Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
国 アメリカ合衆国
ジャンル 実際の犯罪
言語 EN
エピソード数 318
最新 09.10.2026

Veteran true crime reporter Ashleigh Banfield hosts this podcast, exploring mysteries and injustices with a personal and irreverent style. Each episode dives deep into critical clues, often drawing on her own connections to the cases. New episodes are released every Thursday.

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  • Death Row’s ‘Mean Girl’ Kept Piece of Teen's Skull, Wakes Up ANGRY After Botched Execution 09.10.2026 1時間 17分
    Christa Pike kept a piece of her teenage victim’s skull as a trophy, but after surviving Tennessee’s botched execution, her lawyers are demanding mercy. Convicted of torturing and murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs and has now regained consciousness. But can Tennessee take her back to the death chamber? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by criminal defense attorney and former homicide prosecutor Paul Callan, who helped prosecute “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz, to break down the latest updates on Pike’s condition, whether she can be executed again, and the fight over her death sentence.For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to https://Smalls.com/DDS
  • Cornell Rape Case Explodes: Frat Brother Says HE Was Assaulted & Cornell Ignored Him ft. Megyn Kelly 08.10.2026 1時間 9分
    One of the men accused in the Cornell rape case says Jane Doe sexually assaulted HIM while he was incapacitated, and that Cornell University failed to tell him about his rights as a sexual assault survivor. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Megyn Kelly joins Ashleigh to challenge the discrepancies between Jane Doe’s original police statement and her civil lawsuit, question the media’s coverage, and discuss whether the accuser should remain anonymous while the accused men are publicly named. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to https://Smalls.com/DDSCase Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0nJNrz1biE
  • Jane Doe’s Texts & Secret Recordings Raise SERIOUS Questions in Cornell Rape Claims | Cornell 7 07.10.2026 1時間 35分
    Jane Doe texted “none of the sexual stuff was illegal" and "i love u king” to a man she later accused of rape, and now her private messages and secretly recorded calls are fueling explosive questions about the Cornell fraternity case. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by Dan Abrams to examine Jane Doe’s texts, the recorded conversations, and the allegations in her civil lawsuit. They discuss the renewed investigation led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, Governor Kathy Hochul’s intervention, and the questions facing Cornell and the district attorney. The accused men deny wrongdoing and have not been criminally charged in this case. 
  • Crybaby Pastor Still Denies Murder as Daughters TEAR Into Killer Dad at Sentencing | Caleb Flynn 06.10.2026 36分
    Crybaby pastor Caleb Flynn had the nerve to quote scripture and deny murdering his wife while his own daughters tore into him for taking their mother’s life and destroying the family he claimed to love. At his sentencing for Ashley Flynn’s murder, the former American Idol contestant wept as his parents pleaded for mercy and insisted he was remorseful, even as he refused to admit what a jury had convicted him of doing. One daughter asked him to finally confess and made clear she had no plans to visit him in prison, where he will spend the rest of his life without parole. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Caleb Flynn’s sentencing, including his daughters’ blistering statements and Ashley’s father offering forgiveness to the man who murdered her. Previous Videos:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQk4x4082JeQ
  • Crybaby Pastor’s Mommy Insists He's Innocent, But Who Hid the Murder Weapon? | Caleb Flynn 02.10.2026 39分
    Apparently, nine guilty verdicts still aren’t enough for Caleb Flynn’s mom, who insists her son is innocent and blames the media. The “worship pastor” and American Idol reject was convicted on all nine counts, including aggravated murder, for killing his wife, Ashley Flynn. So why is the murder weapon still missing, and could someone else know where it went? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with Law&Crime’s Angenette Levy, host of Crime Fix, who was inside the courtroom, to unpack the mother’s finger-pointing, the lingering questions about mistress Alleigha Botner, investigative gaps, and what the cameras didn’t catch as Ashley’s family endured those vile texts. Crime Fix with Angenette Levy:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoW1SIeAWaWaucjKyz7lAmqMxO86PVzZiFollow Angenette: X: https://x.com/Angenette5YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCjGYUJTk4k1Hplezhg2Pc-g 
  • No Proof She Did It? Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Trashes Murder Investigation, Holdout Juror Speaks 01.10.2026 27分
    Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer wants her acquitted of killing her three children, claiming prosecutors never proved she did it. After the first murder trial ended in a mistrial, Kevin Reddington trashed the police investigation and demanded a not guilty ruling. Prosecutors fired back, calling his argument “laughable.” In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the courtroom clash and holdout juror Michael Desronvil’s statement after conflicting accounts of what happened inside the jury room. With prosecutors pushing for a gag order and the defense fighting to dismiss the case, will Lindsay Clancy face another trial in the deaths of Cora, Dawson, and Callan? The next court date is November 2.
