Donna Gentile, a former prostitute who later became an informant exposing police corruption, challenged the treatment she received from San Diego police officers. Sadly, she was murdered under mysterious circumstances. The investigation into her death began in June 1985, led by the San Diego Sheriff's Department, but her killer remains unidentified to this day. Sources for this...

Nine years ago, 28-year old Lars Mittank and a group of friends traveled to Bulgaria for a vacation. His friends returned home safe and sound but Lars vanished into thin air under strange circumstances. Sources for this episode:https://youtu.be/r5VM8jzSWgE?si=VSkmcsxC1XyGGEp3https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Missing-Lars-Joachim-MittankAny information can be sent to his family at https://www.facebook.com/findetlarsmittank

In 1931 the nearly nude body of 17 year old Louise Teuber was found hanging from an oak tree at the foot of Black Mountain Open Space Park which is now known as Cowles Mountain in San Diego County.  Her body was discovered by a man who was looking for a picnic location for he and his family. Who could do such a thing?This is the story of Louise Teuber.  Main source for this...

Hi guys! On todays mini episode we discuss 3 current cases that have made headlines. First case- a flying squirrelSecond case- dismembermentThird case- the D is fire

On this episode of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the awful murder of John Graham Watson. John was an extremely intelligent, wealthy, giving and kind man who worked in the pharmaceutical and biotech world of La Jolla, San Diego. When John retired in 2008, at the age of 64, he met a man named Kent Keigwin. Although John and Kent bonded over discussions of stocks and business regarding finances, John made sure to keep his distance, as he was a very private man.One day when John didn't show up to...

A Redditor by the name of "JasoninHell" made a post in a relationship advice subreddit seeking advice about his crumbling marriage. His post received hundreds of comments, but nobody would imagine what would happen next. This is the case of Brandi Worley.Sources for this episode:brandi-worley-takes-the-lives-of-her-children-to-keep-them-from-her-husband-a2b953669644YptRSHMXhqFZpvZb0XWFmLbrandi-worley-ive-just-stabbed-myself-killed-my-two-childrenthe_reddit_post_that_turned_into_a_horror_story

On this episode of "Tru Crym Podcast", we discuss the case of Jason Harper. Jason and Julie Harper lived in Carlsbad with their 3 children. In August of 2012, the Carlsbad police received a call from an attorney to do a wellness check on the Harper residence. Jason was found shot dead in his bedroom, but Julie and the kids were not home. Who would want to kill Jason and why?

On July 18th, 1984, James Huberty kissed his wife goodbye, when she asked him where he was going he responded with "hunting for humans." James walked into a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, California and started his killing spree. After 77 minutes, 21 people were killed and another 19 were wounded. It was the worst case of mass murder at the time. You can listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon Audible by searching "Tru Crym Podcast"!Sources for this...

On this episode of "Tru Crym Podcast" Ranete discusses the Tatyana Remley case. Tatyana was arrested on August 2nd, 2023 at a San Diego, California Starbucks after a $2M murder-for-hire plot against her estranged husband. The day before Tatyana's arrest, Mark (Tatyana's estranged husband) was seen driving his black Ferrari at a high speed to his burned down Del Mar mansion, before knocking on a neighbor's door claiming to be suffering from a seizure. The neighbor phoned 911 and an ambulance...

On this episode of "Tru Crym Podcast" we discuss "The Family" cult case. This Australian cult ran from the mid 60's until the late 80's. It's leader, Anne Hamilton Byrne was a yoga teacher who believed she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Kidnapping children, torturing them and using LSD in rituals was all a part of her plan to create the master race. You can listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon Audible by searching "Tru Crym Podcast"!Sources for this...

On this episode of "Tru Crym Podcast" we discuss the case of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. In 1985, a minimal theft investigation led police to the cabin in the remote foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. When police investigate the 'Torture Cabin' they could never have imagined what they would find inside. The duo kidnapped, tortured and murdered between 11-25 people in their "survivalist" bunker. Investigators found 40 pounds of charred human remains along...

Sid Vicious, of the punk band The Sex Pistols and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen had such a turbulent love story that ended in tragedy for the both of them. The couple bonded over drugs and on the morning of October 12, 1978, 20 year old Nancy was found stabbed to death inside Manhattan's Chelsea Hotel. Sid was charged with Nancy's murder but died of an overdose while out on bail before his trial even...

On this episode of "Tru Crym Podcast" we discuss the case of Victor Saucedo. Sadly, his life was taken by the hands of his ex-girlfriend Vegas Bray who just did not want to let him go. Victor and Vegas met while they both were in the navy. They dated for a short while but broke up because Vegas was incredibly jealous. Vegas began stalking and harassing Victor until she shot Victor in his Imperial Beach apartment....

On episode 26 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the Cara Knott case. On the evening of December 27, 1986 when 20-year-old Cara Knott didn't come home her parents knew something was not right. Sadly, that evening Cara’s life was taken by a monster, disguised as someone who should be trustworthy. Evil people exist in every occupation and can be hiding in plain sight. Sources for this episode:Google Books Cara Knott court...

On episode 25 of Tru Crym Podcast, Ranete sits down with Oz Cruz for the second time (you can hear Oz on episode 10) to discuss the Laura Arroyo case. Oz has worked as a local homicide detective and now currently works in the stalking unit and is the supervising investigator of the gang prosecution unit. Oz has over 2 decades of experience working in major case investigations in the following fields: Homicide, Robberies, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Sex Crimes and Elder Abuse. On June 19th...

On episode 25 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the Canadian cult known as The Ant Hill Kids. Although its quite common for cults to be brutal,  the things that the cult leader Roch Theriault inflicted onto his followers is something out of a horror movie. Their commune was located in an isolated, remote community in rural Quebec. On the surface, the Ant Hill Kids were just another group of hippies that lived an isolated, self sufficient life. But the terrifying life inside the doomsday cult...

On episode 24 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the Rebecca Zahau case. On July 13th, 2011 the body of Rebecca Zahau was found hanging from the second floor balcony of the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, CA where she lived with her boyfriend. She was naked, bound and gagged. Just days prior, she was watching her boyfriend's son when a tragic accident occurred resulting in the son's eventual death. Authorities deemed Rebecca's death a suicide while many speculate that this was a murder. Did...

On episode 23 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the Armin Meiwes case. Armin is a German computer technician that placed an ad in a cannibalism chat room, searching for someone that was willing to be eaten. Surprisingly, he received a response from a man named Bernd Brandes. The entire case sparked a huge debate because eating a consenting person isn't illegal in Germany. He eventually was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Now Armin is vegetarian. 

On episode 22 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the Mark "Gator" Rogowski case. If you skated in the 1980's or were into the whole skate culture, you probably knew the "Gator" story. Mark was one of the most prominent pro skateboarders of his time. He was sponsored by Vision Skateboards, was in a Tom Petty music video, and even appeared on MTV. Things started to go downhill in his personal life and professionally until he was sentenced to 31 years to life in 1992 for the brutal murder of 21...

On episode 21 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the Kristen Rossum case. Kristen was a toxicologist who worked with the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office. She poisoned her husband Greg de Villers  and staged the scene out of the movie "American Beauty" by placing rose petals all over his deceased body. Greg's cause of death was ruled to be acute fentanyl...

On episode 20 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the wild case of The Heaven's Gate Cult. In 1997, the horrifying discovery in the upscale community of Rancho Santa Fe, California, stunned not only the community, but the world. The UFO sort of New Age Group had committed a mass suicide. They believed that a UFO was traveling behind the Hale-Bopp comet and so they decided to leave their physical bodies behind to find life in an extraterrestrial “Kingdom of...

On episode 19 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the case of Todd Loren, the controversial comic book publisher of unauthorized comic book biographies of rock stars. The self proclaimed "Unauthorized and Proud of It" comic book creator was found brutally murdered in his condo. The case remains unsolved, although there is speculation that spree killer Andrew Cunanan may be a...

On episode 18 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the case of Ali Abulaban, the San Diego TikTok star known as JinnKid who was arrested for the double murder of his estranged wife Ana and her male friend named Rayburn. Ali and Ana began having marital problems and Ana was in the process of leaving the marriage. Unknown to Ana, Ali made a spare key to her apartment and installed a spyware app on their daughters iPad. Once he heard Ana and Rayburn together and chatting, Ali lost it and snapped. urn...

On episode 17 of Tru Crym Podcast, we discuss the case of Robert and Jane Dorotik. In 2001, Jane Dorotik was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of her husband, Robert. She always maintained she was wrongly convicted. But not everyone was convinced of her innocence and numerous circumstantial evidence was stacked against her.After 21 years, new evidence is presented which may have exonerated Jane Dorotik from this awful crime.Did Jane really murder her husband? Was her...