Daniel Markel was a Canadian-born attorney and a law professor, who wrote various works on retribution in criminal law and sentencing, with a focus on the role of punishment in the criminal justice system. Shortly before 11 a.m. on July 18, 2014, Markel was gunned down. Clare presents this case. Theme music by MVM Productions.…

Barbara Potter is in a bit of a predicament. The year is 2011, Barbara is in her early sixties, and she lives with her husband Buddy and youngest daughter, 30 year old Jenelle. For some time now Jenelle has been the victim of severe online bullying. Benny presents this weeks case about a Facebook feud that will have terrible real-life consequences.…

In 1989, actress Rebecca Schaeffer is on the verge of becoming a big star. Her celebrity status has taken off with the sitcom "My Sister Sam" and she is preparing to audition for Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part III". But for the past two years, Rebecca has been receiving some intense fan-mail... Carrie presents this weeks case. Theme mus…

Clare joins the team again to present one of her favourite cases! On the morning of April 30, 1989, the congregation at the Olive Branch Church waited patiently for their service to begin. Reverend Robert Pelley never showed. Even his family was absent from their pews. After walking next door to check on the family, churchgoers found a horrifying s…

This week, Benny covers the case of a woman whose actions are said to have contributed to, perhaps even caused, one of the most talked about maritime disasters of all time. But she will escape any interrogation or conviction for her role in the disaster, disappearing under a false identity and living a successful life as an illegal immigrant in the…

Seoul, South Korea. June 29th, 1995. Within a luxury mall known as the Sampoong Department Store, an emergency board meeting is taking place. Members of the board have been called together within this nine story, pastel pink building to discuss serious concerns with the buildings structural integrity. Theme music by MVM Productions.…

This week Carrie introduces us to Paul Bern, a film director, screenwriter, and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He helped launch the career of Jean Harlow, whom he married in July 1932. But only two months later, he was found dead of a gunshot wound, leaving what appeared to be a suicide note. Theme music by MVM Productions.…

Want to raise your profile? New Reality TV show seeks contestants! June 2002-2003. One year, £100,000. If you’re characterful, resourceful and energetic, email Nikita Russian. Benny covers this bizarre story about a TV show that "ruined lives" during the dawn of the reality TV era. Theme music by MVM Productions.…

At 11pm on Friday December 6th, 1991, two seventeen-year-old girls lock the front door of a popular yogurt store and commence the nightly closing procedure. Two fifteen-year-old girls are also inside waiting for a lift home, and they are excited to be having a sleepover. This week, Benny covers a shocking unsolved crime that will haunt Austin to th…

In 1979, the president of a small country on the west coast of Central Africa was found guilty of genocide, mass murder, embezzlement of public funds, violations of human rights and treason. He was sentenced to death, but nobody was willing to form part of a firing squad in order to execute him. The reason for this? The President was also a witch d…

In this episode, Carrie brings you a Hollywood mystery that still endures(?) almost ninety years on. Who killed "Hot Toddy"? Was it a cold-blooded, sinister murder plot? A lovers tiff with accidental, tragic consequences? Or did she decide to take her own life? Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week, Lizzie covers the horrific story of five divers who were meant to be performing routine maintenance but ended up being sucked into a vortex and trapped in a narrow oil pipe... on the ocean floor. This case is crazy, and not for the claustrophobic. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week’s case is about a young autistic boy who put every aspect of his life up on the internet and gained a phenomenal following in modern internet culture. Some say he’s the most documented person on the internet. But this vulnerability made him a prime target for trolls. Obsessed with every detail of his life, those online trolls would eventu…

This week, Carrie shares two cases of world records... gone wrong! Balloonfest 1986, and the 2016 Verrückt waterslide fatality. And this week, special guest Clare joins the team! Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Benny covers the Wineville Farm Murders. In 1926, Gordon Stewart Northcott would purchase a plot of land in rural California with the pretence of running a chicken farm. In reality, he would use the remote location to sexually assault and murder young boys, and he would have help doing it. Theme music by MVM Productions.…

Carrie covers the life of musician Sinéad O'Connor. Sinéad had a troubled existence, but consistently used her celebrity platform to draw attention to issues such as child abuse, human rights, racism, organised religion, and women's rights. This is the tragic death of an interesting person, but it's not true crime. If that doesn't leave you complet…

