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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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01:11:02

Episode 031: The DeFeo Family Murders

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2024/10/16

Join us for episode 31 where we head back to the 1970s to the Defoe family murders that happened in Amityville Long Island in New York. These murders are what sparked the famous Amityville horror hauntings. We go through the events that happened on November 13th 1974 where Ronald Defeo jr would go on to murder his parents and 4 siblings. Sources: History.com Editors, “The Amityville murders”, A&E Television Networks, Published February 19th 2024,

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00:43:18

Episode 030: Thanksgiving Tragedies

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2024/10/09

This week, in honor of the Candian Thanksgiving holiday, we are covering a series of Thanksgiving related cases. We start by discussing the murder of Brioni Rutland, who was killed by Jeremy Williams over an apparent gambling bet. Then we discuss the murder of Janet Yearly, which went unsolved for 17 years, until 2022. Then we discuss 2 family murders that took place during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Privacky family murders and the Merhige family murders. Sources: Catherine Boeckmann, “4

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01:21:58

Episode 029: The Murder of Elizabeth Short AKA The...

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2024/10/02

The Black Dahlia case is the tragic murder of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. Her case became notorious due to the gruesome nature of the crime and the fact that it remains unsolved to this day. Elizabeth Short, who later became known as the Black Dahlia, aspired to be an actress and became the subject of intense media scrutiny after her death. Despite a massive investigation that produced over 150 suspects, her killer was never identified, making her

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01:17:58

Leave The Light On September 2024

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2024/10/01

We’re back with our seventh 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. References: Morgan Le, “Judge prepares ruling on possible retrial of movie armourer in fatal set shooting by Alec Baldwin”, Toronto Sun, Sept 26, 2024,

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00:46:55

Episode 028: The Murder of Emily Stauffer

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2024/09/25

On September 27th 2008 the town of Edson would endure a tragedy as 14 year old Emily Stauffer would be murdered by Ross Kleman while out for a walk on the town's trail system. Join us this week as we go through the case and why this one is near and dear to our hearts. Sources: Leo Pare, “Alberta man pleads guilty to killing pastor’s daughter in broad daylight”, Red Deer Advocate, April 26 2010,

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01:15:20

Episode 027: The Murder of Katie Simpson

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2024/09/18

On Aug 3, 2020, Jonathan Creswell made a call to 999 saying that he had found his partner’s sister, Katie Simpson, hanging by the banister in the home that they all lived in. Katie was transported to hospital but never regained consciousness and passed away on Aug 9, 2020. While Jonathan initially appeared as the “chief mourner” after Katie’s death, some suspicions began to be raised about if Jonathan was more involved in Katie’s death than he was letting on. Sources: Clare O’Reilly, “PURE

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01:04:08

Episode 026: The Murders of Shanann, Celeste, and...

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2024/09/11

August 13th 2018 in Fredrick Colorado, the Watts family would be changed forever. Shanann, Celeste, and Bella Watts would end up missing with husband and father Chris Watts at a loss for words of where they could be. With lies, deceit and a massive news following is Chris really telling the truth on not knowing where his family is? Sources: Elise Schmelzer, “Christopher Watts murder investigation: Timeline of the high-profile Colorado case”, The Denver Post, Published August 11,2019 ,

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01:26:00

Episode 025: Wade Wilson and the Murders of Kristine...

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2024/09/04

On the night of Oct 6, 2019, Kristine Melton and her friend went out to a bar, where Kristine met a man, Wade Wilson. Kristine and Wade seemed to initially hit it off with each other, but later that night, Wade strangled Kristine to death. The following day, Wade also killed Diane Ruiz, by strangling her and then repeatedly running her over with the vehicle he was driving. Sources: Jillian Jalali, “Ep 275: The Wade Wilson Trial”, Court Junkie, Episode 275, Wayfare Recording Co., Aug 6,

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01:09:23

Leave The Light On August 2024

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2024/09/01

We’re back with our sixth 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. References: Kaitlyn Huamani and Andrew Dalton, “What to know about the 5 people charged in Matthew Perry’s death”, AP News, Aug 15, 2024, https://apnews.com/article/matthew-perry-arrests-doctor-assistant-3a9230ff6658e6b478751c8c1ec3e430, accessed Aug 29, 2024. Josh

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01:34:24

Episode 024: The Abduction of Jody Plauche and the...

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2024/08/28

On Feb 19, 1984, 11-year-old Jody Plauche was abducted from his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. What was seemingly unique about this abduction is that Jody was not abducted kicking and screaming. He willingly and knowingly went with his abductor, Jeff Doucet. After the abduction, Jody’s dad, Gary Plauche took justice into his own hands. Sources: Jody Plauche, “Why Gary Why”, Aug 22, 2019, Inspired Forever Book Publishing Tim Brinkhof, Gary Plauché, “The Louisiana Dad Who Took Deadly

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01:00:06

Episode 023: The Bennington Triangle

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2024/08/21

Join us this week as we talk about the Bennington Triangle that is located in the state of Vermont in the USA. Wally talks about ghost towns, disappearances, monsters, and possibly some curses. Sources: Jennifer Deutschmann, “THE BIGGEST BENNINGTON TRIANGLE DISAPPEARANCE THEORIES: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?”, Grunge, Published October 17th 2023, https://www.grunge.com/625795/the-biggest-bennington-triangle-disappearance-theories-what-really-happened/ Accessed 08-15-2024 Wikipedia, “Glastenbury,

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01:09:34

Episode 022: The El Paso Walmart Attack

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2024/08/14

On August 3, 2019, Patrick Crusius drove from Allen, Texas to El Paso, Texas. When he arrived, he went to the Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall, where families were spending their Saturday morning grocery shopping and doing their back-to-school shopping. After uploading a “manifesto” to the website, 8Chan, Patrick went on a shooting rampage in the Walmart. In the attack, 23 people were killed and 22 people were injured. Join as we discuss the details of this horrific case. Sources: Dana

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00:48:48

Episode 021: The Chesapeake Virginia Wal Mart Attack

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2024/08/07

On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, employees at the Wal Mart in Chesapeake Virginia were preparing for their evening shift when gunshots ran out through the store. Sadly, 6 employees, Lorenzo Gamble, Kellie Pyle, Tyneka Johnson, Randall Blevins, Fernado ‘Jesus’ Chavez-Barron, and Brian Pendleton lost their lives in this attack along with the gunman, Andre Bing. It was identified that the gunman, Andre Bing, was a team lead at the Wal Mart. Sources: Ben Finley, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Hannah

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00:56:48

Leave The Light On July 2024

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2024/08/01

We’re back with our fifth 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. References: Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, “Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of all charges of sexual assault”, CNN, July 26, 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/uk/kevin-spacey-trial-jury-verdict-intl/index.html, accessed July 28, 2024. Alex Ritman, “Why Is Kevin

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01:10:23

Episode 020: The Keddie Cabin Murders

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2024/07/31

On the morning of April 12, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp returned to her family’s cabin in Keddie, California after spending the night at her friend’s house for a sleepover. Sadly, Sheila walked in to find her mom, Glenna “Sue” Sharp, her older brother, 15-year-old John Sharp, and John’s friend, 17-year-old Dana Wingate were brutally murdered. Sheila ran back to her friend's house to alert her friend’s parents who alerted the police. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Sheila’s

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01:23:11

Episode 019: The Death of John O’Keefe and the Karen...

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2024/07/24

On January 28, 2022, John O’Keefe and his girlfriend, Karen Read, were hanging out with friends at a local bar. When the bar closed, the group of friends went to Brian and Nicole Albert’s house for an after party. Karen dropped John off at the party and went home, however when John did not come home, Karen went looking for him. Karen would find John’s body in the snow in front of the Albert’s home, and people who were at the party the night before said that John never came into the house. It

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00:55:36

Episode 018: The Trover Family Tragedy

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2024/07/17

On Dec 4th, 1998, the Trover’s family truck was found abandoned and on fire. When investigators approached the vehicle, they encountered a frightened and badly beaten Cheryl Trover. Cheryl told investigators about an intruder entering the Trover’s family home the night before. The intruder killed Cheryl’s husband, John Trover, tied up the Trover children, and then abducted Cheryl. Although investigators initially believed Cheryl, they soon uncovered a dark secret that Cheryl had been keeping and

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01:30:57

Episode 017: The Murder of Dorothy Stratten

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2024/07/10

Dorothy Stratten was on a fast track to stardom after she had been discovered by Playboy in 1979. Her career quickly transitioned from her being a waitress at a Dairy Queen in Vancouver Canada, to being named the Playboy Playmate for the month of August in 1979, to being named Playmate of the year in 1980. By the end of 1979 and in early 1980, Dorothy begun to experience success as a TV and movie actress. However, on Aug 14, 1980, 20-year-old Dorothy would meet with her soon to be ex-husband, Paul

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01:23:01

Episode 016: The Murder of Lisa Mitchell

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2024/07/03

In Oct 2012, Lisa Mitchell went missing after an argument with her common law husband, Allan Shyback. Allan claimed that Lisa had just up and left, however, police were not buying this, and they embarked on an elaborate undercover investigation. But nothing could prepare anyone for what they would find out. It turned out that Lisa had been much closer than anyone ever expected. Sources: Nancy Hixt, “The Disappearance of Lisa Mitchell|9", Crime Beat, Global News, Jan 13, 2020. Meghan

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01:06:40

Leave the Light On June 2024

Never Light Up A Room Podcast ·

2024/07/01

We’re back with our fourth 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. Sources: Marshall Cohen, “What to know about the federal gun trial Hunter Biden faces this week”, CNN, June 3, 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/02/politics/hunter-biden-trial-preview/index.html, accessed June 17, 2024. Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, “Hunter Biden convicted on

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