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True Crime With Elli MacThe Case That SHOOK France: Where Is Delphine Jubillar?It was December 2020 — deep in the middle of France’s COVID lockdown — when 33-year-old Delphine Jubillar vanished from her home in the small town of Cagnac-les-Mines.Her husband, Cédric, said she had simply disappeared in the night. But investigators quickly began to suspect otherwise.But there was no body. No blood. No confession. No witness. Just a husband who insisted he was innocent.By October 2025, five years later, with still no body or trace of Delphine, Cédric Jubillar finally stood trial for his wife’s murder.But even then, with no ph...
2025-11-0831 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Baby Farmer: Serial Killer Amelia DyerWhen a parcel was fished from the River Thames in the spring of 1896, no one expected what was inside.Wrapped in brown paper, tied with white tape, and weighted with a brick… was the tiny body of a baby girl.The discovery would set detectives on the trail of a woman once known as kind, gentle — even motherly.A trained nurse and midwife who dedicated her life to caring for others. Her name was Amelia Dyer.But when detectives finally stepped inside her home, they came face to face with an over...
2025-10-2532 min
True Crime With Elli MacA Mother’s Betrayal: The Murder Of Naomi HillWhen 32-year-old Joanne Hill finished her day at work in Chester, England, her mind was already set on what she was going to do.After leaving the office, she collected her four-year-old daughter, Naomi, from the childminder in Connah’s Quay and drove them home.Once inside, she poured herself a glass of wine and drank it.A few minutes later, Joanne ran her daughter a bath while little Naomi sat in front of the television — completely unaware of the danger she was in.What happened next was unimaginable.That night, Joanne Hill did...
2025-10-1228 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Disappearance Of Jody GalanteOn the 7th of January 2006, 26-year-old Jody Galante — three months pregnant and the mother of a two-year-old daughter — was reported missing. Her family, including her husband, Mark, appeared on national television, weeping and begging for help in finding her.But as the days passed, darker questions began to surface. Had Jody run away? Had she fallen victim to a random attack? Or was the danger much closer to home?
2025-09-2122 min
True Crime With Elli MacWho Killed Tricia Todd & Dissolved Her Body In Acid?On the night of April 26, 2016, thirty-year-old Tricia Todd went to meet her ex-husband, Steven Williams. She was dropping off medication for their two-year-old daughter, Faith. Faith had been struggling to sleep, and Steven asked Tricia to bring the medicine over.Steven, who was living in North Carolina, had rented a place in Hobe Sound, Florida, to spend time with Faith as part of his custody arrangement. That evening, surveillance footage captured Tricia at a Walgreens buying the medication. She then drove to Steven’s rental, dropped it off, and left around 2 a.m.The ne...
2025-09-0357 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Moyer Family MurdersWhen a 911 call came in from a man saying he had found a woman and a young boy bludgeoned to death inside a home on Redstone Drive, police braced themselves for a horrific scene. But what they didn't expect… was how calmly he said it.But the real shock came when they asked his connection to the victims and who had been responsible, and he responded very matter of fact…By the time officers arrived, the devastating reality was confirmed. Inside, they found 39-year-old Irina Elizabeth Moyer and her 7-year-old son, Dylan, brutally killed. The home showed no s...
2025-08-2010 min
True Crime With Elli MacMurdered His Mum Over A Video Game? The Tragic Case Of Gretchen CrooksOn the evening of March 24th, 2012, a 911 call came in from a quiet stretch of rural Iowa. On the other end of the line was a 13-year-old boy. He told the dispatcher he had just shot his mom.Just before the call, he had texted his father, saying, "Dad, this is Noah. I killed Mom accidentally. I regret it. Come home now please." His dad assumed it was some kind of twisted joke and texted back, "Okay. Just throw her in the grove. We will take care of her later."Earlier that day, Noah had...
2025-08-0725 min
True Crime With Elli Mac4 HOUR TRUE CRIME COMPILATION - POISONOUS PARTNERS | 10+ Cases00:00 Case 1 - Carol Wardell22:53 Case 2 - Stephen Searle45:11 Case 3 - Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo01:05:27 Case 4 - Tiana Notice01:19:41 Case 5 - Carol Jarvis01:37:18 Case 6 - Cheryl Hooper02:06:03 Case 7 - Jordan Monaghan02:44:41 Case 8 - Wendi Andriano03:05:05 Case 9 - Samantha Parker03:23:04 Case 10 - Jan Moffatt03:44:00 Case 11 - Trish Willoughby
2025-07-294h 15
True Crime With Elli MacOne Of The STRANGEST True Crime Cases You'll Ever Hear: The Death Of Ayesha AliOn August 29, 2013, a woman named Kiki Muddar dialed 999 from a house on Broomfield Road in Chadwell Heath, East London.She reported that her 33-year-old roommate, Polly Chowdhury, had attempted to take her own life in the bath - and that Polly's daughter, eight-year-old Ayesha Ali, was dead.When paramedics arrived, they found Ayesha in her bedroom, unresponsive and already cold. She was naked except for a pair of pink underwear, and despite efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.Near her body, police discovered notes written by Polly.One claimed Ayesha had trie...
2025-07-2428 min
True Crime With Elli MacMushroom Murders: The Case Of Erin PattersonOn July 15, 2023, Erin Patterson extended an invitation for lunch to several members of her estranged husband's family.The guest list included her ex-partner Simon Patterson — the father of her two children — his elderly parents, Don and Gail Patterson (both aged 70), Gail's sister, 66 year old Heather Wilkinson, and Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, a respected local pastor.The lunch was scheduled for Saturday, July 29, at Erin’s home in Leongatha, Victoria. According to Erin, the purpose of the gathering was to share some personal news — a recent cancer diagnosis she had received.However, the day before...
2025-07-0920 min
True Crime With Elli MacSold For Her Eyes And Skin? The Disappearance Of Joshlin SmithOn the 19th of February 2024, six-year-old Joshlin Smith disappeared from her home in Saldanha Bay — a small, windswept coastal town near Cape Town, South Africa.One moment she was there. The next, she was gone.In the hours and days that followed, confusion turned to panic. Her face appeared on posters, across social media, and in news bulletins. Search teams scoured the dunes, the sea, and the shacks of Middelpos. But Joshlin had vanished without a trace.As the investigation unfolded, rumours took hold. Some whispered she had been trafficked. Others claimed she had been sold. Then came a de...
2025-06-2943 min
True Crime With Elli MacCan Arslan: The Neighbour Who Promised To Kill — And DidOn the 5th of October, 2021, Matthew Boorman arrived home after a long day at work. He had no idea what was waiting for him.As he stepped out of his car, his neighbour of 12 years, Can Arslan, suddenly lunged at him. Can stabbed Matthew repeatedly — brutally, and without mercy.Then, with Matthew dying on the ground, Can sat down… lit a cigarette… and calmly walked away. But he wasn’t finished. Moments later, he headed straight for the next house.How many more would fall victim to his rampage?Could anyone stop him in time...
