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Mackenzie Shirilla Case Explained: The Crash That Divided Public Opinion on Intent vs Accident
May 26, 2026
20m 44s
The Disappearance and Killing of Judy Smith: A Mystery 600 Miles in the Making
May 23, 2026
19m 27s
The Forgotten Victim Behind Netflix's "Should I Marry A Murderer?"
May 21, 2026
11m 50s
A Pizza Delivery Gone Wrong on a Quiet Island: The Tessa Van Hart Case
May 19, 2026
11m 12s
The Deadpool Killer: Wade Wilson’s Shocking Crime Spree
May 16, 2026
11m 06s
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| 5/26/26 | ![]() Mackenzie Shirilla Case Explained: The Crash That Divided Public Opinion on Intent vs Accident | On July 31, 2022, a horrific crash in Strongsville, Ohio left two young men dead and a teenage driver as the sole survivor. What initially appeared to be a tragic high-speed accident soon became one of the most controversial true crime cases in recent years: the case of Mackenzie Shirilla. Prosecutors argued that Shirilla deliberately drove her car off the main road and into a dead-end business park, accelerating to nearly 100 mph before slamming into a brick building. Key evidence presented at trial included cellphone location data, surveillance footage, and black box recordings that allegedly showed full throttle acceleration with no brake use. The defense, however, argued that a medical episode or blackout could explain the crash, pointing to her reported health condition and memory loss after the incident. Ultimately, the judge ruled the crash was intentional and sentenced Mackenzie Shirilla to life in prison with parole eligibility after 15 years. Years later the case continues to spark debate, especially following Netflix’s "The Crash" documentary, which brought renewed attention to the evidence, the victims, and the unanswered questions surrounding what truly happened that night. #TrueCrimeRecap #DominicRusso #DavionFlanagan #MackenzieShirilla #NetflixTheCrash #TheCrash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 20m 44s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 | ![]() The Disappearance and Killing of Judy Smith: A Mystery 600 Miles in the Making | In April 1997, Judy Smith, a 23-year-old nurse from Newton, Massachusetts, vanished while on a sightseeing trip in Philadelphia with her husband. Initially, she was seen at the hotel, but when her husband returned from the conference, she was gone. Days of searching turned up no trace, and several confusing sightings suggested she may have traveled alone. Five months later, Judy’s remains were discovered in a shallow grave in Pisgah National Forest, near Asheville, North Carolina, over 600 miles from Philadelphia. She had been stabbed, and the clothing on her body indicated hiking gear, none of it hers. Her red backpack, a signature item she always carried, was missing. Investigators have never solved how she got there or who killed her. The case remains a haunting mystery. If you have any information that could help bring Judy’s family answers, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Until then, the question remains: what happened to Judy Smith? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 19m 27s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | ![]() The Forgotten Victim Behind Netflix's "Should I Marry A Murderer?" | When 63-year-old charity cyclist Tony Parsons vanished during a bike ride through the Scottish Highlands, his family feared the worst. For years, police searched the remote mountains and forests around Bridge of Orchy but found absolutely nothing. No bike. No body. No answers. Then, in a twist stranger than fiction, the case suddenly exploded open because of a confession. A man named Sandy McKellar allegedly admitted to his fiancée that he and his twin brother had hit Tony with their truck back in 2017… and instead of calling for help, they hid his body deep in the wilderness. In this video, we break down the full horrifying story behind Tony Parsons’ disappearance, the massive police search, the shocking role Sandy’s fiancée Caroline played in solving the case, and the heartbreaking truth investigators uncovered years later. We are going to be diving deep into this case in our Members video so keep your eyes peeled for that one as well! #TrueCrimeRecaps #TonyParsons #ShouldIMarryAMurderer #CarolineMuirhead #SandyMcKellar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 11m 50s | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | ![]() A Pizza Delivery Gone Wrong on a Quiet Island: The Tessa Van Hart Case | On a quiet winter night in 1994, 23-year-old Tessa Van Hart leaves her job at a small pizza shop on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, to complete what seems like a routine delivery. The address leads her to an empty summer home in a secluded area, and after she leaves, she never returns. Hours later, her car is discovered parked behind a vacant house, and Tessa is found inside the back seat, shot twice in the head, with the undelivered pizza still sitting in the front.The small island community is left in shock. With no clear suspects and limited forensic technology at the time, the investigation stalls for years. Then, more than two years later, a local man named Brian Cherrix comes forward while in custody on unrelated charges. He initially offers secondhand information about the crime, but eventually gives a detailed confession describing how he lured Tessa, assaulted her, and ultimately killed her before later retracting his statement and claiming coercion.Despite inconsistencies, investigators recover a rifle linked to the murder, and other evidence helps secure a conviction. Brian Cherrix is sentenced to death, later executed in 2004 after years of appeals. Tessa’s murder remains one of the most disturbing cases in the island’s history, forever changing the belief that nothing violent could ever happen in such a quiet, close-knit place.