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Never Light Up A Room Podcast

Never Light Up A Room Podcast

We all know the cliche "they lit up a room". On this true crime podcast, we will explain why you should stay safe and never "light up a room"! We aim to shine a light on the well known cases as well as the overlooked or forgotten stories. Join us each week as we cover a new investigation and illuminate the darkness that surrounds us.

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02:02:56

Episode 072: The Idaho Student Murders: The Murders...

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/08/13

In the early morning hours of Nov 13, 2022, a crime that captivated the world took place. 4 University of Idaho students, all in their early 20s, were brutally murdered in their off- campus house in Moscow Idaho. The victims' families as well as the public demanded answers for who could commit this heinous crime. The question of who could do this was eventually answered, but we may never know the why... Sources: Oliveira, Alex, “Sister of murdered Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves gives birth to

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00:42:48

Episode 071: The Murder of Travis Alexander

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/08/06

After not hearing from their friend Travis, a group of his friends would go over to Travis Alexander’s house on June 9th 2008 where they would find him dead in his standup shower. Travis would have a gunshot wound to his head, had been stabbed 27 times and as well had his throat cut from ear to ear. Could a relationship gone wrong be the cause for Travis’s death? Sources: Lohr, David, “Jodi Arias Timeline: Key Dates In Case Of California Woman Accused Of Stabbing Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times

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01:26:19

Leave The Light On July 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/08/02

We're back with our seventeenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!References: Hutchinson, Bill, “Timeline of Manhattan mass shooting: Suspect Shane Tamura allegedly drove from Nevada to commit attack” , ABC News, July 29, 2025,

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00:58:11

Episode 070: The Death of Elisa Lam

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2025/07/30

On January 31st 2013, 21 year old Elisa Lam who was traveling on the west coast of the United States missed a check in call with her parents who were home in Vancouver. After not hearing from her, Elisa’s parents would then call the Los Angeles Police to search the infamous Cecil Hotel. A surveillance video from an elevator would be the last time anyone would see Elisa alive. Sources: Brknhrt, “Elisa Lam”, Find a grave, May 20, 2013, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110876498/elisa-lam,

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00:42:30

Episode 069: The Murder of Alexis Gabe

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2025/07/23

On January 26, 2022, 23-year-old Alexis went out to meet up with one of her friends, however, she never returned home. Alexis’s family reported her missing the next day. Over time, investigators pieced together what happened the night that Alexis went missing and uncovered the horrifying truth. Sources: “Where Is Alexis?” On the Case with Paula Zahn, season 27, episode 8, narrated by Paula Zahn, Investigation Discovery, 24 Apr. 2024. Goard, Alyssa, “Family, friends gather to remember Alexis Gabe

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01:04:08

Episode 068: The Murder of Cari Farver

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2025/07/16

In October of 2012, 37-year-old, Cari Farver began casually dating Dave Kroupa, however 2 weeks into the relationship Cari suddenly disappeared. Although Cari had essentially vanished physically, Dave was soon being bombarded by texts and emails from Cari and the harassment was not limited to just Dave. Another woman who Dave had been casually seeing, Liz Goylar, was also being harassed by threatening texts and emails supposedly from an incredibly jealous Cari. The harassment continued for years,

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00:46:44

Episode 067: The Escape of Kara Robinson

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2025/07/09

On June 24th 2002 while at a friends house, 15 year old Kara was outside watering plants when a man pulled into the driveway. Striking up a conversation, the man would then go on to kidnap Kara and take her back to his apartment where he would assault her for the next 18 hours. Sources: Pelisek, Christine, “At 15, Kara Robinson Chamberlain Was Kidnapped by a Serial Killer. She Not Only Escaped — She Helped Catch Him”, People, February 17th 2022,

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00:41:33

Episode 066: Gal Vallerius, AKA OxyMonster

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2025/07/02

Gal Vallerius was a seemingly mild-mannered Frenchman, with a wife and family, living in Paris France. However, behind the scenes, or should we say, behind the screen, Gal was known as “OxyMonster”, one of the most prominent drug dealers on the dark web. Sources: “Dark web”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_web, accessed June 17, 2025. “Dark Web Administrator Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking and Money Laundering”, U.S. Department of Justice Archives, Oct 9,

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01:26:28

Leave The Light On June 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/07/01

We're back with our sixteenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References: CBS News, “Travis Decker, fugitive dad accused of killing 3 daughters, may have died while evading police, authorities say” CBS News, June 25 2025, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/travis-decker-dad-accused-killing-daughters-possibly-dead-authorities/, Accessed

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01:02:15

Episode 065: The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer

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2025/06/25

On the night of June 2nd 2011, 20-year-old University of Indiana student Lauren Spierer had some friends over to watch a basketball game. Deciding that the night was not finished, Lauren went over to a friend's place to keep the party going. Lauren and her friends then went to several other locations that evening. Lauren would last be seen leaving her friend, Jason’s home around 4:30AM on June 3rd, but has not been seen since. Lauren was last seen wearing black leggings and a white tank top with

