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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!

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34:04

DEEPLY DISTURBING: Twisted Glimpse Inside Kohberger's...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/10

Exclusive photos obtained by NewsNation paint a shocking, bizarre, and frankly deeply DISTURBING picture into Bryan Kohberger's life before and after the murders. Watch Banfield weeknights at 10 p.m./9 C only on NewsNation. To find NewsNation on your screen: NewsNationNow.comFollow Ashleigh on Social

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36:31

Idaho Student Murders: Police Interview Reveals...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/09

Bethany Funke’s police interview has been released, giving us the clearest look yet at what one of the surviving roommates from 1122 King Road went through. For almost 3 years, cruel speculation online painted Bethany and her roommate as suspects. In her victim impact statement, later read in court by Emily Alandt, Bethany even described the guilt she carried for not calling police sooner, even though she knows it would not have changed the outcome. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh

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20:08

Disturbing Selfie Trove Found on Bryan Kohberger’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/09

Convicted Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger kept a disturbing trove of selfies on his phone! In the ABC special 20/20: Idaho Justice, dozens of never-before-seen photos were unearthed. Investigators say the selfies showed him obsessively photographing himself from every angle, often flexing shirtless in front of a mirror or striking strange poses. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down what investigators found.Bryan Kohberger’s Secret Life? DISTURBING Documents Reveal

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29:36

Kentucky Cheerleader Horror: 21-Year-Old College...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/04

Police say 21-year-old University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling gave birth in secret, wrapped her baby in a towel, placed him in a trash bag, and left him in her room. She’s now charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down what happened inside that Lexington home, what we know from the autopsy, and why cases like this one have haunted communities before.

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41:29

Inside Kohberger’s Creepy Crypt: The Skeletons in His...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/09/03

Bryan Kohberger has pled guilty and is now convicted of the University of Idaho murders. For the first time, we take you inside his Pullman apartment- from the fridge and freezer to his bedroom, closet, bathroom, and notebooks. What does Bryan Kohberger’s apartment reveal about the killer who terrorized Moscow, Idaho?

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23:18

Bryan Kohberger: Classmate of His Sister Remembers...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/28

New pictures of Bryan Kohberger as a teenager have surfaced on Reddit.... When Bryan Kohberger’s name first hit the headlines, his small Pennsylvania hometown was stunned. To classmates, he was the quiet kid in the background, the one no one ever imagined would be accused of such horrific crimes. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with a classmate of Kohberger’s sister, who remembers the family and the shockwaves that tore through their community.

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29:55

Donna Adelson... AKA “Grandma Gotti” & The Insane...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/27

Donna Adelson isn’t just a grandmother.... Prosecutors say she’s the matriarch of a family crime saga straight out of a mob movie. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything we know about Donna Adelson’s alleged role in the murder-for-hire plot that left Florida State law professor Dan Markel dead, and the high-profile murder trial that’s still unfolding in court.Lola Blankets: Get 35% off your entire order at www.lolablankets.com by using code DROPDEADSERIOUS at checkout

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26:12

Parents Play Dumb After 11-Year-Old Gives Birth At...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/27

An 11-year-old girl walked into a Muskogee hospital after giving birth at home with no prenatal care, no doctor, and no nurse. Her mother, Cherie Walker, and stepfather, Dustin Walker, claimed they had no idea she was pregnant. But when a DNA test was run, the results were damning: Dustin was the father. Now he is charged with child sexual abuse, Cherie is accused of enabling it, and both face multiple counts of child neglect. Six children have been removed from the home, a newborn grandchild is in

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28:49

Accused Killer Dad Joins Search for Baby Emmanuel’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/26

It’s the most haunting twist yet in the Baby Emmanuel murder case: the father now accused of killing him seen side-by-side with police, searching for his child’s body....Or is he? Former prosecutor Matt Murphy joins Ashleigh Banfield to unravel the charges against Emmanuel Haro’s parents and why this case has shaken investigators to their core. Follow Ashleigh on Social

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22:18

He Faked His Death to Escape Rape Charges! The Most...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/20

Nicholas Rossi, also known as Nicholas Alahverdian and Arthur Knight, faked his own death in 2020 to escape rape charges in Utah. An obituary claimed he died of cancer and was cremated at sea, but years later he was discovered alive in Scotland. From fake names and staged illnesses to an outrageous courtroom performance with a wheelchair and oxygen tank, this is one of the most bizarre fugitive stories ever told.

