Crimelines True Crime
244 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3.4K ratingsCrimelines walks you through true crime events, pairing captivating tales with clear storytelling. Host Charlie brings in appropriate historic and cultural context to look beyond what happened and consider why it happened.
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Bradley and Fandel Siblings
June 19, 2017 03:13 - 40 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss two cases of sibling abductions. Stranger abductions are rare but even more so when multiple siblings are taken. But that appears to be the case here with the 2001 disappearance of Diamond and Tionda Bradley from the southside of Chicago and the 1978 disappearance of Scott and Amy Fandel from rural Alaska. Both sets of siblings were left home alone and both vanished without a trace. Facebo...
Brian Shaffer
June 05, 2017 04:00 - 51 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the mysterious disappearance of medical student Brian Shaffer. Three weeks after his mother’s death, Brian went out to dinner with his father and then bar hopping with a friend. When he didn’t answer his phone that weekend and missed his flight to Miami with his long term girlfriend, investigators began to retrace his steps that weekend. And all the evidence shows is him entering a bar but...
The Foundling
May 29, 2017 04:30 - 57 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the 1964 kidnapping of one day old Paul Fronczak, the discovery of the boy who would go on to be raised as Paul, and the man on a search for the truth. A special thanks to Howard Books for providing our main source for this episode, the memoir The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me by Paul Fronczak. The Foundling is available in print,...
The Fort Worth Three
May 22, 2017 04:00 - 43 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the 1974 disappearances of Julie Ann Moseley, Rachel Trlica, and Lisa Renee Wilson, commonly known as the Fort Worth Three. All three disappeared while shopping together at a mall in the busy Christmas season. All that was left was Rachel’s car and a mysterious letter sent to Rachel’s husband the day after the disappearance. How did three vanish without a trace? This week’s sponsor is True...
Deaths at Spreckels Mansion
May 15, 2017 04:00 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. This is our first birthday episode and the topic was voted on by YOU, our listeners. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the mysterious deaths at the Spreckels mansion. Max Shacknai, age 6, and Rebecca Zahou, his dad’s girlfriend, died within days of each other, and as far as the police are concerned it is case closed. Max died in a tragic accident, and Rebecca, depressed and possibly consumed with guilt, took her own life. ...
Maria Ridulph
May 08, 2017 05:41 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the 1957 kidnapping and murder of Maria Ridulph. In 2012, when Jack McCullough was convicted of the crime, it was considered one of the oldest cold cases to have been solved. But when McCullough was found actually innocent in 2017, this “solved” case went back to being a cold case. If not Jack, then who? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected]...
Jean Spangler
April 24, 2017 05:10 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the 1949 disappearance of showgirl and starlet-hopeful Jean Spangler. The only trace left were a few sightings and a purse with a mysterious note written to someone named Kirk. With abusive exes, mob ties, and alleged love affairs with powerful, married men, the suspects are plentiful, yet Jean’s case remains as mysterious today as it was in nearly 70 years ago. Today’s sponsors are: Hunt ...
Gareth Williams
April 17, 2017 03:58 - 40 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the death of Gareth Williams, an employee of GCHQ who was working with MI6 at the time of his mysterious death. Was it murder? Suicide? Or a bondage/escapology exercise gone wrong? Today’s sponsor is the Canvas People. Go to canvaspeople.com and use code SIGHT for a free canvas creation! Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com...
Graeme Thorne
April 10, 2017 04:00 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the disappearance and murder of Graeme Thorne. After Graeme’s family’s Opera House Lottery win, one man decided he wanted part of that prize. Kidnapping for ransom was so unheard of in Australia that there wasn’t a specific law against it. In a series of firsts for Australia, the kidnapping of young Graeme and trial of Stephen Bradley changed Australia forever. Facebook/insightpod Twitter ...
