True Crime News Vol. 14

Hate Crime | The Murder of Angie Zapata

Episode 59: Angie Zapata was an 18-year-old transgender woman living in Greeley, Colorado. In July 2008, Zapata met 31-year-old Allen Ray Andrade through an online social networking site. The two went on a date and spent nearly three days together at Zapata's apartment. After finding photographs that made him question her sex, Andrade confronted Zapata and beat her with his fists and a fire extinguisher, continuing the assault even after realizing she was still breathing. He stole her car and fled the scene. Her sister discovered her body on July 17, 2008. The murder of Angie Zapata is a landmark 2008 legal case that resulted in the first-ever conviction of a hate crime involving a transgender victim in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Byrd_Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard_and_James_Byrd_Jr._Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act https://glaad.org/our-work/ https://storycorps.org/stories/memories-of-a-sister-and-daughter-murdered-in-a-transgender-hate-crime/ https://glaad.org/publications/angiezapata/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su-RHry--W8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Angie_Zapata

Hate Crime | The Murder of Brandon Teena

Episode 58: Brandon Teena was a 21-year-old American transgender man who was brutally raped and murdered in late 1993 in southeastern Nebraska. His death, along with the subsequent systemic failure of law enforcement, became a landmark catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and inspired the Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry. Tune in to hear his story. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brandon-Teena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Teena https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/brandon-teena https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/092398teena-film-review.html https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/transgender-man-brandon-teena-raped-and-murdered https://www.amazon.com/Brandon-Teena-Story-Susan-Muska/dp/B07K59C351

True Crime In a Dime Chapter 11: National Park Murders

Welcome to True Crime In a Dime, our short stories segment. In this themed episode we are sharing 4 cases where couples or individuals have been murdered in a state park- Heidi Childs & David Metzler (couple from Virginia Tech, unsolved), Julie Williams and Lollie Winans (couple, solved after many years), Matthew Dunmire (murdered by ex-girlfriend), and Louise Chaput (unsolved murder). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41246610/david_lee-metzler https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41246623/heidi_lynn-childs https://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/16-years-later-childs-metzler-investigation-continues/article_01a9580f-a891-4673-bd57-f78bf2223d4d.html https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/08/26/sixteen-years-pass-without-arrest-murder-young-couple/ https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/09/04/15-years-later-investigation-continues-into-murders-heidi-childs-david-metzler/ https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-weeks-after-dna-exoneration-darrell-rice-has-died/ https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/114 https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/exhibits/show/doublemurderinsnp/doublemurderontheat https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/richmond/news/fbi-richmond-identifies-suspect-in-1996-shenandoah-national-park-double-murder https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/woman-who-committed-murder-ohio-national-park-spend-more-22-years-prison https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/09/adult-performer-sentenced-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-murder/ https://www.aetv.com/articles/chelsea-perkins-matthew-dunmire-murder https://people.com/coast-guard-onlyfans-murder-chelsea-perkins-matthew-dunmire-11743545 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.doj.nh.gov/bureaus/cold-case-unit/victim-list/louise-chaput&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECA8QAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw0eECHM9DWbOM7wq1EvNNdh https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1l5xlkw/murder_in_the_mountains_the_unsolved_white/&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECC4QAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw1PmsVMne0Sdrd_4UuZZ8Ec https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://darkdowneast.com/louisechaput/&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECCQQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw2s5BLAe3qq1Z_0-D_Didnr

The Disappearance of Tara Calico

Episode 57: A 19-year-old girl goes for a bike ride in New Mexico and never comes back. A year later, a Polaroid is found in Florida showing a girl who looks exactly like her, bound and gagged in the back of a van. Is it Tara Calico? For nearly forty years, that photograph has haunted investigators, but the truth behind her disappearance might be closer to her hometown than anyone ever wanted to admit. This is the disappearance of Tara Calico. STAY TUNED FOR BLOOPERS AT THE END https://charleyproject.org/case/david-michael-borer https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/David_Borer https://charleyproject.org/case/tara-leigh-calico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Tara_Calico https://charleyproject.org/case/tara-leigh-calico

True Crime News Vol. 14

Welcome to Lurking In the News Vol. 14, our True Crime News segment. In this episode we share the stories of Joseph Patrick Reardon (John Doe identified), Leyla Monserrat Lares Becerra (murder), Shalyn Shantel Harvey (remains found), Kouri Richins (murder trial verdict), Roxanne Sharp (cold case- solved), and Roberta Walls (cold case- solved). https://dnasolves.com/articles/ventura-county-camarillo-joseph-reardon-1993/ https://ca.news.yahoo.com/teen-girls-lured-blindfolded-strangled-202550942.html https://www.the-sun.com/news/16201144/evil-teens-film-blindfolding-strangling-girl-lenient-sentence/ https://people.com/teen-girls-lured-blindfolded-strangled-friend-mom-saw-video-11949736 https://people.com/human-remains-girl-found-home-missing-stepfather-arrested-11978304 https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/us/kouri-richins-trial-verdict-utah https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kouri-richins-trial-eric-richins-jurors-utah-killer-48-hours/ https://lsp.org/community-outreach/news/four-men-arrested-and-charged-for-the-1982-murder-of-roxanne-sharp/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-arrested-40-year-old-rape-murder-case-forensic-genealogy-investiga-rcna346283