(6:09) Case updates (Erin Patterson, Delphi)

(11:23) Chelsea Grimm

(38:14) - Kay-Alana Turner (Approx. time - dynamic ads may vary)

In September 2023, Chelsea Grimm set off from San Diego with her bearded dragon Roxy.  They were going on a cross-country road trip to attend a friend’s wedding in Connecticut.  After a few days on the road, Chelsea had not made it very far and it was clear that she was not going to be able to get to the wedding in time.  One of the final times that Chelsea was seen was on police bodycam on September 28.  She can be seen in the footage crying to the officer and he tells her a safe place to sleep for the night.  Days later, Chelsea would vanish.

Margaret Kay-Alana Turner lived in NYC during the pandemic and it greatly affected her.  Her mental health had been declining.  Kay-Alana changed her medication earlier this year and it is thought that she had a bad reaction to the alteration.  In March 2023, Kay-Alana was seen disoriented, tired and confused by residents of Tomball, Texas.  She had been attempting to rest in her car in a residential driveway.  The police were called and Kay-Alana became frightened and tried to flee.  Law enforcement attempted to enter her vehicle by destroying a window with a 2x4.  Kay-Alana exited the vehicle and ran away, her shoes filled with glass from the window.  She has not been seen since.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the separate cases of missing women Chelsea Grimm and Kay-Alana Turner. 

- Chelsea Grimm

- Kay-Alana Turner

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Golf cart accidents send around 10,000 people to the ER in the US every single year.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss two cases where women were killed in golf cart accidents right after they were married.

There has been a big update in the case of the Australian Mushroom Deaths, which we covered on a previous episode.  Erin Patterson has been arrested and charged with both murder and attempted murder.  We run through the latest in this episode.     

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Natalee Holloway had the world had her feet when she went on a graduation trip to Aruba in 2005.  She was enjoying spending time with her friends in a beautiful destination.

One night, towards the end of her vacation, Natalee went to a nightclub on the island where she would run into Joran van der Sloot.  This encounter would change the lives of the Holloway family forever.

Natalee was not seen alive again after this night.  As of November 2023, her remains have still not been found. 

Over the years, Joran van der Sloot has confessed to his involvement in Natalee’s disappearance and death many times.  He has also taken back his confessions and changed his stories frequently. 

In 2010, five years to the day that Natalee vanished, Joran met Stephany Flores in a casino in Peru.  They went back to his hotel room where he brutally murdered her with a tennis racquet.  Joran was eventually sentenced to 28 years in prison for this murder.

In October 2023, Joran gave another confession and gave details as to how he brutally killed Natalee on an Aruban beach in 2005.  Natalee’s mother Beth believes his story.  “It’s over. Joran van der Sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughter’s murder. He is the killer,” Beth said.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we tell Natalee Holloway’s story. 

 

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Delphi Update: (10:00)

Halloween Crimes: (18:26)

A Northeastern University professor claims that violent crimes increase by as much as 50% on Halloween, which is two times the daily average.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss three cases that happened on Halloween.  

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In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss three separate cases of missing people.

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Every 40 seconds, a child goes missing or is abducted in the United States. Approximately 840,000 people are reported missing each year and the F.B.I. estimates that between 85 and 90 percent of these are children.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the separate cases of Madalina Cojocari and Charlotte Sena.

Madalina Cojocari was 11 years old when she was last seen getting off the school bus in North Carolina on November 21, 2022.  Madalina did not attend school after that date.  By mid December, school officials were concerned and asked to meet with Madalina and her parents.  Madalina’s mother Diana showed up to the school on December 15 and confessed that she did not know where her daughter was.  The FBI became involved quickly.  Madalina’s case is strange and confusing.   Both her mother and step-father have been arrested and charged with failing to report the disappearance of a child.  As of October 2023, Madalina remains missing.

