Crimes and Consequences

Trust fund baby Blake Leibel spent months researching serial killers and their methods of murder in preparation for a graphic book he was working on that detailed fictional serial killers committing the most heinous crimes. In 2016, Blake used this plot as inspiration for the barbaric scalping and exsanguination of his model girlfriend over the course of two days. Warning: this episode discuss extreme cruelty in a detailed manner. Get ad-free, early releases, plus exclusive Members' Only...

The Spokane Serial Killer, Robert Lee Yates, Jr., went on a killing spree that spanned 14-months in the late 1990s. But cold case detectives discovered his first victims were murdered over 25 years earlier. Investigators believe during that 25-year gap, he may have murdered up to 26 people in Alabama, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Texas, and Germany. How could a married man in the service with five children get away with killing close to 50 people? Listen to this week’s episode to hear...

On a warm August night in Tequesta, Florida, Michelle and John Stevens were sitting in their garage drinking a beer when 19-year-old Austin Harrouff viscously attacked them in a crazed frenzy. A neighbor tried to intervene but was repeatedly stabbed and fled the scene to call 911. When first responders arrived on the scene, Austin was grunting and growling while ripping off the flesh from John's face with his teeth. What made this seemingly normal Alpha Delta Phi frat boy turn into a...

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. Violence against children and a family pet is featured. On Mother’s Day 2008, Barbara Freiberg was looking forward to receiving a call from her daughter, Lisa. Lisa was a mom herself—she had a son, Zachary, 7, and 2-year-old Heather Savannah—and Mother’s Day was always a special day for Lisa and Barbara. When Lisa failed to call her mother that Sunday, Barbara decided to go to Lisa’s house Monday. What Barbara found, no mother should ever...

On Memorial Day in 2007, farmhand Shane Hill called 911 twice requesting emergency response services. He told the dispatchers that he shot at a coyote stalking his sheep and somehow his gun misfired, striking him in the shoulder. During the second call, a loud booming sound could be heard and Shane cried out that his gun had somehow misfired again. By the time EMT arrived Shane was dead. He died without ever knowing that he was a victim of the ultimate betrayal. Listen to this episode to...

Cindy James was enjoying her newly single life, after divorcing her husband in early 1982. However, her joy was short-lived, when only seven months after her separation, Cindy became a victim of a stalker. The stalker was relentless and she was terrorized for the next seven years. During much of that time, police did not take her reports of harassment, threats, and incidents of physical harm seriously. Cindy disappeared on May 25, 1989. Her dead body was later found near an abandoned house,...

19-year-old Michigan State University student Martha Young disappeared on New Year's Eve in 1976. Ten months later, her clothes were found meticulously laid out in a field, as if she had vaporized inside of them. Over a year later, journalism student Marita Choquette's body was found murdered, with her hands cut off. Marita's killer took the time to make a formation around her body, leading authorities to believe there was a religious or ritualistic aspect to the crime. It was only after a...

Imagine you are a member of an internet support group for problem drinkers. One day as you are perusing through the chatroom discussions, you stumble upon a disturbing post from a regular named Larry. In his post, Larry details murdering his child three years earlier and how he got away with it. What do you do? This is the shocking story of the 200 members' reactions to Larry Froistad's confession of murder and the power of the Bystander Effect. Looking for our missing episodes? They are...

Jeremiah Rodgers and Jonathan Lawrence were two young men who met in a mental institute for the criminally insane. They quickly formed a friendship, bonding over the anger and rage brewing inside them. This dangerous comradery continued even after both men were released from prison. Fueled by their dark fantasies of murder, necrophilia, and cannibalism, Jeremiah and John set out on a murderous campaign, culminating in the needlessly cruel deaths of two young adults. Listen as we dive into...

On June 29, 2003, a 14-year-old boy was fighting for his life, laying in a pool of his own blood in an alley in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He had been stabbed by a contracted assassin that was working on behalf of The Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6. Listen to this week’s episode to find out why the British Government would want a 14-year-old boy dead, and the events that led up to his near-fatal stabbing. The twists and turns in this episode are straight out of a James Bond...

