Better than late than never! This week, we tell the harrowing tales of Mauro Prosperi and Juliane Koepcke. In 1994, Mauro Prosperi set forth to run the 'Marathon des Sables', a six day 155 mile race through the Sahara Desert. On Christmas Eve 1971, Juliane Koepcke was just 17 years old she departed Lima, Peru on a plane with her mother to meet her …

We have two sea survival stories for this episode! Jose Salvador Alvarenga is the only person to survive out at sea for over 438 days. Harrison Okene is the only person to have survived any time on the bottom of the sea floor. Both of these men showed incredible courage and survival skills that most of us will never have to test. This also starts o…

Would you rather be lost at sea or trapped on a frozen mountain? Most people would say neither but these three men survived those situations through incredible feats of survival. If you've ever been terrified about being alone at sea surrounded by sharks or breaking your leg on a mountain 20,000 ft in the air with hypothermia then you will love thi…

Researching and putting together a crime story for this week was the last thing on our minds. In this episode, we are giving a couple of updates on two of our previous stories, Jassy Correia (episode 10 season 1) and BFF Fonies (episode 6 season 1). As well as give some podcast and organization recommendations for those who are looking to support t…

Your favorite sisters are back for a new season in quarantine! We might be apart but it doesn't mean our hilarious antics are far away. This week we tackle a story close to home, The Great Boston Molasses Flood. Who knew that the delicious ingredient in a cookie could cause death and destruction? So hide yourself in your closet away from the family…

Yes, you read the title correctly. In 2012, 9,000 barrels of maple syrup went missing/were stolen in Quebec. Who would steal maple syrup, why, and most importantly how? Who knew maple syrup was such a big commodity in Canada! Check out the weird story here with our SPECIAL GUEST! If you're looking for more information, 'Dirty Money' episode 5 seaso…

Disney World is known as "The Happiest Place on Earth," but is there a sinister world of crime hiding behind Cinderella's castle? Come find out as Morgan and Jessica discuss this topic with a special guest!

Sherri Rasmussen was the definition of brains and beauty. Described as a “tall Scandinavian beauty,” at the age of just 27, she was the director of nursing at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. Three months after her wedding Sherri was murdered in her home. Detectives believed it was a burglary gone wrong and the case went cold. Twenty years later …

In 2012, the world was supposedly going to end according to the Mayan calendar, in a way the world of Manti Te’o did get severely disrupted. His beloved maternal grandmother Annette passed away and in the same couple of hours so did his girlfriend. His girlfriend was a 22 year old Stanford University student named Lennay Kekua. What the world and M…

Going to a store to shop should be a safe and fun activity. On June 2, 2007, 18 year old Kelsey Smith, a recent high school graduate, went to Target in her hometown in Kansas to buy a six month anniversary gift for her boyfriend. Kelsey was last seen on surveillance cameras being pushed into her car by a man who had stalked her throughout the store…

On March 18th, 1990, the single largest property theft in the world occurred at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, MA. How were two men dressed as police officers able to steal over $500 million dollars worth of art? Where did these pieces go? Who were the thieves? Find out all this and more on the second crime adjacent episode of SISPI…

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED, deals with child sex abuse. Could you join a cult? Would you even know if you were in one? If you realized you were what would make you leave? This week we tackle an extremely difficult case, the Children of God. What started as a community of teenage hippies trying to convert others to Jesus would become a sex-fueled c…

SISPICION is getting a new format! In order to get listeners bigger and better researched cases we will be switching to bi-weekly. Every other week we will be bringing you the true crime cases you want and don't worry in between we will post stories that we are call crime adjacent. These crime adjacent stories will be anything from crime documentar…

On July 4, 2005, George Allen Smith IV was on his honeymoon with his wife Jennifer of 10 days when he disappeared after a night of partying. Did he fall off the balcony? Was he pushed? Where was Jennifer? The young men who were partying with the newlyweds would be under suspicion and the timeline of their whereabouts would be scrutinized. Find out …

