Red Collar

When 24-year-old gun-toting ballerina Ashley met 54-year-old entrepreneur Doug Benefield, it seemed like love at first sight. But after Doug was fatally shot investigators wondered: Was Ashley Benefield a victim of domestic violence, or a cold-blooded manipulative killer?

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

After dog breeder Cam Lyman mysteriously disappeared, and his skeleton was found in a septic tank on his estate, police focused on the so-called "friends" he left behind.

Transcribed - Published: 15 February 2025

After the dismembered body of tech CEO Falim Saleh was found in his New York City apartment, suspicion turned to his 21-year-old executive assistant..and his double life of fraud and obsession that led to murder.

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024

On Thanksgiving Day in 2009, 35-year-old Paul Merhige crashed a family dinner in Jupiter, Florida, and murdered his aunt, twin sisters, and six-year-old cousin in cold blood. Was it mental illness that led him to massacre his family members...or something else?

Transcribed - Published: 28 November 2024

After a church fire, police try to unravel a brutal murder, a mysterious dissappearance, and the relationship between church handyman James Matheny and pastor John David Terry.

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2024

On a quiet street east of London, Virginia McCullough defrauded her parents, poisoned her dad, then attacked her mother with a hammer and knife before burying their bodies and living with them at home for the next four years. We follow the trial of fraud, fantasy, and brutal murder.

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024

Jason Derek Brown, the Mormon surfer con artist who made the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List after murdering armored car driver Keith Palomares in cold blood, is still on the run. Where is he today, and can we find him?

Transcribed - Published: 25 October 2024

Was Lara Prychodko's horrifying fall to her death down the 27th floor garbage chute of her luxury New York City apartment building an accident, a suicide...or was she strangled by a hitman?

Transcribed - Published: 18 October 2024

After financial advisor Lynda Spence was kidnapped, tortured and murdered, Glasgow police unraveled a web of fraud and deceit.

Transcribed - Published: 11 October 2024

After a mother and her children are discovered dead in Mexico, authorities went on a manhunt for John Addis - a police officer turned personal training con artist, serial abuser, kidnapper....and killer.

Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2024

David Brown convinced his 14-year-old daughter Cinnamon Brown to kill her stepmother, Linda Brown. Then he seduced Linda's younger teenage sister and sent his daughter Cinnamon to prison while he collected million-dollar life insurance policies. This is a case study of David Brown, a six time husband, truly sociopathic criminal mastermind, remorseless sex predator and red collar criminal.

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2023

Colorado dentist James Craig allegedly murdered his wife, Angela, by slipping arsenic and cyanide into her pre-workout smoothies. Police say Dr. Craig was sexting his mistress, shopping for poison on Amazon...and hiding a lot of other dark secrets.

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2023

After Heidi Firkus was shot in the back killed during an early morning home invasion, the town of St. Paul, Minnesota was terrified that there could be a crazed killer on the loose. But her husband, Nick Firkus, was hiding secrets about financial fraud, and a foreclosure, in a case that took 13 years to get justice.

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2023

Property tycoon Scot Young had a £700 million fortune, partied with supermodels...and plunged from his fourth-floor flat onto iron spikes. Did a messy divorce and bad business decisions cause him to take his own life, or was he murdered by the Russian mafia? Follow the money trail that leads around the world and links to a mysterious UK suicide cluster, political assassinations, and the Panama Papers.

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2023

Housewife Shirley Carter is brutally murdered in her rural Iowa farmhouse in a case involving a secret affair, a civil AND a criminal trial, millions of dollars and an epic battle between Shirley's husband Bill Carter and her son Jason Carter...with each accusing the other of murder.

Transcribed - Published: 2 March 2023

A team of masked men kicked down the door of Byrd "Bud" Billings and his wife Melanie in Beulah, Florida - which ended with their execution-style murders. Police chase down leads including a mysterious red van, rumors of Mexican mafia involvement, and the financial dealings of a local businessman with some controversial secrets.

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2023

After mother-of-three Ana Walshe disappears on New Year's Eve, the investigation centers on her husband Brian Walshe's art fraud, fake Andy Warhol paintings, and a theory that he decapitated her in the basement.

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2023

After the body of 71-year-old child psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Burchard is discovered in the Las Vegas desert, detectives try to unravel the relationship between Dr. Burchard and his "sugar baby", a 25-year-old former Playboy model.

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2023

After Portland lawyer Lori Deveny stole $4.5 million dollars from her most vulnerable clients, her husband Bob died under very mysterious circumstances.

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2023

When a woman with links to multiple lovers - including the prosecutor AND his son - and drug dealers and was beaten to death, everyone in Madison County, Arkansas became a suspect. She was a woman who every man loved, and every woman loved to hate. Who killed Billie Jean Phillips?

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2023

Scott Kimball, FBI agent turned white collar serial killer, is charged with four murders - including his girlfriend's daughter and his own uncle - and detectives fear that there be more bodies still out there.

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2022

After a brilliant scientist is beaten to death, police investigate rumors of skinny-dipping female killers and a shady business partner who claimed that he could turn algae into biofuel.

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2022

Thomas Montgomery, a 47-year-old married father impersonates a young Marine and embarks on a steamy online relationship with an 18-year-old high school senior with the screen name TalHotBlonde. But after Thomas gets into a love triangle with his 22-year-old co-worker Brian Barrett, his obsession with the teen gets out of control...and this case of catfishing turns deadly.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2022

Catherine explains how to verify a doctor's medical license and board certification, plus explores the dangers and risks of surgical centers.

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2022

Dr. Anthony Pignataro, plastic surgeon and inventor of the snap-on toupee, was maiming patients and poisoned his wife. What other secrets was he hiding in his basement operating room?