2025-06-1625 min
True Crime With Elli Mac13 Years For Killing His Wife? The Death Of Joanna SimpsonWhen a strange 999 call came in on 1st November 2010 from Robert Brown—claiming he wanted to come into the police station to speak with officers—red flags were immediately raised.He refused to share much information, claiming his lawyer had advised against it. But he did admit it involved his ex-wife, Joanna Brown.Joanna had been reported missing earlier that morning after she didn’t drop her children off at school.Was Joanna okay?Had Robert Brown harmed her?
2025-06-0548 min
True Crime With Elli MacPeter Sullivan: FREE After 38 Years - Britain’s Longest Miscarriage Of JusticeIn 1986, the brutal murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall sent shockwaves through Birkenhead. She had been beaten, and left in a dark alleyway — a horrifying crime that triggered the largest manhunt Merseyside had ever seen.29-year-old Peter Sullivan was arrested, and soon after, convicted. Despite an initial series of apparent confessions and retractions during intense police questioning, Peter insisted he was innocent. For more than 38 years, he and his defence team fought to prove that the police had the wrong man.In May 2025, the Court of Appeal agreed and ruled him an innocent man. Peter Sullivan’s co...
2025-05-1527 min
True Crime With Elli MacKiller Dentist: The Murder Of Preethi ReddyOn the weekend of March 1st, 2019, Dr. Preethi Reddy, a respected dentist attended a dental conference in St Leonards, Sydney.After the conference, Preethi met up with her ex-partner, Dr. Harshwardhan Narde, a man from her past who had struggled to accept their breakup.The two spent the evening together, and in the hours that followed, Preethi disappeared without a trace and her family immediately grew concerned.As they desperately searched for answers, the mystery deepened.Days later, a chilling discovery was made - two bodies were found, leading to questions abou...
2025-05-1232 min
True Crime With Elli Mac2 Sisters Found Dead In Their Benidorm Hotel RoomWhen sisters Mildred Bowman, 62, and Alice Wardle, 68, flew to Benidorm on July 30, 2005, they were ready for a sun-soaked holiday in the Costa Blanca. Staying at the Levante Club Apartments, they made plans to meet Alice's daughter and her family the next day.But when the sisters never showed up, concern quickly turned to panic. Their loved ones searched tirelessly, retracing their steps through their favourite spots - until the hotel manager delivered devastating news 4 days later.Mildred and Alice had been found dead in their holiday apartment.What had happened to the two sist...
2025-04-3009 min
True Crime With Elli MacPenelope Jackson: The Disturbing Murder Of David JacksonWhen a 999 call came in from Penelope Jackson's residence, claiming she had just stabbed her husband and was planning to stab him a bit more, the police were left horrified by her chillingly calm demeanour.Upon arriving at the scene, officers found David Jackson lying on the floor, bleeding to death.Despite the urgency of the situation, Penelope seemed unfazed, even urging paramedics not to help him.But why had Penelope stabbed her husband? Was it a desperate act of self-defense, or was it a cold-blooded murder?
2025-04-1631 min
True Crime With Elli MacHe Lured His Sons To Their Deaths: Evil Killer DadWhen Jack and Paul received a text from their father inviting them over to play with the new train set he'd bought, they were filled with excitement. It seemed, for once, that Darren Sykes was making an effort to bond with his sons.But when the boys arrived for their custody visit, what started as a seemingly innocent gesture quickly turned sinister.Darren led his sons to the attic, where the train set awaited - but once all three were inside, he sealed the hatch, trapping them.Moments later, flames erupted, rapidly consuming the...
2025-03-2922 min
True Crime With Elli MacHe Hid The Body Under His Bed: The Abduction & Murder Of Philippe BertrandOn Friday, January 30, 1976, in Troyes, France, 7-year-old Philippe Bertrand left school, ecole pont-saint-marie at midday. He walked a short distance with his friends before they parted ways.Every day, Philippe would pick up his younger brother, Christophe, from a nearby school just around the corner, and together they would wait at a florist just 50 meters away for their father, Gérald Bertrand, to pick them up for lunch.But on this day, something was wrong.When Gérald arrived at the florist, expecting to see both boys, they were nowhere to be found. The florist told him they had ne...
2025-03-0928 min
True Crime With Elli MacA Deadly Mixture: Boiling Water, Sugar, And RevengeOn the evening of July 13, 2020, Corinna Smith seemed like any other wife returning home after a day out with her daughter. But beneath the surface, something had shifted.After a tense conversation, a long-buried family secret had been revealed — one that would change everything.Consumed by emotion, Corinna made a phone call, then another. Her mind raced as she tried to piece together the past and the horrifying implications of what she had just learned.As the hours passed, she grew more agitated. Then, just before midnight, she walked into her kitchen, filled a...
2025-02-2615 min
True Crime With Elli MacA Deadly Love Triangle: The Murder Of Anna RepkinaWhen 26-year-old Anna Repkina met Will Hargrove on a dating site, she believed she had found the love of her life. She had recently ended a seven-year relationship and was eager for a fresh start.Without hesitation, Anna left her life in back home and moved to Oregon to be with Will, convinced they would build a future together.However, what awaited Anna was not the fairy tale she had envisioned. Instead, a tangled web of love and betrayal led to her tragic fate.On Monday, April 17, 2017, in Alsea, Oregon, a local caretaker and timber company groundskeeper was walking...
2025-02-1227 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe 12-Year-Old Who Stabbed Her Little BrotherOn January 5, 2023, the quiet neighbourhood of St. Thomas Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma, became the site of an unthinkable tragedy. Just before midnight, a 12-year-old girl woke her mother, April Lyda, with a chilling confession: she had attacked her 9-year-old brother, Zander Lyda, three times.
As officers from the Tulsa Police Riverside Division rushed to the scene, they were met with a haunting and surreal aftermath, which was captured in chilling bodycam footage.
What led to such a shocking and heartbreaking act? And how could a family’s world unravel so tragically in a matter of moments?
2025-01-2834 min
True Crime With Elli MacDid Pastor David Zandstra Murder Gretchen Harrington?On the morning of the 15th August, 1975, 8 year old Gretchen Harrington, left her home, heading to summer vacation Bible school class.
The Trinity Chapel Christian Reform Church was less than half a mile up the road and she had done this walk many times, but unfortunately, on this fateful day Gretchen never made it.
2 months later, on the 14th October 1975, skeletal remains were found by a passing jogger in Ridley Creek State Park and they were devastatingly identified as Gretchen’s.
Her clothes were found neatly folded nearby and her underwear was found hu...
2025-01-2033 min
True Crime With Elli MacHe Killed His Wife, Then Spent Christmas With Their KidsOn Christmas Eve 2014, around 10 p.m., 35-year-old Dustin Lee Klopp and his wife, 34-year-old Stephanie Kilhefner, became involved in an argument at their Paradise Township home in Pennsylvania.
Although the exact cause of the argument remained unknown, it escalated into a horrific act of violence.
During the altercation, Dustin punched Stephanie in the face, causing her to fall to the floor. He then used a knife to slash her throat and struck her head multiple times with an axe.
After killing Stephanie, Dustin hid her body in a car-carrier bag and put it in a shed on their property...
2024-12-3109 min
True Crime With Elli MacMurdered On Christmas Eve: The Dating App KillerIt began with what seemed like a chance encounter—two young people meeting on a dating app, exchanging messages, and agreeing to meet in person just before Christmas.
