Episodes
STRAP IN  FAM, WE'RE GOING FISHING! After an astounding winning streak made these Lake Erie partners the best fishermen at the year's top Walleye tournament, an unbelievable catch turns out to be just as implausible as it looks, shocking people world-wide. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should come hang out!! RSVP HERE AND LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL...
Published 08/08/24
On November 30, 2021, a 15-year-old boy murdered 4 of his fellow students in a mass shooting at their high school in Oxford, Michigan. For the first time in history, the shooter's parents were charged in connection with the crime. This documentary provides unprecedented access to the prosecution team over 2 years as they build the case against the parents. And you WILL NOT BELIEVE what the parents knew and what they did to enable the shooter's massacre. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!!...
Published 08/06/24
In 2017, a painting by Williem De Kooning was found hanging on the bedroom wall of a deceased middle class New Mexico couple. The painting had been missing since 1985 and was WORTH $160 MILLLION. The couple was Jerry and Rita Alter. They were beloved teachers. Just regular people. But as their family--and the world--started to look into their lives, absolutely nothing about who this couple was seemed to be true. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO...
Published 07/30/24
In 1990, 19 year old Stacy Arthur went from Ohio farmgirl to Playboy centerfold practically over night. And right by her side was her husband and manager, Jim. Stacy threw herself into the world of Playboy--a world where the models are encouraged to interact with fans in a way that can make them obsessive. And in 1991, one fan's obsession turned to murder. This episode covers "The Playboy Murders: All That Glitters." FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the...
Published 07/25/24
Just when you think the world has hit peak dumpster fire, along comes a clothing brand that, at once, destroys both the self worth of young girls AND the planet. BUT SOMEHOW EVERYONE STILL LOVES IT. We are...at a loss. Come hear us scream about it! FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should come hang out!! RSVP HERE AND LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE...
Published 07/23/24
On a cold spring day in 1954, the battered and beaten body of a young woman was found in a river in Boulder Canyon. For decades she would be known as Boulder Jane Doe. Solving the case would take 55 years...and one badass lady historian. LET THE WOMEN DO THE WORK! FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should come hang out!! RSVP HERE AND LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400...
Published 07/18/24
As shocking new evidence emerges, Morgan's family comes to believe that the case is solvable and that there is hope they'll find out what happened to Morgan after nearly three decades. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should come hang out!! RSVP HERE AND LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our...
Published 07/16/24
This episode of TCO covers episodes 1&2 of the documentary "Still Missing Morgan." Part 2, covering the final two episodes of the documentary, are available right now and ad free on our Patreon. It will be the regular episode next week. On a humid night in 1995, the lives of the Nick family are changed forever when 6 year old Morgan is kidnapped while attending a local baseball game with her mother. Astonishingly, video footage captures Morgan just moments before she vanishes., FAM!!...
Published 07/09/24
Fam! We are thrilled to be  dropping episode 1 of SEASON 15 of the amazing Truth and Justice podcast here for you to check out. The Truth and Justice team, led by our dear friend Bob Ruff, are doing the good work SOLVING CASES IN REAL TIME.  In this season premiere episode, we learn the history and background of the city of Benton Harbor and discover how this once thriving hug of industry and entertainment developed into an impoverished community plagued by violence. Go listen and subscribe...
Published 07/03/24
Journalist Alice Hines discovers the world of Twin Flames Universe, an online group run by Jeff and Shaleia Divine. Twin Flames Universe guarantees that, through its teachings, members will find harmonious union and the romance of eternity with their ultimate lover - their ‘twin flame.’ But guess what TIK TOK, IT'S CULT O'CLOCK and this thing is actually run by crazy, abusive weirdos who think they are the literal reincarnation of Jesus. So, you know, buckle up. FAM!! Get all three AD FREE...
Published 06/27/24
On November 8, 2010, three men broke into a home just outside of Toronto where 25 year old Jennifer Pan lived with her parents. Within the hour, Jennifer's mother, Bich, was shot dead. Her father, Hann, was shot in the head and was in a coma. Jennifer was physically unharmed and was able to call 911. The killers escaped and for several days, there was very little evidence in the case. But then, Jennifer's father woke up, and the shocking story he told the police sent the investigation in a...
Published 06/25/24
In Chicago, Candice Clark is sworn in as the brand new Director of Special Investigations for the state of Illinois. She is a trailblazer and a fast-rising star in Chicago politics. The only thing is, none of it is real. And as investigators look into Clark, they uncover a decades-long scam that will truly shock you. This episode comes from the series "True Crime Story" on Sundance TV. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should...
Published 06/20/24
March 23, 2023, an 11 year old boy appears at a. neighbor's house. He has duct tape and rope covering bruises. He's just escaped a house of horrors. Police quickly learn that the boy's mother is Ruby Franke, a TikTok and Instagram "MomFluencer" who was famous for documenting her life as a parent. But it was all a lie. And her secrets were about to be exposed just in time to save her kids. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you...
Published 06/18/24
This whole episode is deliciously ridiculous. You probably didn't have a TRUE CRIME PODCAST ABOUT GWYNETH PALTROW ON YOUR BINGO CARD FOR THIS WEEK., BUT HERE WE ARE, FAM! Anyway, let's go inside the 2023 Park City, Utah trial where Gwyneth Paltrow was sued for $300,000 FOR RUNNING OVER A GUY on the slopes. Does Gwyneth take the stand? Of course she does, sweetheart. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should come hang out!!...
Published 06/11/24
Mama Edna was the matriarch of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Everyone loved her. But someone wanted her dead. As authorities look into the brutal homicide of this beloved grandmother, troubling questions arise--where was her husband at the time of the murder? Was she secretly involved in illegal activates? Did she have friends who would benefit from her death? It's a baffling case where nothing is what it seems. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam...
Published 06/06/24
On August 10, 1991, 17-year-old Torriano Jackson was shot and killed in front of 100 people on the East side of Buffalo, New York. Valentino Dixon was quickly arrested, charged, and convicted of the crime, even though numerous eye witnesses came forward to say that he wasn't the shooter. It would take decades to prove his innocence. And what Valentino accomplished in that time--in New York's infamous Attica prison--would inspire the likes of President Obama to take notice of his resilience...
Published 06/04/24
Katherine and Sheila Lyon--ages 10 and 12 respectively--vanished from a Maryland mall on March 25, 1975. For decades, detectives work to uncover what happened to them. Almost 40 years after the disappearance, a sworn statement from a witness to the kidnapping is uncovered for the first time--and the witness is still alive. The man is a criminal and liar, but, somehow, through his lies the authorities are able to uncover the truth about who abducted and killed the Lyon sisters. FAM!! COME TO...
Published 05/28/24
New Year's Eve 2018. Police bodycam footage captures the cries of Army Sergeant Kemia Hassel as she cradles the lifeless body of her husband, Sergeant Tyrone Hassel in the driveway of their home. Tyrone had just been shot and killed, his murderer having stalked him to the home he shares with his wife and newborn son. Who would do this? And why? This episode recaps Season 2, Episode 1 of Hulu's "Killer Cases." FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam...
Published 05/23/24
On February 1, 2001, 22 year old Ashley Ellerin was at home in Hollywood, California getting ready for a date with Hollywood A-lister Ashton Kutcher. Early the next morning, Ellerin was found brutally murdered--stabbed 47 times and left for dead. Kutcher was quickly ruled out, but as more women start to die under similar circumstances to Ashley, LAPD realizes they have a serial killer on their hands. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together...
Published 05/21/24
When Michael and Kristine Barnett receive a call from an adoption agency looking to place a 5 year old Ukrainian orphan suffering from an incredibly rare form of Dwarfism, they jump at the chance to bring the little girl into their family. They quickly become suspicious that she is now who she says she is, but rather a psychopathic adult with murderous intentions. You can get all 6 ad-free episodes of our coverage of seasons 1 and 2 of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace right now on our...
Published 05/16/24
On January 14, 2018, 17-year-old Jordan Turpin did the unthinkable: She broke out of the home where she and her 12 siblings were being heled prisoner by their parents, and, using a stolen cell phone, she called 911. 90 minutes later, police entered the home and discovered a horror that's almost impossible to imagine: Children chained to beds, living in filth, emaciated from years of malnutrition. The decades-long nightmare was over, but how on Earth had these parents been able to conceal...
Published 05/14/24
On November 3, 2016, authorities found 30 year old Kala Brown handcuffed to a pipe inside a storage container on property owned by popular local real estate agent Todd Kohlepp. Kohlepp had kept the missing woman as his prisoner for 65 days. A few hundred feet away, the authorities found the buried bodies of four other missing people--and they would soon discover that Kohlepp was also responsible for an unsolved quadruple homicide nearly two decades earlier. How had this monster stayed hidden...
Published 05/09/24
Now that the stalkers identity has been revealed, a detective sets out to find him and  take him down in order to end the terror he has brought to the lives of his victims. FAM! COME TO A TCO MEETUP THIS WEEK: Milwaukee: Thursday, May 9th:  6pm to 8pm at Pilot Project Brewing (1128 N 9th St) Chicago: Friday, May 10th from 6pm to 8pm at Spin Chicago (344 N State St,) LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our...
Published 05/07/24
Now that the stalkers identity has been revealed, a detective sets out to find him and  take him down in order to end the terror he has brought to the lives of his victims. FAM! COME TO A TCO MEETUP THIS WEEK: Milwaukee: Thursday, May 9th:  6pm to 8pm at Pilot Project Brewing (1128 N 9th St) Chicago: Friday, May 10th from 6pm to 8pm at Spin Chicago (344 N State St,) LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our...
Published 05/07/24
FAM! This is part 1 of our two part coverage of "Can I Tell You A Secret". Episode 2 is available right now and ad free at the $5 tier on Patreon. It will be our regular free episode next week. Imagine it: you're out there living your life. You're young, having fun, living your dream by building a social media following of people rabid for your content. You feel like you've made it. But then one day, you answer a cryptic direct message, and your entire world is turned upside down. You're...
Published 04/30/24