Casefile True Crime

*** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault *** In 2004, several young girls around Fort Wayne, Indiana received handwritten letters threatening that they would be the next victim of a child killer. Authorities were immediately concerned. DNA from the letters matched samples they had stored from an unsolved crime that was committed more than a decade earlier – the murder of eight-year-old April Tinsley. --- Narration – Anonymous Host [https://www.instagram.com/caseys.snaps/] Research & writing – Milly Raso Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas [http://mikemigas.com/] Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn [http://www.andrewjoslynmusic.com/] Sign up for Casefile Premium: * Apple Premium [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=casefile_podcasts] * Spotify Premium [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9gSwcv7USsb] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/casefile] For all credits and sources, please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-282-april-tinsley [https://casefilepodcast.com/case-282-april-tinsley/]

*** Content warnings: Racial violence, sexual assault *** In June of 2020, London social worker Bibaa Henry decided to celebrate her 46th birthday with a picnic at scenic Fryent Country Park. Celebrations continued late into the night, until Bibaa and her younger sister Nicole Smallman were the only partygoers remaining. When both failed to return home the following day, their family was quick to raise the alarm. Their search would lead to a teenager who believed he’d made a deal with the Devil… --- Narration – Anonymous Host [https://www.instagram.com/caseys.snaps/] Research & writing – Erin Munro Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas [http://mikemigas.com/] Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn [http://www.andrewjoslynmusic.com/] Sign up for Casefile Premium: * Apple Premium [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=casefile_podcasts] * Spotify Premium [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9gSwcv7USsb] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/casefile] For all credits and sources, please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-281-bibaa-henry-nicole-smallman [https://casefilepodcast.com/case-281-bibaa-henry-nicole-smallman/]

*** Content warnings: Animal cruelty *** On a hot summer’s day in 1989, a father and son travelling through Stockton, California, discover a VHS tape left by the side of a road. When they take it home and decide to watch it, they make a disturbing discovery. The tape contains footage of a house burning to the ground and was apparently filmed by the arsonist who lit the fire. When investigators looking into the tape hit a series of dead ends, they enlist the help of popular television series Unsolved Mysteries, and the case becomes known as that of the infamous Stockton Arsonist. --- Narration – Anonymous Host [https://www.instagram.com/caseys.snaps/] Research & writing – Erin Munro Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas [http://mikemigas.com/] Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn [http://www.andrewjoslynmusic.com/] Sign up for Casefile Premium: * Apple Premium [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=casefile_podcasts] * Spotify Premium [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9gSwcv7USsb] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/casefile] For all credits and sources, please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-280-the-stockton-arsonist [https://casefilepodcast.com/case-280-the-stockton-arsonist/]

In early January 2000, residents of Asheville, North Carolina were told to be on the lookout for 18-year-old Zebb Quinn after he failed to return home after finishing his shift at Wal-Mart. A co-worker of Zebb’s, Robert Jason Owens, claimed that Zebb had sped off after receiving a mysterious message on his pager.  Two weeks later, an unexpected breakthrough in the case presents some bizarre clues. But as twist after twist emerges, the prevailing question remains - did Zebb Quinn leave of his own accord, or was he the victim of foul play? --- Narration – Anonymous Host [https://www.instagram.com/caseys.snaps/] Research & writing – Elsha McGill Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas [http://mikemigas.com/] Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn [http://www.andrewjoslynmusic.com/] Sign up for Casefile Premium: * Apple Premium [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=casefile_podcasts] * Spotify Premium [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9gSwcv7USsb] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/casefile] For all credits and sources, please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-279-zebb-quinn [https://casefilepodcast.com/case-279-zebb-quinn/]

*** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault *** [Part 2 of 2] Colin Ross maintained his innocence for the murder of Alma Tirtschke right up until his execution. Could he have been telling the truth? --- Narration – Anonymous Host [https://www.instagram.com/caseys.snaps/] Research & writing – Milly Raso Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas [http://mikemigas.com/] Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn [http://www.andrewjoslynmusic.com/] Sign up for Casefile Premium: * Apple Premium [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=casefile_podcasts] * Spotify Premium [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9gSwcv7USsb] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/casefile] For all credits and sources, please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-278-alma-tirtschke-part-2 [https://casefilepodcast.com/case-278-alma-tirtschke-part-2/]