Criminology
197 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5K ratingsCriminology is a true crime podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most famous cases in the annals of crime. Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Morford will give you every details of these infamous crimes. New episodes come out every Saturday night at 10 PM.
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Cindy James and John Lang
September 28, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we're discussing two separate cases of individuals who were extremely paranoid about the events taking place around them. Both individuals were found dead in very suspicious manners. Cindy James was a woman who had reported to police over 100 suspicious events and 5 attacks. She said she was receiving threatening phone calls and letters. John Lang was a man who was convinced that police were watching his every move. He went as far as videotaping the men he witnessed outside h...
Anne Marie Fahey
September 21, 2019 04:00 - 51 minutesAnne Marie Fahey was a 30-year-old woman who disappeared in 1996 after having dinner with an attorney named Thomas Capano. Anne Marie had previously had an affair with the married Capano, but at the time of her disappearance, she was dating a man she called the love of her life. But, Thomas Capano was not happy that their physical relationship had ended. As police began the investigation into Anne Marie's disappearance, they began to look at Thomas Capano as their #1 suspect. Join Mike and Mo...
Who Shot Terry Nero?
September 14, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutesIn 2010, Terry Nero was shot in the face through his kitchen window. He was shot while talking to his mother by someone using a rifle while standing in Terry's backyard. Terry suffered massive injuries but doctors managed to save his life. The question, in this case, is who wanted Terry dead and why. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Terry Nero's case. Terry had been embroiled in a court battle and he believes that he knows who was behind the attempt on his life. Terry joined us for this epi...
What Happened To Randy Leach?
September 07, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourIn April of 1988, 17-year-old Randy Leach attended a party in his hometown of Linwood Kansas. Many people saw Randy at the party that night but accounts of his actions vary. What is known is that, in the early morning hours of April 16th, Randy vanished and has never been heard from or seen since. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Randy Leach. There have been a number of persons of interest in Randy's case over the years. But, police have never been able to fi...
Tom Steeples
August 31, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourTom Steeples was a Nashville man who was in the computer business. Tom's life took a dark turn as his addictions worsened. Tom drank, took cocaine, and racked up sizable gambling debts. He allegedly murdered a bar owner that he owed money to in 1993. The police believe he murdered a newlywed couple in 1994. Tom would never stand trial for any of these murders. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious Tom Steeples. After the 1994 murder, police began to look at similarities between th...
Preview for Season 2 of Over My Dead Body: Joe Exotic
August 27, 2019 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBJoe Exotic loves his animals, his husbands and his animals. He’s a liger-breeding, gun-slinging, polygamous zoo owner from Oklahoma. And throughout his career, he’s made some major enemies. Listen to season 2 of Over My Dead Body: Joe Exotic at wondery.fm/joeexotic
Son of Sam Part3
August 24, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourThe .44-caliber killer, then later known as Son of Sam, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City in 1976 and 1977. He targeted individuals parked in cars on the street. The shootings appeared to police to be random which made it that much tougher for them to catch their target. He taunted the police with bizarre letters which fueled public panic even more as the press coverage heightened. Join Mike and Morf for the final part of their discussion on one of the most infamous killers in NYC hist...
Son of Sam Part2
August 17, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourThe .44-caliber killer, then later known as Son of Sam, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City in 1976 and 1977. He targeted individuals parked in cars on the street. The shootings appeared to police to be random which made it that much tougher for them to catch their target. He taunted the police with bizarre letters which fueled public panic even more as the press coverage heightened. Join Mike and Morf for part 2 of their discussion on one of the most infamous killers in NYC history. Onc...
Son of Sam Part1
August 10, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourThe .44-caliber killer, then later known as Son of Sam, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City in 1976 and 1977. He targeted individuals parked in cars on the street. The shootings appeared to police to be random which made it that much tougher for them to catch their target. He taunted the police with bizarre letters which fueled public panic even more as the press coverage heightened. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss one of the most infamous killers in NYC history. Once caught, Berkowit...
The Murders of David and Bobby Phillips
August 03, 2019 04:00 - 57 minutesBrothers David and Bobby Phillips were murdered near the Christmas holiday in 1992. Their parents came home to find them dead in the house. But many believe that their murders were a case of mistaken identity and were, in fact, related to the 1991 murder of husband and wife Coy and Tonya Wilkerson. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss this twisted tale of two double murders. Police have theorized that whoever murdered the Phillips brothers was actually out to kill the parents of Tonya Wilkerson...
