Gunz and Butta- True Crime Podcast

Sixteen-year-old Susana Morales was walking home on July 26, 2022, when she vanished. What should have been a normal summer evening turned into every family’s worst nightmare. Susana never made it home.For months, her family searched. Flyers covered the neighborhood. Volunteers canvassed the area. Her case gained attention across Georgia, with many fearing the worst but still holding onto hope.In February 2023, that hope was shattered. Human remains discovered in a wooded area in Gwinnett County were identified as Susana. Authorities later arrested Miles Bryant, a former Doraville police officer, charging him in connection with her murder.

On quiet Sunday mornings, when most families were still asleep or preparing for church, a predator was already on the move.Carl Eugene Watts—later known as The Sunday Morning Slasher—terrorized Detroit and surrounding areas in the late 1970s, targeting women inside their own homes. Police were slow to connect the dots, and in the meantime, fear spread through neighborhoods. Women began locking doors religiously, sleeping lightly, and warning one another.

In June 2001, Shelton Sanders vanished without a trace after giving a ride to a friend he believed needed help. That decision would place Shelton at the center of a mystery that still raises disturbing questions more than two decades later.Despite mounting circumstantial evidence and lingering suspicions, Shelton Sanders was never found, and no one was ever charged in his disappearance.

In December 2000, DeKalb County, Georgia stood on the brink of change. Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown—a reform-minded leader with a grassroots following—had just defeated the sitting sheriff, Sydney Dorsey, in a shocking runoff election. Brown promised to clean up corruption inside the sheriff’s department, and for many in the community, his victory felt like hope.But just days before he was set to take office, that hope was violently cut short.

In November 1994, 36-year-old Robin Lawrence — a gifted Black artist and mother living in Springfield, Virginia — was brutally murdered in her home, leaving behind her two-year-old daughter and a family and community in shock. For decades the crime went cold, until advancements in DNA and genetic genealogy finally cracked the case. This episode delves into the life she led, the investigation’s long stalemate, the years of pain and waiting for her family, and finally the breakthrough that delivered a semblance of justice.

Eight-year-old Victoria Climbié came to London from the Ivory Coast for a better life — but instead, she met pure evil.Starved, beaten, and burned , Victoria’s cries for help were ignored by doctors, police, and social workers who should’ve protected her. By the time anyone acted, it was too late.This episode breaks down how a system built to protect children turned its back on one little Black girl — and how her death exposed the deep cracks in Britain’s child welfare system.

In this episode, we cover the heartbreaking case of 13-year-old Kei’Mani Latigue — a bright, loving girl from Toledo, Ohio, whose cries for help went unanswered. Despite multiple reports to Child Protective Services about possible abuse, Kei’Mani was left in a dangerous home.When she went missing in March 2025, the community hoped she’d just run away. But days later, her body was found inside an abandoned, burned-down house — just three days before her 14th birthday.

This week we explore the harrowing story of Lamar Johnson, a St. Louis man who spent nearly three decades behind bars for a murder he did not commit.In 1994, Johnson was convicted of killing his friend Marcus Boyd — despite having an alibi placing him miles away at the time of the crime. The case against him relied heavily on shaky eyewitness testimony and police misconduct, with no physical evidence tying him to the scene. Over the years, witnesses recanted, new confessions came to light, and mounting evidence pointed to Johnson’s innocence.

On January 22, 2025, Antioch High School in Nashville became the site of an unspeakable tragedy. Seventeen-year-old Solomon Henderson entered the school cafeteria and opened fire, fatally wounding 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante before turning the gun on himself. This episode explores a pattern of red flags that preceded the shooting—from early violent incidents at home and school to chilling online activity—raising urgent questions about missed opportunities and systemic failure

In this weeks two-part episode we turn our focus to one of the most disturbing and controversial cases in American true crime. Between 1979 and 1981, Atlanta was haunted by the mysterious disappearances and murders of at least 28 young Black children and teens. Fear gripped the city as families searched for answers, and a community pleaded for justice. After months of panic and public pressure, authorities arrested finally closed in a suspect, Wayne Williams

In this episode we examine the terrifying true story of the Briley Brothers — Linwood, James, and Anthony — whose seven-month killing spree turned Richmond, Virginia, into a city gripped by fear in 1979.Behind the doors of an ordinary-looking home lived three young men who would become some of the most violent serial killers in American history. Responsible for the brutal murders of at least 11 people, the Brileys targeted victims of all backgrounds — young, old, Black, white — with no clear pattern other than cruelty and chaos.This is a haunting look at how evil can thrive in plain sight… and the cost when a community is left to pick up the pieces.

On a rainy night on November 5th, 1994, in San Leandro, California police were called to a elementary school to investigate an alarm. Upon arrival a 15-year-old girl by the name of Evelyna Leblanc was found clinging to life on the side of the building. After evading capture in California, 13-years later, her killer strikes again, but this time in Portland, Oregan.