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When the body of Devon Guzman was discovered by her friends the morning following her disappearance the police of Easton, PA had a difficult case ahead of them as nothing was as it seemed in this case and almost no one was to be trusted.  SponsorsCollectiveGet compounded GLP-1s for $59 a month from Collective. It's the same price every dose and you don’t have to prepay in advance to get the lowest price in the country. Visit collective.org/TCC Instant HydrationFor a better way to stay hydrated, go to instanthydration.com/tcc and use our promo code TCC for over 40% off your first subscription order  Sources:https://legalclarity.org/devon-guzman-murder-the-love-triangle-trial-and-aftermath/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/pa-superior-court/1315945.htmlArchives of the Morning Call (2000-2003) Accessed through Newspapers.com

Along the Copper River in south-central Alaska exist tiny outposts and towns that are scattered along its banks. They are communities that have learned to both love and revere its presence. One of those very places was Tazlina, a tiny village of 421 people (1991). Tazlina, the residents thought, was their own little slice of heaven. A remote community that believed they were beyond the reach of the violence they had heard so much about on the news at the dawn of the 21st century. But it would be the summer of 1991 that would change the town forever. One resident would say that they had all deluded themselves into believing that their isolation would protect them and that they really knew each other. But what would be revealed in the months-long investigation headed by the Alaska State Troopers was that evil can reach even the furthest corners of the world. Sponsors:RULARula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod  Primal QueenFor a limited time only, our listeners are getting a FREE MONTH of Primal Queen plus FOUR FREE GIFTS at PrimalQueen.com/TCC SourcesTrading Post Location (picture of locations break down on instagram)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166611043/amanda_lynn-lemairehttps://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2017/07/14/chitinas-charms/https://cbn.com/article/tragedy/wake-tragedy-light-shines-throughhttps://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2016/07/01/ministering-to-men-one-oar-stroke-at-a-time/https://morbidology.com/the-controversial-case-of-mandy-lemaire/https://www.dailycrime.com/mandy-lemaire-11-was-raped-and-murdered-but-suspect-never-faced-retrial-vanished-in-alaska/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1059360920/?match=1&terms=Charlie%20Smithart&search-id=2ae9ae92-a58c-474c-9c44-620b395f254b&search-rank=1Newspapers.com

In the fall of 2015 a secret would be unearthed that would bring the detectives of Monterey, CA back to another case they had worked on just about 33 years prior.  Sponsors:Instant HydrationINSTANTHYDRATION.com/TCC and use our promo code TCC for over 40% off your first subscription order Sources:https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-eligibility/The Califorian, Aug. 20, 1983-2018 (18 articles)https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/Home/Components/News/News/10894/1336https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2018/01/05/california-prisoner-admits-killing-seaside-woman-1982/1009554001/Buried in the Backyard Seaon 1 Episode 6 Episode aired Jul 8, 2018https://www.ksbw.com/article/man-who-murdered-women-on-monterey-peninsula-sentenced/16334275https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/vacaville-prison-inmate-pleads-guilty-to-1982-monterey-bay-murder/

15 year old Elizabeth Ennen's parents wanted her to begin taking on more responsibility. For a teenager, babysitting seemed like the perfect place to start. On a cold January night in 2011, Elizabeth took a job watching two young children, but she never came home. She had done a wonderful job and was driven home but somewhere between the car and the safety of her home, Elizabeth seemingly vanished into the night.  Sponsor:Instant Hydrationinstanthydration.com/tcc and use our promo code TCC for over 40% off your first subscription order Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/1294175442/?match=1&terms=Elizabeth%20Ennen&search-id=5264b395-a4e5-4f3b-923f-3ce85b0251d6&search-rank=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/1299893972/?match=1&terms=Elizabeth%20Ennen&search-id=5264b395-a4e5-4f3b-923f-3ce85b0251d6&search-rank=5https://www.kcbd.com/story/13908033/suspect-in-elizabeth-ennen-case-has-violent-criminal-historyhttps://www.kcbd.com/story/13895997/police-release-new-information-in-the-case-of-missing-teenagerhttps://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ng/date/2011-01-24/segment/01https://abcnews.com/US/missing-texas-girl-elizabeth-ennen-strangled-death-babysitting/story?id=12768898Newspapers.com

During the Tuesday morning commute of January 8, 2008 motorist traveling a stretch of I-540 also known as the 'Raleigh Outer Loop' were shocked to find a body on the side of the road. The investigation that would follow would provide many suspects, all with motives that could have potentially led to the murder of 21 year old student Latrese Curtis. Join me as I tell John just what happened on the side of the highway that January night. Sponsors:Vinted:Download the Vinted app today! Rula:Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that’s actually covered by insurance. Visit Rula.com/tcc to get started. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Sources:https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/court-of-appeals/2011/10-1246-7.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/659733657/?match=1&terms=latrese%20Curtis&search-id=522bb306-00f8-4ee4-9563-9950c38e1536&search-rank=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/652460220/?match=10&terms=latrese%20Curtis&search-id=522bb306-00f8-4ee4-9563-9950c38e1536&search-rank=3https://dig.abclocal.go.com/wtvd/Curtis_Autopsy.pdfhttps://abc11.com/archive/6071872/https://abc11.com/archive/7035633/https://abc11.com/archive/7042495/https://abc11.com/archive/7023545/https://abc11.com/archive/6115159/https://abc11.com/archive/6161680/https://www.wral.com/archive/2387389/https://www.wral.com/archive/2931791/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsobserver/name/latrese-curtis-obituary?id=13545043https://legalclarity.org/latrese-curtis-murder-case-investigation-and-trial/

When Jessica Carpenter was found murdered in her home on August 4, 2000 investigators searched for answers in what proved to be a very complicated case. As they did, rumors spread throughout the neighborhood, suspicions reached the people closest to the victim, and every lead seemed to raise more questions than it answered. The truth remained hidden behind an ordinary summer day and a series of moments that, at first glance, appeared completely unremarkable. What began as the murder of a 17-year-old girl would grow into a years-long mystery—one that challenged investigators, tested a grieving family, and proved that sometimes the most devastating crimes begin with something so routine that no one gives it a second thought. Sponsors:Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-rivera-is-sentenced/41199209/https://nationalregister.sc.gov/SurveyReports/HC02001.pdf?https://www.sccourts.org/media/opinions/HTMLFiles/COA/4124.htm?https://www.hatcherfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Ms-Chrisilee-Lena-Barton?obId=46374611https://thecinemaholic.com/jessica-carpenter-murder/https://www.wistv.com/story/917771/8-30-2002-south-carolina-officers-make-first-arrest-thanks-to-dna-database/https://www.sccourts.org/media/opinions/advSheets/no242006.pdf“Cold Blood” Home All Alone (TV Episode 2011)https://www.lockhaven.com/uncategorized/2020/08/murder-life-of-south-carolina-teen-remembered-20-years-on/https://theaugustapress.com/chrisilee-barton-the-woman-who-survived-a-serial-killer-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2007/s07p0151-1.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-tiffaney-sheree/41199055/

On September 14, 2000, a concerned neighbor called 911 after hearing sounds of a violent fight in the apartment next door. Unable to gain entry after no one buzzed them into the building, responding officers eventually left, a decision they would later regret. What followed was the disappearance of a 34 year old flight attendant, a gruesome discovery, and a case that unraveled one shocking secret after another.   Sponsors:Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod  Sourceshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/11/19/murder-coverup-outlined-to-jury/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/12/24/65-year-term-for-womans-murder/https://www.newspapers.com/image/170520970/?match=8&terms=traci%20toddhttps://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/taking-stock-community-policing-chicagohttps://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/fed3a0e5-a70e-42b9-b4fc-8cc35f602e01/1091520_R23.pdfNewspapers.com Archived articles from the Chicago Tribune

Join John and I as we discuss the final part in our series on the murders of Joann and Alex Katrinak.  Trigger Warning: This episode includes violence and the death of children under the age of one.Sources:Newspapers.com Access to archived newspaper editions from the Durham Sun, Morning Call, and East Penn Presshttps://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1201?utmhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mcall/name/andrew-katrinak-obituary?id=18087919https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.htmlhttps://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/socialhistory-crime-punishment/chpt/lindbergh-law#_https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lindbergh-lawhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6931475/joann_marie-katrinakhttps://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/alex-katrinak/https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.htmlMal, Tammy. Convenient Suspect. Chicago Review Press, 2017.

In today's episode we continue to discuss the case of Joann and Alex Katrinak. Part III will be made available this Sunday and our final Patreon episode for June will be released the following Tuesday. Trigger warning: This case involves violence against a child under one.Sources:https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1201?utmhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mcall/name/andrew-katrinak-obituary?id=18087919https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.htmlhttps://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/socialhistory-crime-punishment/chpt/lindbergh-law#_https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lindbergh-lawhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6931475/joann_marie-katrinakhttps://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/alex-katrinak/https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.htmlMal, Tammy. Convenient Suspect. Chicago Review Press, 2017.

In the quiet borough of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, the days leading up to Christmas in 1994 should have been filled with the familiar comforts of the season. Instead, an unsettling silence settled over a neighborhood when a young mother and her infant son seemingly vanished without a trace. Their home held troubling clues, their car would soon be found abandoned nearby, and a community accustomed to knowing its neighbors suddenly found itself gripped by fear and uncertainty. As investigators searched for answers, rumors spread through the ornamented streets and suspicion seemed to fall in every direction. What happened inside that small Pennsylvania town would become one of the region's most haunting mysteries: a case marked by compulsion, secrets, and a trail of evidence that only seemed to raise more questions. Tonight, we follow the twists and turns of an investigation that would captivate the Lehigh Valley for years, and uncover a story far darker than anyone could have imagined.Trigger warning: This case involves violence against a child under one.Sponsors:Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod Sources:https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1201?utmhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mcall/name/andrew-katrinak-obituary?id=18087919https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.htmlhttps://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/socialhistory-crime-punishment/chpt/lindbergh-law#_https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lindbergh-lawhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6931475/joann_marie-katrinakhttps://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/alex-katrinak/https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.htmlMal, Tammy. Convenient Suspect. Chicago Review Press, 2017.

The stillness of the hot June morning in Barberton, OH was broken by the creaking of floorboards beneath the small feet of a six year old girl. She was unsure of what had happened or what she had suffered, she just knew she was scared. As she searched the home she was in, the brutality of the previous night revealed itself to her. Just hours earlier she had been laughing with her beloved grandmother and now she lay dead at her feet. Someone had slipped in their home in the middle of the night and destroyed a family’s world.  And yet, the most haunting part of this story wouldn’t be the bloodshed itself,  it would be the years that followed. Because the little girl who staggered through the neighborhood at sunrise, traumatized and barely alive, carried with her the only account of what happened inside that house. Her words would shape the investigation, divide a family, and eventually help lead to justice because the killer had always been right there… Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/296313955/?match=1&terms=Clarence%20elkinshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/297064102/?match=1&terms=Clarence%20elkinshttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32300943/judith_ann-johnsonhttps://www.cleveland19.com/story/6729058/prisoner-indicted-in-1998-murder-case/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/wifes-detective-work-frees-hubby/https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/lkl/date/2005-12-26/segment/01https://web.archive.org/web/20140715131515/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17562131/ns/dateline_nbc-killer_instinct/t/killer-instinct/#.U63PM_boct4https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ohnd-5_06-cv-03004/pdf/USCOURTS-ohnd-5_06-cv-03004-2.pdfhttps://lawlit.net/adcrimlaw4/images/elkins_timeline-1.pdfhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1075753446/?match=1&terms=earl%20mannhttps://magazine.uc.edu/editors_picks/recent_features/Innocence/elkins.htmlhttps://content.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ice513343a49311df952a80d2993fba83/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)https://innocenceproject.org/cases/clarence-elkins/https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/ninth-district-court-of-appeals/2003/2003-ohio-4522.htmlhttps://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914b1beadd7b0493475b518https://web.archive.org/web/20140403061401/http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/ff313_clarence_elkins/4.htmlhttps://abcnews.com/US/hicks-baby-adoptee-sold-georgia-doctor-50-years/story?id=32743492

If I were to tell someone from Wood County Texas to close their eyes and try to imagine what the tiny town of Hawkins, which sits at the intersections of Highway 80 and Farm Road 14 in the south east corner of the county, looked like in 1986 they would not have to use their imagination. Moving with a slow east Texas rhythm the town has not changed with time, but rather has found itself suspected within it.  The town sits as an Americana time capsule, arrested to the last time that they knew the innocence, hope, and freedom they once prided themselves on for within hearts of the residence sits a wound that has never healed. Time is only measured in two ways in Hawkins, TX before what happened to them in 1986 and after…or as they refer to it…before and after, “The kids”.  For this case I am bringing you into a town named Hawkins, in 1986, and to be honest the vibes of the town seem strikingly similar to another Hawkins you are all well acquitted with, time period and all…and there is one more similarity…high school students going missing. But in our case the disappearances are real and the effects of what happened to the children of Hawkins in 1986 have reverberated through the quiet roads ever since. So let’s step back in time… Sponsors:Rula.com/tccYou deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget! Avery After Dark Podcast Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/166/757/630178/https://texasstandard.org/stories/upshur-county-courthouse-gilmer-tx-jerry-mcfadden-jail-cell/https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/166/166.F3d.757.98-50485.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Walter_McFaddenhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653351/gena_lee-turner#view-photo=141666582https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653379/suzanne_denise-harrisonhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653334/bryan_drew-boone/flowerhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/639801109/?match=1&terms=jerry%20mcfaddenhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1314219208/?match=1&terms=jerry%20mcfaddenhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1205660661/?match=1&terms=suzanne%20harrisonhttps://barnwellmountainra.com/https://www.txexecutions.org/reports/191-Jerry-McFadden.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/649944728/?match=1&terms=gerald%20mcfaddenhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1158959852/?match=1&terms=Anna%20Marie%20Hlavka

After a late night church service Dawnia Dacosta began the familiar half and hour ride home. She had done the drive so many times she could have done it with her eyes closed. But as she cruised down I95 she felt her car sputter then slow. She had run out of gas.  As she eased onto the shoulder, she may have thought of her mother and the lessons drilled in long before moments like this ever came. Be prepared. Stay alert. Know what to do. So Dawnia followed those rules. Windows up. Doors locked. Hazards flashing. From where she stood, she could see the glow of a Texaco sign just off the exit ramp, not far at all. As she clutched an empty gas can, she stepped into the night, convinced it would be a quick walk… she’d make it.  Sources:https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-supreme-court/1720973.htmlhttps://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/347254/file/02-1590_AmdInit.pdfhttps://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/sc02-1590/02-1590amdinit.pdfhttps://www.iexitapp.com/exits/Florida/I-95/North/686https://www.newspapers.com/image/229834760/?terms=dawnia%20dacosta&match=1https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/lucious-boyd-cold-case-jane-doe-eileen-truppner-dawnia-dacosta-murder-rape-resolved-indictment-convicted-murderer-rapist-death-row-broward-county-sheriff-detectives-florida-december-5-2023https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1998/12/13/hundreds-celebrate-life-of-slain-nursing-student/https://www.newspapers.com/image/638261922/?match=1&terms=Roderick%20Bullardhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/12/05/us/florida-murder-rape-cold-case-dna/index.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090830185850/http://www.fadp.org/news/Sun-Sentinel-20040115.htmhttps://cbs12.com/news/local/lucious-boyd-cold-case-jane-doe-eileen-truppner-dawnia-dacosta-murder-rape-resolved-indictment-convicted-murderer-rapist-death-row-broward-county-sheriff-detectives-florida-december-5-2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/238640528/?match=1&terms=melissa%20floydhttps://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=699893&TypeSearch=AInewspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-gina-marie-moore/9867526/

The stillness of a warm September morning in the South was broken by something that didn’t belong: a bright red Jeep, abandoned and half-submerged in the murky edge of a quiet creek. Not far from it, drifting in the same dark water, was a young mother of two. What should have been a peaceful start to the day instead became the beginning of a mystery as clouded as the water itself. For the detectives called to the scene, nothing about this case came easily. The deeper they looked, the more the details seemed to twist. Unanswered questions, unsettling circumstances, and relationships that were far more complicated than they first appeared. But as the truth slowly surfaced, it revealed something far more disturbing than anyone had been prepared to face. SponsorsVisit Rula.com/tcc  to get affordable, high-quality therapy that’s actually covered by insurance Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/244437525/?match=1&terms=18%20years%20later%3A%20What%20to%20know%20about%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrum%27s%20killinghttps://www.newspapers.com/image/276089133/?match=1&terms=%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrumhttps://www.tncourts.gov/press/2013/03/27/supreme-court-affirms-convictions-upon-finding-no-prosecutorial-misconducthttps://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/m2009-01810-cca-r3-cd.htmlSnapped Season 24, Episode 25

The danger of a predator that stalks their victims online, the one that moves silently through glowing screens, is that they use cunning to trap those they prey upon. They study the patterns of their victims, learn their rhythm of life through late night posts and quiet confession. To them vulnerability isn’t a tragedy but rather a signal. With unsettling precision they are able to step in and be or say whatever they need to to become whatever their target needs. They lead with understand, compassion. They listen, they mirror, they comfort. They are exactly what their target craves or needs.  Pieces by piece they build trust, an assurance of safety. But behind the carefully chosen words and curated personas lies something sinister. It had been orchestrated in a way that by the time the illusions cracks their victim has already been trapped and the cage that has been so meticulously built around them has consumed them. The greatest weapon of the 21st century against the safety and sanctity of our homes is the internet, because it has allowed predators an opportunity to be stealthy enough to prey on your children and infiltrate your home…from the comfort of theirs.  Sources:Newspaper articles accessed through Newspapers.com from 2002-2021. Papers include:The Sun and The Mountain Echohttps://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=821033Caught in the Web: Four Part Series by Cathy Frye for the Arkansas Democrat-GazetteInvestigation Discovery: Web of Lies Aired 1/15/2014https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-07-na-slay7-story.htmlhttps://www.fbicollector.com/historybaltimoreinnocentimages.htmlhttps://katv.com/community/good-morning-arkansas/officer-shares-personal-tragedy-to-warn-families-and-children-about-online-dangers?fbclid=IwAR3TIHuLlb56dvkRSQ9xaLc0LXJHrz8OmNrIs4LdxOIF8AA2UIv00U84ByE