Out of the Shadows Preview
August 01, 2019 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIf you enjoyed The Keepers documentary on Netflix you have to check out Shane and Gemma on their Out of the Shadows podcast. The podcast follows up on the documentary as they continue the investigation into the murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik.
Ep71 - Dorothy Jane Scott
July 28, 2019 02:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBDorothy Jane Scott was a single mother living in Orange County, CA who vanished in 1980. Her partial remains were found years later at a construction site. Dorothy worked in the back office of a psychedelic/head shop even though, being very religious, Dorothy didn't participate in those kinds of activities. She began receiving obscene phone calls before her disappearance and her mother received them afterward. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the life and disappearance of Dorothy...
Dorothy Jane Scott
July 27, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourDorothy Jane Scott was a single mother living in Orange County, CA who vanished in 1980. Her partial remains were found years later at a construction site. Dorothy worked in the back office of a psychedelic/head shop even though, being very religious, Dorothy didn't participate in those kinds of activities. She began receiving obscene phone calls before her disappearance and her mother received them afterward. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the life and disappearance of Dorothy Jane Scott...
Ep70 - Janette Roberson
July 21, 2019 02:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBIn 1983, 27-year-old Janette Roberson's murder rocked the small town of Reed City, Michigan. Janette was murdered in the afternoon while she was working in the basement pet department of a store called Gambles. This was an extremely savage murder. But, somehow, no employees or patrons of the store upstairs heard anything. A composite sketch of a man seen in the store around the time of the murder was produced and circulated. No one in the town could say who this man was. Join Mike ...
Janette Roberson
July 20, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutesIn 1983, 27-year-old Janette Roberson's murder rocked the small town of Reed City, Michigan. Janette was murdered in the afternoon while she was working in the basement pet department of a store called Gambles. This was an extremely savage murder. But, somehow, no employees or patrons of the store upstairs heard anything. A composite sketch of a man seen in the store around the time of the murder was produced and circulated. No one in the town could say who this man was. Join Mike and Morf as...
Ep69 - Shawn Baur and Scott Fosnaught
July 14, 2019 02:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBShawn Baur and Scott Fosnaught were great friends who were killed on a rural road in July 2002 after attending a party. Shawn and Scott were about ready to turn sixteen. This week marks the 17-year anniversary of their deaths and the mystery has not lessened during that time. Join Mike and Morf as they walk through this mysterious case that some have called a hit-and-run while others have deemed it much more sinister. The clues at the scene and the conditions of the bodies of both ...
Shawn Baur and Scott Fosnaught
July 13, 2019 04:00 - 51 minutesShawn Baur and Scott Fosnaught were great friends who were killed on a rural road in July 2002 after attending a party. Shawn and Scott were about ready to turn sixteen. This week marks the 17-year anniversary of their deaths and the mystery has not lessened during that time. Join Mike and Morf as they walk through this mysterious case that some have called a hit-and-run while others have deemed it much more sinister. The clues at the scene and the conditions of the bodies of both Shawn and S...
Ep68 - The College Coed Mysteries
July 07, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBOn this episode of Criminology, we are discussing the murder of two college students and the mysterious disappearance of a third. Each case is separated by time and distance but they all have one thing in common; they center around a mystery involving a female college student. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss these three baffling cases. What really happened to Sigrid Stevenson in New Jersey, Dana Bailey at Penn State in Pennsylvania and Theresa Allore on her college campus near Q...
The College Coed Mysteries
July 06, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode of Criminology, we are discussing the murder of two college students and the mysterious disappearance of a third. Each case is separated by time and distance but they all have one thing in common; they center around a mystery involving a female college student. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss these three baffling cases. What really happened to Sigrid Stevenson in New Jersey, Dana Bailey at Penn State in Pennsylvania, and Theresa Allore on her college campus near Quebec. You...
Ep67 - Molly Bish
June 30, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBOn June 27, 2000, Molly Bish disappeared from her lifeguard post at Comins Pond in Warren, Massachusetts. Molly's mother Magi dropped her off at work that day and was the last known person to see her alive. When people began showing up to swim that day, they found no lifeguard on duty. Molly's disappearance turned into one of the biggest and most expensive searches in the history of Massachusetts. Molly's body was ultimately found on June 9, 2003, almost 3 years after her disappear...
