The FOX True Crime Podcast

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  Long Island Music Teacher Charged in Sister-in-Law’s Murder | True Crime Minute 31.07.2026 1min

  A 27-year-old Long Island music teacher has pleaded not guilty to murder and rape charges after prosecutors allege he lured his sister-in-law to his home under the guise of moving a piano before sexually assaulting and strangling her while his wife was out of town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Part 2 | Black Dahlia: The Records That Could Solve the Case 30.07.2026 26min

  The murder of Elizabeth Short has remained one of America's most infamous cold cases for nearly 80 years.  Now, investigators Kimberly Lupini and Jeff Thomas say years of research, newly uncovered witnesses, and previously overlooked evidence have brought them closer than ever to identifying the person they believe was responsible. www.change.org/justiceforelizabeth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Idaho Murders: Bryan Kohberger Challenges Guilty Plea |True Crime Minute 29.07.2026 1min

  Now representing himself while serving four life sentences, Bryan Kohberger has filed a petition to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2022 University of Idaho murders, claiming his defense team misled him and coerced a false confession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Part 1 |The Black Dahlia Reexamined: Blood Evidence and the Motel Room 28.07.2026 43min

  Who was Elizabeth Short before she became known as the "Black Dahlia"? In Part One of this conversation, Chanley Painter is joined by the investigative team behind Deconstructing Dahlia, Jeff Thomas and Kimberly Lupini. They unpack the five-year journey that led them from a long-hidden police secret to a standing L.A. motel where forensic experts uncovered evidence of a major bloodshed event from 1947. TAKE ACTION: Help Bring Closure to Elizabeth Short’s Family: The team has identified key physical evidence and a primary suspect but needs the LAPD to release the long-withheld 1947 autopsy report to corroborate the murder motive.  www.change.org/justiceforelizabeth  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note | True Crime Minute 27.07.2026 1min

  A major discrepancy comes to light in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. A newly revealed version of the ransom note includes a final warning omitted from earlier reporting: "Her life is in your hands." As local authorities and the FBI continue searching for answers, mystery surrounds the $4 million Bitcoin demand and the unauthenticated notes claiming Guthrie died shortly after her abduction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Pamela Smart Pushes for New Trial 30 Years After Husband’s Murder | True Crime Minute 24.07.2026 1min

  Pamela Smart—convicted in 1990 for masterminding the murder of her husband with her 15-year-old student—is petitioning a New Hampshire judge for a new trial. Her legal team argues that media frenzy, faulty jury instructions, and transcript errors tainted the original verdict, while state prosecutors insist the issues were already settled decades ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Postpartum Psychosis or Premeditated Murder? 23.07.2026 43min

  Listener Discretion Advised: This episode discusses severe postpartum mental illness, violence against children, and suicide. Jury selection is underway in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. Prosecutors say Lindsay Clancy intentionally killed her three young children, while the defense argues she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and the effects of prescribed medications. Veteran trial attorney and Vinnie Politan Investigates host Vinnie Politan discusses the legal strategies, jury selection, and the key issues that could shape the outcome of this highly anticipated trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Part 2 | Polygamist Cult Leader Samuel Bateman: Psychological Warfare 21.07.2026 36min

  Chanley Painter is back with former investigator and cult expert Mike King to dissect the chilling psychological warfare of Samuel Bateman. They discuss the stark difference between generational and convert cults, dissect the strategic legal maneuvering behind Bateman’s federal plea deal, and reveal the tragic cycle of young victims who are groomed to become the next generation's predators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Zion National Park Cliff Fall: Disgraced Pastor Arrested For Murder Of Wife | True Crime Minute 20.07.2026 1min

  A timeline of dark secrets unfolds following the jailhouse suicide of a disgraced pastor who sent his teenage mistress to confront his wife before pushing her off a 1,200-foot cliff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Three Teens Charged After Allegedly Leaving Shot Friend’s Body in Missouri Home | True Crime Minute 17.07.2026 1min

  After 16-year-old Gabbriana Boyster was fatally shot in her Missouri home, three of her friends allegedly fled the scene. They abandoned her body, leaving her mother to make the tragic discovery the following afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Part 1 | Inside the Brainwashing & Sins of FLDS Prophet Samuel Bateman 16.07.2026 32min

