Crime Junkie

MISSING: Melissa Casias

In June 2025, Melissa Casias dropped her husband off at work in Los Alamos, New Mexico… then did something nobody expected. She turned around and drove home. By that afternoon, she had vanished, leaving behind her wallet, her keys, both of her personal phones wiped to factory settings, and a family already splitting in two over what to believe. Her husband, Mark, insists she walked away on her own. Her parents and siblings are certain something far worse happened to her. Surveillance video proves she was alive walking along Highway 518 that day. But where she went next - and why - is a question that only deepens the further you pull at it. * If you have any information about Melissa’s disappearance, please contact New Mexico State Police at 505-425-6771.   Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit:  https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-melissa-casias/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-melissa-casias/] Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/] 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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MURDERED: Melanie Howell

In 1976, a 22-year-old nursing student was murdered in her Los Angeles apartment, leaving behind just one clue: a bloody fingerprint. Decades later, that print was matched—and the case was quietly marked solved. But no one ever publicly announced who did it. So we set out to find the answer… and to uncover what else he may have done.   Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit:  https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-melanie-howell/  [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-melanie-howell/] Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/] 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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MURDERED: Stephanie Casberg

In the summer of 1969, Stephanie Casberg walked out the front door of a Milwaukee restaurant after her waitressing shift — and was never seen alive again. Days later, her dismembered remains were found near a condemned bridge along the Root River, leaving investigators with a chilling conclusion: the work of someone methodical, skilled and patient. More than five decades later, the case has led detectives from a co-worker who lied his way into the narrative to a convicted child predator who terrorized his family by claiming to be the killer. More recently, a Crime Junkie episode playing through a detective's earbuds while he mowed his lawn added a new name to the case file. * If you have any information about the murder of Stephanie Casberg, contact the Racine County Sheriff's Office at 262-636-3225. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 888-636-9330 or by texting “RACS” and the tip to 274637.   Head over to our Crime Junkie YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpY3toLPdqY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpY3toLPdqY] Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit:  https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-stephanie-casberg/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-stephanie-casberg/] Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/ [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/] 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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

UPDATE: Laura Sweetman

On the heels of our investigation into Laura Sweetman’s death, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office fulfilled our FOIA request, providing new audio files—including recordings of Laura arguing with her estranged husband, Dave, and deputies’ interview with him. Laura was found dead in her Gilbert, Arizona bathtub in December 2013, and despite early red flags, her case was ruled undetermined and quietly closed. Now, these newly obtained materials raise fresh questions. Listen to our update on Laura Sweetman now. * If you have any information about the death of Laura Sweetman in Gilbert, Arizona, contact us at tips@audiochuck.com. [tips@audiochuck.com]   Head over to our Crime Junkie YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46u91D7G3Q [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46u91D7G3Q] Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-of-laura-sweetman [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-of-laura-sweetman] 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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Laura Sweetman

In December 2013, 42-year-old Laura Sweetman was found dead in the bathtub of her home in Gilbert, Arizona. Despite numerous red flags identified during early interviews, her death was ruled undetermined and the case was quietly closed. More than a decade later, our team has uncovered critical details that were overlooked, raising questions about whether the investigation was prematurely closed.  * If you have any information about the death of Laura Sweetman in Gilbert, Arizona, contact us at tips@audiochuck.com. [tips@audiochuck.com]   Head over to our Crime Junkie YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46u91D7G3Q [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46u91D7G3Q] Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-of-laura-sweetman [https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-of-laura-sweetman] 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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.