True Crime ABCs

S1E22: V is for...Vampire

This week's episode is supported by the letter V! Join us as we talk about our favorite vampire-adjacent murders. Connect with us on social media @truecrimeabcpodcast or email us your thoughts, ideas, or listener stories to ⁠truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com⁠ [truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com]! Dani talks about Jasmine Richardson and Jeremy Steinke, who murdered Jasmine’s entire family in Alberta, Canada in 2006. Sarah covers one of history’s most prolific killers, the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory. Book Recommendations: * Vampires of El Norte [https://www.amazon.com/Vampires-El-Norte-Isabel-Ca%C3%B1as/dp/0593436725/ref=m_crc_dp_lf_d_t1_d_sccl_2_4/136-4192630-9691734?pd_rd_w=BOA8N&content-id=amzn1.sym.76a0b561-a7b4-41dc-9467-a85a2fa27c1c&pf_rd_p=76a0b561-a7b4-41dc-9467-a85a2fa27c1c&pf_rd_r=3GZZEX5TEQBTBYRTGK89&pd_rd_wg=V1jxI&pd_rd_r=97559c09-e3cb-46ea-9443-39b955700e0a&pd_rd_i=0593436725&psc=1] by Isabel Cañas  * Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove a 12-Year-Old to Murder Her Family [https://www.amazon.com/Runaway-Devil-Forbidden-12-Year-Old-Murder/dp/0771073615] by Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose Sources: * NatGeo [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-bloody-legend-of-hungarys-serial-killer-countess] * Syfy [https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/countess-elizabeth-bathory-and-the-dark-truth-behind-her-killer-legend] * Bathory.org [https://bathory.org/miller02.html] * Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Bathory] * News.com.au [https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/jasmine-richardson-walks-free-a-decade-after-as-a-12yearold-she-and-werewolf-boyfriend-massacred-her-family/news-story/f826a2b4efb359bd02b53c4066234bae] * All That’s Interesting [https://allthatsinteresting.com/jasmine-richardson] * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson_family_murders] Intro Music: RobHunnsMusic.com or @syndicatemusicUK #spotify #applepodcasts #apple #amazonmusic #podcast #youtube #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #truecrimeaddict #truecrimestories #truecrimestory #vampire #visforvampire #elizabethbathory #bloodcountess #bloodyhistory #werewolf #jasminerichardson #jeremysteinke #stankyleg #familiacide

S1E21: U is for...Unsolved

For our second episode of 2024, we are supported by the letter U. U is for…Unsolved! This week, Dani and Sarah focus on their favorite UNSOLVED stories, including a stats section on the history of Unsolved Mysteries.  Connect with us on social media @truecrimeabcpodcast or email us your thoughts, ideas, or listener stories to truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com [truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com]! Dani talks about a 1945 house fire on Christmas, and the deaths? disappearances? of nearly half the Sodder children. Sarah covers the mysterious death of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel in 2013. Book Recommendations: * The Cecil Hotel [https://www.amazon.com/Cecil-Hotel-Chris-Swinney/dp/B08DSR7JFH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CDZFSV5V030C&keywords=cecil+hotel&qid=1704663322&s=books&sprefix=cecil+hote%2Cstripbooks%2C144&sr=1-1] by Chris Swinney * No Direct Evidence: The Story of the Missing Sodder Children [https://www.amazon.com/No-Direct-Evidence-Missing-Children/dp/1942294360] by Bob Lane Bragg Sources: * Smithsonian Magazine [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/] * Legends of America [https://www.legendsofamerica.com/missing-sodder-children/] * The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/1945/12/26/archives/11-children-die-in-4-home-fires-weather-mans-christmas-greetings-to.html] * All That’s Interesting [https://allthatsinteresting.com/elisa-lam-death] * BBC [https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-55994935] * Daily Maverick [https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-12-12-the-elisa-lam-mystery-still-no-answers/] Intro Music: RobHunnsMusic.com or @syndicatemusicUK #spotify #applepodcasts #apple #amazonmusic #podcast #youtube #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #truecrimeaddict #truecrimestories #truecrimestory #unsolved #unsolvedmysteries #sodderfamily #familyfire #arson #disappearance #mystery #elisalam #cecilhotel #stayonmain #elevatorvideo

