. CW: Violence against children In the Winter of 2017, the small town of Delphi, Indiana, was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight when two teenage girls went missing and were later found murdered in a wooded area. Five years later, police arrested a 50-year-old local man named Richard Matthew Allen. This is a quick summary of the case befor…

CW: Suicide, Graphic Violence, Sexuality It's Crime Soup's 50th episode! Join Kaylee and Hannah as we play a spooky round of trivia where all the questions revolve around the macabre. Are you an expert on all things dark and twisted? Listeners encouraged to play along! A special thanks to this week's sponsor Satin Siren! Like our content? Be sure t…

CW: RAPE Between October 1977 and February 1978, ten young women and girls were found raped and murdered near Los Angeles, California, believed to be the work of a spree killer the media dubbed "The Hillside Strangler.” A special thanks to this week's sponsor Satin Siren! Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Ins…

CW: Rape What happened to Janett Christman is every teenage girl’s worst nightmare. In fact, the events of that evening would become the real-life inspiration for urban legends and films for decades to come, including John Carpenter’s Halloween and Fred Walton’s When a Stranger Calls. Special thanks to this week's sponsor Satin Siren! Like our cont…

CW: Violence, Rape, Mutilation After two women are found brutally murdered and mutilated in Arizona, police believe there's a "sex fiend" on the loose. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube!Par Crime Soup

30-year-old Travis Alexander was a devout Mormon on the quest for true love in the Summer of 2008 when his lifeless body was found brutally murdered on the floor of his shower. Investigators asked his friends “Can you think of anyone who wanted to hurt him?” Immediately, they all thought of the same woman. Jodi Arias. Special thanks to this week's …

24-year-old college student Terry Dolowy was reported missing on February 14, 1985, near Barre Mills, Wisconsin, but later found deceased under unusual circumstances. Thank you to this week's sponsor, Loki Candle Co. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube!…

CW: Rape, Sexual abuse By all accounts Gisèle and Dominique Pelicot appeared to be the perfect couple, retired and enjoying life as grandparents in the south of France, but after nearly 50 years together the horrifying truth has finally come to light. Dominique is a rapist. And he's not alone.Par Crime Soup

Bart and Krista Halderson went missing in July of 2021. Their bodies were found dismembered, decapitated, and strewn throughout rural Wisconsin. The last person to see them alive was their son, Chandler, and he quickly became the lead suspect in a criminal case. But what could possibly lead a person to murder their own parents? If you're dying for …

CW: Adult language Thank you for a wonderful Soup Season! We had to end a few weeks early due to Hannah's maternity leave but we'll be back for Season 3 on the first Tuesday in October 2024. Please enjoy this finale episode where Kaylee and Hannah recap Season 2, and make sure you stick around after the outro music for bloopers! Like our content? B…

On January 14th, 2004, a decomposed body was discovered inside an abandoned grain silo in Macon County, Alabama. Using dental records, investigators were able to identify the body as a missing 33-year-old Alabama man who had disappeared only 47 days earlier. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitte…

Cari Farver was a 37-year-old single mother from Iowa who mysteriously disappeared in November 2012 after appearing to suffer a mental health episode. However, as investigators began to dig deeper....they wondered if something more sinister had happed. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Fac…

In the early-morning hours of August 29th, 1996, police and firefighters responded to reports of a house fire on W Junaluska Drive in South Richmond, Virginia. Inside the one-story brick home were the deceased bodies of a 34-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter, both stabbed to death. This is the story of Cynthia and Heather Johnson. Like our…

CW: Incest, Rape, Child Abuse, Infant Death 18-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl had big plans to move away from home and go to university in the Fall of 1984, but her abusive father Josef Fritzl had other plans. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube!…

8-year-old Jennifer Schuett disappeared from her bed in the middle of the night, seemingly abducted by a stranger crawling through her window on August 10th, 1990, in Dickinson, Texas. Fourteen hours later she was found alive but badly beaten and sexually assaulted. Despite remembering almost everything about the man who'd abducted her, Jennifer's …

Utah mother of six Ruby Franke, creator of the popular YouTube channel Eight Passengers, is arrested in Utah after her 12-year-old son escapes captivity, bound with duct tape and obviously malnourished. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube!…

In the early-morning hours of February 4, 1989, the brutalized body of a 57-year-old man was found lying in the snow near his home in Huntington County, Indiana. Still clinging to life, he was taken to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne where he died three days later. He had been shot six times in the head and sustained several deep lacerations to his…

CW: Sexual violence, child sexual abuse, gore Over a period of only five weeks, five different young women and girls went missing near Perth, Australia in 1986. Who was behind these disappearances and what was their motive? Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube!…

