MURDERED: Debra Jackson (Orange Socks Doe)

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Tamla Horsford // Joseph Smedley: In the last few years two people died under very mysterious circumstances. Though their cases aren't connected they were each quickly ruled an accident or suicide. But if you take a closer look, there might be much more to their stories and their families need your help to find the truth about what really happened. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-tamla-horsford-joseph-smedley by Crime Junkie

56 min listen

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joyce Chiang: One woman’s promising career in Washington, D.C. is cut short when she mysteriously vanishes one night on her way home from work. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-joyce-chiang/ For ad-free and bonus episodes, join the Crime Junkie fan club: https://crimejunkieapp.com/. by Crime Junkie

37 min listen

INFAMOUS: Tommy Zeigler: Tommy Zeigler was sentenced to death for the murders of his wife, her parents, and a customer at his Winter Garden, Florida furniture store in 1976. He’s still on death row today - 45 years later. But did he do it? And could DNA evidence exonerate him? Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-tommy-zeigler/ by Crime Junkie

51 min listen

MISSING: Gabby Petito: Summary: Gabby Petito is missing after a cross-country trip with her fiancée. He returned home alone with her van and since has refused to speak with her family or police. This case is actively unfolding in real-time and authorities urge anyone with information to call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALLFBI (225-5324). The Family’s approved GoFundMe page can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-find-gabby NOTE: Be aware of other pages as they may be scams. Like Gabby, Lauren “El” Cho went missing this summer as well after her friends say she walked out towards the mountains and was never seen again. Police have found no trace of her yet there has been very little media coverage. Anyone with information about Lauren Cho is asked to call detective Shaunna Ables at the sheriff’s station at (760) 366-4175. and reference DR 092101115. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please v by Crime Junkie

45 min listen

CAPTURED: Denver Hammer Killer: In the 1980s the Denver area was terrorized by a hammer-wielding mad man. But as fast as the attacks started, they suddenly stopped. Leaving the area to wonder if the mad man was dead or had moved on to another place. Once answers came, decades later the public would learn that the truth was much more concerning. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/captured-denver-hammer-killer/ by Crime Junkie

52 min listen

MURDERED: The Hendricks Family: For years, David Hendricks was the walking embodiment of the true crime trope "The Husband Did It." After his family was brutally murdered in their Illinois home back in 1983, police were quick to zero in on him as their main suspect despite the lack of evidence and mostly because... nothing else made any sense. Decades later some still believe in his guilt but knowing what we know now can you still be so sure? Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-hendricks-family/ by Crime Junkie

50 min listen

MURDERED: Enrique Roman Martinez by Crime Junkie

39 min listen

MURDERED: Billy Stafford: A violent marriage ends in a bloody murder. Police solve the case -- but it’s the victim who ends up on trial in a case that thrust the issue of domestic violence into the public conversation and made it impossible for law enforcement to ignore. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, there are resources to help. In Canada, you can visit https://sheltersafe.ca/ for domestic violence resources and information or for more information on the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia please visit https://avaloncentre.ca/ In the United States, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or text the word START to 88788. For more information on the Coburn Place in Indianapolis please visit https://coburnplace.org/ Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-billy-stafford/ by Crime Junkie

39 min listen

MURDERED: Lisa Au: A young woman’s shocking murder forces residents to question the very people who are supposed to keep them safe. If you have any information about the murder of Lisa Au, please call the Honolulu Police Department at 808-529-3111, or you can go online and submit your tips anonymously at www.honolulucrimestoppers.org. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-lisa-au/ by Crime Junkie

36 min listen

MISSING: Young Men From Their Cars: Daniel Robinson: To sign the petition to elevate Daniels’ case click HERE and to sign up to help search click HERE If you have information regarding Daniel please call 623-349-6400. Jason Landry: If you have information regarding Jason please call the Sheriff’s office at 512-398-6777 or any of the following investigators: Detective Ferry with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, 512-398-6777 Ext. 4516 or by email: Jeff.Ferry@co.caldwell.tx.us Investigator Abel Pena, with PM Investigations by phone: (210) 954-1476 or by email: pminvestigations9221@gmail.com Investigator Tuleta Copeland, with Leverage Investigations at Justice@LeverageInvestigations.com Brandon Swanson: If you have information regarding Brandon please call Agent Woodford at 651-793-7000. You can also look for updates on Brandon’s case HERE A strange phenomenon keeps occurring where young men go missing from their cars and then seem to vanish into thin air. It happened in 20 by Crime Junkie

48 min listen

UNIDENTIFIED: Flathead County Doe: The Flathead County Sheriff's office and the DNA Doe Project are so close to identifying a man who’s been a doe for almost 17 years, but they need your help get this case across the finish line. Could you be related to the Flathead County Doe? Based on his DNA, the DNA Doe Project believes that his family lineage could be linked to one of 11 family names in one of 3 different counties. Please keep in mind this does not exclude other last names or locations. He could potentially be related to family members or ancestors from: Harlan County, KY with the last names: Saylor, Helton, Brock, or Blanton He could potentially be related to family members or ancestors from: Montgomery County, IN with the last names: Ward, Linn, or Barrett He could potentially be related to family members or ancestors from: Hancock County, TN with the last names: Greene, Epperson, Seales, or Trent The DNA Doe Project asks that anyone who has taken a Direct to Consumer DNA t by Crime Junkie

21 min listen

SERIAL KILLER: Ed Kemper: When female college students started turning up dead in Santa Cruz in 1972, local police had no leads and no reason to suspect their friend Ed might be behind the grisly killings. We want to learn more about YOU! If you fill out our brief listener survey you will be entered to win a $250 Amazon gift card!! 4 Winners will be chosen at random after the survey ends on 9/6. If you won, you will receive an email on 9/14. You can take the survey HERE Sources for this episode cannot be listed due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-ed-kemper/ by Crime Junkie

38 min listen

MURDERED: Candace Rough Surface by Crime Junkie

39 min listen

MURDERED: Rosie Tapia: A little girl vanishes from her bedroom in the middle of the night only to be found brutally murdered, forcing her community to recognize that the worst really IS possible. **If you have any information about the murder of Rosie Tapia, please call the Salt Lake City police department at 801-799-3455.** Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-rosie-tapia/ by Crime Junkie

49 min listen

MURDERED: Meredith Kercher: A 21yo British woman is less than a month into a foreign exchange in Perugia, Italy when she is brutally murdered in her apartment. Everyone’s world is turned upside-down. And for the woman who found herself in the center of the storm -- and on trial for murder -- it has stayed that way ever since. My question is: Why, all these years later -- long after the courts have spoken -- are we still talking about Amanda Knox? Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-meredith-kercher/ by Crime Junkie

77 min listen

MISSING: Kierra Coles and Keeshae Jacobs by Crime Junkie

46 min listen

DESAPARECIDA: Dulce Maria Alavez: Cuando Dulce María Alavez, de 5 años, se desaparece de un parque infantil en Nueva Jersey, toda la comunidad colabora para ayudar a buscarla. Pero despues de miles de pistas, y casi tres años después de su misteriosa desaparición, la policía aún no está segura dónde está... o quién se la llevó. by Crime Junkie

62 min listen

BWBRSA: Operation Fireball 2.0: BWBRSA: Operation Fireball was one of our most popular episodes ever! And it's more terrifying than we even knew because after our episode many women from all over the country wrote in and said they experienced the exact same thing! With the help of Delia D'Ambra we tracked down the bartender and witness from our original story and spoke to a number of other survivors along with an agent from the FBI to figure out what's really going on! Listen to Part One of this story HERE. If you want to learn more about the FBI’s human trafficking task forces and state and national hotlines to report suspicious incidents visit www.fbi.gov and www.thisishumantrafficking.com. by Crime Junkie

