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09/11/2023

Episode 120 is live!

In our 12th International Episode we cover the case of Sophie Elliot out of New Zealand. The 22 year old was stabbed to death in 2009 by an ex-boyfriend who then tried to use a 1961 law to dodge responsibility for his heinous act. Listen along as we discuss the crime and how it changed the legal landscape in the country.

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On January 9th, 2008, 22 year old Sophie Elliot was attacked in Dunedin, New Zealand by her ex-boyfriend. He would later try to use a 1961 law aimed at protecting victims of domestic abuse to get his crime reduced from murder to manslaughter. News of the violent murder and the use of the law sparked...

07/11/2023

Episode 79 is Live (Again).

This episodes includes the horrendous crime committed against Gabby and the aftermath of the incident. We also break down some of the ways law enforcement can better combat domestic violence/homicide.

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After meeting Gabby's family at CrimeCon 2023, I felt I needed to redo Gabby's story and present it in a way that highlights not just what happened to her but the mission the foundation named after her is all about. When her tragic murder was front page news across the country in 2021, there was a l...

06/11/2023

Episode 78 is Live! (Again)

I did a remake of this episode to better identify the work Gabby's family is doing on the identification and prevention of toxic relationships, like the one that claimed Gabby's young and promising life.

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After meeting Gabby's family at CrimeCon 2023, I felt I needed to redo Gabby's story and present it in a way that highlights not just what happened to her but the mission the foundation named after her is all about. When her tragic murder was front page news across the country in 2021, there was a l...

06/11/2023

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02/11/2023

Episode 119 is Live!

This was a very important episode to cover as it tackles the problem of toxic/unhealthy relationships and the danger they present. My good friends at the Gabby Petito Foundation are working with various partners to try and bring about awareness of this issue and I hope this episode does the same.

In 2016, high school student Emma Walker was found deceased on her bed with a single gunshot wound to the head. Her ex boyfriend, who had cultivated an extremely unhealthy relationship with the young woman, was eventually found guilty of her murder after it was proven that he shot into the bedroom to scare her into dating him again and one of the shots proved to be fatal. Listen along as we use this story as a chance to discuss the signs and dangers of unhealthy relationships and remember a young woman filled with life and promise who lost her life under such tragic circumstances.

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In 2016, high school student Emma Walker was found deceased on her bed with a single gunshot wound to the head. Her ex boyfriend, who had cultivated an extremely unhealthy relationship with the young woman, was eventually found guilty of her murder after it was proven that he shot into the bedroom t...

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween!! Episode 118 is live!

On Halloween night in 1974, a father took his two children out trick or treating. After returning home the children were allowed to eat on piece of candy before bed. Eight year old Timothy chose a giant pixy stix and after his father helped him open the tube containing the candy powder, the boy ingested some of the treat but immediately complained about a bitter taste. His father gave him some Kool-Aid to help swallow the powder but soon Timothy was vomiting and convulsing. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead with cyanide poisoning. The resulting police investigation would reveal a sinister plot, scarier than any horror movie. Listen along as we discuss the tragic death of Timothy O'Bryan and the Candy Man Killer.

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On Halloween night in 1974, a father took his two children out trick or treating. After returning home the children were allowed to eat on piece of candy before bed. Eight year old Timothy chose a giant pixy stix and after his father helped him open the tube containing the candy powder, the boy inge...

28/10/2023

Episode 117 is Live!

In 1990, in an affluent neighborhood outside West Palm Beach, FL, a person dressed as a clown delivered two balloons and some flowers to an unexpecting homeowner. After handing the items over the suspect shot and killed the homeowner and calmly walked away. The case would go on to be known as the Killer Clown case and for over 30 years the killer of Marlene Warren escaped justice. While investigators had a solid suspect early on it took advances in DNA to finally put the killer behind bars. Listen along as we discuss this troubling and frustrating case.

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In 1990, in an affluent neighborhood outside West Palm Beach, FL, a person dressed as a clown delivered two balloons and some flowers to an unexpecting homeowner. After handing the items over the suspect shot and killed the homeowner and calmly walked away. The case would go on to be known as the Ki...

26/10/2023

Episode 116 is live!

In 2006 a 31 year old man named Daniel Ott was killed in a what police believed to be a murder for hire. The victim's background yielded no clues as to why he was targeted for death but after six months, investigators found another Daniel Ott in the area that was a much more likely victim and believed the younger Daniel was killed because he shared a name with a marked man. Listen along as we discuss the murder of Daniel Ott.

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In 2006 a 31 year old man named Daniel Ott was killed in a what police believed to be a murder for hire. The victim's background yielded no clues as to why he was targeted for death but after six months, investigators found another Daniel Ott in the area that was a much more likely victim and believ...

