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Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

The darkest true crime cases are the ones you've never heard of. Obscura investigates murders written off as accidents, disappearances dismissed as runaways, and obscure cases buried in forgotten files. Host Justin Drown delivers unflinching investigations through real archival audio, court records, and graphic forensic detail. No comedy. No sanitized narratives. Only the complete truth. New episodes every Tuesday.

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30:37

126: Black Label: The Execution of Sonya Massey

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/09/04

Listener, in today’s episode I’m going to do my best to avoid bias. I am covering the killing of Sonya Massey by a then-Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy named Sean Grayson. I am going to distribute the facts by use of court documents, news articles, and how they appear to my naked eye.Join Black Label on Patreon at Patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscuraSupport this podcast at —

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125: Timothy Nielsen - #1 Fan

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/08/28

Listener, in today’s episode we will refer to the victim of this case simply as M.S. This is for the safety of the victim, as she’s already been through enough. I ask that you leave the victim alone and not go out of your way to track down her name. Now, let’s get on with it.Join the Black Label on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:

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124: MODERN DE SADE - Peter Sotos (feat. Tapes from...

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/08/21

Peter Sotos is potentially the single most controversial figure in True Crime. A godfather of the genre, he pushed the boundaries in ways that made even yours truly uncomfortable.This is a collaborative project put together with fellow True Crime creator T.Z. Borden. He's the host and creator of the excellent Tapes from the Darkside podcast. A podcast that takes you down the darkest roads the genre has on offer. When he asked me to collaborate on this project I couldn’t resist.Borden aptly

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123: The Death of Tamla Horsford

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/08/14

On November 4th, 2018, at 8:59 AM, the Forsyth County 911 Center received a call. Jeanne Meyers, the homeowner, is on the call. She’s reporting her friend, Tamla Horsford, has fallen off a balcony. Jeanna hands her phone to the host of the party and her boyfriend Jose Barrera.Join Black Label at Patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com/todaySupport this podcast at —

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32:52

122: Morgan Lund - The Dreamer

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/08/07

Officer Miles Bennett was dispatched to a disturbance at a residence on the 500 block of Jefferson Street in the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The call was originally dispatched as "sister freaked out and boyfriend is bleeding. Possibly stabbed in arms." What the officer found was equally horrifying and mysterious.Obscura - A True Crime Podcast | PatreonOur Patreon has been overhauled. Click the link to discover our new tiers. We now are producing new extended episodes and offering

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28:25

121: The Law and Leonard Cure

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/07/31

The following episode has several twists and turns. I ask that you hold on tight and not look into the case. You’ll have a better time if you do so. A lot of thought is put into Obscura in terms of keeping coverage objective. With that said the opening part of this episode is sourced directly from the Innocence project of Florida as well as court records. With several sections read verbatim. Alright… let’s get on with it.Join me on Black Label at https://www.patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcastOur

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120: Nick Brutcher - The Comedian Part 02

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/07/25

In high school Nicholas Brutcher was known as a bit of a jock and bully. Large for a teen, you didn’t want to get in his way on the football field. Nicholas played shoulder to shoulder with Aaron Hernandez and Alex Ryng. Aaron Hernandez was linked to three murders before committing suicide. Alex Ryng shot and killed both he and his wife in a 2014 murder suicide. The three players were all destined for violence. Each traveling their own dark road.Our Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura*

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119: Nick Brutcher - The Comedian Part 01

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/07/17

In high school Nicholas Brutcher was known as a bit of a jock and bully. Large for a teen, you didn’t want to get in his way on the football field. Nicholas played shoulder to shoulder with Aaron Hernandez and Alex Ryng. Aaron Hernandez was linked to three murders before committing suicide. Alex Ryng shot and killed both he and his wife in a 2014 murder suicide. The three players were all destined for violence. Each traveling their own dark road.Our Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura*

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41:09

118: Black Label: Parkland - Part 02

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/07/10

(Part 2) The following information has been sourced directly from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, court documents, social media websites, and eyewitness reports. And when I say directly, I mean often read verbatim. Listener discretion is advised.Join Black Label at https://www.patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com/todaySupport this podcast at —

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40:14

117: Black Label: Parkland - Part 01

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/07/03

The following information has been sourced directly from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, court documents, social media websites, and eyewitness reports. And when I say directly, I mean often read verbatim. Listener discretion is advised.Join Black Label on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscuraSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries:

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2024/06/26

Update: Error has been fixedOur Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com/today* Go to badlandsranch.com/OBSCURA to get up to 50% off your regular-priced dog food order with a 90-day money-back guarantee.* This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/OBSCURA and get on your way to being your best self.Support this podcast at —

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116: Walter Lopez - The Hammer

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/06/26

Martha Montoya has been given the worst news of her life. She’s been told by her (soon to be) 13-year-old daughter that all she wants for her birthday tomorrow is for her stepfather to move out. The disturbing reason why will start a domino effect that will tear the family apart.Our Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com/today* Go to badlandsranch.com/OBSCURA to get up to 50% off your regular-priced dog

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115: Janet Garcia - Cruelty

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2024/06/19

On Mar 28, 2024, in Everett, Washington, at around 7:00 AM, four-year-old Ariel Garcia was declared missing. The boy is Hispanic with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 3 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 37 pounds. Ariel went missing at an apartment on Vesper Drive.Ariel’s mother, Janet Garcia, struggles with drug and alcohol. To the point that it made her leave for days. And frequently without notice. Her grandmother described her daughter as being both violent and unpredictable.Our Patreon has been

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114: Salamah Pendleton - Crossfire

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/06/12

May 20th, 2020, two police officers arrive at a Grand Forks, North Dakota apartment complex. It’s around 2:00 PM and a sunny day. The officers are there to serve eviction papers to 41-year-old Salamah Pendleton and his mother Lola Moore. Nothing will go to plan.Visit me online at https://www.blacklabelpodcasting.com/show/obscura/Our Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com/today* Go to

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113: Norberto Pietri - Rampage

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/06/05

On August 18, 1988, Noberto Piertri walked away from the Lantana Community Correctional Work Release Center. At the time, he was restricted to the center's grounds while he awaited transfer to a more secure facility. Or, in other words, he escaped.Our Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Go to badlandsranch.com/OBSCURA to get up to 50% off your regular-priced dog food order with a 90-day money-back guarantee.Support this podcast at —

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112: Denise Collins - The Ladder

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/05/29

Heather Claypool is sleeping. It’s early morning hours. A small creak stirs her. Between squinted eyes she scans the side of her bed. It was probably someone downstairs. She lived in an apartment. Heather drifts back to sleep. Another creak. She sits up. There is a man crouched at the end of your bed.Purchase one of our Obscura Mugs here.Our Sponsors:* Check out Incogni: incogni.com/obscura* Go to badlandsranch.com/OBSCURA to get up to 50% off your regular-priced dog food order with a 90-day

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111: Richard Henyard - The Empty Man

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/05/22

Around 10 p.m. on January 30, 1993, Lynette Tschida went to the Winn Dixie store in Eustis, Florida. It was at the Grove Square Shopping Center in Lake County. She saw a young man and a teenage boy sitting on a bench near the entrance of the store.As she walked in the store, she noticed how intense the older one was. He was tall, muscular. His smooth, but dark skin and handsome features betrayed by a scowl. He watched Lynette enter the store and she felt his eyes on her back as the automatic doors

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110: Shawna Forde - The Minutemen

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/05/15

Nine year old Brisenia is sleeping in the living room of her home. She’s not sleeping in her bedroom because she’s so excited that she got a new puppy. At that age these experiences are so magical for us.Her mother told her that her bed was freshly made with clean sheets. If Bresenia wanted to sleep with the puppy, then it needed to be in the living room. It was an easy choice. Raul Flores and Gina Marie Gonzalez, his wife, are sleeping in their bed.It’s 1AM in the morning when someone knocks on

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109: Kenneth Edwin Martell - Soulless Eyes

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/05/08

July 25, 2018 Lakemoor, Illinois Officer Brianna Tedesco starts her shift. It’s 11:00 p.m. She’s scheduled until 7:00 a.m. Tedesco is dressed in her duty uniform of shirt, pants, and outer ballistic vest. She has her Lakemoor Police badge and name plate pinned to the outside of her vest and is wearing a duty belt which includes her standard duty gear.Her body camera is equipped and, along with a squad camera microphone, she has a microphone clipped to her left shoulder. Listener, the body cam and

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108: Leonard Patrick Gonzalez - The Crew

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast ·

2024/05/01

July 2009Escambia County, FloridaLeonard “Patrick” Gonzales Jr., age 35, is broke. He’s desperate for cash. So desperate that his mom is paying his bills. Patrick, of course, finds this embarrassing. Against his wife Tabitha’s better judgment, he invested their savings into a Karate School. Savings that the two saved up together working at Long-Wiggins’ antique business.But the Karate business, like 40 percent of businesses in the United States, went belly up. And that little venture has placed

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