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In 1993, 74-year-old Stephanie Coyle was murdered inside her home. Adding to the brutality and mystery, a large symbol was carved into her back. This is a case that has gone unsolved for over 3 decades.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Stephanie Coyle. In this episode, we called on trained criminologist, Dr. Lee Mellor who worked on this case to help us understand the case and the crime scene a little better, and to help us try and get into the mind of someone that would do something like this. You will hear from Lee throughout this episode.
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On Oct 30th, 2019, 26-year-old Kristen Trickle was preparing for the Halloween festivities. The next morning, Kristen's husband, Colby, woke up to a loud noise. He quickly realized that his wife was lying in bed dying from a gunshot wound. Colby called 911 to report that his wife had shot herself.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the death of Kristen Trickle. Kristen's family and friends were shocked when the coroner pronounced her death a suicide. Kristen was afraid of guns, and everyone said she was in a good place. Suspicion began to fall onto her husband Colby after a series of revelations that suggested everything was not as it appeared.
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On May 2nd, 2001, 50-year-old wife and mother Leslie Preer didn't show up to work. She was found dead in her Chevy Chase, Maryland home. One October 21st, 2001, 25-year-old Christine Franke was found dead inside her apartment in Orlando, Florida. Both cases would go unsolved for decades.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the cases of Leslie Preer and Christine Franke. Two unrelated murder cases that languished for years with no resolution. But, advancements in DNA technology, and more specifically, genetic genealogy was used to solve them both. The killers of Leslie and Christine were eventually revealed, and Leslie's family was shocked by who her killer turned about to be.
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This is a preview of Gone Cold’s coverage of the 2007 case of 19-year-old Brittany Danielle McGlone, who was viciously attacked and savagely slain in her boyfriend’s bed while the rest of the home’s inhabitants were away.
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On January 26th, 2022, a 51-year-old doctor named James Ryan called 911. His girlfriend, 25-year-old Sarah Harris, had overdosed and his efforts at CPR weren’t helping. Sarah was dead by the time officers and paramedics made it to the home.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the death of Sarah Harris. The opioid epidemic has ruined many lives and for a long time many supplying the drugs have not been held accountable. But that is changing. In Sarah's case, the question was whether or not the jury would hold James Ryan accountable for his actions after hearing the salacious details of what he had done.
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In 2015, 28-year-old Heather Bogle was employed at the Whirlpool factory in Clyde, Ohio. After clocking out in the early morning hours of April 9th, 2015, Heather left the facility, but she never made it home that morning.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the case of Heather Bogle. Heather's body was found inside her trunk the next day. The investigation to find her killer saw several people wrongly accused and a detective found guilty of criminal acts. All of this delayed the identification of Heather's killer.
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What makes a serial killer? Mind of a Serial Killer takes you deep into the twisted minds of history’s most notorious serial killers. Every Monday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, combines gripping true crime storytelling with expert psychological analysis to answer the question - what makes a serial killer?
From Jeffrey Dahmer to Ted Bundy, explore not only their chilling crimes but the dark psychology behind them. Follow Mind of a Serial Killer wherever you get your podcasts!
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In 2006, 41-year-old Renee Pagel was nursing instructor in Michigan. She had three children and was estranged from her husband Michael as the two were going through a divorce. On August 5th of that year, Renee didn't show up to an outing with friends. Her father went to her house to check on her and found her dead.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Renee Pagel. At the time she was killed, Renee was recuperating from donating a kidney to the father of one of her students. This was the type of selfless person that Renee was. Who would want her dead? Her estranged husband Michael was an obvious suspect but police were also looking at a man who rented an apartment on Renee's property. It would take good police work to solve Renee's murder.
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On February 2nd, 2014, Super Bowl Sunday, at 11:30 PM, 26-year-old Brenda Lazaro called 911 in Coppell, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. She told the 911 dispatcher that her boyfriend, Jonathan Crews, had shot himself.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the death of Jonathan Crews. Many believe that Brenda was slow to call 911 that night and that she may have fired the fatal shot herself. To many, the clues don't add up to a self-inflicted gunshot.
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On a dark night in April 1989, a young man named Chip Flynn was shot in a Florida orange
grove. His ex-girlfriend Kim was the only surviving witness and claimed a Black man had
robbed, kidnapped, and killed Chip. A year later, Crosley Green was sentenced to death by an
all-white jury for Flynn's murder. After 32 years behind bars, a judge ruled Green was wrongfully
convicted — so why is he still in prison?Here’s a preview of the new “48 Hours” podcast, “Murder in the Orange Grove: The Troubled Case Against Crosley Green,” which offers the most comprehensive deep dive into this shocking case that leaves one man fighting desperately for his freedom. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has followed this controversial case for 25 years, delving into inconsistencies — from coerced confessions to allegations of a racial hoax — that challenge the integrity of the verdict. You can hear the rest of this episode by searching for “Murder in the Orange Grove: The Troubled Case Against Crosley Green”wherever you get your podcasts.
