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True Crime Obsessed

True Crime Obsessed

The true crime podcast YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE. We recap your favorite true crime documentaries with humor, sass, and heart. FROM VULTURE: "It’s not wrong to laugh when you’re listening to a true-crime podcast. Or at least I hope it isn’t, because if almost crashing my car while listening to True Crime Obsessed is wrong, I don’t want to be right." Hear our take on "Abducted in Plain Sight," "The Ted Bundy Tapes,"Dirty John: The Dirty Truth" and so many more.

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52:08

Chris Watts: Family Man / Family Murderer

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/12/21

Chris Watts and his wife Shanann seemed to have it all: Thriving careers, wonderful friends, two beautiful kids with a third on the way. But then on August 13, 2018, Shanann’s best friend Nicole can’t get ahold of Shanann. She calls and calls, and then goes to Shanann’s house. Shanann’s car, purse, phone, wallet, medication are all there, but Shanann and the kids are gone. The mystery of the disappearance of Shanann and the kids unfolds in real time thanks to home security footage, footage from

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55:59

218: Dateline: The Charleston Affair

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/12/16

Keith Morrison in all his glory, this week, Fam! A wealthy Charleston banker and his wife are locked in a bitter divorce. One week before their divorce hearing, authorities find an ex-con in town who confesses he had been hired to kill one of them. Who was the mastermind behind the hit? And could it be stopped--even with the ex-con in custody, was it too late to stop the murder? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 200 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our

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52:59

217: The Dating Game Killer (From 20/20)

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/12/14

In the 1970s, a serial killer was running rampant, crisscrossing the country murdering young women and girls in California, Wyoming, and New York City...and probably more. The cops had nothing to go on. And little did they know that the killer was hiding in plain sight and even appeared on the popular TV show "The Dating Game" WHERE. HE. WON. THE. SHOW. AND. A . DATE. WITH. THE. FEMALE. CONTESTANT. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 200 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT

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56:38

216: Dateline: Vanished

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/12/09

In 2011, nursing student Michelle Lee vanishes mid-shift at a California hospital. The next day, Michelle sends text to her friends and family saying she's fine, but they don't believe it's really her. A massive manhunt ensues with the police fearing she's been murdered while her family is certain she's alive and being heled against her will. THIS. ONE. IS. BANANAS. OUR MERCH STORE IS OPEN! Want a "Steve, I've Been Duped" T-shirt, or how about "Not A Mother" baseball T? "Let The Women Do The Work"

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56:42

215: Fruitcake Fraud

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/12/07

AND BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN THINK IT, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT PATRICK IS THE QUEEN FRUITCAKE AROUND HERE...and as much as we want this to be about a band of gay fraudsters, it's not. TIS THE SEASON TO BE SHADY! When the world's most beloved fruitcake company realizes that millions upon millions of dollars have been stolen from the CENTURY OLD FRUITCAKE FACTORY, the whole town is in an uproar. We've got socialites LITERALLY GOSSIPPING OVER POMEGRANATE MARTINIS AT 9AM, members of the centuries old

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54:37

214: Dateline: Deadly Connection

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/12/02

When a young woman named Kenia vanishes after a night out with friends, a mysterious young man named Travis comes forward. He said he met the young woman and offered her a ride home, but en route, she got out of his care and went on with another man. Is Travis telling the truth? As authorities look into his story--and his actions on the night in question--they realize they need to act fast to get a predator off the streets. OUR MERCH STORE IS OPEN! Want a "Steve, I've Been Duped" T-shirt, or how

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53:22

213: Bad Henry

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/30

On a February night in 1994, Lamar Woods came home. The door to his apartment was open and his 10 month old son was screaming. In the bedroom, Lamar found his girlfriend, Brandi Henderson, brutally murdered. For a local detective, the murder sounded eerily similar to other killings that had happened in the area in recent years. It was clear that a serial killer was on the loose and it was only a matter of time until he killed again. OUR MERCH STORE IS OPEN! Want a "Steve, I've Been Duped" T-shirt,

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54:19

212: Dateline: A Lonely Place

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/25

FAM! THIS IS APPARENTLY DATELINE'S 'MOST CHILLING EPISODE'! ALSO, KEITH SWEARS, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. Chris Smith was living his dream southern California life: close family, great friends, running a small business with trusted colleague. So when he emails his family to say he's giving it all up to travel the world with a, wait for it, Playboy Playmate, his family is confused, but happy for him. But when a year goes by and Chris's only contact is sporadic emails--never a phone call--the family gets

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57:29

211: Untold: Crime and Penalties

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/23

In a nutshell: THE REAL-LIFE GUY "THE SOPRANOS" IS BASED ON BUYS A HOCKEY TEAM FOR HIS IDIOT SON...HILARITY (AND A LOOOOOOOOT OF FIGHTING) ENSUES. Look, this is the combination of The Mafia and The Sports that you've been dying to hear us talk about, and believe me, it was worth the wait. OUR MERCH STORE IS OPEN! Want a "Steve, I've Been Duped" T-shirt, or how about "Not A Mother" baseball T? "Let The Women Do The Work" sweatshirt? We've got all that and more for a limited time only! CHECK IT OUT

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55:39

210: Dateline: Scorned

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/18

The text messages came often and always went something like this: "My favorite thing to do is stand outside and stare at you," or "I hate you so much, I want to drive a knife into your heart." The texts were sent to Dave and to his ex-girlfriend Liz. The texts came from Kari, who was stalking them both, but who nobody had physically seen in over a year. It was a love triangle, that could only end one way: Murder. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 200 FULL BONUS episodes