S1E20: T is for...Teen Killers

Happy 2024! We hope everyone has had a fresh start to the new year and are ready to hear about some crimes! Join us for stories about murderers who are a bit younger than our usual suspects. This week, we are supported by the letter T and T is for Teen Killers! If you would like to donate to the Trystin Bailey Memorial Fund in support of one of the victims in our story tonight, please visit the Trystin Bailey Memorial Fund [https://tristynbailey.com/the-tristyn-bailey-fund] for more details. Connect with us on social media @truecrimeabcpodcast or email us your thoughts, ideas, or listener stories to truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com [truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com]! Dani talks about a pair of murders of local children in the 1870s by teenager, Jesse Pomeroy, “the Boston Boy Fiend.” Sarah covers the tragic Florida murder of Trystin Bailey by 14-year-old classmate, Aidan Fucci. Book Recommendations: * * Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer [https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Mind-Teen-Killer-Chalmers-ebook/dp/B005IGW860/ref=sr_1_4?crid=ZJA60MZ8AN83&keywords=teen+killers&qid=1704650110&s=digital-text&sprefix=teen+killer%2Cdigital-text%2C220&sr=1-4] by Phil Chalmers * * Making a Monster [https://www.amazon.com/Making-Monster-Pomeroy-Murderer-Boston/dp/162534273X] by Dawn Keetley Sources: * American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry [https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Understanding-Violent-Behavior-In-Children-and-Adolescents-055.aspx] * People [https://people.com/crime/aiden-fucci-life-prison-stabbing-tristyn-bailey/] * CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/us/aiden-fucci-sentencing-tristyn-bailey-stabbing/index.html] * NBC News [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-sentenced-life-prison-fatally-stabbing-florida-cheerleader-114-rcna76550] * AETV [https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/jesse-pomeroy] * Criminal Minds [https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Jesse_Pomeroy] Intro Music: RobHunnsMusic.com or @syndicatemusicUK #spotify #applepodcasts #apple #amazonmusic #podcast #youtube #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #truecrimeaddict #truecrimestories #truecrimestory #teens #teenagers #aidanfucci #jessepomeroy #teenkillers #murder #boston #florida

S1E19: S is for...Stalkers

We're back! This week is supported by the letter S. While S could have been for Santa, we decided to stay a little more on brand and went the stalking route. Connect with us on social media @truecrimeabcpodcast or email us your thoughts, ideas, or listener stories to truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com [truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com]! Dani talks about the 2016 stalking and murder of Shana Grice by an ex-boyfriend in the UK. Sarah covers the story of actress Rebecca Schaeffer, who was stalked and murdered by an obsessive fan in the late 1980s.  Book Recommendations: * Stalkers: True Stories of Deadly Obsessions [https://www.amazon.com/Stalkers-stories-deadly-obsessions-Crime/dp/064888273X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1703901325&sr=8-5] by Eilleen Ormsby * I Know You Really Love Me: A Psychiatrist's Journal of Erotomania, Stalking, and Obsessive Love [https://www.amazon.com/Know-You-Really-Love-Psychiatrists/dp/0028616650/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VSI8JDLLJMNC&keywords=i+know+you+really+love+me&qid=1703906478&s=digital-text&sprefix=i+know+you+reall%2Cdigital-text%2C117&sr=1-1-catcorr] by Dorren Orion, M.D. Sources: * Bureau of Justice Statistics [https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/sv19.pdf] * CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/stalking/fastfact.html] * SPARC [https://stalkingawareness.org] * The Cut [https://www.thecut.com/2021/03/shana-grice-ex-stalked-her-for-months-before-murder.html] * Crime and Investigation [https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/shana-grice-a-murder-in-slow-motion] * BBC [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-55438017] * All That’s Interesting [https://allthatsinteresting.com/rebecca-schaeffer] * People [https://web.archive.org/web/20160915014744/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20120867,00.html] * Who (via PressReader) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer#:~:text=%22When%20Devotion%20Turns%20Deadly%22] * The Hollywood Reporter [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/actress-murder-led-tougher-anti-718274/] Intro Music: RobHunnsMusic.com or @syndicatemusicUK #spotify #applepodcasts #apple #amazonmusic #podcast #youtube #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #truecrimeaddict #truecrimestories #truecrimestory #stalker #stalkers #sisfor #rebeccaschaeffer #shanagrice #california #unitedkingdom #stalk #stalking #obsessedfan #crazyex

S1E18: R is for...Rescue

Join us this week for some amazing rescue stories!  Connect with us on social media @truecrimeabcpodcast or email us your thoughts, ideas, or listener stories to truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com [truecrimeabcpodcast@gmail.com]! Dani talks about Alan Phillips, a man saved in the mountains of Colorado, with a wild plot twist! Sarah covers US Airways Flight 1549, which had to make an emergency landing in the middle of the Hudson River! Book Recommendations: * Miracle on the Hudson: The Extraordinary Real-Life Story Behind Flight 1549 [https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Hudson-Extraordinary-Real-Life-Survivors/dp/0345520459] by the Survivors of Flight 1549, William Prachnau and Laura Parker * Monster [https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Steve-Jackson/dp/0806543558/ref=asc_df_0806543558/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=680501213476&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2156061140813768628&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9053051&hvtargid=pla-2219422231674&psc=1&mcid=468e57e8418433bcba87c7d2b9a17a59] by Steve Jackson Sources: * NOAA [https://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/] * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549] * Simple Flying [https://simpleflying.com/the-miracle-on-the-hudson/] * CNTraveler [https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-miracle-on-the-hudson-flight-things-you-might-not-know] * The Sun [https://www.the-sun.com/news/6716236/who-alan-lee-phillips-where-is-he-now/] * Summit Daily [https://www.summitdaily.com/news/dumont-man-serving-2-life-sentences-for-1982-murders-near-breckenridge-dies-6-months-after-his-conviction/] * Frank Weber [https://frankweberauthor.com/blog/killer-spotted-from-airplane] Intro Music: RobHunnsMusic.com or @syndicatemusicUK #spotify #applepodcasts #apple #amazonmusic #podcast #youtube #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #truecrimeaddict #truecrimestories #truecrimestory #rescue #usairways #us1549 #miracleonthehudson #emergencylanding #survivalstories #sullysullenberger #alanphillips #sarsat #searchandrescue #annetteschnee #barbaraoberholtzer #aviationheroes #colorado #newyork