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On July 12th, 1988, in Philadelphia, 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn went outside to play. She was trying to find some of her friends to play with, but no one was home. This seemingly normal day turned into a nightmare when she went missing.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the disappearance and murder of Barbara Jean Horn. A witness saw her walking with a man who seemed to be leading her by the elbow. Less than two hours after she was officially listed as missing, her body was found inside a television box which had been set next to someone's trash cans. There have been a few suspects through the years but so far no one has been held accountable for Barbara Jean Horn's murder.
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Corey Shaughnessy went to bed one night and woke up to find herself in a nightmare cowering in her closet between 2 rows of hangers and calling 911. Gunshots rang out some of which she fired in self-defense. She soon found out that her husband, Ted, had been shot and killed.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Ted and Corey Shaughnessy. Police had to try to find out who would want to kill the affluent couple who owned a successful jewelry store. Was this a robbery gone wrong or someone who knew the Shaughnessys and had a different reason to want them dead?
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In 2017, Michele Neurauter was living in Corning, NY, with her 14-year-old daughter. She was going through a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband Lloyd Neurauter. When Michele was found dead, some in law enforcement thought it was a suicide. But that outlook quickly changed.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Michele Neurauter. Free of her abusive husband, Michele was finally beginning to live her life on her terms. Her death came as a shock to friends and family. Naturally, the ex-husband would be looked at first. But what came out about who all was involved in Michele's murder would shock everyone.
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Gary Allen Srery was a Canadian serial killer who is known to have murdered at least four people. Unfortunately, it took the authorities many years to catch him, and they wonder just how many people he could have actually killed over those many years.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Gary Allen Srery. Srery was born and lived in the United States before he illegally entered Canada. He had a long criminal history that involved both countries but he never spent much time in prison for his convictions. Just how prolific might have Srery been as a serial killer and did he kill in the United States as well as Canada?
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In 1987, Jaye Potter Mintz was murdered inside her North Carolina home. Inside the home but left unharmed was her son who was about to turn two. The child saw at least some of the horrific acts and was able to tell the police that a mean man hurt his mommy.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Jaye Potter Mintz. Jaye was trying to sell a waterbed through the classified ads in the newspaper. It is thought by most that a man who answered the ad went to Jaye's home and murdered her. But no one around the home saw anything or anyone at the house that day.
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Jennair Gerardot had been married to her husband Mark for almost fifteen years when she discovered he was having an affair. Mark had taken a new job in a different state and fell in love very quickly with his boss Meredith Sullivan.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Jennair Gerardot. Jennair began a spy surveillance campaign on her husband Mark. She discovered everything that he was doing and her world fell apart when she confronted him and he admitted the affair. She then made a plan to hurt Mark as much as she possibly could.
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By 2014, Russell and Shirley Dermond had been married for over 60 years. They had children and grandchildren and were enjoying their retirement years after owning and operating fast food restaurants. In 1994 the couple purchased their dream home on Lake Oconee in Georgia. But their dream home would become the scene of a nightmare.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond. A couple who was friends with the Dermonds went to their house to check on them when they hadn't heard from them in awhile. Russell and Shirley had missed a Kentucky Derby party and weren't picking up or returning phone calls. The couple discovered Russell dead in the garage and he had been decapitated. Shirley was nowhere to be found. What happened to the Dermonds?
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In 2015, a Connecitcut woman named Connie Dabate was murdered in what appeared to be a home invasion burglary. As police dug deeper, it seemed that things were not as they appeared.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Connie Debate, a case that became known in the media as the Fitbit murder. The authorities relied on a variety of tools to help lay out the truth; including social media, cell phone data, surveillance camera footage, and computer files. One of the biggest tools of all in their quest for the truth turned out to be a Fitbit fitness tracker.
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Richard McCroskey was looking for people who accept him on the internet. He had been bullied in school over his red hair and weight. But online he became a different person, a much more confident person. And Richard thought he had found a girlfriend in 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock, four years his junior.
Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Richard McCroskey and the Farmville murders. After chatting online for about a year, Richard and Emma decided to meet in person. Richard was going to Emma's house so that they could attend a horrorcore music festival, something the two had in common. However, the trip did not go as Richard planned, and in the end, it turned deadly.
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