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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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00:45:57

Episode 056: The Deaths of Nichol Olsen, Alexa...

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/04/23

On January 10, 2019, the bodies of 37-year-old Nichol Olsen, along with her 2 daughters, 16-year-old Alexa Montez and 10-year-old London Bribiescas were found in the upscale Anaqua Springs Ranch home of Nichol’s boyfriend, Charlie Wheeler. The Medical Examiner ruled this was a case of murder suicide, where Nichol killed her two daughters and then herself. However, that theory has been questioned, and there is some belief that this could have been a triple homicide. Sources: Mitra, Shraman,

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00:54:07

Episode 055: The Lululemon Murder

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2025/04/16

On March 12th, 2011 at a Lululemon store in Bethesda Maryland store manager Rachel Oertli was set to open the store that morning. When she arrived at the store, she noticed the door was unlocked and there was merchandise spread across the store, not wanting to go in alone she had a bystander enter with her where they would discover worker Jayna Murray dead and Brittany Norwood injured and tied up. Was this a robbery or were there other motives behind this crime. Sources Oconnor, Jessica, “The

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01:43:21

Episode 054: The Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg

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2025/04/09

On January 26, 2011, Sam Goldberg found his fiancé, Ellen Greenberg stabbed to death in the couple's apartment. Ellen’s death was initially ruled a homicide but that was later changed to rule her death a suicide. Ellen’s family does not believe that she took her own life and instead believes that she was murdered. Join us as we discuss the evidence for both theories and provide an update on where this case is today, in April of 2025. Sources: “Case Files for Missing and Endangered”, Crime Timeline,

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01:03:01

Episode 053: The Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping

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2025/04/02

On July 15th 1976 3 gunmen would hijack a school bus that was carrying 26 kids from the ages of 5-14. The gunmen would go to hold the children and bus driver captive for over 24 hours. Tune in to hear the incredible story of what unfolded and the act of heroism. Sources Ritzen, Young, Chris, “Remembering the Chowchilla kidnapping: A never-before-seen interview with a survivor”, CBS News, March 17 2023,

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01:40:52

Leave The Light On March 2025

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2025/04/01

We’re back with our Thirteenth 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: Speakman, Kimberlee, “Ghost Adventures Star Aaron Goodwin's Wife Arrested After Allegedly Plotting to Have Him Killed: Report” People, Published March 11, 2025,

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00:58:07

Episode 052: The Psychology of False Confessions

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2025/03/26

This week we are looking at the psychology behind why a person would confess to a crime that they never committed. We discuss the categories of false confessions including voluntary, persuaded or internalized, and compliant false confessions. We also discuss examples of cases where someone has falsely confessed including the JonBenet Ramsey case, the murder of Hartmut Hagan, the Satanic abuse case against Paul Igram, the West Memphis 3 case and the Central Park 5. Sources: Johnson, Ruth, “The

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00:44:23

Episode 051: The Murder of Rachel Hurley

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2025/03/19

On March 17th 1990 14 year old Rachel Hurley was out boating with her friends at the Jupiter Inlet in Florida. With her Mom waiting in the parking lot just over a mile away, Rachel leaves her friends at the washroom to make sure she wasn't late. Unfortunately that would be the last time she would be seen alive. Tune in this week to find out Rachel's story.Sources Julius Whigham II, “Who killed 14-year-old Rachel Hurley? Search in Palm Beach County cold case enters 31st year today”, Palm

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01:27:00

Episode 050: The Ecole Polytechnique Massacre

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2025/03/12

On Dec 6, 1989, Marc Lepine carried out a targeted attack on women at the Ecole Polytechnique engineering school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The rampage resulted in 14 women losing their lives and 14 other people being wounded, while countless others were forever traumatized. This was the largest mass shooting in Canada until 2020. Sources: Humphreys, Adrian, “Montreal massacre: 19 minutes at École Polytechnique”, National Post, Nov 28, 2024,

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00:56:53

Episode 049: The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen

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2025/03/05

On February 24th 1986 29 year old Sherri Rasmussen would be found dead in her home by her husband John Ruetten. Sherri would have 3 bullet wounds to her chest as well as a bite in her arm. Police initially ruled it as a home invasion gone wrong. Would that be what happened? Or is it something more sinister? Sources Doc Louallen, “Former LAPD detective who murdered her ex-lover's wife, hid crime for decades remains behind bars”, ABC News, October 4th 2024,

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01:19:15

Leave The Light On February 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/03/01

We’re back with our twelfth 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: Lake, Thomas, “Despite 20 knife wounds and 11 bruises, Ellen Greenberg’s death was ruled a suicide. The pathologist just changed his mind”, CNN, Feb 3, 2025, https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/us/ellen-greenberg-philadelphia-case-update-cec/index.html, accessed Feb

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01:00:22

Episode 048: Sharon Kinne and the murders of James...

