In late 2019, Kay Woodcock called local police and asked them to perform a welfare check on her 7-year-old grandson, JJ Vallow. She hadn’t seen him in almost two months, and couldn’t get in touch with his mother or his older sister. As investigators began to look into where JJ was, they found that his 16-year-old sister, Tylee Ryan, was also missing. Their mother, Lori Vallow, claimed that they were safe and happy, but refused to tell anyone where they were. Detectives continued to dig into...

The Houston Police Department received a 911 call in the early morning hours of July 29th, 2016, from a very calm 16-year-old. AJ Armstrong told the dispatcher that he’d heard gunshots in his parents’ room downstairs and that he was now hiding in the closet of his third floor bedroom. When officers arrived, they found AJ’s mother, Dawn, dead in her bed, from two gunshot wounds to the head. AJ’s father, Antonio, had also suffered a gunshot wound to the head, but was clinging to life. Both AJ...

In March of 2017, three women filed sexual assault allegations against Danny Masterson who denied the allegations via his agent.  The filing triggered an LAPD investigation, and in December of 2017, a fourth victim came forward with allegations.  A few weeks later, a fifth victim came forward with allegations.  Masterson was able to escape justice for years by hiding behind the rules / laws of the Church of Scientology.  Eventually though, he was brought to trial and found guilty of rape and...

Part 1 of 2. Want Part 2 right away??? Join our Patreon to get it a week early! Plus you get all of our past episodes ad-free as well! In March of 2017, three women filed sexual assault allegations against Danny Masterson who denied the allegations via his agent.  The filing triggered an LAPD investigation, and in December of 2017, a fourth victim came forward with allegations.  A few weeks later, a fifth victim came forward with allegations.  Masterson was able to escape justice for years...

In the late evening and early morning hours between July 12th and July 13th, 2015, 18-year-old Tiffany Valiante’s body was recovered by police after it was struck by a train in Mays Landing, New Jersey. Her family was told that the promising young volleyball player had jumped out in front of the train, taking her own life. Tiffany was a typical teenager, who struggled sometimes at home and argued with her parents, but had also been offered five scholarships to play college volleyball and...

After a day of doing drugs and hanging out with her “lover,” Taylor Schabusiness strangled and dismembered Shad Thyrion.  After dismembering his body with a bread knife, she put his body parts around the basement of his mother’s house as well as in a van on the property.  After the police were called and Schabusiness was located, she told them she enjoyed killing Shad and wished them luck on finding all of his body parts.   Trigger Warnings: Murder by Strangulation, Dismemberment, Sexual...

On July 20th, 2020, Gallatin, Tennessee 911 dispatchers received a phone call from Aaron Solomon. He told them that his 18-year-old son Grant was lying in a ditch at the bottom of the parking lot, and that his Toyota Tacoma had backed over him and dragged him down the hill. When responders arrived, they found Grant alive, but only just. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Officers ruled the death an accident and the case was closed. Grant’s mother, Angie Solomon, knows that...

On July 20th, 2020, Gallatin, Tennessee 911 dispatchers received a phone call from Aaron Solomon. He told them that his 18-year-old son Grant was lying in a ditch at the bottom of the parking lot, and that his Toyota Tacoma had backed over him and dragged him down the hill. When responders arrived, they found Grant alive, but only just. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Officers ruled the death an accident and the case was closed. Grant’s mother, Angie Solomon, knows that...

On April 11, 2022, the trial that took over everyone’s lives began.  Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for defamation due to an op-ed that she wrote for The Washington Post where she referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”  He was asking for $50 million while she counter-sued for $100 million.  Both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard alleged domestic abuse from the other.   Trigger Warnings: Domestic Abuse, Drug/Alcohol Abuse, Sexual Assault, Mentions of Suicide Hang with...

On April 11, 2022, the trial that took over everyone’s lives began.  Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for defamation due to an op-ed that she wrote for The Washington Post where she referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”  He was asking for $50 million while she counter-sued for $100 million.  Both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard alleged domestic abuse from the other.   Trigger Warnings: Domestic Abuse, Drug/Alcohol Abuse, Sexual Assault, Mentions of Suicide Hang with...

On September 21st, 2004, a man was arrested in Mobile, Alabama for the murder of 43-year-old Lisa Marie Nichols. Lisa had been found shot to death in her home, which was then set on fire. 32-year-old John Paul Chapman was taken into custody, but detectives quickly found that the man was actually Jeremy Bryan Jones. Jones was a fugitive after fleeing Oklahoma when his bail was revoked. More concerningly, Jones had been arrested under his ‘Chapman’ alias three times, and was released each time....

In 2008, 39-year-old Melissa Lucio became the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in the state of Texas. She’d been tried and convicted of capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. On February 17th, 2007, first responders were called to Melissa’s home to find Mariah in cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts, Mariah was pronounced dead at the hospital. She was found covered in bruises, with a cause of death ultimately determined to be from a...

