Crime Junkie

This episode was originally released in January 2023, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archives we’ll be bringing you every Thursday, now through top of next year. And now you know why... we’re going on tour! Get your tickets now at  crimejunkiepodcast.com [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/tour/]!  <3 Aaron Taylor was 36 and experiencing homelessness when he was lit on fire on Christmas Day in 2007. Police think they know who’s responsible… but a lack of physical evidence…coupled with reluctant witnesses…has kept this case open for years. But multiple people know what happened…and investigators are hoping they’ll come forward.  If you have any information about the death of Aaron Taylor, please contact the Phoenix Police Department at 602-495-5883 or email coldcasehomicide.ppd@phoenix.gov [coldcasehomicide.ppd@phoenix.gov]. You can also leave tips anonymously by contacting Silent Witness at 1-800-343-TIPS, or on its website at silentwitness.org [https://silentwitness.org/].   Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-aaron-taylor/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-aaron-taylor/]   Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit crimejunkie.app/library/ [https://crimejunkie.app/library/] to view the current membership options and policies.  Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! * Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/] | @audiochuck [https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/] * Twitter: @CrimeJunkiePod [https://twitter.com/crimejunkiepod] | @audiochuck [https://twitter.com/audiochuck] * TikTok: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimejunkiepodcast?lang=en] * Facebook: /CrimeJunkiePodcast [https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/] | /audiochuckllc [https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc]   Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. * Instagram: @ashleyflowers [https://www.instagram.com/ashleyflowers/] | @britprawat [https://www.instagram.com/britprawat/?hl=en] * Twitter: @Ash_Flowers [https://twitter.com/ash_flowers] | @britprawat [https://twitter.com/britprawat?lang=en] * TikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkie [https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie?lang=en] * Facebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF [https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af]   Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

A discovery in a rest stop trash can leads police to suspect a young artist and sex worker has been brutally murdered by someone close to her. But without a body, will she ever get the justice she deserves? * If you have any information on the disappearance of Robin Benedict in 1983 in Massachusetts, please contact the Massachusetts State Police at 508-820-2300.   If you or someone you know is a victim of stalking, you can reach out to the VictimConnect Resource Center by phone or text at 1-855-484-2846, or you can chat online at victimconnect.org [http://victimconnect.org]. You can also contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline [https://www.thehotline.org/] at 1-800-799-7233, or RAINN’s National Sexual Abuse Hotline [https://rainn.org/resources] at 1-800-656-4673. For more resources and information about stalking & stalking awareness, especially for those not directly impacted by stalking, please visit the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC) [https://www.stalkingawareness.org/what-to-do-if-you-are-being-stalked/] website.   Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-robin-benedict/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-robin-benedict/]   Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit crimejunkie.app/library/ [https://crimejunkie.app/library/] to view the current membership options and policies.   Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! * Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/] | @audiochuck [https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/] * Twitter: @CrimeJunkiePod [https://twitter.com/crimejunkiepod] | @audiochuck [https://twitter.com/audiochuck] * TikTok: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimejunkiepodcast?lang=en] * Facebook: /CrimeJunkiePodcast [https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/] | /audiochuckllc [https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc] Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat.  * Instagram: @ashleyflowers [https://www.instagram.com/ashleyflowers/] | @britprawat [https://www.instagram.com/britprawat/?hl=en] * Twitter: @Ash_Flowers [https://twitter.com/ash_flowers] | @britprawat [https://twitter.com/britprawat?lang=en] * TikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkie [https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie?lang=en] * Facebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF [https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af]   Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

