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True Crimecast
True Crimecast is a podcast that adds a unique perspective to the true crime genre. John and Jamie dig into new cases and revisit old ones to try to get to the truth. Each episode takes on a different case and the hosts share both details and theories about what really happened.
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The Flamingo Hotel - Mitchell Fairbarn
The Flamingo Hotel and Casino is a Las Vegas icon, known for its lush outdoor wildlife habitat and its namesake pink residents. But at 5:00 a.m. on Ma...
Fake Cancer - Edward Downing and Stephanie Skeris
In March 2025, the community of Dixie County, Florida, rallied around a 15-year-old boy reportedly fighting a losing battle with cancer. Local busines...
Point Blank - Robert F. Kennedy
Just after midnight on June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy stood at the peak of his political life. He had just won the California primary, flashing his t...
Ballots and Bullets - Aaron Spencer
In July 2024, Michael Fosler was charged with 43 felony counts of sexual assault involving a 13-year-old girl. Three months later, that girl’s father,...
Burn it Down - Sean McDermott
Most people reach for a rolled-up newspaper or a can of bug spray when they see a spider. But in February 2026, authorities say Sean McDermott reached...
Teflon Don - John Gotti
In the 1980s, John Gotti wasn't just the boss of the Gambino crime family—illegally, he was the face of New York City. With his $2,000 Brioni suits, s...
The Lipstick Killer- William Heirens (Patreon Teaser)
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In the mid-1940s, Chicago was a city gripped by a u...
The Ghost of Coxton - Condy Dabney
In 1925, the sweltering heat of Harlan County, Kentucky, was matched only by the intensity of a manhunt for 14-year-old Mary Vickery. When skeletal re...
Unladylike - Joshua Kolotka
In the quiet community of Lakeport, Florida, deputies were on a mission to track down a elusive boat thief. What they found instead was a "woman" in a...
Au Pair Murders - Christine Banfield and Joseph Morin
In the affluent suburbs of Fairfax County, Virginia, IRS Special Agent Brendan Banfield seemed to have the perfect life. But on the morning of Februar...
Courtroom Hail Mary - NCAA Athlete Lawsuits
In the high-stakes world of college football, a single season can be the difference between a multi-million dollar NFL contract and a life of "what if...
Modern Abe Lincoln - Larry West
In 2021, a fatal confrontation in Morgan County, Tennessee, left one man dead and another behind bars. But as the case wound through the legal system...
The Math Teacher’s Daughter - Carly Gregg
On a Tuesday afternoon in March 2024, Ashley Smylie—a beloved high school mathematics teacher—returned home with her 14-year-old daughter, Carly. Minu...
The Volvo Heist - North Korea
In 1974, Sweden delivered 1,000 Volvo 144 sedans to North Korea, hoping to spark a new era of trade. The cars arrived, but the payment never did. Five...
Rampage - Shawn Timothy Nelson
On May 17, 1995, a quiet evening in San Diego turned into a scene out of a war movie. Shawn Timothy Nelson, a struggling Army veteran and plumber, bre...
Murder on the High Seas - Carman Family Deaths
In 2016, Nathan Carman was found drifting in a life raft eight days after his boat, the Chicken Pox, sank during a fishing trip. He was a survivor—but...
Buried Bodies and Books about Mothers - Interview with Jarrett Ferentino
In this fascinating bonus episode of True CrimeCast, we are joined by homicide prosecutor and author Jarrett Ferentino to dissect one of the most pola...
Little Houdini - Christopher Daniel Gay
Most fugitives run to escape the law, but Christopher Daniel Gay ran to find his way home. Known by the nickname "Little Houdini," Gay didn't commit v...
Crime Scene - Nancy Guthrie
A quiet Sunday morning in Tucson, Arizona, turned into a national nightmare when Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-anchor Savanna...
The Shadow of a Ghost - Richard Floyd McCoy Jr.
In the early 1970s, as the "Golden Age of Skyjacking" gripped the American skies, one man didn't just want to pull off a heist—he wanted to outdo a le...
Wrong Ride Home - Austin Burke (Interview with Jamie Sell and Donna Water)
In 2017, a social media firestorm in Trumbull County, Ohio, turned 18-year-old Austin Burke into the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of...
The Rabbit Hole - Louise Cicelsky (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
Happy February! In this Patreon exclusive episode, we dive into the murder of Louise Cicelsky. She was found brutally stabbed to death in her home in...
No Body, No Crime - Justin Lee Fisher
In a bizarre collision of NFL stardom, pop-culture drama, and legal procedure, a quiet Sunday at Travis Kelce’s Kansas home turned into a police matte...
Digital Stench - Rhiannon Evans
In a legal first that made headlines across the globe, a small town in North Wales became the backdrop for a case that redefined the boundaries of dig...
The Queen of Cuba - Ana Montes
Ana Montes seemed like the ultimate American patriot. By day, she was the "Queen of Cuba," the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) top analyst at the...
Inside Investigative Genetic Genealogy - Interview with Cairenn Binder
Cairenn Binder is the Assistant Director of the IGG (Investigative Genetic Genealogy) Center and the Director of the IGG Certificate Program. Cairenn...
730 Unmentionables - Tetsuo Urata
In the scenic hot spring city of Beppu, Japan, a 21-year-old college student noticed a few missing items from her laundromat dryer. What seemed like a...
Door-To-Door Burglar - Dion Hale
In the early morning hours of late December 2025, a quiet residential street on Liberty Road in Lexington, Kentucky, became the scene of a terrifying...
The Mortician - Byron Paul Griffy
Byron Paul Griffy was a pillar to his community in Fowler, Colorado. He owned Griffy Family Funeral Home and brought comfort to countless families dur...
Bones - Jonathan Christian Gerlach
In January 2026, Pennsylvania police conducting surveillance at a historic cemetery spotted a man emerging from the shadows with a crowbar and a burla...
Heartless - Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr.
In Lexington, Kentucky, a funeral home is supposed to be a place of sanctuary and respect. But for Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr., it was a data mine for...
Natural Causes - Clay Tiffany
In the quiet village of Briarcliff Manor, Clay Tiffany was a divisive to say the least. With his shock of red hair and his low-budget public-access sh...
Monkey Business - Chester the Capuchin
When you hear about a "break-in" at a music store, you expect to hear about stolen guitars or smashed windows. You don’t expect to find the sinks runn...
Ruh-Roh, Robbery – Sean Coulson
This episode explores a case that proves truth is often stranger than fiction: the botched robbery of Northeast Pizza in Barre, Massachusetts.
W...
Yogurt Shop Murders - Eliza Thomas, Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, and Amy Ayers
On December 6, 1991, Austin, Texas, changed forever when four young girls—Eliza Hope Thomas (17), Jennifer Ann Harbison (17), Sarah Louise Harbison (1...
Two Shots - Susan Erica Avalon
This episode investigates the chilling events of December 17, 2025, when 48-year-old Susan Erica Avalon allegedly carried out a calculated double homi...
Coercive Control - Mica Miller (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
This episode explores the tragic death and complex legal aftermath of Mica Miller, a story that has ignited a national conversation on coercive contro...
Kidnapped - Wynter Wagoner
In mid-October 2025, 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner vanished from her home in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, sparking a desperate, two-month search that cro...
The Greenbrier Ghost - Elva Zona Heaster Shue
When a young woman is found in her home after suffering a mysterious death, where should authorities turn for answers? Witnesses? Evidence? A ghost? T...
Solved - Kentucky Fried Chicken Murders
For over four decades, the 1983 KFC Murders stood as one of the most haunting and brutal cold cases in East Texas history. Five people were abducted f...