The killer at the wake: GPS, technology, and cynicism

The killer at the wake: GPS, technology, and cynicism

The killer at the wake: GPS, technology, and cynicism - The investigation of Marbella Valdés Villarreal Marbella disappears in the early morning of February 5, 2020, in Tijuana. Her friend Brenda receives a message with unusual spelling mistakes - the first sign that something is terribly wrong. Three days later, her body is found in a dumpster. The impossible: the man who kidnapped her, held her captive for three days, and discarded her body attends her wake, touches the coffin, and demands information from the police present. In this episode, we explore how a GPS installed in her car, a tracking app on the aggressor's phone, and three phones geolocated at the same location as the dumpster converged into the most incriminating forensic evidence. Juan Pérez Hernández, linked to the police as an intern without legal authority, had threatened Marbella's boyfriend months before and stolen his keys two days before her disappearance. The central question: why did the police wait 13 days to arrest him if they already had location evidence on February 8? Victim: Marbella Valdés Villarreal Date: February 5, 2020 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Status: Sentenced - 42 years and six months (October 2022) - The GPS in Marbella's car recorded her movements since September 2019; Juan appeared in her locations with impossible matching precision. - A message sent from Marbella's cell phone to Brenda contained spelling mistakes that Marbella never made - a sign that someone else was controlling her phone. - Three different phones (Marbella's plus two from the aggressor) emitted signals simultaneously at the Colonia El Tecolote dumpster where her body was found. - DNA under Marbella's nails matched visible scratches on Juan's neck during the wake, observed by his cousin while he touched the coffin. Marbella Valdés Villarreal, Tijuana dumpster, February 2020, investigation, serial killer, GPS technology, forensic, kidnapping, mystery solved, Spanish true crime 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]. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

The truth that killed Ruth Sayas

The truth that killed Ruth Sayas: The murder of Ruth Thalia Sayas An 18-year-old young woman sits on a television set to make money confessing secrets. Ten days later, she is found buried under five meters of dirt, stones, and cement. The show that promised liberation became the stage that sealed her fate. In this episode, we explore how Ruth's live confessions—her work as a dancer, her paid relationships, her bisexuality—unleashed a spiral of extortion, violence, and mystery. We analyze the central contradiction: was the murder a crime of passion driven by televised humiliation, or a premeditated act that the show merely illuminated? Forensic investigation, testimonies, and the trial reveal a darker truth. Victim: Ruth Thalia Sayas Date: September 11-12, 2012 Location: Lima, Peru (Jicamarca) Status: Life sentences (Brian Romero Leiva and Redy Leiva Cerrón, February 2014) - Brian confessed under interrogation and provided exact coordinates of the burial after eleven days of disappearance. - The autopsy revealed mechanical asphyxia, premeditated poisoning, and prolonged torture, incompatible with an impulsive crime. - A 14-year-old minor was hired by Brian to alert him about Ruth's arrival and witnessed the extraction of the body. - Ruth's mother learned of her daughter's discovery through television, not from authorities, while her father identified the corpse. Ruth Thalia Sayas, Lima Jicamarca murder 2012, mystery forensic investigation, feminicide Peru, true crime, dangerous truths, 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]. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

Five executions for $315: political crime or settling of scores?

Five executions for $315: political crime or settling of scores?: The homicide of Rubén Espinoza, Nadia Vera, Mayle, Yesenia, and Olivia Three men burst into an apartment in Narvarte on July 31, 2015. Five people executed with a shot to the head. The loot: $315 USD. The question that haunts the families: why does the prosecutor's office destroy forensic evidence the next day without consent? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that collapse the official narrative of robbery: five perpetrators in two vehicles according to anonymous video, but only three convicted; eleven calls to a contact "Office" every ten minutes during the crime; and the name of Arturo Bermúdez Zurita - "Captain Storm," Secretary of Security of Veracruz - scheduled in the killers' phones. Who ordered this execution? Victims: Rubén Espinoza, Nadia Vera, Mayle, Yesenia, Olivia Date: July 31, 2015 Location: Luz Saviñón 1909 Apartment, Narvarte, Mexico City Status: Open / Duarte prosecuted for forced disappearance (2022) - A potato peeler as a torture instrument: six cuts on Nadia, two wounds on Rubén's cheek, deliberate cruelty. - Anonymous video shows five perpetrators in two vehicles, a blue truck and a car, hours after the crime: official investigation only convicts three. - Victims' clothing burned the next day without informed consent from families; irreversible forensic evidence destroyed by the prosecutor's office. - Eleven calls to "Office" in 55 minutes during the executions, one every ten minutes, while Omar contacts "dt2": communications never explained. Rubén Espinoza, Nadia Vera, Narvarte, Mexico City, murder 2015, execution, forced disappearance, Duarte, Veracruz, investigation, justice, Spanish true crime 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]. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

The basement of San Isidro: the family that kidnapped Buenos Aires

The basement of San Isidro: the family that kidnapped Buenos Aires: The kidnapping and serial murders of the Puccio family clan A retired accountant with a background in military intelligence built a secret room behind a wardrobe where he kept his victims captive while neighbors greeted him on the street. For three years, the Puccio family operated as the deadliest criminal gang in democratic Argentina without being detected, using their own son as bait to trap wealthy businessmen. How did a seemingly exemplary family manage to maintain a murder empire in the most surveilled suburb of Buenos Aires? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that brought down the clan: the notebook found with names of future victims, the secret room with 18 steps excavated underground, and the phone recordings that ultimately exposed Arquímedes Puccio as the architect of a family terror system. Three bodies, a blood pact imitating the Sicilian mafia, and the unanswered question of how many real victims were on the premeditation list. Victim: Nélida Bolini de Prado, Ricardo Manoukian, Eduardo Aulet Date: 1982-1985 Location: San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina Status: Arquímedes Puccio sentenced to life (1995), parole (2008), deceased (2013) - The basement notebook listed future victims who were never publicly identified. - Alejandro Puccio, the bait son, was convicted as an accomplice in three murders but claimed he could not shoot. - A police leak during the Nahum attempt warned Puccio of the trap, prolonging his impunity for four more years. - The women of the family were prosecuted for illegal association but were released without evidence of active participation, changing their last names after the fall. Arquímedes Puccio, San Isidro Buenos Aires, kidnapping serial killers, 1982, murder, forensic investigation, true crime, intrigue, criminal minds, justice Argentina, 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 permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com]. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

The stolen identity that cost a life

The stolen identity that cost a life: The murder of Rachelle Barber in Killmore, Victoria, Australia A 16-year-old girl disappears after a confidential call about a "psychological study." Three days later, the police still haven't acted. What the Barbers discover is worse: someone planned to steal their daughter's name, body, and future with a coldness that required months of documented obsession. In this episode, we explore how a depressed babysitter transformed family compassion into access to a victim, how three false calls executed an identity theft plan, and why police negligence allowed the crime to reach its darkest conclusion. How did a teenager manage to reconstruct her body in prison to look like her victim upon release? Victim: Rachelle Barber Date: March 1, 1999 Location: Melbourne / Killmore, Victoria, Australia Status: Case closed; killer on parole since 2015 - Telephone wire found around the victim's neck, recovered at the family farm with evidence of deliberate strangulation. - Biographical notebook found at Caroline's home detailing years of obsession with Rachel's exact physical measurements. - Request for Rachel's birth certificate located among Caroline's belongings, a concrete step in the false identity plan "James Barber." - Spontaneous confession upon waking in the hospital: Caroline admitted to the murder before interrogation, without police pressure. Rachelle Barber, Melbourne, murder, 1999, obsession, identity theft, planned crime, forensic, investigation, serial killer, homicide, criminal minds, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie