Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps

EP151 - A Missing Woman, No Answers, & A Crime Owl

A Colorado man's mother goes missing. He spends years building up resentment and frustration with police not getting anywhere. He feels he has nowhere else to turn. So he takes matters into his own hands … and the results of what he creates could help solve thousands of cold cases all over the world. To contact Ash, learn more about CrimeOwl, or try it out for yourself, visit CrimeOwl [https://crimeowl.ai/]. Sign up for your free Patreon account here [http://www.patreon.com/mwilliamphelps], where I'll be streaming "live," sending out newsletters, dropping an exclusive limited series podcast later in 2025, and posting other content you won't get anywhere else. Visit www.crossingtheline.biz [https://www.crossingtheline.biz/] to contact investigative journalist and host M. William Phelps, get more information about the show, updates to cases, and more. And don't forget to subscribe to Phelps's #1 hit podcast PAPER GHOSTS [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paper-ghosts-the-ozarks/id1526682330], now in its fourth season, wherever you get your favorite shows. M. William Phelps [http://mwilliamphelps.com/] is the New York Times best-selling author of 46 nonfiction books [https://www.amazon.com/M.-William-Phelps/e/B001IR1K9Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications1, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine [http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/March-2013/Blonde-Blue-Eyed-and-Gone/] and Hartford Courant [http://articles.courant.com/2014-08-18/news/hc-op-phelps-addiction-not-suicide-got-robin-willi-20140818_1_dave-second-time-addiction]. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter and has executive produced and starred in over 350 hours of true crime television. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics. Phelps grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now splits his time between Tolland County and N. Stonington, CT. In July 2017, he published his definitive, 10-year project about Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer [https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Ground-Friendship-Serial-Killer/dp/1496709527]. **For mental health assistance or to get help, please visit the National Alliance on Mental Health NAMI [https://www.nami.org/support-education/nami-helpline/] website or call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640, or email helpline@nami.org**

EP150 - Sex, Lies, & Murder: Amy & David Gipe

A hardworking Pennsylvania man arrives home from his second shift job one night, gets out of his vehicle, and winds up on the ground in front of his home … fighting for his life. Neighbors report hearing and seeing a dark colored SUV tearing away from the scene. As investigators begin asking questions, two candidates for the stupidest murderers of the year step forward. Sign up for your free Patreon account here [http://www.patreon.com/mwilliamphelps], where I'll be streaming "live," sending out newsletters, dropping an exclusive limited series podcast later in 2025, and posting other content you won't get anywhere else. Visit www.crossingtheline.biz [https://www.crossingtheline.biz/] to contact investigative journalist and host M. William Phelps, get more information about the show, updates to cases, and more. And don't forget to subscribe to Phelps's #1 hit podcast PAPER GHOSTS [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paper-ghosts-the-ozarks/id1526682330], now in its fourth season, wherever you get your favorite shows. M. William Phelps [http://mwilliamphelps.com/] is the New York Times best-selling author of 46 nonfiction books [https://www.amazon.com/M.-William-Phelps/e/B001IR1K9Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications1, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine [http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/March-2013/Blonde-Blue-Eyed-and-Gone/] and Hartford Courant [http://articles.courant.com/2014-08-18/news/hc-op-phelps-addiction-not-suicide-got-robin-willi-20140818_1_dave-second-time-addiction]. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter and has executive produced and starred in over 350 hours of true crime television. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics. Phelps grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now splits his time between Tolland County and N. Stonington, CT. In July 2017, he published his definitive, 10-year project about Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer [https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Ground-Friendship-Serial-Killer/dp/1496709527]. **For mental health assistance or to get help, please visit the National Alliance on Mental Health NAMI [https://www.nami.org/support-education/nami-helpline/] website or call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640, or email helpline@nami.org [helpline@nami.org]**

EP149 - A Sadistic True Crime—A 32-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Solved

On St. Patrick's Day, 1987, the body of 20-year-old active-duty Army Specialist Darlene Krashoc is discovered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, behind a strip mall. With over 100 suspects, the case goes cold for over three decades. But when forensic genetic genealogy enters the picture, the perpetrator cannot hide for much longer. Sign up for your free Patreon account here [http://www.patreon.com/mwilliamphelps], where I'll be streaming "live," sending out newsletters, dropping an exclusive limited series podcast later in 2025, and posting other content you won't get anywhere else. Visit www.crossingtheline.biz [https://www.crossingtheline.biz/] to contact investigative journalist and host M. William Phelps, get more information about the show, updates to cases, and more. And don't forget to subscribe to Phelps's #1 hit podcast PAPER GHOSTS [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paper-ghosts-the-ozarks/id1526682330], now in its fourth season, wherever you get your favorite shows. M. William Phelps [http://mwilliamphelps.com/] is the New York Times best-selling author of 46 nonfiction books [https://www.amazon.com/M.-William-Phelps/e/B001IR1K9Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications1, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine [http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/March-2013/Blonde-Blue-Eyed-and-Gone/] and Hartford Courant [http://articles.courant.com/2014-08-18/news/hc-op-phelps-addiction-not-suicide-got-robin-willi-20140818_1_dave-second-time-addiction]. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter and has executive produced and starred in over 350 hours of true crime television. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics. Phelps grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now splits his time between Tolland County and N. Stonington, CT. In July 2017, he published his definitive, 10-year project about Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer [https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Ground-Friendship-Serial-Killer/dp/1496709527]. **For mental health assistance or to get help, please visit the National Alliance on Mental Health NAMI [https://www.nami.org/support-education/nami-helpline/] website or call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640, or email helpline@nami.org [helpline@nami.org]**

