True Crime with Elli Mac

When 19-year-old Céline Figard disappeared on the 19th of December whilst making her way from France to the UK to visit her cousin for the Christmas season, everyone started to panic and the authorities immediately stepped into action in order to find her.Had Celine runaway? Or had she been abducted? Or worse, had a serial killer taken her as one of their victims.As the Christmas festivities would come and go, and the hunt for Celine was well underway, sadly, her naked body would be found on the 29th of December, 10 days after she went missing.With the missing persons investigation now turning into a murder case, the police were on the hunt for Céline’s killer.With eyewitnesses catching a glimpse of her killer as she got into his vehical, on the 19th of December, never to be seen alive again, the hunt was well and truly on.Would they find her murderer before he did this to another woman?This is the devastating case of French Student, Céline Figard.

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, the 19th of December 2010, Greg Reardon, returned to his flat in Bristol, which he shared with his girlfriend, Joanna Yeates, after a fun yet brief weekend visit to his parents in Sheffield.Greg was eager to see his girlfriend, Joanna, as he was worried about her. He had not heard from her, since Friday evening, 2 days prior, Friday the 17th December.On entering the apartment, something immediately felt different and out of place as he noticed that the doors were open and the lights were switched on.What was even more concerning, was that Joanna Yeates was nowhere to be found.Searching for clues as to her whereabouts, he noticed that she had left her purse, glasses, and keys behind. But worse, even Bernard, her most loved cat, looked unkempt and neglected.Greg decided to try her phone and call her, but as he did so, he heard Joanna’s familiar ringtone playing from inside her coat pocket, which was sitting in the empty apartment.As the hours passed by, he began to panic more and more and he then decided to try phoning her parents, hoping she had left in a hurry to theirs, but they had told him she wasn't with them. Fearing the worst, he then called their landlord, Christopher Jefferies, to inquire if he had seen her or if anything had happened in his absence. However, Greg received the same response, no one had seen her. Where is Joanna? Would she be found? Could she have gone out in the cold without her coat for a walk? Was she at her neighbour's?Things would then take a turn for the worst when the lifeless body of a young woman curled up on her side wearing a pink top pulled up and frozen in the snow was found, 6 days later, on the 25th of December 2010, Christmas morning.

When residents of Marling Way heard an argument break out next door on the evening of the 28th August 2001, nothing could have prepared them for what was to come.Shortly after the shouting began, the Bluestones’ six-year-old daughter who they knew so well appeared at their door, crying and in a frenzy.Their blood ran cold when she told them, “Daddy banged my head on the wooden floor! My daddy is hitting my mummy! Please call the police, I don’t want Daddy to kill Mummy!”This is the heartbreaking story, of the Bluestone Family Murders.

In the early hours of May 11th, 2012, a distressed call from anguished parents was answered by a 999 operator. The father, Mick Philpott, was heard shouting that his 6 of his children were trapped inside their family home which was ferociously ablaze. While his wife, Mauraid, frantically explained to the operator what had happened, neighbours and friends of the family desperately tried to find a way into the house to save the six young children that remained inside. Despite the best efforts of the local community and the rescue services, tragically, Jade Philpott, aged 10, and her brothers John (9), Jack (7), Jesse (6), and Jayden (5) were pronounced dead on the scene, with their half-brother Duwayne (13) dying in hospital two days later.What had caused this terrible tragedy and who was to blame?

Dispatcher: 911, what is the address of your emergency?Jane Doe: 4th St Laundromat.Dispatcher: What’s the problem?Jane Doe: I’ve been abducted.Dispatcher: Who abducted you?Jane Doe: Shawn Grate.On the 13th September 2016, a terrified young woman identified only as Jane Doe for her own anonymity placed an emergency call to 911, breathily pleading with the operator to get officers to the yellow-coloured house as soon as possible.Dispatcher: Where’s he at now?Jane Doe: Asleep.Dispatcher: Where’s he sleeping at?Jane Doe: In the bedroom. Dispatcher: But you’re at the laundromat?Jane Doe: No, I’m in the bedroom with him.Dispatcher: Does he have a weapon?Jane Doe: He has a taser.As the horrific story of Jane Doe’s abduction unfolded, nobody could have been prepared for the truth about Shawn Grate, who would become known as the infamous “Ohio Strangler”.

