The price of ignoring alarms: Alisha Bronfield

Messages from a Ghost: The Crime of Jamie Ray Feden

Messages from a Ghost: The Crime of Jamie Ray Feden: The murder case of Jamie Ray Feden A body tied to a post in the Nevada desert for weeks without anyone reporting her disappearance. Meanwhile, her social media continued to respond to messages as if she were alive. How is it possible for someone to simply disappear when her entire digital presence is still active? In this episode, we explore how a promised romantic getaway turned into a deadly trap, how John Matthew Chapman maintained a double marital life while executing a premeditated plan, and how the killer's messages from Jamie's cell phone were the evidence that implicated him. Contradictions between the version of "consensual accident" and the restraint kit found earlier, searches on how to hide a body, and a photograph taken at the crime scene with geolocation metadata that irrefutably linked him to first-degree murder. Victim: Jamie Ray Feden Date: September 25, 2019 Location: Lincoln County, Nevada Status: Sentenced to life in prison without parole (2024) - Body identified only through dental records and tattoos after weeks of decomposition in the desert. - Chapman took control of all of Jamie's social media and impersonated her digital identity for two months. - A trap with fake news of a family death revealed that it was not Jamie responding to the messages. - Chapman had also proposed an identical trip to Nevada to his wife Maurine under the same pretext of bondage sessions. Jamie Ray Feden, Nevada desert murder 2019, forensic crime, detective investigation, premeditated homicide, serial killer, criminal minds, suspense, true crime Spanish To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com. True Crime, True Crime Podcast, True Crime Stories, True Crime Story, Murder Case, True Crime Case, Murder Mystery, Unsolved Murder, Cold Case, Missing Person, Missing Persons, Disappearance, Mysterious Death, Serial Killer, Crime Story, Crime Stories, Crime Investigation, Police Investigation, Family Murder, Murdered, Missing Woman, Missing Girl, Missing Man, Found Dead, Killer, Infamous Case, Unsolved Case, Decades Later, Justice, Trial, Investigators, Police, Victim, Survived, True Crime Reports, Classic True Crime, Crime Files, True Crime Vault, Real Crime Stories, Disturbing True Crime, Dark True Crime, True Murder Stories, Real Murder Cases, Unsolved Mysteries, Missing And Murdered

The Psychosis That the System Did Not Stop

The Psychosis That the System Did Not Stop: The Triple Homicide of André Lee Thomas Two active arrest warrants, a man who stabs himself in the chest and escapes from the hospital, and a notified police officer who does not act. Forty-eight hours later, three people are dead. André Lee Thomas voluntarily walks into the Sherman, Texas police station, confessing to a murder committed while extracting organs, convinced he was removing demons. The question that haunts this case: how does a justice system execute someone that the court admitted was "clearly insane"? In this episode, we explore the chain of failures that preceded the massacre: a mother telling her ten-year-old son that she should have aborted him, auditory hallucinations since childhood, unmonitored detentions, and a mental health clinic that requested his arrest but was ignored. We examine the trial where three jurors declared their opposition to interracial marriage, the "shuffle" technique that resulted in a 100% white jury, and the self-removal of eyes in prison that sparked international debates about legal sanity versus clinical reality. Victims: Laura Hughes (23 years old), André Lee Thomas Jr. (4 years old), Leya Marie Hughes (13 months old) Date: March 27, 2004 Location: Sherman, Texas, United States Status: Sentenced to death; no confirmed execution as of October 2022 - André was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of ten, but no juvenile court challenged his freedom without medication or supervision. - On March 25, 2004, an emergency room doctor issued a psychiatric emergency order; André escaped, and the police were notified but did not pursue him. - Inside the cell, five days after the arrest, André removed his right eye, quoting Matthew 5:29; four years later, he ingested the second eye. - The Supreme Court declined to review in October 2022, with three dissenting justices signing that the jury selection violated the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. André Lee Thomas, Sherman Texas, 2004, schizophrenia, serial killer, failed justice, forensic investigation, psychosis, true crime, judicial corruption, death penalty, true crime Spanish To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com. True Crime, True Crime Podcast, True Crime Stories, True Crime Story, Murder Case, True Crime Case, Murder Mystery, Unsolved Murder, Cold Case, Missing Person, Missing Persons, Disappearance, Mysterious Death, Serial Killer, Crime Story, Crime Stories, Crime Investigation, Police Investigation, Family Murder, Murdered, Missing Woman, Missing Girl, Missing Man, Found Dead, Killer, Infamous Case, Unsolved Case, Decades Later, Justice, Trial, Investigators, Police, Victim, Survived, True Crime Reports, Classic True Crime, Crime Files, True Crime Vault, Real Crime Stories, Disturbing True Crime, Dark True Crime, True Murder Stories, Real Murder Cases, Unsolved Mysteries, Missing And Murdered

