The Medical Student Who Killed His Own Family for Money

Fernando Báez Sosa: the group murder that was recorded on video and shook Argentina

Ten Against One: The Ambush That Changed Everything: The Murder of Fernando Báez Sosa One January morning, an eighteen-year-old buys an ice cream on the street after leaving a nightclub. Minutes later, he is dead. The impossible: ten middle-class attackers coordinate the murder of a stranger without any of them raising a hand to stop it. In this episode, we explore how a fifteen-second video recorded by one of the attackers becomes irrefutable evidence, how WhatsApp messages document the prior hatred, and why an innocent man was accused while the true culprits coordinated their defense. The case that exposes the cracks in Argentine justice and divides opinions on the sentences. Victim: Fernando Báez Sosa Date: January 18, 2020 Location: Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires Status: Convicted (sentence February 6, 2023) - Ten young people coordinate a premeditated attack captured on video while the victim holds an ice cream - Racist WhatsApp messages exchanged minutes before the beating reveal deliberate intent - Pablo Ventura detained without evidence: size 43 shoe when he wears size 50 - Five life sentences, three fifteen-year sentences, but lawyer Burlando considers the sentences insufficient Fernando Báez Sosa, Villa Gesell, 2020, murder, serial killer, investigation, forensic, premeditation, justice, mystery, criminal minds, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com].

The Medical Student Who Killed His Own Family for Money

Medical Student Opens Door with Hammer, Knife, Machete Inside His Bag: The Eight Murders of Alex Maquera December 20, 2004. Police arrive at a house in Tacna after a disappearance report and find a twenty-five-year-old medical student standing at the door with a canvas bag. Inside: a hammer, a knife, a machete, a sharpener. Inside the house: the body of Fidel Mina Mamani, beaten forty times. The contradiction that haunted investigators for years: did he kill for money, or was money just the excuse? In this episode, we trace the documented timeline of Alex Maquera's homicides across 2004 and beyond. We examine the collision between his own confession-that he killed for theft and addiction-and the evidence that defies that logic: his murder of his own sister Priscila, her husband Rafael, and their four children in a single night, hours after the money was already secured. We explore the psychiatric profiles, the family history of violence, and the system failures that allowed the crimes to escalate and continue even after his arrest and imprisonment. Victim: Fidel Mina Mamani (and seven others) Date: December 20, 2004 Location: Tacna and Lima, Peru Status: Convicted; serving sentence - Police found the body of Fidel Mina Mamani with forty blows from a hammer, along with signs of strangulation and a slit throat. - Maquera confessed calmly to seven additional homicides without apparent pressure, including the murder of his own sister Priscila, her husband, and four children buried in their backyard. - Excavations of Priscila's home revealed six bodies wrapped in blankets, decomposed, with skulls fractured by repeated blunt-force trauma, matching Maquera's detailed confession. - Fifteen years later in 2019, Maquera killed two more people inside Pocoyai prison using the same hammer and a knife, including Carmen Olmedo Moreno, who was sixteen weeks pregnant. Alex Maquera, Tacna, Lima, Peru, December 2004, serial killer, psychopathy, hammer murders, family homicide, investigation, true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com].

Michelle Blair: the children hidden in a freezer that the system never protected

The demons in the freezer of Detroit: The case of Michelle Blair A domestic freezer. Two bodies stacked. Almost three years living under the same roof while the mother continued to collect welfare for children who were already dead. The discovery was not the result of a police investigation: it was accidental, during an eviction for unpaid rent in March 2015. In this episode, we explore how a mother justified multiple homicides by claiming child abuse, while her own daughter testifies that the accusation was fabricated under death threats. We unravel the forensic investigation, the failures of the protection system that visited the house in 2002 and 2005 without intervening, and how Blair continued to collect $771 monthly in child support for children who were already frozen. Victim: Steven Gage Berry (9 years old, August 2012) and Stony Blair (13 years old, May 2013) Date: March 24, 2015 Location: Detroit, Michigan Status: Life imprisonment without parole (June 2015) - Steven Gage Berry was tortured approximately two weeks before being murdered; his body showed thermal injuries documented by late thawing. - Blair mumbled "I'm sorry" at the arrest but later stated without remorse that she would kill again, describing her children as "demons." - The surviving sister Gabi testified that Matthew repeatedly denied abuse, only "confirming" it after coercive interrogation with physical threats from the mother. - As of March 2017, Blair accumulated 28 prison warnings for violent assaults, including throwing urine and feces at officials. Michelle Blair, Detroit Michigan, child murder, freezer, homicide, 2015, mystery, investigation, forensic, true crime, criminal minds, failed justice, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com].

The Gardener Who Confessed to Being New York’s Worst Killer

Police Stop a Pickup Truck at Three AM and Discover Seventeen Bodies: The Serial Murders of Joel Rifkin A routine traffic stop on the Southern State Parkway at three in the morning turns into one of New York's darkest discoveries. Officers pull over a pickup truck without rear license plates, but what they find in the back shatters the quiet facade of a suburban gardener living a double life for four years. In this episode, we explore the shocking contradiction between Rifkin's ordinary appearance-a dyslexic gardener mowing lawns in East Meadow-and the systematic homicide investigation that connects seventeen separate murders across New York. How did a man with no violent criminal history escalate to serial killing? What role did his father's suicide play in unleashing violence he had fantasized about since age twelve? Victim: Tiffany Bresiani and 16 others Date: June 28, 1993 Location: Southern State Parkway, Long Island, New York Status: Convicted - Rifkin told arresting officers "I am the worst serial killer in the history of New York" before they even asked questions - His first victim, Heidi Balch, murdered in 1989 in the basement, was not identified until 24 years later through forensic reconstruction - Seventeen separate murder investigations across four years remained unconnected because Rifkin varied his methods-no single police unit saw the pattern - He possessed a photographic memory and kept trophies from each victim in his bedroom while living with his mother Joel Rifkin, East Meadow Long Island serial killer 1989-1993, dyslexia psychology criminal behavior, murder investigation forensic evidence homicide New York unsolved mysteries true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com].

Sharon La Hechicera: the crime that forced Ecuador to recognize femicide

Sharon La Hechicera: Accident or calculated femicide?: The femicide of Rosario Bermeo Cisneros A call in the early morning asking for help. Minutes later, Sharon lies dead on the road. Her partner blames a phantom car. But her two-year-old son whispers the truth no one expected to hear: "my dad pushed my mom." In this episode, we explore the collision between two irreconcilable versions: the defense of "traffic accident" against an autopsy that reveals blows prior to impact, messages of economic extortion, and the involuntary testimony of a child who witnessed everything. How did one court convict for negligent homicide while another reclassified the crime as femicide with the same evidence? Victim: Rosario Bermeo Cisneros (Sharon La Hechicera) Date: January 3-4, 2015 Location: Highway km 2.5 via San Pablo, Santa Elena, Ecuador Status: Sentenced to 26 years in prison (confirmed January 2016) - Her partner stated "hit-and-run car"; forensic evidence proved that Sharon was pushed from the vehicle, not run over. - The first court sentenced 2 years for negligent homicide; subsequent judges reclassified it to femicide with prior evidence. - Brian, two years old, spontaneously recounted the push while his mother was dying meters away. - Text messages proved systematic economic extortion: "pay me for every year together if you want to separate." Sharon La Hechicera, Rosario Bermeo, technocumbia, femicide Ecuador 2015, forensic investigation, criminal minds, homicide, justice, suspense, true crime, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com].