Episodes
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October 2018: In the remote desert town of Chalfant Valley, California, 16 year old Karlie Gusé vanished from her parents house after being recorded experiencing an ominous but unknown crisis. She was last seen walking down a desolate road at dawn. Where is Karlie Gusé?Opening and closing music “Under Your Thumb” by Nom Fabrique - listen to Nom on Spotify!
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Missing teen’s case leads from California to Nevada
Karlie Gusé: 'People Magazine Investigates' Examines Teen's Disappearance
16-Year-Old Vanishes After Going Out Partying: The Bizarre Disappearance of Karlie Gusé
Dr Phil
KARLIE LAIN GUSÉ — FBI
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On October 5, 2018 film-maker & production assistant, Terrence Woods Jr was on location in the dense wilderness of Idaho filming a Discovery Channel TV show. Seemingly out of nowhere, he supposedly dropped his belongings and raced down a steep ravine and into the forest, leaving his colleagues stunned. He has not been seen since.
We'll explore the various theories surrounding Terrence's disappearance, from foul play to environmental factors, while never losing sight of the vibrant young man at the center of this heartbreaking story.
His family deserves answers.
Opening and closing music “Under Your Thumb” by Nom Fabrique - listen to Nom on Spotify!
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Terrence Woods Jr (@findterrencewoods) • Instagram photos and videos
Black and Missing
Terrence Shemel Woods Jr. – The Charley Project
How Terrence Woods Vanished While Filming A Discovery 'Gold Rush' Show by Kaje Kanter for Deadline
The Mysterious Disappearance of Terrence Woods Jr. by Nana Baah for VICE News
The shockingly weird disappearance of Terrence Woods STRANGE OUTDOORS
Father fighting for answers in October 2018 disappearance of son Terrence Woods Jr. in Idaho
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Imagine living every day with a secret so deep, it shapes your entire life—so well-hidden that even your spouse and child have no clue who you really are. This is the story of Lori Erica Ruff, a woman who built her life on a lie and took her secrets to the grave. Years after her tragic death, a mystery unraveled—one that would reveal Lori wasn't who she claimed to be. In this episode, we dive deep into the decades-long deception and the shocking truth that lay hidden in plain sight.
This episode contains discussions of suicide.
Opening and closing music “Under Your Thumb” by Nom Fabrique - listen to Nom on Spotify!
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SOURCES
The Woman In The Strongbox, an Amazon Original Story, by Maureen O’ Hagan - available free with your Amazon Prime account
‘My God, that’s Kimberly!’: Scientist solves perplexing mystery of identity thief Lori Ruff | The Seattle Times by Maureen O’ Hagan 2016She stole another’s identity, and took her secret to the grave. Who was she? | The Seattle Times by Maureen O’ Hagan 2013
Who is Jane Doe? We still don’t know | The Seattle Times by Maureen O’ Hagan
Mystery woman: After 30 years and a suicide, Lori Ruff's real identity emerges
Hello Kimberly, Goodbye Kimberly — Cipher by Catherine Snow
lori ruff, little girl lost - by Rachel (Sunstab post) -
On May 3, 2024, Megan Rouse, 24, was brutally beaten and shot nine times. She was left on the side of a desolate road in Houston, Texas, where she died alone.
Just twelve days before Megan’s murder, 29-year-old Kalie Godwin’s Mom received a call from an unknown number demanding money via Cash App. On that call, she could hear her daughter screaming and begging for her life.
Kalie was last seen in Baytown Texas on April 21, 2024. Her family is desperate for answers. If anyone has information regarding her whereabouts, please contact the Baytown Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 281-420-6646.
If you don’t feel comfortable calling the police, you can place a tip with the Baytown, TX Crime Stoppers at 281-427-8477. Crime Stoppers will pay cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest in a felony crime.
Opening and closing music “Under Your Thumb” by Nom Fabrique
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July 3, 2024 KPRC Houston Kalie Goodwin's mother, Baytown police plead for help in finding her daughter FULL PRESS CONF.
