Lurking In the Shadows Podcast

Hate Crime | The Murder of Brandon Teena

Episode 58: Brandon Teena was a 21-year-old American transgender man who was brutally raped and murdered in late 1993 in southeastern Nebraska. His death, along with the subsequent systemic failure of law enforcement, became a landmark catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and inspired the Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry. Tune in to hear his story. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brandon-Teena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Teena https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/brandon-teena https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/092398teena-film-review.html https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/transgender-man-brandon-teena-raped-and-murdered https://www.amazon.com/Brandon-Teena-Story-Susan-Muska/dp/B07K59C351

True Crime In a Dime Chapter 11: National Park Murders

Welcome to True Crime In a Dime, our short stories segment. In this themed episode we are sharing 4 cases where couples or individuals have been murdered in a state park- Heidi Childs & David Metzler (couple from Virginia Tech, unsolved), Julie Williams and Lollie Winans (couple, solved after many years), Matthew Dunmire (murdered by ex-girlfriend), and Louise Chaput (unsolved murder). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41246610/david_lee-metzler https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41246623/heidi_lynn-childs https://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/16-years-later-childs-metzler-investigation-continues/article_01a9580f-a891-4673-bd57-f78bf2223d4d.html https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/08/26/sixteen-years-pass-without-arrest-murder-young-couple/ https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/09/04/15-years-later-investigation-continues-into-murders-heidi-childs-david-metzler/ https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-weeks-after-dna-exoneration-darrell-rice-has-died/ https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/114 https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/exhibits/show/doublemurderinsnp/doublemurderontheat https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/richmond/news/fbi-richmond-identifies-suspect-in-1996-shenandoah-national-park-double-murder https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/woman-who-committed-murder-ohio-national-park-spend-more-22-years-prison https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/09/adult-performer-sentenced-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-murder/ https://www.aetv.com/articles/chelsea-perkins-matthew-dunmire-murder https://people.com/coast-guard-onlyfans-murder-chelsea-perkins-matthew-dunmire-11743545 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.doj.nh.gov/bureaus/cold-case-unit/victim-list/louise-chaput&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECA8QAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw0eECHM9DWbOM7wq1EvNNdh https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1l5xlkw/murder_in_the_mountains_the_unsolved_white/&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECC4QAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw1PmsVMne0Sdrd_4UuZZ8Ec https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://darkdowneast.com/louisechaput/&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECCQQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw2s5BLAe3qq1Z_0-D_Didnr

The Disappearance of Tara Calico

Episode 57: A 19-year-old girl goes for a bike ride in New Mexico and never comes back. A year later, a Polaroid is found in Florida showing a girl who looks exactly like her, bound and gagged in the back of a van. Is it Tara Calico? For nearly forty years, that photograph has haunted investigators, but the truth behind her disappearance might be closer to her hometown than anyone ever wanted to admit. This is the disappearance of Tara Calico. STAY TUNED FOR BLOOPERS AT THE END https://charleyproject.org/case/david-michael-borer https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/David_Borer https://charleyproject.org/case/tara-leigh-calico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Tara_Calico https://charleyproject.org/case/tara-leigh-calico

True Crime News Vol. 14

Welcome to Lurking In the News Vol. 14, our True Crime News segment. In this episode we share the stories of Joseph Patrick Reardon (John Doe identified), Leyla Monserrat Lares Becerra (murder), Shalyn Shantel Harvey (remains found), Kouri Richins (murder trial verdict), Roxanne Sharp (cold case- solved), and Roberta Walls (cold case- solved). https://dnasolves.com/articles/ventura-county-camarillo-joseph-reardon-1993/ https://ca.news.yahoo.com/teen-girls-lured-blindfolded-strangled-202550942.html https://www.the-sun.com/news/16201144/evil-teens-film-blindfolding-strangling-girl-lenient-sentence/ https://people.com/teen-girls-lured-blindfolded-strangled-friend-mom-saw-video-11949736 https://people.com/human-remains-girl-found-home-missing-stepfather-arrested-11978304 https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/us/kouri-richins-trial-verdict-utah https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kouri-richins-trial-eric-richins-jurors-utah-killer-48-hours/ https://lsp.org/community-outreach/news/four-men-arrested-and-charged-for-the-1982-murder-of-roxanne-sharp/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-arrested-40-year-old-rape-murder-case-forensic-genealogy-investiga-rcna346283

The Stalking and Murder of Clare Bernal

Episode 56: In London in September of 2005, 22-year-old Clare Bernal was murdered by her stalker, Michael Pech, at Harvey Nichols Dept. store. With just ten minutes left in her shift, Michael Pech, a former security guard who had been stalking her for months, emerged from the shadows and raised a gun to the back of her head in front of customers and staff, forever changing lives and exposing critical failures in the UK’s approach to stalking cases. This story is a landmark UK case that sparked major, lasting reforms in how police assess stalking risks and transform how society views and responds to stalking behavior. VictimConnect Helpline: 855-484-2846 https://www.primevideo.com/region/na/detail/0M6SV4OJ484JZ1JS3WSZ1NSEHK?ref_=atv_dp_pb_core https://medium.com/@crimedesk/the-tragic-murder-of-clare-bernal-a-deadly-stalking-case-that-changed-uk-law-8ddfeb12ec69 https://unrealtruecrime.com/2025/03/clare-bernal/ https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SPARC_StalkngFactSheet_2018_FINAL.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/16/ukcrime.markhonigsbaum https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/police-not-to-blame-in-harvey-nichols-shooting-idUSL18191957/