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2022

BONUS CONTENT: Catherine talks about what to do if you are facing the "gray area" in dealing with a suspected con artist. Also: What can you do if you suspect that someone is faking a pregnancy?

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2022

From the 1991 murder of 18-year-old Terra Ikerd and kidnapping of her baby, Heather, to the present-day murder of Reagan Hancock, who was attacked with a hammer before her unborn baby was cut out of her stomach with a scalpel, we do a deep dive into fetal abductions. What do these "womb raiders" have in common?

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2022

New mother Iana Kasian was found scalped, tortured and mutilated in the apartment she shared with her boyfriend, graphic novelist Blake Leibel.

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2022

After former beauty queen and mother of 8 Michele MacNeill died suddenly after a facelift, the community focused on her husband Martin, a doctor and lawyer with dark secrets.

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2022

An identical twin in Southern California hatched a diabolical plan to defraud her sister, steal her identity, and kill her.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2022

BONUS CONTENT: Was Ted Maher's good deed that connected him to Edmond Safra really a twist of fate, or could he have been conning his wealthy patients from the beginning? Plus: Why it's important to keep your heart open and your wallet closed.

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2022

After billionaire Edmond Safra burned to death in his Monaco mansion, his 36-year-old nurse was charged with the crime. Fraud, conspiracy theories, dognapping and a locked-room mystery.

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2022

A gang of gym buff con artists led by personal trainer Danny Lugo hatch a plan to kidnap, torture, and murder multiple victims in a story of sex, drugs, steroids and massive fraud in mid-90s Miami.

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2022

BONUS CONTENT: How can we help the real victims of sex trafficking and bust the fake sex trafficking experts?

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2022

Sherri Papini was kidnapped while jogging in broad daylight and tortured by her female captors before a dramatic Thanksgiving Day escape...but the whole thing was a hoax. A deep dive into secret lovers, stolen money, and shady hostage negotiators in the small town of Redding, California.

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2022

After poisoning her husband, daughter AND daughter-in-law with arsenic, "red collar Black Widow" killer Audrey Marie Hilley vanished without a trace. By the time police caught up with her she had created a fake identity, married a new husband, faked her own death and then come back to town pretending to be her (fictional) twin sister. This episode is a deep dive into the psychology of a cold-blooded killer who looks like the girl next door.

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2022

BONUS: Catherine does a deep dive into South Africa's terrifying chemical weapons program in a case that played out like the horror movie Disturbia. What would you do if YOUR friendly neighbor had guns buried in his yard and baby food jars full of biochemical weapons in his fridge?

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2022

After a biotech worker is shot in the head in broad daylight, police begin to unravel the double life of his business partner Dr. Larry Ford. Could the prominent doctor and Mormon family man be leading a double life of sex, chemical warfare and ties to the South African apartheid regime?

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2022

BONUS CONTENT: What can we do if we suspect that our loved one is dating a con artist? Plus, Catherine discusses her encounter with "Dirty John" Meehan when he dated her girlfriend, and how to become our loved ones' best advocates.

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2022

The death of 40-year-old Russell Stager was ruled an accidental shooting - until Russell's ex-wife Jo Lynn told law enforcement that his wife, Barbara Stager, had a first husband who also died of a fatal shooting under very mysterious circumstances. Was Barbara Stager really the perfect Christian mother and wife, or a psychopathic serial killer with an addiction to sex and shopping?

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2022

BONUS CONTENT: Catherine discusses how to spot fake wine if you suspect wine fraud. Plus, one final mystery in the Ted Ammon case: What happened to Danny Pelosi's leather jacket?

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2022

After 52-year-old Ted Ammon was bludgeoned to death at his home in East Hampton, police begin investigating his estranged wife, Generosa, and her electrician lover Danny Pelosi as the fight over Ted's $80 million fortune intensified. Twenty years later, there are still many unanswered questions about the murder mystery that filled the tabloids with tales of sex, money, betrayal and tragedy in one of the country's wealthiest neighborhoods.

Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2022

After a young investor is shot execution-style in Napa Valley, police investigate two dead bodies, a con artist, and a case of multi-million dollar fraud and murder in wine country.

Transcribed - Published: 25 August 2022

BONUS: Scientists use a dead pig to figure out what happens to a body once it hits the ocean. Plus, more about the mystery of the disarticulated feet...and, when people fake their own death, where do they end up?

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2022

Months after Australian conwoman Melissa Caddick disappeared, a severed foot washes up on a beach hundreds of miles away. Did Melissa take her own life? Was she murdered? Could she have faked her own death? Investigators try to unravel Melissa's life of sex, lies, and a $23 million dollar fraud.

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2022

BONUS CONTENT: Catherine discusses myths about autism and crime, and similarities between Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza and Nathan Carman.

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2022

Nathan Carman went out to sea on a fishing trip with his mother, Linda, to celebrate her birthday...but only one of them came back. Now Nathan is accused of masterminding the murder of his mother and his grandfather, John, in order to get his hands on a $7 million dollar inheritance. Is Nathan a misunderstood young man, or a stone cold red collar killer?

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2022

BONUS CONTENT: Catherine investigates: Is it easier to lie if you are speaking in a second language? How many con artists have the middle name "von"? Plus, how much money does it take to buy an acquittal?

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2022

The trial of socialite Claus von Bulow, who was accused of trying to kill his wife Princess Martha "Sunny" von Bulow with an insulin overdose, was one of the biggest stories of the 1980s. It's a tragic story of sex, drugs, money, and heartbreak. Was Claus the victim of a miscarriage of justice, or did he get away with murder?

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2022

BONUS CONTENT: This week, Catherine discusses the different types of family annihilators and coercive control.

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2022