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  He Drove a County Van - Smiled While Bodies Appeared 23.07.2026 18นาที

  He Drove a County Van - Smiled While Bodies AppearedA county van with his smiling face on the side hid a man later convicted of a string of brutal murders; thirteen women were killed around Riverside between 1989 and 1991, and one body was found a block from the police station. How did a county supply clerk whose image headlined an employee newsletter live a double life that took years to expose?In this episode, we lay out the timeline, evidence, and courtroom drama that followed a routine traffic stop on January 9, 1992, when a patrol officer pulled over William Lester Suff on University Avenue. We follow the cases that led to a seven-month trial and a guilty verdict on twelve counts of first-degree murder, and we ask what remained unresolved about the thirteenth count.Person: William Lester SuffDate: January 9, 1992 (traffic stop); July 19, 1995 (verdict)Location: Riverside, California; University Avenue; Lake Elsinore; Main StreetCase: Convicted of twelve counts of first-degree murder; jury deadlocked on the thirteenth countEvidence: more than 1,000 pieces of physical evidence; 271 witnesses testified- Thirteen women were killed in and around Riverside between 1989 and 1991.- William Lester Suff had worked as a county supply clerk since October 1986 and was 41 at the time of the 1992 stop.- Investigators collected over 1,000 pieces of physical evidence and called 271 witnesses during the prosecution.- The trial lasted seven months and on July 19, 1995, the jury convicted Suff on twelve counts of first-degree murder.- One victim, Eleanor Casares, age 39, was found on December 23, 1991, a block from the police station, strangled, stabbed, and mutilated.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  He Walked Through Locked Doors: The Silence Before the Knife 22.07.2026 20นาที

  He Walked Through Locked Doors: The Silence Before the KnifeThe most chilling detail in Claudia Benton’s murder is not the brutality but the silence - a man entered her locked Houston home on December 17, 1998, with no broken lock, no forced window, and no alarm triggered. How did someone move through a locked world as if the locks were not there, and why was the bloodied kitchen knife placed carefully on a pillow beside her head?In this episode, we lay out the facts of the case and the thread that led investigators from a single fingerprint to a name, while asking how a man who lived on freight trains could leave a trail across states and evade detection for years. What connects broken skulls, abandoned cars, and a life built around invisibility?Person: Claudia BentonDate: December 17, 1998Location: HoustonPerson: Angel ResendizInvestigator: Detective Ken Maha- Claudia Benton was 39 years old and a research physician with twin daughters at the time of her death.- Claudia suffered 19 fractures to her skull inflicted with a bronze figurine from the mantelpiece.- Claudia fractured her own ulna and dislocated her own elbow while fighting back.- Four fingerprints on the plastic steering-column casing of her Jeep matched an alias, Carlos Cluthier Rodríguez.- Angel Resendiz was born August 1, 1960, and had been arrested 12 times and deported to Mexico 7 times before August 1996.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Moor That Keeps a Child: The Unfound Body of Keith Bennett 21.07.2026 19นาที

  The Moor That Keeps a Child: The Unfound Body of Keith BennettA child has lain under peat on Saddleworth Moor since 1963, and the ordinary suburban couple who buried him kept playing records and living a tidy life while the search dragged on for decades. How could a neat house on an ordinary street hide the slow, ritualized cruelty that left at least one boy still unfound?In this episode, we follow the timeline and details of the moors murders and the people involved, from the evening Pauline Reade disappeared to the photographs and tapes Ian Brady left behind, and we ask what the gap between appearance and reality reveals about who committed these crimes.Person: Ian BradyPerson: Myra HindleyEvent: Disappearances beginning July 12, 1963Location: Saddleworth MoorPeriod: 1963-1980s searches- Pauline Reade disappeared on the evening of July 12, 1963, aged 16.- Keith Bennett has been missing since 1963 and has never been found under the peat of Saddleworth Moor.- Brady signaled three times when selecting a target and used a motorcycle/car system during abductions.- Brady kept two suitcases in a left-luggage locker containing pornographic material, crime mementos, and a 13-minute tape.- On New Year's Eve 1963 Brady carried a bottle of whiskey to John Kilbride’s grave and drank a toast at the site.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Dress on the Door: How a Wedding Night Turned Deadly 20.07.2026 20นาที

