVIE….which is good news because we have SHIT. TO. SAY. In the mood for a great movie about a suuuuper scary exorcism? GO WATCH THE EXORCIST AND SKIP THIS GARBAGE ALL TOGETHER (but ...
07.24.2018 Episode 51: The Dog The working title for this one was: “Three Gays Rob a Bank”. And we have an idea for the sitcom version. In August 1972, John Wojtowicz attempted to rob a Brooklyn bank to finance his lover's sex-reassignment surgery. The act ...
07.10.2018 49: Evil Genius Part 1 (Covering Episodes 1 & 2 of the Netflix Series) Let us paint a picture: The weirdest bank robbery in history, a collar-bomb, a cane-gun, three dead men, and two homes so hoard-ey they required hazmat suits. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you “Evil Genius.” In 2003 in Erie, Pennsylvania, ...
05.08.2018 42: Author: The JT LeRoy Story In 2000, the novel “Sarah” was published. It was written by a homeless teenaged hustler named JT LeRoy. Nobody had ever met him—his only correspondence with press and publishers was over the phone or fax machine—and still he became the ...

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