Katie Locke, a vibrant 23-year-old teacher with a passion for life and a heart full of trust, believed she was heading out for a promising date with Carl Langdell, a seemingly charming man she had met online. What she didn’t know was that the man presenting himself as kind and genuine was harboring dark fantasies.
Hours after meeting up for drinks, Katie was nowhere to be found. As her loved ones...
2024-12-2524 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Father Who Wiped Out His Family On Christmas DayWhen a chilling 911 call came in at 11:34 AM on Christmas Day in 2011, it immediately set off alarm bells for the Grapevine, Texas police.
The voice on the other end was faint, muttering what sounded like “Help me, help me” before the line went dead. Concerned for the welfare of whoever was inside, officers were dispatched to the home where the call originated.
When officers arrived at the apartment, they were met with an eerie silence after their knocking yielded no response.
When they forced the door open, they were unprepared for the horrifying scene...
2024-12-1824 min
True Crime With Elli MacA Gruesome “Present” Left On Christmas Day: The Murder Of Sylvester Diaz-HernandezOn Christmas Eve in 2013, 18-year-old Alexis Valdez was simmering with anger.
Six months earlier, he had moved into his aunt’s basement apartment on North Kildare Avenue in Chicago, sharing the home with her and her boyfriend, 41-year-old Sylvester Diaz-Hernandez.
The arrangement came with clear expectations: Alexis was to go to school, work, and contribute to household expenses. But Alexis had quickly abandoned these responsibilities, igniting tensions that escalated into frequent arguments.
By December, his aunt and Sylvester had reached their limit, and they told Alexis he had to move out. This ultimatum se...
2024-12-1208 min
True Crime With Elli MacShe Killed Him Because He Didn't Like His Christmas GiftsOn the 25th of December 2013, 37-year-old Melissa Young made a 999 call, reporting that her neighbour, Alan Williamson, refused to leave her flat.
Later that evening, she made a second call to 999, this time admitting she had stabbed Alan Williamson at her flat on Glenure Loan in Corstorphine, Edinburgh.
When police arrived at Melissa's flat, they found her hands covered in blood and 47-year-old Alan Williamson lying dead behind the front door.
Melissa confessed to the officers, saying:
"The power it gave me was amazing. I have severe mental health issues. I need to go to Carstairs (psychiatric hospital). We've...
2024-12-0211 min
True Crime With Elli MacShe Drowned Her Son Because He Was An “Inconvenience”On the 21st of May 2020, an Amber Alert was issued for Alejandro Ripley, a nine-year-old non-verbal autistic child. Patricia Ripley, his mother, claimed that he had been abducted by two men in a car, sparking a frantic search and widespread concern.
That same day, surveillance cameras captured a horrifying scene: a woman pushing the young boy into a canal behind a housing complex.
Neighbours heard the commotion and rushed over to help, ultimately saving the boy’s life.
But tragically, the next day, Alejandro, was found dead in a canal at a nearby golf course.
Who could commit such a...
2024-11-2715 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Most Selfish Mother In Ohio: The Murder Of Jailyn CandelarioOn the 6th of June, 2023, security footage captured 31-year-old Kristel Candelario as she left her home on Lorain Avenue near West 97th Street in Cleveland. She loaded a suitcase into her car and then drove off.
Kristel was headed off on a 10-day summer vacation, leaving her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn, alone in their home.
The little girl was left confined to a playpen, with only a few bottles of milk to sustain her. Kristel, meanwhile, was bound for the beaches of Puerto Rico, travelling with a male friend.
A few days later, at around 1 am on the 9...
2024-11-1029 min
True Crime With Elli MacReal-Life Ghostface: The "Scream" Murder On Carbon StreetOn March 25, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a call was received reporting an active assault in the 200 block of Carbon Street in Lehighton Borough, roughly 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
When law enforcement arrived on the scene, they found 59-year-old Edward Whitehead suffering from a severe puncture wound on the side of his head, along with cuts to his head and arms, and defensive injuries to his hands.
Edward Whitehead was promptly transported to St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus; however, he tragically succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
Upon reviewing surveillance footage from the area around the property, police obse...
2024-10-3008 min
True Crime With Elli MacWhy Virginia McCullough Killed Her Parents And Lived With Their Bodies For 4 YearsOn the 19th of June 2019, Virginia McCullough, poisoned her 70-year-old father, John McCullough, a retired business studies lecturer with prescription medication that she crushed and put into his drinks.
She then hid his body in a makeshift tomb, covered with blankets and paintings.
A day later on the 20th of June 2019, she beat her 71-year-old mother Lois McCullough with a hammer and fatally stabbed her.
Virginia stashed her mother’s body behind sleeping bags and duvets in an upstairs wardrobe.
Conveniently for her, the country was about to enter enforced lockdowns, so Virginia was easily able to conceal their bo...
2024-10-1220 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Treadmill Abuse Murder Case: Corey MiccioloBreanna, Corey's devoted mother, sensed something was wrong immediately, the moment Christopher Gregor came into their lives.
Every time her son went over to his father's house, Corey came back with bruises all over his body.
As Breanna documented the marks on her son with each passing day, her pleas were ignored…
Until it was too late…
2024-10-0943 min
True Crime With Elli MacTeacher Accused Of Running Over Her Husband In Front Of Their DaughtersOn Sunday, the 4th of October, 2015, a harrowing 911 call lasting 17 minutes came in from a tearful 12-year-old, saying that her father, Daniel Luke, was attacking her mother, Angela Luke, just outside of Canal Winchester in Bloomfield Township, Ohio.
The call began with the 12-year-old saying her father, 42-year-old Daniel Luke, was holding her mother, Angela Luke, down and hurting her inside their home at 9905 Alspach Road.
The dispatcher also asked if anyone had been drinking, and she confirmed that her father had.
As the young girl tried to describe what was happening to the dispatcher, her father seemed to...
2024-09-1616 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Brutal Murders Of LaToyia Figueroa & Baby NylaOn the 18th of July, 2005, LaToyia Figueroa, a 24-year-old single mother from Philadelphia, vanished without a trace.
Five months pregnant and deeply devoted to her 7-year-old daughter, LaToyia's disappearance sent shockwaves through her tight-knit community, leaving her friends and family in a state of panic and despair.
Despite their relentless efforts, the case initially received little media attention, sparking controversy and discussions about the racial disparities in how missing person cases are covered.
As weeks turned into months, a crucial tip from a witness led detectives on a midnight journey to a secluded, wooded lot outside Philadelphia.
Following the...
2024-08-2117 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Zanesville Zoo Animal MassacreOn a seemingly ordinary October day in 2011, the quiet town of Zanesville, Ohio, faced a shocking and unprecedented crisis.
Terry Thompson, a Vietnam War veteran and lifelong collector of exotic animals, had just been released from prison.
Known for his Muskingum County Animal Farm, Terry Thompson kept a staggering array of exotic creatures, from tigers and lions to bears and wolves.
But on that fateful day, chaos erupted when 56 of these exotic animals were suddenly set loose, turning the peaceful community into a scene of sheer terror.
As night fell and...
2024-08-1228 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe 8-Year-Old Girl Who Begged 911 To Help Her Dying MumOn the 1st of March 2010, single mother 26-year-old Monica Botello took her 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old daughter to her ex-boyfriend Percil Carson’s house on the 19000 block of Glastonbury, Detroit.
Percil had a 10-year-old son from a prior relationship and was a father figure to Monica’s two young girls. Following their breakup, they remained close friends.
During the evening, Percil called his mother at 7:58 pm and told her that the girls were watching TV and that Monica was over.
Under an hour later, however, two men arrived at the home and the evening turned sour.
Monica took her two...
2024-07-3117 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe 'Wife Swap' Murders: What Led Jacob Stockdale To Kill His Mother And Brother?During a 2008 episode of the show Wife Swap, two starkly different families were presented.
When the laid-back and carefree Tonkovic family was put against the strict Stockdale family, the Stockdale boys were introduced to a new and much different way of life.
Their reclusive yet harmonious existence seemed picture-perfect to the outside world for years. But behind the closed doors of their secluded farmhouse, more must have been unfolding.
Nine years later, one of the Stockdale boys turned a gun on his strict mother and his younger brother.
Had Jacob Stockdale snapped after years of strict upbringing?
Did his...
2024-07-2127 min
True Crime With Elli MacA Deadly First Date: TikTok Stars MurderedWhen Anthony Barajas and Rylee Goodrich went on their first date on the 26th of July 2021, they decided to end the evening with a 9:35PM screening of “The Forever Purge” at the Regal Edwards Theatre in Corona, California.
Once the film was done, the cinema staff entered the screening room to tidy and clean up, but to their absolute horror, they found the pair still in their seats and covered in blood.
18-year-old Rylee Goodrich was tragically pronounced dead at the scene, but 19-year-old Anthony Barajas was rushed to the hospital and put on life suppor...
2024-07-0524 min
True Crime With Elli MacWhen An Ex-Boyfriend Won't Take No For An Answer: The Murder Of Lilie JamesWhen An Ex-Boyfriend Won't Take No For An Answer: The Murder Of Lilie James | True Crime Documentary
When a 000 call came in from an anonymous person, reporting a body inside the bathroom of a Sydney private school, horror rippled throughout the country.
Police arrived at St. Andrew's Cathedral School just after midnight on the 25th of October 2023, and were confronted with a gruesome scene.
A young woman in her early 20s was discovered dead with extensive head injuries. Detectives concluded that she had been attacked by a hammer and murdered, just hours earlier.
Who had made this chilling call? A...
2024-06-1918 min
True Crime With Elli MacMurdered On Campus: Solving The Kristin Smart CaseWhen 19-year-old Kristin Smart vanished without a trace after attending an off-campus party on the night of the 24th of May 1996, everyone wondered where she could be.Some speculated that she might have gone on a trip, while others were concerned for her safety, fearing that something more sinister had occurred.As days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years, there was still no sign of Kristin Smart.Over time, the dreadful possibility that she had met with a terrible fate became increasingly difficult to dismiss.Despite their efforts, law enforcement hit a dead end with...
2024-06-101h 09
True Crime With Elli MacThe Horrifying Murder Of Christopher Barrios Jr.On the 8th of March 2007, amidst the peaceful town of Brunswick, Georgia, Christopher Barrios Jr., a bright-eyed, shy six-year-old, vanished without a trace, leaving his family shattered.As the hours turned into days and the days into an agonizing week, the search for Christopher intensified.Christopher’s family prayed every day for his safe return, while law enforcement and many volunteers from all over searched for him day in and day out.Exactly a week later, however, on the 15th of March, every parent’s worst fears became their reality when Christopher’s little body was found only a few mi...
2024-05-2529 min
True Crime With Elli MacFrom Care to Catastrophe: The Jessica Tata Daycare DisasterOn the 24th of February 2011, the quiet of the afternoon was suddenly shattered by the piercing wail of sirens.Neighbours emerged from their homes concerned, as smoke began to billow from the windows of Jackie’s Child Care.Firefighters rushed toward the engulfing flames, attempting to extinguish the fire and rescue the nine children trapped inside the daycare.However, it was too late; tragically, four children lost their lives, and two more were severely burned and injured.How had the fire started? Where was Jessica Tata, the owner of the daycare? How did this tragedy occur under the supervision of...
2024-05-1030 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe 9-Year-Old TikToker Who Captured Her Final MomentsWhen 9-year-old Felicia Kononchuk heard banging on her front door, she immediately started to panic.As her angry neighbour continued to pound and shout through the door for over an hour, the terrified little girl picked up her phone and turned to social media, to document what was happening and to try and get people’s advice on what to do.Tragically, however, 15 minutes after posting her video to TikTok, little Felicia lost her life…Why had her neighbour been so angry, to the point where he decided to fatally shoot the 9-year-old?
2024-04-2409 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Pickaxe Killer: Karla Faye TuckerWhen Gregory Scott Traver was not picked up by his colleague Jerry Lynn Dean on the morning of the 14th of June 1983, Gregory immediately started to panic.As Jerry lived nearby in an apartment complex on the northwest side of Houston, Gregory headed over to Jerry’s house to see if everything was okay.As he got to Jerry’s home, Gregory noticed that the door was slightly open, so he let himself in.Instantly, Gregory knew that something was off as he saw that Jerry’s motorcycle was missing and that the televi...
2024-04-1330 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Mother Who Murdered Her 2 Daughters: Rekha Kumari-BakerOn the 13th of June 2007, tragedy struck the peaceful neighbourhood of Stretham, England, leaving its residents in complete shock and disbelief.The Kumari-Baker household, a seemingly ordinary home, became the site of a heinous crime that would grip the nation, when in the dead of night, a mother slaughtered her own flesh and blood, her 2 daughters, Davina and Jasmine.How could a mother set out to buy kitchen knives to use in the slaughter of her children?This is the harrowing story, of the murders of 16-year-old Davina Baker, and 13-year-old Jasmine Baker.
2024-03-2613 min
True Crime With Elli MacArthur Freeman: The Man Who Threw His Daughter Off A BridgeOn the morning of the 29th of January 2009, Arthur Freeman drove his three children to school and on his journey, he stopped at the top of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Victoria.He then proceeded to put on his hazard lights and got out of the car.He told his 4-year-old daughter Darcey to climb onto the passenger seat, and he then took her out of the car and carried her over to the railing, dropping her over the side into the water below.Arthur then got back into his car and drove off.How could a man...
2024-03-0126 min
True Crime With Elli MacBrenda Spencer: The 16-Year-Old School Sniper Who ‘Didn’t Like Mondays’On the 29th of January, 1979 in San Diego, California, sixteen-year-old student, Brenda Ann Spencer, was armed with a rifle and began firing at the Grover Cleveland Elementary School of the San Diego Unified School District, shooting anyone that was in sight. Officers from the San Diego Police Department were soon on site to prevent more casualties and to protect the school, but regretfully, amongst those injured at the school, were two members of staff as well as eight children. When the Police confronted Brenda about her actions and asked her why she had done this, she unemotionally replied: I...
