Published by Hitched 2 Homicide | True Crime Podcast "The jury got this wrong. It's completely the opposite of what it should be. My client should have received at most an eight-year sentence, and Mr. Mundt should be sitting in prison right now on a potential life sentence." — Darren Wolff, defense attorney for Joey Banis Previously, in Old Louisville... If you haven't read Part One yet, go back and start there — because the story you're about to read only hits as hard as it

The trial of Kouri Richins lasted three weeks, had forty-two witnesses, and only three hours of deliberation before she was found guilty of murdering her husband, Eric Richins using a drink laced with enough fentanyl to kill him five times over.

The Case That Shocked the Nation What happens when a grieving widow publishes a children's book about loss — and turns out to be the reason her children lost their father? Welcome to one of the most chilling and audacious true crime cases in recent American history: the story of Kouri Richins , a Utah mother of three who was convicted on March 16, 2026, of murdering her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl — and then had the nerve to write a book about grief.

The man with the locked garage, the frozen trophies, and the obsession that turned a quiet Salem street into a killing ground. Hey, Hitched 2 Homicide family. Welcome back. Pour your drink. Lock your doors. Because today's case is one I've been wanting to cover for a long time — and trust me, it did not disappoint on the disturbing scale. We're going to Oregon. We're going to a locked garage in Salem. And we're meeting Jerry Brudos. Before we get into it — and we are going to

*This case deals with domestic violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 (SAFE), or text START to 88788. You can also chat at hotline.org Last updated: Feb. 17, 2026 | Important note: Suzanne’s body has not been publicly confirmed as recovered. Brad Simpson has pleaded not guilty in court proceedings reported by multiple outlets, and he is presumed innocent unless an

A mother disappears—and a fire answers nothing There are cases that feel like a locked room mystery: all the terror is inside, but the key is missing. In early July 2007, 33-year-old Joey Lynn Offutt vanished from the 90 block of Fugate Drive in Sykesville. Days later, neighbors reported a loud explosion and her home was engulfed in flames. When firefighters put the blaze out, they discovered the body of Joey’s six-week-old baby boy in a bathtub. Joey was not there. Investi

Sameena Imam was a 34‑year‑old regional marketing manager for Costco who lived in Cardiff and worked across several UK warehouses, including Coventry, Bristol, Southampton, and Cardiff. She had been in a two‑year affair with Coventry Costco manager Roger Cooper, who was living with a long‑term partner while also involved with a second colleague, leaving Sameena effectively one of three simultaneous relationships. Roger’s younger brother David Cooper, an ex‑soldier living in L

The Wimbledon kidnapping of Muriel McKay remains one of the most haunting unsolved crimes in British history, combining a high‑profile victim, a shocking case of mistaken identity, and a decades‑long search for her missing body. As true‑crime interest continues to grow, this case stands at the intersection of kidnapping, ransom, organized planning, and the emotional toll of an unresolved murder. Kidnapping in Wimbledon: Mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s Wife On 29 December 1969,

A Body in the Ashes: Discovery in Lampblack Swamp The morning of December 26, 1907, dawned cold and gray over Harrison, New Jersey. Along the Passaic River, a local man cut across a stretch of wasteland—a grim patch of ash heaps, cinders, and marsh where industrial refuse met stagnant water. It was the kind of place where the city dumped what it didn’t want to see. There, in a shallow pool of filthy water, he saw her. The woman was completely naked, lying face-up in the blac

He walked onto a plane with a name that wasn’t his, ordered a bourbon and 7-Up, handed over a note saying he had a bomb, took $200,000 in cash, four parachutes, and then—somewhere over the Pacific Northwest on a cold November night in 1971—stepped out the back of a Boeing 727 and vanished. No confirmed body. No confirmed parachute. No confirmed identity. The world knows him as D.B. Cooper —though he called himself Dan Cooper —and his hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305

The Killer Clown Murder: Unmasking the 1990 Marlene Warren Case and Sheila Keen Warren's Shocking Release Few true crime stories blend the macabre whimsy of a circus performer with the cold brutality of murder quite like the Marlene Warren killer clown case. On a sunny afternoon in Wellington, Florida, a mother of two answered her door to what she thought was a cheerful surprise—only to be gunned down by a figure straight out of a nightmare. For 27 years, this Florida cold

The Lindbergh Kidnapping: What We Know, What We Still Debate. On the night of March 1, 1932, America’s most famous family suffered its...

The Lindbergh Kidnapping: What We Know, What We Still Debate. On the night of March 1, 1932, America’s most famous family suffered its...

The Unsolved Murder of Katie Janness and Her Dog Bowie: A True Crime Tragedy On a warm summer evening, July 28, 2021, Atlanta’s vibrant Midtown neighborhood was shaken by an act of unspeakable violence. Katie Janness, a beloved bartender, musician, and loyal friend, and Bowie, her cherished pitbull, were brutally murdered inside Piedmont Park. Four years later, the case remains unsolved, haunting the community, Katie’s loved ones, and followers of unsolved crimes across the n

Beverly Jarosz: Obsession, Terror and a Murder People Refuse t The Murder of Beverly Jarosz: A 1964 Nightmare That Still Haunts Garfield...

From Makeovers to Murder: The Twisted Tale of Christine Paolilla. andthe Clear Lake, Texas Murders In the sun-bleached suburb of Clear Lake, Texas, a picturesque cul-de-sac once promised the sweet simplicity of teenage summers. But on July 18, 2003, that illusion shattered in a scene so brutal it still haunts the collective memory of an entire community. Four teenagers were found gunned down in a quiet home in the middle of the day—slain execution-style in what initially appe

The Hinterkaifeck Murders On a quiet Bavarian farmstead in 1922, six people were slaughtered in the dead of night. More than a century...

The Rise of Mary Rogers: Manhattan’s Enchanting Cigar Girl In the bustling heart of 1840s Manhattan, where cobblestone streets echoed...

A Real Code Red Before Jack Nicholson shouted, “You can’t handle the truth!” on screens across America, there was David Cox—a real U.S. Marine stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in the mid-1980s. Cox, along with nine other Marines, was ordered to discipline Private First Class William Alvarado, a fellow Marine who had broken the chain of command by writing directly to a U.S. Senator. The response? A so-called "Code Red"—a non-judicial punishment meant to enforce Marine discipl

He claimed to be a Rockefeller, but Christian Gerhartsreiter was a master manipulator who built a life on lies—and left a trail of destruction in his wake. From high society cocktail parties to a shallow grave in California, this con man’s web of deception finally unraveled in a case as twisted as it is true. Buckle up—this is *Hitched 2 Homicide*, and we’re diving into the dark double life of a killer in a designer suit.