TW: Suicide and Gun Violence Robert "Budd" Dwyer was the youngest person ever elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1965 at only 25 years old. His hard work and reputation for honesty helped him later become a senator and eventually the State Treasurer in 1981. So how did a man known for his honesty and commitment to democracy bec…

After finishing a shift at Providence Portland Medical Center as an emergency room nurse, 51-year-old Susan Kuhnhausen arrived at her home in Southeast Portland only to be met by an intruder wielding a claw hammer, determined to kill her. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtub…

CW: Child Sexual Abuse 34-year-old Aileen Wuornos admits to brutally murdering at least seven men throughout Central Florida in 1989 and 1990, but The Damsel of Death remains a polarizing figure, causing heated discussions about the links between childhood trauma and sociopathy. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikT…

22-year-old Brian Barrett was found shot to death in his car outside the factory where he worked on September 17, 2006, in Clarence, New York. After delving into his personal life, investigators discover that Brian was involved in a secret love triangle....that apparently turned deadly. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also…

CW: Rape On the evening of December 14, 1971, 21-year-old Deborah Noel was violently raped and murdered in her apartment in northwest Washington, DC, and her death was quickly linked to the murders of two other young women a mile away. Several eyewitnesses all described seeing a mysterious, young, black man wearing "African robes and a fez-style ha…

17-year-old Carolynne Watson and her 22-year-old boyfriend Julian Buchwald disappeared from Budgeree, Australia in 2008, only to be found alive seven days later and over 200 miles away, but their story of survival was bizarre (to say the least). Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook &…

TW: Domestic Violence In February 1984, an amateur diver named Neil Pritt was searching Wasdale Lake for a missing college student when he stumbled upon a large piece of rolled-up carpet anchored with a concrete block about 110 feet below the surface. Join Kaylee & Hannah as we discuss the life and death of Margaret Hogg with special guest Shane, h…

CW: SEXUAL VIOLENCE 33-year-old Agnes Chappell was recently separated from her husband and three children due to her uncontrollable alcoholism when her mutilated body was found by a housekeeper at the York Hotel in 1962. With the help of hotel employees and fingerprints found at the crime scene, police were able to quickly find Agnes' male companio…

TW: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Sheila Bellush did everything she could to protect her kids and escape her abusive ex-husband Allen Blackthorn, but he wouldn't be satisfied until his ex-wife was seriously maimed or killed, and he had the money to make that happen. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, F…

New York's most infamous body snatcher, Michael Mastromarino, made over four million dollars by stealing human body parts from thousands of corpses in the early 2000s. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube!Par Crime Soup

TW: Rape When police receive an unsettling phone call from a woman taken hostage in Ashland, Ohio, they were not expecting to unravel the dark and twisted trail of a serial killer living right under their noses. Like our content? Be sure to check out our website. We're also on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube!…

TW: Suicide Jane Ellen Neumann was a 30-year-old wife and mother found shot to death in the basement of her home in Hudson, Wisconsin in 1993. While her husband initially told police she had been murdered by an unknown intruder, the crime scene investigation and autopsy results told a different story. Like our content? Be sure to check out our webs…

Sam Cooke was on the fast track to becoming bigger than Elvis when his life abruptly ended at a seedy motel in Los Angeles, December 11th, 1964. His death was ruled a "justifiable homicide" but the math doesn't quite add up. His family believes he may have been the target of a....higher authority. Join Kaylee and Hannah for our special celebrity SE…

On June 5th, 1960, four teenagers were found stabbed and bludgeoned near their campsite at Lake Bodom. Only one of them survived but his witness account seemed almost....paranormal. Join Kaylee and Hannah as we discuss the various suspects in this case and who we think may be responsible for the deaths of Maila Björklund, Anja Mäki & Seppo Boisman.…

13-year-old Rachel Marie Mellon Skemp disappeared while staying home sick with her stepfather on January 31, 1996. After Rachel’s disappearance, her friends came forward to police to say she was seen crying by her locker the day before she went missing. Join Kaylee and Hannah as we discuss the details of Rachel's case and who we think is responsibl…

19-year-old Elsie Sigel came from a wealthy family in Manhattan and was even the granddaughter of renowned civil-war general Franz Sigel. So how did she end up strangled and stuffed in a Chinese man’s trunk? Join writer/producer Hannah Knaphus and guest host Freyja Miller as we discuss the details of Elsie's case and why her murder was so influenti…

Rae Elaine Tourtillot was only 19 years old when she disappeared on the Menominee Indian Reservation in October 1986. After an evening with friends, two people claimed to have driven her home. But according to Rae's family, she never arrived. Police suspected homicide from the very beginning but they aren't disclosing why. Join Kaylee and Hannah as…

