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256: The ‘My Way’ Karaoke Killings | The Philippines

4/12/2026
Frank Sinatra's "My Way" became one of the deadliest songs in history — not on a battlefield, but in the karaoke bars of the Philippines. Between 1998 and 2018, at least a dozen people were killed in disputes linked to the song, in incidents dubbed the "My Way Killings." Victims were shot for singing off-key, stabbed over microphone disputes, and killed for daring to claim the song as theirs. The killings prompted bar owners to ban the song outright, drew international media attention, and sparked debate about karaoke culture, Filipino identity, and the role of pride and alcohol in public violence. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Web Wikipedia – My Way Killings Wikipedia – My Way Articles Karaoke fan killed for singing out of tune Man kills friend after fighting over karaoke Man killed by drinking buddy inside Lucena bar Sinatra song often strikes a deadly chord Not again: Filipino man killed in fight over song ‘My Way’ during karaoke session 12 shot dead in random killings while all singing the same karaoke song Music Comme D'Habitude – Claude Francois Kishidan – My Way Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:18:38

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255: The Real Twin Peaks Case: Murder of Hazel Drew | USA

3/22/2026
In the sweltering summer of 1908, 20-year-old domestic servant Hazel Drew was found floating face-down in Teal's Pond, New York. Her skull had been crushed by repeated blows. A corset string wrapped around her throat. The investigation revealed a web of secrets, political corruption, and powerful men with much to hide. More than a century later, this unsolved murder would inspire Twin Peaks – and after 113 years, researchers finally believe they've solved the case that captivated a nation… Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 50% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Books Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks by David Bushman and Mark Givens Hazel Was a Good Girl: Solving the Murder That Inspired Twin Peaks by Dr. Jerry C. Drake Podcasts The Girl in the Pond - Times Union Web Timeline: The Hazel Drew murder investigation HazelDrew.com Investigating the Cold Case That Inspired Twin Peaks Articles A look at the New York murder that inspired 'Twin Peaks' Murder that inspired 'Twin Peaks' solved 100 years later The True Crime That Inspired 'Twin Peaks' Was Solved by Its Fans Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:24:45

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254: The Gang of Amazons | Russia

3/8/2026
On a quiet September night in 2013, a routine traffic stop on the outskirts of Aksai unraveled a mystery that had haunted southern Russia for years. A violent shootout led police to a forest campsite, and what they uncovered was more than just weapons. The suspects were not professional hitmen or members of a paramilitary group. They were a family. A mother, her daughters, and her husband. Their crimes spanned nearly a decade: home invasions, execution-style killings, ambushes on police officers. Dozens of stolen items linked them to victims across Rostov Oblast and beyond. They would become known in the media as the Gang of Amazons. In this episode, we examine the investigation that connected seemingly random crimes to a single group, delve into the backgrounds of the perpetrators, and follow the trial that brought their reign of terror to an end. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 50% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Web Wikipedia History and Other Things Medium - Serial Killers: Gang of Amazons Articles Russia's Rostov court sentences 'Amazon gang' to lengthy jail terms for numerous killings Near Rostov the members of the gang announced the verdict for robbery and murder Russian nursery teacher killed ten people with help gang A family of murderers in Rostov. Adventures of 'bloody Inessa' (Tarverdiyeva's case in Rostoblsud) Twenty years for the Amazons. Why women are not given a life sentence? Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:23:30

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253: The Murder of Au-Pair, Sophie Lionnet | England

2/22/2026
In 2017, 21-year-old French au pair Sophie Lionnet was found burned in a garden in Southfields, London. What began as a dream opportunity became a nightmare of abuse, torture, and ultimately murder at the hands of her employers. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 50% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Podcast An Au Pair In London - UK True Crime News Articles Au pair murder: Couple found guilty Couple jailed for life over French nanny Sophie Lionnet's torture U.K. couple guilty of murder, burning nanny Sophie Lionnet's body Couple guilty of murder after nanny Sophie Lionnet's burned remains found in the garden London couple 'murdered French nanny Sophie Lionnet then burned her body' Couple who killed French nanny should be 'burned at the stake' – victim's mother Pretty 21-Year-Old Sophie Lionnet Was Murdered and Her Body Burned. But Why? Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:21:06

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252: The Vanishing of the Krnak Family | USA