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43:20

7-Month-Old Vanishes in California: Is This Mother...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/18

A 7-month-old baby boy named Emmanuel has disappeared in Yucaipa, California. His mother, Rebecca Haro, told investigators she was attacked outside a sporting goods store and that her baby was taken during the chaos. Deputies searched with K9s, but no suspect or vehicle description has been released and no Amber Alert has been issued. Investigators now say there are inconsistencies in the mother’s account, leaving more questions than answers. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield

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47:04

Kohberger Caught on Camera? A Prison Insider Weighs In

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2025/08/16

An alleged leaked video is making the rounds online and it claims to show Bryan Kohberger inside a jail cell. But is it real? Or just another internet fake? To find out, I brought in Larry Levine, a former inmate turned prison consultant who’s seen it all on the inside. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Larry breaks down the viral jailhouse clip and tells us whether it passes the smell test.

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39:30

Bryan Kohberger’s Secret Life? Disturbing New Docs...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/15

We’ve got new details about what Bryan Kohberger was doing in the hours right after the murders. And thanks to digital forensics… spoiler alert: it’s creepy. It’s unsettling. It’s a little… Norman Bates. We’re also learning about a book Kohberger owned and the passage he marked on page 118. NewsNation's newly obtained police documents reveal disturbing details about Bryan Kohberger’s life before the Idaho murders, including chilling words he allegedly spoke to Kaylee the night of the killings. In

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18:56

The Torment of Bryan Kohberger: Idaho Prisoners’...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/14

Bryan Kohberger has only been in Idaho’s maximum-security prison for two weeks.... and he already hates it. Inmates, many of them in solitary themselves, have launched a nonstop campaign of noise and harassment designed to keep the quadruple murderer from sleeping or even thinking straight. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down how they’re doing it, why prison officials can’t stop it, and what it means for Kohberger’s long road ahead. Plus, retired homicide detective

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43:40

First Date with a Demon: Sade Robinson’s Murder and...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/13

A 19-year-old college student goes on a first date… and vanishes. Within hours, a burned car is found smoldering in the night, and body parts begin washing up along Lake Michigan. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield takes you inside the murder of Sade Robinson — the “demon” she met on a first date, the investigation that exposed his brutality, and the trial that brought him to justice.

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27:40

Google Searches from Hell: The Horrifying...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/12

At the same time Brian Walshe was allegedly googling how to "dispose of a dead body if you really need to," his wife, Ana Walshe, was supposed to be on a flight to Washington, D.C. for work.... But, she never made it...In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield goes through the entire case: from the moment Ana vanished, to the lies police say Brian Walshe told everyone around him, to the digital evidence prosecutors claim is a blueprint for murder... And where the case stands now,

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26:56

Tennessee Family Massacre: Disturbing New Details &...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/07

An entire family was wiped out, a baby was left abandoned in a stranger’s front yard, and a seven-day manhunt had the country on edge. Now a suspect is in custody, 28-year-old Austin Drummond, but there are still no clear answers. His arrest may only be the beginning of a much deeper and more disturbing mystery. And who is Austin Drummond? The truth about his past is DISTURBING! In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything we know so far. Follow Ashleigh on Social

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66:37

Suspect Arrested in Heinous Double Murder at Devil’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/08/01

Two bodies were found brutally stabbed on a popular hiking trail — and now there’s been an arrest. The victims were discovered along Devil’s Den Trail, a short loop near the park’s visitor center. Andrew James McGann, 28 years old, was taken into custody at Lupita’s Beauty Salon in Springdale about 30 miles from Devil’s Den. He was in the chair!!! Mid-haircut. Police walked in and cuffed him on the spot. Former prosecutor Matt Murphy joins Ashleigh to break down the murder charges, what we know

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69:32

“Lori, Rot in Prison": The Final Reckoning of the...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/07/30

Lori Vallow Daybell has finally been sentenced in Arizona, and inside that courtroom, the families she devastated delivered a reckoning unlike anything we’ve seen. From Kay and Larry Woodcock to JJ’s biological father, Todd Trahan, and Charles Vallow’s niece, Kresha Trahan- each one stepped forward to confront her with years of grief, rage, and truth. They didn’t hold back. They accused her of hiding behind God, manipulating the people who loved her, and orchestrating murder under the guise of

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69:09

New Docs Reveal HORROR Inside 1122 King - Then Steve...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/07/25

As we were recording this episode, Steve Goncalves called in unexpectedly.He is Kaylee’s father, and what he shared while we were reviewing the newly unsealed police records of the Idaho student murders added powerful context to what we were seeing. From roommate testimony and chilling voice quotes to blood evidence and stalker concerns, these documents reveal a devastating timeline of what happened inside 1122 King Road. Follow Ashleigh on Social

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