Jennifer Kesse
April 03, 2017 04:00 - 58 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the disappearance of 24 year old Jennifer Kesse. Jennifer returned home from a weekend away with her boyfriend. After saying good night to him on the phone, she was never seen or heard from since. Where is Jennifer Kesse? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali & Lars Music by Scott Buckley www.patreon.com/ins...
Kathleen Folbigg w/ Court Junkie
March 27, 2017 04:00 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie are joined by Jillian, host of the Court Junkie podcast, to discuss the case of Kathleen Folbigg. After the deaths of all four of her children in separate incidents from 1989 to 1999, Kathleen was tried, convicted, and sentenced to 40 years in jail. Her sentence was later reduced to 30 years, though some think she shouldn’t be in jail at all. Some wonder if she is innocent. Huge thank you to Jilli...
The Tylenol Murders
March 20, 2017 06:04 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the murders of seven people in the Chicago area. All seven ingested cyanide pills packaged alongside safe Tylenol capsules. The case has never been solved, though many people, including the Unabomber, have been looked questioned. Was it a madman adding cyanide capsules to the bottles on the store shelves? Was it a factory worker? Or was it someone closer to one of the victims? Be a pal and...
Rhonda Coleman and Brandon Swanson
March 13, 2017 03:00 - 52 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie take on two cases. In May of 1990, Georgia high school student Rhonda Sue Coleman was driving home from a senior class activity when she disappeared. Her car was found running and with the front door open. A hunter found her body three days later. The case remains unsolved. In May of 2008, Brandon Swanson had just finished a semester of classes at a local community college. After getting his car s...
Starr Faithfull
March 06, 2017 04:15 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the tragic life and mysterious death of New York socialite Starr Faithfull. Was it murder? Suicide? How did she end up at Long Beach? Was the mob involved? Was her previous sexual abuse at the hands of a powerful relative connected to her untimely death? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali & Lars Music by...
Manchester Pusher
February 27, 2017 00:00 - 50 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the deaths of dozens of men in the Manchester area. Did all these men fall into the canals? Commit suicide? Or were they pushed by an unknown and unacknowledged serial killer? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali & Lars Music by Scott Buckley www.patreon.com/insightpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Arizona Sweatlodge Deaths
February 22, 2017 00:15 - 58 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the three deaths at an Arizona new age/self help retreat led by James Arthur Ray. What did Ray know about the conditions of the participants? Did they feel free to leave the sweatlodge? Who was ultimately responsible for their deaths? Seek Safely encourages public/consumer education about self-help groups and promotes professional industry standards for the self-help industry. To learn mor...
Allison Baden-Clay
February 13, 2017 05:17 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the murder of Allison Baden-Clay. Her husband had motive, means, and opportunity. Was it an accident? Was it the heat of the moment? Or was it premeditated murder at the hands of a domestic abuser? If you are experiencing domestic violence, please do not think you have to go through this alone. In Australia, please contact 13 11 14, in the US, contact 1-800-799-7233 and in the UK, contact ...
Nicholas Barclay
February 06, 2017 05:55 - 1 hourThank you to our sponsors Bloom That and Blue Apron. Get great deals by going to bloomthat.com/sight and blueapron.com/sight In Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the case of Nicholas Barclay and the man who attempted to be his changeling, the inspiration for the documentary The Imposter. We dig into the the circumstances of Nicholas’s disappearance and dive deep into the many stories of France's chameleon. Facebook/insightpod...
Lyle Stevik & Princess Doe
January 23, 2017 06:33 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss two doe cases--Lyle Stevik and Princess Doe. Can new forensic testing bring new answers to these cold cases? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Crew of the Sarah Joe
January 16, 2017 05:55 - 44 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the disappearance and reappearance of the Sarah Joe. How did a boat travel 2300 miles without being noticed? Where are the four missing crew men? How did the Sarah Joe enter the narrow lagoon opening? And possibly most curious of all, who buried the only crew member whose remains were ever found? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insig...
