The Casual Criminalist

Five friends vanished after a basketball game, leaving behind an abandoned car, a frozen mountain mystery, and one missing man never found. Explore the baffling case of the Yuba County Five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2026

The tragic story of Kouri Richins shocked America. From grief and suspicion to a children’s book and murder allegations, uncover the disturbing case that blurred love, loss, and betrayal. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2026

From Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy to the Zodiac Killer, explore the shocking police mistakes, missed warnings, and investigative failures that allowed some of history’s deadliest serial killers to continue unchecked. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2026

A brutal Bali kidnapping, leaked torture videos, scam call centre allegations, and a dismembered body discovered by a river — the disturbing mystery of Igor Komarov explained. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

Explore Carl Tanzler’s horrifying obsession with Elena de Hoyos—grave robbing, corpse preservation, twisted romance, and eerie experiments—in this chilling true story that inspired comparisons to serial killer Ed Gein himself. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2026

A 13-year-old vanishes—uncover the chilling truth behind Megumi Yokota’s abduction, North Korea’s secret kidnappings, and a decades-long fight for answers that still shakes global politics today Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2026

A shocking unsolved assassination: Olof Palme’s murder sparks decades of conspiracy theories—from lone killers to global plots—revealing a mystery filled with political intrigue, botched investigations, and unanswered questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2026

Five family members murdered in 1985—was it a tragic murder-suicide or a calculated crime? Dive into the White House Farm case, shocking evidence, and the lingering question: was justice truly served? Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

Four college students brutally murdered in Idaho. Follow the chilling timeline, investigation, and capture of Bryan Kohberger in this gripping true crime story revealing tragedy, fear, and justice unfolding today. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2026

A chilling true crime story of Thomas Neill Cream, a Victorian doctor turned serial killer who used poison, deception, and arrogance—until his crimes unraveled and led him to the gallows. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2026

In this flashback episode: On the 14th of January 1964, the Mexican Police would perform a raid on the Loma del Angel ranch. There, they would uncover multiple mass graves as well as over a dozen malnourished young women who'd been enslaved by the Gonzales sisters - a group of middle-aged sisters who not only ran a prostitution ring together but became infamous for killing more than 100 people over the course of almost 20 years. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2026

A family lunch turns deadly as hidden motives, poisoned mushrooms, and a web of lies unravel—revealing one of Australia’s most chilling and calculated murder cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2026

A shocking true crime story unraveling Sherri Papini’s mysterious disappearance, dramatic return, and the disturbing truth behind her kidnapping hoax that deceived investigators, family, and the public for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2026

An eerie true crime mystery unraveling Joshua Maddux’s disappearance, shocking chimney discovery, and chilling theories—accident or murder? Dive into unanswered questions that still haunt Woodland Park decades later today now. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2026

Explosive revelations from the Epstein files suggest a global network of alleged crimes involving billionaires, politicians, and power brokers—raising disturbing questions about corruption, cover-ups, and whether anyone will ever be held accountable. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2026

Flashback to Simon's run of infamous 20th century villains continues. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 7 March 2026

Three shocking cases of students who turned deadly—Colleen Ritzer, Ann Maguire, and Nohema Graber. Disturbing motives, senseless violence, and heartbreaking loss. When trusted classrooms became crime scenes, innocence vanished forever. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2026

An aristocratic French family slaughtered and buried beneath their home. A father who vanished without a trace. Fifteen years later, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès remains one of Europe’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. Sponsor: HelloFresh.com/casual10fm to get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2026

Hollywood Ripper: From Chicago to California, Michael Gargiulo stalked, stabbed, and slaughtered for thrill alone. Three murdered, one survivor, and a trail of chilling evidence that finally sealed his fate. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2026

Dive into five of America’s most depraved killers—blood, madness, and chilling psychology—told with dark humor, sharp analysis, and unforgettable stories that push true crime beyond comfort zones and sanity limits. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2026

Inside Japan’s most haunting unsolved crime, a family murdered, a killer who stayed, and decades of evidence without answers. We explore the Setagaya murders—and why justice still waits today here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2026

A respected headmistress, a powerful lover, and a shattered psyche collide—jealousy, manipulation, and drugs spiral into the shocking killing of America’s famous diet doctor that gripped a nation and courtroom. Sponsors: hellofresh.com /casual10fm to get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2026

A disturbing true-crime documentary recounting Junko Furuta’s abduction and murder, exposing shocking failures of justice, human cruelty, and the enduring legacy of one of Japan’s most infamous criminal cases ever. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2026

From Emmett Till to the Central Park Five, explore America’s shocking miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, and system failures that destroyed lives—and what they reveal about power, race, and truth. Sponsor:  ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today and reach your financial goals fast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 10 January 2026

In this flashback episode, we are in the late 1970s where the Hillside Strangler had been captured, and two men now awaited trail. But one of them, Kenneth Bianchi, had a plan for escaping a life sentence - fake a Hillside Strangler attack, complete with DNA. Enter Veronica Compton, Bianchi's own Harley Quinn. Firmly under Bianchi's spell, she would go on to attempt to kill another woman before being caught by the police and ruining Bianchi's plans. Sponsor:  rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today and reach your financial goals fast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2026