  • Crybaby 'American Idol' Pastor GUILTY on All Counts After Trying to Pin Murder on Mistress 29.09.2026 36分
    All those tears, and Caleb Flynn still couldn’t sell the jury his sob story. The Ohio worship pastor and American Idol reject was found guilty on all counts in his wife Ashley Flynn’s murder after his defense tried to point the finger at his mistress. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the verdict, the scorched-earth closing arguments, and the attempt to throw his mistress, Alleigha Botner, under the bus. 
  • Crybaby American Idol Pastor Squirms in Police Interrogation, Cries Watching Himself Cry 29.09.2026 35分
    Caleb Flynn cried in court while watching himself cry during a police interrogation about his wife’s murder. But as detectives pressed the former American Idol contestant and worship pastor about his missing gun, his marriage, and the intruder he claimed killed Ashley Flynn, the questions got a lot harder. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Caleb’s recorded police interviews, the explosive messages with his mistress, Alleigha Botner, and the digital evidence presented at his Ohio murder trial. 
  • Cornell 7: Ivy League Fraternity Rape Lawsuit Explodes As DA Says Jane Doe CHANGED Her Story 29.09.2026 1時間 2分
    A Cornell student says seven fraternity brothers sexually assaulted her after one allegedly posted a Snapchat message inviting other men upstairs, but the district attorney says the statement she signed for police tells a very different story. Her lawsuit has sparked fury over why no one was criminally charged, and now the DA has released excerpts describing what Jane Doe told investigators in 2024. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield goes through the Cornell Chi Phi lawsuit and the DA’s statement side by side, zeroing in on the accounts of ketamine use, consent, and what happened inside that fraternity house. The investigation is open again, and the case is being prepared for a grand jury.
  • Crybaby Pastor’s Mistress Admits She Wanted His Wife Dead & Lied to FBI | Caleb Flynn Trial 25.09.2026 33分
    American Idol reject and “worship pastor” Caleb Flynn is on trial in Ohio, accused of shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, twice in the back of the head as she slept in their bed, then staging the scene to look like a home invasion. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Caleb’s mistress, Alleigha Botner's stunning admissions about her jealousy toward Ashley, her repeated ultimatums, the message saying she wanted to kill Ashley, her missing electronic devices, her searches for unsolved wife murders, and why she initially lied to the FBI. Caleb Flynn has pleaded not guilty.
  • Crybaby 'American Idol' Pastor Suddenly STONE-FACED As Mistress Sells Him Out | Caleb Flynn Trial 24.09.2026 45分
    "Kill douche": Former American Idol contestant and worship pastor Caleb Flynn is on trial for allegedly shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, inside their Tipp City, Ohio, home while their two daughters slept nearby, then staging the scene to look like a break-in. Caleb Flynn has pleaded not guilty, but prosecutors say more than 100,000 messages exchanged during an alleged year-long affair reveal his hatred for Ashley, his desire to escape the marriage, and chilling discussions about killing her without going to prison. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the case against Caleb Flynn and the explosive testimony from his former mistress, Alleigha Botner.
  • Lynette’s Family TORCHES Brian Hooker’s “Grieving” Claim, More Video of Brian | Lynette Hooker Case 23.09.2026 40分
    In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with Lynette Hooker’s father and stepmother, Dan and Kathy Shepherd, after Brian Hooker claimed he wanted to be left alone to “grieve with his family.” They reveal that Brian has not contacted Lynette’s family and explain why his words left them furious. Ashleigh also breaks down the unanswered questions surrounding Lynette’s disappearance in the Bahamas and Brian’s return to California. Brian Hooker has not been charged with any crime and is presumed innocent.
  • Patrick Clancy’s New Wife, New Baby, and the Juror Who Wouldn’t Budge 22.09.2026 37分
    Patrick Clancy breaks his silence after Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial, opening up about losing Cora, Dawson, and Callan, forgiving Lindsay, and rebuilding his life with his new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, who is now pregnant with their first child. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Patrick's appearance on 60 Minutes, and also examines the lone holdout juror’s explosive new claims, the alleged death threats against him, and Kevin Reddington’s push to obtain his cell phone records.
