Mannequins, Missing Men & A Murderer: Herb Baumeister

Killer Thriller: Her Cop Husband Became A Steroid-Fueled Nightmare. Then She Had Him Killed.

Donna Yaklich alleged that her police detective husband repeatedly abused her, threatened her life and left her believing there was nowhere she could safely turn. Then she recruited two young men to kill him. David Lascher joins Elisa Donovan to revisit the shocking case behind Cries Unheard, why the movie was far more brutal than he remembered, and the complicated question at its center: What happens when a victim of abuse becomes responsible for a crime herself? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

D4vd Hearing Day 2:  Air Fresheners, Blood Evidence And Why Celeste’s Parents Left The Courtroom

Prosecutors continued to present evidence to a California judge on Wednesday why singer D4vd should face a jury of his peers for the alleged murder and dismemberment of his underaged girlfriend Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Two LAPD criminalists were called to the stand to go over the evidence they uncovered at the singer’s Hollywood Hills home and inside the Tesla where Celeste’s decomposing remains were found by police. Investigators found blood throughout the garage and in his Tesla along with at least 11 air fresheners used to try and cover up the strong odor of decay. We also heard from Celeste’s family attorney who explained the reason why her parents chose to leave the courtroom midway through the hearing…. And it has everything to do with TODAY. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

BREAKING: Nolan Wells’ Independent Autopsy Released, Raising Even More Questions

The family of 18-year-old Nolan Wells announced that independent autopsy results list Nolan’s cause of death as “undetermined.” The autopsy, conducted in Washington D.C. and outside the jurisdiction of Mississippi officials, was also unable to determine the time or even day of his death. There were, however, some interesting details, including “red discoloration” on the back of Nolan’s head, but without several organs that were removed during the first autopsy, the pathologist could not rule out foul play, raising more questions as to what happened to the college teen during a Fourth of July weekend of partying with friends. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

D4vd Prelim Hearing Day 1: Gruesome Photos, Shocking Receipts And Revealing Body Cam Footage

It was an emotional and disturbing day in court Tuesday, as the parents of murdered 14 year old Celeste Rivas Hernandez sat through gruesome photos of their daughter’s dismembered remains.  Her parents,  just feet away from singer D4vd, who is charged with Celeste’s murder and dismemberment.  The prosecution also presented evidence linking D4vd to  online purchases in the aftermath of Celeste’s murder, body cam footage from officers questioning him a year before the murder, and a shocking look at just how much the singer was already earning at the time of her death. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Mannequins, Missing Men & A Murderer: Herb Baumeister

Fox Hollow Farm wasn’t just the Baumeister family home… On this property, investigators discovered 10,000 bone fragments of various men who went missing in the 1990’s. How did their bodies end up there? After 30 years, why are we left with more questions than answers? Did Herb Baumeister have an accomplice that’s still alive? How did the police botch an investigation that involved so many deaths?  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.