Molly Bish
June 29, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourOn June 27, 2000, Molly Bish disappeared from her lifeguard post at Comins Pond in Warren, Massachusetts. Molly's mother Magi dropped her off at work that day and was the last known person to see her alive. When people began showing up to swim that day, they found no lifeguard on duty. Molly's disappearance turned into one of the biggest and most expensive searches in the history of Massachusetts. Molly's body was ultimately found on June 9, 2003, almost 3 years after her disappearance, in a ...
Ep66 - Jeffrey MacDonald Pt2
June 23, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBIn this episode we are covering part 2 of the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case involving his wife and two daughters. The murders occurred in 1970 while Jeffrey and his family were stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. MacDonald has always maintained his innocence, and has asserted that hippies broke in and murdered his family. Join Mike and Morf as they put the wrap on this infamous American murder case. It took prosecutors quite some time to finally convict Jeffrey MacDonald for...
Jeffrey MacDonald Part 2
June 22, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we are covering part 2 of the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case involving his wife and two daughters. The murders occurred in 1970 while Jeffrey and his family were stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. MacDonald has always maintained his innocence and has asserted that hippies broke in and murdered his family. Join Mike and Morf as they put the wrap on this infamous American murder case. It took prosecutors quite some time to finally convict Jeffrey MacDonald for the murder...
Ep65 - Jeffrey MacDonald Pt1
June 16, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBWe are discussing Jeffrey MacDonald and the MacDonald family murder case on this episode of Criminology. This is the first part of what will likely be 2 episodes on this infamous case. Jeffrey MacDonald was a doctor in the army stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina with his wife and two young daughters. In the early morning hours of Feb 17, 1970, Jeffrey was wounded and his wife and two daughters were killed. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss this murder case that gripped the nat...
Jeffrey MacDonald Part 1
June 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourWe are discussing Jeffrey MacDonald and the MacDonald family murder case on this episode of Criminology. This is the first part of what will likely be 2 episodes on this infamous case. Jeffrey MacDonald was a doctor in the army stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina with his wife and two young daughters. In the early morning hours of Feb 17, 1970, Jeffrey was wounded and his wife and two daughters were killed. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss this murder case that gripped the nation. MacDon...
Introducing Man in the Window
June 11, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBFrom the partnership that brought you Dirty John, comes Man in the Window. Pulitzer prize winning reporter Paige St. John investigates The Golden State Killer, and traces his path of devastation through the eyes of his victims. Listen now at wondery.fm/crim.
Ep64 - Q & A Episode
June 09, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBWe have a Q&A episode for this week while we are at CrimeCon. We've been wanting to do one for awhile now and thought CrimeCon week would be perfect. We didn't want to leave our faithful listeners without something to listen to. Join Mike and Morf as they answer some very good questions. These range from case specific to personal, from Jon Benet to stranded island type questions. We talk about updates on GSK as well as the new issues cropping up around the use of forensic genealogy...
Q & A Episode
June 08, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourWe have a Q&A episode for this week while we are at CrimeCon. We've been wanting to do one for a while now and thought CrimeCon week would be perfect. We didn't want to leave our faithful listeners without something to listen to. Join Mike and Morf as they answer some very good questions. These range from case-specific to personal, from Jon Benet to stranded island-type questions. We talk about updates on GSK as well as the new issues cropping up around the use of forensic genealogy to solve ...
Ep63 - Andy Atkinson and Cheryl Henry
June 02, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThe 1990 murders of Andy Atkinson and Cheryl Henry in Houston, Texas were particularly brutal. Andy and Cheryl had only known each other briefly but the attraction between the two was immediate and powerful. Cheryl's car was found in a lover's lane type area with blood inside and music still playing. Both Cheryl and Andy were found the next day but the details of their murders are horrendous. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss this baffling double murder. The details of the crime s...
Andy Atkinson and Cheryl Henry
June 01, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourThe 1990 murders of Andy Atkinson and Cheryl Henry in Houston, Texas were particularly brutal. Andy and Cheryl had only known each other briefly but the attraction between the two was immediate and powerful. Cheryl's car was found in a lover's lane type area with blood inside and music still playing. Both Cheryl and Andy were found the next day but the details of their murders are horrendous. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss this baffling double murder. The details of the crime scene hold m...
Ep62 - The Death of Ellen Greenberg
May 26, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBIn this episode, we are discussing the strange and frustrating death of Ellen Greenberg in Philadelphia, PA. In January 2011, this vibrant 27-year-old teacher and bride-to-be was found dead in her apartment with over 20 stab wounds and knife lodged in her chest. Her cause of death has changed multiple times but for years now has been ruled a suicide. This is something that her parents are fighting to have changed. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the details of this strange death...
The Death of Ellen Greenberg
May 25, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we are discussing the strange and frustrating death of Ellen Greenberg in Philadelphia, PA. In January 2011, this vibrant 27-year-old teacher and bride-to-be was found dead in her apartment with over 20 stab wounds and a knife lodged in her chest. Her cause of death has changed multiple times but for years now has been ruled a suicide. This is something that her parents are fighting to have changed. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the details of this strange death and caus...
Ep61 - The Reinert Family Murders
May 19, 2019 02:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBOn this episode of Criminology we are discussing the Reinert family murders. Susan Reinert was a 36-year-old English teacher near Philadelphia, PA and mother to an 11-year-old girl named Karen and a 10-year-old boy named Michael. Karen was found brutally murdered and stuffed into the trunk of a car in 1979. Her two children have never been found. This is a case with many different players and several twists and turns. It involves a fellow teacher named Bill Bradfield and a principa...
The Reinert Family Murders
May 18, 2019 04:00 - 57 minutesIn this episode of Criminology, we are discussing the Reinert family murders. Susan Reinert was a 36-year-old English teacher near Philadelphia, PA, and mother to an 11-year-old girl named Karen and a 10-year-old boy named Michael. Karen was found brutally murdered and stuffed into the trunk of a car in 1979. Her two children have never been found. This is a case with many different players and several twists and turns. It involves a fellow teacher named Bill Bradfield and a principal named J...
Ep60 - Dale Williams
May 12, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBAlmost 20 years ago, just before Memorial Day weekend in 1999, Dale Williams went missing. Dale was a devoted father and husband who vanished from his hometown of Nucla, Colorado. Dale owned an auto body repair shop and apparently received a call to help a stranded motorist. He has not been seen since. An unlikely suspect emerged in Dale's case but only served to frustrate both the authorities and Dale's family. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the life and disappearance of Dale ...
Dale Williams
May 11, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourAlmost 20 years ago, just before Memorial Day weekend in 1999, Dale Williams went missing. Dale was a devoted father and husband who vanished from his hometown of Nucla, Colorado. Dale owned an auto body repair shop and apparently received a call to help a stranded motorist. He has not been seen since. An unlikely suspect emerged in Dale's case but only served to frustrate both the authorities and Dale's family. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the life and disappearance of Dale Williams. W...
The Green River Killer pt2
May 04, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourThis our second and final part of the story of the Green River Killer. Gary Ridgway rocked the United States and the world when it was announced that he was the Green River Killer. He was initially arrested for a small number of murders, but after confessing to over 40 murders the news went global. But there was a lot of work that went into the identification and arrest of Ridgway. There were also a number of other suspects that leapfrogged him to the top of the list of the years. Join Mike a...
The Green River Killer Pt1
April 27, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourFor many years, beginning in the early 1980s, Washington state had a serial killer on its hands. Sex workers went missing at an alarming rate, most of them were picked up around Pacific Highway South and found later, dumped, in the Green River. This is how the serial killer got his moniker as the Green River Killer. It would be many years later that authorities figured out it was Gary Ridgway. Join Mike and Morf in part 1 of the story of the Green River Killer / Gary Ridgway. We explore his u...
The Golden State Killer 1 Year Later
April 20, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourIt's hard to believe but it has been a year since the arrest of Joseph J. DeAngelo as the suspected EAR/GSK. It occurred during our long second season of Criminology when we took a deep dive into this case. In this episode, we talk about what has happened in the past year. But, we do so with the help of our friends, some of the people that made Season 2 so great through their interviews. You'll hear from Paul Holes and so many others, including several of the sister-survivors that have been s...
Mark David Chapman
April 13, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr of the Beatles took the world by storm. They became one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. Nothing in Mark David Chapman's life seemed to work out as he wanted it to. He listened to the Beatles all the time. But Chapman's life was spiraling out of control in the late 1980s. He was obsessed with John Lennon of the Beatles and felt that killing Lennon would make him famous. Chapman displayed many signs of mental i...
