When a schoolgirl was found brutally murdered after enjoying a night out with friends, it left people in London in fear. It wouldn’t be until years later that her case was linked to another unsolved murder, proving that this sadistic killer had struck more than once. Patreon 🖤 https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When an up-and-coming model was found murdered in her flat, it was a crime of such brutality many could scarcely fathom it. Her killer was extremely dangerous and needed to be caught, but advancements in DNA testing would later show something terrifying - she was not his only victim. Patreon 🖤 https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When police in Russia were on the hunt for a killer, they were stopping at nothing to find their man - but he always managed to be one step ahead. This is the story of Operation Forest Strip and the search for one of the most horrifying serial killers the world has ever seen. Our email is for business enquiries only. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://pastebin.com/GGA4QmEa Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California is a place that needs little introduction. With a huge population, people travel from far and wide to visit the Golden State. Home to glitz and glamour, golden beaches and gorgeous scenery, Silicon Valley and the Hollywood elite.  But, California is definitely not without its darker side. Today we’re looking at a series of appalling crimes spanning across 15 years and only reaching a conclusion in 2021 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clare Bernal had recently moved to London and started her dream job, but a chance encounter would soon turn her life into a living nightmare. A terrifying campaign of harassment and stalking would take over her entire life and it would soon end in tragedy.  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/608833bf Further Resources ⬇️ https://www.suzylamplugh.org https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/crime-info/types-crime/stalking-and-harassment/ https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/stalking/ https://www.gov.uk/report-stalker https://www.protectionagainststalking.org https://www.paladinservice.co.uk https://victimsofcrime.org/stalking-resource-center/ https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/prevent-stalking/index.html https://www.actionagainststalking.org/meet-the-team Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In July 2016, after an argument with her boyfriend, Kaylee Sawyer left her apartment complex and walked out into the night. Before long, her phone had turned off. When she didn't show up to her job the next day, alarm bells really started ringing, and the awful truth about what had happened to her, would soon come to light. Check out the "Urge To Kill Podcast" playlist which covered this case brilliantly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dck768jsqbY&list=PLP1SbsVYy04xitDd9pvitYLsZqd2TfLNM Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/2ba58a3c Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In September 2019, a 911 call was made. A little girl had vanished from a park. It would set in motion an investigation into one of the most baffling missing child cases, which is still ongoing to this day. If you have any information relating to the disappearance or whereabouts of Dulce Maria Alavez please contact the relevant authorities: FBI's Toll-Free Tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324)and select option 4, then select option 8, or submit an anonymous tip to the agency online For Spanish speakers please call 856-207-2732 New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at 609-882-2000, ext. 2554 Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/2d5de11d Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 21st, 2009, was a typical Wednesday, and 9 year old Elizabeth Olten was out playing with her friend. When she didn't come home at the agreed time, everyone knew something was deeply wrong. Within a matter of days, the disturbing truth about what had happened would start to come to light... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/2ec57ac5 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10:20pm 30th December, 2017. Police receive a disturbingly calm 999 call from a home in Suffolk in the U.K and when officers arrive at the property, a shocking story starts to unravel. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/70ac845e Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On 1st August 2010, a 000 call was made from Mount Druitt in Western Sydney. A little girl had been tucked into bed by her mother the night before, but as morning broke, she had vanished. The call to police that morning would be the beginning of an investigation into one of the most shocking and appalling crimes Australia had seen. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/2d8c5997 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In December 2019, a family in a home in Kalamazoo were settling in for the evening. It had been a totally typical and average day for them. Without warning, they heard several loud bangs at the door. Little did they know, someone was already inside. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/841df862 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just before Christmas, in 2003, 13 year old Daniel Morcombe set off to the shopping centre to buy presents for his family.  As the day got later and darker, and Daniel still wasn’t home, his family called the police.  This turned into one of the biggest investigations in Queensland’s history.  https://danielmorcombe.com.au/day-for-daniel/ Further Resources ⬇️  https://www.childhelp.org/educator-resources/child-abuse-education-prevention-resources/ https://danielmorcombe.com.au https://www.stopitnow.org/ohc-content/resources-for-parents-of-children-who-have-been-sexually-abused https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/child-sexual-abuse/ https://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/?CWIGFunctionsaction=rols:main.dspList&rolType=Custom&RS_ID=77 https://napac.org.uk https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/child-abuse-survivors/ https://www.enoughabuse.org/get-help/survivors.html https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/videos/sexual-abuse-how-we-can-help/ https://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/useful-links.htm Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 year old Loretta Saunders was in an exciting place in her life. She was studying criminology at Saint Marys University in Halifax, Canada and hoping to attend law school after this. She was pregnant with her first child and in a great relationship. When she suddenly disappeared one morning everyone knew something was deeply wrong. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/834549f2 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Joleen Cummings did not pick up her children to celebrate Mother's Day with her, there was no question something bad must have happened. The horrific truth would turn out to be almost stranger than fiction, as a frightening web of lies would begin to unravel about her killer. Our email is for business enquiries only. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/963131fe Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 26th, 2015. 6:08pm A panicked 911 call comes in from an apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California. A young girl is missing and her mum is beside herself. She had last been riding her scooter around the complex and she had not been seen since just after 5pm. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/851808da Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In June 2013, a married father of three was working on a friends car in his driveway, when he was shot dead in cold blood.  It was a 10am in the morning, in the middle of a residential street. There were no suspects and no witnesses, and police were at a loss as to who would want to kill Richard Arenas… Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/30af8635 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 July 1986. Estate agent Suzy Lamplugh left her Fulham office to show a ‘Mr Kipper’ around a house. She would never be seen again. A case with many twists and turns, the story of Suzy Lamplugh is one of the United Kingdom’s most baffling and sadly enduring disappearances.  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/9de90a8a  Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 2021. What began as a missing persons case would soon become one of the most infamous criminal cases in recent memory. It would lead to widespread outrage, protests and criticism of the police. This is the story of Sarah Everard.  https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/71870786  Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Erica Crippen Crosby's young daughter wasn't picked up from school one January afternoon everyone knew something was wrong. Her family and friends were adamant something bad had happened. After a two month search, the awful truth, finally came to light. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/02f67f98 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's case takes us to Punta Gorda in Florida. In 2015, 18 year old Kyle Farishian had just started his first job working in a 7-Eleven store.  But, at 3:17am on November 1st, when a coworker turned up to start her shift, she found the building on fire, and couldn't see Kyle anywhere... It really is one of the saddest, most senseless and most angering cases we've come across. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/30fed83c Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 18th 2003.  A neighbour showed up at 18 year old Tiffany Rowell's house and walked into a horrifying site. Tiffany, her boyfriend Marcus, her best friend Rachael and Marcus's cousin, Adelbert all lay dead, and it was determined that they had been shot to death.  It would take three years for the police to finally get answers about what happened that afternoon... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/710e22e6 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. A warm summers evening in August, 2002. Two 10 year old girls are reported missing after leaving their house to go and buy sweets. They knew the area well, everyone knew them and given their conscientious nature, suddenly going missing, was more than just out of character... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/1b226501 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August 2014, 28 year old Frances Marie Craig was living with her fiancé and children in Jackson, Michigan. One morning, at around 6:30am, Eric arrived home from his 12 hour night shift and fell asleep downstairs. A few hours later, his daughter ran down and frantically woke him up. She had made a frightening discovery in the bedroom. Frances was dead on the floor, and the twisted and shocking series of events that led to this, would soon be revealed... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/279219ad Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a young woman was reported missing in London, her friends and family were immediately concerned. The case would soon begin to unravel and the brutality of what had happened would shock even the most seasoned of police officers.  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/d3a6949c Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Philip didn't pick up his daughter from day care, the neighbours went straight over to his condo. Everything was a mess, his car was missing, and their friend was in his bedroom dead. Thoughts went to a robbery gone horribly wrong, but the truth was far more sinister.... Our email is for business enquiries only. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/3778ad2b Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 1st, 2000. It's a hot summers day in West Sussex, England. Four siblings are playing outside, but only three return to the house. Eight year old Sarah Payne, is now missing.  It was a case that quickly dominated the media and became one of the biggest searches in Britain's history. Today we will be looking into the case, where it stands 22 years on, and the Payne family's relentless fight for a change in the law. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/1b540989 Further Resources ⬇️ https://www.childhelp.org/educator-resources/child-abuse-education-prevention-resources/ https://danielmorcombe.com.au https://www.stopitnow.org/ohc-content/resources-for-parents-of-children-who-have-been-sexually-abused https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/child-sexual-abuse/ https://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/?CWIGFunctionsaction=rols:main.dspList&rolType=Custom&RS_ID=77 https://napac.org.uk https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/child-abuse-survivors/ https://www.enoughabuse.org/get-help/survivors.html https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/videos/sexual-abuse-how-we-can-help/ https://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/useful-links.htm Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2012, Shauna Tiaffay was working and thriving in the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. She worked long hours and late nights. Early into the morning of September 29th, Shauna clocked off and made the 30-minute drive home. At 9:00am, 6 hours later, a devastating discovery was made. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/29a73f51 Further Resources ⬇️ Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.uk National Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ Refuge (UK): http://www.refuge.org.uk/ Men's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.uk ManKind Initiative (UK): http://new.mankind.org.uk/ Everyman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.org RizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.au https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/ Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When one of Mississippi's wealthiest men arrived home, his wife was nowhere to be found. After searching everywhere, a sinister discovery was made that would unearth an elaborate and disturbing plot built on revenge, resentment and hatred. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/10a608dd Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father's Day, 2011. El Rancho, New Mexico.  A frantic 911 call is made to police. Lloyd, Dixie and Steven Ortiz have been found dead in their home. As the years passed, many feared the case would go totally cold.  But, one call would come in to police, that would change everything... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/7055a936 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone said that Mike Williams had it all. He had beautiful family whom he adored, a well paying career in real estate which provided them a lovely home, and a great circle of friends. Early one morning in December 2000, Mike packed up his hunting gear, attached his boat to his truck, and set off to the lake to duck hunt, his favourite hobby. But he never came home.  What really happened to Mike would take almost two decades to come out... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/b33d0c58 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WARNING. This episode contains mature themes and adult content, including the act of neonaticide, which some viewers may find extremely upsetting. Viewer Discretion Strongly Advised.  In today's case, we're heading to Pleasant Grove in Utah. In April 2014, police would receive a disturbing phone call from a man cleaning out his garage. What he found was shocking enough, but the officers that came to investigate the garage, would find so much more than anyone could have imagined... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/d8d9cbf1 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In July 2013, the newly married and usually prompt Cody Johnson, failed to turn up for work.  His phone and car were still at home, and no one had seen or heard from him since the evening before. The search for Cody would lead officers closer to home that anyone could have imagined... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/4f6de1db Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a mother went missing from her home in Kent, family, friends and police were baffled as it was so out of character for her. The police would soon launch a large-scale search to find her, but the investigation would lead them close to home... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/620aa15c  Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August 2018, just before midnight, Raneem Oudeh made several frightened calls to police. Her estranged husband Janbaz had been harassing and stalking her for months and his behaviour had just escalated to a very dangerous level... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/86613f8a Further Resources: Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.uk National Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help Refuge (UK): http://www.refuge.org.uk/ Men's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.uk ManKind Initiative (UK): http://new.mankind.org.uk/ Everyman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.org RizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.au https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/ https://www.thehotline.org https://ncadv.org/get-help Ending Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help-2/ United Nations Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/what-is-domestic-abuse Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In June 2021, the badly burned body of Daniel Halseth was found in the garage of his home. His 16 year old daughter Sierra, was missing from the house, and her boyfriend, 18 year old Aaron Guerrero was with her... they were quickly found and arrested on suspicion of murder. This is the story so far and we will do our best to stay up to date with it as it unfolds. UPDATE: In May 2022, Sierra Halseth and Aaron Guerrero entered pleas of guilty to all charges including the murder of Daniel Halseth. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/41310008 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3rd October 2012. Swanley Village, England. When a young woman was found at the side of the road, a small community would be left in shock. As the pieces of the puzzle began to come together, it revealed a truth far darker than anyone had imagined. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/b7cd6a8f Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1  Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal  Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1  https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 year old Annie Le was in her final year at Yale University and was days away from marrying her best friend. On September 8th at 10am, Annie walked into her laboratory to do some more research.  12 hours later, when she still hadn't returned to her apartment, her roommates reported her missing. The full and awful truth about what really happened to Annie Le that morning was inconceivable. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/493b70c8 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By February 2007, 15 year old Carly Ryan had been talking to 18 year old Brandon Kane, online, for around 18 months. She believed she had met her soulmate and the pair spoke all day, every day. But all was not as it appeared, and a sickening web of lies and deceit would soon start to unravel. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/6f76033e Further resources: The Carly Ryan Foundation: http://www.carlyryanfoundation.com Bravehearts: https://bravehearts.org.au Australian Centre To Counter Child Exploitation: https://www.accce.gov.au/help-and-support/who-can-help  Internet Matters: https://www.internetmatters.org ChildLine: https://www.childline.org.uk The Cybersmile Foundation: https://www.cybersmile.org The Breck Bednar Foundation: https://www.breckfoundation.org CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection): https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/ Kayleigh's Love Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsbYHI-rZOE Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On October 3rd, 2008, Gilles Tetreault, was driving in his car, following some cryptic and mysterious directions that would lead him to a garage in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was supposed to be meeting a lady named Scheena. But, as soon as he reached the garage, he realised Scheena didn't exist and he had to escape... ..Just weeks later, a man named Johnny went missing under the name circumstances.  What police uncovered, left them truly shocked. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/4c1aa0d2 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a man came home and found the house had been ransacked and his wife attacked, the local community was left in fear and shock. A major police enquiry was launched to catch the culprit and bring them to justice. Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/162723dc Further Resources ⬇️  Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.uk National Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ Refuge (UK): http://www.refuge.org.uk/ Men's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.uk ManKind Initiative (UK): http://new.mankind.org.uk/ Everyman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.org RizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.au National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/ Ending Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 2001. A young girl leaves for school as normal, but she never turns up. What begins as a missing persons case, soon becomes one of Britain's most notorious and horrifying crimes.  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/f1986bf9 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

79 year old Avanell Cowgill loved nothing more than working with charities and volunteering at her church. She spoke with her daughters everyday and was a doting great grandmother. But on a rainy day in March 2013, the usual and prompt response from Avanell never came, and her daughters requested a welfare check… Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/13d3e1b6 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the body of a woman was discovered in Tennessee, little did people know, it would spark the hunt for a dangerous serial killer, responsible for a vast amount of crimes. The race was on to catch him, before he struck again...  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/82bd79c2 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On April 14th, 2014, a small gathering is happening at a house in Calgary. Just several hours into the party, police cars and ambulances would fill the street and the awful event that had just happened inside the home, would start to unravel. Today, we’re looking at the biggest mass killing in Calgary’s history. An event that would devastate a community and rock the nation. Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2012, 24 year old Ryan Lane was living with his dad Bruce, in Calgary, Canada. He was in a contentious custody battle with his ex partner Sheena and hadn’t seen his little girl in ages. One night he received a call from an unknown number. The person told him he could help resolve his issues with Sheena. Ryan went to go and meet him, and never returned… Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 25th, 2011. A call is made to 999 reporting that a house is on fire on Georgia Drive, in Nottingham, England. Two young boys have fled the house with the family dog as the fire rips through the building. As the fire ravages the house in the quiet suburban street word begins to spread that a woman has been found dead inside. The police would now be in a race against time to find the culprit.  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/8191adc8 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Ellie Weik chatted to her online friend, she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. An unknown person was making her life hell, stalking her and harassing her and she spent most days on edge. But she wasn't talking to a friend, she was talking to the person behind the harassment... Our email is for business enquiries only. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://pastebin.com/sKEnuD5h Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238 Further Resources ⬇️ https://www.stalkingawareness.org https://victimconnect.org/learn/types-of-crime/stalking/ https://www.rainn.org/news/resources-survivors-stalking-and-cyberstalking https://www.justice.gov/ovw/stalking https://reportandsupport.qmul.ac.uk/support/what-support-is-available-for-stalking-and-harassment#:~:text=National%20Stalking%20Helpline%3A%20offers%20information,%3A00%2D16%3A00. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 2004, on a quiet street in Mornington, a woman and her daughter go missing. Friends and family become increasingly concerned as they have seemingly vanished without a trace. What starts as a missing persons case, soon turns into one of the most horrifying crimes Australia has seen.  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/836be21e Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday 14th June, 2013. A young woman leaves a party in British Columbia, Canada. She is never seen again. In today's episode we are looking at the unsolved disappearance of Immaculate Basil.  Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC): https://www.nwac.ca Native Women's Wilderness: https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw We R Native: https://www.wernative.org/articles/what-is-the-mmiw-movement Native Hope: https://www.nativehope.org National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC): https://www.niwrc.org Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/fc40b61f Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Memphis, Tennessee. A part of the world with a big history, one that is rich in creativity and culture with many a talent coming out of there, and many a big moment that contributed to the history books. One person that saw their career catapult to new heights after moving to Memphis, was 34 year old pro basketballer, Lorenzen Wright.  Lorenzen was at the top of his game, having played in the NBA for 13 seasons.  But in July 2010, Lorenzen would disappear after making a disturbing 911 call... Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/c9471ce0 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices