Murder Episodes

True Crime Tuesday presents: You Are Fatally Invited with Author, Ande Pliego No crime writing retreat is complete without a murder... A legendary author’s murder mystery writing retreat on his private island turns lethal when one of the writers is murdered in this twisty debut novel. When renowned anonymous author J. R. Alastor hires former aspiring writer Mila del Angél to host a writing retreat at his private manor off the coast of Maine, she jumps at the chance—particularly since she has a...

True Crime Tuesday presents Ripped From The Headlines / Dumb Crimes-Stupid Criminals 0304 with Jessica Freeburg! This week, We dive into some of the unusual stories of the past week including why the Gene Hackman residence death is still being treated as a suspicious circumstances death by the authorities! An Alabama woman is arrested in Arkansas after allegedly trying to sell her baby! An Indiana Woman is accused of marrying her biological father! And, a man wanted for bombing his ex-wife's b...

True Crime Tuesday presents: Murder On Skid Row with Author, Charlene Wexler! The homeless and migrants are not new to Chicago. In the 1960s, there was Chicago’s Skid Row, centered at Madison and Halsted Streets. Now an area filled with recently built upscale housing and trendy businesses near Greektown, decades ago it was a downtrodden community occupied by lost souls, mainly veterans from the war nobody wanted to recognize—Vietnam. Mel, a young dentist who believes he can do good for the peop...

True Crime Tuesday presents: Chained Birds: Justice, Survival, & The Fight For Redemption Behind Bars w/ Author, Carla Conti! After three years in Europe, former journalist Carla Conti* wanted to settle her family in the suburbs of Philadelphia. But her high school friend Scott Powell, a lawyer handling a brutal prison stabbing case, needed a favor. Before she knew it, Carla became part of the defense team and was mired in the terrifying world of federal prison gangs, penal abuse, and corruptio...

True Crime Tuesday presents Obsessed: Finding Justice For The Lost Boys Of New England with Investigator/Author, David McGrath! In the tranquil towns of New England during the 1970s, a sinister mystery unfolded when several boys vanished without a trace and the community’s peace was shattered. With law enforcement stymied in its search for answers, whispers of a possible serial killer surfaced, especially after one boy’s body was found years after his disappearance. But what happened to the oth...

True Crime Tuesday presents Ripped From The Headlines / Dumb Crimes-Stupid Criminals 0107 with Jessica Freeburg! This week, We dive into some of the stories behind the story of the New Year's Eve bombings in New Orleans and Las Vegas! A Manhunt is underway after two young girls and a woman are found dead inside a Wisconsin home! A Man pleads guilty to killing and dismembering two of his girlfriends and leaving their bodies in storage units! And, a famous sportscaster is sued for sexual harassm...

True Crime Tuesday presents: The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago w/ John Borowski! On Today's TCT, Filmmaker John Borowski Talks about his new project, "The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago! An eight part miniseries, The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago (2024) is the first ever historical, comprehensive and chronological miniseries to study the life and crimes of the infamous serial killer. From his birth to the ongoing investigation of ide...

True Crime Tuesday presents Murder By Mail: A Global History of the Letter Bomb with Prof. Mitchel P. Roth! A late package from Amazon or USPS would be the least of your troubles on Christmas Eve! Imagine a deadly Yuletide greeting from a not so Christian fellow! The book, "Muder By Mail", unfolds the gripping history of weaponized mail, offering the first ever comprehensive exploration of this sinister phenomenon. Spanning two centuries, the book unveils the history of postal bombs, describin...

True Crime Tuesday presents: Trial By Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth About Barbara Graham with Attorney/Prosecutor/Media Personality/Best Selling Author, Marcia Clark! Marcia Clark may be most famous for her work as a Los Angeles prosecutor handling high-profile murder cases, but she’s also been a defense attorney and an appellate lawyer for many years—and therefore has spent most of her life immersed in true crime. A compelling and talented storyteller who has written about both her ...

True Crime Tuesday presents: The Man In The White Van with Screenwriter/Director/Filmmaker, Warren Skeels! The Man In The White Van is a movie based on true events and Inspired by the true story of Billy Mansfield, the film follows the harrowing experience of young Annie Williams – a spirited girl in smalltown Florida whose carefree existence is turned upside down when she becomes stalked by an ominous man in a white van. The tranquillity of Annie's world begins to crumble when the menacing whi...

True Crime Tuesday presents: The Close-Up with Actor/Musician/Author, Pip Drysdale! Pip Drysdale has written books that have been praised as "electric", "Unexpected", "tension-soaked", and "serious addictive". But this new book, "The Close-Up", ups the ante! A struggling author discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her thriller in this electrifying and twisty new novel. When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a wri...

True Crime Tuesday presents: Face of Hate: How To Reform A Neo-Nazi Domestic Terrorist in Ten Years w/ Filmmaker/Journalist, Steffen Hou & Filmmaker/Producer, Adam Moyer! Face of Hate is an intimate portrait of an American domestic terrorist contemplating mayhem in a close-up and unflinching look at right-wing hatred and intolerance in the United States. But the story of Jasen Barker comes with two powerful twists: Filmed over nearly a decade; viewers discover that Barker's broken humanity, loa...

True Crime Tuesday presents Ripped From The Headlines / Dumb Crimes-Stupid Criminals 1119 with Mallie Fox! This week, The turkey isn't the only thing in danger this week before Thanksgiving! A Las Vegas woman is found dead in her freezer weeks after calling 911 concerned about her accused killer! A LA. woman is sentenced for killing her boyfriend in 1984 and taking over his business, A pair of Washington parents allegedly choked their teen daughter in an attempted honor killing because she refu...

True Crime Tuesday presents Murderous Minds Of Germany: Serial Killers of Deutschland with Author, Alan R. Warren! Volume 1 of the International Serial Killers Encyclopedia series focuses on the most notorious serial killers from Germany. It contains many cases where the twisted minds and deeds of those who stalked the streets of Germany left a trail of fear and destruction in their wake. From the infamous Fritz Haarmann, a.k.a. the “Butcher of Hanover,” who preyed upon young boys with chilling...

True Crime Tuesday presents: The Baby Doll Serial Killer: John Eric Armstrong w/B.R. Bates and Gerald Cliff! He was unassuming, sweet, and friendly. “Saved” in church as a teen, he never caused trouble. In the Navy, they called him Opie. Though he was a big guy, he had a soft, boyish demeanor. “The boy next door,” said those who worked with and knew him. But John Eric Armstrong had a dark secret—hidden even from those closest to him. Prowling Detroit's well-known pocket of prostitution on his...

True Crime Tuesday presents Killer Moms: True Stories with Researcher/Author. Amanda R. Woomer! A mother is supposed to be loving, protective, caring, and kind. She’s supposed to nurture and guide her children from infancy into childhood and adolescence. The very thought of murdering a child—much less their own child—is not only bizarre but perhaps the most disturbing thought a parent could have! Exploring the ultimate betrayal of a mother’s duty, Killer Moms: True Stories recounts 31 harrowing...

True Crime Tuesday Presents: The Book of Murder: A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death w/ Senior Deputy District Attorney/ABC Legal Analyst/Author Matt Murphy! For seventeen years, if a murder was committed in the sunny Southern California cities of Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, or Irvine, Matt Murphy was there, behind the yellow tape with detectives and his team. Over his career with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office as a Homicide prosecutor, he tried fifty-two ca...

True Crime Tuesday presents Ripped From The Headlines / Dumb Crimes-Stupid Criminals 1001 with Jessica Freeburg! This week, We cover the scandals and the brutality! We talk about the charges that the mayor of New York is facing, we also tackle the latest updates on the Diddy trafficking scandal! We also tell you about two Delta Airlines agents who smuggled three million dollars worth of Ketamine through JFK, & about a couple who decided they could give up parenthood for a six pack of beer and 1...

True Crime Tuesday presents: The Puzzle Box with Researcher/ Award Winning Author, Danielle Trussoni! It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box. The box was constructed during one of Japan’s most tumultuous periods, when the samurai class was disbanded and the shogun lost power. In this moment of crisis, Emperor Meiji locked a priceless Imperial secret in the Dragon Box. Only two people knew how to open the...

True Crime Tuesday presents: Lethal Doses: The Story Behind The Godfather of Fentanyl with former Narcotics Agent/Criminal Investigator/Supervisor/Author, John Madinger! On a cold afternoon in February 1991, a frightening new drug hit the streets of New York City, a synthetic narcotic marketed in packets labeled “Tango & Cash.” As police scrambled to warn heroin users of the danger, the overdose victims began piling up in hospital emergency rooms and county morgues across three states. The clan...

True Crime Tuesday Presents Echo Road with Authors Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh! On Today's TCT, we welcome in award winning authors, Kendra Elliot (Mercy Kilpatrick series) and Melinda Leigh (Bree Taggert Series) to talk about their latest amazing thriller that combines both characters into one story based on a real life case, Echo Road! Echo Road features a senator from Oregon who's daughter has gone missing.... feared that she has been kidnapped by one of his political enemies, the Senato...

True Crime Tuesday Presents: Fatal Intrusion with Researchers/ Journalist/ Former Officer/ Authors, Jeffrey Deaver and Isabella Maldonado! On Today's TCT we welcome in award winning authors, Jeffrey Deaver (CBS' Tracker) and Isabella Maldonado (The Cipher - Netflix) in to talk about their latest amazing thriller, Fatal Intrusion! Fatal Intrusion features Carmen Sanchez, a tough, by the book federal agent with Homeland Security Investigations, and Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant & quirky priva...

True Crime Tuesday presents: Beyond The Headlines: True Crime's Myths and Legends with Inventor/Researcher/Author, Jeff Ignatowski! Ever wonder about the truth behind the sensationalized headlines when it comes to history's most infamous killers? So did author Jeff Ignatowski, a nationally known speaker on the psychology of serial killers, who turned that curiosity into his meticulously researched book BEYOND THE HEADLINES: True Crime's Myths and Legends. More than a collection of dramatically ...

True Crime Tuesday presents: All In A Day's Work: An Officer's Accounts 20 Years NYPD with Retired Police Officer/Inspector/Author, John Ferriso! When you are a New York City police officer you become a social worker, chauffeur, human relations consultant, and tour guide. You are expected to do all those tasks while stopping crime as it occurs, preventing crime, and keeping the peace in a city that never takes a break. Let’s not forget you get to do all this within a workday, or tour as they ca...