Sharon La Hechicera: the crime that forced Ecuador to recognize femicide

Sharon La Hechicera: the crime that forced Ecuador to recognize femicide

Sharon La Hechicera: Accident or calculated femicide?: The femicide of Rosario Bermeo Cisneros A call in the early morning asking for help. Minutes later, Sharon lies dead on the road. Her partner blames a phantom car. But her two-year-old son whispers the truth no one expected to hear: "my dad pushed my mom." In this episode, we explore the collision between two irreconcilable versions: the defense of "traffic accident" against an autopsy that reveals blows prior to impact, messages of economic extortion, and the involuntary testimony of a child who witnessed everything. How did one court convict for negligent homicide while another reclassified the crime as femicide with the same evidence? Victim: Rosario Bermeo Cisneros (Sharon La Hechicera) Date: January 3-4, 2015 Location: Highway km 2.5 via San Pablo, Santa Elena, Ecuador Status: Sentenced to 26 years in prison (confirmed January 2016) - Her partner stated "hit-and-run car"; forensic evidence proved that Sharon was pushed from the vehicle, not run over. - The first court sentenced 2 years for negligent homicide; subsequent judges reclassified it to femicide with prior evidence. - Brian, two years old, spontaneously recounted the push while his mother was dying meters away. - Text messages proved systematic economic extortion: "pay me for every year together if you want to separate." Sharon La Hechicera, Rosario Bermeo, technocumbia, femicide Ecuador 2015, forensic investigation, criminal minds, homicide, justice, suspense, true crime, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have 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].

The Family That Cried at Their Victim’s Funeral

Killer Calls Police Crying While Choosing His Next Victim: The Serial Murders of Paul Stefan January 1981, early morning. A man dials 911 sobbing, confessing to an attack he just committed. Minutes later, police find a young woman barely alive near railroad tracks. But the caller vanishes into the city, and the emergency recordings become the only evidence he exists. In this investigation, we explore the impossible contradiction at the heart of this case: a man who called police to confess his crimes in real time, who promised to stop and to kill himself, yet continued attacking for over four years. How could the same voice on multiple 911 recordings be dismissed in court? Why did an innocent man's suicide in prison give the true killer six more months of freedom? Victim: Karen Potak, Kimberly Compton, Bárbara Simmons, Denise Williams Date: January 1981 - August 1982 Location: Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota Status: Paul Stefan convicted of murder; cases legally incomplete - Killer called 911 at 3 a.m. on January 1, 1981, minutes before police found his first victim with a fractured skull and stab wounds to the neck - Before any media reported details, he called again and mentioned the ice pick used on victim Kimberly Compton, a fact only the killer could know - Kimberly Compton received 61 stab wounds; the brutality was so extreme investigators recognized it as something beyond functional attack - Stefan's ex-wife and sister independently identified his voice on the 911 tapes in court, but the judge excluded the recordings as evidence due to technical standards Paul Stefan, Saint Paul Minnesota murders ice pick 1981 serial killer emergency calls voice identification forensic investigation true crime English 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 [business@obomedia.com].

Stalin’s Youngest Killer: 16 Years Old, 8 Dead

Woman Shoots Her Date and Stops a Photographer's Three-Year Killing Spree: The Murder of Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, and Ruth Mercado August 1957, Los Angeles. A nineteen-year-old named Judy Doll climbs into a stranger's car for what she believes is a professional photo shoot. She never returns. What remained hidden for months was that her killer kept a toolbox filled with photographs documenting every moment of his crimes-image after image, victim after victim. In this episode, we explore the systematic predation of Harvey Glatman, a man of completely ordinary appearance who weaponized the desperation of aspiring models. We examine the contradictory witness descriptions, the rehearsal sessions with women he did not kill, and the devastating gap in information between jurisdictions that allowed a documented sex offender to operate freely in a new city. Victim: Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, Ruth Mercado Date: August 1957 - October 1958 Location: Los Angeles, California Status: Solved; Perpetrator Executed - Glatman used at least three false identities (Johnny Glenn, George Williams, Frank Johnson) within the same modeling circuit without detection - A woman named Lorraine Vigil wrestled a gun from him during a fourth attempted abduction and shot him, leading to his arrest - His home contained a toolbox with sequential photographs of each victim before, during, and after their murders - He had served five years for kidnapping and sexual assault but arrived in California with no criminal history transmitted between states Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, Ruth Mercado, Los Angeles 1957, serial killer, homicide investigation, true crime, forensic evidence, criminal predator, missing women, unsolved disappearance solved, true crime English 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 [business@obomedia.com].

Brenda Requena: the femicide who asked for help on television while hiding the body

The killer who asked for his victim to return: The homicide of Brenda Requena Montaña A man appears on national television pleading for the return of his missing wife. Five days later, burned and dismembered remains are found just meters from his home. How did the perpetrator become the public face of the search? In this episode, we explore the obsessive control that Diego exerted over Brenda, the gestural contradictions that a specialist detected in his television interview, and how two teenagers who were birdwatching witnessed the moment he burned the body. A chain of the Virgin of Guadalupe found alongside the charred remains sealed his fate. Victim: Brenda Requena Montaña Date: July 11, 2019 Location: San Juan, Argentina Status: Sentenced to life imprisonment (June 2021) - Diego was preventively detained on July 14, three days before the body was found, thanks to Guajardo's testimony that contradicted his public narrative. - Brenda's mother recognized a chain of the Virgin of Guadalupe alongside the charred remains; DNA confirmed the identity definitively. - The analysis of body language revealed micro-expressions of denial while Diego was pleading on television for the return of his wife on screen. - Two minors aged 14 and 17 declared that they saw Diego incinerating a body in El Bicum and received money to keep silent. Brenda Requena Montaña, San Juan Argentina femicide 2019, murder, strangulation, investigation, forensic, gender violence, homicide, criminal minds, autopsy, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have 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].

Irene Garza: the secret of a church that hid a murder for fifty years

The priest who confessed to a crime for 57 years: The murder of Irene Garza A young teacher went to confess on Holy Saturday in McAllen, Texas, and never came out alive from the Sacred Heart church. Her body floated in an irrigation canal days later, but the priest who heard her confession took more than half a century to be convicted - although his guilt was an open secret from the first month. In this episode, we explore how the ecclesiastical institution concealed a murder for decades: the handwritten note that contradicted everything, the inexplicable scratches on the priest's hands, the polygraph that was tampered with, and the pact between the church and the prosecution to exile the killer instead of prosecuting him. A monk from Oklahoma and a lawyer who kept silent for 42 years finally revealed the truth that no one wanted to see. Victim: Irene Garza Date: April 16, 1960 Location: McAllen, Texas Status: Resolved (2017) - The green slide viewer found at the bottom of the canal was recognized by Fight in his own handwritten note as evidence of his presence at the scene. - Irene's clothing was unbuttoned with her underwear missing, indicating sexual assault in a closed location - the soundproof rectory described by monk Tessen. - The scratches on Fight's forearms were photographed by detectives the night of the crime, located on the outer side inconsistent with climbing a fence. - The district attorney informally admitted to lawyer Davis that both he and the church knew of Fight's guilt and had agreed to send him to a monastery in Missouri before any formal charges. Irene Garza, McAllen Texas, 1960, murder, priest, church, killer, investigation, crime without justice, institutional corruption, mystery solved, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have 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].