After discovering a large sum of money hidden in a shoebox belonging to her deceased mother, 19-year-old Sarah Stern became the target of a greedy killer. After hearing her story, you may need to re-examine some of the people closest to you. Like our content? Be sure to follow us on social media! Instagram @crime_soup Twitter @crime_coup TikTok @cr…

After almost 52 years, Burlington Police Department just announced this morning that Vermont's oldest cold case murder has finally been solved! In 1971, 24-year-old schoolteacher Rita Curran was found beaten, raped and strangled to death on her bedroom floor in Burlington, Vermont. Today, on February 21st, 2023, her killer has officially been ident…

24-year-old Rita Curran was found beaten and strangled to death on her bedroom floor in Burlington, Vermont, in 1971. Over 50 years later, her case remains unsolved, but there were a handful of eerily similar attacks on young women around the same time. Who was behind these attacks? Were they all the same man? Join Kaylee and Hannah as we discuss t…

. Diane Augat was happily married with three children when her mental health took a downward spiral. Her husband divorced her, took sole custody of their children and Diane became distraught with grief. She turned to drugs and alcohol instead of taking the drugs prescribed by her doctor and was known to roam the streets for days at a time. She was …

. On June 25th, 1983, 4-year-old Nyleen Kay Marshall disappeared while playing at a campground in the Helena National Forest. Search teams organized sniffer dogs, helicopters and hundreds of volunteers, but no trace of the little girl was ever found. Join Kaylee and Hannah as we discuss the various developments in this case and what we think may ha…

On Labor Day 1974, two teenage sisters disappeared from St. Cloud, Minnesota. Despite their parents' pleas, police treated the girls as runaways. Almost a month after their disappearance, the sisters were found....but it was too little, too late. St. Cloud had a dangerous individual living among them, but who was it? Join Kaylee and Hannah as we di…

On November 25th, 1974, a 27-year-old mother and her three young sons were attacked in their home by a masked man with a knife. Anna Louise Williams and her 10-year-old son Wyley Jr. were killed, but her 9-year-old and 7-year-old sons survived. They identified their attacker as a local man named Jesse Raymond Rutledge. Join Crime Soup as we break d…

Rita Bartschot was a beloved chemistry professor at Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco, Washington, who suddenly disappeared in August 1990 while cleaning up her deceased mother's house in Seattle. Neighbors reportedly last saw her on the morning of August 24th, doing yard work, but then noted that her car was absent from her driveway that e…

On April 24th, 1979, a woman named Pinkey Foster was worried about her adult daughter Deroshia who was a single mother with a 7-year-old son. Upon entering Deroshia's house, Pinkey discovered a nightmare. Her daughter and her grandson had both been brutally murdered, strangled with ropes around their necks. Anyone with information, please call or m…

Between 1977 and 1990, Kansas City police had an unprecedented number of murdered women and girls on their hands whose cases remained unsolved. In that 13-year span, there were 72 open cases of femicide. In 2001, the Kansas City Police Department received a million-dollar federal grant to help close local cold cases which led to extensive DNA testi…

Nancy Perry Baird was recently divorced and raising her 4-year-old son in Layton, Utah, when she mysteriously vanished from the gas station where she worked on July 4th, 1975. There were no signs of a struggle, no signs of a robbery, and Nancy's car and purse were left behind untouched. Almost 50 years later her family still has no answers. Anyone …

On December 6th, 1989, Canadian history would change forever when a young man decided to not only end his own life but the lives of fourteen others at the École Polytechnique engineering school in Montréal. To this day, The Montréal Massacre remains the most fatal school shooting in Canadian history. Join our host, Kaylee Carter, and writer/produce…

CW: Kidnapping, Rape, Murder When 15-year-old Jessica Roach from Georgetown, Illinois, seemingly vanishes into thin air while riding her bike home from school, investigators start comparing her disappearance to several other mysterious murders and abductions in the area. Is it possible they have a serial killer on their hands? Join Crime Soup host …

After eighteen months of enduring harassment, vandalism and death threats, a small-town Montana rancher mysteriously goes missing. His wife, in a desperate attempt to find her husband, digs into his past and discovers that he isn't who she thought he was. Join Crime Soup host Kaylee Carter and writer/producer Hannah Knaphus as we discuss the shocki…

CW: Sexual Assault When Pauline exited her train car after a busy morning of shopping, surrounded by other passengers and the bustle of Philadelphia, she thought she was safe. She did not expect to be abducted and attacked in broad daylight, or for her struggle to go so unnoticed in a crowded, public place. Join Crime Soup host Kaylee Carter and wr…