x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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.

history news commentary

All Episodes

8:03

November 21 — The Murder of Emma Walker

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/21

On November 21, 2016, the quiet Knoxville suburb of Sterchi Hills awoke to devastating news: 16-year-old Emma Walker, a high school cheerleader with a bright future, had been shot to death while sleeping in her bed. The shot came from outside her home, through the wall of her bedroom. What initially baffled investigators soon turned into a swift and chilling investigation—one that led back to Emma’s ex-boyfriend, 18-year-old Riley Gaul. Within 48 hours, a wire-wearing sting operation by two brave

en-US

9:16

November 20 - The Disappearance of Sage Smith

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/20

On November 20, 2012, 19-year-old Dashad “Sage” Smith left her Charlottesville, Virginia apartment to meet a man she’d been seeing—and never came home. This episode traces Sage’s life and identity, the final hours before she vanished, shifting police assessments, and the unresolved questions surrounding the only publicly named person connected to her last known plans.How you can helpIf you have information about Sage Smith or the post-November 2012 whereabouts of Erik McFadden:Charlottesville

en-US

9:03

November 19 - The Disappearance of Michaela Garecht

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/19

On the morning of November 19, 1988, nine-year-old Michaela Garecht was abducted in broad daylight from a neighborhood market parking lot in Hayward, California. What began as a quick trip to grab snacks turned into a case that would haunt the Bay Area and the nation for decades. Despite massive search efforts, national media attention, and countless leads, Michaela was never found.Thirty-two years later, a breakthrough came: a suspect was charged with her kidnapping and murder, based on forensic

en-US

9:00

November 18 - The Jonestown Massacre

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/18

On November 18, 1978, more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple, led by Jim Jones, died in a remote commune in Guyana called Jonestown. What began as a congressional fact-finding mission ended in an ambush at a jungle airstrip and a mass poisoning at the compound itself.We walk through the chilling timeline of that day—from Congressman Leo Ryan’s final moments to the chaos at Port Kaituma, to the final orders broadcast over a loudspeaker in Jonestown’s open-air pavilion.#Jonestown #PeoplesTemple

en-US

8:26

November 17 - The Burger Chef Murders

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/17

On the night of November 17, 1978, four young employees vanished from a Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana. Two days later, their bodies were discovered in a remote Johnson County field—shot, stabbed, and beaten.This episode explores the timeline of one of Indiana’s most haunting unsolved cases. From early investigative missteps to decades of theories, confessions, and evolving forensic efforts, we walk through the events that began as a suspected robbery and escalated into a quadruple murder.With

en-US

8:51

November 16 — The Murder of Bernice Worden

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/16

On November 16, 1957, 58-year-old Bernice Worden vanished from her small-town hardware store in Plainfield, Wisconsin. By nightfall, investigators would discover her body—and uncover one of the most horrifying crime scenes in American history.This episode examines the disappearance that led authorities to local handyman Ed Gein and the grim findings inside his farmhouse. We trace the investigation, Gein’s arrest, the revelations about grave robbing, and the trial that followed. Alongside the true

en-US

8:43

November 15 – The Murder of Miranda Fenner

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/15

Eighteen-year-old Miranda Fenner was working the evening shift at a small video store in Laurel, Montana, when someone walked in, brutally attacked her, and disappeared into the night.The case went cold—until nearly 20 years later, a confession and DNA from a separate crime finally revealed what happened that night inside The Movie Store.In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we explore the unsolved years, the pattern of violence in the area at the time, and the confession that helped

en-US

8:44

November 14 – The Murder of Reena Virk

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/14

On a Friday night in 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to meet friends near the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich, British Columbia. She never came home.What began as a group gathering quickly turned violent—first with a brutal assault by several teenage girls, then, later that night, a fatal second attack that ended in murder.In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we examine the events that led to Reena’s death, the investigation that followed, and the trials that would stretch on for over

en-US

8:01

November 13 - The Amityville Murders

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/13

Before it was a bestselling book or a horror movie, it was a crime scene.On November 13, 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found shot to death inside their Amityville, Long Island home. The killer? Their eldest son, Ronald DeFeo Jr.In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we revisit the brutal murders, the eerie unanswered questions that followed, and the trial that led to six convictions. We also explore how a deeply tragic case became overshadowed by ghost stories, legal drama,

en-US

8:39

November 12 - The Disappearance and Murders of Renée...

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/12

On November 12, 1976, 36‑year‑old Renée MacRae and her three‑year‑old son, Andrew, vanished after leaving Inverness, Scotland. That night, Renée’s BMW was found burned in a lay‑by off the A9 — but the mother and child were gone.Their disappearance sparked one of the most haunting and enduring mysteries in UK criminal history. Decades of searches, shifting alibis, new forensic breakthroughs, and persistent family hope ultimately led to a conviction in 2022 — though the bodies have never been found.In

en-US

8:38

November 11 — The Abduction and Murder of Joyce Malecki

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/11

On November 11, 1969, 20-year-old Joyce Helen Malecki left her Baltimore home to go Christmas shopping at Harundale Mall in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She never came home.Two days later, her body was found on the grounds of Fort George G. Meade, a U.S. Army installation between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. An autopsy determined that she had been strangled.More than fifty years later, Joyce’s case remains unsolved. But in December 2023, the FBI exhumed her remains as part of a renewed effort to extract

en-US

7:42

November 10 — The Disappearance of Kenny Veach

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/10

On November 10, 2014, 47-year-old Las Vegas hiker and YouTuber Kenny Veach set out alone into Nevada’s Sheep Mountains — and never came back.Searchers would later find only one clue: his cell phone, discovered near the edge of a mine shaft in the high desert north of Las Vegas.In the years since, Kenny’s disappearance has become the subject of intense online speculation — tied to an “M-shaped” cave he once mentioned in a YouTube video. But behind the mystery is a human story: a man who loved

en-US

9:00

November 9 - The List Family Murders

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/09

On November 9, 1971, Westfield, New Jersey accountant John Emil List methodically murdered his wife, mother, and three children inside their 18-room home, Breeze Knoll.He then turned off the heat, left the lights on, mailed letters explaining absences, and vanished.For nearly 18 years, the devout father and respected businessman lived under a new name — Robert P. Clark — hundreds of miles away.When a new TV show, America’s Most Wanted, aired an age-progressed bust of what he might look like, one

en-US

7:11

November 8 - The Hendricks Family Murders

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/08

On November 8, 1983, Bloomington, Illinois police entered a quiet suburban home and uncovered a horrific scene.Inside were Susan Hendricks and her three young children — Rebekah, Grace, and Benjamin — brutally murdered in their beds.With no signs of forced entry and no clear motive, investigators turned their attention to the family’s patriarch, David Hendricks, a respected businessman who had been away on a work trip.What followed was one of Illinois’ most debated murder cases — a conviction built

en-US

7:55

November 7 — The Disappearance and Murder of Lindsay...

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/07

On the night of November 7, 1994, 13-year-old Lindsay Jo Rimer left her home in the small town of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, to buy a box of cornflakes. It was a short, familiar walk to the local SPAR shop — one she had made many times before.CCTV captured her at 10:22 p.m., paying for her purchase. Minutes later, she vanished.Five months later, canal workers found her body in the Rochdale Canal, a mile from where she was last seen. She had been strangled and weighed down with a stone.For more

en-US

8:52

November 6 — The Disappearance of Nancy Snow

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/06

In the days following the 1980 presidential election, 44-year-old political fundraiser Nancy Marleine Snow returned home to Maryland — and vanished.A multilingual world traveler and political professional, Nancy had spent the fall working on a Senate campaign in St. Louis. On November 4, she flew to Baltimore, attended an election party, and the next morning, was picked up by a man she trusted — her housesitter, Paul T. Collins III. That was the last confirmed time she was seen alive.Days later,

en-US

8:35

November 5 — The Travis Walton Incident

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/05

On the night of November 5, 1975, 22-year-old logger Travis Walton vanished from a remote stretch of forest near Snowflake, Arizona, after he and his crew saw an unusual light in the trees.For five days, Walton was missing. When he reappeared, his story became one of the most famous — and most debated — accounts in modern American history.Was it a genuine unexplained encounter, a case of mistaken perception, or something else entirely?This episode examines what’s verifiably known about the Travis

en-US

9:55

November 4 — The Iran Hostage Crisis Begins

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/04

On November 4, 1979, student militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seizing dozens of American diplomats and staff. Their protest—sparked by the U.S. decision to admit the exiled Shah of Iran for medical treatment—quickly became a geopolitical standoff that lasted 444 days.In this episode, Kona Gallagher revisits the tense beginnings of the Iran Hostage Crisis, tracing how a small group of students reshaped world politics and upended American life.From President Carter’s economic sanctions

en-US

8:57

November 3 - The Greensboro Massacre

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/03

On November 3, 1979, a march against the Ku Klux Klan in Greensboro, North Carolina, turned into a deadly confrontation. Members of the Klan and the American Nazi Party opened fire on anti-Klan demonstrators from the Communist Workers Party, killing five people and wounding several others. The entire attack — just 88 seconds of gunfire — was captured on live news cameras.The massacre shocked the nation and ignited years of controversy, investigations, and trials. Despite televised footage and

en-US

10:19

November 2 — The Sherri Papini Abduction Hoax

Day By Day: True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/02

On November 2, 2016, 34-year-old Sherri Papini vanished while out for a jog near her home in Redding, California. For three weeks, her disappearance gripped the nation — until she reappeared on Thanksgiving morning, claiming she’d been abducted by two women and held captive.Her story sparked sympathy, fundraising, and a multi-agency investigation. But years later, DNA evidence and digital records revealed the truth: Papini had staged her own disappearance and spent those missing weeks with an

en-US

366 results

Similar Podcasts

The Old Front Line

Paul Reed

Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

جنود خلدهم التاريخ

ALSUMOOD PODCAST

Film History - Daily

Inception Point Ai

Madonna - Biography Flash

Inception Point Ai