True Crime Unmasked

The red shoelaces that revealed the lost name

The red shoelaces that revealed the lost name: The homicide of Guadalupe Medina Pichardo A four-year-old girl was found dead in an empty lot in Nezahualcóyotl on March 18, 2017, wearing red shoelaces. Nine months later, no one knew her name. The question that no one dared to ask: how does a girl disappear without her own mother reporting her absence? In this episode, we explore how a feminist activist and a forensic expert achieved what the official investigation could not: identifying Guadalupe Medina Pichardo through a composite sketch, a revealing video, and the testimony of a stranger who saw her asking for food on the street. We unravel the contradictions between the accounts of the mother and her partner, the report of abuse filed just one day before the crime, and how the killers confessed under interrogation. Victim: Guadalupe Medina Pichardo Date: March 18, 2017 Location: Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Status: Sentenced to 88 years in prison (September 2019) - A girl without a birth certificate was never reported missing by her biological mother. - The body was buried in a mass grave as "Angelita" while the police closed the case without identification. - An anonymous citizen recognized Lupita in a televised sketch based on forensic data and sent a video where she was wearing the same red shoelaces. - The grandmother reported child abuse and sexual abuse against another daughter of Yadira exactly one day before the murder. Guadalupe Medina Pichardo, Nezahualcóyotl, homicide, 2017, feminicide, forensic investigation, killer, child abuse, justice, true crime, mystery, true crime Spanish If you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated 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 total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: business@obomedia.com

The night Mario voluntarily surrendered

The night Mario voluntarily surrendered: The femicide of Victoria Pamela Salas In the early morning of September 2, 2017, an employee of the Novocuapa Hotel in Tlalpan saw a man leaving room 20 alone. Victoria Pamela Salas, 23 years old, never came out alive. Seventeen hours later, her body was found under hot water in the shower with a stab wound to her neck. The impossible: her boyfriend, Mexico's most famous skater, attended the funeral with a document that supposedly proved his innocence. In this episode, we explore the contradictions that divided a country: the DNA under Victoria's nails matched Mario's, but their phones were not in the same location according to geolocation. The hotel cameras failed just during the events. The key witness for his alibi disappeared and never testified in court. How did the most wanted man by Interpol in 190 countries voluntarily surrender almost two years later, proclaiming his innocence? Victim: Victoria Pamela Salas Date: August 31 - September 2, 2017 Location: Novocuapa Hotel, Tlalpan, Mexico City Status: Sentenced to 45 years (2 out of 3 judges voted guilty) - Hotel employees identified Mario entering and leaving alone, but cell phone geolocation did not place him in the area. - Mario's DNA under Victoria's nails revealed physical struggle, pivoting the arrest warrant after 37 days of searching. - Surveillance cameras technically failed during the exact hours of the crime, eliminating the only direct visual evidence. - Arlet Duarte, the central witness who would place Victoria with another man, never appeared in the five-year oral trial. Victoria Pamela Salas, Tlalpan femicide 2017, Mario Sence, forensic investigation, DNA, aggravated homicide, Mexican justice, failed alibi, criminal minds, murder, 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]. If you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated 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 total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: business@obomedia.com

The nurse who waited underwater

The nurse who waited underwater: The homicide of Carisa Darwin On the night of October 17, 2011, a certified nurse calls 911 to report that his pregnant wife is drowning in the bathtub. He does not remove the plug. He does not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation. He just waits while she and her 20-week-old baby die. The question that obsessed investigators: was it criminal negligence or murder dose by dose? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that dismantled his defense: searches for lethal doses of lorazepam seven days prior, 275 text messages with his lover on the day of the crime, and a sedative that appeared twice in the victim's body. The documented inaction of a healthcare professional who claimed not to know how to perform CPR, and the removal of a pornography filter minutes before the emergency call that placed him at home, not on a run as he claimed. Victim: Carisa Darwin Date: October 17, 2011 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Status: Sentenced to 15 years - sentence confirmed May 2022 - Philip searched Wikipedia for "lethal doses of ativan" exactly two minutes before the first consultation, establishing premeditated knowledge of the drug. - Three days before her death, Carisa was admitted to the hospital with lorazepam in her blood that no doctor prescribed; she was discharged without a criminal investigation. - The 911 operator explicitly recorded that Philip did not attempt to remove the plug or perform resuscitation maneuvers during the 14 minutes of the call. - Philip met with his marriage counselor the next day and stated that he would not buy a double plot in the cemetery because "maybe he would remarry." Carisa Darwin, murder, Toronto 2011, lorazepam, Baptist pastor, forensic investigation, involuntary manslaughter, criminal minds, corruption justice, premeditated crime, true crime Spanish If you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated 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 total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: business@obomedia.com