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209: Dateline: The Secrets of Spirit Lake

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/16

YOU. ARE. NOT. READY. TO. MEET. LISSA. YELLOWBIRD. For decades, indigenous women have gone missing around Lissa. And when the authorities have been unwilling or unable to find them, Lissa stepped in and got the job done. LET THE WOMEN DO THE WORK! But when Lissa's niece, Carla, vanishes, it becomes personal for Lissa and she will stop at NOTHING to find out what happened to her. COME SEE US ON BOROADWAY! WE'RE GONNA BE THE FIRST PODCAST TO EVER PLAY BROADWAY AND YOU WANT TO BE THERE TO SEE IT

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56:17

208: Dateline: Deadly Desire

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/11

KEITH. MORRISON. HATES. EVERYONE. IN. THIS. EPISODE. It's March, 2011 just before 8:30pm. A frantic 911 call comes in. A violent showdown between two men vying for the attention of a woman named Kandi has ended in a shooting. Both men have been shot, one of them is about to die. How on Earth did we end up here? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 200 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise"

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55:53

207: Deal with the Devil (From Netflix's 'Untold'...

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/09

LESBIAN BOXERS KICKING ASS!!! LITERALLY WHAT COULD BE BETTER? You guys wanted to hear us talking about the sports, so HERE. WE. GO. Christy Martin was unquestionably the best female boxer in the world. She was also problematic as hell. And kind of an A**hole. But when she's gunned down in her own home, she's in for the fight of her life. YOU GUYS THIS ONE IS WILD. AND JUST WAIT TILL YOU MEET NOT-HERE-FOR-YOUR-SHIT-LISA! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 200 FULL BONUS

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206: Dateline: Night of the Summer Solstice

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/04

June 22, 1990. 2:00 am. The phone rings at Gayle and Kay Baker's house in the San Fernando Valley. "We have your son. Unless you give us $100,000 by 5pm, he will die." At first they thought it was a joke. But when the man called back in the morning with the same demand, they knew 21-year-old son was in trouble. Later that day, the police would call the Bakers to tell them their son had been found. Dead. Murdered in the infamous "Manson Tunnel" outside of LA. But who could have done this? And

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52:14

BTK: A Killer Among Us

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/11/02

FAM!! We're doing that thing we do, like, twice a year, and giving ourselves a Tuesday "off" (read: not off, ever off, always working, lol), so we're replaying a favorite episode. BUT DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE GETTING AN ALL NEW DATELINE EPISODE ON THURSDAY!! From 1974 – 1991, a serial killer tormented the people of Kansas. He called himself BTK, which stood for BIND, TORTURE, KILL. He wanted to incite fear and panic, and so his killings were especially brutal. He taunted police with postcards, letters,

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205: Dateline: "Mommy Doomsday"

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/10/28

Lori Vallow was devoted wife and mother, but then people around her started dying. And THEN her children vanished. Lori insisted to the police that the children were fine and being cared for by friends in other states, but that story quickly fell apart. And THEEEEENNNN Lori and her new husband, Chad Daybell (whose first wife ALSO died under mysterious circumstances) fled to Hawaii. And if you don't know the insane thing that happened next, "Well, you're gonna want to give this episode a listen"

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204: Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal, and Greed

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/10/26

YOU GUYS, BOB ROSS WAS TOTALLY A SEX SYMBOL...WHAT?? Anyway, not the point. Who knew that the world's most beloved painter--the guy who could paint entire landscapes in 28 minutes--had a life and legacy completely shrouded in DRAMA? Also, who knew that Gillian had a Regis ANNNNNND Kathy Lee impression? We're all going to learn a lot today. Anyway, Bob Ross was a genius who didn't deserve what happened to him. And that hair. OH. MY. GOD. That hair. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll

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55:16

203: Dateline: "Lori Vallow: What Happened to the...

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/10/21

HAPPY DATELINE THURSDAY! For the next 10 Thursdays, we're giving you a bonus episode covering A KEITH MORRISON DATELINE EPISODE! This week we're diving into the case of Lori Vallow who was charged with deserting her children Tylee and JJ who, at the time the episode aired, had not been seen in months. This episode gives the backstory of the case and is the precursor to "Mommy Doomsday" (next Thursday's episode) in which we get the gripping conclusion to the story. FIRE UP YOUR GARBAGE BELLS....WE

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202: Malice At The Palace

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/10/19

YOU GUYS ARE NOT READY TO HEAR PATRICK AND GILLIAN TALK ABOUT THE SPORTS! At a 2004 Sportsgitball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pacers (oh my god, listen to me knowing the NAMES!) all hell breaks loose when a fan (who we MEET and who Gillian has WORDS for) throws a beer at one of the players. Suddenly we're in the middle of the biggest brawl in sports history. It's 20,000 IDIOT fans throwing bottles, ripping chairs out of concrete, and TRYING TO FIGHT BASKETBALL players. Patrick

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201: The Delphi Murders (HLN"s "Down The Hill)

True Crime Obsessed ·

2021/10/12

On February 14, 2017, the bodies of 14 year old Abigail Williams and 13 year old Liberty German were found near the Manon High Bridge trail in Delphi, Indiana. The girls had disappeared from the trail the day before. Soon it was revealed that one of the girls, Libby, had captured audio and video of their presumed killer on her smart phone. But even with a mountain of evidence including audio of the killer's voice and a composite sketch, the girls' murder remains at large. Is he hiding in plain

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