Season 3

Introducing: Reverie True Crime

Sept. 30, 2022

Brought to you by Spreaker from iHeart, Reverie True Crime is an incredible audio experience focused on shedding light on delicate and quite scary stories. Paige Elmore dedicates herself to giving life to these peculiar and…

The Merlot Files : Laralee Spear

Sept. 26, 2022

On April 25, 1994, aspiring doctor Laralee Spear exited her bus at her usual stop at her usual time never to make it the quarter of a mile up Deerfoot Road to her home. Within 50 minutes of her drop off her mother had noti…

Adnan Syed

Sept. 21, 2022

Every true crime podcaster started as a true crime listener. Chances are the podcast "Serial" was one of your first binges. "Undisclosed" came shortly after and America and the world was invested in Adnan Syed's future. Was …

What Now?

Sept. 19, 2022

Kimberly's case is one that is all too familiar. What can we do to offer assistance? How do we change this all-too-common occurrence? If you are a victim of abuse please know help is available twenty four hours a day. Ca…

Jurisdiction Nightmare

Sept. 12, 2022

A woman's fight for justice through so many channels ends like so many other's. #sexualassaultsurvivor #survivor #sasurvivor #cultscrimesandcabernet

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Sept. 5, 2022

We know you are anxiously awaiting season 4 to begin, but we first wanted to share a story from one of our listeners. Kimberly approached Melissa and I earlier this year wanting to talk about her sexual assault by a member o…

Wyoming : Don Kemp

Aug. 29, 2022

Don Kemp was a hot shot advertising executive on Madison Avenue in New York during the 70s and 80s. A major accident left him questioning his life. It took years for him to recover and when he did, he decided to sell off all…

Wisconsin : Susan Poupart

Aug. 22, 2022

Over three decades have passed since Susan Poupart was seen getting into a vehicle after a friend’s party. The 29 year old indigenous mother would be found 6 months after her disappearance murdered and left in the woods mile…

West Virginia : Sister Roberta Elam

Aug. 15, 2022

Roberta Elam was on her way to becoming a full-fledged nun when her life was taken at only 26 years old. She was described as a happy, energetic, and educated woman who was fiercely devoted to her faith. Sister Robin as she …

Washington : Courtney Holden

Aug. 8, 2022

Courtney Holden was placed into the foster care system at an early age. Unlike many kids, she was quickly adopted by the Holden Family. Unfortunately, this was the beginning of a terrible life for Courtney. Her family would …

Virginia : Alicia Showalter Reynolds

Aug. 1, 2022

On Saturday March 2nd, 1996 Alicia Showalter Reynolds was on her way to Charlottesville, Virginia to meet her mother for a day of shopping. This was about a three hour drive from her Baltimore home where she lived with her h…

Vermont : Donald "Donnie" Messier

July 25, 2022

Sixteen years ago, a hard-working, blue collar, "teddy bear" of a man went to a party were 50-60 people were present and disappeared into the night. Four hundred plus miles of roads have been searched as well as the local re…

Utah : Rosie Tapia

July 18, 2022

Rosie Tapia was what her family would describe as a dramatic, funny, and beautiful six year old girl and that is how she will forever be remembered. In the early morning hours of August 13th, 1995 someone climbed through her…

The Merlot Files : Danniella Vian

July 13, 2022

July 16, 2018 was set to be a core memory for Danniella Vian. After working double shifts for months to save enough money to purchase her own vehicle, Danniella went down to Pearl Motors in Mobile, Alabama and drove away in …

Texas : Samantha Tapp

July 11, 2022

October 12, 2004, was the last day 16 year old Samantha Leighann Tapp was seen or heard from. Afraid she may be in some trouble, Samantha went to visit her sister and hoped to stay the night with her, but her sister told her…

Tennessee : Blair Adams

July 4, 2022

Blair Adam’s murder is a baffling mystery to say the least. He was a normal Canadian construction foreman who started displaying some odd behaviors days before he died. Blair took all of his savings out of the bank and tried…

South Dakota : Larissa Lonehill

June 27, 2022

Approximately 33% of missing people in South Dakota are indigenous women. In 2016, Larissa Lonehill became a member of this statistic. After an argument with her sister, a conversation with her mom, and being picked up by tw…

