1986: Growing up in Tacoma, Washington, 11 yr. old Lindsey Jackson (Wade) remembers no longer being allowed to ride her bike, and the fear of walking home from the school bus after two girls were brutally murdered, Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian. An adult Lindsey joined the Tacoma Police Dept, honing her investigative skills in patrol, then as…

It seems every day there are new horrors in the news; our most trusted members of society are abusing our children and trust, stealing our innocence, security & peace of mind. Lori Morrison, retired Private Investigator, host of the Unlovely Truth podcast, is also the author of three books- Kick Fear to the Curb, In God We Trust: Everyone Else Gets…

In this exclusive interview, Jill chats with author of Broken and animal law attorney, Fred M. Kray, who offers his insights into the motivation of those involved in the injury Alydar sustained in his stall at Calumet Farm. How did he uncover the evidence he discovered? Are coincidences too coincidental? What didn’t Fred include in the book? And --…

Trials are over, as Fred Kray begins his investigation into the suspicious death of Alydar, tracking down reluctant witnesses even as doors slam in his face. Persistent, determined, Fred continues to connect the dots, that may exonerate an innocent man while providing answers to the many questions surrounded the death of the beloved, magnificent ra…

Jill welcomes guest, Christine Dana, an ‘all things’ Long Island Serial Killer expert! A resident of Long Island, Christine has witnessed Rex Heuermann in court, visited his home, Gilgo Beach, Oak Beach- and she shares all of her insights in the case, including his recent court appearance! This is an important update since The Lost Girls, Ep 24, 25…

Broken- the story for horse lovers continues! Alton Stone’s trial continues and proves to be a revelation for what happened in Alydar’s stall that chilly night at Calumet’s stallion barn, in 1990. Verdict in, federal prosecutors are not done, as the trials of disgraced former President of Calumet Farm, JT Lundy, and former Calumet CFO Gary Matthews…

Suspicions that Alydar had been killed for the insurance money have surfaced, as the Blue Grass Kentucky rumor mill churns. By 1998, the feds have a grand jury investigating, with watchman Alton Stone indicted for perjury. As his trial begins, it's clear Prosecutor Julia Tomala isn’t gunning for Stone, but squeezing him to get to the true bad guy. …

Nov. 13, 1990: It was a quiet autumn night at Calumet Farm, of Blue Grass Kentucky, home to some of the most valuable thoroughbred racehorses in the USA. One, Alydar, had settled into his stall, only to be discovered by a nightwatchman, to have broken his leg. What on Earth had happened? Investigations begin, leading to over 30 years of inquiry, ex…

The anticipation gave way to enthusiastic energy as Crimecon began in Nashville, May 31- June 2, 2024. These are Jill's "Reflections" on an amazing true crime weekend, rooted in ethics, decency and remembering the victims. Speakers, experts, law enforcement, victims, and family members who represent every aspect of true crime spoke, shared, and edu…

Bestselling author and true crime superstar, Aphrodite Jones, discusses her new book, Levi’s Eyes with Jill in this exclusive interview! The ladies leave no stone unturned! What did convicted killer, Karl Karlsen tell Aphrodite over two long years!? What kind of monster IS Karl Karlsen? AND from deep within the Karlsen homestead, her conversations …

Look for Jill on Creators Row at Crimecon in Nashville, May 31-June 2, 2024! Check out new designs on Jill’s Spreadshop! Memorial Day 2024 sale- 25% off! Part 3: As Cindy and Karl separate, suspicions about Karl’s involvement in son Levi’s death grow, leading Cindy to resort to very dangerous methods to stay safe while getting to the truth. Arreste…

Part 2: Karl and 2nd wife, Cindy, settle into married life, with son, Alex joining the family. But the bad luck that follows Karl strikes again and again, with more trauma and deaths occurring, leaving soot and sorrow in their wake. Growing pains abound, life presents twists and turns, but tragedy is never far behind, as Cindy begins to wonder- Is …

In 2ndCast: Cecilia’s Curse, Jill wonders if Cecilia Ludwig cursed Mishawaka, Indiana with her dying breath. Explore the bizarre and twisted legacy of Cecilia Ludwig’s murder by husband, Albin Ludwig, the prosecutor, Joseph Talbot and his family, neighbors and friends alike, following the ripples from the stone tossed in the pond across the century…

Crimecon Nashville 2024 is happening in one month! Come meet Jill, yack about true crime and delve into our books & cases at Crimeon! 11:15ish PM after John Douglas on Friday May 31, 2024, Falls Bar at the hotel! AND, Jill is currently featuring the true crime book, Levi’s Eyes by Aphrodite Jones—the bestselling author and true crime maven, who is …

Meet the Karlsens, Christina, Karl and their 3 small children. Living in Murphys, California, Christmas 1990 was filled with mistletoe, ribbons and home-made cookies. But the joy was cut short, with tragedy striking. Grieving, the Karlsens move across the country to Romulus, NY, trying to settle into a new life. But back in California, investigator…