  The Dress on the Door: How a Wedding Night Turned DeadlyA quiet Sheffield suburb, a marquee still standing and a man hiding in the garden with a Bowie knife - and the only thing that derailed his plan was a bridesmaid's dress on the wrong bedroom door. Four family members were targeted that night after a wedding, three died and one survived despite being tied and nearly killed; how did a dress decide who lived and who died?In this episode, we follow the timeline of the October 23-24, 1983 attack at the Laitner house in Dore, including the intruder's escape from custody weeks earlier, his approach through the garden during the reception, and the sequence of murders and survival that followed - what does the evidence say about motive and method?Date: October 23-24, 1983Location: Dore, SheffieldVictims: Basil Laitner (59), Avril Laitner (55), Richard Laitner (28), Nicola Laitner (18)Weapon: Bowie knife- Approximately 200 guests attended the wedding reception at the Laitner house the day of the attack.- Arthur Hutchinson had escaped from Selby magistrates court three weeks earlier and was treated for a leg wound at Doncaster Royal Infirmary on October 2.- Hutchinson waited in the garden during the reception and entered the house after lights went out, about 30 feet from the party.- Richard Laitner was stabbed multiple times, including a wound that cut through four ribs, and died in the guest room.- Avril Laitner received 26 stab wounds and died in the ground-floor bedroom; Nicola was found alive, tied and covered, the next morning.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Doctor Who Sat Beside You: How Trust Became Murder 19.07.2026 21นาที

  The Doctor Who Sat Beside You: How Trust Became MurderThere is a quiet danger in a doctor who is also a confidant: Harold Shipman killed at least 250 patients by turning house calls and bedside comfort into a method of murder. How did a community GP, trusted enough to be left everything in a will, evade detection until a daughter's suspicion unraveled the spree?In this episode, we follow the timeline from a peaceful-looking death on June 24, 1998 through the discovery of a suspicious will and the patterns that tied dozens of deaths to one man. What specific detail about the needle, the afternoon visits, and the paperwork finally exposed him?Person: Harold Frederick ShipmanDate: June 24, 1998Location: Hyde, Greater ManchesterStatus: At least 250 victimsAmount: £386,000- Kathleen Grundy, age 81, was found dead on a sofa fully dressed with shoes on and no sign of struggle.- Shipman filled in Kathleen Grundy’s death certificate listing old age and did not request a post-mortem.- A newly surfaced will left nearly £386,000 to Harold Shipman, which prompted the daughter Angela Woodruff to call police.- Shipman opened his solo practice at 21 Market Street in August 1992 and had built a list of about 3,000 patients.- Maureen Ward, aged 57, was recorded as having terminal cancer in altered records despite hospital consultants noting recovery.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The House with Two Concrete Doors: Hidden for 24 Years 18.07.2026 21นาที

  The House with Two Concrete Doors: Hidden for 24 YearsA tidy house in Amstetten hid a sealed world beneath two reinforced concrete doors for twenty-four years, where a father imprisoned his daughter and fathered seven children; how did no one above ground discover what was happening below? The story includes sealed doors, falsified letters in the victim's handwriting, and a basement labyrinth completed in 1983 that measured seven meters below the office where paperwork was signed.In this episode, we tell what is known from the records and testimony: the timeline of disappearance, the construction and layout of the hidden rooms, the births and deaths that occurred underground, and the moment the world above finally learned the truth. What failures allowed a sealed basement to remain a secret for nearly a quarter century?Person: Elisabeth FritzlPerson: Josef FritzlLocation: 40 Ybbsstraße, Amstetten, Lower AustriaDate: 28 August 1984 (disappearance)Event: Discovery after medical emergency in March 2008- The basement expansion permit was filed in 1978 and the labyrinth was complete by summer 1983.- Each of the two concrete doors measured roughly 1 meter by 1 meter and required crawling to pass.- Elisabeth Fritzl was abducted on 28 August 1984, one day after her 18th birthday.- Seven children were born to Elisabeth in the basement between 1988 and 2002; one, Michael (born 28 April 1996), died shortly after birth.- The sealed world lay approximately seven meters below the office where social welfare paperwork for three children was processed.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Man Who Calls a Missing Child His Perfect Crime 17.07.2026 19นาที