South Carolina : Malakia Logan

June 20, 2022

Malakia Logan was just a normal eight year old girl playing outside on a warm May evening when in a blink of an eye she vanished. The case seemed to be heading in the right direction within that vital first 48, but things sl…

Rhode Island : Lori "Sled Dog" Malloy

June 13, 2022

When a young mother isn't heard from for several days, her concerned boyfriend and sister contact police for a welfare check. When police arrive they find Lori “Sled Dog” Malloy deceased in her bathroom floor with a question…

Pennsylvania : Betty Jane McClellan & Nobel Wine

June 6, 2022

Three months and 15 miles is all that separate two home invasion murders. A man named Nobel Wine was shot in the head before his house was set on fire. Then a few months later Betty Jane McClellen was shot and killed and her…

LIVE from CrimeCon 2022!

June 1, 2022

LIVE from CrimeCon 2022, we are joined by Eric Carter-Landin from True Consequences. We discuss the murder of Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte. This couple had recently married and were happily living the van life when they …

Oregon : Glenda Campbell & Holly Berry

May 30, 2022

Two women with no relation in a town of only 16,000 people go missing within 2 months and 2 miles from each other. Glenda Campbell went on her evening walk along the beach never to return. Two months later Holly Berry left h…

Oklahoma : The Jamison Family

May 23, 2022

How does an entire family vanish on a day trip to view property for sale? That is what happened to the Jamison family. Bobby, Sherilynn, and six year old Madyson disappeared on October 8th, 2009 and there was no sign of the…

Ohio : Chelsea Johnson

May 16, 2022

15 year old Chelsea Johnson was a bright typical teenage girl. She made good grades, loved to read and wanted to be a veterinarian. April 15, 2012 her life was taken from her when she was brutally stabbed and her body left n…

BONUS : Keith Mann

May 10, 2022

It has been 25 years since Keith Mann disappeared. An evening with friends, a midnight appointment that no one can corroborate and an abandoned car outside of his parent's home is all law enforcement has to go on. What h…

North Dakota : Kristi Nikle

May 9, 2022

Kristi Nikle was what everyone would call a social butterfly. Born with a mild intellectual disability Kristi never let that hold her back. On the night of October 3rd, 1996 it was reported that Kristi went to play bingo and…

North Carolina : Terry & Alan Westerfield

May 2, 2022

Saturday, September 12, 1964 was a typical day for 11 year old Terry and a 7 year old Alan. The brothers spent the morning doing all the normal things kids do. Riding bikes, playing games, watching morning cartoons. Their st…

New York : Tiesha Sargeant

April 25, 2022

Tiesha Sargeant was not only beautiful, academically gifted, and driven she was fierce when it came to her beliefs. This 26 years college graduate was just starting to make her way as a business woman, she seemed to have eve…

New Mexico : The Lighter Side

April 20, 2022

New Mexico is known for many things The Roswell Incident, The Hot Air Balloon Festival, and the birth place of the nuclear bomb. But, did you know there are actually some crazy crimes in this area? Listen to this much light…

New Mexico : Tchicaya Marie Williams

April 18, 2022

On November 29, 2020, Tchicaya Marie Williams became a victim of a shooting inside her mother's home in Clovis, New Mexico. Investigators marked the case as inactive less than 6 months after the shooting, even after family m…

Coming Soon : Surviving Love

April 15, 2022

The late 60’s and early 70’s was a time for free love, peace and change. People sought out religious communities and like minded individuals to share in these experiences. The Children of God became a worldwide phenomenon. W…

New Jersey : Bayonne Jane Doe

April 13, 2022

On October 18, 2007, while driving through Bayonne, New Jersey, to run a few errands, Leo Campbell passed by what he thought was a mannequin on the side of the road. Perplexed, Leo turns around to verify what he saw and lear…

New Jersey : Dolores Alliotts, Joan Davis & Barbara Vernieri

April 11, 2022

Three elderly women are murdered in the same small county and all the murders are eerily similiar. Dolores Alliotts, Joan Davis & Barbara Vernieri were all brutally murdered and then their houses set on fire to cover up the …

BONUS : Author Brian Whitney

April 8, 2022

Join us as we have a conversation about ghost writer Brian Whitney's newest book, Bad Trip with Slava P. Brian is also known for writing books about the Cannibal Cop, Luka Magnotta (Don't F**k with Cats) and more!...