Eight dead, a two-year-old girl, and an eight-month-long revenge.

Eight dead, a two-year-old girl, and an eight-month-long revenge: The Pike County massacre On the morning of April 22, 2016, Bobby Joe Manley opens the door of a trailer in Pike County, Ohio, and finds bodies in pools of blood. Thirty-two silenced shots pierced an entire family while they slept - and no one heard anything. Christopher Roden wakes up with a defensive wound on his right arm, confronts the attackers, and is shot nine times. The rest executed without resistance. How does a perfect silencer allow three children to sleep in neighboring houses? In this episode, we explore the investigation that lasted eighteen months without answers: 550 interrogated, 100 leads, but no DNA from the perpetrators. The Wagner and Roden families had been in a custody dispute over a two-year-old girl for years. Christmas 2015: the Wagner family votes to exterminate the Roden clan. Eight months of surveillance, homemade silencers, purchased and destroyed sneakers. The confession came exactly five years later, on the anniversary day. Victim: Christopher Roden Date: April 22, 2016 Location: Pike County, Ohio, United States Status: Eight life sentences, additional convictions, one trial pending - Christopher wakes up with a defensive wound on his right arm: the only adult who confronted the attackers and received nine consecutive shots. - Thirty-two silenced shots: no one in the community reported detonations, revealing professional planning. - Five types of Remington casings plus one bullet from another model: at least two attackers operated simultaneously in separate houses. - A blood-stained shoe print matches exactly with sneakers purchased by Angela Wagner weeks before the crime. Christopher Roden, Pike County, serial murder, massacre, silencer, custody, forensic investigation, Wagner, criminal minds, aggravated homicide, Ohio, 2016, true crime, justice, true crime Spanish If you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated 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 total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: business@obomedia.com

The Michigan Freezer: Three Years of Deadly Secrets

The Michigan Freezer: Three Years of Deadly Secrets: The Case of Michelle Blair An eviction order for unpaid rent was the only thing separating Detroit from one of the most heinous crimes in its history. When law enforcement opened that freezer in March 2015, they discovered two bodies wrapped in plastic - siblings who had been missing for almost three years. The impossible question: how could a mother live with her murdered children under the same roof, having breakfast alongside them, while collecting state assistance? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that tear apart this homicide: Michelle Blair's confession about sexual abuse that investigators never proved, the testimony of her surviving daughter that contradicts every word, and the documented scars of sustained torture that paint a completely different picture. Maternal justice or calculated monstrosity? The forensic facts speak louder than any excuse. Victims: Steven Gage Berry, Stony Blair Date: August 2012 - May 2013 (murders); March 24, 2015 (discovery) Location: Detroit, Michigan, Martin Luther King neighborhood Status: Michelle Blair - Life imprisonment without parole, June 2015 - The bodies remained in the freezer for 2.5 years while Blair received $771 monthly in state assistance for her "missing" children. - The surviving daughter testified that her brother denied abuse until Blair threatened him with beatings; the "confession" was fabricated under duress. - Child Protective Services investigated Blair in 2002 and 2005 for suspected abuse; both times she was allowed to retain full custody. - A medical examination found 25 scars and wounds on Matthew, burns and a broken tooth on Gabi - documented evidence of prolonged torture without state intervention. Michelle Blair, Detroit Michigan homicide, 2015, serial murder, criminal minds, forensic investigation, imperfect crimes, justice, true crime Spanish If you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated 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 total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: business@obomedia.com