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In October 2024, a 911 call was placed from the home of Tennessee woman Jessica Chandler. When authorities arrived, they found her two children, aged 4 and 1, unresponsive. Both children were declared dead at the scene.

When authorities first investigated, it was determined that Jessica had likely poisoned her children before making a superficial attempt to take her own life. Authorities initially believed this as empty medication bottles were found at the scene. This case is unfolding in the courts at the moment and we have since learned that Jessica actually smothered her children with a Lilo and Stitch blanket.

Lacey Spears lived an unusual and tumultuous life. Growing up, she told stories about abuse, eating disorders and abortion. None of which have been proven to be true. Lacey gave birth to a son, Garnett, in 2008. She immediately made up lies about Garnett’s father and started documenting her sons ‘medical issues’ online. Lacey insisted that Garnett have a feeding tube placed because he was unable to tolerate standard feeding. Nurses were skeptical as they were able to feed the baby without any issues.

When Garnett was five, he ended up being airlifted to hospital. His sodium levels were so high that a doctor confronted his mother about the situation. Garnett passed away days later and a police investigation began.

Lacey was convicted of murdering her son by injecting him with ultra levels of sodium. Authorities believe she suffers from Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Poisoning murders are a very rare occurrence. This method accounts for just under one-half of one percent of murders.

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(14:09) - The Murder of Mike Williams

In 2000, Florida man Mike Williams seemed to have it all.  He was married to his high school sweetheart, Denise, and they had a beautiful daughter together.  Mike was successful in his career and enjoyed many hobbies, including hunting.

One early morning in December 2000, Mike allegedly took his boat and went hunting on Lake Seminole.  Denise raised the alarm when he did not return by noon.  The search for Mike began, and ran for months.  One theory was that Mike had been injured in a boating accident, fallen overboard and drowned.  It was expected that his remains would eventually surface in the lake.  They didn’t.

Just months after he disappeared, Denise petitioned to have Mike declared dead so that she could claim almost $2m in life insurance.   A judge agreed, despite the usual waiting period in Florida for someone to be declared dead being five years.  

Five years after Mike vanished, Denise married his best friend (and life insurance salesman) Brian Winchester.  Their marriage was tumultuous and would eventually end in divorce.  After their marriage fell apart, the truth came out.  Brian and Denise had been having an affair and they worked together to kill Mike.  His remains were found in 2017.

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In November, 2024 Hannah Kobayashi disappeared in Los Angeles, CA while traveling from Maui to New York City. She sent a family member strange texts about her identity being stolen being vanishing. 

After a frantic search and pleas from her family, it was discovered Hannah crossed the border to Mexico of her own free will. During this time, her father took his own life and a potential marriage/ immigration scam was uncovered.

Hannah has since returned to the United States but questions remain unanswered.

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On Christmas Eve in 2008, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo dressed up in a Santa suit.  He also gift-wrapped some weapons.  He went to the home of his ex in-laws in Covina, California and opened fire.  He killed nine people before taking his own life.

In the final episode of the True Crime Society Podcast for 2024, we discuss the Covina Christmas Massacre.

There has also been a big update in the case of ‘dead’ man Ryan Borgwardt.   Ryan has returned to the United States of his own accord and is now facing obstruction charges, as well as possibly having to pay tens of thousands of dollars of restitution. 

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According to the Bureau of Justice, the percentage of women murdered by an intimate partner is 5 times higher than it is for men.  Of the estimated 4,970 female homicide victims in 2021, 34% were killed by an intimate partner.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss two separate cases where women have allegedly been murdered by their husbands.  

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After auditioning for ‘The X Factor’ as a teen, Liam Payne was grouped together with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson to form one of the best selling boy bands of all time -- One Direction.

Throughout his career, Liam felt isolated and struggled with his mental health and sobriety.  He said he was grateful when the band broke up because he knew the lifestyle would eventually kill him.

On October 16, 2024, the manager of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires called police to report "an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol."

Police arrived at the hotel moments later and found Liam dead at the age of 31.  He had fallen from a third floor balcony onto a courtyard below.

Since his death, police have arrested three people alleging they supplied drugs to Liam multiple times before his fall. 

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the tragic death of Liam Payne.

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Sometimes people get so caught up in their personal situations that they become overwhelmed.  Financial pressures, marital difficulties and employment troubles can all contribute to life feeling out of control.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss two separate cases where men may have faked their own deaths in order to escape the lives they were living.

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(13:43) - Diane Schuler

In 2009, Diane Schuler was returning to her New York home after a camping trip with five young children in the minivan she was driving - her two children and three nieces.

She took the kids to McDonalds for breakfast and witnesses said the family seemed fine and nothing was amiss. Diane made another stop at a gas station looking for a specific over-the-counter pain medication, but the store didn't carry it.

After this, Diane pulled over multiple times and was seen hunched over appearing sick outside of the vehicle. One of her nieces called their father and said, ‘There’s something wrong with Aunt Diane.’ 

Family members told Diane to stay where she was, but Diane continued the drive regardless. She drove the wrong way onto the busy Taconic State Parkway and struck another vehicle head-on at a high rate of speed. 

The crash became known as the worst fatal motor vehicle accident in Westchester County. 8 people were killed, including Diane, her daughter and all of her nieces.

An empty bottle of vodka was found in the wreckage of the vehicle and Diane’s BAC was reported to be 0.19%. She also had high levels of THC in her system and was suspected to have smoked marijuana as recently as 15 minutes prior to the collision.

Diane’s husband remains adamant that driving under the influence is not what caused the accident and believes Diane suffered a medical emergency.

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In 2011, college student Lauren Spierer (20) went out for a night on the town with some friends. Witnesses reported that she seemed inebriated, and at one point she left both her shoes and her phone behind at a bar.

The last public sighting of Lauren was on CCTV at 2.51am on June 3, 2011.  She seemingly vanished into the night. Her keys and purse would be found discarded along the route she took that night.

Lauren came into contact with multiple men on the night she vanished. All of the men denied having any knowledge about Lauren’s whereabouts and obtained legal representation.

Could there have been an accident that caused Lauren’s death and a coverup has ensued?  Or was foul play involved?

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