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TRUE CRIME with Bratterstein

As someone who has been personally effected by homicide, I approach every True Crime case I cover with the goal of balancing facts with empathy—giving victims a voice while exploring the larger cultural and societal implications of the cases. I want you to leave my episodes not only knowing that the people who I talk about are real.. what happened to them is real but also acknowledging that they are much more than just their deaths. Each audio file from this podcast is taken from my videos on

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01:56:51

Serial Killer Married a Woman to Kill her Daughter

TRUE CRIME with Bratterstein ·

2026/01/07

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kaysi McLeod, LeAnn Emry, Jennifer Marcum, and Terry Kimball with me today. In the early 2000s, convicted con-man Scott Kimball reinvented himself as a federal informant and used that identity to hide something far darker. After meeting Lori McLeod, he quickly married her, gaining access to her life… and to her 19-year-old daughter, Kaysi McLeod.Not long after the marriage, Kaysi vanished. Kimball claimed she had run away but investigators would

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00:30:34

The STALKING of Bjork : "I Am the Angel of DEATH for...

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2026/01/05

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Bjork with me today. In 1996, Icelandic singer Björk became the target of an obsessive and dangerous stalker: Ricardo López, a 21-year-old fan living in Florida. Over the course of months, López isolated himself and recorded hundreds of disturbing video diaries, documenting his fixation on the singer and his growing resentment when he learned she was in a relationship.The obsession eventually escalated into a violent plan directed at Björk. Before

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00:54:46

She Murdered her Mother and sent her Father a Photo

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2026/01/02

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Susan Lee Hutson with me today. Rachel Hutson was just 19 years old when she carried out a shocking and calculated crime. Armed with a handgun she had taken from her father’s safe, Rachel shot and killed her mother, Susan Lee Hutson, inside the family home. Moments later, she took a photograph of Susan’s body and sent it to her father as a message.Investigators said the killing was motivated by anger and resentment, and that Rachel showed little

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00:46:02

The New Years Eve Long Branch Massacre

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2025/12/31

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Linda, Steve, Brittany, and Mary with me today. On New Year’s Eve 2017, what should have been a quiet family celebration in Long Branch, New Jersey, turned into a tragedy. Just before midnight, 16-year-old Scott Kologi opened fire inside his family home, killing his parents, his sister, and a family friend while relatives and neighbors gathered nearby to ring in the new year.Investigators later revealed that the crime was carried out with a rifle

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00:42:22

Teen Killer Threw a Party After Murdering His Parents

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2025/12/29

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Mary-Jo and Blake Hadley with me today. In July 2011, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley shocked the quiet community of Port St. Lucie, Florida, when he murdered his parents, Blake and Mary-Jo Hadley, inside their home and then hosted a house party while their bodies remained hidden in a bedroom.For hours, dozens of teens drank, played music, and partied as rumors spread that Tyler had done “something terrible.” One friend eventually alerted police, leading

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01:01:33

Christmas Cabin Murders in Utah: The Tiede Family...

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2025/12/24

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kaye Tiede and Beth Potts with me today. In December 1990, a quiet Christmas gathering turned into a nightmare at a remote family cabin in Oakley, Utah. Kaye Tiede and her close friend Beth Potts were brutally murdered inside the cabin by two men who had been invited into the home.Kaye’s husband, Rolf Tiede, was also shot multiple times and left for dead. The attackers doused him with gasoline, set the cabin on fire, and fled the scene with two

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00:30:13

Cheerleader Buries Baby in her Backyard

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2025/12/22

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Annabelle Richardson with me today. In May 2017, 18-year-old high school senior Brooke Skylar Richardson secretly gave birth in the bathroom of her family home in Carlisle, Ohio. Hours later, the remains of her newborn daughte, whom she named Annabell, were found buried in the backyard.The discovery triggered national headlines and a highly emotional legal battle. Prosecutors accused Richardson of murdering her newborn and hiding the evidence to

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00:52:38

Teacher Found in her Bed with AXE IN HER SKULL

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2025/12/19

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Denise Hallowell with me today. In July 2019, 57-year-old schoolteacher Denise Hallowell was found dead in her home near Inverness, Florida. She had been struck repeatedly in the back of the head with an axe as she sat in her bedroom.Investigators initially searched for signs of a break-in, but the focus soon shifted to someone much closer, Denise’s 17-year-old adopted son, Carlos. Detectives uncovered a history of escalating tension between them,

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01:33:29

She Took a Selfie With His Body: The Murder of...

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2025/12/17

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Charles Taylor with me today. On April 4, 2015, 59-year-old Charles Taylor was brutally murdered in his home in California by his daughter-in-law, 24-year-old Amanda Taylor, and her friend Michelle Dondelinger.Investigators revealed that the women attacked Charles with a knife and blunt force, killing him inside his own house. After the murder, they attempted to cover up the crime by stealing his car and belongings but their actions quickly drew

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02:35:38

TEEN ATTACKS : Good Girls Betrayed by People they...

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2025/12/15

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Cassie Jo Stoddart, Elyse Pahler, Janett Christman, and Payton Leutner with me today.

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01:14:50

He Traded the Location of his WIFE'S BODY for an XBOX

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2025/12/12

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Venus Rose Stewart with me today. In April 2009, 34-year-old Venus Rose Stewart vanished from her home in Colorado Springs, just weeks after filing for divorce from her husband, Glen Stewart, a U.S. Air Force master sergeant. She left behind her two young daughters and a trail of red flags that quickly pointed to someone close to her.Investigators discovered that Glen had a history of control and violence. After Venus disappeared, he fled the

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00:54:46

STALKER Shoots Teacher Outside ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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2025/12/10

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jennifer Paulson with me today. On February 26, 2010, 30-year-old special-education teacher Jennifer Paulson was fatally shot in the parking lot of the school where she worked in Tacoma, Washington. Her killer was 33-year-old Tyler Peterson, a former classmate who had been stalking her for months after she repeatedly rejected his advances.Jennifer had reported Peterson to authorities and obtained a restraining order, but despite multiple warnings,

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01:26:22

'Fatal Attraction' Killer Murders Her Lover's Wife...

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2025/12/08

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Betty Jeanne Torrey Solomon with me today. In January 1989, 40-year-old Betty Jeanne Solomon was found shot to death in her home in Greenburgh, New York. Her husband was initially questioned, but investigators soon uncovered a hidden affair, between Betty Jeanne’s husband and a young elementary school teacher named Carolyn Warmus.Prosecutors argued that Warmus, jealous and obsessed, carried out a calculated plan to eliminate the wife of the man

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00:40:08

"Father, Father, We Don't Need to Escalate": The...

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2025/12/05

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Marvin Gaye with me today. On April 1, 1984, legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., during a violent argument inside the family’s Los Angeles home. Marvin, who had moved back in to help care for his parents, had become increasingly volatile in the months leading up to the shooting. After a heated confrontation, his father retrieved a gun Marvin had previously given him as a gift and fired twice at

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01:04:56

9-Year-Old Ambushed in a Public Beach Bathroom: The...

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2025/12/03

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Matt Cecchi with me today. In August 1996, 9-year-old Matt Cecchi was on a family vacation at a campground in El Dorado County, California, when he walked into a public restroom and never came back out alive. Moments later, his sister discovered him fatally stabbed, a random, senseless attack that shocked the community.The killer was 36-year-old Levi Chavez, a drifter with a violent history who had been roaming the campground. Prosecutors

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02:20:17

FAMILY ANNIHILATORS : MEN Who Kill Their Whole Families

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2025/12/01

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Anna, Gracie, Shanann, Bella, Celeste, Ronald, Louise, Dawn, Allison, John, Marc, Helen, Patricia, John, Jr., Frederick, and Alma with me today. Family annihilators are some of the most chilling figures in true crime history. These individuals, usually men, murder their entire families, driven by motives like financial collapse, loss of control, or resentment. Cases like John Miles Sharpe, who brutally killed his wife and baby daughter with a

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00:56:11

The Soldier Who Made It Home, Only to Be Murdered...

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2025/11/28

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Anthony Riggs with me today. In March 1991, 22-year-old Army Specialist Anthony Riggs returned home to Detroit after serving in the Persian Gulf, only to be brutally murdered less than a week later. As he loaded belongings into a van to help move his wife and stepdaughter, shots rang out, and Anthony collapsed, fatally wounded. What first looked like a random act of urban violence quickly unraveled into a chilling betrayal. Police soon arrested

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01:08:40

The Killing of Larry King: "Call Me Latisha"

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2025/11/26

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Lawrence King / Latisha King with me today. On February 12, 2008, 15-year-old Larry King was shot twice in the back of the head in his classroom at E.O. Green Junior High in Oxnard, California, by a fellow student, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney. The shooting happened after repeated harassment and bullying, reportedly driven by hatred toward Larry’s gender identity and expression. Larry was kept on life support for two days, donating organs before

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01:06:24

Sex, Lies & Betrayal: The Internet’s First Murder Case

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2025/11/24

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Bruce Miller with me today. On November 8, 1999, 46-year-old Bruce Miller was found dead at his junkyard in Flint, Michigan, the victim of a shotgun blast. His wife, Sharee Miller, had conspired online with an internet lover to lure him into a deadly trap. She misled her lover by claiming abuse, a fake pregnancy and the need to escape, all to manipulate him into pulling the trigger.At trial, prosecutors described how Sharee’s elaborate digital

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01:02:16

The "Face Eating Frat Boy": Austin Harrouff

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2025/11/21

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon Stevens with me today. In August 2016, 19-year-old college student Austin Harrouff violently attacked and killed John Stevens III and Michelle Mishcon outside their Florida home. Police arrived to find Harrouff on top of Stevens, biting his face and exhibiting extreme strength. Toxicology reports showed no signs of common drugs.Later diagnosed with acute psychosis, Harrouff claimed he believed he was “half-man,

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