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2025/02/26

On March 19, 1960, James Kinne was allegedly shot and killed by his 2-year-old daughter who had been playing with James .22 pistol and accidentally fired the gun, killing her father. Within a month, James’ widow, Sharon Kinne, was involved in an affair with Walter Jones, who was married to Patricia Jones. When Sharon asked Walter to leave his wife Patricia, Walter refused. Mysteriously, Walter’s wife, Patricia, was murdered days later. Sharon was arrested for Patricia’s murder and prosecutors also

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00:55:36

Episode 047: The Murder of Richard Schoeck

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2025/02/19

On February 14th 2010 Richard Schoeck was to meet his wife Stacey Schoeck at Belton Bridge Park in Hall County Georgia for some adult activities. While they both took separate vehicles, when Stacey arrived at the park, she would find Richard dead beside his truck with multiple bullet holes. Join us this week in discovering what happened to Richard Schoeck on Valentines Day. Sources:Viswa Vanapalli, “Where is Stacey Schoeck Now?" The Cinemaholic, Published Nov 13, 2021,

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01:29:05

Episode 046: The Death of Dominic Russo and Davion...

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2025/02/12

In the early morning hours of July 31, 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla drove her car 100mph into a brick building. The crash resulted in the deaths of the two passengers in the car, Dominic Russo, who was Mackenzie’s boyfriend, and Davion Flanagan, who was a friend of Dominic’s. The crash was originally considered an accident, but after further investigation it was determined that Mackenzie intentionally crashed her car, intending to kill Dominic and Davion. Sources: “State v. Shirilla,

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00:53:02

Episode 045: The United California Bank Heist of 1972

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2025/02/05

In March of 1972 a crew of burglars from Youngstown Ohio travelled to Laguna Niguel California to get the score of a life time. One small mistake foiled the crew from pulling off an almost perfect heist. Sources “Amil Dinsio – Master Bank Burglar”, https://amildinsio.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed Feb 2 2025 “Masterminds E005 The Laguna Niguel Heist”, Daily Motion, https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pddqy, Accessed Feb 2 2025 Lawrence Lease, “Unraveling the United California

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01:05:58

Leave The Light On January 2025

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/02/01

We’re back with our eleventh 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: Asma-Sadeque, Samira, “'Slender Man' Stabber Morgan Geyser Will Be Freed from Psychiatric Hospital 11 Years After Attacking Classmate”, People, Jan 10, 2025,

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01:06:59

Episode 044: The Murder of Laken Riley

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2025/01/29

On Feb 22, 2024, 22-year-old Laken Riley went for run on her college campus, but sadly, Laken never made it home from this run. Laken’s body was found over 60 feet off the running trail several hours later. Police immediately began searching for a suspect in Laken’s murder, and they soon came across Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela. Join us as we discuss Laken’s story and lasting impact she has left behind. Sources: Vago, Steven; DeGregory, Priscilla, “Emotional

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00:48:12

Episode 043: The Duke University Lacrosse Scandal

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2025/01/22

On March 13th 2006 during spring break at Duke University the Lacrosse team that had to stay on Campus went on to throw a party at an off campus house where the team hired 2 exotic dancers to attend. Shortly after the 2 girls arrived they would both pick up and leave. While one left in a car the other would be convinced to go back inside and would eventually end up at the police department in Durham to accuse some of the team members of criminal actions. Sources William D. Cohan,

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00:34:26

Episode 040.5: *CORRECTED* Rachel Bellesen and the...

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/01/15

In mid-December, we released episode 40: Rachel Bellesen and the Death of Jacob Glace. After releasing the episode, Rachel reached out to us and let us know that we had some inaccurate details in our episode. Rachel very kindly provided us with the corrected information and those details are included in this update episode. Sources: Allison Griner, “She killed her ex-husband in self-defense. Can she now find peace?”, The Guardian, Dec 12, 2021,

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00:59:30

Episode 042: The Deaths of Sammy Weaver, Vicki...

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/01/08

In August of 1992, the US Marshals Services were called to a property in the remote Boundary County of Idaho, called Ruby Ridge, to arrest Randy Weaver who had failed to make his court appearance for gun charges. The exchange between the Weavers and the US Marshals soon turned violent and the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) was called in to help. Over 11 days, 3 people would end up losing their lives and the events that took place during the standoff would be hotly debated for many years to

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01:44:04

Leave The Light On December 2024

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2025/01/01

We’re back with our tenth 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: Schmunk, Rhianna, “Luigi Mangione, suspect charged in CEO's killing, was caught in McDonald's with gun: police”, CBC, Dec 9, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-shooting-1.7405958, accessed Dec 29, 2024. The Associated

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