The Eastburn Family Murders
January 09, 2017 05:55 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the murders of the Eastburn family in Fayetteville, NC and the claims of innocence of Tim Hennis, the man convicted in their slayings. Is this the case of a man spurned? Is there a connection to the McDonald case? When one DNA sample pointed toward Tim Hennis and one away from him, was a sample contaminated? Did Tim Hennis have an accomplice? Or is an innocent man on death row. Today’s spo...
The Indiana Sand Dunes Three
January 02, 2017 06:00 - 38 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the disappearance of three young women at Indiana Sand Dunes State Park over Fourth of July weekend. Why were they at the beach? Who were they talking to in the water? Did they get on a boat for a party or for something illegal? Where are they and why has no trace of them been found? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cov...
Sumter County Does
December 19, 2016 06:28 - 54 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali talk about the Sumter County Does. Who were they? Why were they killed? Was it a drug related hit or a random carjacking gone wrong? Will Jock and Jane Doe ever be identified? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Poison Pen Letters
December 12, 2016 05:55 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie explore two cases of Poison Pen letters. Case #1: Who sent the letters that tormented the residents of Circleville, Ohio? Was Mary Gillispie targeted more so than the others? Was the fatal car crash that claimed her husband’s life an accident as the authorities ruled? Who left a booby trapped box in her path? Case #2: Is there really a “Watcher” keeping guard of a house in Westfield, New Jersey...
June Robles
December 05, 2016 05:08 - 47 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the kidnapping and return of 6 year old June Robles, who was taken from the sidewalk outside of her Tucson school in 1934. Who took her? Why did they take her? Was a family member involved? How did she survive nearly three weeks in a metal cage in the desert? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Sc...
Anna Christian Waters
November 28, 2016 05:59 - 55 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the disappearance of Anna Christian Waters. Where did the five year old girl go? Did she fall into the flood-level creek running behind her family’s property? Was her non-custodial father involved? What about his mentor, the mysterious George Brody? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckle...
Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard
November 21, 2016 05:59 - 53 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard. The man who killed her was the boyfriend of her daughter, Gypsy Rose. Both confessed to conspiring to kill Dee Dee. Why did Gypsy want her mother dead? What did Gypsy know of the scams her mother was running? Can Gypsy be held fully responsible for her crime? Will we ever really know the truth? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpo...
The Murders at Wanda Beach
November 14, 2016 05:59 - 49 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the brutal murders of two teen girls at Wanda Beach. Why did they wander away from their group? Did they stumble on something they shouldn’t have? Or did they make plans with a young man who would ultimately become their killer? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn more about yo...
Serial Killer Myths w/ Once Upon a Crime
November 07, 2016 05:57 - 46 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali are joined by special guest Esther, host of the Once Upon a Crime podcast. What myths circulate about serial killers? Why do we believe them? What about the MacDonald Triad? What do we actually know about serial killers? Join us while we discuss these questions with examples of serial killers who fit the mold and those that don’t. Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod in...
Paula Jean and the Bennington Triangle
October 31, 2016 05:01 - 47 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie explore the disappearance of Paula Jean Welden and some mysterious happenings in the Glastonbury Mountains. Where is Paula? What about Middie Rivers and James Telford? How did half a dozen people go missing in the same area over the course of 5 years? Were they connected? And what about the disappearances and murders of other women and children in New England? Fortunately for us, we explored these...
Bible John
October 24, 2016 13:23 - 51 minutes*pretend the crackling starting at the 38 minute mark is from a cozy fireplace* In Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali tackle one of the most well known cold cases in Scottish history. Who was the man dubbed Bible John? Was he known serial killer Peter Tobin? Peter Sutcliffe? Angus Sinclair? Or was he none of these men? Was there another serial killer operating in the UK at this same time? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Ins...
Steven Koecher w/ The Vanished
October 10, 2016 06:10 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie are joined by special guest Marissa, host of the Vanished podcast, in discussing the disappearance of Steven Koecher. Steven’s car was last seen on surveillance footage in a neighborhood two hours from his home. Why was he there? Did his 1000 mile road trip just a few days before have something to do with it? Was it Steven who walked away from his car? Most importantly, where is Steven? Facebook/i...
