Send us a Text Message.A case filled with teenage violence, jealousy, and the darker side of female friendships. Michelle "Missy" Avila was a smart, beautiful, and charming 17-year-old girl with her whole life ahead of her. Increasing jealousy and insecurity within Missy's friend group would cause 3 teenage girls to commit a horrific crime. *Trigger warnings for mentions of suicide, child abuse, child sexual abuse. Check out this week's Residue Recommendation: Twisted and Uncorked https...

Send us a Text Message.On Easter Sunday, April 3, 1994, 18-year-old Heidi Allen was working alone as a cashier at the D&W Convenience Store located in the Oswego County Town of New Haven, New York. About 7:50 a.m., a marked Oswego County Sheriff’s Department patrol unit was flagged down in the area by a citizen who reported that the convenience store was open, with lights and gas pumps on, but no one tending the business. The cashier had apparently vanished from the store.In Part 2 o...

Send us a Text Message.On Easter Sunday, April 3, 1994, 18-year-old Heidi Allen was working alone as a cashier at the D&W Convenience Store located in the Oswego County Town of New Haven, New York. About 7:50 a.m., a marked Oswego County Sheriff’s Department patrol unit was flagged down in the area by a citizen who reported that the convenience store was open, with lights and gas pumps on, but no one tending the business. The cashier had apparently vanished from the store.In PART ONE...

Send us a Text Message.This week I tell two stories about young women who let their rage get out of control after feuding with their best friend on Facebook. Listen to this week’s podcast recommendation: The Last Trip https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-last-trip/id1715813037Sources:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057170/Woman-tried-burn-house-long-time-friend-defriended-Facebook.htmlSnapped episode 3, season 15 https://www.today.com/money/failed-facebook-party-leads...

Send us a Text Message.Trailer/Promo for Residue: A True Crime Podcast Email Residue: [email protected] RESIDUE online:Instagram: @residuepodcastTik Tok: @residuepodcast Facebook: Residue:A True Crime Podcast Credits: RESIDUE is Hosted/Produced/Researched/Edited by Chrissy Champagne THEME SONG: "Dance Of Death" by Purple Planet Music collection written and performed by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey. Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound. Residue logo designed by Tricia C...

Send us a Text Message.Stacey Castor, also known as the "Black Widow" of Central New York, was a serial killer who would stop at nothing to prevent being caught. Even if that meant killing her own flesh and blood. Her story would not only rock an entire community to its core, but it would also divide a family to the point of no repair. Sources: Mommy Deadliest by Michael Benson https://www.healthline.com/health/antifreeze-poisoning#symptomshttps://abc.com/episode/7a42cddb-d90a-4e10-...

Send us a Text Message.On March 6th 1981, Marianne Bachmeier fatally shot the man who murdered her 7-year-old daughter, right in the middle of his trial. The incident is one of the most well-known cases of vigilante justice in West German history. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4vcjYHfI4Ihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Bachmeierhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilantism#:~:text=On%20the%205th%20of%20May,courtroom%20of%20L%C3%BCbeck%20District%20Court.https://allthatsinteresti...

Send us a Text Message.The Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) is a science fiction anthology film directed by Steven Spielberg, John Landis, Joe Dante, and George Miller. The film is based on the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone" created by Rod Serling.The film's first segment, "Time Out," directed by John Landis, ended in tragedy. The incident led to a high-profile lawsuit and changes in film industry regulations regarding on-set safety and the use of child actors.Sources: https://screenran...

Send us a Text Message.Stacey DeGrandchamp was excited for her senior year of high school when a fight at a high school house party took a deadly turn. When justice is not served, Stacey's cousin steps up and demands an arrest. This is the story of a life lost too soon. A life lost simply because of "mean girl" jealousy. Sources: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/mean-girl-murders-investigation-discovery-atve-us, Season 1, Ep 1https://www.wane.com/top-stories/woman-apolog...

Send us a Text Message.Nia Wilson was a young woman who tragically lost her life in a senseless act of violence. On July 22nd, 2018, Nia and her sisters were waiting to board a train at MacArthur Station in Oakland, CA when a random stranger attacked them. Sources:#textmewhenyougethome Lifetime network S2, EP 6https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/22/nia-wilson-bart-oakland-murder-mother-interviewhttps://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-02-08/black-women-face-higher-h...

Send us a Text Message.Erin Maxwell, age 11, was found hanging by a rope in her Palermo, NY home in 2008. The little girl had slipped through every single crack in the system designed to protect our children. Her older stepbrother, Alan Jones, would be arrested for her murder. A case that shocked the community of Central NY. Sources:https://www.syracuse.com/indepth/2009/09/you_can_read_the_documents_in.htmlhttps://cnycentral.com/news/local/oswego-county-da-reflects-on-erin-maxwell-case-ten-ye...

Send us a Text Message.On February 11th, 2023, Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old girl, was murdered in a premeditated attack by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. The trial heard her murderers had a "thirst for killing" and a fascination with violence, torture, and murder.https://peaceandminduk.org/Sources: BBC A Plan To Kill: The Murder of Brianna Gheyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Brianna_Gheyhttps://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/trans-rights-charities-uk/https://www.thesun...

Send us a Text Message.GET OUT! After the Lutz family moves into 112 Ocean Ave, they start to notice strange things are constantly occurring. Demon pigs, green slime, black sludge, hundreds of flies in the dead of winter! The young family was terrorized by paranormal experiences until they were forced to flee their new home after only 28 days. The "true" story that would go on to create a sensational Hollywood franchise. Sources: The Amityville Horror by Jay Ansonhttps://www.investigationdisc...

