Best Websleuths Podcasts (2024)

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Introducing 'Forsaken' 5:20

1M ago5:20

5:20

Introducing a new series from The Drag: "Forsaken." "Forsaken" is a series that explores the systems that both enhance and oppress the lives of the more than 29 million people living in Texas. Each episode will address issues that Texans face each day – the good and the bad. We’ll explore the criminal justice system, Texas politics, civil rights, s…

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Episode 5: Websleuths | The Texarkana Phantom Killer 41:24

5M ago41:24

41:24

Decades later, the case of the Phantom Killer continues to elude investigators, both professional and amateur. Theories abound about who the killer could have been, spurred by more than a thousand pages of investigation materials released by the FBI.

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Episode 4: The suspects | The Texarkana Phantom Killer 48:33

6M ago48:33

48:33

An attacker ambushes Virgil Starks in his home, shooting and killing him. His wife, Katie, narrowly escapes to the neighbor’s house to call police. Evidence from the Starks attack leads to several suspects, but no arrests are made. Editor’s note: A previous version of this episode stated that H.B. “Doodie” Tennison was a student at Texas High Schoo…

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Episode 3: Where's Betty Jo? | The Texarkana Phantom Killer 46:54

6M ago46:54

46:54

Betty Jo Booker’s friends are expecting her at a sleepover, but she never shows up. She’d been with a friend, Paul Martin, who is also nowhere to be found. The next morning, a family driving through Spring Lake Park finds the body of the teenage boy lying in the street. Booker’s body is found in a nearby community. Fear spreads throughout Texarkana…

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Episode 2: The Phantom | The Texarkana Phantom Killer 34:10

6M ago34:10

34:10

A month after the first attack, a motorist out for a Sunday drive finds an abandoned car. The bodies of two young people are inside. Polly Ann Moore and Richard Griffin have been shot. Overnight rain has washed away most evidence of the crime. The investigation goes nowhere as the young couple’s families mourn.…

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Episode 1: Lovers’ Lane | The Texarkana Phantom Killer 43:53

6M ago43:53

43:53

It’s February 1946 in Texarkana, Texas – a small East Texas city seeing rapid growth in the wake of Prohibition. Two young lovers go to a movie, then take a drive to Spring Lake Park, where they’re brutally attacked by an unknown assailant. As Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey recover from both physical and emotional injuries, they give eyewitness…

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Introducing: Season two of 'Devilish Deeds' 4:02

6M ago4:02

4:02

In 1946, a serial killer murdered five people over the course of 10 weeks in Texarkana, Texas before disappearing. Theories abound about who the killer may have been, but decades later, the case is still unsolved. In season two of “Devilish Deeds,” Texarkana native Peyton Sims tells the story of the Phantom Killer, his young victims and the people …

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Episode 4: The Light of the Moon | The Servant Girl Annihilator 42:55

2y ago42:55

42:55

As the bloody year of 1885 draws to a close and 1886 begins, the police are no closer to solving the vicious crimes that rattled Austin. Even more than a century later, no one knows for sure who killed these women or why. This episode explores the various theories, from the effects of the moon to the possibility that Jack the Ripper started in Texa…

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Episode 3: Thirst for Blood | The Servant Girl Annihilator 31:29

2y ago31:29

31:29

Austin’s city leaders begin to panic amid the bloodshed and bring in outside detectives to help the city’s underperforming police force. Although six Black women have been killed in less than a year, the city and the nation show much deeper concern when two white women are killed in just one night. The mayor, governor, the media and the Black and w…

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Episode 2: More Butchery | The Servant Girl Annihilator 34:13

2y ago34:13

34:13

A few months after the death of the first victim, another Black woman working as a servant in Austin is killed. And then another. With three murder victims and a clear pattern, modern officials would know that a serial killer is likely behind the attacks. With few forensic tools at their disposal, Austin’s small and racist police force rounds up Au…