In 2008, 39-year-old Melissa Lucio became the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in the state of Texas. She’d been tried and convicted of capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. On February 17th, 2007, first responders were called to Melissa’s home to find Mariah in cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts, Mariah was pronounced dead at the hospital. She was found covered in bruises, with a cause of death ultimately determined to be from a...

John Edward Robinson is a conman, grifter, embezzler, kidnapper, and murderer.  For decades, Robinson ran schemes or flat out stole from his employers for monetary gain, but eventually escalated to murder.   He would use classified ads to attract victims, but once the internet became commonplace in American homes, Robinson used it to find victims.  Because of this, the media often refers to Robinson as “The Internet’s First Serial Killer.”  ***TRIGGER WARNING*** Rape - Murder via bludgeoning...

Part 1 of 2 John Edward Robinson is a conman, grifter, embezzler, kidnapper, and murderer.  For decades, Robinson ran schemes or flat out stole from his employers for monetary gain, but eventually escalated to murder.   He would use classified ads to attract victims, but once the internet became commonplace in American homes, Robinson used it to find victims.  Because of this, the media often refers to Robinson as “The Internet’s First Serial Killer.”  ***TRIGGER WARNING*** Rape - Murder...

Part 2 of 2 On January 27th, 2020, Letecia Stauch called the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department to report her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon, missing. She said that he’d gone to play with friends, but should’ve been back home an hour ago. Detectives arrived at the Stauch home, unknowingly beginning an investigation that would last years, revealing that Gannon had been brutally murdered at the hands of someone that was supposed to love and care for him. Investigators spent months collecting...

On January 27th, 2020, Letecia Stauch called the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department to report her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon, missing. She said that he’d gone to play with friends, but should’ve been back home an hour ago. Detectives arrived at the Stauch home, unknowingly beginning an investigation that would last years, revealing that Gannon had been brutally murdered at the hands of someone that was supposed to love and care for him. Investigators spent months collecting evidence and...

Tamara Samsonova, dubbed “The Granny Ripper,” was caught in 2015 after being seen on CCTV footage making seven trips out of her apartment with plastic bags and a saucepan containing the dismembered body parts of her roommate, Valentina Ulanova.  Samsonova admitted to killing Valentina as well as three other people right away.  However, her victim count was much higher than four.  Trigger Warnings: Murder by Poison, Dismemberment, Cannabolism, Sexual Assault (Women & Children - brief...

On April 19th, 1993, FBI agents began pouring tear gas into a compound known as Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas. It was the final act of a 51 day standoff that had taken place between law enforcement and a religious group known as The Branch Davidians. After a failed attempt by the ATF to serve a warrant to arrest the group’s leader, David Koresh, for stockpiling illegal weapons, the standoff began. By the end, 82 Branch Davidians were dead, including 28 children, and four ATF agents had been...

On April 19th, 1993, FBI agents began pouring tear gas into a compound known as Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas. It was the final act of a 51 day standoff that had taken place between law enforcement and a religious group known as The Branch Davidians. After a failed attempt by the ATF to serve a warrant to arrest the group’s leader, David Koresh, for stockpiling illegal weapons, the standoff began. By the end, 82 Branch Davidians were dead, including 28 children, and four ATF agents had been...

On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, Edwin Alemany took to the streets of Boston, Massachusetts, and attacked three women.  Two women survived, but unfortunately, one woman lost her life.  Amy Lord had just left her apartment in Southie in the early morning hours on her way to the gym when she was attacked.  After forcing Amy to give him her money, he drove her to a remote location and brutally murdered her.  After a day of running wild with someone else’s money, Edwin attacked Kayleigh Ballantyne who...

On Memorial Day weekend of 1990, 40-year-old Marlene Warren heard the doorbell ring in her Palm Beach County home. When she opened the door, she was delighted to find a clown standing on the porch, holding two balloons and a basket of carnations. The clown handed the gifts to Marlene, then pulled out a gun and shot her in the face. Two days later, Marlene died in the local hospital, with nobody understanding who hated Marlene so much that they’d commit such a horrific crime. An investigation...

On a Monday in May of 2005, deputies in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho responded to a call at the Groene residence. When they arrived, they found blood covering the walls and floors of the home. The bodies of the mother, Brenda, her boyfriend, Mark, and Brenda’s 13-year-old son, Slade, were lying on the living room floor, clearly victims of a vicious attack. A triple murder was unheard of in the small Idaho town. As they looked around the rest of the home, detectives realized that the two youngest...

On Friday, December 27th, 1985, 28-year-old Deborah Ann Wolfe didn’t show up to her job as a nurse at the Fayetteville, North Carolina Veterans’ Medical Center. Her mother was immediately concerned and reported her missing. The young nurse was found less than a week later, dead in the pond outside of her cabin. Her death was ruled accidental, but Debbie’s family, friends, and much of the community believe that she was the victim of murder. Inconsistencies in the investigator’s theory of what...