Charged with 1st degree murder, Byron Smith’s trial beings for shooting Nicholas Brady and Haile Kifer to death in his basement on Thanksgiving 2012. Armed with damning evidence, the Prosecution presents its case of calculated revenge, as the Defense presents the Defendant as a fearful man, who only wanted to defend himself against violent intruder…

In Pt 2, with two teenagers dead, the Byron Smith investigation heats up, focusing on the rash of burglaries that had occurred recently, including those at Smith’s previously, with damning conclusions. Accomplices and witnesses are interviewed, arrests are made, and another search warrant unearths the ‘mother lode’ of evidence that turns this case …

Enjoying a day with the family, Lead Investigator Jeremy Luberts is called into work at the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office to look into a concerning call. Arriving at the Elm Street residence, a retired Byron Smith meets him, telling him two burglars had broken into his house, and he’d defended himself, shooting them. With 2 dead bodies, Jeremy L…

Headed to Crimecon Nashville 2024? Visit Jill on Podcast Row and look for Jane Carson-Sandler too! May 31-June 2, 2024~! In Part 4 on Frozen in Fear, Jill chats with our author and survivor of the East Area Rapist, Jane Carson-Sandler. Jane went from being a victim to a ‘Survivor-Thriver’, taking back control over her life, an extraordinary life of…

Going to Crimecon Nashville 2024? Find Jill on Podcast Row and look for Jane Carson-Sandler too! Part 3: In this uplifting conclusion of the Frozen in Fear trilogy, the voices of the survivors of the East Area Rapist are raised, allowing us to see how these brave souls overcame adversity, trauma, and worse, taking back control, rejecting fear Updat…

Going to Crimecon 2024 in Nashville? Look for Jill on Podcast Row and Jane Carson-Sandler too! May 31-June 2, 2024! In Part 2- Struggling to climb out of the dark hole in the aftermath of rape, other challenges test Jane’s resolve and faith as she finds herself in rehab. With more rapes happening, Jane recounts the lessons learned from counselling …

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Find Jill on Podcast Row, and Jane Carson-Sandler too! Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Written by the 5th Victim of the East Area Rapist, Frozen in Fear tells Jane Carson-Sandler’s story of living a normal, fulfilling life in California in 1976- until the day a ski mask…

Happy New Year 2024! Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on z, Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Part 3: Franklin, Virginia was home to murder victim, Trent Whitley and the authors Anne Varner and Karen DeVanie. These energetic, dedicated ladies are also the hosts of the Sugar-Coated Murder po…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Trent Whitley’s family struggles with his loss and the uncertainty of what happened to their precious son. Certain someone knows something, Delores Whitley makes repeated appeals for that someone to come fo…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row zin Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Blinding flash. BANG- and the target was dead. A missing person report was filed in Franklin, Virginia by anxious parents, searching for their precious teenager. The investigation would follow lead after l…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! With the families engrossed, the prosecution of Sean Vincent Gillis begins, with the Defense committed to saving his life and avoiding the death penalty. With his 40-hour confession, this should be a slam d…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! In Part 2, They get it. With over 60 women dead, Baton Rouge Sheriff Offices realize they have a serial killer on the loose! But they’re wrong. There are TWO; the murders of Sean Vincent Gillis are camoufla…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a gruesome murder is discovered, with the Sheriff’s office investigating, but the case goes cold. Repeat this over and over, and over as serial killer, Sean Vincent Gillis, kills …

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! See you in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Now deep into the murder motive, each of the suspects are investigated and the evidence scrutinized fully. Who had a motive and opportunity to commit murder? Who benefitted from the death of Amy Robsart? Given the court verdict…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! See you in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Jill discusses Crimecon 2023 in Orlando! Being on Podcast Row, meeting her Murder Bookies and meeting so many in the True Crime community! Then, she continues the story of Lady Amy Robsart, found dead at the bottom of the stair…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! See you in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Episode 71: “The Original Staircase”- The Death of Amy Robsart: An Elizabethan Mystery by Sarah-Beth Watkins Part 1 1560: Tudor England. Amidst rumors of adultery, poisoning divorce, and murder, Lady Amy Dudley, nee Robsart, wa…

Crimecon 2024 is coming fast! Look for Jill on Podcast Row! We met Russ Faria after he was charged with the murder of his wife, Betsy. Wrongfully convicted, Russ spend 3 years in prison, until he was finally exonerated (Ep 40-44). Enter new DA, Mike Wood, who begins investigating the investigators for corruption, determined to right the unbelievabl…

Our author, the "most prolific cold case investigator in the United States for single-event homicides", Chief Clay Bryant chats with Jill, discussing his cold case investigations and a bit on life itself. His common sense and down to earth brilliance shines through, as Clay shares moments that simply take your breath away—What were the odds THAT co…

Episode 68 –2ndCast“ Alls Well that Ends Well”- The Cold Case Murder of Fred Wilkerson: Untangling the Black Widows Web in West Georgia by Clay Bryant Part III In Part III, we see Connie Quedens ensnaring Fred Wilderson in her web, entangling finances, escalating demands, culminating with Fred abruptly vanished, leaving his beloved daughter and son…