This episode was originally released in January 2018 and is one of seventeen episodes from the archives we’ll be bringing you every Thursday, now through top of next year. And now you know why... we’re going on tour! Get your tickets now at  crimejunkiepodcast.com!  [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/tour/] <3 In 1996, Boston saw one of the most brutal and now notorious murders of their city. But over 20 years later, not many people outside of Boston know the name of the Swedish nanny who was brutally murdered, dismembered and thrown away with the garbage on an early August morning. Karina had secrets and shortly before her death she wrote a letter to her friend in Sweden and shared something that would forever haunt those who learn about this case.   Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-karina-holmer/  [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-karina-holmer/]   Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit crimejunkie.app/library/ [https://crimejunkie.app/library/] to view the current membership options and policies.  Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! * Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/] | @audiochuck [https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/] * Twitter: @CrimeJunkiePod [https://twitter.com/crimejunkiepod] | @audiochuck [https://twitter.com/audiochuck] * TikTok: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimejunkiepodcast?lang=en] * Facebook: /CrimeJunkiePodcast [https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/] | /audiochuckllc [https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc]   Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. * Instagram: @ashleyflowers [https://www.instagram.com/ashleyflowers/] | @britprawat [https://www.instagram.com/britprawat/?hl=en] * Twitter: @Ash_Flowers [https://twitter.com/ash_flowers] | @britprawat [https://twitter.com/britprawat?lang=en] * TikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkie [https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie?lang=en] * Facebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF [https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af]   Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

When Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca, a young mother on the brink of a new beginning, is found murdered just weeks after she vanished, the search for answers unravels a web of her boyfriend’s lies and manipulation. If you or a loved one is experiencing domestic abuse of any kind, you are not alone. You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); for TTY: 1-800-787-3224; or text “START” to 88788.. For a list of domestic violence resources, click HERE [https://ncadv.org/resources].   Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-lizzbeth-aleman-popoca/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-lizzbeth-aleman-popoca/]   Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit crimejunkie.app/library/ [https://crimejunkie.app/library/] to view the current membership options and policies.   Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! * Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/] | @audiochuck [https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/] * Twitter: @CrimeJunkiePod [https://twitter.com/crimejunkiepod] | @audiochuck [https://twitter.com/audiochuck] * TikTok: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimejunkiepodcast?lang=en] * Facebook: /CrimeJunkiePodcast [https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/] | /audiochuckllc [https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc] Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat.  * Instagram: @ashleyflowers [https://www.instagram.com/ashleyflowers/] | @britprawat [https://www.instagram.com/britprawat/?hl=en] * Twitter: @Ash_Flowers [https://twitter.com/ash_flowers] | @britprawat [https://twitter.com/britprawat?lang=en] * TikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkie [https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie?lang=en] * Facebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF [https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af]   Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

This episode was originally released in October 2019, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archives we’ll be bringing you every Thursday, now through top of next year.. for good reason! ;) We highly recommend you listen to each episode and follow us on Instagram @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/?hl=en] so you're the first to know what's coming next!  <3 When Jennifer Levin is found murdered in Central Park in 1986, one of her private school friends is arrested for the crime. This catalyzes bitter debates about sex, privilege, legal ethics, parental responsibility, socioeconomics, victim's rights, and so much more. Before there was the OJ Simpson trial, there was the Preppy Murder.   Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-preppy-murder/  [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-preppy-murder/]   Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit crimejunkie.app/library/ [https://crimejunkie.app/library/] to view the current membership options and policies.  Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! * Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/] | @audiochuck [https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/] * Twitter: @CrimeJunkiePod [https://twitter.com/crimejunkiepod] | @audiochuck [https://twitter.com/audiochuck] * TikTok: @crimejunkiepodcast [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimejunkiepodcast?lang=en] * Facebook: /CrimeJunkiePodcast [https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/] | /audiochuckllc [https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc]   Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. * Instagram: @ashleyflowers [https://www.instagram.com/ashleyflowers/] | @britprawat [https://www.instagram.com/britprawat/?hl=en] * Twitter: @Ash_Flowers [https://twitter.com/ash_flowers] | @britprawat [https://twitter.com/britprawat?lang=en] * TikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkie [https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie?lang=en] * Facebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF [https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af]   Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!