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Episode 1: Wicked Work | The Servant Girl Annihilator 42:55

2y ago42:55

42:55

As the capital of Texas celebrates the coming of a new year with exuberance, a dark shadow eclipses the city as an unknown killer stalks the streets. A Black woman working as a servant to a rich white Austinite is murdered, and her boyfriend barely survives. In a city rife with violence, the brutality of the killing shakes up its citizens. And the …

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Trailer: 'Devilish Deeds' Season One 2:41

2y ago2:41

2:41

In 1885, a few years before Jack the Ripper went on a killing spree in London, an axe-wielding killer stalked the streets of the dusty frontier town of Austin, Texas. The victims, mostly Black women who worked as servants for Austin’s wealthy white residents, were brutally killed in the middle of the night. In a new podcast from the creators of the…

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DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD -- Interview with Author Caitlin Rother 42:55

3y ago42:55

42:55

DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD: Inside The Coronado Mansion Case by Caitlin Rother The 911 call came on the morning of July 13, 2011, from the historic Spreckels Mansion, a lavish beachfront property in Coronado, California, owned by pharmaceutical tycoon Jonah Shacknai. When authorities arrived, they found the naked body of Jonah’s girlfriend, Rebecca Z…

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THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF PRINCE - Prince's cousin Charles Smith 3:38

3y ago3:38

3:38

WEDNESDAY APRIL 21ST AT 9 PM CENTRAL THERE IS A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR PRINCE AT RILEY CREEK BRIDGE IN CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA. HERE IS THE LINK WITH INFO ON VIGIL PRESENTED BY FUNKATOPIA. Prince grew up with his cousin Charles Smith. Charles always knew that the truth was not told about the death of Prince. We are coming up on the 5-year anniversary o…

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ECHO LLOYD: MISSING MISSOURI MOM - Interview with her daughter Kelsey Smith 25:11

3+ y ago25:11

25:11

Echo Lloyd was last seen on Mother's Day. At some point that weekend both Lloyd's cellphone and home phone started going straight to voicemail, On Friday, May 15, 2020, Echo's daughter Kelsey Smith learned her mother was missing from her home. NOTHING was missing but her keys, her pistol, and her medications. An investigation was then started by th…

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DO NO HARM - Wondery Presents DO NO HARM 4:50

3+ y ago4:50

4:50

Wondery (Dr. Death, Dirty John, The Shrink Next Door) and NBC News (Dateline, The Thing About Pam, Motive for Murder) present Do No Harm. The Bright family was thrust into a medical and legal system so committed to protecting vulnerable children from abuse, it failed to protect innocent parents. From the hospital room to the courtroom, we walk in t…

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NXIVM CULT EXPERT - Rick Alan Ross Interview 51:02

3+ y ago51:02

51:02

Rick Alan Ross is a cult expert, deprogrammer, and author of the book "CULTS INSIDE OUT: How People Get In And Can Get Out." He testified at NXIVM founder Keith Reniere's criminal trial -- Reniere was sentenced to 120 years behind bars. Rick's work was featured in the docuseries SEDUCED: Inside the NXIVM Cult that’s currently streaming on the Starz…

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DR. DEATH SEASON 2 - Wondery Presents Dr. Death Season 2 4:50

3+ y ago4:50

4:50

If someone you love is diagnosed with cancer you want them to get the best treatment from the best doctors. In 2013, patients in Michigan thought Farid Fata was that doctor. Between his prestigious education, years of experience and pleasant bedside manner, Fata was everything you could want in a doctor. But he was not who he appeared to be. From W…

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JUSTICE FOR DON LEWIS - Donna Pettis & Gale Rathbone Interview 37:05

3+ y ago37:05

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Carole Baskin, who became infamous due to her decade-long public feud with Joe Exotic and Netflix’s docuseries TIGER KING, is being sued for defamation by Don Lewis's former assistant Anne McQueen. As part of the lawsuit, Don's daughters are seeking more information about what happened to their father who disappeared 23 years ago. Listen to my bomb…

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JOE EXOTIC: Tigers, Lies & Cover-up – Jim Rathmann Interview 24:57

3+ y ago24:57

24:57

JOE EXOTIC: Tigers, Lies and Cover-up features retired homicide investigator Jim Rathmann in a multi-part series for Discovery ID. It's a new investigation into the Don Lewis disappearance and is yielding shocking new leads, rising suspicions, and yes, the reemergence of the meat grinder. HAVE A TIP? Contact Jim Rathmann at: https://jimrathmannthec…

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TIGER KING: DON LEWIS COLD CASE INVESTIGATION – Anne McQueen Interview 1:13:25

4y ago1:13:25

1:13:25

The Joe Exotic "Tiger King" case has captivated people around the world, but what about the Cold Case Investigation at the center of it? Don Lewis' longtime executive assistant, Anne McQueen, told police that the only Will and Power of Attorney she knew about was under her desk. Don Lewis had made McQueen the executor of his Will and Power of Attor…

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THE SERIAL KILLER WHISPERER – Laura Brand Interview 42:42

4y ago42:42

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Laura Brand is a private investigator known as the “serial killer whisperer." For the last six years, Laura has traveled to San Quentin’s death row to interview Lawrence Bittaker who, along with Roy Norris, were known as the Toolbox Killers – a psychopathic duo known for abducting, raping, and torturing young women in their van they referred to as …

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THE DATING GAME KILLER – Wondery presents THE DATING GAME KILLER 8:33

4y ago8:33

8:33

In 1978, Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of a cross-country murder spree. In this six-part series, co-hosts Tracy Pattin (Hollywood & Crime) and Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don’t Breathe) take listeners on an unbelievable journey into Alcala’s twisti…

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STALKING LAW REFORM – Laura Richards Interview 34:54

4y ago34:54

34:54

In the wake of Dr. Amie Harwick's murder by her alleged stalker and ex-boyfriend Gareth Pursehouse, there's a call for new legislation to protect victims from stalkers through two online petitions and the #Justice4Amie movement. Tricia Griffith speaks with Laura Richards, a former investigator from Scotland Yard, who is a world-renowned expert on s…

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THE KILLER ACROSS THE TABLE – Mark Olshaker Interview 58:00

4y ago58:00

58:00

Mindhunters, Inc., was created by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker in 1995, after John retired from the FBI. The two met five years earlier when Mark, a prominent author and filmmaker, was writing and producing a documentary on John’s Investigative Support Unit and criminal profiling at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. By then, John was already…

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SURVIVING R. KELLY PART II: THE RECKONING - Sudi Khospropur Interview 33:03

4y ago33:03

33:03

After decades of allegations against R. Kelly, prompted by outrage after the explosive documentary series SURVIVING R. KELLY, aired on Lifetime, the authorities renewed their interest in him. Now, at 52-years-old, R. Kelly is in custody facing a stack of federal and state charges including sexual assault, obstruction of justice, and child pornograp…

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BEAR BROOK MURDERS – Interview with Rebekah Heath 44:51

4y ago44:51

44:51

The Bear Brook murders refer to four female victims. In 1985, two bodies were discovered in a steel drum inside Bear Brook State Park and two more bodies were found in 2000 also inside a steel drum. The bodies went unidentified for years, until an amateur sleuth looked into the case and cracked a real-life murder mystery. Rebekah Heath is a librari…

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CASE UPDATES - Leigh Egan of Crime Online Interview 23:04

4y ago23:04

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On this edition of Websleuths Radio Podcast, we welcome our favorite true crime reporter Leigh Egan from Crimeonline.com who gives us the latest updates on several high profile cases, including the murder of Paighton Houston. Police had a suspect in custody, a 50-year-old convicted Alabama sex offender named Fredrick Hampton, but they let him go du…

