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TRUE CRIME with Bratterstein

As someone who has been personally effected by homicide, I approach every True Crime case I cover with the goal of balancing facts with empathy—giving victims a voice while exploring the larger cultural and societal implications of the cases. I want you to leave my episodes not only knowing that the people who I talk about are real.. what happened to them is real but also acknowledging that they are much more than just their deaths. Each audio file from this podcast is taken from my videos on

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00:56:11

The Soldier Who Made It Home, Only to Be Murdered...

TRUE CRIME with Bratterstein ·

2025/11/28

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Anthony Riggs with me today. In March 1991, 22-year-old Army Specialist Anthony Riggs returned home to Detroit after serving in the Persian Gulf, only to be brutally murdered less than a week later. As he loaded belongings into a van to help move his wife and stepdaughter, shots rang out, and Anthony collapsed, fatally wounded. What first looked like a random act of urban violence quickly unraveled into a chilling betrayal. Police soon arrested

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01:08:40

The Killing of Larry King: "Call Me Latisha"

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2025/11/26

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Lawrence King / Latisha King with me today. On February 12, 2008, 15-year-old Larry King was shot twice in the back of the head in his classroom at E.O. Green Junior High in Oxnard, California, by a fellow student, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney. The shooting happened after repeated harassment and bullying, reportedly driven by hatred toward Larry’s gender identity and expression. Larry was kept on life support for two days, donating organs before

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01:06:24

Sex, Lies & Betrayal: The Internet’s First Murder Case

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2025/11/24

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Bruce Miller with me today. On November 8, 1999, 46-year-old Bruce Miller was found dead at his junkyard in Flint, Michigan, the victim of a shotgun blast. His wife, Sharee Miller, had conspired online with an internet lover to lure him into a deadly trap. She misled her lover by claiming abuse, a fake pregnancy and the need to escape, all to manipulate him into pulling the trigger.At trial, prosecutors described how Sharee’s elaborate digital

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01:02:16

The "Face Eating Frat Boy": Austin Harrouff

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2025/11/21

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon Stevens with me today. In August 2016, 19-year-old college student Austin Harrouff violently attacked and killed John Stevens III and Michelle Mishcon outside their Florida home. Police arrived to find Harrouff on top of Stevens, biting his face and exhibiting extreme strength. Toxicology reports showed no signs of common drugs.Later diagnosed with acute psychosis, Harrouff claimed he believed he was “half-man,

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00:54:46

Boyfriend Turned STALKER : He WOULD NOT Let Her Go

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2025/11/19

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Molly McLaren with me today. In June 2017, 23-year-old university student Molly McLaren was brutally murdered in broad daylight in a parking lot in Kent, England, by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Stimpson. Just 12 days earlier, Molly had ended their relationship after noticing increasingly controlling and obsessive behavior. She later reported him to police after he began stalking and harassing her online.On the day of her death, Molly noticed Stimpson

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00:54:46

13-Year-Old KILLERS Ambush Grandma in her own Home :...

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2025/11/17

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Barbara Olson with me today. In 2014, a quiet neighborhood in El Cajon, California, was shaken when 12-year-old Raven Juarez and her 13-year-old friend Monique Trevino ambushed Raven’s grandmother, Barbara Olsen, inside her home. The girls had planned the attack days in advance, convinced that killing Barbara would allow them to run away together and start a new life.Barbara, who had been caring for Raven, had no idea what her granddaughter was

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01:18:18

Man Obsessed with Child STAR Tries to Kill the...

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2025/11/14

As always, thank you for hanging out talking about John Hinckley Jr. with me today. On March 30, 1981, outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. opened fire on U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley’s bullets struck four people, including Reagan himself, who was hit in the chest but survived.Investigators soon uncovered a disturbing motive: Hinckley had become obsessed with actress Jodie Foster after seeing her in the film Taxi Driver. Believing he could impress her, he

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00:48:24

Murdered Wife's "Testimony" Helps Solve her Case :...

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2025/11/12

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Maria Eugenia Munoz with me today. On September 22, 2020, 31-year-old Maria Muñoz, a stay-at-home mother in Laredo, Texas, was found unresponsive after her husband called 911 claiming she had overdosed. What seemed like a tragic accident soon revealed dark secrets.Toxicology results uncovered seven powerful anesthetic drugs, including one typically administered only via IV and no evidence of the pill he claimed she took. Investigators learned

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00:52:51

She Looked at Family Photos then Stabbed her Grandpa...

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2025/11/10

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Robert Whitwell with me today. In August 2016, 19-year-old Brittney Jade Dwyer traveled from Queensland to Adelaide with her friend, Bernadette Hoang, to visit her grandfather, 81-year-old Robert Whitwell. But the visit wasn’t out of love, it was part of a plan. Brittney wanted the $100,000 inheritance she believed she was entitled to, and she was willing to kill to get it.When she arrived at his home, Robert welcomed her with warmth and trust,

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01:51:23

The Knoxville Horror: CARJACKING Gone Horribly Wrong...

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2025/11/07

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Channon Christian and Chris Newsom with me today.

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01:12:30

He Didn’t Want the Baby… So He Plotted her Murder

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2025/11/05

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Cherica Adams with me today. In November 1999, 24-year-old Cherica Adams, who was eight months pregnant, was shot four times while driving through Charlotte, North Carolina. Before she lost consciousness, Cherica was able to call 911 and name the man responsible for setting her up, her boyfriend, former NFL player Rae Carruth.Investigators learned that Carruth had orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot to avoid paying child support. He arranged for

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00:50:57

Cheerleader Killed a Week Before Graduation: Michelle...

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2025/11/03

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Michelle Camile DeMarzo with me today. In June 1978, 18-year-old Michelle DeMarzo was found brutally murdered at a conservation center in Cranford, New Jersey, nude, bludgeoned, and surrounded by signs of extreme violence. Her former boyfriend, Neil Costanzo, who had known Michelle for years and from whom she had broken up a while earlier, was arrested and charged with her murder. The killing rocked the community, turning a suburban high school

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00:58:06

The Watcher House : The True Story of a Terrifying...

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2025/10/31

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering the Broaddus family with me today. In June 2014, Derek and Maria Broaddus purchased a $1.35 million home at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. Just days after closing, but before they even moved in, they received the first of several anonymous letters addressed to “The New Owner” from someone calling themselves “The Watcher.”The letters claimed the house had been “watched” by the sender’s family for generations, referenced the Broaddus

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01:15:32

Nursing Student Vanishes from her Own Backyard: who...

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2025/10/27

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Holly Lynn Bobo with me today. In April 2011, 20-year-old nursing student Holly Lynn Bobo disappeared from her family home in rural Darden, Tennessee, after being led into the woods by a man wearing camouflage. Nearly three years later, partial remains were discovered in a remote area of Decatur County. The autopsy confirmed she died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head.In September 2017, Zachary Adams was found guilty of kidnapping, rape

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00:50:12

Snuffed Out by Sadist : The Georgia Williams Case

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2025/10/24

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Georgia Williams with me today. In May 2013, 17-year-old Georgia Williams disappeared after visiting the home of her friend, 23-year-old Jamie Reynolds, in Shropshire, England. What seemed like an innocent visit quickly turned into a premeditated murder.Reynolds, obsessed with violent sexual fantasies, lured Georgia to his house under false pretenses, where he attacked and strangled her. He filmed part of the assault and later disposed of her body

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00:49:27

Mother Smothered her Own Kids to Punish her Ex?

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2025/10/22

In January 2010, 45-year-old Fiona Donnison walked into a police station in Heathfield, East Sussex, and told officers she had killed her children. Hours earlier, she had smothered her two young children, 3-year-old Harry and 2-year-old Elise, then packed their bodies into holdalls and locked them in the boot of her car. Investigators revealed the murders were part of a calculated plan to inflict maximum pain on her former partner. Prosecutors described her as using the children as “ultimate pawns,”

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00:45:46

Pregnant Army Captain Stabbed in her Bed : The Lynn...

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2025/10/20

In May 2001, 30-year-old U.S. Army Captain Lynn Armstrong Reister, six months pregnant and stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, was found brutally murdered in her home: her throat deeply slashed, and her unborn child lost with her. Investigators uncovered a chilling conspiracy: her husband Roger Reister and his brother Rodney Reister allegedly planned her killing so that Roger could avoid divorce, retain custody of their son, and benefit from life insurance proceeds. A bloody palm print at the

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00:57:08

He Saw Himself on Unsolved Mysteries & Ran

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2025/10/17

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Marilynn Lee McClenahen with me today. On April 15, 1990, 48-year-old Marilynn Lee McClenahen, also known as Marilynn DePue, disappeared from her home in Coldwater, Michigan, after a heated argument with her ex-husband, Dennis DePue. That afternoon, Dennis came to pick up their children, but when they refused to go with him, the situation escalated. He brutally beat Marilynn in the basement before loading her into his van and driving away.The next

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00:55:50

Cold Medicine Murder: Aspiring Pastor Brutalizes Bride

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2025/10/13

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Lauren Hugelmaier with me today. In September 2017, 29-year-old Lauren Hugelmaier Phelps was found brutally murdered in her Raleigh, North Carolina home. Her husband, Matthew Phelps, called 911 claiming he “had a dream” and found her dead, with blood all over him and a knife on the bed.The autopsy revealed Lauren had been stabbed 123 times, her body riddled with wounds to her head, neck, torso, and arms. Evidence would later show Matthew had

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01:26:47

Teen Love Triangle Leads to 12-Year-Old's Murder

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2025/10/10

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Shanda Renee Sharer with me today. In January 1992, 12-year-old Shanda Renee Sharer was brutally abducted, tortured, and murdered by four teenage girls in Madison, Indiana. The crime was fueled by jealousy and rivalry, one girl believed Shanda was encroaching on her romantic relationship. Shanda was lured under false pretenses, restrained, beaten, stabbed, and ultimately set on fire. The perpetrators left her body in a remote field; investigators

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