The video game that unleashed bullets against her parents

The video game that unleashed bullets against his parents: The murder of Susan Patrick in Wellington, Ohio A Halo 3 disc stored alongside a gun in the same safe. A 16-year-old pastor's son, with no history of violence, asked his parents to close their eyes for a surprise. In seconds, he fired three times. Can a video game erase the line between fiction and killing one's own parents? In this episode, we explore the contradictions surrounding Daniel Patrick: the confession of a week of planning presented simultaneously as evidence of premeditation and mental disturbance, the post-crime behavior incongruent with remorse, and the gap between the private forgiveness of the surviving father and the life sentence handed down. We investigate how the video game industry and experts in digital addiction faced off in a courtroom without definitive answers. Victim: Susan Patrick Date: October 20, 2007 Location: Wellington, Ohio, United States Status: Life sentence, parole eligible from 2030 - Daniel found the key to the safe that contained both his confiscated video game and his father's Taurus PT92 gun. - He spent 18 hours a day playing Halo 3 at a friend's house the weekend before the crime, building up anger against his father. - He attempted to stage a murder-suicide by forcing his injured father's hand onto the weapon after the shots were fired. - Three days after the crime, he casually asked investigators how a baseball game that his parents were going to see had ended. Daniel Patrick, Wellington Ohio 2007, murder, teenager, video game addiction, premeditation, Halo 3, investigation, criminal minds, suspense, justice, true crime, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com]. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com. True Crime, True Crime Podcast, True Crime Stories, True Crime Story, Murder Case, True Crime Case, Murder Mystery, Unsolved Murder, Cold Case, Missing Person, Missing Persons, Disappearance, Mysterious Death, Serial Killer, Crime Story, Crime Stories, Crime Investigation, Police Investigation, Family Murder, Murdered, Missing Woman, Missing Girl, Missing Man, Found Dead, Killer, Infamous Case, Unsolved Case, Decades Later, Justice, Trial, Investigators, Police, Victim, Survived, True Crime Reports, Classic True Crime, Crime Files, True Crime Vault, Real Crime Stories, Disturbing True Crime, Dark True Crime, True Murder Stories, Real Murder Cases, Unsolved Mysteries, Missing And Murdered

The Bathtub: Two Teenagers, a Premeditated Crime, Confessed Chats

The Bathtub: Two Teenagers, a Premeditated Crime, Confessed Chats: The Murder of Margaret Lavenstein in Misasuga, Ontario Two honor students, 15 and 16 years old, planned their mother's murder over Messenger. They shared every detail with friends: a lethal mix of vodka and codeine, a drowning technique, behavior in front of the police. The autopsy revealed that their mother had a real chance of recovery. In this episode, we explore how the police classified the case as an accident for a year, how an undercover operation a month later captured recorded confessions that contradicted the narrative of accidental drowning, and why forensic toxicology demonstrated calculated and lethal intoxication. The chats, the search history about codeine and alcohol, and the $133,674 insurance policy tell a story of conspiracy perfectly documented by the killers themselves. Victim: Margaret "En" Lavenstein Date: January 18, 2003 Location: Misasuga, Ontario, Canada Status: Sentenced to 10 years (6 served); released 2009-2010 - Caroline submerged her mother for 4 minutes while Catherine watched, a specific detail that refutes any accident. - The sisters went out to celebrate at a restaurant 3 hours later, before simulating the discovery of the body. - Toxicology showed 5 times the legal limit of alcohol and 3 times the safe level of codeine in the victim. - The autopsy revealed only mild liver cirrhosis, contradicting the sisters' belief that their mother would inevitably die from alcoholism. Margaret Lavenstein, Misasuga Ontario drowning murder, 2003, premeditated homicide, forensic investigation, confess chats, juvenile offenders, documented crime, true crime Spanish To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com. True Crime, True Crime Podcast, True Crime Stories, True Crime Story, Murder Case, True Crime Case, Murder Mystery, Unsolved Murder, Cold Case, Missing Person, Missing Persons, Disappearance, Mysterious Death, Serial Killer, Crime Story, Crime Stories, Crime Investigation, Police Investigation, Family Murder, Murdered, Missing Woman, Missing Girl, Missing Man, Found Dead, Killer, Infamous Case, Unsolved Case, Decades Later, Justice, Trial, Investigators, Police, Victim, Survived, True Crime Reports, Classic True Crime, Crime Files, True Crime Vault, Real Crime Stories, Disturbing True Crime, Dark True Crime, True Murder Stories, Real Murder Cases, Unsolved Mysteries, Missing And Murdered

41 hacks: The mother who was set free

41 Axes: The Mother Who Went Free: The Murder of Betty Garche One afternoon in June 1980 in Wally, Texas, a mother and Sunday school teacher struck 41 blows with an axe to her best friend. Candy Montgomery was arrested, tried, and declared innocent. How did an entire community see a murderer walk free? In this episode, we explore the secret affair that shattered two families, the confrontation that ended in blood, and the trial that faced an impossible defense: traumatic dissociation caused by a sound. We analyze the 41 wounds, the fingerprint, the axe under the freezer, and the psychiatrist who convinced a jury that Candy Montgomery did not know what she was doing. Victim: Betty Garche Date: June 13, 1980 Location: Wally, Texas Status: Acquitted (August 29, 1980) - 41 documented axe blows to the head, torso, and limbs in under minutes. - Candy Montgomery bathed in the victim's house after the crime before fleeing. - The defense argued mental dissociation caused by the "shh" sound from Betty's mother. - The jury acquitted Candy despite the fact that the Lucas community never accepted the verdict. Candy Montgomery, Betty Garche, Wally Texas, 1980, murder, true crime, justice, forensic investigation, dissociation, legal defense, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com]. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com. True Crime, True Crime Podcast, True Crime Stories, True Crime Story, Murder Case, True Crime Case, Murder Mystery, Unsolved Murder, Cold Case, Missing Person, Missing Persons, Disappearance, Mysterious Death, Serial Killer, Crime Story, Crime Stories, Crime Investigation, Police Investigation, Family Murder, Murdered, Missing Woman, Missing Girl, Missing Man, Found Dead, Killer, Infamous Case, Unsolved Case, Decades Later, Justice, Trial, Investigators, Police, Victim, Survived, True Crime Reports, Classic True Crime, Crime Files, True Crime Vault, Real Crime Stories, Disturbing True Crime, Dark True Crime, True Murder Stories, Real Murder Cases, Unsolved Mysteries, Missing And Murdered