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Killer Destinations

Just like you, we’re obsessed with true crime. We’re also lifelong friends. And it’s this combination that drives our podcast. We tell true crime stories from their unexpected beginnings to their devastating ends, and dive deep into all the details you want to know about. We do intersperse the occasional humor and banter, and our listeners tell us it makes them feel like they’re hanging out with their friends. But, we never forget that we’re talking about real people and real families. Listen to a

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48:20

133. EYE OF THE STORM: Benjamin Collings - Northport,...

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2024/03/19

Our latest episode takes us back to 1931, where 38-year-old Benjamin Collings, his 29-year-old wife Lillian and their five-year-old daughter Barbara are spending the summer aboard their 30-foot cabin cruiser, Penguin. It's an idyllic time for this small close-knit family; until late one night, two men board their boat. What happens next will cause this family of three to become a family of two.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:

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132. JUSTICE FOR FAITH: Faith Hedgepeth - Chapel...

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2024/03/12

In 2012, UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth was found murdered in an off-campus apartment. She was well-liked by all who met her, so the community was stunned when the alleged perpetrator was finally revealed.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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141. THE DEAD DON'T LIE: James Hanratty - Slough,...

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2024/03/05

On an August night in 1961, Valerie Storie and her married paramour Michael Gregston were sitting together in a car on a country road. A man with a gun came up to them, inflicting a life-ending injury to one and left the other with a life-altering injury. Many celebs and the public believed an innocent man was convicted. It would take 60 years to learn the truth.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries:

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THE COLLAR BOMB HEIST: Brian Wells - Erie, PA 2003

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2024/02/27

In 2003, Brian Wells walked into a bank with a note demanding $250K. With the bank manager away in meetings, the money couldn't be accessed. So, he left with only what was in the tellers’ cash drawers. When police pulled him over shortly after he left the bank, he admitted that he was the bank robber, but said he did it because he was forced to. However, there would be many twists and turns before investigators learned the whole story.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code

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49:05

A HOUSE DIVIDED: Judith Johnson - Barberton, OH 1998

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2024/02/20

In 1998, Judith Johnson and her six-year-old granddaughter Brooke were having a sleepover. A noise in the middle of the night woke Brooke up, and what she saw was her worst nightmare. Her grandma was unconscious on the living room floor... and Brooke thought the perpetrator looked like someone she knew. The investigation would divide the entire family.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code

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THE SINS OF THE DAUGHTER: Pamela & Helen Hargan -...

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2024/02/13

In 2017, the affluent enclave of McLean, VA experienced a horrific crime that sent shockwaves across the region. The deaths of two women - a mother and her daughter - looked like the daughter ended her mother's life before taking her own. What could've happened to make this young woman snap?Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:

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49:15

WHEN ANGER RUNS IN YOUR BLOOD: Omaha Spree Murders -...

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2024/02/06

In the summer of 2013, Omaha, Nebraska residents were horrified by the brutal slayings that took place within a span of 10 days. Detectives were able to quickly link three of the four slayings, but the fourth was an outlier. It was through the help of other family members arrested in connection with these crimes that revealed the insidious history that set the stage for these tragic deaths.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/*

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WHEN A STRANGER KNOCKS: Janie Pang - Villa Park, CA 1997

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2024/01/30

In 1997, Janie Louise Pang was a stay-at-home mom of three living in the affluent Orange County suburb of Villa Park, CA. When her life was ended by a man who knocked on her door, police were at a loss for suspects. It took years for police to arrest someone... and when they did, was it the actual perpetrator or someone the killer set up to be the scapegoat?Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check out Rosetta Stone and use

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40:46

AN UNLOCKED DOOR: Mass Murders - Fernley, NV 2013

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2024/01/23

The rural town of Fernley, NV was shocked by horrifying crimes that happened on May 13, 2013. One 911 call after the other came into sheriff's dispatch and neighboring communities sent officers to assist. This close-knit community never imagined the day would end with five of their friends and neighbors gone. Did they have a serial killer stalking their small town?Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check out Rosetta

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45:02

TIL DEATH DO US PART: Anastasia King - Mountlake...

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2024/01/16

Anastasia King was just 18 when she decided she wanted to live the American dream and signed up for an online matchmaking service. Within just a few months she moved from her home country of Kyrgyzstan and was living with her new husband in Washington State. But when she disappeared after missing a flight home from Kyrgyzstan, police uncovered secrets that shocked everyone.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check out Rosetta

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HIGHWAY TO HELL: Nancy Harwood - Sells, AZ 1970

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2024/01/09

In 1970, Nancy Harwood’s body was found along a desolate stretch of the Ajo Highway in southern Arizona. To everyone’s horror, her young children were found playing in the sand next to the car. The victim was the second of two females killed two months apart – and it showed all the markings of a possible serial killer. With no witnesses, would detectives be able to solve the case before the person struck again?Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal:

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37:33

WE'VE GOT UPDATES!!

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2024/01/02

We're kicking off the new year by bringing you updates on three of our most noteworthy cases over the past 12 months. Our updates include Episode 71 - the murders of four young University of Idaho students; Episode 81 - the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and conviction of Olympian Oscar Pistorius; and Episode 112 - the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew and the discovery of her remains.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check

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A FRONT ROW SEAT TO A CRIME: Sidney Merrick - Salt...

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2023/12/26

This week's episode is a flashback to one of our earliest episodes! It was the second episode we dropped more than two years ago (!!) and is one of our all-time favorites. It takes place in 1983 and is about Sidney Merrick, a young woman found stabbed to death in her car on the side of a major interstate freeway. Thanks to numerous witnesses coming forward, not only were police able to solve her case but also a cold case that happened in another state. Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use

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FEAR THY NEIGHBOR: Mandy Stavik - Acme, WA 1989

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2023/12/19

In 1989, 18-year-old Mandy Stavik was home from college to spend Thanksgiving with her family. She was from a small town in Washington, where everyone knew each other and looked out for each other. Mandy was an avid athlete and went for a run with her dog... but only her dog returned home. After several days of searching, her body was found. And it would take an unlikely reunion to provide police the break they needed.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal:

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START AT THE BEGINNING...: Elizabeth Garcia - Hobbs,...

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2023/12/12

In 2002, Elizabeth Garcia was working hard to create a better future for herself and her children. To keep her afternoons free for her kids, she took a part time job working overnight at a convenience store. It was during her second shift that she disappeared and was found deceased in a field. The case went cold until another murder happened in the small town a year later. The cases didn’t seem to overlap… but was it possible they were looking for the same perpetrator?Our Sponsors:* Check out

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YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT FATE HAS IN STORE: Juli Busken -...

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2023/12/05

In December 1996, Juli Busken had just completed her studies at the University of Oklahoma and was packing up to go back to her native Arkansas and begin graduate school. The day she was scheduled to leave, she did an early morning airport run to drop off a friend… and disappeared. Police contacted almost every person they could find who had ever known her, but the DNA was never a match. It took years, but finally there was a hit in CODIS that changed everything.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh

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A LONG LIST OF SUSPECTS: Rhoni Reuter - Deerfield, IL...

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2023/11/28

In 2007, Rhoni Reuter and her longtime boyfriend, former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle, were awaiting the birth of their first child. But one morning when Rhoni opened her front door to leave for work, someone was waiting for her. Police scoured the scene for clues, but when all of the suspects had alibis, investigators had to dig deeper to find the secrets that had been hidden from almost everyone.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal:

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TURNING GRIEF INTO ACTION: Johnia Berry - Knoxville,...

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2023/11/21

In December 2004, Johnia Berry was ready to start her life after college. She was applying to graduate school and was four months away from her dream wedding to her dream guy. And then her life was brutally taken. There were very few clues and even fewer suspects. How would detectives solve her murder?Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:

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A SON'S QUEST FOR JUSTICE: Susie Mowbray -...

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2023/11/14

In an upscale suburb of Brownsville, TX an urgent call came into 911. Prominent businessman Bill Mowbray was dead, and the coroner didn't know if it was by his own hand or if someone else was involved. Bill's wife Susie said it was the former, but law enforcement didn't agree. She was arrested and went to trial. Bit was justice served or did they get it wrong?Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/* Check out Rosetta

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CHASING AN ELUSIVE KILLER: Linda Slaten - Lakeland,...

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2023/11/07

In 1981, Linda Slaten was found by her sister lying on the bed. She’d been dead for several hours. The window in Linda's bedroom was wide open and the screen was on the grass outside. Despite an extensive investigation, the case went cold. With renewed attention to the case decades later, it was finally solved. And the perpetrator's name had been in their case files the entire time.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code killerdfree for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/*

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