Megan Star Rouse Obit
June 3, 2024 FOX 26 Houston Man charged in brutal Houston murder also person of interest in Baytown woman's disappearance by Abigail Dye
June 3, 2024 (updated July 3) KHOU 11 She was found dead on a dirt road in the Almeda area last month. Now, a man is charged with murder
June 4 People Magazine Kidnapped Woman Said on Ransom Call that Her Face Was 'Deformed.' Is Her Abduction Linked to Another Woman's Murder by Samira Asma-Sadeque
July 3, 2024 KHOU 11 Murder suspect now charged with kidnapping Kalie Goodwin, who vanished from Baytown in April and remains missing
July 3, 2024 FOX 26 Houston Houston murder suspect charged with kidnapping missing Baytown woman
July 3, 2024 ABC13 Houston murder suspect accused of kidnaping missing Baytown woman
July 4, 2024 The Baytown Sun Police reveal information about missing woman | News | baytownsun.com by Ethan Housewright
July 5, 2024 KHOU 11 'Monster': Mother of shooting victim reacts after accused killer is charged with kidnapping missing Baytown woman
Google Earth view of Anagnost Road, TX, where Megan’s body was found
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Separated by 20 years and thousands of miles, two women, Mary Vincent & Roxanne Hayes shared a tragic encounter with the same heinous monster. Their stories are a benchmark display of extraordinary courage and unimaginable horror.
ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS including rape, mutilation, child sexual abuse, and suicide.
Opening and closing music “Under Your Thumb” by Nom Fabrique
SOURCES
I Survived (Season 1, Episode 4)
The Heart of a Survivor Three-part series by Eddie Macsalka in Key Peninsula News
The Survivor by Sue Carlton in Tampa Bay Times
A Victims Life Sentence by By Diana Waggoner & Michelle Green in People Magazine
Mary Vincent: A Life of Survival by Fiona Davis in Open Ceilings
A victim, a survivor, an artist by Regina Hackett in Seattle Times
Crime Survivor Speaks by Anne Kallas in VC Star
She Had a Name by Bill Duryea in Tampa Bay Times
Thumbs Down: America and the Decline of Hitchhiking 2015 Thesis by Julian A. Compagni Portis
The Mad Chopper by Fred Rosen
Additional sources behind paywalls include: LA Times, NY Times, Marty Rosen’s reporting for the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Bay News, Las Vegas Review.
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Joshua Graham-Caskey placed a 911 call on January 18th, 2024, and seemingly vanished from his life.
In this episode, we delve into the very recent and mysterious disappearance of 26-year-old Joshua Graham-Caskey. A responsible young man with a bright future, Josh vanished without a trace, leaving behind his phone, beloved cat, and a trail of unanswered questions.
From a puzzling 911 call to potential sightings in remote hiking trails, we explore the known facts and theories surrounding this baffling case. We hope to spread awareness and help bring Josh home or give answers to his devastated loved ones.
ADVOCATE:
Help Find Joshua Graham-Caskey Facebook Page
Go Fund Me - Support Penny In Finding Joshua Graham Caskey
If you have any information about Josh's whereabouts, you can contact the Winterset Police Department at 515-462-1423 or send a direct message to the department's Facebook.
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Help Find Joshua Graham-Caskey Facebook PageWe Are Iowa news coverage
Iowa Missing Person Information ClearinghouseWinterset PD Press Release
The Polk County Pulse
KCCI8 Des MoinesLordanARTS YouTube EpisodeThe Vanished PodcastDawn of Mantis PodcastNational Alliance on Mental Illness
All Trails Website
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“My intent is to harm society as much as I can, then die.”
Trigger warning: This episode contains traumatic and graphic content including the emotional, physical and sexual abuse and murder of children.
GO FUND ME
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Habeas
Crime Library- Gary C. King
KMTV
The Spokesman-Review
CRIMINAL
Seattle Times
KTVB (You-Tube) People Magazine Investigates Season 6, Ep. 1
Fox News The Oregonian
Washington State Attorney General
U.S. v. Duncan, Case No. CR07-23-N-EJL
Seattle Times The Spokesman-Review Steve Groene, father of kidnapping survivor Shasta Groene, passes away | ktvb.com
Child Welfare Info- How to Report Abuse
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In Part 2 we will cover what came after Joan’s heinous murder. This includes Rosemarie’s relentless advocacy work, her staggering achievements as well as a deeper dive into her daughter's rapist/murderer.
**This episode features graphic descriptions of the murder and sexual assault of a child.
In 1973 seven-year old Joan D’ Alessandro headed out of her Hillsdale, New Jersey home to deliver Girl Scout cookies. Within minutes she would be enduring a horrific assault that ended her short life. For the next 50 years, Joan’s Mother, Rosemarie D’ Alessandro fought tirelessly to keep her killer in prison and to keep countless other children safe.ADVOCATE
Joan Angela D'Alessandro Memorial Foundation
Joan's Joy Facebook PageJoan's Joy IG
BOOKS
The Message of Light Amid Letters of Darkness by Rosemarie Birri D'Alessandro (2023)
The Killer Across the Table by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker (2019)
NEWS/OTHER SOURCESNearly a half-century after Joan D'Alessandro's murder, a young girl's spirit inspires McGowan v. NJ State Parole Bd. - New Jersey - Case Law - VLEX 891044919
McGOWAN v. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD (2002) | FindLaw
McGowan v. NJ State Parole Bd. - New Jersey - Case Law - VLEX 891044919
Joan Angela D'Alessandro (1965-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial
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In 1973 seven-year-old Joan D’ Alessandro headed out of her Hillsdale, New Jersey home to deliver Girl Scout cookies. Within minutes she would be enduring a horrific assault that brutally ended her short life. For the next 50 years, Joan’s Mother, Rosemarie D’ Alessandro fought tirelessly to keep her killer in prison and to keep countless other children safe.
In Part 1 of the Joan D’ Alessandro, we will cover the family background, Joan’s brutal murder and the fallout that followed.
**This episode features graphic descriptions of the murder and sexual assault of a child.
ADVOCATEJoan Angela D'Alessandro Memorial Foundation
Joan's Joy Facebook PageJoan's Joy IG
BOOKS
The Message of Light Amid Letters of Darkness by Rosemarie Birri D'Alessandro (2023)
The Killer Across the Table by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker (2019)
NEWS/OTHER SOURCESNearly a half-century after Joan D'Alessandro's murder, a young girl's spirit inspires McGowan v. NJ State Parole Bd. - New Jersey - Case Law - VLEX 891044919
McGOWAN v. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD (2002) | FindLaw
McGowan v. NJ State Parole Bd. - New Jersey - Case Law - VLEX 891044919
Joan Angela D'Alessandro (1965-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial
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In February 2020, a Mother in Arkansas received a ransom demand for the safe return of her missing 26-year-old son, Marquis Martin. He would later be found shot in the head. Rumors and speculation did nothing to help the lackluster investigation that followed. Get ready to get mad.
If you have any tips or information about the murder of Marquis Martin, please call the Drew County Sheriff's Department at 870-367-6211.
Change.org https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-marquis-mack-martin-we-demand-mark-gober-recuse-himself-from-his-role-as-sheriff-of-monticello-arkansas
Justice for Mack (Facebook page) https://www.facebook.com/JUSTICEFORMARQUISMARTIN
SOURCES
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/crime/unsolved/unsolved-murder-drew-county/91-c344ed17-f447-451b-82b2-0d2cb1c77ceb
https://www.kark.com/crime/mother-thanks-drew-county-sheriff-requesting-arkansas-state-police-takeover-of-2020-murder-investigation/
https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2022/05/06/marquis-martin-was-killed-2-years-ago-and-his-family-still-doesnt-know-why/
https://katv.com/news/local/somebody-out-there-knows-something-unsolved-murder-of-marquis-martin-two-years-later
https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-mother-seeking-justice-for-murdered-son-claims-pic-from-sheriffs-son-shows-dead-body/?ipid=promo-link-block2
https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/drew-county-residents-protesting-for-sheriff-to-recuse-himself-from-marquis-martin-killing/?ipid=promo-link-block3
https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/body-of-missing-drew-county-man-found-authorities-say/?ipid=promo-link-block1 -
Twilight Crooks was a beaming, 15 year old Indigenous girl from Bowling Green, Kentucky with dreams of attending Harvard.
After receiving a call from an unknown person in the late hours of August 28th, 2001, she quietly walked barefoot, out of her family home, and into the night. She would never be seen alive again.
Twilight’s brutally murdered body was found 13 days later, discarded in a remote rural area- she was dressed in someone else's clothes.
Anyone with information on the murder of Twilight Crooks is encouraged to call the Warren County Sheriff’s Office at 1-270-842-1633 or to leave an anonymous tip using the Sheriff’s Office’s anonymous tip form.