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00:41:05

Episode 064: The Murder of Sean Kennedy

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2025/06/18

On May 16, 2007, 20-year-old Sean Kennedy was leaving a nightclub where he had spent the evening with his friends. As he was leaving the club, he was confronted by a group of men in a vehicle. An altercation occurred between Sean and one of the men in the car, Stephen Moller, who exited the car, yelled a homophobic slur at Sean and then punched Sean in the face causing Sean to fall backwards and hit his head on the concrete curb. Stephen, along with his friends then fled the scene, leaving Sean to

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00:57:29

Episode 063: The Murder of Bianca Devins

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2025/06/11

On July 14th, 2019, 17-year-old Bianca Devins went to a concert in New York with someone that she thought was her friend. Unfortunately, on their way home from the concert, Bianca’s “friend” revealed that he had a very sinister plan for Bianca, which including posting horrific photos online that would later go viral. Sources: Fraga,Kaleena, “Bianca Devins Was Murdered By Brandon Andrew Clark — Then He Posted Pictures Of Her Dead Body Online,” All thats interesting, May 30, 2024,

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00:49:00

Episode 062: The Disappearance and Murder of Vicki...

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2025/06/04

On Sept 17, 1984, 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson set out on her pink bicycle to drop off a birthday card for her aunt at the mailbox. Sadly, Vicki never returned home. Her pink bike was found several blocks from her home but there was no sign of Vicki. Sources: YouTube Video of Debbie Carlson remembering her daughter Vicki Lynne Hoskinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i242Hf7suBs Smith, Kim, “After 25 years, Vicki Lynne Hoskinson's mom is fed up with Atwood's murder appeals”,

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01:11:29

Leave The Light On May 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/06/01

We're back with our Fifteenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References: Breslin, Ryan, “Karen Read’s retrial: Prosecution rests case after 23 days of testimony. What comes next?”, The Associated Press, May 29, 2025,

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00:48:40

Episode 061: The Murder of Annie Le

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2025/05/28

On September 8th 2009 Yale student Annie Le would be caught on video entering into the Lab where she worked. Unfortunately that video would be the last time anyone would see the 24 year old as she would be reported missing later that evening. With her wedding day just 5 days away what happened to Annie Le? Sources Vanapalli, Viswa, “Annie Le Murder: Where is Raymond Clark Now?”, The Cinemaholic, May 8th 2021, https://thecinemaholic.com/annie-le-murder-where-is-raymond-clark-now/, Accessed May

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01:02:43

Episode 060: The Disappearance of Maisy Odjick and...

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2025/05/21

On Sept 5, 2008, best friends, 16-year-old Maisy Odjick and 17-year-old Shannon Alexander attended a dance in Maniwaki Quebec, Canada. The following day the two teens disappeared, leaving behind their belongings including their purses, wallets, IDs, and medication. Although several leads have been investigated, the two girls remain missing as of May 2025. Below is a description of the girls at the time that they went missing: Shannon Mary Dale Alexander: Was 17 years old in 2008, would be in her

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00:54:30

Episode 059: The Murder of Missy Bevers

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2025/05/14

On the morning of April 18th 2006 students of the gladiator boot camp found their instructor Terri “Missy” Bevers with multiple injuries at the church where the class was to be taught that morning at Midlothian’s Creekside Church of Christ in Texas. When investigators found the surveillance videos from inside the church, they saw something that would make anyone's skin crawl. Sources Deutschmann, Jennifer, “What We Know About The Eerie Unsolved Murder Of Missy Bevers”, Grunge, April 22 2022,

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00:41:35

Episode 058: Albert Walker and the Murder of Ronald...

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2025/05/07

On July 28, 1996, two fishermen found the body of a middle-aged man off the Devon coast in England. The body was soon identified as Ronald Platt, thanks to the service records for the Rolex watch the man had been wearing. This started the unraveling of tracking down one of Interpol’s and Canada’s most wanted con men. Sources: Roxanne Egan-Elliott, “'Rolex Killer' denied day parole from B.C. prison”, Vancouver Sun, Feb 25, 2024,

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01:07:16

Leave The Light On April 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/05/01

We're back with our Fourteenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References: Blanchet, Brenton, “Man Arrested After Allegedly Driving into Crowd at Vancouver Filipino Festival Had 'Significant History' of Police 'Interactions'”, People, April 27th 2025,

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00:48:02

Episode 057: The Murder of Faith Hedgepeth

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/04/30

After a night out of fun and dancing on September 6th 2012 at the popular Thrill Night club. College students Faith Hedgepeth and her roommate Karena Rosario head back to their apartment. Karena then leaves the apartment for the rest of the night leaving Faith alone. The next day looking for a ride back home, Karena tries to call Faith but she doesn’t pick up. With another friend picking her up, they go to the apartment and that is where they make a horrifying discovery. Sources: Morgan, Amber,

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