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KILLING DAD PRESENTS: THE MISCREANTS

KILLING DAD PRESENTS: THE MISCREANTS

Audio Up Inc.

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.3581 Ratings

Overview

Welcome to Killing Dad Presents: The Miscreants, season two of our series investigating family murders. In the shadows of the 1994 Northridge earthquake that devastated Los Angeles, there was a violent crime spree of sadistic killers who mimicked their violence from scenes straight out of their favorite movie; The Terminator. Two men wreaked havoc from Reno to Los Angeles in a matter of days. It involves two innocent victims tortured before they were murdered, a day-time robbery shootout at a gun store, a high-speed chase with guns blazing, a kidnapping, a 9-hour standoff with swat, the crumbling of buildings in southern California ending with a failed suicide pact, a prison execution, and a bizarre twist of fate for a local hero. It’s when truth is more compelling than fiction. Exclusive interviews including confessions from the killers.

27 Episodes

S2 Ep11: CHECK OUT STORMY DANIEL'S NEW PODCAST

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Transcribed - Published: 12 December 2023

S2: Belly x French Montana x JaVale McGee

Belly’s childhood demon,  French Montana brings an evil spirit home from Morocco and JaVale McGee described a mysterious stranger who broke into his bedroom and watched him sleep.

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2023

S2 Ep10: The Miscreants Bonus Episode

LAPD officer Mike Oreb spent several hours dodging the aim of a gun laser as Duc was looking for a clear shot. Oreb was 20 feet from Alvaro and Duc during the standoff in the hall of records building in downtown Los Angeles where they held a young security guard hostage. Oreb heard and saw everything. He relives the heart stopping rare moment in police history. 

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2023

S2 Ep8: A Movie Plot Twist Ending to The Miscreants

It’s time for the families of Peggy and Keith to watch Alvaro get executed, hear his final words. Also shocking announcement for Maria serving life for killing her son and a bizarre twist of fate for the heroic gun store owner who escaped a shootout with Alvaro and Duc in the streets of Reno, Nevada, injury free.

Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2023

S2 Ep9: Bonus Teaser

Be sure to stay tuned for our bonus episode.

Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2023

S2 Ep7: The Miscreants Take Control of the Legal System

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit now at BetterHelp.com/killingdad to get 10% off your first month.  Personal letters from Duc Huynh before he takes matters into his own hands. Alvaro plays games with the legal system and his execution. What becomes of the Miscreant family of killers, will one walk free?

Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2023

S2 Ep6: Maria Talks & A Suicide Pact Gone Horribly Wrong

Young Maria is torn between her brother and the father of her son. Detectives finally get her to talk, and then Prosecutor David Stanton gets two alarming calls. Stanton and his team are about to make a spine-chilling haunting discovery. 

Transcribed - Published: 29 August 2023

S2 Ep5: Crumbling Cities and Chilling Confessions

One of the deadliest earthquakes in Southern California history strikes, detectives are left stranded with two sadistic killers in their custody. And chilling confessions from the killers and what happens when they turn on each other. The family of Miscreants start to crumble. 

Transcribed - Published: 22 August 2023

S2 Ep4: Movie Magic Turned Real Life Mayhem

Alvaro and Duc create a movie made escape with a fierce gun battle in downtown Los Angeles that lead to the kidnapping of a female security guard and just as the two men are about to surrender Southern California is rocked to its core.  

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2023

S2 Ep3: What Would "The Terminator" Do?

As Reno Detectives hunt for Alvaro and Duc, they need cash and guns fast. What follows is a plot taken from a scene of their favorite movie “The Terminator” and a local hero is revealed. And afterwards a high-speed chase where the killers mimic violent acts from yet another scene in the movie. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit now at BetterHelp.com/killingdad to get 10% off your first month. 

Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2023

S2 Ep1: Who are the Miscreants?

Alvaro Calambro and Duc Huynh were united by loving the same woman, Maria. Maria is the younger sister to Alvaro and would soon be in a controversial love affair with Duc, who was several years older. The trio lived together, as the two men teetered on legitimate work and criminal activities to pay the bills.  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit now at BetterHelp.com/killingdad to get 10% off your first month. 

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2023

S2 Ep2: Two Wicked Murders

Going down as the most heinous murders in Reno, Nevada history, a woman named Peggy Crawford who managed a local U-Haul store and her young trainee Keith Christopher, a new father, suffered sadistic torture and cruelty. After the murders a massive crime spree sets off.  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit now at BetterHelp.com/killingdad to get 10% off your first month. 

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2023

S2 Ep1: Killing Dad Season Two Trailer: The Miscreants.. The Family That Kills Together Stays Together

Welcome to Killing Dad Presents: The Miscreants, season two of our series investigating family murders. In the shadows of the 1994 Northridge earthquake that devastated Los Angeles, there was a violent crime spree of sadistic killers who mimicked their violence from scenes straight out of their favorite movie; The Terminator. Two men wreaked havoc from Reno to Los Angeles in a matter of days. It involves two innocent victims tortured before they were murdered, a day-time robbery shootout at a gun store, a high-speed chase with guns blazing, a kidnapping, a 9-hour standoff with swat, the crumbling of buildings in southern California ending with a failed suicide pact, a prison execution, and a bizarre twist of fate for a local hero. It’s when truth is more compelling than fiction. Exclusive interviews including confessions from the killers.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2023

S1 Ep13: Killing Dad Bonus Episode 3

Kelly’s recent visit to Anson prison to see Crystal, her personal message to listeners, plus we talk to Aunt Brenda to see how the Howell family is reacting to the series. The episode ends with a special announcement. 

Transcribed - Published: 4 July 2023

S1 Ep12: Killing Dad Bonus Episode Two: Evidence Revealed & Holt Shares Text Messages

A DSS report is revealed backing Crystal’s story of abuse and attempts to get help. Plus the roommate Holt returns to share text message exchanges between her, Crystal’s mom Kristina and Michael. Ending with an encore Crystal singing from Anson prison. 

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2023

S1 Ep11: Killing Dad Bonus Episode: Crystal's Attempted Suicide

Crucial new information and behind the scenes secrets. The shocking revelation that Crystal attempted suicide during the making of this show. Don't miss this exclusive, bonus episode. 

Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2023

S1 Ep10: A First-Degree Mistake

Crystal is given a polygraph regarding her claims, the District Attorney speaks on the case and Crystal has a message that will hopefully change everything. 

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2023

S1 Ep9: Confessions of a Teen Killer

Crystal is arrested and interrogated for hours resulting in questionable maneuvers by her court appointed attorney.

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2023

S1 Ep8: A Party, a Stripper Pole, and a Dead Body

Crystal is keeping a deadly secret when she moves her friends into the mountain house and the impact of her secret accomplice will spiral into headline making events. 

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2023

S1 Ep7: The Murder of Michael Howell

The shot that ended Michael Howells life and the unfathomable encounter with her secret accomplice is revealed for the first time. 

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2023

S1 Ep6: The Roommate

The Howell’s get a roommate, and the wrath of Michael leaves her fleeing in the middle of the night. 

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2023

S1 Ep5: The Runaway is Kidnapped

After a father-daughter bonding camping trip, an argument turns violent causing Crystal to turn to an Internet hook up for refuge; instead, she finds herself kidnapped. 

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2023

S1 Ep4: Dad and Daughter Shooting lesson

Michael Howell takes Crystal on a bizarre and disturbing shooting lesson in the woods, then another incident causes dad to send his daughter away. 

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2023

S1 Ep3: Troubled Teen Turns Runaway

Crystal and her dad’s close relationship is tested, leading her to run away for relief, but a friend’s concerned parent calls the police to help bring her home. The incident would leave a permanent mark. 

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2023

S1 Ep2: The Hidden Foe

Crystal meets her first love while confronting an alleged predator and starts fresh in the mountain community of Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2023

S1 Ep1: Family Betrayal

Crystal recounts her childhood of what was once a loving family of four, but an unexpected and hidden secret is revealed, resulting in a divorce sending dad Michael into a downward spiral. 

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2023

S1: KILLING DAD: THE CRYSTAL HOWELL STORY TRAILER

At 17 Crystal Howell killed her father Michael in their mountaintop home in North Carolina. She then put his body in a storage bin, hid it in the shed, and moved in her friends before fleeing to Georgia where she was arrested.  Crystal is now speaking for the first time. Hear why she killed her dad, along with new information and evidence in the case. It’s a new perspective that brings everything you’ve heard about this case into question. At the end of this ten-part exclusive series we ask, does she deserve the 30 years to life sentence?

Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2023

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