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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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01:06:26

Leave the Light On September 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/10/01

We're back with our nineteenth 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: The Associated Press, “New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand”, CBC, Sept 16, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/judge-dismisses-terrorism-charges-against-luigi-mangione-1.7634970, accessed Sept 26, 2025.

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00:50:37

Episode 078: The Deaths of Joan Robinson Hill and...

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/09/24

Joan Robinson was a Houston socialite who had been adopted by an oil tycoon and his wife when Joan was just a baby. She grew up and married plastic surgeon John Hill, however when Joan became incredibly ill and passed away on March 19, 1969, some speculated that John could have been involved. But in another twist, John Hill himself was gunned down on Sept 24, 1972, prior to being able to stand trial for Joan’s death. This also left many speculating that John’s death could have been revenge for

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00:58:38

Episode 077: The Murder of Angie Dodge

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2025/09/17

In the summer of 1996 in Idaho Falls, 18 year old Angie Dodge was ready to conquer the world. After getting permission from her mom, Angie got her own apartment. But just 3 weeks after moving into her apartment Angie would be a no show for her shift at work. Concerned, one of her work friends went to check on Angie and there she would make a horrifying discovery. Sources: Mitra, Shraman, “Angie Dodge Murder: How Did She Die? Who Killed Her?”, The Cinemaholic, February 22, 2024,

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00:44:18

Episode 076: The Murder of Lindsay Buziak

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2025/09/10

On Feb 2, 2008, 24-year-old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak met some prospective clients at a home for a private showing. Lindsay had an uneasy feeling about this showing, so she had asked her boyfriend to wait in his car outside while she did the showing. Unfortunately, Lindsay’s boyfriend was late arriving to the showing and when he did get there, things seemed off and he went into the home to check on Lindsay, only to make a gruesome discovery. If you have any information about Lindsay’s case,

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00:44:11

Episode 075: The Murder of Beverly Carter

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2025/09/03

On September 25th 2014 Real Estate agent Beverly Carter had one last showing at 6 pm. At 5:30 she called her husband to let him know that she was almost done for the day. Hours ticked by and Beverly’s husband Carl Sr started to get worried Beverly hadn’t arrived home yet. He would go to the property she was to show and what he found would raise the alarms. Sources: Vanapalli, Viswa, “Beverly Carter Murder: Where is Arron Lewis Now?” The Cinemaholic, February 3, 2022,

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00:58:46

Leave the Light On August 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/09/01

We're back with our eighteenth 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: Wermus, Katie, “Annunciation Church and School shooting: Everything we know so far”, Fox 9, Aug 28, 2025, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/annunciation-church-and-school-shooting-everything-we-know-so-far/ar-AA1LoHKL?ocid=BingNewsSerp, accessed Aug 31,

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00:50:34

Episode 074: The Murder of Angela Craig

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/08/27

On March 6, 2023, 43 year old Angela Craig went to the hospital because her head felt strange and she was feeling dizzy. She would be sent home that same day only to return a few days later, on March 9 with similar symptoms. She stayed in the hospital for a few days and was released on March 14 only to return the next day with even more severe symptoms. She went on to have a seizure and be placed on life support. Sadly, on March 18, Angela passed away and within hours, a suspect was arrested for her

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00:45:36

Episode 073: The Murder of Gregg Smart

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/08/20

On May 1st 1990 Pamela Smart came home from an important board meeting at the school that she worked at to find her husband Gregg Smart murdered, and with the condo that they owned in complete disarray. Was this a robbery gone wrong or was there something else going on in the condo? Sources: Shrestha, Naman, “Gregg Smart: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him?”, The Cinemaholic, August 16th 2024, https://thecinemaholic.com/gregg-smart/, Accessed August 17th 2025. Morgan, Amber, “Inside The Brutal Murder

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02:02:56

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

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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

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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

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

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

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

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

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

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

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

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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