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THE MURDER OF TERESA SIEVERS – Carrie Kain Interview, Part One 50:25

4+ y ago50:25

50:25

Mark Sievers was sentenced to death recently for hiring his best friend to kill his wife Dr. Teresa Sievers. In part one and part two we interview Mark Sievers's friend, Carrie Kain. When Carrie was a teenager she dated Mark's best friend Wayne Wright who is believed to have killed Teresa with a hammer. For seven months, Carrie reported her hundred…

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THE MURDER OF TERESA SIEVERS – Carrie Kain Interview, Part Two 49:02

4+ y ago49:02

49:02

Mark Sievers was sentenced to death recently for hiring his best friend to kill his wife Dr. Teresa Sievers. In part one and part two we interview Mark Sievers's friend, Carrie Kain. When Carrie was a teenager she dated Mark's best friend Wayne Wright who is believed to have killed Teresa with a hammer. For seven months, Carrie reported her hundred…

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THE MURDER OF HEIDI BROUSSARD - Leigh Egan & Sheryl McCollum Interview 34:08

4+ y ago34:08

34:08

Tricia Griffith, owner of Websleuths.com, discusses new developments in the murder case of 33-year-old Heidi Broussard and the abduction of her weeks old baby, Margo, with Leigh Egan, a journalist and editor of Nancy Grace's CRIME ONLINE, and Sheryl McCollum, a crime analyst, founder and director of the non-profit Cold Case Investigative Research I…

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THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF REBECCA ZAHAU - Doug Loehner Interview 58:40

4+ y ago58:40

58:40

One of the most talked about cases on Websleuths.com is the mysterious and suspicious death of Rebecca Zahau. Tricia Griffith speaks with Rebecca’s brother-in-law Doug Loehner about new developments with the case. Detective Trapp podcast Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and…

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DOES CHICAGO HAVE A SERIAL KILLER AT LARGE? - Thomas Hargrove Interview 43:21

4+ y ago43:21

43:21

Tricia Griffith speaks with Websleuths member Thomas Hargrove of the Murder Accountability Project about a series of 51 unsolved murders of women in Chicago. The Murder Accountability Project, a nonprofit group, used Thomas Hargrove's algorithm to map 51 unsolved strangulation cases that took place on the west and south sides of Chicago between 200…

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INTRODUCING DETECTIVE TRAPP - Wondery Presents Detective Trapp 8:52

4+ y ago8:52

8:52

Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience – and deepest griefs -- as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young wo…

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STOLEN BY A SERIAL KILLER – Heather Tiffany Robinson Interview 45:56

4+ y ago45:56

45:56

Tricia interviews Heather Tiffany Robinson, who as a baby was abducted, then adopted out by serial killer John Robinson—a man later convicted of killing her mother and several other women. Detective Trapp podcast Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: und…

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GORY DETAILS - Crime Scene Cleaner Interview 44:21

4+ y ago44:21

44:21

Tricia Griffith interviews Ben Mihm, a a retired homicide detective turned crime scene cleaner, to learn more about what it's like cleaning up crime scenes, finding evidence that's left behind and uncovering other strange things. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websleuthsradiopodcast/messageSupport this podcast:…

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MURDER IN THE BAYOU - Ethan Brown Interview 40:44

4+ y ago40:44

40:44

In the Jeff Davis 8 case—eight unsolved murders of women near Jennings, Louisiana—law enforcement has for many years claimed that the deaths were the work of a serial killer. But were they? The episode takes a deep dive into the Jeff Davis 8 case—and reveal how Ethan Brown, author and executive producer of the documentary series Murder In the Bayou…

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WEBSLEUTHS RADIO PODCAST - Trailer 1:26

4+ y ago1:26

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As owner of Websleuths.com, the biggest true crime forum for citizen sleuths, Tricia Griffith's podcast series features the latest breaking cases, biggest stories, powerful interviews, and exclusive guests. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websleuthsradiopodcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spo…

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