  • Real Housewives Star’s Son Faces 7 Felonies as Bombshell Second Sex Case Erupts | KJ Biermann 19.09.2026 36分
    Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak Biermann and Kroy Biermann’s 15-year-old son, KJ, is facing seven felony charges as an adult for the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl inside an Alpharetta gym. KJ denies the allegations and intends to plead not guilty. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the case, the evidence, and the decades KJ could face in prison. She also examines the bombshell bond hearing, where prosecutors revealed another sexual-battery case involving KJ that had never been made public.
  • Philly House of Horrors: 5 Women Appear Dead on Video, 17 People Still Missing | R.C. Horsche 18.09.2026 40分
    A sprawling investigation into a Philadelphia “house of horrors” has uncovered more than one million digital files, five women who appear to be dead on camera, 17 people who remain unaccounted for, a homemade laboratory filled with chemicals, and five urns containing suspected human remains. The evidence was recovered from the Chew Avenue home shared by Eugene Horsch and his late father, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, an infamous pornographer who reportedly targeted vulnerable women in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood and openly wrote about serial killers and disposing of bodies.
  • Brian Hooker Goes Ballistic on Reporter Asking About Missing Wife, Calls Police | Lynette Hooker 16.09.2026 36分
    Brian Hooker won’t answer police questions about his missing wife, but when our reporter started asking them, suddenly Brian couldn’t call the cops fast enough. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh talks to freelance photographer Kevin Perkins about his explosive confrontation with Brian and the questions he tried to ask about Lynette Hooker’s disappearance. Lynette Hooker disappeared in the Bahamas on April 4, 2026, after her husband, Brian Hooker, claimed she fell from their dinghy as they headed back to their sailboat, Soulmate. GPS data and other evidence have raised serious questions about that account, and her disappearance is now being investigated as a possible murder. Brian Hooker has not been charged with any crime.
  • Teen Girl Stabbed, Stuffed in Jeep as Boyfriend’s Mom Allegedly Helps Cover It Up | Karoline Heintz 10.09.2026 29分
    18-year-old Karoline Heintz was stabbed in the chest, stuffed into the back of her own Jeep and abandoned near her college campus. Police say her boyfriend, Royce Moser, blamed a “demon” for the killing, then turned to his mother, Rachel Moser, who allegedly brought out the gloves, disinfectant spray, and garbage bags and helped her son cover it all up. But Karoline’s family was already tracking her, and an AirTag hidden inside her Jeep led police straight to her body. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh breaks down the horrifying Karoline Heintz murder case, the evidence now piling up against Royce and Rachel Moser, and the chilling Google searches investigators say Royce made after Karoline was killed.
  • Lindsay Clancy “Copycat” Case Erupts as Jurors Expose Explosive Jury-Room Drama 10.09.2026 1時間 18分
    Just when you thought the Lindsay Clancy case could not get any more disturbing, an Illinois mom, Corie Walsh, is accused of killing her two-year-old son, Barrett, after reportedly spending hours obsessing over Lindsay’s trial. And for the first time, several Lindsay Clancy jurors are spilling what really happened inside that jury room. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Criminal defense attorney Sara Azari joins Ashleigh Banfield to unpack the stunning 11–1 split, Kevin Reddington’s real strategy, whether Lindsay will face another trial, and the eerie connection to the Corie Walsh case.
  • Secret Birth Horror: Kentucky Cheerleader's Chilling Courtroom Confession | Laken Snelling 08.09.2026 26分
    She gave birth alone, ended her newborn son’s life, hid him in a trash bag, and went to McDonald’s. Now, former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling has admitted it all in open court. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Laken Snelling’s chilling courtroom admission, the major contradictions in her original story and the evidence prosecutors say proved she concealed her pregnancy and attempted to cover up the birth. Why did prosecutors agree to a plea deal, and could Snelling serve just 10 years after admitting she deliberately deprived her baby of oxygen?
  • 11–1 Acquittal?! Karen Read’s Lawyer on Lindsay Clancy's Unhinged Mistrial 04.09.2026 44分
    One holdout juror, one accusation of lying under oath, and one murder trial that went completely off the rails...? After seven days and roughly 36 hours of deliberations, the Lindsay Clancy trial has ended in a mistrial, but not before defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that the jury was effectively split 11–1 in favor of acquittal. Was one juror refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt, or was this simply a jury that could not agree? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by Karen Read's defense attorney, David Yannetti, who knows firsthand what it means to face a mistrial, a deadlocked jury, and the possibility of doing it all over again in Massachusetts. 

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