The Upstairs Lounge Arson
October 03, 2016 04:59 - 43 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali explore the 1973 arson attack on a gay bar in New Orleans. Thirty-two people died in what was the largest attack on the LGBT community in the US prior to the June 2016 attack on the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. What happened? Why does the case remain officially unsolved? Did someone get away with murder because of the community’s bias against homosexuality? And what of the victims? Facebook/insight...
Lindy Chamberlain
September 26, 2016 04:00 - 1 hourWith special guest Brooke, host of Actual Innocence podcast. In Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie are joined by special guest Brooke Gittings from the Actual Innocence podcast. We explore one of the biggest cases in Australia--the conviction and eventual exoneration of Lindy Chamberlain. What happened on that campout? What evidence is there that a dingo took baby Azaria? Or does the evidence point toward foul play? How did the media ...
Mikelle Biggs w/ Already Gone
September 19, 2016 04:59 - 46 minutesWith our very special guest, Nina from the Already Gone Podcast. In Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the disappearance of Mikelle Biggs. Police estimate she was outside alone for less than two minutes. Does this timeline make sense? Why did police suspect her father? What is the link between Mikelle’s disappearance and a violent crime in the neighborhood? Will this crime ever be solved? We also will profile other missing and...
Austin Yogurt Shop Murders
September 12, 2016 05:03 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss a quadruple homicide at a yogurt shop in Austin, TX and the men suspected to be behind it all. What was the motive for the crime? What happened to the teens arrested? Who else could it have been? Will the DNA evidence ever provide an answer? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn ...
Tania Head
September 05, 2016 05:01 - 49 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the life and lies of Tania Head. How did she rise in the 9-11 survivor community? Why did she decide to tell the tales she did? Did she do more harm than good? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley #truecrime #history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tara Calico
August 29, 2016 05:01 - 46 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the disappearance of Tara Calico. Was it her in the famous photo? Who was the boy? What about the other photos? And what of the sheriff’s claim to know what really happened? Most importantly, where is Tara? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Dear Theodosia
August 22, 2016 05:01 - 33 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the disappearance of Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr. Was she a victim of the War of 1812? Or was the famed pirate Dominique You behind it? Did she come to shore with amnesia? Does she still haunt the shores of North Carolina? And, yes, we picked this topic because we’re obsessed with the musical Hamilton. Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod insig...
William Tyrrell
August 15, 2016 05:01 - 43 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie discuss the disappearance of three year old William Tyrrell. Where is this missing little boy? Why have the police released the names of "persons of interest?" Does a white station wagon hold the answers? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley #missing #williamtyrrell #australia Learn more abou...
Elliott Smith
August 08, 2016 05:01 - 53 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the life and mysterious death of musician Elliott Smith. What led him on the path that eventually led to his death? Was it suicide? Was it murder? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Jamison Family
August 01, 2016 00:46 - 1 hourIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Ali and Charlie explore the baffling mystery of the Jamison family. Why did they go up to the San Bois mountains? What happened to them after they got there? Were they victims of murder? Accident? A suicide pact? Or is there something supernatural to blame? Facebook/insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn more abo...
Zach Witman
July 04, 2016 02:49 - 48 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss the murder of Greg Witman and the possibility that his brother was wrongfully convicted of that crime. Facebook /insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Villisca Ax Murder
June 20, 2016 05:00 - 52 minutesIn Sight explores mysteries, true crime, and forgotten history. In this episode, Charlie and Ali discuss a 100 year old murder mystery and the haunted house it left behind. Facebook /insightpod Twitter @insightfulpod Instagram @insightpod [email protected] insightpod.com Cover art by Ali Music by Scott Buckley For more information and a more historical/less speculative approach to this case, we recommend the episode from Stuff You Missed In History Class. http://www.missedinhistory.com/...