2/8/2026
Between September 2003 and April 2006, Wisconsin prosecutors built one of the most challenging murder cases in the state's history: proving a family annihilation without bodies, a crime scene, or eyewitnesses. In July 1998, Allen Krnak, his wife Donna, their son Thomas, and the family dog vanished without a trace after leaving for a Fourth of July weekend at their cabin. When their truck was found wiped clean with thousands of unexplained miles, investigators knew this was no ordinary disappearance. The discovery of Allen's remains 800 miles away in North Carolina would reveal a horrifying truth about betrayal and greed. But Donna and Thomas remain missing to this day, their bodies never recovered from the mountains where they were likely disposed of. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Web Wisconsin Missing Persons - Donna Kay Krnak The Charley Project - Thomas John Krnak The Charley Project - Donna Kay Krnak The Doe Network - Donna Krnak (2333DFWI) The Doe Network - Thomas Krnak (3418DMWI) Wisconsin Supreme Court - State v. Anderson (2005) Wisconsin Supreme Court - State v. Derek Anderson Wisconsin Court of Appeals - Derek Anderson v. Leverett Baldwin Articles Wisconsin State Journal - Anderson Convicted of Murder (April 8, 2006) Racine Journal Times - FBI Agent Investigating Different Case Finds Lead (August 15, 2024) WFMY News 2 - Man Found Guilty in Missing Family Murder Trial WRN - Killer's Appeal Rejected (December 30, 2009) The Sylva Herald - Wisconsin Jury Finds Former WCU Student Guilty of Murder (April 13, 2006) Tulsa World - Family's Disappearance Grips Rural Town (February 26, 2019) La Crosse Tribune - Wisconsin Briefs (March 30, 2006) Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:27:09

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251: The Wanda Beach Murders | Australia

1/25/2026
On a windy January day in 1965, two fifteen-year-old best friends walked into the sand dunes at Wanda Beach near Sydney. They never came home. What followed was one of the largest investigations in Australian history, yet the killer vanished without a trace. Sixty years later, three suspects have emerged, but no one has ever been charged. Was it a teenage surfer, a serial killer, or someone far more sinister? Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 50% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Books Alan J. Whiticker - "WANDA: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders" (New Holland Publishers, 2003) Documentaries Crime Investigation Australia - "The Wanda Beach Murders" Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen Killer Web Wikipedia - Wanda Beach Murders Wikipedia - Derek Percy Wikipedia - Christopher Wilder National Film and Sound Archive - Nine News: the Wanda Beach Murders Australian Missing Persons Register - Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt News Articles Australian serial killer Christopher Wilder linked to the Wanda Beach murders Loved ones of the two girls murdered at Sydney's Wanda Beach... Ivan Milat's Family Reacts After Chris Minns Considers Inquiry Into More Unsolved Murders Podcast The Backpacker Murders Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:18:31

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Nordic Campsite Killings 4: The Shadow Between the Cases

1/21/2026
Between 1959 and 1987, a series of brutal attacks in the forests and lakesides of Finland and Sweden left multiple victims dead – and investigators haunted by their similarities. From Tulilahti and Lake Bodom to Appojaure and the deck of the Viking Sally, the victims were ordinary people, asleep and vulnerable, when violence struck without warning. Some cases were solved. Most weren’t. What links these murders? Could they be the work of the same person, or do they reveal something darker about the illusion of safety in the wild? This is a special episode that brings together cases previously featured on Evidence Locker, uncovering the patterns, suspects, and unanswered questions that continue to grip true crime researchers to this day. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 50% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Documentaries The Confessions of Thomas Quick Murhan DNA: Bodominjärvin murhat Web Wikipedia: Appojaure Murders Wikipedia: Kytäjä Wikipedia: Lake Bodom Murders Kyllikki Saari Murder (1953) Wikipedia: Tulilahden kaksoismurha Articles Serial Killer has second thoughts - The Confessions of Thomas Quick The Lake Bodom Murders Campsite Killer: The Unsolved Mystery of the Lake Bodom Murders ForenSeek: The Tulilahti Double Murder Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:19:04

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Nordic Campsite Killings 3: The Tent Murders at Lake Appojaure - Revisited

1/18/2026
In July 1984, beneath Sweden’s midnight sun, a remote campsite near Lake Appojaure became the scene of a brutal double murder. Dutch tourists Marinus and Janny Stegehuis were stabbed to death as they slept in their tent, an attack that shocked the nation and remains unresolved. This episode marks a milestone for The Evidence Locker: released in celebration of our 250th episode, it is also a remastered re-release of our very first case. We revisit the Appojaure tent killings, the failed investigation, and the later false confession by Thomas Quick, whose story collapsed under forensic scrutiny. Decades on, the truth remains buried in the wilderness, and the real killer has never been identified.

Duration:00:39:12

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Nordic Campsite Killings 2: Lake Bodom Murders - Revisited

1/11/2026
In the summer of 1960, four teenagers went camping at Lake Bodom. In the pre-dawn hours, an unknown assailant attacked them inside their tent, slashing them with a knife and hitting them with a blunt object. Of the four, only 18-year-old Nils Gustafsson survived, narrowly escaping death. 45 years later, he was charged with killing his friends, but acquitted. To this day, the mystery of what happened at Lake Bodom on that sultry night haunts the people of Finland. Special thanks: Pahan Äärellä Podcast Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Documentary Murhan DNA – Bodominjärvin murhat Web Wikipedia Murha.com Hypnosis of Nils Gustafsson Articles True Crime: Lake Bodom Murders Campsite Killer: The Unsolved Mystery of the Lake Bodom Murders When Anneli Happo, 72, heard of the events of Lake Bodom… A Killing at Lake Bodom: a nation looking for a murderer The Lake Bodom Murders Espoo politician is sure he knows who the Bodom killer was The dark secret of Lake Bodom Double Murder at Tulilahti We lost the Butcher of Lake Bodom The Double Death at Tulilahti Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:38:10

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250: Nordic Campsite Killings 1: The Tulilathi Murders

1/4/2026
July 1959. Two young women on a cycling holiday vanished from a Finnish campsite. Eine Nyyssönen, 21, and Riitta Pakkanen, 23, were found buried in a bog three weeks later, marked by a sharpened stick. Over 60 years later, this brutal double murder remains unsolved. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Books Pennanen, Mikko: Tulilahden murhamysteeri Keskisarja, Teemu: Tulilahti Markkula, Hannes: Suomalainen murha 1953-1990 Documentary Tulilahden murhenäytelmä (1959 - Suomen Filmiteollisuus) Ei vanhene koskaan: Tulilahden kaksoismurha - syyllinen vai syytön (1997) YLE Elävä arkisto: Takaisin Tulilahdelle Web Wikipedia: Tulilahden kaksoismurha ForenSeek: The Tulilahti Double Murder - Interview with Mikko Pennanen Deserted Finland: Tulilahti Murder Scene Articles Unsolved Mysteries: The Double Murder at the Tulilahti Campsite Two Young Women Killed Whilst Camping in Finland Tulilahden kaksoismurha ei selvinnyt – Pääepäilty hirttäytyi vankisellissään Riitta, 23, ja Eine, 21, ovat yhä vailla oikeutta Tulilahden kaksoismurha: kuka surmasi julmasti nuoret naiset? Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:22:14

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249: The Mysterious Murder of Julia Wallace

12/28/2025
On a winter evening in 1931, a soft-spoken insurance agent was lured from his Liverpool home by a strange telephone message. The address he searched for didn’t exist. By the time he returned, his wife had been brutally murdered. Who was the caller? Was the alibi a masterstroke of deception? Or did someone exploit the perfect opportunity? Tried. Convicted. Acquitted. Nearly a century later, the murder of Julia Wallace remains one of the most baffling cases in British criminal history. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Book Jonathan Goodman – The Killing of Julia Wallace Web The Julia Wallace Murder Foundation Wikipedia – William Herbert Wallace Wikipedia – R v Wallace (1931) Articles The Unredacted – The Killing of Julia Wallace: An Impossible Murder Chess Notes by Edward Winter – Wallace Case The Spectator Archive – "The Wallace Case" Murder Archives: Liverpool Echo Retrospectives Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:18:31

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The North Pole Slaying Plot - Foiled | Alaska (Revisited)

12/23/2025
Every December, thousands of letters addressed to Santa are sent to North Pole, Alaska. Boxes full of letters are then sent to North Pole Middle School, where they are included in the 6th Grade curriculum: North Pole’s 11 and 12-year-olds are nominated as Santa’s little helpers and reply to all the letters on Santa’s behalf. But in April 2006, the peace in this snow globe of a town was shattered when six 7th Graders hatched a plan to kill their classmates. The would-be attackers had drawn up a “naughty list” of kids at school that they wanted to murder in one violent, coordinated attack. Just the previous year, they were acting as elves, writing letters to other children all over the country. A couple of months later, they were gearing up to be monsters. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources YouTube Tour of North Pole Alaska Articles Last night’s TV: Death in Santaland Alaskan boys planned school massacre North Pole, Alaska Bad tidings A man named Santa Claus was elected to city council in North Pole, Alaska Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:18:39

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248: The Orderud Murders | Norway

12/14/2025
In May 1999, three members of the Orderud family were found shot to death in their home in rural Norway. The victims — Kristian and Marie Orderud and their daughter Anne — had been killed in the dead of night in what appeared to be a cold and calculated execution. Despite four people being convicted of complicity, no one has ever been held legally responsible for pulling the trigger. What followed was one of the most controversial criminal cases in modern Norwegian history. In this episode, we unpack the family tensions, forensic mysteries, legal battles, and lingering questions that still surround the Orderud case today. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources NRK – Orderud: Det uløste trippeldrapet (Full archive) VG Special – Bevisene etter trippeldrapet på Orderud gård Store norske leksikon – Orderud-saken News in English – Orderuds seek reopening of triple murder probe News in English – Orderud convicts released Wikipedia – Orderud Case Global Freedom of Expression – Egeland and Hanseid v. Norway (re: trial publicity) HubPages – The Orderud Case: Triple-Murder in Norway Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:20:10

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247: The Vampire of Bucharest | Romania

11/30/2025
Between 1970 and 1971, a series of brutal murders terrified the streets of Bucharest. The victims were mostly women — attacked at night, bitten, and mutilated. Their killer became known as The Vampire of Bucharest. His crimes were frenzied and disturbing, leaving investigators to wonder whether they were dealing with a deranged killer or a man driven by superstition and obsession. He broke into homes, assaulted his victims, and sometimes drank their blood. When police finally caught him, the case exposed deep social anxieties in communist Romania — about violence, repression, and the darkness beneath a society that demanded silence. Listen now to uncover the true story behind Romania’s most infamous serial killer. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Documentaries Web Wikipedia – Ion Rîmaru Articles “Tatăl și fiul – criminali în serie” – Libertatea.ro (RO) “Vampirul din București” – Realitatea.net (RO) Interview with Dr. Tudorel Butoi – TVR Info “Ion Rîmaru – the Vampire” – Evenimentul Zilei (RO) Historic Mysteries – The Vampire of Bucharest Romania Insider – "The Butcher of Bucharest" Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

Duration:00:21:08

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246: Fugitive Mom, Dorothy Lee Barnett | USA/Australia

11/16/2025
In 1994, a custody dispute in South Carolina ended with a mother vanishing with her infant daughter. Dorothy Lee Barnett, accused of violating a court order, disappeared without a trace — along with 11-month-old Savannah. For nearly two decades, the pair lived under new identities across the world — first in Europe, then South Africa, then Australia — as authorities searched for clues. In 2013, an international investigation finally uncovered the truth. Dorothy had been living as Alexandria Maria Canton, and Savannah, now a young woman, had grown up unaware of her past. The case became one of the most remarkable parental abduction stories in modern history — a tale of love, fear, deception, and the long reach of justice. Listen now to hear the full story of the mother who fled across the world — and the daughter who never knew. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Documentaries NBC Dateline: "Finding Savanna" CBS 48 Hours: "Dear Savanna" Web Family Abduction Watch Articles Dorothy Lee Barnett: Where is the Kidnapper Today? Savanna Todd: Where is Dorothy Lee Barnett's Daughter Today? Woman who kidnapped her own daughter during bitter divorce shares tales of nearly 20 years on the run 48 Hours' to feature baby Savanna abduction from Isle of Palms Unsolved Mysteries Wiki: Dorothy Barnett Case Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:21:04

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245: The Butcher of Mons: Belgium’s Unsolved Suitcase Murders | Belgium

11/2/2025
Between 1996 and 1997, the dismembered remains of at least five women were found stuffed in garbage bags and dumped inside suitcases around the Belgian city of Mons. The killer, who came to be known as Le Dépeceur de Mons — The Butcher of Mons — has never been identified. The murders shocked the quiet provincial city and left investigators chasing one of the most disturbing unsolved serial murder cases in Belgian history. Decades later, questions still linger: Who was the Butcher of Mons, and why did he choose to scatter his victims’ remains along roads with names that translated to words like Hate, Fear, and Anxiety? Listen now to uncover the story of Belgium’s most haunting cold case. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Want an ad-free option? Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Documentaries YouTube – Le mystère du dépeceur de Mons Web Wikipedia – Dépeceur de Mons (French) Wikipedia – Butcher of Mons (English) Articles L’Avenir – Le dépeceur de Mons: 20 ans après Le Monde – Morgan Vanlerberghe, l’enquêteur amateur qui veut confondre le dépeceur de Mons TeleMB – Il est moins cinq… Enquête sur le dépeceur de Mons TeleMB – Vers un nouveau souffle dans l’enquête du dépeceur de Mons ? Fifty-One Mons-Levant – RS893 : L’affaire du dépeceur de Mons Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:20:44

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The Black Magic Murders (Adolfo Constanzo) | Mexico - Revisited

10/29/2025
In celebration of Halloween, this week’s episode is a re-release of one of our first episodes - still chilling... Adolfo Constanzo, also known as El Padrino (or the Godfather), was the leader of a cult that believed that Black Magic would shield their drug cartel from being busted. Adolfo encouraged human sacrifice, and countless people fell victim to the cult, later dubbed the Narcosatanists. When American medical student Mark Kilroy disappeared after a night out in Matamoros, the cult’s sadistic activities finally came to light. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Mark Kilroy Foundation http://www.markkilroyfoundation.org/ YouTube Serial Killers and Cult Leaders: Adolfo Constanzo “El Padrino” - The Black Magic Torturer and Murderer Web Wikipedia Biography.com Murderpedia Articles Lost to the Darkness Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:45:13

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244: The Halloween Candy Killer, Ronald O'Brien | USA

10/19/2025
On Halloween night in 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O’Brien came home from trick-or-treating in Deer Park, Texas, excited to sample his candy haul. Among the treats was a Pixy Stix — one that would become infamous in American true crime history. Within hours, Timothy was dead, poisoned by cyanide. Investigators soon discovered that the killer wasn’t a mysterious stranger slipping poison into Halloween candy. It was someone much closer to home — his own father, Ronald Clark O’Brien. His crime forever changed the way parents across the United States viewed Halloween, giving rise to decades of fear over tampered sweets. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website For ad-free content: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit their website at: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Articles In 1974, 'Candyman' turned Halloween truly terrifying in Pasadena, Texas - ABC13 Houston The Man Who Killed Halloween - Fort Worth Weekly 'Man Who Killed Halloween' still haunts holiday - Houston Chronicle The Haunting Legacy of Ronald Clark O'Bryan, the Man Who Killed Halloween - A&E True Crime 50 years ago, a Houston killer dubbed the 'Candyman' poisoned his son's Halloween candy - KHOU Looking into the eyes of evil: The day I covered the execution of Texas' infamous Halloween killer - Breckenridge Texan The True Story of the Notorious Trick-or-Treat Murderer - Vice Halloween Horrors: The Poisoning of Timothy O'Bryan - Criminal The ex-wife of Ronald Clark O'Bryan - UPI Archives The neighbor who accompanied condemned killer Ronald Clark O'Bryan - UPI Archives Web Resources Ronald Clark O'Bryan - Wikipedia Timothy Marc O'Bryan - Find a Grave Memorial Ronald Clark O'Bryan - Murderpedia Ronald Clark O'Bryan - Alchetron 1984: Ronald Clark O'Bryan, candyman - Executed Today Court Documents THE CASE OF THE HALLOWEEN CANDY KILLER - Harris County District Clerk Video Archives Ronald Clark O'Bryan Murder Trial (1975) - KPRC-TV Collection Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

Duration:00:18:15

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243: Diary of a Death Factory (Vlakplaas) | South Africa

10/5/2025
For nearly two decades, a nondescript farm outside Pretoria was the epicenter of South Africa’s most covert and brutal campaign of state-sponsored terror. Known as Vlakplaas, it served as headquarters for a police death squad targeting anti-Apartheid activists. Under the leadership of Colonel Dirk Coetzee and later Eugene de Kock – dubbed “Prime Evil” – Vlakplaas was responsible for countless abductions, torture, and murders masked by secrecy and political protection. Follow us: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Want to support our podcast? Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network - solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit their website at: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources YouTube Know more about Vlakplaas where Prime Evil operated The gruesome truth behind Vlakplaas and Eugene de Kock Web TRC – Final Report – Volume 2 State v Wouter Basson Wikipedia Foundation for Human Rights - Nokuthula Simelane Lothar Neethling Articles The odd couple: why an Apartheid activist joined forces with a murderer Vlakplaas and the history of Apartheid’s Death Squad Olof Palme assassination: The South African connection Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:23:12

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242: The Murder of Anna Anton | Nebraska

9/21/2025
Anna Anton thought she'd found safety in small-town Nebraska, living below a police officer who had sworn to protect and serve. Instead, she became the victim of the very person she trusted most. In this episode, we uncover the shocking betrayal that shattered the peace of Lyons, Nebraska, and explore how one man's abuse of power led to a seven-year international manhunt. Follow us: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X & TikTok For more information, visit Evidence Locker Website Want to support our podcast? Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network - solving international cold cases. To learn more about it visit their website at: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Documentary Unsolved Mysteries Season 2, Episode 4 Web Find a Grave Memorial Articles Flatwater Free Press investigative report Nebraska Public Media coverage Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Duration:00:20:06