  The Man Who Calls a Missing Child His Perfect CrimeCold moorland, five vanished children, and a man who treated the search like entertainment - one child was never found while photographs and coded plans chronicled the rest. How can ordinary life hide such deliberate cruelty, and where does the missing boy remain?In this episode, we trace the timeline, the people, and the physical evidence left behind on Saddleworth Moor and in Manchester, asking whether the details the police uncovered finally explain the silence that continues to this day.Person: Ian BradyPerson: Myra HindleyLocation: Saddleworth Moor, twelve miles from ManchesterPeriod: 1963-1965Event: Five children disappeared; four bodies recovered- On October 6, 1965, 27-year-old Ian Brady killed a man with an axe in front of 17-year-old David Smith.- Hindley was 23 and Brady 27 when they worked together at a chemical supply company in Gorton in the early 1960s.- Five children disappeared between 1963 and 1965: Pauline Reed (16), John Kilbride (12), Keith Bennett (12), Leslie Anne Downey (10), and Edward Evans (17).- Police found an album of photographs showing Hindley standing above graves, and one photo positioned directly over John Kilbride’s burial site.- Investigators discovered a coded plan in Brady’s cartera and a left luggage ticket in Hindley’s prayer book that led to two suitcases at Manchester Central Station.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Truck Driver's Camera: Teen Photo Taken Minutes Before Murder 16.07.2026 21นาที

  The Truck Driver's Camera: Teen Photo Taken Minutes Before MurderA photograph shows a fourteen-year-old girl chained and bruised in a barn, eyes vacant in a stare that had already accepted what was coming next-taken minutes before she died. The FBI later estimated the same trucker may have been responsible for roughly forty-five homicides; how did so many deaths go unlinked for so long?In this episode, we follow the evidence found in a truck, an apartment, and a stack of photographs to trace what investigators knew and when they knew it, asking how a single arrest revealed only a fraction of the suspected killings.Person: Robert Ben RhodesDate: April 1, 1990Location: Interstate Ten near Casa Grande, ArizonaVictim: Regina Walters, age 14Confirmed murders: 3- Trooper Michael Miller found a naked woman chained in the sleeper berth on April 1, 1990.- Rhodes was 44 years old at the time of the April 1990 arrest.- FBI Behavioral Science Unit later assessed Rhodes was likely responsible for approximately 45 homicides.- Investigators recovered a white towel with a substantial amount of blood in Rhodes’ Houston apartment.- Photographs in Rhodes’ apartment showed the same young woman with bruises in different colors, indicating injuries across multiple days.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Wrong Woman: Shot for a Stranger's Debt, or Mistaken Target? 15.07.2026 17นาที

  The Wrong Woman: Shot for a Stranger's Debt, or Mistaken Target?A woman shot once, at close range, less than a block from her front door on a quiet Fountain Valley morning-no motive, no prints, and a single nine-millimeter casing left like a period on the pavement. Witnesses described a calm Black man who walked back to a white compact car and left; nearly a year later detectives still had no answer. How did one small, accidental detail change everything about why Janie Carver died?In this episode, we follow the timeline of Janie Carver’s killing and the exhaustive early work by Fountain Valley detectives, from the crime scene details to the hundreds of thousands of flyers and the $50,000 reward, as one lead eventually emerges from outside the city; could a connection ten months later finally explain the shooting?Person: Janie CarverDate: June 11, 1995Location: Fountain Valley, CaliforniaWeapon evidence: one nine-millimeter shell casingReward offered: $50,000- Janie Carver was 46 years old and a flight attendant who lived less than one block from the shooting location.- The shooting occurred at approximately 8:00 AM on Saturday, June 11, 1995, as Janie returned from her usual run.- Witnesses reported a Black male of medium build who fired one shot, walked calmly back to a small white compact car, and drove away.- Investigators distributed roughly 250,000 flyers across Southern California and circulated a composite drawing without generating a tip that identified the shooter.- Janie’s husband, Al Carver, underwent a polygraph the day before Thanksgiving 1995 and was cleared after detectives found no motive in her relationships or finances.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  Chained, Silent, Convicted: The Woman Missouri Kept for 29 Years 14.07.2026 19นาที

