Skip the banter: 00:06:37This is a listener suggestion from Angela & Melanie.On Thursday, February 19, 2015 16-year-old Becky Watts was re-sitting for her GCSEs, or General Certificate of Secondary Education, which is an academic qualification in various subjects that take place in the UK starting in Year 9 or 10. It’s more than likely that as she sat for the exams, she was exhausted since the night before, Becky had been out, having fun with friends & hadn’t slept at all. Allison tel...

Skip the banter: 00:05:47As we mill about our lives, interacting with those that we know, or think we know, & those that we simply pass on the street, there’s sometimes no way of knowing what lies beneath the surface of a friendly smile. For all intents & purposes, Carl Eric “Charlie” Brandt seemed like a completely even-keeled, happy person. He was in what appeared to be a happy marriage that others envied, but it turned out he was hiding an exceptionally deep, dark secret. This case...

Skip the banter: 00:07:35On the morning of Saturday, July 21, 2018, Lana Clayton ran out of her house, claiming that she found her husband, Steve Clayton, dead at the bottom of the staircase in their South Carolina home. The coroner initially believed that Steve’s death was a result of a heart attack, but as time went by, his family began to notice that Lana was acting strangely. This prompted further investigation which shifted the whole picture in another direction.Check out Smart Labels on...

Skip the banter: 00:05:50Where there is history, there is haunting & the Ohio State Reformatory is a prime example of a place with not only history behind it, but also many deaths. Throughout the 94 years it held prisoners, more than 200 people perished from disease, accident, murder or suicide. Many claim that very active spirits continue to roam the rooms of the large prison which remains open to the public & serves as an active stomping ground for ghost hunters.Check out Smart Labe...

Skip the banter: 00:08:44This is a listener suggestion from Amy Kay.In June of 2013, 8-year-old Cherish Lily Perrywinkle was out shopping with her mom in Jacksonville, Florida when she was abducted by a man who had a criminal history of preying on children from as far back as the 1970s.Check out Smart Labels on Amazon here.Support the showAll our links (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc):https://linktr.ee/crimeandcoffeeFacebook Group to discuss episodes:www.facebook.com/groups/crimeandco...

Skip the banter: 00:08:17This is a listener suggestion from Jacey.The Witman family consisted of parents Ron & Sue & their two sons, 15-year old Zach & 13-year-old Greg who lived in the small, quiet town of New Freedom, Pennsylvania. The town was shocked & saddened when they learned the tragic news that 13-year-old Greg had been ambushed in his own home moments after walking through the front door as he came home from school. Even more chilling, they soon learned that the murd...

Skip the banter: 00:04:53This is a listener suggestion from Munchkins Militia.22-year-old Jennifer Servo had big dreams for her career in journalism & worked tirelessly with the goal of one day becoming the next Katie Couric. During her time on air, Jennifer covered murder cases & sadly, it was her own murder that went on to become one of the most perplexing unsolved cases in Texas history. Only weeks after she uprooted her life from Montana to Abilene, Texas to start her first journa...

Skip the banter: 00:08:20This is a listener suggestion from Morgan & Jo.Bournemouth, England was found to be one of the happiest places in the UK with 82% of those polled expressing happiness with where they lived. However, in 2002, the town was stricken with fear when they learned that a woman had been brutally murdered in her home at 211 Capstone Road & her mutilated body was discovered by her children as they returned home from school. Investigators eventually realized that this ho...

Skip the banter: 6:35This is a listener suggestion from Ava.On Friday, May 5, 2017, 18-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson, who went by Skylar, attended her senior prom. Less than 48 hours later she gave birth to a baby girl in the bathroom of her family home in the middle of the night. Other than the OB-GYN she’d seen in April to obtain a prescription for birth control pills, not a soul was aware of the fact that Skylar was even pregnant. The young girl later claimed that her baby girl that sh...

Skip the banter: 5:57Allison's Amazon Addiction (socks)As you scroll through social media at the smiling, picture perfect images, much of what you see is only an illusion & a moment in time of a full life that’s happening outside the lens of the camera. You’re likely judging your own life in comparison to these images of what likely look like perfection; a gorgeous, tidy home, children in trendy, unblemished clothing, exotic travels to places you’ve yet to go. But these are just the caref...

Skip the banter: 6:00In March of 2019, 21-year-old Samantha Josephson was a senior at the University of South Carolina. She was mere months away from starting law school on a full scholarship at Drexel University’s law school when she was out with friends & mistakenly got into a car she believed was her Uber. Her roommates who had been out with her that night, filed a missing person’s report with Columbia police after they were unable to reach her the following afternoon. YouTube vid...

Skip the banter: 6:51This is a listener suggestion from Sharena & Carolyn.Aubreigh Paige Wyatt had just begun 8th grade at Ocean Springs Middle School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi when her life ended on Labor Day, Monday September 4, 2023 after she made the unimaginable decision to end her own life at the tender age of 13. Heather's (Aubreigh's mom) TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@heatherwyatt715?lang=enYouTube video of this episode: https://youtu.be/xwi4_dzPpDUAllison's Amazon A...

In the early morning hours of Saturday, November 19, 2011 a young woman’s mangled body was found in the road on the interstate in West Virginia. A 911 call came through at 3:41 am & the motorist indicated that they saw a car broken down near mile marker 181 in the northbound lanes of Interstate 77 near Parkersburg, West Virginia. He said the car was against the guardrail & he suspected that something was going on over there. The man didn’t identify himself & the recording ended. A...

Skip the banter: 4:3625-year-old Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson was an up & coming gravel cyclist who was found dead on the floor of her friend’s Austin, Texas bathroom on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 & the cycling world was rocked by the news of her sudden, violent death.YouTube video of this episode: https://youtu.be/2Zx1swTcJTc All our links (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc):https://linktr.ee/crimeandcoffeeFacebook Group to discuss episodes:www.facebook.com/groups/crimeandcoffeecouplepo...

This is a listener suggestion from Scarlett.On Wednesday, October 25, 1967 it was 6 pm when the CBS Evening News aired & Walter Cronkite spoke of a tragedy in the small town of Arcadia, Florida, a rural area with sprawling farm fields & cattle pastures, which sits about 45 miles southeast of Sarasota in DeSoto County. Seven children from the same family had been poisoned, six were dead & one was actively dying. Their father, James Richardson, an African-American man who worked as ...

Skip the banter: 6:44This is a case suggestion from Josie.Ten year old best friends Holly Wells & Jessica Chapman left a family barbeque to buy candy when they suddenly vanished during the summer of 2002. About six years earlier at age four, the girls met & became instant friends. From that moment on, they were connected at the hip & had a closeness of sisters rather than merely best friends. Allison tells us the rest of their sad story.YouTube video of this episode: https://youtu...

Skip the banter: 7:15On July 14, 2019, images of a young woman’s lifeless body appeared on various social media platforms, including Discord & stunned users were unsure if the images were real or not. 911 calls started coming in from around the country & one caller actually identified the woman in the photo as 17-year-old Bianca Devins.YouTube video of this episode: https://youtu.be/cWTNhG_sHF0All our links (Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc):https://linktr.ee/crimeandcoffeeFacebook Group...

YouTube of this episode: https://youtu.be/PZxXb5uSN5oA few people have asked for a personal Q&A episode, so here it is! We thought it would be fun to answer some questions we got from our beloved listeners. We'll do another one of these down the road, let us know what you think.Thank you for listening, we appreciate anyone that has ever listened to us. ♥♥Over 60 bonus episodes! Support our little mom & pop podcast...Patreon (best for those who listen on Spotify or other 3rd party podc...

Skip the banter: 7:11Joey Comunale was a 26-year-old successful young man from Connecticut who went out clubbing with friends in New York City in 2016 & ended his night at an afterparty where he seemingly vanished.YouTube of this video: https://youtu.be/JXofGKNJEs0 Swedish meatball recipe: https://pinchofyum.com/swedish-meatballs All our links (Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc):https://linktr.ee/crimeandcoffeeFacebook Group to discuss episodes:www.facebook.com/groups/crimeandcoff...

Skip banter: 5:48YouTube video of this episode: https://youtu.be/FG69n5FVqzM13-year-old Kacie Woody was a sweet, bubbly & social girl who was always eager to make new friends. Sadly, these lovely qualities would later allow a predator to gain her trust, leading to a devastating conclusion.Allison's Amazon Addiction: https://www.amazon.com/shop/crimeandcoffee2/list/Support the Show.References available at https://www.crimeandcoffeecouple.com a few days after this podcast airs.Case Suggesti...

This is a listener suggestion from Aneidy.More than thirteen years ago, on January 26, 2011, 27-year-old elementary school teacher, Ellen Greenberg, was found by her fiance, 28-year-old Samuel Goldberg, deceased in the kitchen of their Manayunk, Pennsylvania apartment. She was slumped against the cabinets, her legs were splayed out in front of her & she had 20 stab wounds, many of which were to the back of her head & neck. A 10-inch knife remained lodged in Ellen’s chest. This one is ...

It was a bitterly cold night on Saturday, January 31, 2004 in Racine, Wisconsin. It was the type of frigid air that made even breathing painful. A 911 call came through earlier that day & the dispatcher heard a woman say that her ex-husband was trying to kill her. The woman had placed the call from inside a garbage can that had been filled with snow while she was being held prisoner in her ex-husband’s truck as he drove her to an unknown location. YouTube of this episode: https://you...

In February of 1984, an 11-year-old boy was abducted from his Baton Rouge home by his karate teacher who had also become a trusted family friend. A week after he seemingly vanished, a phone call ended up being the key piece to help find Jody Plauché & bring him back home to his family.YouTube of this episode: https://youtu.be/sf6ByTAVBqAAllison's Amazon Addiction: https://www.amazon.com/shop/crimeandcoffee2/list/2UNVF9JKQR2KG?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfcrimeandcoffee2_TK9TACPQY5ADQ...

Skip the banter: 7:58This is a listener suggestion from Rhianna. In 2014, Catherine Hoggle was the mother of three young children who had been working toward restoring her mental health for years. The family had a system in place so that Catherine was never alone with the children without another adult present. Despite this plan, in the late afternoon of Sunday, September 7, 2014, Catherine left the house with her 2-year-old son, Jacob, to pick up a pizza in Montgomery County, Maryland. ...