Charlotte Sena (9) was camping with her family in a state park in New York on September 30, 2023.  She told her cousins that she was going for a quick bike ride before returning to their campsite.  Her family became alarmed very quickly when she did not return, and they found her bike abandoned nearby.  A few days later, on October 2, a man named Craig Ross Jr delivered a ransom note to the Sena home.  It is believed he forced Charlotte to write the note, and in it, he demanded $50,000 for her safe return.  Police moved quickly and tracked him down hours later.  Charlotte was found alive, hidden in a cupboard in his grimy trailer. 

Read our blogs for these cases: Madalina Cojocari & Charlotte Sena

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Ruby Franke was one of the original YouTube ‘stars’.  Her channel, 8 Passengers, had millions of subscribers at its peak.  The channel chronicled the life of Ruby, her husband Kevin and their six children in Utah.  

What started as Ruby posting videos of her daily life, soon turned into something more.  Ruby made videos regarding the strict treatment of her children – she would withhold food as punishment and at one point even made the children do chores to be able to use the bathroom.  

Authorities were called and did an investigation into the Franke family.  Ruby seemed to shrug it off and the family went about their daily lives.  

Ruby’s marriage to Kevin had broken down.  Ruby had partnered up with Jodi Hildebrandt, who called herself a counsellor.  The two started new social  media accounts called ‘Moms of Truth’ where they posted their extreme parenting tips and views on topics such as immigration and sexual abuse.  

In August 2023, a child in Utah escaped from a home and ran to a neighboring property.  The child was emaciated and malnourished and had wounds embedded in his skin from being shackled.  The child was Ruby Franke’s son.   

 

Ruby and Jodi were arrested and charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse, a felony. Both are being held without bail.  

In this episode, we discuss the fall of Ruby Franke and the heinous crimes she and Jodi Hildebrandt allegedly committed.  

There have been some big updates in the cases of Suzanne Morphew and Crystal Rogers and we discuss those in this episode, as well.

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For anyone unfamiliar with the Delphi murder case, Indiana teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams were murdered on February 13, 2017.  An arrest in the case was finally made in 2022 when local Richard Allen was arrested for the murders of the girls. 

Last week, a 136 page court document was filed by the defense outlining the reasons they believe the case wasn't properly investigated. The defense is alleging evidence was manipulated and that the girls were murdered as part of a ritualistic sacrifice by white nationalists who practice a Norse pagan religion.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we run through the new court documents.  The documents go into graphic detail about the crime scene so listener discretion is advised. 

*** NOTE: Since recording, the state responded to the defense's filing stating they had enough probable cause for the search warrant on Richard Allen's home. ***

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According to a study by the Outdoor Industry Association, 43% of women who hike have experienced some form of violence or harassment while on a trail. This includes everything from unwanted comments or advances to actual physical assault.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the cases of three different women who were murdered while hiking.

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Ohio teen Mackenzie Shirilla had been dating Dominic Russo for years and their relationship was described as tumultuous.  A friend overhead an argument between the two in July 2022 where Mackenzie threatened to crash the car she was driving, with both of them in it.

A few weeks later, Mackenzie did exactly that.  Early one morning, after a night of partying, she crashed her vehicle into a wall at 100mph.  Dominic died along with a friend of the pair, Davion Flanagan.  Mackenzie was injured and taken to hospital, where she recovered.

By October 2022, Mackenzie was well enough to dress up as a corpse for Halloween, despite just losing two of her closest friends.

Mackenzie was eventually arrested and her case has just gone to court.  She was convicted and is currently serving a minimum of 15 years in prison.  Her family argue that the crash was an accident caused by a medical condition, but the judge did not believe that story. 

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the case of Mackenzie Shirilla.

We also discuss creepy updates in the case of the BTK serial killer.  Police have released sketches done by Dennis Rader and have asked the public for help in identifying the people and locations in the drawings.  We discuss these developments in this episode.

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Mackenzie Shirilla - (6:04)

BTK Updates - (50:56)

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