Jealousy at 16: the murder that Instagram celebrated

Sixty-five stab wounds, three and a half years free

Sixty-five stab wounds, three and a half years free: The murder of Anel Báez Álvarez Guamúchil, Sinaloa, March 19, 2014. A 16-year-old girl had announced the crime on Twitter weeks before, with precise dates and escalating threats. No one intervened. When she was arrested at the wake with visible scratch marks on her arms, the judicial system was already prepared to benefit her. In this episode, we explore how a toxic friendship ended in 65 stab wounds, how public threats on social media were ignored, and why an implicit confession on Twitter resulted in early release after just three and a half years. Investigation, documented premeditation, and a system that prioritized minority age over brutality. Victim: Anel Báez Álvarez Date: March 19, 2014 Location: Guamúchil, Sinaloa, Mexico Status: Case solved; killer free since 2017 - 65 stab wounds confirmed by forensics indicate personal brutality, not a random crime - 5 tweets of progressive threats posted between February and March, before the murder, without intervention - Erandi posted "I'm such a fool. Oh my God, what did I do" the same night of the crime before being arrested - Sentence reduced from 7 years to 5 years in July 2016; released after only 3.5 years due to juvenile justice reforms Anel Báez Álvarez, Guamúchil Sinaloa murder 2014, homicide, investigation, killer, mystery, suspense, forensics, intrigue, true crime, Erandi Gutiérrez, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-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

Marichuy: How a femicide was sealed as suicide

Marichuy: How a femicide was sealed as suicide - The murder of María de Jesús Jaime Samudio. María de Jesús fell from a fifth floor on January 16, 2016, at 4:00 in the morning. The police closed the case within hours: suicide. But four years later, a forensic finding changed everything: DNA under her nails linked two men to direct physical aggression. How did a homicide go unnoticed while the perpetrators continued teaching at the same university? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that dismantled the official version: a visual witness who saw the fall, neighbors who documented struggles and screams, bodily injuries inconsistent with a voluntary jump, and an incomplete autopsy that omitted evidence of sexual abuse. The private investigation by Yesenia, her mother, faced a broken chain of custody, ministerial omissions, and an institutional cover-up that took years to dismantle. Victim: María de Jesús Jaime Samudio Date: January 16, 2016 Location: CDMX, Mexico Status: Active arrest warrants; perpetrators at large (2022) - DNA under her nails linked Julio Iván Ruiz Guerrero and Gabriel Galván to physical aggression, undermining the thesis of voluntary suicide. - The victim fell on her feet while trying to hold on; the mechanics of her injuries contradict an intentional jump. - Mario Monterrubio described precise details of what happened without being present in the apartment that night. - The IPN supported the suicide version in 2016 but reclassified the case as femicide in 2022 after national media pressure. María de Jesús Jaime Samudio, IPN CDMX, January 2016, femicide, culpable homicide, private investigation, bullying, sexual abuse, institutional cover-up, forensic, delayed 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 14-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 girl who became a kebab: Charlene Downes

The girl who became a kebab: Charlene Downes: The forensic disaster of an unconvicted crime. March 2006: an informant tells the police that the body of Charlene Downes, a 14-year-old girl who disappeared three years earlier, was processed as kebab meat in Blackpool. Undercover recordings captured explicit confessions. But then everything collapsed: the audio was contaminated, the accused were acquitted with compensation, and the family never recovered anything. In this episode, we explore how 4,800 statements and 10,500 lines of inquiry led to two simultaneous acquittals, how a 2016 security camera recording revealed an unidentified woman at 9:00 PM, and why a network of abuse in fast-food establishments affecting 60 minors was halted due to alleged political sensitivities. The central question remains open: what really happened to Charlene? Victim: Charlene Elizabeth Caroline Downes Date: November 1, 2003 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, England Status: No conviction; active reward of £100,000 - The only direct evidence: undercover listening recordings where voices confess to processing a body as kebab, but the audio was next to a turned-on television. - Forensic expert determined confirmation bias in the 18-month transcription by Sergeant Jan Vincent: the evidentiary axis collapsed in court. - A security camera recorded Charlene at 9:00 PM with an unidentified blonde woman in her thirties, but the recording was not analyzed until 13 years later. - Raymond Muro, convicted three days after the disappearance for indecent assaults against minors, lived in the family home and was never investigated in connection with Charlene. Charlene Downes, Blackpool murder, 2003, failed investigation, unsolved homicide, compromised forensics, true crime, criminal mystery, lost justice, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-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 app that didn't save Carolina in Sorocaba

The app that didn't save Carolina in Sorocaba: The murder of Ana Carolina Pasquim Colicche A young woman with legal protection measures, screenshots, and witnesses of the stalker was shot in the forehead. Her main suspect was released 60 days later. A year and a half later, he was investigated for the sexual abuse of a two-year-old girl. How did a system that had all the evidence free the main culprit? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that define this devastating forensic case: a spying app that recorded every movement of Carolina in real time, security cameras that placed the accused's vehicle hours before the murder, and an alibi debunked by the accused's own mother. Why did the court accept the charge of qualified homicide but reject preventive detention? Victim: Ana Carolina Pasquim Colicche Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil Status: Indictment without conviction; open investigation for case 2023 - Photographs of a revolver taken a month before the crime from the accused's phone suggest systematic premeditation. - A spying app installed on Carolina's device recorded her location in real time before the murder. - Security cameras placed Eduardo's vehicle near Carolina's work and apartment hours before the homicide. - Eduardo's alibi was destroyed by his own mother, who confirmed that he was not home the night of the crime. Ana Carolina Pasquim Colicche, Sorocaba Brazil 2021, qualified homicide, stalking, spying app, forensic, open investigation, documented abuse, criminal minds, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-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

Nine months without a name: the mystery of Lupita

Nine months without a name: the mystery of Lupita: The femicide of Guadalupe Medina Pichardo March 2017. A neighbor discovers the body of a four-year-old girl in an empty lot in Nezahualcóyotl. She is wearing red shoelaces and a green sweatshirt. No one identifies her. No one searches for her. The question that no one dares to answer: how does a girl disappear from the system before disappearing from life? In this episode, we explore the institutional collapse that allowed Lupita to remain nameless for nine months, the report of abuse filed one day before her death that was ignored, and the reconstructive portrait that finally revealed her identity when it was already too late. An activist did what the prosecution could not: give her a face, a name, a story. Victim: Guadalupe Medina Pichardo Date: March 18, 2017 Location: Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Status: Case resolved - conviction - A report of child abuse was filed on March 17, 2017 - one day before she was found dead. - The body was sent to a mass grave under the provisional name "Angelita" after nine months without identification. - An anonymous video showed the girl alive with the same red shoelaces that identified her in death. - She never had a birth certificate; the system had no record of her existence. Guadalupe Medina Pichardo, Nezahualcóyotl child femicide, 2017, murder, forensic investigation, institutional negligence, sexual abuse, criminal minds, 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 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 14-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