  Chained, Silent, Convicted: The Woman Missouri Kept for 29 YearsShe sat in a prison interview room and said she would not be eligible for parole until 2028 - when she would be ninety-seven - after already serving twenty-three years; the state of Missouri had decided that was fair. The detail that refused to let go was this: her lawyer instructed her not to mention that she had been chained to a bathroom wall, locked in a basement for five days, and forced into prostitution and theft - so who, then, did the law actually protect?In this episode, we tell the story of Shirley Lou Luet and the legal framework that silenced evidence of long-term abuse, covering the events from her childhood sale to her incarceration and the later legal efforts to reopen her case. How did a rule about battered spouse evidence transform into a mechanism that helped convict her?Person: Shirley Lou LuetEvent: Chained to a bathroom wall and left; locked in basement for five days without food or waterDate: Missouri recognized battered spouse syndrome as a legal defense in 1987Period: She had already served twenty-three years by the time she was told parole would be in 2028Organization: Missouri Battered Women's Clemency Coalition reviewed her case in 1998- She was seventy years old when told she would not be eligible for parole until 2028.- She had already been incarcerated for twenty-three years at that point.- She was chained close enough to a bathroom that she could barely reach it, then driven away by Melvin.- She was locked in a basement for five days without food or water after trying to leave.- In 1998, four Missouri law schools formed a coalition that reviewed twelve cases, including hers, and advanced eleven.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Bathtub Poem: How the "Angel of Mercy" Left Clues 13.07.2026 20นาที

  The Bathtub Poem: How the "Angel of Mercy" Left CluesA ripped page left a ghost: indentations on a notepad revealed a poem about a body in a bathtub signed "the angel of mercy" - and the man who wrote it had already killed twice. What did those faint impressions hide, and why did two neighbors end up arranged in bathtubs with dozens of stab wounds?In this episode, we tell the story of the crimes, the evidence found in Waterford Drive, and the moments that turned routine welfare checks into murder investigations - all leading back to one man and one overlooked clue: could an impression on paper solve the case?Person: Andrew DawsonPerson: Dave MatthewsPerson: Paul HancockDate: 25 July 2010Location: Waterford Drive, Derby- Dave Matthews was found in a bathtub on 25 July 2010 with 18 stab wounds.- Investigators initially assessed Matthews' death as a fall before autopsy revealed 18 stab wounds and clothing had been changed.- Paul Hancock, living one floor above Matthews, was found later with 22 stab wounds and had been dead about five days.- Andrew Dawson was 48 in summer 2010 and had previously killed Henry Walsh in August 1981 at age 18.- Henry Walsh had £1,800 hidden in his property; Dawson withdrew £50 from Walsh's pension book after the murder.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  He Bought a Knife on His Birthday - The Man in Black 12.07.2026 17นาที

  He Bought a Knife on His Birthday - The Man in BlackHe bought a double-bladed Commando knife on his forty-ninth birthday and drove it back along the North Wales coast, the weapon sitting on the passenger seat beside him. A man who owned three cinemas and wore black leather almost every day confessed to four murders and admitted to nearly fifty attacks on men across two decades - so how did he remain invisible to everyone around him for so long?In this episode, we follow the timeline from the purchase at an armory in Rhyl to the discovery of a body on Anglesey and the door knock in Kinmel Bay, describing the people, places, and items that tied the case together and asking how a respected local businessman could harbor a secret life of violence.Person: Peter Howard MooreDate: 19 September 1995 (knife purchased; Moore's 49th birthday)Location: Kinmel Bay, North Wales; Rhyl armory; Anglesey cottageVictim: Henry Roberts, aged 56Confession: Moore voluntarily confessed to four murders two days after police knock- Moore purchased a double-bladed Commando knife at an armory in Rhyl on 19 September 1995 and paid in cash.- Henry Roberts was stabbed 27 times; his body was found four days after the attack.- Two men were arrested in connection with Roberts's death and both were released without charge.- Moore owned three cinemas by 1995, including the newly opened Wedgwood in Denbigh that summer.- Moore admitted to nearly 50 attacks on men between 1975 and 1995 and had no criminal record before 1995.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  Inverted Umbrella, Lost DNA: The Teen Gone in the Rain 11.07.2026 17นาที

  Inverted Umbrella, Lost DNA: The Teen Gone in the RainA rain-soaked bus stop, an umbrella turned into a water-filled bowl, and a DNA profile that sat unnamed for thirteen years - what connects a fifteen-year-old found alive against a school wall to crimes in another city? How did one shoe and a frozen queue of unprocessed samples finally point detectives to a killer?In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from the night Evelina LeBlanc left a football game to the discovery at Jefferson Elementary, the stalled investigation, and the later violent attack in Portland whose evidence intersected with the cold DNA. Follow the trail from the overturned umbrella and two torn acrylic nails to the moment the anonymous profile began to take a name.Person: Evelina LeBlancDate: November 5, 1994Location: Jefferson Elementary, San Leandro, CaliforniaStatus: Died the morning after the attackDetectives: Autry James and Rick DeCosta- Evelina was fifteen years old when she left a football game early because of rain.- Officer Jim Stark found her at 8:30 p.m., propped against an exterior wall with an inverted umbrella beside her.- A single shell casing was found near the umbrella and doctors found two acrylic nails torn from her fingers.- DNA from the attacker was recovered from Evelina’s body and entered into a database but matched nothing for thirteen years.- In March (year not specified), a woman named Elena Thompson survived a stabbing on a bridge in Portland after a man approached her and later fled on a blue bicycle.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  He Painted Their Trust - Then Stacked His Victims Like A Cross 10.07.2026 19นาที

  He Painted Their Trust - Then Stacked His Victims Like A CrossA charming drifter painted a mural at a school for the deaf and blind and, within three months, five people who welcomed him were dead. The killer arranged three of the bodies into a cross and left, and one question lingers: why did he take the time to stage them after the murders?In this episode, we tell the story of how Daniel Lee Sebert arrived at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, the relationships he formed there, and the sequence of killings on February 19, 1986 that ended with three bodies deliberately positioned in a living room - what drove him to act and to arrange the scene?Person: Daniel Lee SebertDate: February 19, 1986Location: Talladega, AlabamaVictims: Five people, including two children aged five and fourFirst victim discovery: Linda Odum found March 30, 1986 in a cemetery off Alabama Highway 21- Sebert arrived at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in December 1985 using the false name Daniel Spence.- He had previously stabbed his partner 29 times in Las Vegas in 1979 and escaped prison in December 1981.- On February 19, 1986 Sebert strangled 32-year-old Linda Odum in his apartment, wrapped her in sheets, and left her in a cemetery.- That same night he killed 24-year-old Sherry Weathers and her sons Chad (5) and Joey (4), waking the children before killing them.- Investigators found Sherry, Chad, and Joey stacked and arranged in the center of a living room in the shape of a cross.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Antifreeze Wife: How One Crystal Proved Two Murders 09.07.2026 18นาที

  The Antifreeze Wife: How One Crystal Proved Two MurdersA single polarized-light photo of kidney tissue lit up like shattered glass: those crystals form only after ethylene glycol poisoning, and that image turned two closed "natural cause" deaths into a criminal case. What happened when a decimal point, a life insurance payout of $150,000, and one woman's calm courtroom demeanor converged on the same name?In this episode, we lay out the timeline from Glenn Turner's sudden death at 31 to Randy Thompson's nearly identical collapse, and how family suspicion, a reporter's persistence, and a corrected toxicology figure forced investigators to revisit both cases. Could one lab slice and one journalist be the difference between a burial and a murder charge?Person: Glenn TurnerAge: 31Location: Marietta, GeorgiaEvent: Vomiting, treated in hospital, died in bedStatus: Initial ruling "natural causes" (cardiac dysrhythmia)Person: Lynn Turner (legal name Julia Lynn Womack Turner)Event: Collected roughly $150,000 in life insurance and Glenn's pensionLocation: Moved to Forsyth County after Glenn's deathPerson: Randy ThompsonAge: 32Location: Cumming, Forsyth County, GeorgiaEvent: Vomiting and severe head pain after dinner, treated and sent home, found dead aloneToxicology: Reported ethylene glycol 38 mg/L, actual level 380 mg/L after errorReporter: Jane Hansen, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, pulled autopsy reports and raised concerns- Glenn Turner vomited repeatedly for three days before death and had a hospital visit for fluid loss.- Lynn and Glenn married on August 21 at Marietta Baptist Church; Glenn worked for Cobb County Police.- Lynn later worked as a secretary in the Forsyth County District Attorney's office and for a judge.- Randy Thompson went to dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse with Lynn and the children the night before his decline.- A decimal point error changed ethylene glycol from 380 mg/L (lethal) to 38 mg/L (dismissed as contamination).To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Man with Five-Star Reviews and a Hidden Container of Terror 08.07.2026 18นาที

  The Man with Five-Star Reviews and a Hidden Container of TerrorThe smell of stale air and chains hid a truth beneath ninety-five acres: a woman alive inside a padlocked metal shipping container after sixty-five days, while a registered sex offender with five-star real estate reviews lived a twenty-minute drive away, calm when detectives arrived. How did public records and warning signs fail to stop seven murders and a woman chained in the dark?In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from the discovery on November 3, 2016 to the files that stretched back over thirteen years, following the connections between property records, past convictions, and a cold case that reopened. What mistakes in process and oversight allowed Todd Kohlhepp to continue operating openly until the container door was opened?Person: Todd KohlheppDate: November 3, 2016Location: Woodruff, South CarolinaStatus: Woman found alive after 65 days; seven people dead linked to KohlheppEvent: Discovery of a padlocked metal shipping container on 95 acres- The property where the container was found measured 95 acres.- Kayla Brown had been missing for 65 days before officers found her in the container.- Todd Kohlhepp was born March 7, 1971 and was originally named Todd Samsel.- Kohlhepp was released from prison on November 24, 2001 after a 1987 sentence of 15 years.- Four people were shot dead in a motorcycle shop on November 6, 2003, a case that went cold for 13 years.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The 56‑Hour Weekend: Ritual, Bullying, and a Pocket Watch Mystery 08.07.2026 20นาที

  The 56‑Hour Weekend: Ritual, Bullying, and a Pocket Watch MysteryA deliberate killing that lasted fifty-six hours, cigarettes placed like candles on a helpless man's face, and a pocket watch found in a suspect's home that later rewrote the timeline - what really happened over an August Bank Holiday weekend in 1988? Which detail refused to fit ordinary criminal logic and kept a detective describing it as "the most deliberate thing he had ever seen"?In this episode, we tell the story of those fifty-six hours on the Denman Road Estate and how small-town routines, known neighbors, and an old pocket watch became central to understanding four deaths. We follow the movements, relationships, and objects that shaped the tragedy and ask: how did a weekend of familiar streets and unnoticed absences become a sequence of killings no one could easily explain?Person: Anthony Richard ArkwrightDate: 26 August 1988 (Bank Holiday weekend)Location: Denman Road Estate, Wath upon Dearne, South YorkshirePerson: Marcus LawPerson: Raymond Ford- Arkwright was 21 years old and was fired the morning of Friday 26 August 1988 for poor attendance from a scrapyard in Mexborough.- Officers found a microwave and a pocket watch in Arkwright's home after his arrest for burglary of a neighbor's flat.- Four people died over a fifty-six hour period on the Denman Road Estate by the end of that Bank Holiday weekend.- Raymond Ford was 45 years old, a retired teacher with mental health difficulties, and had been bullied by Arkwright prior to the deaths.- Marcus Law was 25 years old, disabled since a motorcycle accident, and lived in a bungalow on the Denman Road Estate.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  He Tested His Neighbors - How Thallium Turned Quiet Florida Deadly 08.07.2026 18นาที

  He Tested His Neighbors - How Thallium Turned Quiet Florida DeadlyThe quiet block of Alturas hid a chemical threat: a banned rat poison, colorless and tasteless, slipped into resealed Coca-Cola bottles that killed a mother and sickened her children. Who would methodically test a family with poisoned drinks and leave an anonymous Post-it telling them to leave?In this episode, we tell how a blended household’s noise complaint escalated into a lethal poisoning, how investigators traced symptoms and a Post-it note back to a reserved next-door neighbor, and how thallium-one-nitrate became the crucial clue that tied the deaths to a deliberate plot. Could a Mensa member and former meth-ring suspect really weaponize chemistry against his neighbors?Person: Victim Peggy CarrPerson: Suspect George TrepalLocation: Alturas, FloridaDate: October 1988Toxin: Thallium-one-nitrate- Peggy Carr, age 41, collapsed on October 23 and later died after intensive care; official cause: thallium nitrate poisoning.- Two Carr children, Dwayne and Travis, suffered severe peripheral pain and dehydration and were hospitalized and later recovered.- The family’s two dogs died weeks earlier, losing their hair before death-symptoms investigators linked to thallium exposure.- An anonymous Post-it warned “You and your so-called family have exactly two weeks to get out of the state of Florida or all of you will die,” written before the poisonings occurred.- Investigators identified thallium-one-nitrate specifically among four thallium salts because it leaves a clear liquid and does not disturb carbonation when bottles are resealed.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Synagogue's Secret: How a Community Hid Children's Abuse 08.07.2026 21นาที

  The Synagogue's Secret: How a Community Hid Children's AbuseA whispered threat in a holy place sent eight women walking out of a Melbourne synagogue on July 16, 2011 - including the wife of a man whose children had been abused inside that same building. This episode follows Menahem Wax, one of seventeen children raised across the street from Chabad headquarters, and asks how abuse in the synagogue and mikveh could be allowed to persist for decades without public accountability.In this episode, we tell the story of Menahem Wax and his family, the locations where abuse occurred, the community responses that followed, and the institutional decisions that moved alleged abusers rather than reporting them - so what did the synagogue’s silence protect?Person: Menahem WaxDate: July 16, 2011Location: MelbourneEvent: Abuse in synagogue and mikveh beginning in 1988Institution: Chabad Melbourne funded relocation of a teacher in 1992- Menahem Wax was abused in 1988 when he was eleven years old inside the synagogue.- The second series of abuse occurred between about age twelve and fourteen and a half in the mikveh.- Three of Zephania Wax’s seventeen children were abused inside the Chabad community.- Rabbi David Kramer was quietly removed from teaching in Melbourne in 1992 and funded by Chabad Melbourne to relocate to the United States.- Concerns about security guard David Cyprus existed long before Menahem’s 2011 public disclosure.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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  The Dime in the Jungle: How Bone Fragments Brought Him Home 08.07.2026 16นาที

  The Dime in the Jungle: How Bone Fragments Brought Him HomeA single American dime, found in the Laos jungle twenty-six years after an A-1 crashed, helped unlock an identification that seemed impossible: bone fragments smaller than half an inch led to a positive ID. How could tiny pieces of bone and one coin overcome missing chains of custody and four separate submissions to finally bring a man home?In this episode, we tell the story of Major Edward M. Hudgins and the long, methodical work that connected artifact and fragment to a missing pilot. You will hear how four separate submissions, battlefield artifacts, and the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii converged to answer whether those remains were his.Person: Edward M. HudginsDate: March 21, 1970Location: Laos jungle; crash site coordinates referencedStatus: Previously unreturned; later subject of positive identification workLaboratory: U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii (CILHI)- The crash occurred on March 21, 1970, when an A-1 aircraft was hit over Laos.- Major Edward M. Hudgins was 38 years old and seven months into his tour of duty.- More than 2,100 American service members from the Vietnam War had remains not returned.- CILHI had achieved 570 positive identifications before Hudgins' case arrived.- Four separate submissions of remains or fragments related to Hudgins arrived from at least two distinct sources.To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.