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Day By Day: True Crime Stories

Little Monster Productions

Your daily dose of true crime history. Join Kona Gallagher, host of And Then They Were Gone, for a story about a crime or justice milestone that happened this day in history.

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8:47

December 11 - The Murders of Rick and Suzanna Wamsley

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/11

On December 11, 2003, Rick and Suzanna Wamsley were found brutally murdered inside their home in Mansfield, Texas. To friends and neighbors, they seemed like the picture of suburban success — loving parents, a quiet neighborhood, and a home filled with holiday cheer. But prosecutors would soon allege that the violence was no random crime. Instead, it was the result of a calculated plot involving the couple’s own 19-year-old son, Andrew, his girlfriend Chelsea Richardson, and two accomplices.In this

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December 10 - The Murder of Frances Brown

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/10

On this day in 1945, Chicago police entered a North Side apartment and found a crime scene so brutal — and so chillingly theatrical — that it made headlines across the country and birthed one of the most haunting nicknames in American true crime history: The Lipstick Killer.Frances Brown, a former Navy WAVE and working woman in her early 30s, was found shot and stabbed in her apartment near Wrigley Field. A message, scrawled in red lipstick on the wall, read: “For heaven’s sake catch me before I

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8:17

December 9 - The Disappearance of Joan Bernal

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2025/12/09

On this day in 1988, 34-year-old Joan Yarbrough Bernal was supposed to be hitting the road with her husband and children for a holiday trip from Joliet, Illinois, to Texas. Instead, she vanished without a trace—and was never seen again.Her husband, Gilbert “Gil” Bernal, has long claimed that Joan walked away from her life during the road trip. But Joan’s children and investigators believe the truth is much darker—and that Joan may never have made it out of Joliet.In this episode, we trace Joan’s

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8:45

December 8 — The Murder of John Lennon

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2025/12/08

On this day in 1980, music legend John Lennon was shot outside his New York City home by a fan who had waited for hours. Just hours before, Lennon had signed an autograph for the man who would end his life. Within minutes, the world lost one of its most influential voices.In this episode, we retrace Lennon’s final day—from his creative resurgence and time in the studio to the chilling moments on West 72nd Street. We also examine the disturbing motives of Mark David Chapman, the investigation and

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9:46

December 7 - The Martin Family Disappearance

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2025/12/07

On December 7, 1958, Kenneth and Barbara Martin and their three daughters—Barbie, Virginia, and Susan—set out from their Portland home for a Sunday drive into the Columbia River Gorge to gather Christmas greenery. They never returned.What followed was one of Oregon’s most perplexing missing-persons cases. Despite a massive search, the family’s station wagon vanished without a trace, and it wasn’t until months later that the bodies of two of the girls were found in the Columbia River. The other three

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8:56

December 6 - The Disappearance of Susan Powell

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2025/12/06

On December 6, 2009, 28-year-old Susan Powell spent the day going to church, making pancakes, and spending time with her two little boys in their Utah home. By the next morning, she was gone. Her husband claimed he’d taken the children on a spontaneous midnight camping trip in a blizzard. What police found in the home—and what they would learn in the weeks and years that followed—told a much darker story.From a chilling farewell letter to a devastating murder-suicide, the disappearance of Susan

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8:26

December 5 – The Westroads Mall Shooting

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/05

On December 5, 2007, a quiet afternoon of holiday shopping in Omaha, Nebraska, turned into a nightmare. Nineteen-year-old Robert Hawkins walked into the Von Maur department store at Westroads Mall with a stolen semi-automatic rifle and opened fire. In just six minutes, he killed eight innocent people, wounded four more, and then took his own life.In today’s episode, we explore the devastating timeline of the attack, the lives of those lost and forever changed, and the difficult aftermath that

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December 4 - The Abduction of Steven Stayner

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2025/12/04

On this day in 1972, seven-year-old Steven Stayner disappeared while walking home from school in Merced, California. For the next seven years, he was held captive by a convicted child molester who convinced him his parents didn’t want him anymore. But in 1980, Steven made a brave decision that would save another boy—and bring his own ordeal to light.This episode explores Steven’s abduction, the years he spent living under a false identity, his daring escape, and the lasting impact of his story. It’s

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8:29

December 3 - The Disappearance of Agatha Christie

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/03

On this day in 1926, famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie vanished from her home in Berkshire, England, sparking one of the most bizarre and captivating missing persons cases in British history. Her empty car was discovered near a chalk quarry the next morning, igniting a national manhunt that drew in over a thousand police officers, 15,000 volunteers, and even fellow crime writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.For 11 days, the “Queen of Crime” was at the center of a real-life mystery that

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8:03

December 2 - The Murder of Grace Millane

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2025/12/02

On December 2, 2018, 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane was meant to be celebrating her birthday in Auckland, New Zealand. Instead, she was killed in a hotel room by a man she had met just hours earlier on Tinder. Her death shocked the nation and sparked international outrage, grief, and a reckoning with how violence against women is addressed in both media and the justice system.In today’s episode, we trace Grace’s journey from England to New Zealand, the hours leading up to her murder,

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9:43

December 1 - The Abduction and Murder of Jean McConville

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2025/12/01

On this day in 1972, 38-year-old Jean McConville was abducted from her home in West Belfast in front of her ten children. For decades, her disappearance was shrouded in secrecy, fear, and rumor. It wasn’t until 2003—31 years later—that her remains were discovered buried on a beach in the Republic of Ireland. The Provisional IRA eventually admitted to her murder, claiming she was a British informant, though multiple official investigations found no evidence to support that accusation.In today’s

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November 30 – The Murder of Richard Mallory

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2025/11/30

On November 30, 1989, a seemingly ordinary encounter along a Florida highway marked the start of one of the most infamous crime sprees in American history. That day, 51-year-old Richard Mallory picked up hitchhiker Aileen Wuornos—an act that would end with his murder and launch a high-profile investigation into a series of killings by the woman the press would later call America’s first female serial killer.In this episode, we retrace the events of that night and explore the complex backgrounds of

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November 29 - The Death of Natalie Wood

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2025/11/29

On November 29, 1981, Hollywood legend Natalie Wood disappeared from her yacht off Catalina Island. Hours later, her body was found in the Pacific Ocean, wearing a nightgown, socks, and a jacket. Though her death was initially ruled an accident, shifting witness accounts, newly uncovered injuries, and a changed death certificate have kept the case alive for over four decades. Was it a tragic misstep—or something more?In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we revisit the weekend voyage

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8:18

November 28 - The Death of Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada

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2025/11/28

On November 28, 2009, 25-year-old Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada ran barefoot into a snowstorm and disappeared. For nearly a decade, his family in Council Bluffs, Iowa, searched for answers. Then, in 2019, contractors renovating the grocery store where Larry once worked made a chilling discovery—his remains trapped behind a commercial cooler.This episode explores the heartbreaking story of Larry’s disappearance, the mystery that gripped his family for ten years, and the strange and tragic circumstances

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November 27 – The Moscone/Milk Assassinations

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2025/11/27

On November 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot and killed inside City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White. What followed was a political and cultural aftershock that would reshape the city forever.This episode traces the morning of the killings, the controversial trial that gave rise to the “Twinkie defense” myth, and the explosive White Night riots that erupted in response. It also examines how this double assassination changed California law, ignited

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November 26 — The Murder of Thomas Kelly

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2025/11/26

On a cold November night in 1993, firefighters in Sunderland, England responded to a blaze in a garden shed—and found the body of 18-year-old Thomas Kelly. At first, it looked like a tragic accident. But within months, two more teenagers were dead under strikingly similar circumstances.This episode traces the chilling investigation that unfolded: from burned buildings and shifting theories, to the forensic breakthrough that exposed a serial killer hiding in plain sight.Steven Grieveson would

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8:47

November 25 — The Disappearance of Andrew, Alexander,...

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2025/11/25

On Thanksgiving Day 2010, three brothers—Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton—vanished from their father’s home in Morenci, Michigan. For nearly 15 years, their disappearance remained unsolved.In 2025, just days before John Skelton was set to be released from prison, he was charged with their murders. This episode explores the heartbreaking timeline, the false leads, and the long-awaited charges in a case that gripped a community for over a decade.#TrueCrime #SkeltonBrothers #johnskelton

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8:27

November 24 — The Disappearance of D.B. Cooper

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/24

On November 24, 1971, a man using the name Dan Cooper boarded a flight from Portland to Seattle, handed a flight attendant a note claiming he had a bomb, and calmly hijacked the plane. After collecting a $200,000 ransom and four parachutes, he jumped from the Boeing 727 into the night sky—and was never seen again.Known to the public as D.B. Cooper due to a media error, his identity remains a mystery. In this episode, we walk through the timeline of the hijacking, the FBI’s decades-long

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November 23 — The Hijacking of Ethiopian Airlines...

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2025/11/23

On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 became the scene of a deadly hijacking that ended in tragedy just off the coast of the Comoros Islands. Three men seized control of the Boeing 767 and demanded to be flown to Australia—despite the plane only carrying enough fuel for its next scheduled stop in Nairobi.After hours of failed negotiations, the aircraft ran out of fuel and crash-landed in the Indian Ocean. Of the 175 people on board, 125 died. Thanks to the captain’s attempt to ditch

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8:48

November 22 — The Kidnapping and Murder of Dru Sjodin

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2025/11/22

On November 22, 2003, 22-year-old University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin vanished after leaving work at Columbia Mall in Grand Forks. What began as a missing-person case quickly escalated into one of the most closely followed criminal investigations in the upper Midwest.In this episode, we trace the timeline of Dru’s disappearance, the massive volunteer-led search across North Dakota and Minnesota, and the mounting evidence that led investigators to Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a Level-3 sex

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