The disturbing true story of Luka Magnotta—how internet fame, obsession, and ignored warnings led to one of Canada’s shocking crimes, told through the online hunt that tried to stop him. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today and reach your financial goals fast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2025

On a desolate Australian highway, a backpacker vanishes. A survivor escapes, suspicion erupts, and chilling evidence unfolds in the haunting Peter Falconio outback murder mystery that still troubles investigators today. Sponsors: ⁠⁠shopify.com/casual⁠⁠ - start your $1 per month trial period ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2025

A staged home invasion, a nation transfixed, and a chilling betrayal. We unravel the lies behind Caroline Crouch’s murder—and how one man fooled Greece before the truth emerged. Sponsor: hellofresh.com/casual10fm - for 10 free meals and free breakfast for life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2025

Behind the gentle grandmotherly smile lurked a chilling killer. Discover how Velma Barfield—America’s ‘Death-Row Granny’—used poison, manipulation, and faith to hide a deadly trail of victims. ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - start your $1 per month trial period todayrocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

Dive into Italy’s most terrifying true-crime mystery as we uncover the Monster of Florence—decades of murders, conspiracies, botched investigations, and unanswered questions in a case that still haunts Italy today. Sponsor: ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2025

A chilling dive into Canada’s youngest triple-murderer. Grooming, rebellion, and a deadly pact unravel as Jasmine Richardson and Jeremy Steinke shock a nation with an unthinkable crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 November 2025

Dive into the chilling real stories that inspired Scream. Explore real-life killers, shocking crimes, and the dark truths behind one of horror’s most iconic movies. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025

Inside the chilling life of Richard Speck, the self-annointed devil whose brutal crimes shocked America. Explore his past, prison tape, and the night that became the crime of the century. Sponsors:  ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2025

In this flashback episode, Simon delves into the chilling case of Todd Kohlhepp, infamously known as the Amazon Review Killer. Terrible grammar. Wrote down crimes on the internet. 1/5 stars, would not recommend. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2025

Unmask the chilling story of Elaine Parent—the “Chameleon Killer.” From stolen identities to cold-blooded murder, uncover how the world’s most elusive con artist evaded capture for decades. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 8 November 2025

Dive into five chilling, unsolved murder mysteries—Jennifer Servo, Keddie Cabin, Barry & Honey Sherman, Rey Rivera, and more. Twists, conspiracies, no closure—just relentless true-crime edging. Listen if you dare tonight. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

The ghost might be fake, but the murder and legal precedents are both very real. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 25 October 2025

Abducted at birth, reunited by chance—Zephany Nurse’s true story unravels identity, justice, and two families at war. From hospital theft to courtroom reckoning, witness heartbreak, resilience, and hope. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 October 2025

A brutal 1969 murder, a wrongful conviction, and a decades-long fight for justice. This is the tragic story of David Milgaard and the truth behind the murder of Gail Miller. Sponsors:  rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 October 2025

In 1981, Cabin 28 in Keddie, California, became the scene of a brutal unsolved quadruple murder. Decades later, theories, suspects, and conspiracy swirl—was it family, mafia, or serial killers? Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2025

As seen in LA Noire. Sponsors: ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠⁠⁠ - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 26 September 2025

DS. DDS. KILLER. Sponsors: ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today shopify.com/casual⁠⁠ - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2025

Crime doesn’t take a day off. And neither does Crime House Daily. Hosted by self-defense instructor and advocate for victims, Katie Ring, Crime House Daily is coming to you twice every weekday, covering the biggest crime stories as they unfold. Morning episodes give you the need-to know. The latest headlines, breaking developments, and where things are going next. Evening episodes go deeper. Into the people, the evidence, and the moments that matter most. The pursuit of justice never stops. And with Crime House Daily, you won’t have to either. Follow Crime House Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or listen here: https://link.podtrac.com/ns2ivke1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025

The Golden State Killer is one of the most prolific criminals in American history. Despite committing hundreds of known crimes and being suspected of many more, he evaded capture for 44 years until technology finally caught up with him. Sponsor:⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2025

Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in ‘Monster Mansion’ for a murder he didn’t commit. How did bite-mark forensics and coerced confessions ruin a life—and who killed Diane Sindall? Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 6 September 2025

Content warning: Knoxville’s brutal 2007 torture slayings of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom—kidnapping, assault, murder, botched trials, a disbarred judge, retrials, and lifelong sentences. An unflinching, researched Casual Criminalist dive. Sponsor: rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 29 August 2025

In 1975, a Canadian prison standoff turned tragic when psychiatric nurse Mary Steinhauser was killed. Was it a chaotic mistake—or a deliberate cover-up hidden behind official reports? Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2025

Seventeen-year-old Hannah Foster vanished after a night out in Southampton. Her parents’ relentless pursuit of justice spanned continents, ending in a dramatic extradition and a legacy transforming tragedy into hope. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 25 August 2025

A 1984 Glasgow murder, a vanished killer, and a family torn by suspicion. Decades later, DNA on a lone cigarette stub exposed the truth—ending a 35-year mystery. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2025

Inside Glasgow’s Tinder Swindler: how Christopher Harkins charmed, stole, and abused—until victims and a relentless journalist brought him down. Fraud, violence, justice, and hard lessons for online dating safety today. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2025