On the 31st October, 1974, Halloween night, the children of Deer Park, Texas were out knocking on doors.Ronald Clark O'Bryan, was out, watching over his 8 year old son Timothy who was dressed as a character from the movie Planet of the Apes and his 5 year old daughter Elizabeth. Joining them was their neighbor Jim Bates and his 2 children, Mark and Kimberley.That Halloween night, Ronald decided to take his children around Jim’s neighbourhood, as Jim lived in a nicer area, and Ronald believed the trick-or-treating would be better there.As they went from house to house trick or treating in the suburban neighbourhood near their home, they approached a home which had all its light switched off.After knocking on the door a few times with no reply, the kids and Jim grew impatient, so they ran off to another house, leaving Ronald behind still waiting in case someone did answer. He remained behind for about thirty seconds.A short while later, Ronald caught up with the rest of the group, showing them that the owners of the house had finally answered and had given him 5x 21-inch Pixy Stix, tubes of powdered sour candy saying that it must be their lucky day as ”rich neighbours” had given him “expensive treats”.Ronald offered to carry the pixy styx for the children and the group carried on trik or treating for a bit longer, but once it began to rain, Ronald took his children home, before handing out 4 of the Pixy Stix to each of the children there, leaving him with one.Later that night, a group of children knocked on Ronald’s door and Ronald offered the children some gum and sweets and then pulled out the last Pixy Stix from behind his back, asking the kids who wanted it.All the kids exclaimed in excitement, but one 10 year old boy named Whitney Parker shouted out that he knew Ronald from church as being one of the church leaders, so Ronald gave Whitney the last Pixy Stix.Before bed, Ronald’s son Timothy O'Bryan asked if he was allowed some of his candy, and his parents said he could have 1 item.Timothy chose his Pixy Stix tube—but the powdered sugar was stuck in the straw and the opening of the Pixy Stix had been stapled shut so he had difficulty opening it and so Ronald helped him to dislodge it so that Timothy could take his first mouthful.Immediately, Timothy complained that the powdered sugar tasted bitter, so his father RonaldI gave him a glass of Kool-Aid to wash the taste away.Timothy immediately started having stomach pains, and he ran to the bathroom vomiting and convulsing, but less than an hour later, Timothy O’Bryan was dead.

When 3 month old Ryan was rushed to hospital as he had laboured breathing and was vomiting uncontrollably, it was found, that his tiny body contained high levels of ethylene glycol and acetone in his blood.

Both compounds that are usually found in everyday household items such as nail polish remover and anti-freeze.Sadly, just 3 months later, at 6 months old, baby Ryan would pass away from this poisoning and his parents were immediately the prime suspects.His mother Patricia was arrested and charged for his murder, and put in jail, but during this time, she gave birth to another baby boy, David Junior.

David Junior was immediately put in states hands, but when he also starting showcasing the same symptoms as his older brother Ryan, everyone was confused.Had Patricia stallings really poisoned her some Ryan, and had she somehow also positioned her newborn baby David Junior? And if she had, why had she done it?

In early July 2003, the city of Bakersfield, California, was rocked by the horrific slaying of 5 members of the same family, the youngest of which was just six weeks old.When police entered the house, the the crime scene initially seemed like a home invasion gone wrong, but a closer look revealed that nothing had been stolen, and the killings had been so aggressive and brutal. Someone wanted this family dead.With their main suspect offering a solid alibi, the investigators tasked with solving these murders knew they needed to call in reinforcements and dig deep in order to capture the murderer and to put this monster behind bars.This is the tragic case of the Harper family murders.

On the 26th January 2015, Jan Moffatt went out for a drive after cleaning her house as she needed some air.As she drove around the neighbourhood she saw a turquoise pickup truck catching up with her in her rearview mirror, it was her husband Tim Moffatt.Jan sped away and made a quick left turn to try to lose him, but as she got to the dead end of a culde sac, Tim followed her, and slammed into her SUV and then fired a gun at Jan, hitting her 4 times.Why had Jan’s husband attacked her so suddenly and violently, and would Jan Moffatt be okay and survive?

When Ashley Young failed to meet up with her mother on the 29th November 2018, Kristine Young immediately knew that something was wrong and her daughter was most likely in trouble.

Kristine called 911 and reported her daughter missing, but a few days later, the most horrifying discovery was made.

A man called the police to let them know that he had found a tarp down in the basement of his apartment block.

The police searched further around the basement and found two fired casings located inside the furnace duct.

This furnace duct led from the basement furnace to an apartment, this apartment belonged to a man named Jared Chance, a friend of Ashley Young.

Could this torso they had found belong to missing Ashley Young? Had Jared Chance murdered his own friend?