New Hampshire : Connecticut River Valley Killer

April 6, 2022

The Connecticut River Valley Killer terrorized multiple states in the 1980s, including New Hampshire. Women would be taken without any witnesses, murdered and dumped in nearby remote locations. Authorities linked seven murd…

New Hampshire : Shirley Ann "Tippy" McBride

April 4, 2022

Almost 38 years ago, 15 year old Shirley Ann “Tippy” McBride walked out of her sister’s apartment, never to be seen again. Originally classified as a runaway, Tippy’s family had to take matters into their own hands. After ma…

The Merlot Files : Caleb Diehl

March 31, 2022

18 year old Caleb Diehl disappeared March 30, 2015. He was an independent, hard working high school senior. It isn't until Caleb goes missing that many secrets are revealed. What happened to Caleb Diehl? The Diehl fam…

Nevada : Grandpa Bandit

March 30, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada is known for lights, gambling and debauchery. One crime, not regularly talked about is bank robberies. In September of 1991, Grandpa Bandit walked into a small bank in Las Vegas asking for a loan and walkin…

Nevada : Steven Koecher

March 28, 2022

The last few days before Steven Koecher disappeared were unusual. He drove hundreds of miles and no one knew why. Was he looking for work or did he get mixed up in something completely out of character for him. On December 1…

Nebraska : Caril Fugate & Charles Starkweather

March 23, 2022

How does a 14 year old girl get caught up in the death of nine people? It seems like something out of a movie but this was real life for Caril Ann Fugate. Caril and her then boyfriend Charles Starkweather went on a killing s…

Nebraska : Sarah Neal

March 21, 2022

Seventeen years have passed since 16 year old Sarah Neal was found shot and murdered inside her family home in Omaha, Nebraska. A boyfriend with anger issues and a history of domestic abuse tops the list of persons of intere…

Montana : Unidentified Legs

March 16, 2022

One of the strangest cases in Montana is that of a pair of unidentified human legs. Who do they belong to? How did they get out in the middle of nowhere? Who put them there? Why has it been almost a decade without any questi…

Montana : Kaysera Stops Pretty Places

March 14, 2022

***MMIW*** Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was going into her senior year of high school and overall was a go-getter, athletic young woman. So why were there so many missteps by authorities weeks following her disappearance? Why…

Missouri : Ken McElroy

March 9, 2022

He was named the town Bully, however Bully does not portray the havoc Ken Rex McElroy created on his hometown. Time and time again Ken got away with various crimes against people and finally the town had enough. In broad da…

Missouri : Linda Sherman

March 7, 2022

Linda Sherman and St. Louis area native was a fun outgoing and athletic girl. After marrying her high school sweetheart things went south, her young marriage was rocky at best and when she went missing her family worried. 5 …

CC&C + Seriously Sinister

March 6, 2022

Join us with the hosts of Seriously Sinister as we talk about some petty crimes! #cultscrimesandcollaboration # collab #seriouslysinister #pettycrimes #pringlescan #pringles #wine #anythingisacupifyoutryhardenough

Mississippi : The Move

March 2, 2022

This winesday Whitney dives into The Move. A cult following a former country western singer that created multiple campuses including a deliverance farm in Sapa, Mississippi. The Church of Sapa was created as a rehabilitation…

Mississippi : Norman Ladner

Feb. 28, 2022

Does a closed case always mean the case is solved? For the death of Norman Ladner many do not believe this case is solved even though it was ruled a suicide very quickly. Norman was a typical country boy that loved hunting a…

Minnesota : Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints

Feb. 23, 2022

A small community in Minnesota is concerned that a new Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints compound could be opening close by soon. Seth Jeffs, the brother of the current leader of this cult purchased 40 acres and rec…

Minnesota : Terry McCoy

Feb. 21, 2022

Wheaton, Minnesota local Terry McCoy was preparing to retire and live out his days comfortably with his best friend. Having recently undergone surgery he felt it was time to sell his small farm and enjoy life. Days before th…