#TrueCrimeRecaps #TessaVanHart #ChincoteagueIsland #BrianCherrix #DeathPenalty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 11m 12s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | ![]() The Deadpool Killer: Wade Wilson’s Shocking Crime Spree | Wade Wilson was convicted of first degree murder. 13 days later, the death penalty was recommended. Wade doesn’t bat an eye. But he makes a bizarre hand signal that's got everyone talking!What do you think that was all about? And do you think the jury made the right decision?#TrueCrimeRecaps #WadeWilson #DeadpoolKiller #SerialKiller #Murders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 11m 06s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | ![]() Jeffrey Epstein’s Secret Jail Note Just Got Unsealed and It Changes Everything | Before Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in August 2019, there was another disturbing incident just weeks earlier that raised serious questions inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.After guards found Epstein injured on the floor of his cell on July 23rd, conflicting stories immediately emerged. Epstein reportedly claimed his cellmate, former police officer and convicted murderer Nicholas Tartaglione, may have attacked him. Tartaglione denied it completely, saying he woke up to find Epstein unconscious and called for help himself. Investigators later concluded there was no evidence linking Tartaglione to the incident and officially classified it as an attempted suicide.Now, years later, a newly unsealed handwritten note allegedly written by Epstein has resurfaced, adding another bizarre layer to one of the most controversial jail deaths in modern history. From missed guard checks and policy failures to disputed medical findings and conflicting witness accounts, this case continues to fuel debate and speculation nearly seven years later.#TrueCrimeRecaps #JeffreyEpstein #NicholasTartaglione #Epstein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 20m 52s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Michael Marin Swallowed Cyanide in Court After He Got a Guilty Verdict | Michael Marin lived a life most people could only imagine. A Yale-educated lawyer, investment banker, pilot, and Everest climber, he built a reputation for going all-in on everything he did. But in 2009, after his luxury Phoenix mansion went up in flames under suspicious circumstances, that larger-than-life image began to crack. Investigators quickly uncovered signs of arson: multiple ignition points, accelerants, and a financial motive that painted a very different picture.As Marin fought the charges, his life unraveled. His fortune disappeared, his legal defense weakened, and the man who once thrived on control found himself facing the possibility of decades in prison. At trial, prosecutors argued the fire wasn’t an accident... it was a calculated attempt to escape financial ruin. Marin maintained his innocence, but the evidence told a different story.Then, in May 2012, everything came to a shocking end. Just moments after the jury returned a guilty verdict, Marin collapsed in the courtroom after secretly swallowing cyanide. He died shortly after, leaving behind a delayed email to his son that confirmed what many feared: this was planned. What began as a suspicious fire turned into one of the most disturbing courtroom deaths ever caught on camera. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 10m 42s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | ![]() Prosecutors Release Evidence Brief Detailing What They Believe Happened to Celeste Rivas Hernandez | A newly released nine-page preliminary brief has laid out a chilling roadmap of the evidence prosecutors intend to use against musician David Anthony Burke, known as d4vd. The filing alleges a dark, years-long history of grooming that began when Celeste was just 11, eventually turning into a sexual relationship. According to the D.A.’s office, the motive was purely professional: Celeste allegedly threatened to expose their relationship, which would have destroyed Burke’s career and multi-million dollar deals just as his debut album was about to drop.The brief details an incredibly calculated and gruesome cover-up that allegedly took place right under the public's nose. Prosecutors claim that after Celeste was killed, Burke used an alias to order a body bag, chainsaws, and an inflatable pool to dismember her in his garage. While Celeste’s remains were allegedly hidden in the trunk of his Tesla, Burke continued his life as a rising star, even embarking on a national tour and performing songs with themes that mirrored the real-life horror investigators would later uncover.This mountain of evidence, which includes DNA found in his garage and plastic fragments from a pool embedded in her remains, led to Burke being charged with murder under special circumstances. While his defense team maintains his innocence, prosecutors are pushing for the highest penalties. That’s the latest in the case and we’ll keep you updated as it unfolds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 15m 50s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | ![]() A Boy Scout Took One Last Photo on the Trail. Then He Disappeared.✨ | missing personhiking accident+3 | — | — | CaliforniaSan Bernardino Mountains+1 | Jared NegreteBoy Scout+5 | — | 12m 10s | |
| 5/5/26 | ![]() An Internet Ad That Led to One of the Strangest Killings Ever✨ | cannibalismmurder+4 | — | Germany’s legal system | Germany | Armin MeiwesBernd Brandes+5 | — | 8m 14s | |
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| 5/2/26 | ![]() Are These Scientist Disappearances and Deaths Connected?✨ | scientist disappearancesnuclear research+4 | — | FBIDepartment of Defense+1 | — | scientist disappearancesnuclear research+5 | — | 17m 55s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() How Did a 14-Year-Old’s Story End Like This?✨ | missing personhomicide+4 | — | — | Mesa, ArizonaSan Carlos Apache Reservation+1 | Emily Pikemissing person+7 | — | 9m 07s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() She Would Rather Kill Her Children Than Let Anyone Find Out Who Their Father Really Was✨ | murderchild welfare+4 | — | — | SheffieldShiregreen | Sarah BarrassBrandon Machin+6 | — | 12m 38s | |
| 4/25/26 | ![]() Singer d4vd Was Arrested for the Murder of Celeste Rivas. Here's Everything We Know✨ | murder casemissing person+3 | David Burke | LAPD | Los Angeles | Celeste RivasDavid Burke+5 | — | 12m 44s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() It Was a Romantic Trip Until Her Husband Allegedly Tried to Push Her Off a Cliff✨ | domestic violencelegal trial+3 | — | — | HawaiiOahu | Gerhardt KonigArielle Konig+5 | — | 10m 55s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Rex Heuermann Admits to Being the Long Island Serial Killer After Years of Denial✨ | Long Island Serial Killertrue crime+3 | — | FBI | Long Island | Rex HeuermannLong Island Serial Killer+3 | — | 13m 14s | |
| 4/19/26 | ![]() Missing Son Shows Up On Doorstep?! | Johnny Gosch Case✨ | missing personstrue crime+3 | — | — | West Des Moines | Johnny GoschNoreen Gosch+5 | — | 18m 35s | |
| 4/18/26 | ![]() Who Killed Ellen Greenberg?✨ | murderinvestigation+3 | — | True Crime Recaps | — | Ellen Greenbergmurder case+3 | — | 19m 37s | |
| 4/16/26 | ![]() Surgeon, Mormon Bishop, Killer! Meet Martin MacNeill.✨ | murderinvestigation+4 | — | Mormon church | — | Martin MacNeillMichele MacNeill+6 | — | 18m 38s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() Maya Kowalski's Fight for Truth | In June 2023, Netflix released a documentary called “Take Care of Maya,” which takes an in-depth look at her story and the case against All Children's Hospital. They say you should always trust the experts, but even the experts get it wrong sometimes. It’s up to the jury to decide if the Kowalski family tragedy could’ve been prevented and if their actions drove Beata Kowalski to take her own life. But what do you think of this case? Have you watched the documentary yet? #TrueCrimeRecaps #MayaKowalski #TrueCrime #Tragedy #BeataKowalski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 24m 18s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | ![]() The True Crime Case Abraham Lincoln Solved Before He Was President | Long before he became president, Abraham Lincoln was a small-town lawyer in Illinois and he took on one of the strangest murder cases in U.S. history. In 1841, three brothers William, Henry, and Archibald Trailor were accused of killing a drifter named Archibald Fisher, who mysteriously vanished after traveling with them to Springfield. A confession, rumors, and a town-wide search made it look like a clear-cut murder…except nothing about this case was normal.According to one brother, William and Archibald supposedly killed Fisher and hid his body in a pond. The town searched everywhere: wells, cellars, even graves, but found nothing. It wasn’t until Abraham Lincoln called Dr. Gilmore, who revealed that Fisher was alive but suffering from mental confusion, that the truth came out. The entire case collapsed, and the Trailor brothers were released…with the only casualty being Lincoln’s unpaid legal fee.Lincoln later wrote this story himself as “A Remarkable Case of Arrest for Murder”, making it one of the earliest examples of true crime in America. It’s a reminder that even the most convincing evidence and confessions can be misleading and that sometimes, the real mystery isn’t who committed the crime, but how it was solved.#TrueCrimeRecaps #AbrahamLincoln #TrailorBrothers #ArchibaldFisher #HistoricalTrueCrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 15m 46s | ||||||
| 4/11/26 | ![]() A Cold Case From 1974 Is Finally Solved and It Leads Straight Back to Ted Bundy | For decades, the murder of 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime remained stuck in a frustrating gray area. Investigators and the public widely suspected Ted Bundy was responsible, but there was never enough evidence to prove it. After disappearing on Halloween night in 1974, Laura’s body was found weeks later in American Fork Canyon. She had been beaten, assaulted, and strangled. Her case closely matched a series of disappearances happening around Salt Lake City at the same time.Other victims, including Nancy Wilcox, Melissa Smith, and Debra Kent, were either found murdered or are still missing. The similarities between the cases were impossible to ignore, but even Bundy’s own confession could not officially close Laura’s case. He was known for lying and manipulating details, which made investigators cautious about relying on his statements alone. As a result, her case remained unresolved for nearly 50 years.Now, advances in DNA technology have finally provided a clear answer. Newly tested evidence has confirmed that Ted Bundy was responsible for Laura Ann Aime’s murder. This breakthrough not only brings long-awaited closure but also gives investigators a powerful tool. With Bundy’s DNA profile now confirmed, other unsolved cases connected to him may finally be reexamined, including victims who have never been identified.#TrueCrimeRecaps #TedBundy #LauraAnnAime #NancyWilcox #MelissaSmith #DebraKent #CarolDaRonch #AnneMarieBurr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 15m 21s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | ![]() She Was Shot at an Open House. 15 Years Later, Police Arrest a Suburban Mom | Ashley Okland was 27 years old, working as a real estate agent, and hosting an open house in the middle of the day.On April 8, 2011, in a busy townhouse development in West Des Moines, someone walked in and shot her. There was no robbery, no clear motive, and no arrest.For 15 years, the case went cold.Then in 2026, police arrested Kristin Ramsey, a suburban wife, mother, and former employee connected to the very development where Ashley was killed.Investigators have not revealed what evidence led to the arrest or why the case suddenly moved after more than a decade. They have also not shared a motive.Ashley’s case changed how real estate agents approach safety, but it never answered the most important question. Why was she targeted?Now, after years of silence, that question may finally be answered.#TrueCrimeRecaps #AshleyOkland #ColdCase #BreakingNews #TrueCrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 9m 29s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | ![]() She Texted Him She Was Pregnant With Twins and Days Later She was Dead | A 28-year-old single mother was balancing work, family, and a complicated dating life when one late-night message changed everything. After telling a man she had been secretly seeing that she was pregnant with twins, her life took a deadly turn. Within days, she was found murdered in her apartment. The attack was brutal and showed clear signs of a struggle. There was no forced entry, which suggested she may have known and trusted the person who killed her.As investigators looked closer, a chilling timeline began to form. The man she texted believed the babies were his, but evidence later revealed they were not. Even so, in the days after that message, he made a sudden and expensive trip across the country. Records placed him in her neighborhood at the exact time she disappeared. Surveillance, phone data, and digital history revealed a pattern of planning, panic, and an attempt to cover his tracks.When DNA results confirmed what detectives suspected, the case became clear. Prosecutors argued that fear of losing his double life pushed him to commit the crime. Years later, a jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to life in prison. Meanwhile, her two young sons were left to grow up without their mother, carrying the lasting impact of a crime driven by secrecy and fear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 13m 24s | ||||||
| 4/4/26 | ![]() Convicted With No DNA, No Weapon, and No Witnesses | In July 2002, Mike Sisco and Karen Harkness were found shot to death in the basement bedroom of Karen’s home in Topeka, Kansas. There were no signs of forced entry, no struggle, and nothing stolen. Both victims were asleep when they were killed. Investigators quickly focused on Mike’s ex-wife, Dana Chandler, after a long and bitter divorce filled with custody disputes and conflict. Phone records showed hundreds of calls to the couple in the months leading up to the murders. Then, during the exact window when the killings occurred, there was silence. What followed became one of the most debated cases in Kansas history. There was no murder weapon, no DNA evidence, and no eyewitness placing Chandler at the scene. Prosecutors built their case on motive, behavior, and circumstantial evidence. Over more than two decades, Chandler was convicted, released, retried, and convicted again. Supporters argue the case represents a wrongful conviction built on assumption. Prosecutors maintain the evidence forms a clear and compelling narrative of guilt. With no physical evidence tying her directly to the crime scene, the case continues to divide opinion. Did the justice system get it right, or did it convict without proof? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 17m 59s | ||||||
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