2024-02-2228 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe VERY Disturbing Murder Of Jodine SerrinOn the 14th of February 2007, Valentine's Day, Art and Lois Serrin, had just finished their date night and decided to go over to their daughter's house, Jodine Serrin to check up on her as they had not heard from her all day.As they got to Jodine's condo, they saw that the lights were on inside, but when no one answered the door, Art and Lois immediately started to panic.Using their spare key, they tried to enter the house, but the door was still on the latch, so Art smashed his way in.Once inside the property, they...
2024-02-0923 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Most SADISTIC Man In Australia: Daniel HoldomIn December 2008, Karlie Pearce-Stevenson, a vibrant young woman, suddenly left Alice Springs with her two-year-old daughter, Khandalyce, and her then boyfriend Daniel Holdom, in search of work and a better life.She left her loved ones with little answers and when they could no longer reach her and Canderlease, concerned for their safety, they filed a missing persons report.2 years later, Karlie’s remains were devastatingly found in the Belanglo State Forest in New South Wales, but with no knowledge that this Jane Doe was actually Karlie, the case went cold.3 years later, another harrowing discovery was made 1200 kilometers aw...
2024-01-2932 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Acid Lady: Larissa SchusterWhen 45 year old Timothy Schuster did not turn up for breakfast with his friend Mary Solis on the morning of the 10th July 2003, everyone immediately started to panic.As Tim had recently lost his job and was going through a messy divorce and a custody battle with his wife Larissa Schuster, police thought that maybe he had done something to harm himself.As the search for Tim continued, their hopes of finding him alive, quickly disappeared, and the hunt for a missing as they knew something was not right when his wallet, car, keys and phone were found abandoned...
2024-01-1335 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Woman Who Wiped Out Her Family On Christmas EveWhen Judy Anderson, did not appear for work on, the morning of December 26, 2007, Boxing Day, her friend and co-worker Linda Thiele immediately felt that something was off so drove to the Anderson family home to check on her.And here, she stumbled across a completely horrific scene.As she entered the home, Linda found the body of Scott Anderson, Judy’s son, along with Scott’s wife, Erica, and their two young children.Behind the house, she discovered her friend Judy, lying next to her husband Wayne, also dead.Who had murdered this whole family so heartlessly, and where was...
2023-12-2428 min
True Crime With Elli MacSanta Murdered 9 People On Christmas Eve: The Ortega Family MassacreOn Christmas Eve night, the 24th of December, 2008, the Ortegas gathered in their Covina home, Los Angeles County, California, for their annual Christmas Eve celebration.As the night went on, the festive spirit filled the air, and the room was filled with laughter and love, three generations together. However, no one was prepared for what was about to happen.Just at the stroke of half-past eleven, the doorbell rang, and 8-year-old Katrina ran to the door. As she flung the front door open, she saw Santa Clause standing there and she squealed excitedly, "Santa Claus, Santa Claus," as she...
2023-12-2128 min
True Crime With Elli MacHitchhiking Hell: The Disappearance & Murder of Céline FigardWhen 19-year-old Céline Figard disappeared on the 19th of December whilst making her way from France to the UK to visit her cousin for the Christmas season, everyone started to panic and the authorities immediately stepped into action in order to find her.Had Celine runaway? Or had she been abducted? Or worse, had a serial killer taken her as one of their victims.As the Christmas festivities would come and go, and the hunt for Celine was well underway, sadly, her naked body would be found on the 29th of December, 10 days after she went missing.With t...
2023-12-1622 min
True Crime With Elli MacA Horrific Christmas Discovery: The Murder Of Joanna YeatesAt approximately 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, the 19th of December 2010, Greg Reardon, returned to his flat in Bristol, which he shared with his girlfriend, Joanna Yeates, after a fun yet brief weekend visit to his parents in Sheffield.Greg was eager to see his girlfriend, Joanna, as he was worried about her. He had not heard from her, since Friday evening, 2 days prior, Friday the 17th December.On entering the apartment, something immediately felt different and out of place as he noticed that the doors were open and the lights were switched on.What was even more concerning, was...
2023-12-1147 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Police Officer Who Bludgeoned His Family With A HammerWhen residents of Marling Way heard an argument break out next door on the evening of the 28th August 2001, nothing could have prepared them for what was to come.Shortly after the shouting began, the Bluestones’ six-year-old daughter who they knew so well appeared at their door, crying and in a frenzy.Their blood ran cold when she told them, “Daddy banged my head on the wooden floor! My daddy is hitting my mummy! Please call the police, I don’t want Daddy to kill Mummy!”This is the heartbreaking story, of the Bluestone Family Murders.
2023-11-3013 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Most HATED Father In Britain: Mick PhilpottIn the early hours of May 11th, 2012, a distressed call from anguished parents was answered by a 999 operator. The father, Mick Philpott, was heard shouting that his 6 of his children were trapped inside their family home which was ferociously ablaze. While his wife, Mauraid, frantically explained to the operator what had happened, neighbours and friends of the family desperately tried to find a way into the house to save the six young children that remained inside. Despite the best efforts of the local community and the rescue services, tragically, Jade Philpott, aged 10, and her brothers John (9), Jack (7), Jesse (6), and...
2023-11-2540 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Disturbing Case Of Serial Killer Shawn Grate: The Ohio StranglerDispatcher: 911, what is the address of your emergency?Jane Doe: 4th St Laundromat.Dispatcher: What’s the problem?Jane Doe: I’ve been abducted.Dispatcher: Who abducted you?Jane Doe: Shawn Grate.On the 13th September 2016, a terrified young woman identified only as Jane Doe for her own anonymity placed an emergency call to 911, breathily pleading with the operator to get officers to the yellow-coloured house as soon as possible.Dispatcher: Where’s he at now?Jane Doe: Asleep.Dispatcher: Where’s he sleeping at?Jane Doe: In the bedroom. Dispatcher: But you’re at the laundromat?Jane Doe: No, I’m in...
2023-11-1342 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Man Who Killed Halloween: The Candy Man MurdererOn the 31st October, 1974, Halloween night, the children of Deer Park, Texas were out knocking on doors.Ronald Clark O'Bryan, was out, watching over his 8 year old son Timothy who was dressed as a character from the movie Planet of the Apes and his 5 year old daughter Elizabeth. Joining them was their neighbor Jim Bates and his 2 children, Mark and Kimberley.That Halloween night, Ronald decided to take his children around Jim’s neighbourhood, as Jim lived in a nicer area, and Ronald believed the trick-or-treating would be better there.As they went from house to house trick or tr...
2023-10-3016 min
True Crime With Elli MacPoisoned Babies: The Death Of Ryan StallingsWhen 3 month old Ryan was rushed to hospital as he had laboured breathing and was vomiting uncontrollably, it was found, that his tiny body contained high levels of ethylene glycol and acetone in his blood. Both compounds that are usually found in everyday household items such as nail polish remover and anti-freeze.Sadly, just 3 months later, at 6 months old, baby Ryan would pass away from this poisoning and his parents were immediately the prime suspects.His mother Patricia was arrested and charged for his murder, and put in jail, but during this time, she gave birth to...