36 min listen

CAPTURED: Allan Showery by Crime Junkie

43 min listen

MISSING: Alicia Navarro: A teenage girl finds community online, but her family believes she also found something much more sinister. If you have any information about the disappearance of Alicia Navarro, please call the Glendale Police Department at (623) 930-3000. You can go to www.AntiPredatorProject.org to make a tax-deductible donation or you can buy something from their clothing line at www.getapparel.org with all of the profits going directly to the organization. El episodio de esta semana trata de una joven desaparecida. Actualmente la policía cree que ella pueda estar en México como víctima de la trata de personas. Es por eso que por primera vez estaremos lanzando este episodio tanto en inglés como en español. La versión en español será presentada por Melanie y Emmanuel. Esperamos que, con esta nueva versión, la historia de Alicia llegue a más personas y la puedan ayudar a que esta joven regrese a su hogar sana y salva junto a su familia. Si deseas escuchar la versión en inglés by Crime Junkie

55 min listen

MISSING: Ryan Shtuka: When a young man vanishes in a small resort town, the question is: does someone know something, or does no one know anything? If you have any information about the disappearance of Ryan Shtuka, please call the Kamloops RCMP at 1-250-828-3000, or if you want to remain anonymous, you can call Kamloops Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or visit their website at https://kamloopscrimestoppers.ca/submit-a-tip/. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-ryan-shtuka/ by Crime Junkie

45 min listen

MISSING: Jaliek Rainwalker: A child's mysterious disappearance sparks tough questions about his adoptive family and the system that placed him there. If you know anything about the disappearance of Jaliek Rainwalker, please contact the Cambridge-Greenwich police at 518-677-3044 For more information on how you can support the nonprofit Child Advocates, check out their website www.childadvocates.net Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-jaliek-rainwalker/ by Crime Junkie

53 min listen

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Sherese Walker Bingham (Part 2) by Crime Junkie

40 min listen

INFAMOUS: The Signal Mountain Murders: A summer joyride turns deadly when three men are viciously gunned down in the hills of southern Tennessee. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-signal-mountain-murders/ by Crime Junkie

49 min listen

MURDERED: Janet Abaroa by Crime Junkie

39 min listen

UPDATE: Angela Mischelle Lawless (Interview with Josh Kezer): UPDATE: Josh Kezer, the man who was wrongfully convicted of Angela's murder and then later declared actually innocent, reached out to us to discuss the case. If you are familiar with the case details you can skip to 52:20 just to hear his interview. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/update-angela-mischelle-lawless/ ******* In November 1992, Mischelle Lawless was found by passersby deceased in her car with the headlights on and vehicle still running. Police have spent decades trying to piece together what happened to Mischelle that night. Who would she have pulled over for? Where was she headed? And even though a man served 16 years for her murder the current sherriff is convinced they still have not captured Mishelle's killer and it could all be tied back to the man... or men... who initially found her car. by Crime Junkie

107 min listen

MURDERED: Annamarie Cochrane Rintala: Just like love knows no gender, neither does jealousy, dysfunction or murder. In honor of domestic violence awareness month we are partnering with The Network/La Red to bring awareness to issues of domestic violence within the LGBTQ community. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-annamarie-cochrane-rintala/ by Crime Junkie

45 min listen

CONSPIRACY: Ray Gricar: Summary: In 2005, a day of playing hooky for Ray Gricar turned into an enduring mystery for his friends and family and left the world to wonder if there is a bigger conspiracy at play. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/conspiracy-ray-gricar/ by Crime Junkie

36 min listen

INFAMOUS: Juan Rivera: the summer of 1992, the brutal rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker shakes the community of Waukegan, IL to its core. When Juan Rivera confesses to the crime, it seems like Holly’s family and members of the public might be able to breathe a sigh of relief. But that’s only the beginning of a case that would haunt the Illinois justice system for years. by Crime Junkie

49 min listen

UPDATE: Flathead County Doe: This is an update to the August 2020 episode "UNIDENTIFIED: Flathead County Doe." In the year and a half since the release of that episode, more people submitted their DNA to genealogical databases, and in February 2022 Flathead County Doe was identified as Steven Gooch. by Crime Junkie

9 min listen

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