True Crime This Week

This week: Have we reached peak true crime? Canadian border shootout uncovers secret cult, police on the hunt for another man Trump pardoned, man who murdered his wife in Tennessee has an interesting family history, FBI digs hole near home of girl who went missing in 1992, and more!

Further Reading:

https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/killing-of-border-patrol-agent-appears-linked-to-zizian-radical-leftist-trans-cult/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5114295-jan-6-trump-pardon-wanted-texas/

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/30/timothy-malcolm-rowland-sexsomnia-not-guilty-rape-sydney-ntwnfb

https://apnews.com/article/pharmacist-murder-west-virginia-53300e1e1c0bf29e5da3d3dceff15dc3

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/cleveland-man-charged-with-first-degree-murder-of-ex-wife

https://www.wlbt.com/2025/01/30/fbi-agents-seen-near-former-mississippi-home-teen-who-disappeared-1992/

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/suspected-serial-killer-named-person-interest-40-year-old-lake-county-murder-case/RUPTJM7GLFBQXKVX33EQXBJMDE/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/28/florida-principal-teacher-charged-minors-house-party/77990365007/

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This week: Trump declassifies JFK documents, the first school shooting of 2025, Daniel Ball had a very bad week, new details in the murder of Brittanee Drexel, the Truck Stop Killer is charged with another murder, Honolulu police solve a 48 year old cold case, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/23/trump-declassifies-kennedy-king-jfk-assassination-files.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/nashville-antioch-high-school-shooting-what-we-know

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/22/trump-jan-6-defendant-gun-charge-005863

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/proud-boys-enrique-tarrio-alex-jones-pardon-b2684348.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/brittanee-drexel-killers-girlfriend-hunting-victim-b2683771.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/truck-stop-serial-killer-convicted-bruce-mendenhall-carma-purpura/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/dawn-momohara-hawaii-murder-arrest.html

https://www.newsweek.com/missing-ohio-children-iceland-hotel-2018795

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/natalie-didonato-former-mob-wives-cast-member-reported-missing-las-veg-rcna188775

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This week: Neil Gaiman is scarier than his books, don't sext with Brad Pitt, the search for Ashley Elkins continues, the Black Dahlia case turns 78, and Drake sues his own record label.

Further Reading:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnz8rw1xgo

https://www.vulture.com/article/neil-gaiman-allegations-controversy-amanda-palmer-sandman-madoc.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/politics/jack-smith-trump-election-report-takeaways.html

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/ashley-elkins-landfill-search-continues-police-still-optimistic-location

https://people.com/who-killed-the-black-dahlia-elizabeth-short-8769901

https://www.billboard.com/pro/diplo-accuser-drops-lawsuit-after-judge-says-use-real-name/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jack-the-ripper-victim-relative-new-inquest-dna-evidence/

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/drake-sues-universal-defamation-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-1236274967/

https://truecrimethisweek.com/

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Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas, in 1998. She remains missing to this day. Did she accidentally fall overboard, was she the victim of a homicide, or was she taken onto the island of Curaçao and held against her will? I am currently writing a new book about this case and in this episode I provide background on the mystery and ask true crime addicts for help to bring closure to this very cold case.

Today, I present the first interview in 20 years with Alister Douglas, also known as "Yellow," who was one of the last people seen with Amy the day of her disappearance.

If you knew Amy or have any information about the women from Affordable Adult Vacations, please contact me directly at jameswrenner [at] gmail.com

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This week: Missing boy reunited with family... after 73 years, Missouri executes Marcellus Williams, the mayor of New York City got free trips to Istanbul not Constantinople, the son of Trump's would-be assassin is a creep, the world's oldest death row inmate is freed, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-21/boy-abducted-in-oakland-more-than-70-years-ago-found-living-on-east-coast

https://apnews.com/article/missouri-execution-marcellus-williams-fd7279d8e885bac17658a66f6f72b5c7

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/26/us/whats-in-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indictment/index.html

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/25/nx-s1-5126554/ryan-routh-son-oran-child-porn

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9x6zrkrro

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/25/air-national-guardsman-pleads-guilty-to-applying-f/

https://fox11online.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-murder-in-1985-wisconsin-cold-case-michael-popp-terry-dolowy-vernon-county-uw-la-crosse

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/pastor-survivor-john-raymond-louisiana-b2619725.html

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This week: Diddy done did it, new developments in the Asha Degree disappearance, James Bond breaks bad, Mohamed al-Fayed is still dead, armchair sleuths find the I-75 shooter, Portage County is crazy, and more!

Further Reading:

https://apnews.com/article/p-diddy-arrest-indictment-unsealed-key-details-5654c1b8c43088f4de4e80a12fa6fbbe

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/north-carolina-missing-asha-degree-b2615081.html

https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/former-cia-officer-brian-jeffrey-raymond-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-drugging-sexually-abused-unconscious-women-across-multiple-countries/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/19/harrods-ex-owner-mohamed-al-fayed-accused/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/us/joseph-couch-kentucky-shooting-suspect-body-found/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/us/mary-robin-walter-kansas-cold-case/index.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/asian-doe-gilgo-beach-murders-rcna171314

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This week: Colorado forces mother to send kids back to abusive father, the latest news about the Georgia school shootings, Olympic runner murdered, Rust armorer hid a gun up her butt, Travis Kelce talks to lawyers, and more!

Further Reading:

https://denvergazette.com/colorado-watch/reunification-therapy-colorado-child-abuse/article_96e08e26-66f4-11ef-b15c-ab5c4905bfc1.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33n0elyp6ro

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/sports/rebecca-cheptegei-dead-uganda-olympic-athlete.html

https://people.com/convicted-rust-armorer-reaches-tentative-plea-deal-separate-case-gun-bar-8706443

https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/us-news/man-arrested-for-killing-texas-college-student-execution-style-prowled-sugar-daddy-websites/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-doctor-pleads-guilty-manslaughter-new-york-womans-suicide-rcna169466

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carmen-van-huss-murder-1993-dana-shepherd-arrested-dna-match/

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This week: Matthew Farwell arrested for murder of Sandra Birchmore, Telegram CEO out on bail, Robert Telles stays in Vegas for 20 years to life, Washington police solve 44-year-old cold case, Kouri Richins heads to trial for killing husband, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/matthew-farwell-sandra-birchmore-death-stoughton-massachusetts-rcna168650

https://apnews.com/article/telegram-pavel-durov-passports-ce3b260f1366fe0f4480313f1e1d2c0a

https://apnews.com/article/france-telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-6e213d227458f330ed16e7fe221a696c

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/us/robert-telles-trial-murder-vegas-reporter/index.html

https://www.kentreporter.com/news/kent-police-describe-what-led-to-arrest-of-man-in-1980-cold-case/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/28/kouri-richins-husband-poisoning-fentanyl/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rapper-lil-baby-arrested-vegas-concealed-firearm-charge-rcna168461

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daniel-sancho-life-sentence-killing-dismembering-plastic-surgeon-thailand/

https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/dr-liquid-762951

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Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas, in 1998. She remains missing to this day. Did she accidentally fall overboard, was she the victim of a homicide, or was she taken onto the island of Curaçao and held against her will? I am currently writing a new book about this case and in this episode I provide background on the mystery and ask true crime addicts for help to bring closure to this very cold case.

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