A major new development in the case of the murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Links to More InformationWashington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/29/au-pair-manslaughter-plea-banfield-herndon-slaying/ Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense podcast we would really appreciate it if you (1) share it with people you know--even better, post to social media that you use and (2) rate us and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts--or on Podchaser (a...

Prosecutors and police make a stunning announcement. Have they found the key to the mystery of the murders? This is the last episode pending new developments sure to be coming soon. Stay tuned for updates and new episodes. Links to More InformationNews Conference https://youtu.be/9FtB5IZ4kjM Bond Hearing https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/27/brendan-banfield-bond-hearing/ Salacious Details...

Might certain songs from the band "Fall Out Boy" provide potential clues about the killings of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan? Dramatic new information is revealed in preliminary hearings and a trial is scheduled. Links to More InformationFans of the Band https://imgur.com/kfobZhj News of the Bond Hearing https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/nanny-charged-murder-denied-bond-brazil-passport/65-a76c7728-3e74-46e5-ad73-4ac3681ac847 Grand Jury...

The deceased are mourned and police stay mum... until a bombshell is dropped many months later and an arrest is made. Do they have the right person? Links to More InformationNews of the Arrest https://tinyurl.com/nbc-arrest Lt. Weeks Briefs the Press https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR0xKBVh-08 Interview with Chief Davis https://youtu.be/wa9yxLyokng Chief Davis talks to Sports Junkies https://omny.fm/shows/the-sports-junkies/chief-kevin-davis-phillies-face-game-7-joe-beninat Attention...

A 911 call summons local police in Herndon, Virginia to the scene of stabbing and shooting deaths at a family home in an otherwise peaceful neighborhood. Links to More InformationPolice Chief Briefing https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxcountyPD/videos/3032456893567574/ News Report and Neighbor Comments https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/1-dead-1-seriously-injured-after-shooting-and-stabbing-in-fairfax-county-police/3286403/ Another Report...

Season 7 from True Suspense, launching on September 23, 2024, is "Twisted House." In a peaceful neighborhood of Herndon, a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, a baffling mystery unfolds when police are called to a scene where two violent deaths have occurred in what otherwise appears to be a model family home. Police are guarded with information, but the more they reveal, the more twists and turns develop. The question is: what actually happened inside the house?

Law enforcement attempts to track a fugitive from justice. Victims speak out. Links to More Information [contains spoilers]Human Wrecking Ball https://www.marijuanaventure.com/human-wrecking-ball/ Justin Costello on Facebook Live https://vimeo.com/461215450 Fugitive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8jPbnjtv8#ddg-play A Plea https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/former-bellevue-resident-pleads-guilty-fraud/281-382b07eb-55e6-45b8-bc1d-5d4fb7f54a7a Justice Department Press Release...

Costello sends an "accidental" text. Suspicions are aroused and questions are asked. Links to More InformationWhite Diamond Research Report https://seekingalpha.com/article/4284779-discovery-gold-corp-is-150m-empty-shell-false-company-statements-98-percent-downside SEC Press Release https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr-25552 Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense podcast we would really appreciate it if you (1) share it with people you know--even better, post to social...

A distraught victim becomes desperate. A ten thousand dollar marijuana cigar. A scientist-businesswoman explains the cannabis industry. Links to More InformationThe Cannagar https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/first-time-in-history-10k-gilded-cannagar-sells-to-very-stoked-man-in-seattle Verda Bio (Cannabis Research Company) https://www.verdabio.com/ Basic Jane (CBD Company co-founded by expert Jessica Tonani) https://basicjane.com/ Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense...

A drunken disturbance at a refined, luxury retreat results in threats to employees and the police. A well-to-do couple invests in the cannabis industry under the guidance of an expert. A crime spree begins. Links to More InformationRunning for Office https://www.postbulletin.com/news/newcomer-takes-on-longtime-legislator-for-house-31a-seat Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense podcast we would really appreciate it if you (1) share it with people you know--even better, post to...

Season 6 from True Suspense, launching on April 15, is "The Great Deceiver." A man described as a "financial psychopath" assumes a false identity and invades the legalized marijuana industry in the State of Washington and beyond with a rampage of criminal schemes, leaving a trail of human pain and devastation in his wake.

As the police are stymied, there is no shortage of speculation from online sleuths as to who or what may have killed Jasen Smith at the end of a Dave Matthews Band concert. A different kind of investigation leads to a theory that gains traction. Links to More InformationAn Unfathomable Death https://doseofbuffa.com/2019/05/24/an-unfathomable-death-when-you-go-to-a-dmb-concert-and-never-come-home Settlement ...

Jasen and Darcy were long-time fans of the Dave Matthews Band. When they set out to see the band at an outdoor venue, they could not possibly have anticipated the shocking turn of events that would upend their lives. Links to More InformationPeople Magazine Article https://people.com/crime/man-dies-head-injury-dave-matthews-band-concert/ Remembrance https://www.newstribune.com/obituaries/2019/may/19/jasen-smith-10c8/ Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense podcast we would really...

A group of friends attend an outdoor concert featuring world-renowned rock group The Dave Matthews Band. Under circumstances shrouded in mystery, one of them would never come home. Police are baffled. Season 5 is a two-episode mini-season from True Suspense, entitled Creeping Suspicion. Stay tuned wherever you listen to podcasts or at www.truesuspense.com.

In this, the final episode of Body of the Crime, news suddenly breaks that "the mystery has been solved" and prosecutors file murder charges. A courtroom battle begins, but do the authorities have it right? Links to More InformationBreaking news KMTV 3 News Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN-ZBNU2AZw Alternate theory Lincoln Journal Star ...

With the trail to the missing college student seemingly growing cold, disturbing new details emerge about events leading up to her disappearance. Ty's parents decide to take action. Links to More InformationNancy Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXUWjtInX8o&list=TLPQMDQwNzIwMjNuiBL-3nPMnQ&index=2 KETV Interview with Thomas family attorney https://www.ketv.com/article/case-still-open-for-missing-peru-state-student/7120915# Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense...

After a woman's allegations that she had been repeatedly raped shines a new spotlight on the disappearance of Tyler Thomas, another woman steps forward with new allegations about the same man. Links to More InformationKeadle Sexual Assault Charges https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/joshua-keadle-bound-over-on-sex-assault-charges/article_5bcb4af2-855c-5975-a7b9-879c0919969b.html Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense podcast we would really appreciate it if...

The search for Ty Thomas intensifies and police interview some of her friends and classmates. A dramatic development in the case is announced. Links to More InformationArrest is made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RyUutDbVb8 Attention ListenersIf you enjoy the True Suspense podcast we would really appreciate it if you (1) share it with people you know--even better, post to social media that you use and (2) rate us and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts--or on Podchaser (a link to...

An underage woman visiting a friend at a small Nebraska college is the victim of a sex crime but decides not to report it. Two years later, at a another small college elsewhere in Nebraska, a different young woman, just in the first semester of her studies, goes missing after a night of partying. A massive search is launched. Note: The story in Season 4 involves sexual assault and other reports of criminal violence so listener discretion is advised. Links to More InformationPhoto and...

Season 4 from True Suspense, starting on October 9, is "Body of the Crime." A young woman in the first semester of her first year at a small Nebraska college suddenly goes missing. As the FBI joins state and local law enforcement in a massive search, the disappearance brings other crimes to light, including previously unreported sexual assaults. Accusations of abduction, rape, and murder begin to emerge.

A rally for justice outside the courthouse as the grand jury is about to convene occurs on the 800th anniversary of a major historical event. The grand jury announces its findings and in this, the final episode of Night Raids, a widow's fight for justice reaches its conclusion. Links to More InformationRadley Balko in the Washington Post introduces David Hooks to a wider audience....

Troubling new information is revealed about the search warrant. Public outcry grows. Link to More InformationA piece in the Washington Post about the death of David Hooks with focus on the search warrant and raid: "Meet 59-year-old David Hooks, the latest drug raid fatality" by Radley Balko, Washington Post, October 6, 2014 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/10/06/meet-59-year-old-david-hooks-the-latest-drug-raid-fatality/ If you have suggestions or questions, we love...

Teresa Hooks phones her son Brandon to let him know she and David were being robbed and that shots had been fired. Brandon calls 911 as Teresa fears the worst.

In the afternoon before the second raid on the Hooks property, a sergeant from the Laurens County Georgia Sheriff's Department is summoned to a different home on false pretenses. He confronts a man who has a startling confession. The narcotics division is called in and hurried plans are made in a race against time. If you have suggestions or questions, we love hearing from you. Contact us at [email protected].