Maury Travis was a very, very disturbed man. Since he was 14-years-old he fantasized about murder. As an adult, he turned his basement into a torture chamber where he killed at least 17 women, all the while videotaping their suffering and eventual death. Listen to this episode to get a glimpse into the crazed mind of this killer. Looking for our missing episodes? They are available free on our website www.tntcrimes.com Help support our podcast by joining our Members Only Patreon Group...

Warning: This episode is extremely gruesome. From 1984 to 1988 there was a serial killer loose in the streets of Kansas City. The victims were mostly male sex workers, street kids, and drug addicts and the killer knew, after getting away with the first murder, that the police were not quick to solve these crimes involving this often forgotten about population. Fueled by his fantasies, Robert Berdella brutally tortured and murdered six men. His would-be seventh victim was able to escape and...

Marc Dutroux is a monster who created a secret prison in his basement, complete with a ventilation system, to hold his victims in. Marc, along with his wife Michele, was arrested in 1989 for the abduction and rape of five girls and young women. After serving only three years, the couple was released. Marc’s evil desires only grew and by 1995, Marc had four young victims held prisoners in his home. Within a year, Marc had murdered at least five people, including another accomplice, whom he...

In March 1991, 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez won a kite-flying contest. Due to this award, Junny’s photo appeared in a local newspaper called Florida Today. Junny and his family had no idea that this public recognition would ultimately lead to an elaborate scheme to kidnap and kill him. Listen to this week’s episode to find out more. Looking for our missing episodes? They are available free on our website www.tntcrimes.com Help support our podcast by joining our Members Only Patreon...

In 1996, Rachel Timmerman filed rape charges against a monster named Marvin Gabrion. As the trial approached, witnesses came up missing. Then Rachel disappeared along with her baby after going out on a date. She had no idea that the date was part of an elaborate murder plot by a serial killer. Three letters, written in Rachel's own handwriting, were mailed to her father and the prosecutor shortly following her disappearance. Then, a month later, Rachel's dead body was found and details...

On Saturday, May 16, 1987, 14-year-old Alecia and 12-year old Monica were on their way to shoot an anti-drug video in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. They were teen models who were hired through Showcase Models by a photographer. The video shoot was supposed to only last for one day, however, Alecia and Monica had a terrifying weekend they would never forget. The man who had hired them for the video said his name was Mark—but he was actually serial killer Herb Coddington. Listen to this week’s episode...

In 2017, 25-year-old Jenna Van Gelderen disappeared while house-sitting at her parent's home. Her car was found two weeks later abandoned on the side of the road in Atlanta, Georgia. During that year, Jenna started hanging around a new group of friends, some with sketchy pasts. Many of them have given false information to authorities or simply refused to talk. What are they hiding? Looking for our missing episodes? They are available free on our website www.tntcrimes.com IG & Facebook:...

On April 22, 1999, the bodies of Mary Kopatz, and her 3-year-old daughter, Carley were found in the Kopatz’s family van, parked in a parking lot about a mile from their home. The crime scene inside the van seemed to have been staged to make it look like a robbery had occurred. Kim Kopatz, Mary’s husband and Carley’s father, reported Mary and Carley missing after Mary failed to show up to work. Listen to this week’s episode to find out what happened to Mary and Carley and who was responsible...

In 1983, four American Jehovah's Witnesses inadvertently knocked on the door of drug lord Ernesto Fonseca. Paranoid they were undercover DEA agents, he had his henchmen (one being El Chapo) kidnap, torture, rape, murder, and dismember them. Then, a month later, two American tourists walked into a seafood restaurant for dinner, unaware that it had been reserved for a cartel party. The tourists were also kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. But it was only when the Guadalajara Cartel kidnapped,...

The “Secret Witness” hotline was established in Shasta County, CA to take anonymous tips about crimes that occurred in the county. On the evening of June 19, 1985, a tip came in concerning a missing person, Averill Weeden. Averill disappeared on May 23, 1985, and the caller said he knew where Averill’s body was and wanted to know how much money he could get in exchange for this information. Listen to this week’s episode to find out more about what the Secret Witness knew and his connection...