x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Hitched 2 Homicide

Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf

Southern girl and suspense author, Kris Calvert teams up with her husband, Emmy® -nominated composer Rob Pottorf to delve into true crime around the globe. She gives it a southern twist. He supplies the unique wit and background music, so you always know what’s going on. For better or worse. Til death do us part.

true crime

All Episodes

77:13

The Wimbledon Kidnapping: Where is Muriel McKay's Body?

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/12/10

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On a cold December night in 1969, a woman vanished from her comfortable Wimbledon home without a trace. Within hours, the phone rang: a man calling himself “M3” claimed she’d been taken by the mafia, demanded £1 million, and insisted she would die if the police were called. What he didn’t realize was that he’d kidnapped the wrong woman.This episode unravels the kidnapping and presumed murder of 55-year-old Muriel McKay—mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s wife, targeted in

en-us

69:40

The Unsolved Murder of Lena Whitmore: The Body in the...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/12/03

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On December 26, 1907, a teenage boatman walking along the Passaic River spotted two pale feet jutting from the black water of a swamp outside Harrison, New Jersey. Dragged from the muck, the woman had no clothes, no identification, and only a torn red coat and a homemade fur muff nearby to hint at who she’d been. Within days, the tabloids were calling it the Lampblack Swamp mystery—and when the victim was finally named as 35‑year‑old Brooklyn housewife Lena Whitmore,

en-us

64:13

LEFTOVERS: Omaima Nelson and the Thanksgiving...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/11/26

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Costa Mesa, California—police respond to a tip and uncover one of the most shocking crime scenes in California history. Inside an apartment, 23-year-old Omaima Aree Nelson has killed her 56-year-old husband, William “Bill” Nelson. What makes this case unforgettable isn’t just the homicide—it’s what she did afterward: dismembering his body, attempting to dispose of it, and, according to prosecutors, cooking and even tasting parts of him.In

en-us

75:20

D.B. Cooper: IntoThin Air. The 1971 Skyjacking...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/11/19

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On the night before Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1971, a man in a dark suit and a sensible tie took seat 18C on Northwest Orient Flight 305—a short hop from Portland to Seattle aboard a Boeing 727. He ordered bourbon and soda, smoked his Raleighs, and handed a folded note to the flight attendant. It wasn’t a phone number. It was a promise. Inside the briefcase, he said, was a bomb. What followed would become the only unsolved hijacking in American aviation history: a

en-us

59:36

The Murder of Influencer Alexis Sharkey: Marriage,...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/11/12

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!*This episode of Hitched to Homicide discusses the subject of suicide, self-harm, and domestic/intimate partner violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.In November 2020, 26-year-old Houston influencer Alexis Sharkey was found nude along a roadside. At first, her death stunned social media—no visible injuries, no clear suspect, and a picture-perfect life on Instagram. But behind the filters was a marriage in trouble. In this episode, we break down the full

en-us

51:13

Marlene Warren: The Killer Clown Murder

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/11/05

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!May 26, 1990, Wellington, Florida. A doorbell rings, and wife and mother opens the front door to find a clown with an orange wig, white face, red nose and gloves, holding flowers and balloons. What she believed was a delivery and gesture of kindness, wasn’t. It was an ambush and a point-blank gunshot to her head. After firing, the clown turned and calmly walked away to a waiting car. But why murder this woman who seemed to have no enemies? Rumors of affairs swirled,

en-us

41:48

The Disappearance of Liu Huijun and her Daughter: Two...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/10/29

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!In 2008, a mother and her little girl rode an elevator to the 11th floor of a building in Yuanlin, Taiwan—left two red coats and their shoes—and stepped into a stairwell. They were never seen again. This is the cold case of Liu Huijun (劉惠君) and her daughter—often called the “Taiwanese Elisa Lam,” but stranger.We reconstruct the final minutes inside the Yuanlin Finance/Economics Building (員林財經大樓): the elevator ride, the clothing left behind, and the turn into a

en-us

72:56

The Skinwalker Defense: Sarah Saganisto's Murder and...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/10/22

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!In 1987, Sarah L. Saganitso was found murdered behind Flagstaff Medical Center. At trial, the defense invoked a “Skinwalker Defense,” reframing odd scene details as Navajo witchcraft—and the jury acquitted George Abney. We examine evidence, cultural context, and how reasonable doubt was built.sources used for this podcast7IB46fu1wqKYG99mTCtZSupport the showJOIN THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE IN-LAWS AND OUTLAWSSTART KRIS CALVERT'S BOOKS TODAY FOR FREEH2H WEBSITEH2H on

en-us

84:17

The “Devil Made Me Do It” Case: Demonic Possession,...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/10/15

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!In 1981 Brookfield, Connecticut, an altercation ended with Alan Bono losing his life—and a courtroom battle followed that tried to introduce demonic possession as a legal defense. We trace the full timeline: 11-year-old David Glatzel’s reported afflictions, the involvement of Ed & Lorraine Warren and multiple clergy, Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s alleged transference challenge, and Judge Robert Callahan’s decision to bar possession evidence at trial. We also examine

en-us

66:02

Marjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Salesman....

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/10/08

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!From arrest to verdict. With Jay Orbin’s torso identified, police detain Marjorie and flip Larry Weisberg with immunity. After ten trial delays, the jury convicts her of first-degree murder; the judge orders life without parole. We unpack the evidence, the courtroom strategy, and what the case leaves behind.sources used for this podcastSupport the showJOIN THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE IN-LAWS AND OUTLAWSSTART KRIS CALVERT'S BOOKS TODAY FOR FREEH2H WEBSITEH2H on

en-us

89:48

Marjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Death of a...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/10/01

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!Former Las Vegas showgirl Marjorie Orbin and Phoenix jeweler Jay Orbin looked like a desert power couple—until Jay vanished in September of 2004. In this episode, we trace their story from meeting and marriage to the birth of their son Noah, the mounting marital strain and alleged affairs, and the day Robert Ame found a Rubbermaid tub in the Arizona desert containing a torso. We stop at the discovery of the partial remains and unpack the timeline, key players, and

en-us

62:53

The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: Inside America's Crime...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/09/24

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Timeline, Evidence, Theories—And the Aviator’s Secret Children The 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping changed U.S. law and still sparks debate. We walk through the timeline from the nursery note to the fatal discovery, examine the money trail and the famed forensic ladder analysis, and revisit the Bruno Richard Hauptmann verdict alongside competing theories (lone actor vs. accomplices, the Fische box explanation, and inside-help rumors). We close

en-us

80:02

The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: Inside America's Crime...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/09/17

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On March 1st, 1932, 20-month-old Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., son of famed pilot Charles Lindbergh, was abducted from the crib of his second-floor bedroom of the Lindbergh's home in New Jersey. A ladder was left behind. There were ransom notes, voluntary liaisons, suicides, a nationwide search, and help from not only J. Edgar Hoover, but the President of the United States.When little Charlie's body was found two months later near the Lindbergh's

en-us

53:38

Marybeth Tinning: Eight Children Dead, One...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/09/10

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!Between 1972 and 1985, Marybeth Tinning and her husband Joe Tinning buried nine children in Schenectady, New York. At first, doctors called all but one of the deaths “crib death” or SIDS, but patterns emerged that couldn’t be ignored. Eventually, Marybeth confessed to smothering her 4-month-old daughter, Tami Lynne, and was convicted of second-degree murder in 1987.But why would a mother kill her children? Many experts believe Marybeth’s case reflects Munchausen by

en-us

60:34

The Wrong Man: Alex Algeri, Lee Ann Riedel & the...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/09/04

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On January 17, 2001, Alex “Al” Algeri was shot multiple times outside the Dolphin Fitness Club in Amityville, New York. At first, the killing appeared senseless—Al had no enemies, no debts, no criminal ties. But investigators quickly uncovered the truth: Al was murdered by mistake.The real target was his business partner, Paul Riedel. Behind the plot was Paul’s wife, Lee Ann Riedel, and her lover, Ralph “Rocco” Salierno. Together, they orchestrated a murder-for-hire

en-us

83:46

The Legend of Pretty Boy Floyd: Hero, Outlaw...or Both?

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/08/13

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!Step into the turbulent 1930s and discover the legend of Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd—an infamous bank robber, folk hero, and symbol of defiance during America’s Great Depression. From his humble beginnings in rural Georgia to high-speed getaways across the Midwest, Floyd’s story blurs the line between villain and hero. Was he a dangerous outlaw or a misunderstood man fighting against a system that failed its people? In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we

en-us

74:45

John Edward Robinson: The Internet's First Serial Killer

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/08/06

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!Before online dating was common, before “catfishing” had a name—there was John Edward Robinson. A father. A conman. And the first known serial killer to use the internet to lure, torture, and murder his victims. In this episode, we break down the chilling timeline, the fake job offers, the BDSM chat rooms, and the terrifying true story of how one man turned the web into a trap… and bodies into secrets.᠅ Victims include Lisa Stasi, Paula Godfrey, and Isabella

en-us

53:50

Midnight in Piedmont Park: The Unsolved Murder of...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/07/30

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On a warm summer night in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, Katie Janness and her beloved dog, Bowie, were savagely murdered just steps from their home. Four years later, the case remains unsolved. Who carved letters into Katie’s body? Why weren’t the park’s cameras working? And how does a killer vanish from one of the busiest corners of the city? In this episode, we walk you through that haunting night, the evidence, the heartbreak—and the desperate plea for justice.Someone

en-us

79:12

The San Francisco Witch Killers: Suzan and Michael...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/07/23

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!In this disturbing episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we uncover the bizarre and brutal case of Suzan and Michael Bear—known to the media as The San Francisco Witch Killers. What began as a psychedelic love story quickly unraveled into a delusional crusade against so-called “witches.” From the murder of aspiring actress Keryn Barnes in San Francisco to the shocking roadside stabbing of Jon Charles Hellyar, the Bears believed they were soldiers in a holy war—and that

en-us

62:24

Beverly Jarosz. Obsession, Terror and an Unsolved...

Hitched 2 Homicide ·

2025/07/09

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On December 28, 1964, 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz was found bound and lifeless in her bedroom in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Her ankles were tied. A rope was wrapped around her neck. Her room showed signs of a violent struggle – but there was no forced entry, no murder weapon, and no clear suspect.In this episode, we unravel the chilling details of Beverly’s final hours, the evidence left behind, and the suspects and theories that have haunted her family and community for

en-us

187 results

Similar Podcasts

Australian True Crime

Bravecasting

True Crime Podcast 2025 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

True Crime Podcast 2025

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

Jay Nicoll

The Conspiracy Files

Bloody FM

Crime at Bedtime

Jack Laurence