A horrendously abused wife, Gwendolyn Moore, is found at the bottom of an old well in 1970. The investigation deliberately went nowhere, for 32 years. Pt 2 tells the story, begun in 2003, with a chance phone call that brought the case to the attention of Investigator Clay Bryant, who not only recalled the case; he watched her body being recovered t…

Look for Jill on Podcast Row at Crimecon 2024 in Nashville, May 31- June 2, 2024! Back in 1970, the beaten body of a young wife and mother was lifted from an old well just outside Hogansville, Georgia. The victim, Gwendolyn Moore, had long been married to her violent and abusive husband, Marshall Moore. Yet, mysteriously, this homicide investigatio…

Pt 3: What happens when you are on Death Row? How does the appeal process work? What is the human toll? Is it justice? We will follow Velma’s loved ones as they struggle with new revelations, and hear from the families of the victims’ as human endurance is tested. Jill walks you through Velma Barfield’s maze of appeals, arguments for a new trial, a…

In Part 2, on trial for premeditated murder, Velma Barfield’s attorney, Bob Jacobson has an uphill battle—she confessed to poisoning Stuart Taylor- and 3 other people. With the defense team facing the “World’s most deadly prosecutor” Joe Freeman Britt, only Velma could explain herself. Was she too impaired from her drug abuse to understand what she…

After a childhood of poverty and abuse, 17-year-old Margie Velma Bullard eloped with Senior Thomas Burke while they were both in high school. Building a happy life, they welcomed a son and daughter, becoming a normal American family. That is, until addiction reared its ugliness, triggering a cascade of painful, inexplicable deaths. Why did so many …

In this episode, Wade visits with Ryan Adams. Ryan has dedicated his life to helping youth navigate life and uses his unique perspective from traveling abroad and studying/practicing Buddhism to give back to his community. Throughout the episode, we learn more about Ryan’s philosophy and his approach to helping others. We discover how he has faced …

Join award-winning author, filmmaker, journalist, and poet Weam Namou as she takes you on an incredible journey through her life, culture and creativity. As the Executive Director of the Chaldean Cultural Center, Namou is dedicated to preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldeans, an ancient lineage of Neo-Babylonians who still speak Arama…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Jill chats with the author of She Married the Green River Killer, Pennie Wood. The women speak of serendipity in forging friendships and healing, while uncovering lost memories from Judith Ridgway’s life th…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Denial shattered forever, Gary Ridgway confesses and is sentenced, enveloping wife Judith with the incomprehensible reality- Her Prince Gary did it. Ridgway best friends, Jim and Linda Bailey share their re…

Crimecon 2024 is coming! Use Jill's code murdershelf and save 10% on your badge! Look for Jill on Podcast Row in Nashville, May 31-Jun 2, 2024! Happily married, Judith Ridgway settles into being the wife of her Prince, Gary Ridgway, nurturing their dogs and cats, her daughters, grandchildren, and Gary’s son. Living the American dream, Judith garden…

This story begins on the worst day of Judith Ridgway’s life, when detectives came to her home after her husband of 14 year, Gary Leon Ridgway, was arrested. DNA evidence would tie him to victims of the notorious Green River Killer, murdering for over 20 years. Completely shell shocked, Judith goes is in denial. How had she gotten here? Jill examine…

Convicted in the Natalie Kirov case, Joel Courtney is finally extradited to Oregon to stand trial for the murder of Brooke Wilberger. With no body, Prosecutors knew this was not the easiest case to win. What shenanigans will Courtney pull? Police and the media begin examining other cases that could possibly be linked to Courtney- Katie Eggleston, S…

Brooke Wilberger is missing. The eager public cooperates fully, sending in over 4500 tips that need investigating, with critical evidence buried in the pile. Of the number of suspects, the most viable is Sung Koo Kim, a man with an underwear fetish, and a trove of evidence on his computer. But then, a phone call from New Mexico changes everything! …

19 year old Brooke Wilberger lit up the room when she walked in. She’d just completed her 1st year at Brigham Young University and coming home to her big LDS family in Veneta, Oregon. May 24, 2004, while cleaning lampposts at the apartment complex her sister managed, Brooke vanished. The resulting investigation would unify the town of Corvallis, Or…

The murder count continues to rise, as killing spreads to San Antonio, Gainesville, and all the way to London, England, where 5 women are slaughtered. With fallout impacting every aspect of society, devastating secrets are revealed, leading to shocking trials, which have electrifying legal and political consequences for the people of Austin and the…

Like phantoms, a killer or killers walks among the people of Austin, Tx. Desperately seeking solutions, blood hounds, private detectives, and the famous Chicago Pinkerton Detective Agency are employed to catch the ‘remarkable ghoul’, who slaughters women, vanishing in the inky darkness. Fear continues to rise as the victims shift from black servant…