On May 5, 1993 three eight year old boys, Steve Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore, were playing their neighborhood when they never returned home. The next day their naked bodies would be found in a place called Robin Hood Hills. A community rattled by an atrocious crime would look furiously for the perpetrators to be held accountable. The…

What would you do if someone close to you was murdered? Sheila Gibbons was a junior psychology major at Southern Methodist University when her best friend and roommate Angela Samota was found raped and murdered in her bedroom. On October 12, 1984, Angela and two friends had gone out to the state fair what should have been a fun weekend of activitie…

On January 23, 1959, nine students from the Ural Polytechnic Institute set off on an adventure trekking through the Ural Mountains with an instructor. Less than a month later, the bodies of the nine students would be found in the mountain with their tent cut open. What happened to make these experienced hikers cut their tent and flee into the dark …

A film student, a Wall Street banker, a producer, and a potential murderer. How did Clark Rockefeller become these things? Who is the real Clark Rockefeller? What happened to cause his downfall and how could a man from a small German town make his way into the elite circles of California and New York City? Find out all this and more on this weeks e…

On October 4th, 2009, the sleepy town of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire was rocked away by a senseless murder and assault of a mother and daughter. When a teenage boy goes to the police saying his friends were the perpetrators, the case became even more sensational. Why did four eighteen year olds from a small town in New Hampshire attack Kimberly and …

When Alex Cooper was 15 she told her parents that she was gay. What happened next would bring Alex to her limits physically, mentally, and spiritually. For more information read Alex's memoir, "Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began," with Joanna Brooks. This weeks episode deals with t…

Michele MacNeill was a mother of eight children, married to a respected doctor, and just celebrated her 50th birthday. Everyone was stunned when she was found laying unconscious in her bathtub weeks after having a face lift. Was her death an accident or something more sinister? What happened to this beautiful mother and why were her eldest daughter…

What story boosted your passion for investigating true crime? This week, SISPICION explores the stories that first got us hooked on investigation. Jessica starts this two part theme with the horrifically tragic story of Caylee Anthony. Tune in next week for Morgan's story and the organization spotlight. Stay sispicious! Sources: Casey Anthony: An A…

The community of Boston fights for those who call it home. What happened when two young, vibrant and driven young women are brutally murdered?

An astronaut in diapers? A woman threatening her ex's new wife via Craigslist? Twist and turns and wine? Morgan and Jessica reunion episode? All of this and more on this weeks new episode of SISPICION.

On June 14, 2015, neighbors in a suburb of Missouri were surprised to see Facebook posts from a woman named Dee Dee that mentioned her and her ill daughter Gypsy's death. When police showed up at the pink home built by Habitat for Humanity, no one was prepared for what they found. Check out this week's stunning case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard featurin…

On May 6, 2013, three women escaped from a home in Cleveland after being held captive for over a decade.

Our story today centers around friends who commit the ultimate betrayal: murder. Tune in for the story of Tiffany Rowell, Rachel Koloroutis, Marcus Precella, and Adelbert Sanchez and the story of Cynthia Hoffman. PS look out for our special guest!

Johnny Gosch was 12 years old on September 5, 1982 when he started off on his normal paper route. He would never return. Today we discuss Johnny's disappearance and the theory of what happened to him that will take you down a rabbit hole.

What happens when someone you loved turns violent? This weeks episode of SISPICION focuses on three survivor stories with very different endings. Check out our website sispicion.com and our Facebook at sispicion for pictures and more information on these cases.

Susan Walters and Jayme Closs are two different women who have defied the odds and survived horrific attacks. Be prepared but do not live in fear.

Jan Pietrzak and Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak were married for only 67 days before they were found brutally murdered in their home. Jan was a sergeant in the marine corps and Quiana was an infant care counselor, described as an extremely loving couple who were looking forward to their future together. Find out what happened on this weeks episode of SISP…

Etan Patz went missing in 1979 while walking the two blocks from his Manhattan home to his bus stop. His face would become the first missing child featured on a milk cartoon and led to the creation of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. SISPICION is a true crime podcast featuring two sisters who focus on the victims and survivor…