EP148 - The TRUE Crime in Washington State: Tanya Marie Frazier Murder

Tanya Marie Frazier, a 14-year-old Seattle girl, disappeared on July 18, 1994, after leaving summer school at Meany Middle School. Her body was found days later in a wooded ravine in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The medical examiner determined her death was a result of sharp force injuries to her neck and head, and the attack was sexually motivated. For 30 years, Tanya's family receives no answers or justice. Then … a huge break in the case exposes how the justice system let Tanya and her family down decades before the young girl was even born. Sign up for your free Patreon account here [http://www.patreon.com/mwilliamphelps], where I'll be streaming "live," sending out newsletters, dropping an exclusive limited series podcast later in 2025, and posting other content you won't get anywhere else. Visit www.crossingtheline.biz [https://www.crossingtheline.biz/] to contact investigative journalist and host M. William Phelps, get more information about the show, updates to cases, and more. And don't forget to subscribe to Phelps's #1 hit podcast PAPER GHOSTS [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paper-ghosts-the-ozarks/id1526682330], now in its fourth season, wherever you get your favorite shows. M. William Phelps [http://mwilliamphelps.com/] is the New York Times best-selling author of 46 nonfiction books [https://www.amazon.com/M.-William-Phelps/e/B001IR1K9Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications1, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine [http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/March-2013/Blonde-Blue-Eyed-and-Gone/] and Hartford Courant [http://articles.courant.com/2014-08-18/news/hc-op-phelps-addiction-not-suicide-got-robin-willi-20140818_1_dave-second-time-addiction]. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter and has executive produced and starred in over 350 hours of true crime television. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics. Phelps grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now splits his time between Tolland County and N. Stonington, CT. In July 2017, he published his definitive, 10-year project about Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer [https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Ground-Friendship-Serial-Killer/dp/1496709527]. **For mental health assistance or to get help, please visit the National Alliance on Mental Health NAMI [https://www.nami.org/support-education/nami-helpline/] website or call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640, or email helpline@nami.org**

EP147 - Having 'Faith' In A True Crime Murder Investigation: The Plot to Kill Jamie

On the morning of October 9, 2020, in their Dallas neighborhood, Jamie Faith is shot seven times while on a routine dog walk with his wife, Jennifer. Jennifer appeared distraught and publicly appealed for the killer to come forward in the media, portraying herself as a grieving widow. The initial appearance of a random robbery gone wrong quickly unravels as investigators uncovered a complex web of deceit. Sign up for your free Patreon account here [http://www.patreon.com/mwilliamphelps], where I'll be streaming "live," sending out newsletters, dropping an exclusive limited series podcast later in 2025, and posting other content you won't get anywhere else. Visit www.crossingtheline.biz [https://www.crossingtheline.biz/] to contact investigative journalist and host M. William Phelps, get more information about the show, updates to cases, and more. And don't forget to subscribe to Phelps's #1 hit podcast PAPER GHOSTS [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paper-ghosts-the-ozarks/id1526682330], now in its fourth season, wherever you get your favorite shows. M. William Phelps [http://mwilliamphelps.com/] is the New York Times best-selling author of 46 nonfiction books [https://www.amazon.com/M.-William-Phelps/e/B001IR1K9Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications1, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine [http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/March-2013/Blonde-Blue-Eyed-and-Gone/] and Hartford Courant [http://articles.courant.com/2014-08-18/news/hc-op-phelps-addiction-not-suicide-got-robin-willi-20140818_1_dave-second-time-addiction]. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter and has executive produced and starred in over 350 hours of true crime television. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics. Phelps grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now splits his time between Tolland County and N. Stonington, CT. In July 2017, he published his definitive, 10-year project about Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer [https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Ground-Friendship-Serial-Killer/dp/1496709527]. **For mental health assistance or to get help, please visit the National Alliance on Mental Health NAMI [https://www.nami.org/support-education/nami-helpline/] website or call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640, or email helpline@nami.org**