Send us a Text Message.In the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 1974, Ronald (Butch) DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family. The horrific murders of 6 family members as they slept in their Dutch Colonial home at 112 Ocean Avenue would go on to spark a horror movie franchise that would continue to deliver nightmares for decades. Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbCgkSOO388The Amityville Horror by Jay Ansonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6I-BM4jURA&t=1732shttps://www.investig...

Send us a Text Message.The Jenny Jones Show was taping an episode titled "Revealing Same Sex Secret Crush" on March 6th, 1995. In typical "ambush tv" fashion, Jonathan Schmitz was surprised to learn that his good friend, Scott Amedure, had a crush on him. 3 days after the taping of the show, Scott Amedure would be murdered in his own home. The case would go on to spark a debate about whether or not The Jenny Jones Show played a role in the murder. Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EvUz...

Send us a Text Message.At the height of the pandemic, Mary Collins, 20, took an Uber to a friend's apartment thinking she was headed to a "movie marathon girl's night." When Mary never returned home that evening, her family would stop at nothing to find out what really happened to her on the night of March 28, 2020. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiTSDt7-X9Ehttps://22qfamilyfoundation.org/what-22q/22q-overviewhttps://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/22q112-deletion-syndrome/...

Send us a Text Message.In May of 2014, two pre-teen girls plot to brutally murder their best friend in an attempt to appease the fictional character Slender Man. The girls become convinced that they had to murder Payton (Bella) Leutner in order to save their families. Sources: Slenderman by Kathleen Hale main sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXsB5lLgeH8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEL_Hm210rIMilwaukee Journal Sentinel https://abcnews.go.com/US/slender-man-stabbing-victim-speaks-...

Send us a Text Message.40 years ago, Jody Plauche was kidnapped by his karate teacher, Jeff Doucet. When Doucet was finally apprehended by police, Jody's father would have his revenge. On March 16, 1984, Gary Plauche shot and killed his son's kidnapper in front of a local news crew. As officers took Gary into custody, they asked "Why, Gary, Why?!" He simply responded, "If somebody did that to your kid, you'd do it, too." This is the story behind the infamous video taken 40 years ago at the Ba...

Send us a Text Message.Love is in the air this Valentine's Day! This week Residue explores why some women fall in love with serial killers. Richard Ramirez, Ted Bundy, and The Hillside Stranglers were all married while incarcerated for heinous crimes. What drove these women to commit to these heartless, evil men?Edited by: Chrissy Champagne Sources:://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybristophilia#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20infamous,of%20his%20trials%20each%20day.https://allthatsinteresting.c...

Send us a Text Message.On April 9th, 2004, McDonald's restaurant manager, Donna Summers, answered a phone call that would change the course of numerous lives. A man identifying himself as a police officer informed Donna that her young employee, Louise Ogborn, was suspected of theft. The events that occurred that night in that Kentucky fast food restaurant would shock the country. Edited by Chrissy Champagne Sources: https://www.ctvnews.ca/ex-mcdonald-s-worker-wins-lawsuit-over-strip-search-1....

Send us a Text Message.On November 4th, 2018, Tamla Horsford, age 40, was discovered dead in the backyard of a home where she had been attending a "girl's night" slumber party. Her death could have very well been an accident, but a compromised investigation raised eyebrows. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsyth_County,_Georgiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXVXmR6j3Kchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tamla_HorsfordMorbid epi. 151https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/histo...

Send us a Text Message.Up and coming Mia Zapata, age 27, was emerging onto the Seattle grunge music scene in the early 1990's with her band The Gits. Mia was murdered on her way home after leaving a friend's house in the early morning hours of July 7th, 1993. Her murder would remain unsolved for 10 years until DNA testing would finally bring her killer to justice. Edited by Chrissy Champagne*Episode has been updated to correct a mistake. Someone take my "90's kid grunge card" away.&nbsp...

Send us a Text Message.Mexican singer-songwriter Rosalino Sánchez Félix, known as Chalino Sanchez was shot and killed on May 16, 1992, by unidentified assailants, hours after a performance at the Salon Bugambilias in Culiacán. Edited by Chrissy Champagne Sources: IDOLO - The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez - Podcast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalino_S%C3%A1nchezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZHxXyCerI8https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/chalino-sanchez-legacy-30-years-after-death-12351...

Send us a Text Message.They're Here ....Poltergeist is a beloved horror film that was released in 1982. The film was plagued by tragedy. Decades later we still wonder ... was the cast and crew of the Poltergeist franchise cursed? Edited by Chrissy & Jesse Champagne Sources: The 'Poltergeist' Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Oddities On SetPoltergeist (1982 film) - Wikipedia.Steven Spielberg or Tobe Hooper - Who Really Directed Poltergeist?.https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/...

Send us a Text Message.In March of 2017, Kelly Herron was attacked in a Seattle public restroom. Kelly was four miles into a 10-mile run when she paused to take a bathroom break. Her worst nightmare was about to come true, but Kelly was prepared. This is the inspiring story of a woman who fought like hell to save her own life. A woman who was ready for this worst case scenario. A woman who took back her power and screamed, "Not today, motherf***er!" Edited by Chrissy & Jesse Champagn...