Teresita Basa: The Victim Who Solved Her Own Murder

From Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén by Spotify Studios

March 23, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode explores the murder of Teresita Basa and the intriguing claim that her ghost helped solve her own case.

A Chicago respiratory therapist is brutally murdered in her apartment. Did her ghost solve her own case? Sources for this episode include:Teresita: The Voice from the Grave by John O’Brien and Edward Baumann“A Chicago Murder Solved By a Ghost” (Chicago Tribune)“Voice from grave names murderer, begs vengeance” (Boston Globe) Keep up with Killer Stories! Instagram: @killerstoriespodTikTok: @killerstoriespodX: @killerstorieshq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Harvey Guillén

Topics covered

murder
ghosts
true crime
Chicago
unsolved cases

Keywords

Teresita Basa
murder
ghost
Chicago
true crime
unsolved murder
respiratory therapist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe

Books & works: Teresita: The Voice from the Grave