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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!

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29:20

WHAT KIND OF GRANDMA DOES THIS?! Two Moms Found...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/20

Two women vanished on their way to pick up children in a small Oklahoma town. Weeks later, detectives made a horrifying discovery buried ten feet underground: a freezer packed with their bodies. The mastermind? A 54-year-old grandmother who called herself a woman of faith and led a group known as “God’s Misfits.”Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSerious Follow Ashleigh on Social

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9:01

New Surveillance Footage of D4vd's Tesla BLOWS The...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/18

After weeks of silence in the shocking death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, new surveillance footage of singer D4vd’s Tesla has surfaced, and it changes everything. The private investigator who uncovered the video says it shows exactly when and where the luxury car was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills with Celeste’s body inside. The LAPD has the footage, they know who parked that Tesla, but they are not saying a word. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the

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9:58

Father From Hell Sobs As He Admits He Killed His Own...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/17

Rebecca Haro told police her baby, Emmanuel, had been kidnapped by strangers outside a California store. But it was all a lie. Days later, detectives arrested both parents. Now Jake Haro has confessed to torturing and murdering his 7-month-old son while Emmanuel’s body is still missing. Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the horrifying case inside Drop Dead Serious.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSerious Follow Ashleigh on Social

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28:59

Teen Girl Tricks Her Kidnapper: Held Captive in a...

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2025/10/16

It was supposed to be an ordinary walk home. Instead, it became every parent’s nightmare. For nine months, no one knew where Abby Hernandez was or what had happened to her. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield unravels the terrifying true story of Abby Hernandez, the teen who vanished in broad daylight, the desperate search that followed, and the shocking truth that finally came to light.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSerious Follow Ashleigh on Social

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17:02

Alivea & Steve Goncalves React to Lifetime’s Idaho...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/15

Alivea and Steve Goncalves, the sister and father of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves, sit down with Ashleigh Banfield to react to Lifetime’s upcoming Idaho Murders movie and the shocking new twist involving Bryan Kohberger’s sister on the prosecution’s witness list.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSerious Follow Ashleigh on Social

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15:02

House Fire Mystery: Indiana Mom Found Alive in the...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/10

An Indiana mother, Britney Gard, vanished right after her house caught fire. Her car was still in the driveway, her purse was inside, and her phone was silent. For eight days, family and police feared the worst. Then came the discovery that stunned everyone: Britney was found alive in the woods, just two and a half miles from home. How did she survive? Why was her phone suddenly active again? And what does the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office mean by calling the fire “suspicious” while insisting there

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11:19

Texas Murder Mystery Deepens: Suzanne Simpson’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/09

One year after the beloved San Antonio, Texas real estate agent and mother of four vanished without a trace, her sister has now been arrested while Suzanne’s husband, Brad Simpson, remains locked up awaiting trial for her murder. Investigators say Brad was caught on camera buying cleaning supplies, hauling trash bags and a tarp in his truck, and later found with a burned laptop, several destroyed phones, and a saw that allegedly tested positive for Suzanne’s DNA. Suzanne’s body has never been found

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23:28

“She Made Us Wear SCREAM MASKS!!!” Teen Boys Expose...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/08

She was a substitute teacher and a mother-- trusted by parents, admired by students. But prosecutors say Brittany Fortinberry was living a secret double life, one that crossed every imaginable line. In fact, prosecutors say Ms. Fortinberry engaged in sexual acts with SEVERAL of teenage boys, some as young as 13. One of those boys told investigators he ended things when he learned she was doing the same with other teenage boys. And in one of the most haunting details of all, prosecutors say she made

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24:24

Ellen Greenberg 2.0? The UNBELIEVABLE & DISTURBING...

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2025/10/06

In 2019, 27-year-old Sonam Kshatriya was found hanging in the closet of her Manhattan apartment. The medical examiner ruled it a suicide but the evidence tells a much darker story. Her family says this case is a chilling echo of the Ellen Greenberg case, where a young woman was found with 20 stab wounds and still declared a suicide. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield exposes the shocking details of Sonam’s death, from the blood at the crime scene that did not match the official

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43:09

Judge EVISCERATES Sean “Diddy” Combs at Sentencing &...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/04

Sean “Diddy” Combs faced the music in federal court, and it was brutal. Judge Arun Subramanian eviscerated the hip-hop mogul during sentencing, quoting Diddy’s own filthy words back to him. Diddy sobbed in court, called his behavior “sick, shameful, and disgusting,” and begged for mercy before being sentenced to 50 months in federal prison on Mann Act convictions. His defense team even submitted a slick, 12-minute video packed with celebrity testimonials and family footage, meant to show Diddy as a

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37:50

The Tinley Park Five: Lane Bryant Massacre UNSOLVED...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/03

On February 2, 2008, inside a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, Illinois, six women were bound with duct tape and forced to the floor. Within minutes, five were executed, one miraculously survived, and the gunman vanished without a trace. Seventeen years later, the case known as the Tinley Park Five remains one of the largest unsolved mass shootings in U.S. history.In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield exposes the horrifying details of the Lane Bryant murders, from the frantic

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22:12

11 Police Calls & Eerie New Timeline: The Disturbing...

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2025/10/02

Fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez ran away from home again and again, but this time, she never came back. Her badly decomposed body was discovered in the trunk of a Tesla tied to rising singer D4vd. Now, shocking new records reveal police were called to Celeste’s family’s home 11 times in just over a year. Surveillance footage, missing persons reports, and disturbing family dynamics raise urgent questions: What really happened in those final months? And how did she end up dead in a

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38:23

Wild New Twist in D4vd Scandal: Cops Swarm D4vd's...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/01

A wild new twist in the D4vd scandal as Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s teenage ex-boyfriend breaks his silence, speaking out about their relationship before she ran away to live with the rising star D4vd, aka David Anthony Burke, in his Hollywood Hills mansion. Police also swarmed D4vd’s family home in Houston after a bogus 911 call that triggered an armed response, captured on bodycam. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield unpacks Damien Hernandez’s exclusive interview with TMZ, the

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33:27

Kentucky Cheerleader’s Closet Baby Horror: Bombshell...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/30

The case of University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling has taken an even DARKER turn. Prosecutors revealed bombshell new details in court docs: her newborn baby was possibly born alive, wrapped in a towel “like a burrito,” and hidden in her closet. Hours later, instead of seeking help, Laken allegedly grabbed McDonald’s and stopped by the campus health clinic, but never went inside. Her roommates told investigators they heard loud crashes in the middle of the night, so strong that one even

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41:47

HAUNTING Surveillance Video of Celeste Emerges &...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/27

A haunting new surveillance video of Celeste Rivas Hernandez has surfaced and it could be the most important clue yet in the Tesla death mystery. The footage shows the 14-year-old before her decomposed body was discovered in the trunk of a Tesla belonging to rising singer D4vd. At the same time, police records reveal tickets piling up on that same abandoned car, before it was finally towed and opened. Private investigator Steve Fischer uncovers the Tesla’s paper trail, while TMZ’s Charles

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19:39

Explosive Revelation: Singer D4vd CONFIRMED...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/26

Singer D4vd’s relationship with 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez has now been confirmed, just weeks after her body was found in the trunk of his Tesla. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield unpacks the explosive revelation and the disturbing timeline leading up to Celeste’s death. Ashleigh is joined by Charlie Neff from TMZ, who shares confirmations about D4vd and Celeste’s relationship, along with new information from friends who say Celeste had been presenting herself as a

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22:43

Hollywood Hills Horror: Disturbing Evidence From...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/25

Disturbing new evidence is raising chilling questions about Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s final days- from what forensic experts can still uncover from her decomposed remains, to the digital trail hidden inside the Tesla itself.In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the science and the technology with two leading experts: forensic death investigator Joseph Scott Morgan, and digital forensic analyst Jason Lewis. Together, they explore how the heat of a Los Angeles summer

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35:57

CHILLING New Clues in Teen's Tesla Horror: Was...

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2025/09/25

Fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez vanished from Lake Elsinore, California. Weeks later she was found dead inside the trunk of a Tesla tied to rising singer D4vd. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield investigates chilling new clues that are shaking the case wide open. From a viral concert video that fans swear shows Celeste in the crowd, to surveillance footage, runaway reports, and a shocking timeline that overlaps D4vd’s canceled tour, the mystery surrounding Celeste’s

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28:01

D4vd BOLTS From Hollywood Hills Mansion & Spends...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/24

Singer D4vd has abruptly bolted from his Hollywood Hills mansion just days after LAPD spent 12 hours searching the home for “blood evidence.” Detectives seized multiple items, including a laptop, in their investigation into the shocking case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez – a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was discovered in the trunk of D4vd’s Tesla earlier this month. The discovery raised disturbing questions about D4vd’s connection to Celeste, who vanished from Lake Elsinore more than a year

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29:17

D4VD Exposed: Disturbing Timeline & New Details From...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/23

Two weeks after LAPD made the horrifying discovery of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposed body inside a Tesla trunk, shocking new details are surfacing about the case and its disturbing ties to rising R&B star D4VD. Police confirm they searched the Hollywood Hills home where the Tesla had been parked for months, looking for blood evidence. TMZ reports detectives spent 12 hours inside that house, rented by D4VD’s manager. From leaked Discord chats where D4VD called out “Celeste,” to

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