Inhuman: A True Crime Podcast

The Tromp family disappearance in August 2016 captivated Australia with its eerie and unexplained events. What began as a family road trip turned into a nationwide search and a psychological mystery that remains a major question to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When 19 year old Sydney Powell was charged with her mother Brenda’s 2020 murder, she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Investigators believed Sydney had beaten and stabbed her mother to death to prevent her from finding out the truth of Sydney being suspended from her university. But Sydney’s defense claimed she had a psychotic break. Sydney’s fate and guilt remains up in the air as her original conviction was overturned and prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court to reinstate the conviction. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacque Waller was a 39-year-old, mother of triplets, who tragically disappeared on June 1, 2011, in Jackson, Missouri. She had been in the process of divorcing her estranged husband, Clay Waller, when she vanished after meeting him to finalize paperwork. Her abandoned Honda Pilot was found along Interstate 55, but Jacque was missing. Investigators suspected Clay from the beginning, but it took months before they could charge him. In April 2012, he was officially charged with first-degree murder, and later, as part of a plea deal, he led authorities to Jacque’s remains and admitted to killing her. Jacque’s case has been featured in multiple true-crime documentaries, highlighting the dangers of domestic violence and the importance of seeking help. If you or someone you know has been a victim of domestic violence please call the The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or Text BEGIN to 88788. Domestic Abuse Help in the UK: 0808 2000 247 Australian National Services: 1800 737 732 Click here to join our Patreon. Click here to get your own Inhuman merch. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Grunwaldt was a German tourist visiting Tasmania, Australia in March 1993 when she, and her red rental bike, seemingly vanished into thin air. After an inquest into her disappearance, it was presumed she was killed either due to foul play or as the result of a tragic accident, but she has never been found and her case remains unsolved. Two years later, in October 1995, Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso was her cousin in Tasmania when she was found stabbed to death on a beach in Beaumaris. Despite happening in broad daylight, her murder remains unsolved to this day. It is not likely that these cases are connected, but both remain unsolved and there are $500,000 rewards for information leading to convictions in both cases. No tip is too small. Anyone with any information about Victoria Cafasso or Nancy Grunwaldt can contact Tasmania Police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers Tasmania at crimestopperstas.com.au or on 1800 333 000. This can also be done anonymously. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tanner Lane Barton was a college student and athlete who tragically passed away on April 22, 2012, at the age of 19. His unexpected passing at a friend’s house in Kokomo, Indiana led to years of investigation, with authorities ultimately ruling his death accidental due to positional asphyxia, an enlarged heart, and substance use. His mother, Michele Barton, has continued to advocate for answers regarding the circumstances of his death. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ CHECK OUT NEW MERCH HERE: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/merch-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart Lubbock died in the home of UK television personality Michael Barrymore in March 2001. The death was initially ruled an accident but later classified as an undetermined manner and cause of death. While there have been arrests and inquiries into the case over the years, Stuart’s case remains open and unsolved, with his family still fighting to see justice. Anyone with information can contact Essex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Our 4th Anniversary Merch Line will be launching on our website on May 6th at 11am EST. Go to inhumanpodcast.com for more! Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Walsh was a freelance journalist and writer who mysteriously disappeared on July 16, 1996, outside her home in Nutley, New Jersey. She had been investigating topics such as the Russian mafia and New York City's underground vampire community, which led to speculation about her disappearance. Suasan had a complex life—she worked as an exotic dancer to support herself while pursuing a degree in English at New York University. She had also struggled with substance abuse, though she had maintained 11 years of sobrietybefore her disappearance. To this day Susan’s case remains unsolved, and theories range from foul play to voluntary disappearance. The Nutley Police Department continues to investigate Susan’s case and anyone with information is urged to contact them at 973-284-4940 or the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at 800-709-7090. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dorothea Puente is one of the most prolific female serial killers. Using her grandmotherly demeanor and image, she used the boarding house she ran to murder her residents and cash in on their social security checks. A search of her backyard led to the discovery of seven bodies, but Puente was able to slip out of investigators’ grasp by going out “for a cup of coffee”. Thankfully she was found in Southern California just days later and was charged with 9 murders in all. Her true victim count is unknown, as she maintained her innocence for her entire life. But the truth behind her crimes are more sinister than anyone who knew her could have ever imagined. Puente’s known victims were Benjamin Fink, Leona Carpenter, Dorothy Miller, Betty Mae Palmer, James Gallop, Vera Faye Martin, Alvaro “Bert” Gonzales Montoya, Ruth Monroe, and Everson Gillmouth. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twenty-one year old Reagan Tokes, an Ohio State University student, tragically lost her life on February 8, 2017. She was abducted after leaving her job at a restaurant in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Her attacker, Brian Golsby, forced her to withdraw money from ATMs, sexually assaulted her, and ultimately murdered her in Scioto Grove Metro Park. Reagan was shot twice and left in a field, where her body was discovered the next day. Her case led to significant changes in Ohio's criminal justice system, including the implementation of the Reagan Tokes Act. This law introduced reforms to better monitor violent offenders after their release from prison. Reagan's story has been a catalyst for discussions about public safety and justice reform. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three young girls were murdered in Rochester, New York in the early 1970s. Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowicz, and Michelle Maenza were out running errands when they were abducted - and witnesses saw various parts of the incidents, they were all found murdered within days of their disappearances. Despite evidence being found and multiple suspects being investigated, their cases went cold. They became known as the Alphabet Murders due to each victims’ first and last names starting with the same letter. But was this intentional by the killer, or just a coincidence? Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole Morin was an 8-year-old girl who disappeared on July 30, 1985, in Toronto, Canada. She lived with her mother in a 20th-floor penthouse apartment in Etobicoke. That morning, Nicole left her apartment to meet a friend in the lobby for a swim date but never arrived. She was last seen wearing a peach-colored bathing suit, green hairband, and red canvas shoes, carrying a bag with her swim essentials.Her disappearance sparked the largest missing-person investigation in Toronto's history. Police formed a 20-member task force and conducted extensive searches, but no physical evidence or leads ever surfaced. Over the years, age-progressed images of Nicole have been released to keep the case in the public eye, but it remains unsolved. If you have any information about Nicole disappearance, you can contact the Toronto Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 416-808-2200. Additionally, you can leave an anonymous tips on the Please Bring Me Home website please bring me home or the Toronto Crime Stoppers website https://www.222tips.com/ Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stay vigilant. Be aware. Trust your gut. All good reminders from some of the stories in Volume 39 of Inhuman Listener Stories, with some heartwarming and spooky stories thrown in as well! Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Agee was a 21-year-old college student whose death in July 2015 remains a mystery. She was attending WakeFest, a wakeboarding festival at Center Hill Lake in Tennessee, with friends. Her body was discovered in the lake by fishermen after she had been camping on a cliff near the festival. Authorities initially ruled her death an accident, suggesting she fell from the cliff, but her family has raised concerns about possible foul play… what do you think? Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Emery Misch started getting into trouble at just 16 years old and was in and out of prison in California for various crimes throughout his 20s. In 1989, he was caught and convicted for the murder of Margaret Ball. Little did investigators know, Misch had committed at least 3 other murders prior to this between jail sentences - but it took decades before he was connected to those cases with DNA evidence. In 2024, he was convicted of the double murder of Michelle Xavier and Jennifer Duey from 1986. And now, Misch is awaiting trial for the 1988 abduction and murder of Michaela Garecht. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audrey May Herron was a 31-year-old nurse and mother of three who disappeared on August 29, 2002, in Catskill, New York. She was last seen leaving her workplace, the Columbia-Greene Long Term Care Facility, after her evening shift. Audrey was driving her black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which also vanished without a trace. Despite extensive searches and investigations, her case remains unsolved. If anyone has any information about Audrey’s disappearance, please call the New York State Police at (518) 622-8600 or e-mail the information to: nysvicap@troopers.ny.gov To make a donation to Adventures With Purpose: https://adventureswithpurpose.com/products/make-a-donation Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michaela Garecht was enjoying the start to her Thanksgiving break in November 1988 when she and her best friend rode their scooters to the market in Hayward, California. As they left, the 9 year old girls noticed that Michaela’s scooter was not at the entrance, but had been moved to the parking lot. As she went to grab her scooter, a man jumped out of the van next to her and in one fell swoop, threw her into the van and drove off. Unfortunately, Michaela has never been found, but after over three decades as a cold case, in 2020 a man was charged with her murder. David Misch, a convicted murderer, is awaiting trial for Michaela’s abduction and murder and hopefully soon, she will get the justice she deserves. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gage Jackson was a 19-year-old from Punta Gorda, Florida, who was reported missing in March 2019. Eleven days later, his body was discovered in Prairie Creek by fishermen. Despite years of investigation, no arrests have been made in connection with his death. Authorities believe that individuals close to Gage may have critical information but have not come forward. A reward for information leading to an arrest has grown significantly over the years, reflecting the community's determination to seek justice. Anyone with information on the death of Gage Jackson is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477). Or you can contact the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit: (941) 575-5361. You can also submit an Anonymous online at www.ccso.org. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ana Kriégel was so excited that her crush wanted to meet up with her in May 2018. The victim of relentless bullies, 14-year-old Ana felt like an outcast. She just wanted to fit in, and when one of her classmates said his friend – her crush – wanted to see her, she was ecstatic. What the teenage boys truly had planned was one of Ireland’s most horrific murders that ended with the youngest perpetrators to ever be convicted of this level of crime in country. Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jody Fern Howard disappeared on October 7, 1991, from a gas station in Wolf Point, Montana, located on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. She was 28 years old at the time and a member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes. Her case remains unsolved, and she was not reported missing until November 10, 1991, over a month later. Jody’s disappearance is one of many unresolved missing person cases in Montana, highlighting the broader issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the United States. Something has to change…. If you have any information about Jody’s whereabouts, please contact the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office 406-653-6216 Emily Pike was a 14-year-old girl and a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. She went missing on January 27, 2025, from a group home in Mesa, Arizona. Her dismembered remains were discovered on February 14, 2025, near Highway 60 in the Tonto National Forest, northeast of Globe, Arizona. Emily's case has drawn some attention to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), highlighting the systemic issues that disproportionately affect Indigenous communities. If you have any information about Emily's death, you can call the Gila County Sheriff's Office at 928-200-2352, Bureau of Indian Affairs at 505-917-7830, or San Carlos Apache Tribal Police at 928-475-1755. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Hurley’s friends remember her spinning on her heel, flipping her hair, and sprinting down the path away from them to go meet her mother on March 17th, 1990. But she never made it to the park less than a mile away. That night, Rachel’s body was found, but what happened to her remains a mystery 35 years later. If you were in the area of Jupiter, Florida on March 17th, 1990 and have any information about Rachel’s case, you can contact call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-TIPS (8477) or Detective Springer at (561) 688-4013. Crime Stoppers is offering a $15,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to the killer's arrest. Justice for Rachel Hurley Facebook Group Click here to join our Patreon. Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group. To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices