Explore " #coldcase" with insightful episodes like "The I-65 Serial Killer", "Group Kill", "Strippers and Bikers", "The Laura Jean Mitchell Case" and "How Did Chris Get Here?" from podcasts like ""Murder With Mannina", "Murder With Mannina", "Murder With Mannina", "Murder With Mannina" and "Murder With Mannina"" and more!
Chris discusses a killer who preyed on hotel clerks in the late 1980s and early 1990s along the Interstate 65 corridor in Kentucky and Indiana. The perpetrator was recently and positively identified via genealogy after more than 30 years.
A body with 100 stab wounds was dumped on a road. Chris walks us through how she investigated this murder without a victim identification or a crime scene.
Shannon Rayanne Turner was an exotic dancer. Turner was last seen on December 4, 1997, leaving her shift at Babe's Showgirls West in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her fiance, David Mays, was an enforcer in the Outlaws motorcycle gang and has also been the main suspect in her disappearance. As Chris reviews the case, she describes what it's like to investigate murder and missing person cases in the stripper and biker cultures. Thank you to listener Bree Daisy for bringing this case to our attention.
Chris discusses the recently solved, 1975 murder of 17-year-old Laura Jean Mitchell.
The first question Chris asks every suspect is "How did we get here?" In this episode, Chris answers her own signature question beginning with the moment she knew she wanted to be a cop. She retraces her path in law enforcement culminating in her illustrious career as a lead homicide detective with one of - if not THE - highest solve rates in the world. In nine years, Chris solved all but one murder case; over 400 cases. Sit back and enjoy her journey.
April 29, 2023 marks 20 years since 13-year-old Tabitha Danielle Tudors vanished in East Nashville, TN on her way to the school bus. Chris reviews this tragic mystery and describes the steps she would take to revive the investigation.
Chris walks us through a case that was funny - until it wasn't.
Chris reviews odd details in the unsolved case of Lauren Spierer, a 20-year-old sophomore at Indiana University in Bloomington who was last seen at 4:30 am on June 3, 2011.
Chris responds to the horrific murder of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis policemen.
In 2022, there were 60 shootings at K-12 schools. Less than a week into 2023, America reckoned with yet another school shooting. This time, a six-year-old student shot his teacher at his Virginia elementary school. Chris discusses this case and offers her experienced views on what can be done to help prevent future school shootings.
One of the best 911 Dispatchers in the industry, Shannon "Shay" Smith, joins us to share some stories and to elucidate the personality traits, training, responsibilities, and intuitive talents that are required to perform this essential role.
Twin teenage brothers are shot to death in their car. Chris walks us through how she solved the case with no witnesses and an elusive motive.
On the 8th anniversary of Marina Boelter's disappearance and presumed death, Chris is joined by Amanda Pearson, the ex-wife of the unidentified (until now) driver who claimed he dropped Marina off at a pizzeria near her apartment. The last ping to Marina's cell phone was at the same time she drove off with this man. That's just one of many unsettling details that lead Amanda, and the driver's own brother, to suspect he is the killer.
Retired veteran investigator, domestic violence consultant, coach, and author, Marta Bell is back to share her own story of survival from domestic abuse. Marta's experience illuminates the fact that domestic violence spans all social classes.
Chris shares holiday-themed stories from her personal life and case files.
One in four women and one in seven men have experienced severe domestic violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. It’s an epidemic. We are joined by the effervescent Marta Bell, a retired veteran investigator, domestic violence consultant, coach, and author. Marta was instrumental in establishing the domestic violence unit at Indy Metro. She discusses domestic violence from a police officer’s perspective highlighting how to recognize the warning signs, and how to leave an abusive situation.
The plot thickens in the 2016 unsolved murder of Missy Bevers. Crystal and Renae, hosts of the True Crime Broads podcast, are back to elaborate on the case and to share what they've learned about one person who keeps surfacing as the key suspect.
Don’t have time to waste on terrible books? Kim and Aimee ask whether Simone St James’s recently-released thriller, ‘The Book of Cold Cases’ will keep you up at night… with the lights on.
(You might want to check out previous Simone St James episodes mentioned - Episode 24: ‘The Sun Down Motel’ and Episode 28: ‘An Inquiry into Love and Death’, as well as Episode 73: Jennifer Crusie’s ‘Maybe This Time’, which we can’t help ourselves referring to).
We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Twitter @or_treasure or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com
When a Killer Calls /// Part 2 /// 554
Part 2 of 3
This week we have a real treat for all of our Garage friends. A three part series featuring an in depth case review by the True Crime Garage guys that includes rare audio from the killer. In Part 2 we pick up where we left off with a review of our “Last Will and Testament” case. It’s a case that rocked and terrified the great state of South Carolina. It’s the rare occurrence when a community is aware that a serial killers is at work, right under their noses. Who is next and how many lives will he claim before they finally catch the killer. We have gone back and added the actual phone calls that the victims family received from the killer. Additional commentary has been added as well so the listeners can hear the calls from the killer and analysis of the calls. There is even a special surprise at the end of part 2. This is the case of Shari Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick. Gather 'round, grab a chair, grab a beer and join us for this special three part series.
Recommended Reading: When a Killer Calls; A Hunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town
This is the latest book from Legendary F.B.I. Profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, the best selling authors of Mindhunter.
Our show - True Crime Garage “Off the Record” is available only on Stitcher Premium. For a FREE month of listening go to http://stitcherpremium.com/truecrimegarage and use promo code GARAGE
When a Killer Calls /// Part 1 /// 553
Part 1 of 3
This week we have a real treat for all of our Garage friends. A three part series featuring an in depth case review by the True Crime Garage guys that includes rare audio from the killer. Part 1 starts off with a review of our “Last Will and Testament” case. It’s a case that rocked and terrified the great state of South Carolina. It’s the rare occurrence when a community is aware that a serial killers is at work, right under their noses. Who is next and how many lives will he claim before they finally catch the killer. We have gone back and added the actual phone calls that the victims family received from the killer. Additional commentary has been added as well so the listeners can hear for the first time the calls from the killer and analysis of the calls. This is the case of Shari Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick. Gather 'round, grab a chair, grab a beer and join us for this special three part series.
Recommended Reading: When a Killer Calls; A Hunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town
This is the latest book from Legendary F.B.I. Profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, the best selling authors of Mindhunter.
Our show - True Crime Garage “Off the Record” is available only on Stitcher Premium. For a FREE month of listening go to http://stitcherpremium.com/truecrimegarage and use promo code GARAGE
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