2023-10-1324 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Harper Family MassacreIn early July 2003, the city of Bakersfield, California, was rocked by the horrific slaying of 5 members of the same family, the youngest of which was just six weeks old.When police entered the house, the the crime scene initially seemed like a home invasion gone wrong, but a closer look revealed that nothing had been stolen, and the killings had been so aggressive and brutal. Someone wanted this family dead.With their main suspect offering a solid alibi, the investigators tasked with solving these murders knew they needed to call in reinforcements and dig deep in order to capture...
2023-10-0426 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Shooting Of Jan MoffattOn the 26th January 2015, Jan Moffatt went out for a drive after cleaning her house as she needed some air.As she drove around the neighbourhood she saw a turquoise pickup truck catching up with her in her rearview mirror, it was her husband Tim Moffatt.Jan sped away and made a quick left turn to try to lose him, but as she got to the dead end of a culde sac, Tim followed her, and slammed into her SUV and then fired a gun at Jan, hitting her 4 times.Why had Jan’s husband attacked her so suddenly an...
2023-09-2420 min
True Crime With Elli Mac200-Year Sentence For Murdering His “Friend”When Ashley Young failed to meet up with her mother on the 29th November 2018, Kristine Young immediately knew that something was wrong and her daughter was most likely in trouble.Kristine called 911 and reported her daughter missing, but a few days later, the most horrifying discovery was made.A man called the police to let them know that he had found a tarp down in the basement of his apartment block.The police searched further around the basement and found two fired casings located inside the furnace duct.This furnace duct led from the basement furnace to an apartment...
2023-09-1848 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Man Who Put His Wife In The Freezer And Called 911In the early hours of the 7th November, 2014, Joseph Parker called 911 and told the operator the most horrifying thing.Joseph had just confessed to murdering his wife and to then putting her in the freezer, but miraculously after 48 hours he believed her to still be alive.He asked the dispatcher to send out paramedics to help his wife who he believed to still be alive as he still loved her.But contrary to what Joseph had said, when police arrived at the 246 Clydesdale Lane home, they found Samantha Parker dead stuffed inside the freezer, and Joseph was nowhere to...
2023-09-0318 min
True Crime With Elli MacMarcel Petiot: The Most Prolific SERIAL KILLER In FranceWhen firefighters entered 21 Rue le Sueur in Paris’ 16th arrondissement on the 11th March 1944, nothing seemed too out of the ordinary – except for the foul-smelling smoke from the chimney.The foul smoke had been pouting out of the chimney for 5 days, and the neighbours had had enough so had notified the police who then in turn called firefighters.The firefighters proceeded to enter the home through the 2nd story window and then made their way down to the basement. Nothing could have prepared them for what they were about to stumble upon.Sticking out of a furnace, as if wavi...
2023-08-2647 min
True Crime With Elli MacTia Hernlen: The 5-Year-Old Who Found Her Parents MurderedIn the early hours of the 28th March 2005, 5-year-old Tia Herneln called 911, saying that she had just found both her parents lying on the floor covered in blood.Donna, the dispatcher spoke to little Tia and tried to keep her calm and focused, whilst she sent out for someone to go to the house.When the police finally arrived, to their utmost horror, they found 5-year-old Tia still on the phone with Donna, and her mother Julie dead in the bedroom, lying next to her husband Aeneas, Tia’s father, who was clinging to life.Who had committed this ho...
2023-08-1317 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Most SELFISH Woman In ArizonaOn the surface, Wendi Andriano appeared to be a caring wife to her husband Joe Andriano and a loving mother to their 2 children.But in reality, behind closed doors, Wendi resented her terminally ill husband and wished to be free from him. She hated what her life had become with him and in fact, despised being his caregiver.As her husband's health slowly deteriorated at home, Wendi did everything in her power to try and get a life insurance policy for him. But as Joe was too sick, no company would go through with this and so she failed again...
2023-08-0820 min
True Crime With Elli MacMurdered In Mexico: The Murder Of Trish WilloughbyOn February 23, 1991 Dan Willoughby and his wife Trish Willoughby arrived in Mexico with their three children for a family holiday.Later that afternoon, Dan and the children headed off to the nearby museum, whilst Trish stayed behind to have a nap as she said she was very tired.When the family arrived home, 2 hours later, the children excitedly ran into their mothers room to tell her what they had seen at the museum.But to there utmost horror, they found their mother clinging onto life.When police arrived at the crime scene, Dan them that over $400 in cash and...
2023-07-2931 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Most Disturbing Case In AlabamaWhen 3-year-old Ryan, 2-year-old Hannah, 1-year-old Lydsey, and 4-month-old Danny were supposedly kidnapped on the 7th of January 2008, their parents Lam Luong and Kieu Phan, reported them missing.The following day, however, in a horrible turn of events, their father Lam Luong told investigators that they wouldn't find the children as they were all dead.When they asked Lam Luong, to take them to where the children were, Lam directed them to drive to the highest point of the 80-foot Dauphon bridge.In complete disbelief, Captain Wilson turned around in his patrol car and looked at Lam Luong and...
2023-07-2028 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Abduction And Murder Of Dru SjodinWhen Dru Sjodin, mysteriously vanished from the Columbia Mall parking lot, after her shift at work on the 22nd November 2003, the community immediately jumped into action to try and find her.Hundreds of members of the community, police officers and the FBI spent months looking for her, but sadly, five months later, her body was found in a ravine.The police already knew who was behind her kidnapping and murder, and had already arrested someone, five months earlier.Their suspect had a horrendous criminal record and had just been released from jail, 17 years early.Why on earth was this...
2023-07-0733 min
True Crime With Elli MacAn Unexpected Killer: The Murder of Linda FlemingWhen 23-year-old Linda Fleming disappeared in West Yorkshire on the 22nd of January 1993, the community immediately stepped up and began looking for her.6 days into the search, there was still no sign of Linda or any clues to her whereabouts, so her boyfriend, Stuart Williamson, her father Derek, and her brother, also named Stuart, appealed for information before press and television cameras.During the press conference, fighting back tears, Linda’s father, Derek Fleming, said, “Wherever you are and whatever the reason, please come home or just ring. We all love you and want you back.”The appeal, however, bought...
2023-06-3023 min
True Crime With Elli MacCold-Blooded Or Provoked? The Murder Of Sophie ElliottOn the 9th of January 2008, Sophie Elliott was excited and ready for a new stage in her life. She had recently ended an on and off again relationship with her abusive ex-boyfriend Clayton Weatherston, and was looking forward to a free and happy future.She was packing up her life in her bedroom as she had just gotten her dream job 500 miles away and was due to leave shortly.But her ex-boyfriend Clayton wouldn't let this happen. He turned up unannounced at her house and stabbed her 216 times in her bedroom, killing her violently and mutilating her body.When...
2023-06-2240 min
True Crime With Elli MacKiller Roommate: The Murder of Maribel RamosWhen 36-year-old Army Veteran Maribel Ramos didn't show up to her softball game on the 3rd of May, 2013, her family immediately began to worry.Her roommate KC Joy, had also reported her missing at around 10:40am, saying that she had not come home that previous night.Her family made several attempts to contact her but when this failed, they immediately sprung into action and started searching for her.They scoured the city for any trace of her, but sadly, in a horrifying twist of events, about 2 weeks after her disappearance, Maribel’s lifeless body was discovered.Who had murdered Ma...
