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Mackenzie Shirilla. Hell on Wheels
The Crash That Wasn’t an Accident: Remembering Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan At first, it looked like the kind of wreck that makes even veteran first responders stop cold. A black Toyota Camry had slammed into the brick wall of a manufacturing building in Strongsville, Ohio, with such force that one responding officer said the car looked as if it had been cut in half. Inside were three young people: 20-year-old Dominic Russo, 19-year-old Davion Flanagan, and 17-year-old M


Buried Beneath Fourth Street: The Murder of Jamie Carroll by Joey Banis or Jeffrey Mundt— Part 2
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 Hewitt “Murdering Minister” Case: What Happened to Kari Baker—and How Matt Baker Was Convicted
Sleeping pills, wine coolers and a typed suicide note from Kari Baker's nightstand *Content warning: domestic violence, sexual coercion, death investigation, and murder. If you or someone you know needs support, the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In April 2006, a 31-year-old elementary school teacher and mother of two— Kari Baker —was found dead in the bedroom of her Hewitt, Texas home, just outside Waco. Her husband, Matt Baker , a Baptist


Marjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Death of a Salesman | Part 2 of 2
Blonde woman in Arizona desert in a pink bikini and handcuffs Glitter to Gavel: The Arrests, the Delays, and the Verdict The Knock at...


Lizzie Borden: Did She Really Take an Axe? Part 1 of 2
Lizzie Borden: The Axe Murder That Still Haunts Fall River On the morning of August 4, 1892, the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts, became the backdrop for one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally hacked to death in their own home, their skulls shattered by multiple blows from a hatchet. Suspicion quickly fell on Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie Borden—a respectable, church-going woman whose name would b


Uncovering the Tragic Tale of Fatal Friendship: Classmate Killer Rod Matthews
Rod Matthews: The Classmate Killer Who Sought to Feel the Thrill of Murder Rod Matthews was a seemingly typical 14-year-old boy living in...


Shadows and Strikes: Alex Ewing. The Hammer Killer Case.
The Hammer Killer: Alex Ewing On January 16, 1984, a young family was found brutally murdered in their Aurora, Colorado home. Patricia Smith, a 50-year-old mother and grandmother, had been bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Days later, on January 19, an even more horrifying scene was discovered in Lakewood, Colorado, where Bruce, Debra, and Melissa Bennett were murdered in their family home. Bruce and Debra were found bludgeoned to death with a hammer, and 7-year-old Melissa


H2H S.5 E.214 Pearl Bryan | The Headless Homicide
Hitched 2 Homicide True Crime Podcast: The Headless Horror of Pearl Bryan January 31, 1896. Pearl Bryan leaves her home in Greencastle,...
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