SOURCES:
The Independent (article) by Skylar Baker-Jordan2019 WNKY News 40
2021 WBKO ABC 13
2021 Bowling Green Daily News (article) by Justin Story
2019 WNKY News 40
2011 Bowling Green News by Deborah Howard
2002 Service set for slain BG girl | | bgdailynews.com
MMIW RESOURCES
Sovereign Bodies Institute - The MMIP Database logs cases of missing and murdered indigenous people of all genders and ages, from 1900 to the present.
US Dept. of the Interior - Indian Affairs -
Part 2 will conclude the very deep dive into the senseless murder of Janet March.
Just because you know who did it- that doesn’t make the story any less bewildering, complicated or tragic. Janet March was a beautiful artist and mother of 2 small children. She vanished from her Nashville home on August 15th, 1996.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence- help is available. The National Domestic Violence Hotline: call 1-800-787-7233 or Text "START" to 88788.
SOURCES
Murder of Janet March - Wikipedia
When Perry Lived in Paradise | News | nashvillescene.com
Part 3: A Bitter Custody Battle - CBS News
Love, Lies, Murder? - CBS News
Endgame - CBS NewsMarch memories linger in Mexico - MexConnectTo Answer Perry March | News | nashvillescene.com March v. Sexton, Case No. 3:12-cv-272 | Casetext Search + Citator
The Awareness Center, Inc. (International Jewish Coaltion Against Sexual Assault): Case of Perry March
Love, Lies, And Murder by Gary C. King
An Unfinished Canvas by M. Glasgow & Phyllis Gobbel
FOR MORE RECENT UPDATES NOT COVERED TODAY:Notorious Nashvillian Perry March sues over prison foodNewsChannel 5 Exclusive: Perry March Speak Out From Behind BarsPerry March Moved To New Prison After Rumors Of Alleged Escape PlotMurder, custody and justice: The making of a political candidate - The Washington Post
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Just because you know who did it- that doesn’t make the story any less bewildering, complicated or tragic. Janet March was a beautiful artist and mother of 2 small children. She vanished from her Nashville home on August 15th, 1996. This will be a deep dive.
TW for very brief mention of suicide at around the 8 minute mark
SOURCES
A Good Thing Gone Bad | News | nashvillescene.com
March v. Sexton, Case No. 3:12-cv-272 | Casetext Search + Citator
Love, Lies, Murder? - CBS News
Endgame - CBS News
Murder of Janet March - Wikipedia
After 10 Years and Many Turns, Murder Trial Starts in Nashville - The New York Times
The Awareness Center, Inc. (International Jewish Coaltion Against Sexual Assault): Case of Perry March
March memories linger in Mexico - MexConnect
3 Blackberry Rd, Nashville, TN 37215 | Zillow
History of Our City | East Chicago, IN
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
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When you hear or think about the phrase “every parent's worst nightmare” you may think it can’t get any worse. But it can - and it does. Jaclyn Dowaliby was just 7 years old when she vanished from her home in Midlothian, Illinois in 1988- years before the more well known JonBenét Ramsey case.
This is a TC podcast, please decide for yourself if this content is healthy for you right now. SOURCES
Jaclyn Dowaliby cold case reexamined 28 years later - ABC7 Chicago
Jaclyn Dowaliby | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki
David Dowaliby - National Registry of Exonerations
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-dowaliby
Unsolved Mysteries, Season 5 Episode 10, 18 Nov 1992 (about 25 minutes in)
“Gone In The Night” 1996 movie starring Shannen Doherty and Kevin Dillon- Trailer
“Gone In The Night: The Dowaliby Family's Encounter With Murder and the Law” by David Protess & Rob Warden
David Dowaliby was convicted of murder based solely on testimony that the Appellate Court found preposterous
People v. Dowaliby, 221 Ill. Law Journal
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-31-9104070987-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-04-16-9001310764-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-04-17-9002010076-story.html
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True Crime BFF is a weekly podcast hosted by me, your TC BFF. Each week I will take you through a well-researched, deep-dive into a horrific story. The kind you just can’t seem to get enough of-because- let’s admit it, there’s something a bit off about us both, isn’t there?
Like all BFF’s, we will cry, we will laugh and we will definitely rage but we will always make sure to honor and create awareness for the victims and their stories.
Maybe by dissecting the people and events, we can start to understand the why and do better in this world.
Fair warning, this podcast WILL be explicit, and I may cuss a lot, but that doesn’t mean I am not committed to handling these very real people's stories with care and empathy.
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