2023-06-1434 min
True Crime With Elli MacKilled For Being In The Way: The Murder of Karissa BoudreauOn January 27th 2008 at around 8:35 pm, in Bridgwater, a town in Canada, the Police Department received a report of a missing 12-year-old girl, Karissa Boudreau.The report came in from her mother Penny Boudreau. Penny claimed that she had left her daughter sat in the car in the supermarket’s shopping centre, as she went inside to shop for groceries. On Penny’s return to the vehicle, Karissa was no longer inside.As the extensive investigation and search for Karissa went underway, Penny made a tearful plea to the media for her daughter to return, as well as asking for assi...
2023-05-3119 min
True Crime With Elli MacA Mothers Murderous RevengeWhen Chad Hebert heard that his 2 children, Camille and Braxton Hebert, had not arrived at school that day, and his ex-wife had also not gone to work, he immediately panicked and contacted the police.When police arrived at Amy’s house, they found the doors deadlocked and no response was coming from inside, so they broke in.When they reached the master bedroom, they found Amy Hebert in bed with her 2 children and the family dog.What had caused Amy Hebert to do this to her children and the family dog?Was she suffering from a psychotic disorder? Or wa...
2023-05-2225 min
True Crime With Elli MacPoisoned By His Mother: The Murder Of Garnett SpearsOn the 23rd January 2014, 5-year-old Garnett Spears sadly passed away in hospital due to swelling in his brain.He had been fatally poisoned by the one person who was meant to love him and protect him, the person in whose care he ought to feel the safest, and the person he should call family - his own mother, Lacey Spears.Why did Lacey Spears murder her own son in such a cruel and evil way? How could she do something so unspeakable to her own child?As the investigation unfolded, the true horror of what happened to Garnett and...
2023-05-1524 min
True Crime With Elli MacKilled For Cash: The Murder Of Autumn WallaceOn June 15th 1990, Rosie Alfaro went to a friend's house in Anaheim, California as she desperately needed some money and planned to break in and steal some valuables.When she got to the house, she knocked on the front door, and her friends 9-year-old little sister Autumn answered. Little Autumn Wallace recognised her older sister's friend Rosie and let her inside as Rosie told her she needed to use the bathroom.As Autumn returned to what she had been doing – colouring paper dolls with crayones – Rosie Alforo took a knife from the kitchen and then went to the bathroom. Rosi...
2023-05-0720 min
True Crime With Elli MacWho Murdered Nubia Barahona?On February 11, 2011, police found 10-year-old Nubia Barahona, wrapped in a plastic garbage bag in the back of her adoptive step-father Jorge Barahona’s pickup truck along Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County.Her twin brother Victor, was also found inside the vehicle, severely injured but alive; he was suffering seizures due to being covered in chemical burns and inhalation of toxic gas.Their adoptive father, Jorge Barahona, was found passed out nearby.How had Nubia died? And who had hurt her twin brother Victor? Had they been hurt by the two people who had vowed to love and care for th...
2023-04-3030 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Lady In The Lake: Shani WarrenOn the 18th of April 1987, Easter Weekend, 26-year-old Shani Warren’s body was found face down in Taplow Lake in England. Her wrists were tied with a car jump lead, and her ankles were tied by a tow rope. Her car was found abandoned nearby, with her personal items everywhere.Outrageously, a theory was suggested by a forensic pathologist that Shani had done this to herself, based on the looseness of the ties on her hands and that no other footprints were found alongside her stiletto heelprints at the scene.With the first 48 hours critical in her murder investigation no...
2023-04-2422 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Van Breda Family MurdersOn the morning of 27th January 2015, police arrived at the doors of 12 Goske Street after receiving a strange call stating that intruders had broken into a house in one of the most exclusive estates in Stellenbosch, South Africa and attacked and killed the whole family with an axe.The call had come in just after 7am, from one of the survivors of the attack, 20-year-old Henri Van Breda, who strangely sounded very unphased…
2023-04-1124 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Shooting Of Stanley Metcalf"Grandad shot me mummy" were some of six-year-old Stanley Metcalf's last words.No one could foresee the tragedy that would occur in the village of Sproatley in Hull, England, on the 26th of July, 2018, when Stanley was shot in the abdomen by with own great-grandfather.As Stanley’s family mourned the loss of his innocent young life, questions were raised about how such a terrible event could have happened during a close-knit family gathering.Why would a 78-year-old fire towards his own great-grandson?Had he intentionally shot little Stanley Metcalf, or was it a horrible accident?
2023-04-0418 min
True Crime With Elli MacSerial Killer: Jordan MonaghanIn the early hours of New Year’s Day 2013, tragedy struck young parents Jordan Monaghan and Laura Gray when their three-week-old baby, Ruby, was found dead in her Moses basket. Merely eight months later, their 21-month-old son, Logan, was also found dead in his pushchair after a trip to the swimming baths with his father.Six years after that, Jordan Monaghan’s new partner Evie Adams died from an overdose of prescription medication.How could one man suffer such misfortune, losing three loved ones in seven years to tragic, untimely deaths?Was the tragic loss of these three precious live...
2023-03-2738 min
True Crime With Elli MacScott Amedure: The ‘Gay Panic’ MurderOn March 6th 1995 Scott Amedure and Donna Riley took their friend Jonathan Schmitz on The Jenny Jones talk show and planned to drop a bombshell on Jon.In front of a live studio audience, Scott told Jon that he had a gay crush on him.In a shocking twist of events, three days later, one would end up dead.On March 9th 1995, Scott Amedure was shot and killed in his trailer home in Lake Orion, Michigan.Just minutes after his death, Jonathan Schmitz called 911 to confess.When asked by the 911 operator why they had killed Scott, the Jon answered, ‘be...
2023-03-2028 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Vicious Murder Of Cheryl HooperOn the evening of the 26th of January 2018, Georgia Hooper aged just 14, was sitting in the car just inches away from her mother Cheryl Hooper.Suddenly a familiar ominous presence filled with jealousy and rage appeared out of nowhere and shot Cheryl twice through the windscreen at point-blank with a double-barrelled shotgun.With her daughter being the prime witness and there during the gruesome attack, they knew exactly who had murdered Cheryl Hooper, but why had he done it?
2023-03-1128 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Mistress In The Shed And The Wife Under The FloorboardsWhen Carol Jarvis, a loving mother of 4 disappeared, her concerned children questioned their father Harry, about her whereabouts.After telling his children that she was in Dundee and would be back soon, they knew he was lying and hiding something.They reported Carol missing to the police, and after getting a search warrant to gain access to the family home, the police made a disturbing discovery decomposing under the floorboards of the house.They had found Carol, their mother, but now their father, Harry was missing and on the run.Was...
2023-03-0517 min
True Crime With Elli MacTiana Notice: A Valentine’s Day MurderIn 2009 on Valentine's day, Tiana Notice’s life was brutally taken away from her by her ex-boyfriend James Carter.In the months leading up to her murder, Tiana went to the police station over 33 times to report multiple violations of the restraining order she had against him, only to be sent away and told by the officers “it was a long weekend and they were short-staffed.”When James Carter left a handwritten letter on her door, she went directly to the police with the evidence she needed that he had been close to her home and fo...
