Stalin’s Youngest Killer: 16 Years Old, 8 Dead

Stalin’s Youngest Killer: 16 Years Old, 8 Dead

Woman Shoots Her Date and Stops a Photographer's Three-Year Killing Spree: The Murder of Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, and Ruth Mercado August 1957, Los Angeles. A nineteen-year-old named Judy Doll climbs into a stranger's car for what she believes is a professional photo shoot. She never returns. What remained hidden for months was that her killer kept a toolbox filled with photographs documenting every moment of his crimes-image after image, victim after victim. In this episode, we explore the systematic predation of Harvey Glatman, a man of completely ordinary appearance who weaponized the desperation of aspiring models. We examine the contradictory witness descriptions, the rehearsal sessions with women he did not kill, and the devastating gap in information between jurisdictions that allowed a documented sex offender to operate freely in a new city. Victim: Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, Ruth Mercado Date: August 1957 - October 1958 Location: Los Angeles, California Status: Solved; Perpetrator Executed - Glatman used at least three false identities (Johnny Glenn, George Williams, Frank Johnson) within the same modeling circuit without detection - A woman named Lorraine Vigil wrestled a gun from him during a fourth attempted abduction and shot him, leading to his arrest - His home contained a toolbox with sequential photographs of each victim before, during, and after their murders - He had served five years for kidnapping and sexual assault but arrived in California with no criminal history transmitted between states Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, Ruth Mercado, Los Angeles 1957, serial killer, homicide investigation, true crime, forensic evidence, criminal predator, missing women, unsolved disappearance solved, true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, 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 related 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, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com].

Brenda Requena: the femicide who asked for help on television while hiding the body

The killer who asked for his victim to return: The homicide of Brenda Requena Montaña A man appears on national television pleading for the return of his missing wife. Five days later, burned and dismembered remains are found just meters from his home. How did the perpetrator become the public face of the search? In this episode, we explore the obsessive control that Diego exerted over Brenda, the gestural contradictions that a specialist detected in his television interview, and how two teenagers who were birdwatching witnessed the moment he burned the body. A chain of the Virgin of Guadalupe found alongside the charred remains sealed his fate. Victim: Brenda Requena Montaña Date: July 11, 2019 Location: San Juan, Argentina Status: Sentenced to life imprisonment (June 2021) - Diego was preventively detained on July 14, three days before the body was found, thanks to Guajardo's testimony that contradicted his public narrative. - Brenda's mother recognized a chain of the Virgin of Guadalupe alongside the charred remains; DNA confirmed the identity definitively. - The analysis of body language revealed micro-expressions of denial while Diego was pleading on television for the return of his wife on screen. - Two minors aged 14 and 17 declared that they saw Diego incinerating a body in El Bicum and received money to keep silent. Brenda Requena Montaña, San Juan Argentina femicide 2019, murder, strangulation, investigation, forensic, gender violence, homicide, criminal minds, autopsy, 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].

Irene Garza: the secret of a church that hid a murder for fifty years

The priest who confessed to a crime for 57 years: The murder of Irene Garza A young teacher went to confess on Holy Saturday in McAllen, Texas, and never came out alive from the Sacred Heart church. Her body floated in an irrigation canal days later, but the priest who heard her confession took more than half a century to be convicted - although his guilt was an open secret from the first month. In this episode, we explore how the ecclesiastical institution concealed a murder for decades: the handwritten note that contradicted everything, the inexplicable scratches on the priest's hands, the polygraph that was tampered with, and the pact between the church and the prosecution to exile the killer instead of prosecuting him. A monk from Oklahoma and a lawyer who kept silent for 42 years finally revealed the truth that no one wanted to see. Victim: Irene Garza Date: April 16, 1960 Location: McAllen, Texas Status: Resolved (2017) - The green slide viewer found at the bottom of the canal was recognized by Fight in his own handwritten note as evidence of his presence at the scene. - Irene's clothing was unbuttoned with her underwear missing, indicating sexual assault in a closed location - the soundproof rectory described by monk Tessen. - The scratches on Fight's forearms were photographed by detectives the night of the crime, located on the outer side inconsistent with climbing a fence. - The district attorney informally admitted to lawyer Davis that both he and the church knew of Fight's guilt and had agreed to send him to a monastery in Missouri before any formal charges. Irene Garza, McAllen Texas, 1960, murder, priest, church, killer, investigation, crime without justice, institutional corruption, mystery solved, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free 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].

The Pink Giant: How a Civilian Stopped the Killer

Teenager Walks Into Cafeteria and Opens Fire in Forty-Seven Seconds: The Chardon High School Shooting of Daniel Parmertor, Russell King Jr., and Demetrius Hulin Seven thirty-five in the morning. A seventeen-year-old pulls a stolen .22-caliber pistol from his backpack in a crowded high school cafeteria. Ten shots. Three students dead by dawn the next day. But the shooter himself could never explain why. In this episode, we examine the contradictions that define one of America's most disturbing school shootings: a killer described by classmates as quiet and kind, violent incidents years earlier that went largely unpunished, and a Facebook post two months before the attack declaring death to everyone-yet no one acted. We explore the unanswered trigger, the romantic conflict theory, and the generalized hatred that may have driven the violence. Victim: Daniel Parmertor, Russell King Jr., Demetrius Hulin Date: February 27, 2012 Location: Chardon High School, Chardon, Ohio Status: Convicted, three consecutive life sentences without parole - TJ Lane had posted images of death on Facebook two months before the shooting, yet no intervention occurred - The first shots targeted a specific table, suggesting deliberate initial victims, not random violence - Lane wore a shirt labeled KILLER to his sentencing and made an obscene gesture at victims' families - He carried a second unused magazine and a knife, indicating extended premeditation over days Chardon High School shooting, Chardon Ohio 2012, TJ Lane, school shooting investigation, homicide, true crime, unsolved motivation, serial violence, forensic investigation, criminal minds, true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, 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 related 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, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com].

Leslie Palacio: the crime recorded and confessed that ended with a fugitive killer

The night Eric disappeared with Leslie: The murder of Leslie Palacio Leslie Palacio's last transmission was a text message to her sister at 3 a.m. on August 29, 2020: "I have something important to tell you." She never did. Hours later, a neighbor's camera recorded Eric Rangel removing a lifeless body from his home while his father José helped him load it into a truck. In this episode, we explore how the surveillance cameras at the Long Casino document Leslie and Eric leaving together at 2 a.m., how a prepaid phone activated in Valley of Fire admits to the murder to a friend, and why an unequivocal neighborhood video has not resulted in any arrests three years later. The bloodstains in Eric's room, the burned body found eleven days later, and the pending toxicology raise an impossible question: how does the alleged killer remain at large while his father serves only eight months in prison? Victim: Leslie Palacio Date: August 29, 2020 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada and Valley of Fire Status: Unsolved homicide; fugitive killer - Neighborhood video shows Eric leaving shirtless and returning with his father José to remove Leslie's lifeless body to the truck. - Eric's prepaid phone activated in Valley of Fire on the same day of disappearance admits to the murder; geolocation matches exactly with the location of the discovery eleven days later. - José Rangel claims that Leslie died from an accidental overdose, but the Rangel family fled to Mexico, attempted to cross the border, and his son Eric remains at large. - Official toxicology still pending on the third anniversary; cause of death classified as "undetermined," preventing a definitive legal classification of the crime. Leslie Palacio, Las Vegas homicide, Valley of Fire 2020, murder, investigation, mystery, forensic, impunity, fugitive, Rangel family, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free 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].