Daniel LaPlante

The Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon

In April 2014, two young Dutch students, 21-year-old Kris Kremers and 22-year-old Lisanne Froon, set off for what was supposed to be a scenic afternoon hike on the El Pianista trail in Boquete, Panama. They never returned, sparking one of the most baffling and tragic missing persons investigations in modern true crime history. Having arrived in the Chiriquí Province on March 15, 2014, the women began their fateful trek into the dense cloud forest around 11:00 AM on April 1, 2014. By 4:39 PM that same afternoon, the first desperate emergency call was placed, triggering a massive search effort after they missed a scheduled tour with their local guide, Feliciano Gonzalez. Over the days that followed, digital breadcrumbs revealed a grueling timeline of survival, including a final active phone check on Kris’s iPhone on April 6, 2014, without the correct PIN code, and a haunting sequence on April 8, 2014, when their camera captured 90 mysterious, consecutive flash photos in complete darkness between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM near the Continental Divide. The mystery deepened in June 2014 when a local Ngäbe villager discovered Lisanne’s blue canvas backpack near the rugged banks of the Culebra River (Río Culebra), leading lead Panamanian prosecutor Plinio Montenegro and forensic teams to recover fragmented bones and clothing from the Caribbean slope. To search for this episode or optimize its reach on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube, this wilderness survival mystery can be cataloged using high-traffic true crime keywords, including the Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers Panama disappearances, the El Pianista trail mystery, the 90 night photos jungle log, the 112 emergency calls, and cold cases involving Dutch hikers lost in the cloud forest. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/underthetapepodcast [https://www.patreon.com/c/underthetapepodcast] Sources: Still Lost in Panama: The Real Tragedy on Pianista Trail (2024) by Dr. Christian Hardinghaus Lost in the Jungle: The Mysterious Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in Panama (2021) by Marja West and Jürgen Snoeren, in collaboration with Betzaïda Pittí La Estrella de Panamá news coverage on the case Lost in Panama podcast Producers: Kast Media / Liquid Faction

Richard Ramirez Part 2

Get ready guys for part 2 of Richard Ramirez! In this episode we talk about his last victims and the trial and crazy end to Richards life. Get ready to hear about the stinkiest man in America LOL https://www.patreon.com/c/underthetapepodcast [https://www.patreon.com/c/underthetapepodcast] Sources: Book - The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo Documentary - Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes Documentary - Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer Documentary - The Night Stalker: Richard Ramirez Websites: https://www.aetv.com/articles/was-a-bad-childhood-to-blame-for-night-stalker-richard-ramirez-becoming-a-serial-killer [https://www.aetv.com/articles/was-a-bad-childhood-to-blame-for-night-stalker-richard-ramirez-becoming-a-serial-killer] https://www.aetv.com/articles/richard-ramirez [https://www.aetv.com/articles/richard-ramirez] https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/11/07/Transcript-of-Ramirez-remarks-at-sentencing/7642626418000/ [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/11/07/Transcript-of-Ramirez-remarks-at-sentencing/7642626418000/] https://crimeviral.com/2020/11/hybristophilia-why-so-many-women-fell-in-love-with-richard-ramirez/? [https://crimeviral.com/2020/11/hybristophilia-why-so-many-women-fell-in-love-with-richard-ramirez/?]

Richard Ramirez Part 1

This week we're starting at the beginning of Richard Ramirez's story, long before he became known as the Night Stalker. We'll talk about his childhood in El Paso, the troubling influences and experiences that shaped his early years, and how his behavior escalated from drug use and petty crime into more serious offenses after moving to California. It's a look at the warning signs, the environment he grew up in, and the events that set him on a path toward becoming one of America's most infamous serial killers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnderTheTapePodcast [https://www.patreon.com/c/UnderTheTapePodcast] Sources: Book - The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo Documentary - Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes Documentary - Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer Documentary - The Night Stalker: Richard Ramirez Websites: https://www.aetv.com/articles/was-a-bad-childhood-to-blame-for-night-stalker-richard-ramirez-becoming-a-serial-killer [https://www.aetv.com/articles/was-a-bad-childhood-to-blame-for-night-stalker-richard-ramirez-becoming-a-serial-killer] https://www.aetv.com/articles/richard-ramirez [https://www.aetv.com/articles/richard-ramirez] https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/11/07/Transcript-of-Ramirez-remarks-at-sentencing/7642626418000/ [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/11/07/Transcript-of-Ramirez-remarks-at-sentencing/7642626418000/] https://crimeviral.com/2020/11/hybristophilia-why-so-many-women-fell-in-love-with-richard-ramirez/? [https://crimeviral.com/2020/11/hybristophilia-why-so-many-women-fell-in-love-with-richard-ramirez/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]

The Survival of Jayme Closs

Listen up guys we have something exciting in the works and we can't wait to tell you!!! Make sure to tune in next week to find out what we have up our sleeve! For today's episode things get a bit crazy, get ready to dive into the survival tale of Jayme Closs. She was kidnapped for 88 days and then made a brave escape, tune in to find out how! Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/underthetapepodcast [https://www.patreon.com/c/underthetapepodcast] Sources: https://wi-homicide.com/content/full-complaint-patterson-had-denise-closs-put-tape-over-jaymes-mouth-he-shot-her? [https://wi-homicide.com/content/full-complaint-patterson-had-denise-closs-put-tape-over-jaymes-mouth-he-shot-her?] https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/wisconsin-dept-of-justice-releases-jayme-closs-case-file/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/wisconsin-dept-of-justice-releases-jayme-closs-case-file/] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jayme-closs-update-suspect-jake-patterson-decided-to-kidnap-after-seeing-her-on-school-bus-complaint-says/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jayme-closs-update-suspect-jake-patterson-decided-to-kidnap-after-seeing-her-on-school-bus-complaint-says/] https://time.com/5429145/jayme-closs-disappearance-baffles-authorities/ [https://time.com/5429145/jayme-closs-disappearance-baffles-authorities/] Podcasts: Morbid

The Murder of Laci and Conner Peterson

In this episode, we dive into the disappearance and murder of Laci Peterson and the investigation that turned husband Scott Peterson into a national obsession. From suspicious alibis and secret affairs to concrete anchors, mysterious computer searches, and enough bizarre behavior to make every detective immediately reach for more coffee, this case had everything, including nonstop media coverage before “trial by internet” was even fully a thing. Sources: Documentary: American Horror: Laci Peterson https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2020/s132449.html?utm_ [https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2020/s132449.html?utm_] https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/baycitynews/article/peterson-computer-shows-internet-searches-on-boat-2703609.php?utm_ [https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/baycitynews/article/peterson-computer-shows-internet-searches-on-boat-2703609.php?utm_] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-cops-saw-at-peterson-home/?utm_ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-cops-saw-at-peterson-home/?utm_] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-03-me-laci3-story.html?utm_ [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-03-me-laci3-story.html?utm_] https://crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/family/laci_peterson/?utm_ [https://crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/family/laci_peterson/?utm_] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lacis-final-day/?utm_ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lacis-final-day/?utm_] Podcasts Episodes on Laci Peterson: The Prosecutors and Crime Junkie