In October of 1998, husband and wife Howard and Kathy Walmsley visit a department store Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Howard tells his wife that she should treat herself to some £8 strappy (but sensible) high heels, because their money woes are over! Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

In 1984, Arnold Friedman was accused molesting boys in his care as an after-school computer teacher. And whilst there’s no doubt that Arnold Friedman was a man with secrets and guilt, Benny also discusses the impact that implanted memories, snowballing accusations, and moral hysteria had on the Friedman family. Theme music by MVM Productions.…

This week Carrie shares the case of Charles Harrelson, an American hitman and organised crime figure who was convicted of assassinating federal judge John H. Wood Jr. in 1979. He is also the father of actor Woody Harrelson who believes his father may be innocent. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Benny covers the case of Jho Low, a Malaysian businessman in his 20s who would mastermind a $4.5 Billion dollar fraud. He would spend government funds on lavish Gatsby-style celebrity bashes, boats, mansions, jets, hotels, artwork, cars, and jewellery. He would even fund the making of major Hollywood movies. All at the expense of Malaysian taxpayer…

This week, Lizzie covers the case of Robert Hanssen, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described by the Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history." Theme music by MVM Produ…

This week, Carrie tells Benny and Lizzie the story of the Manacled Mormon. This is the case the of reputed kidnap and sexual assault by an American woman, Joyce McKinney, of a young American Mormon missionary, Kirk Anderson, in England in 1977. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This is the case of a woman named Diane Schuler; a wife, a sister, a mother, and an aunt. She'll also be responsible for the death of eight people, and will destroy the lives of multiple families. She will appear on a website called ‘People you’ll see in Hell’, and become a cautionary tale on a future episode of Dr Phil. Theme music by MVM Producti…

Gerard John Shaefer Jr. was also known as the Killer Cop, the Hangman, and the Butcher of Blind Creek. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week, Carrie covers the very recent and still unfolding case of Abby Choi; a model, socialite and internet celebrity from Hong Kong who was reported missing on 21 February 2023. Three days after she was reported missing, Abby was found murdered. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Did Sneha Ann Philip run away to pursue another life? Did she run into foul play? Or was she involved in something much, much bigger? Benny presents this week's case. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Lizzie covers the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping: the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, in Chowchilla, California, United States, on July 15, 1976. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

In this weeks episode, Carrie covers the fascinating and troubled life of actress Jayne Mansfield. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

In 1980, Rosie Ruiz was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon. Eight days later, she would have that title stripped from her. Benny covers the strange story of the Boston Marathon cheater. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week Lizzie tells the awful case of Tsutomu Miyazaki who, between August 1988 and June 1989, murdered four young girls in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week, Carrie and the team discuss the TikTok sensation that is Lyle and Erik Menendez; two American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise Menéndez. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week, Benny covers the 1973 Upstairs Lounge arson attack which, until the time of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, was the deadliest attack on a gay club in U.S. history. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week Lizzie covers the 1997 abduction, rape and murder of two schoolgirls; 14-year-old Lauren Margaret Barry and 16-year-old Nichole Emma Collins, in a case that came to be known as the 'Bega schoolgirl murders'. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

This week Benny shares the story of Dr Edward William Pritchard, a man who loved weddings and was a respectable six feet tall! Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Carrie covers the story of Hollywood actress Lana Turner and the intense scrutiny surrounding the death of her boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Lizzie covers the Bowraville murders, a name given to the deaths of three indigenous youths that occurred over five months from September 1990 to February 1991 in Bowraville, NSW. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Benny covers the unsolved disappearance of West Des Moines paperboy, Johnny Gosch. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

Carrie discusses Jodie Arias and the 2013 murder of Travis Alexander. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

In this episode Benny discusses the mystery surrounding the deaths of two prominent gay Sydney men, Roger Claude Teyssedre & Ludwig Gertsch. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

In our third episode, Lizzie presents the May 2019 murder of Ellie Gould. In Australia, confidential information, counselling and support is available for those experiencing domestic violence by calling 1800RESPECT. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

In our second episode, Carrie presents the July 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie

In this first episode, Benny presents the tragic 1973 case of Becky Thomson & Amy Burridge. Theme music by MVM Productions.By Benny, Carrie & Lizzie