The Fish Head Beach Murders
April 06, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutesIn 2004, Jason Allen and Lindsay Cutshall were a free-spirited couple who had their whole lives ahead of them. They had so much in common. They came from very religious families and their religion played a huge part in their lives. They had both graduated from a bible college which is where they met. They loved life and were extremely adventurous, choosing to hike, camp, and go white water rafting. Jason and Lindsay were set to marry but they were murdered before it took place. They were on o...
The Pocatello Babysitter Murders
March 30, 2019 04:00 - 1 hourBetween 1978 and 1983, four teenage girls disappeared from Pocatello, Idaho. All four were later found deceased. There were similarities between the victims aside from their ages and gender. They all attended the same school. All went missing during the summer months, and three of the girls were either babysitting or due to babysitting at the time they disappeared. Was this the work of a serial killer or random acts of violence? Join Mike Ferguson and Mike Morford as they discuss the murders ...
The Cruel Writer
March 23, 2019 04:00 - 58 minutesThree girls disappeared, each in a different year, in different states, and under different circumstances. Deborah Ann Quimby vanished in 1977, Colleen Orsborn in 1984, and Alicia Markovich in 1987. There was nothing to connect the disappearances of the 3 girls. That was until an apparent connection was seen in an anonymous letter writer. In each case, someone had written at least one letter related to the disappearance of the girls. Some of the letters were sent to family members and some we...
The Maurin Murders
March 16, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutesIn 1985, 81-year-old Ed Maurin and his wife 83-year-old Minnie Maurin were shot to death in Washington State. Their murders shocked and saddened the small community where they lived. Residents were asking themselves who would want to kill this friendly and well-liked couple. The police began to investigate the murders but couldn't put anything concrete together. For almost 27 years, the murders of the Maurins went unsolved. But, in 2012, police got the break they needed to finally solve this ...
The Amana Hatchet Murders
March 09, 2019 05:00 - 1 hourIn 1980, Roger Atkison and Rose Burkert were brutally murdered inside an Amana Holiday Inn room in Williamsburg, Iowa. As the details emerged, police realized that Roger and Rose were hundreds of miles from their homes. Not only that but Roger was married and the meeting between Roger and Rose was a romantic tryst. This was a bizarre and baffling case from the very start and remains the same to this day. Police originally thought, based on the hotel room crime scene, that this was a crime of ...
The Mary Morris Murders
March 02, 2019 05:00 - 55 minutesOn this 50th episode of Criminology, we are talking about the Mary Morris murders. Two women, both named Mary Morris, were murdered in Houston, TX in 2000 just a few days apart. Their killers have never been caught. But this case has fueled speculation among the online sleuth community. Was this the act of a hitman who killed the wrong woman and then corrected his mistake days later? Or was this a coincidence and the perpetrators were closer to home? It is a bizarre and perplexing case for su...
Mississippi Burning
February 23, 2019 05:00 - 1 hourn the summer of 1964, three civil rights workers went missing in Mississippi. They were in the state working to help African Americans get registered to vote. Their station wagon was found burned and then their bodies were found after a 44-day search. The murders sparked a national outcry for justice and led to the first successful federal prosecution in a Mississippi civil rights case. There was a tremendous amount of media coverage on this case. The individuals responsible included members ...
The Delphi Murders
February 16, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German went missing on February 13, 2017. The two friends were out hiking and their families became worried when they didn't show to be picked up. After an extensive search, their bodies were found the very next day. Police recovered evidence from Libby's cell phone and released an image and small snippet of audio that they believe to be the suspect. But so far, this person has not been identified and the case remains unsolved. You can support t...
Maura Murray Part2
February 09, 2019 05:00 - 1 hourIn our part 2 episode on the disappearance of Maura Murray, we talk with Tim and Lance from The Missing Maura Murray podcast. They give us additional insight into the case using the information they have learned over their years of covering this case. There is also breaking news in the case that just came out this week that we'll talk about as well. You can help support the show at patreon.com/criminology An Emash Digital production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Maura Murray Part1
February 02, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutesMaura Murray was a 21-year-old nursing student at the University of Massachusetts. On February 9th, 2004, she crashed her car on a secluded road in New Hampshire and has not been seen or heard from since. The events surrounding the night of her disappearance and the things that transpired in the days leading up to it have caused much speculation and a lot of rumors over the years. Was Maura Murray's life troubled to the point that she decided to end it? Did she run away to start her life over...