2023-02-1414 min
True Crime With Elli MacKitty Genovese: The Case That Created 911On March 13th, 1964, while walking back to her apartment in the Kew Gardens district of Queens, New York, Kitty Genovese was brutally attacked and killed. "For more than half an hour 38 respectable, law‐abiding citizens in Queens watched a killer stalk and stab a woman in three separate attacks in Kew Gardens" These were the words the New York Times would release about the attack.Kitty’s murder became a staple of psychological textbooks when discussing “the bystander effect” because it was publicized at the time that there were 38 witnesses to her murder, but...
2023-02-1320 min
True Crime With Elli MacEric Smith: The 13-Year-Old MurdererOn Monday, August 2nd, 1993, in the quaint village of Savona, New York, four-year-old Derrick Robie was found dead in a small patch of woods just half a block away from his home. An entire week would pass before his parents, Doreen and Dale Robie, and the rest of the village would get any answers.Derrick was only four years old. He had been lured away from the path he was walking and brutally beaten, choked and killed.Everyone in the community struggled to understand how anyone could impose such violence on an innocent child.
2023-01-3033 min
True Crime With Elli MacWho Shot Aiyana Stanley-Jones?When 17-year-old Je'Rean Blake was shot dead outside a store in May 2010, the police found themselves with a suspect, Chauncey Owens.In a raid to arrest their suspected killer, the police stormed a house at Lillibridge, and a gunshot was heard; They would then discover that an innocent young girl had been shot.Her killer would try to justify his actions, claiming it was a mistake triggered by Aiyana’s grandmother's actions.The shooter insisted he had lost control of his gun for a few seconds.What had really happened to Ai...
2023-01-2334 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Crossbow Killer: Ramanodge UnmathallegadooWhen Devi Unmathallegadoo split from her husband, Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, it was not long before she found love again.After marrying her new husband, Imtiaz Muhammed, Devi would become Sana Muhammed and would have high hopes of moving on, ready to start a new life filled with love and happiness...Her ex-husband, Ramanodge, however, would be filled with anger and jealousy, and he would do anything in his power to stop this from happening, quickly becoming a dangerous stalker in her life.How far would Ramanodge take it? Would he try and harm Sana...
2023-01-1420 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Wholaver Family Christmas MassacreOn Christmas morning in 2002, a policeman entered the Wholaver household to find all three Wholaver women dead. Jean Wholaver and her two daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth.All the phone lines had been cut, and the only survivor found inside was 9-months-old baby Madison, who was left in the arms of her deceased mother, Victoria Wholaver.Law enforcement immediately knew that the murders had been premeditated and extremely personal.Who would commit such a heinous crime and pull apart and break a whole family on Christmas day?This is the tragic tale...
2022-12-3123 min
True Crime With Elli MacWhy Did Stephen Searle Murder His Wife?Just five days after Christmas in 2017, at 10:19pm, Suffolk police received what they later described as one of the most bizarre 999 calls they had ever received.Stephen Searle calmly explained to police that he had killed his wife in their suburban house in the sleepy Suffolk town of Stowmarket.When paramedics arrived, 62 year old Anne Searle was found unresponsive and despite their best efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.Anne had been strangled by her husband of 45 years, before suffering from a fatal cardiac arrest.When police arrived, he...
2022-12-2423 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Abduction of Daniel HandleyIt was a cold and gloomy Sunday afternoon in Beckton, East London, on the 2nd of October, 1994. Daniel Handley, a helpful nine-year-old, had returned home after earning a few coins at the local supermarket, where he often helped out customers to load their cars with their shopping.As he always did in his free time, he had then asked his mother, Maxine, if he was allowed to go to play at Alan's house, his best friend. Unknown to the dangers lurking around, Maxine had agreed to his request with strict instructions to be back at 6 o'clock....
2022-11-2947 min
True Crime With Elli MacEllie Nesler: Vigilante or Murderer?On April 2nd 1993, Ellie Nesler took the law into her own hands in a Northern California courtroom, by shooting to death Daniel Driver in the head and neck 5 times.35-year-old Daniel Driver was a Christian camp employee who in the summer of 1988 allegedly abused the then 6-year-old son of Ellie Nesler, Willie Nesler.Ellie Nesler was praised by some as a protective mother, driven to act by the prospect of having her traumatised son testify against Driver in open court.Others criticised her for brushing aside the legal system and taking the law...
2022-11-1214 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Brutal Murder of Carol WardellOn the evening of the 11th September 1994, a gang of at least three men, one wearing a clown’s mask and a boiler suit, brandishing a knife, broke into Carol and Gordon Wardell's home in Bonneville Close, Meriden. Only Carol was home during the break-in.When her husband Gordon returned home from the pub later that night, he was attacked and drugged. He was overpowered and knocked unconscious with a chemical, and when he came around he found himself bound and gagged on the floor, alone, his wife Carol missing.Only a few hours later Ca...
2022-11-0722 min
True Crime With Elli MacWhat Happened to Janet Chandler?When 22 year old Janet Chandler was abducted whilst working her Night Shift at the Blue Mill Inn, detectives first believed it to be part of a robbery.However, when her naked body was found at 1am (2am?) in a wooded area buried in the snow, it would become clear to investigators that foal play was involved. Janet had died of strangulation, with clear evidence she had been bound and gagged for long periods before her death.Law enforcement would interview hundreds of people over years, chasing dead ends and finding no significant leads....
2022-10-0637 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Chilling Case of the King FamilyTerry King loved being a dad and always wanted to be a good father to his two sons, Derek and Alex, but the family was destroyed when Terry died in a mysterious fire and the boys went missing.Who bludgeoned Terry King to death and then set the house on fire to cover it up?And were his two missing sons safe?Were they in danger, or even worse also dead?As the case would unfold, a twisted world of lies and deceit would be revealed.This is the...
2022-09-1925 min
True Crime With Elli MacTyler Hadley's Killer PartyAll week, Tyler had been telling his friends that he was going to throw a house party, but nobody believed him.He had never thrown a party before and there was no way his strict parents, Blake and Mary Jo would give their consent.However, the hours leading up to the party, Tyler confirmed that It was indeed happening over Facebook, saying that his parents would be out of town. Where exactly were Tyler’s parents and where had they travelled to?This is the shocking and horrible story of a tro...
2022-09-1221 min
True Crime With Elli MacMary Bell: The 11 Year Old KillerOne of Britain's youngest killers walks among us today, completely anonymous.After serving only 11 years in jail for the brutal manslaughter of 4-year-old Martin Brown, and 3-year-old Brian Howe, she was released at the age of 23.No one will ever know the whereabouts of a woman who, at the tender age of 11, took the lives of 2 young boys.This is the story of child killer Mary Bell.
2022-09-0818 min
True Crime With Elli MacThe Tragic Murder of Jessica Dishon17-year-old Jessica Dishon is missing, and all that’s left behind at the scene are her mobile phone, purse, backpack and 1 of her shoes.Who abducted and killed Jessica Dishon?Unfortunately, the world would have to wait fifteen years for her case to be solved due to issues such as police misconduct, contamination of evidence and false accusations...This is the story of the tragic murder of Jessica Dishon.
2022-09-0823 min