  How does a self-proclaimed prophet brainwash families into giving up their young daughters as wives? Chanley Painter is joined by former law enforcement officer and "Profiling Evil" creator Mike King to expose the dark reality of Samuel Bateman. Together, they unpack how Bateman exploited a power vacuum within the FLDS empire, coerced complete families into absolute obedience, and hid young victims until a dramatic 2022 traffic stop blew his secret worldwide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Music Festival Infant Death: FBI Joins Case, Offers $15K | True Crime Minute 15.07.2026 1min

  The FBI has joined Michigan State Police in investigating the death of a newborn baby found in a portable toilet at the Electric Forest Music Festival, offering a $15,000 reward after preliminary autopsy findings confirmed the infant was born alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Tyler Robinson: The Evidence, the Defense, and What's Next 14.07.2026 31min

  The preliminary hearing may be over, but the Tyler Robinson case is only getting started. Prosecutors spent nearly a week laying out their case against the man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. From surveillance video and DNA evidence to multiple alleged confessions, prosecutors unveiled what they say is a mountain of evidence against the defendant. Former prosecutor Joshua Ritter, host of Courtroom Confidential and a weekly panelist on Fox Nation's The Weekly Wrap Sheet, joins to break down the most powerful testimony, the legal battles that dominated the courtroom, why this preliminary hearing looked more like a full-blown trial, and what comes next as the case moves toward a possible death penalty trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Suspect Calls Police on Himself, Solving 1987 Florida Cold Case | True Crime Minute 13.07.2026 1min

  Nearly four decades after 20-year-old Melissa Ellison was tragically murdered in her Jacksonville, FL home, a suspect was finally arrested after unexpectedly calling the sheriff's office to provide information on the cold case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Husband of Slain New Jersey Mom Retains Lawyer | True Crime Minute 10.07.2026 1min

  Weeks after 35-year-old psychotherapist and new mother Brooke Hanlon was found stabbed to death inside her home, authorities say her missing husband has retained an attorney and is communicating with investigators. Police have made no arrests as the homicide investigation continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Part 2 | Yuba County Five: Who Never Came Home? 09.07.2026 27min

  Months after the five friends disappeared, investigators made a haunting discovery: one man was found inside a remote Forest Service trailer stocked with food, fuel, warm clothing, and supplies that could have kept someone alive for months. So why wasn't it enough? Why was the heat never turned on? And what happened to the fifth man, whose body has never been found?Author and archival researcher Tony Wright returns to examine the evidence, overlooked investigative mistakes, and the theories that continue to fuel one of America's most shocking mysteries nearly 50 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The Cracker Barrel Clue: How DNA Found 400 Miles Away Solved a 1985 Murder | True Crime Minute 08.07.2026 1min

  Forty-one years after a traveling salesman was murdered in an Ohio Holiday Inn, forensic evidence discarded behind a Georgia Cracker Barrel has finally led detectives to his alleged killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Part 1 | Yuba County Five: Why Did They Abandon a Working Car? 07.07.2026 28min

  What drove five dependable friends into a freezing forest? In 1978, the "Yuba County Five" vanished after a basketball game, abandoning their working car 75 miles off course in the remote Sierra Nevada mountains. Nearly five decades later, it remains one of America’s most chilling unsolved mysteries. Archival expert and author of Things Aren't Right, Tony Wright investigates who these men were, the harsh conditions they faced, and why their final steps completely defied logic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Genetic Genealogy Solves 1985 "Baby Boy Doe" Cold Case | True Crime Minute 06.07.2026 1min

  DNA from a soda bottle has linked Diane Curry Peck to the 1985 murder of her newborn son, "Baby Boy Doe". The infant was found dead in the woods by hunters decades ago. Reopened in 2022 using genetic genealogy, the investigation led to Peck, who allegedly admitted to giving birth in a car. She has pleaded not guilty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Former College Football Player Charged with Murder |  True Crime Minute 03.07.2026 1min

  A wellness check takes a deadly turn after a former college football player barricades himself inside a home. 41-year-old Sierra Campbell is facing murder and aggravated assault charges in Fulton County after a tense standoff. Relatives grew worried about a 71-year-old family member, leading police to the residence. Officials had previously responded to a mental health crisis at the home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices