WTF Wednesday: True Crime Chat with Dani After Dark

WTF Wednesday: True Crime Chat with Dani After Dark

We’re mixing things up this week! Join us as we chat with Dani After Dark about all things true crime - what got us into podcasting, ethical storytelling, the cases that stick with us, and the most important question - what kind of pets do we have?! Gina and Amber talk about the importance of advocacy in true crime, what makes us stand out in such a large niche, and the cases that stick with us - like Ryan Waller and Melissa Casias.  Make sure to subscribe to Dani on Youtube and follow her on socials! You can find all of her information below! Happy listening! Find Dani After Dark! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@daniafterdark Instagram at: dani_after_dark TikTok: dani.after.dark  Email: thedaniafterdark@gmail.com 📢 Follow & Subscribe:  Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime  Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com  Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime  TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime  Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com  Music by @djantonyflower ⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Robert Fisher Case: A Family Murdered, A Father Gone

On the morning of April 10, 2001, a home in Scottsdale, Arizona exploded. Inside, investigators found the bodies of Mary Fisher, 38, and her two children — Brittney, 12, and Bobby, 10 — still in their beds. All three had been killed before the fire started. The father, Robert Fisher, was nowhere to be found. He has never been seen since. In this episode of Weird True Crime, Amber and Gina walk through the full story of the Fisher family — from Robert's childhood and the divorce that scarred him, to his controlling marriage, his obsession with keeping his family together at any cost, and the night everything collapsed. They also cover the two-decade manhunt, the tips that went nowhere, Robert's time on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, and where the case stands today. If you have information about Robert William Fisher, contact the FBI at tips.fbi.gov. 📢 Follow & Subscribe:  Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime  Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com  Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime  TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime  Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com  Music by @djantonyflower ⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

WTF Wednesday: Florida Man Round Two!

Florida Man is back, and he brought friends. After our first Florida Man episode had you absolutely losing it, we knew it was only a matter of time before we had to revisit the Sunshine State's most unhinged residents. This week on WTF Wednesdays, Gina and Amber are bringing you ten brand new Florida Man (and one Florida Woman) stories that prove truth is always, always stranger than fiction. Buckle up, because the Questionable Decision Olympics have officially begun. 📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by - @djantonyflower ⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Little Girl Who Vanished: HaLeigh Cummings || Part 2

Disclaimer: Gina tried to do something new with her audio set up and failed miserably. Please forgive her underwater sound this week.  Part two of our deep dive into the HaLeigh Cummings case picks up where the investigation gets darker — and more complicated. Within days of HaLeigh's disappearance, Misty Croslin's story had already changed multiple times. She gave different versions to law enforcement and the media, failed every polygraph she took (despite publicly claiming otherwise), and investigators received tips suggesting she may not have even been in the home when HaLeigh went missing. By August 2009 — on what would have been HaLeigh's sixth birthday — authorities made it official: they did not believe a stranger had taken her. The physical evidence contradicted Misty's account, and she, they said, held the answers. In a bizarre turn, Ronald Cummings and Misty married in March 2009 — while searches for HaLeigh were still actively underway. By October, they had divorced. Both returned to drug use, which opened the door for investigators to run a sting operation. Over two months, an undercover detective purchased thousands of dollars in oxycodone and hydrocodone from Misty, Ronald, and three others. Misty was present at every single transaction. When all five were arrested in January 2010, investigators hoped the weight of the drug trafficking charges — minimums of 25 years — would finally shake loose the truth about HaLeigh. What followed was one of the most gut-wrenching moments in this case: a detailed, disturbing confession from Misty's brother Tommy about what happened to HaLeigh — followed by a three-day river search, a recovered concrete block, and then a full retraction. Tommy admitted he had made the entire story up. Misty was sentenced to 25 years. Ronald took a plea deal for 15. And HaLeigh has never been found.  A retired state investigator went on record with his theory: the child accidentally ingested drugs and someone panicked and disposed of her body. We close this episode by bringing it back to HaLeigh herself — who she was, what she looked like, and how you can still help.  If you have information about the HaLeigh Cummings disappearance, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office tip line is 1-888-277-8477. A $15,000 reward remains available. 📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by - @djantonyflower ⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Little Girl Who Vanished: HaLeigh Cummings || Part 1

Disclaimer: Gina tried to do something new with her audio set up and failed miserably. Please forgive her underwater sound this week.  On February 10, 2009, five-year-old HaLeigh Ann-Marie Cummings vanished from her home in Satsuma, Florida — a small rural community along the St. Johns River in Putnam County. Her disappearance became one of the most heartbreaking and confounding missing child cases in Florida true crime history. In this episode of Weird True Crime, hosts Amber and Gina introduce us to HaLeigh: a curly-haired kindergartner at Browning Pearce Elementary School who loved nail polish, mac and cheese, and taking care of her baby brother. Her family called her "little mama." She was 39 pounds, five years old, and by every account, completely adored. We walk through the family background — the custody battle between her father Ronald Cummings and her mother Crystal Sheffield, the move to rural Satsuma, and the arrival of 17-year-old Misty Croslin, who had been living in the home and watching the children while Ronald worked second shift. On the night of February 9th into the early morning hours of February 10th, Ronald was at work. Misty was the only adult present. When Ronald came home at 3:25am, HaLeigh was gone. Within minutes, a 911 call went out — and within hours, investigators were already questioning whether the scene they found told the true story of what happened that night. This episode covers the initial search, the AMBER Alert, the FBI response, and the deeply troubling physical evidence: no forced entry, an undisturbed pile of laundry in front of the back door, HaLeigh's Hannah Montana shirt found in a place it shouldn't have been, and a crime scene that investigators would later describe as possibly staged. Misty Croslin's first account of the night begins to unravel almost immediately. If you're researching the HaLeigh Cummings case, Florida missing children cases, or true crime cold cases involving child disappearances, this is the episode to start with. 📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by - @djantonyflower ⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].