25/10/2023

New Episode will be available tomorrow! It's been a nice break but I look forward to being back behind the microphone. Episode should be available after 10am. Thanks for your patience as I took some time to focus on family and get in a little relaxation. You guys are the best!

16/10/2023

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14/10/2023

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11/10/2023

Episodes 111 and 112 are Live!

In Merced, CA in 1972, a seven year old boy was abducted and held captive for over seven years. He only escaped to save another young boy from suffering the same fate he did and was hailed as a hero. Steven Stayner would tragically die ten years after his harrowing escape and then ten years after that, someone very close to Steven began his own reign of terror. Listen along as we discuss the dichotomy of evil in these two stories.

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In Merced, CA in 1972, a seven year old boy was abducted and held captive for over seven years. He only escaped to save another young boy from suffering the same fate he did and was hailed as a hero. Steven Stayner would tragically die ten years after his harrowing escape and then ten years after th...

11/10/2023

Episode 110 is Live!

In 2010 a brutal home invasion near Toronto, Canada, left a mother dead, a father clinging to life and a daughter tied up inside the home. The father miraculously survived being shot in the face and would go on to tell the police something so startling, it changed the entire investigation. Listen along as we break down the twisted case of the Pan family.

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In 2010 a brutal home invasion near Toronto, Canada, left a mother dead, a father clinging to life and a daughter tied up inside the home. The father miraculously survived being shot in the face and would go on to tell the police something so startling, it changed the entire investigation. Listen al...

06/10/2023

Episode 109 is Live!

When Phoenix police were met at the door by Ryan Waller during a welfare check, they found his girlfriend, Heather Quan, deceased on the couch from a gunshot wound to the head. Ryan looked like had been in a fight and was taken into custody. Sadly it would take police six hours to realize Ryan too had been shot and was a victim, not a suspect. Listen along as we break down the highly controversial and frustrating case of Heather Quan and Ryan Waller.

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When Phoenix police were met at the door by Ryan Waller during a welfare check, they found his girlfriend, Heather Quan, deceased on the couch from a gunshot wound to the head. Ryan looked like had been in a fight and was taken into custody. Sadly it would take police six hours to realize Ryan too h...

05/10/2023

Episode 108 is live!

In 2013, eleven days after being released from prison, a monster named Nikko Jenkins killed four people in ten days in Omaha. His murder spree had very different motives and victims. Investigators were baffled by the crimes and once he was in custody, Nikko told investigators the killings were done to appease the Egyptian God of darkness, Apep. Listen along as we break down this terrible loss of life at the hands of one of the most violent killers in recent history.

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In 2013, eleven days after being released from prison, a monster named Nikko Jenkins killed four people in ten days in Omaha. His murder spree had very different motives and victims. Investigators were baffled by the crimes and once he was in custody, Nikko told investigators the killings were done....

04/10/2023

Episodes 106 and 107 are live!

106 - The saddening family annihilation of the Harper family. A loving mother, her three young children and her mother were all killed over the 4th of July weekend while her ex and the father of the children was in Ohio. But scientists used entomology to prove that part of the 5400 miles he put on his rental car occurred west of the Rocky Mountains and after his alibi fell apart, he was sentenced to death for his heinous crimes.

107 - In 1976 a bus filled with 26 children aged 5-14 was hijacked by 3 men. The men forced the driver and the children into two vans and then into an underground prison to be held for ransom. The driver helped the children escape and the men were eventually captured and sent to prison for decades for their crime. It remains the largest abduction of children in US history.

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Less than two weeks after America celebrated its 200 birthday, three armed men hijacked a school bus containing 26 children and the driver. They drove the bus to a secluded location and forced their captives into two modified vans and drove them to a rock quarry. There they forced them into a buried...

03/10/2023

New Episode Alert for True Blue Crime Investigates!

Episode 12 - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist of 1990

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On St. Patrick's Day in 1990, two suspects dressed as Boston Police Officer gained access to the secure Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. They detained the two security guards and then in 81 minutes the stole 13 pieces of art that is valued today at over half a billion dollars. While the FB...

03/10/2023

The toxicity of the internet and social media is nothing new but it is still discouraging. It never ceases to disappoint me when someone puts hours or days of their life into something and is brave enough to share it with the world just to have some insecure and immature troll post a disparaging comment or takes the 2 seconds it takes to dislike something you put a lot of work into.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all about critical feedback, it is how we evolve and get better, but I am saddened by a society where so many people feel the need to purposely put down others. I would venture to guess that none of these trolls have ever risked putting themselves out there in the world and have never felt the sting of someone being unfairly critical of their work.

My podcasts have brought me very little financial gain and I do them to bring attention to the victims and survivors of crime so I'll keep going but I just wish we lived in a world where support and kindness outweighed toxicity.

I know most of you are amazing and supportive so this is reaching to wrong audience anyway, but it's just a reminder to live by the golden rule and if we all did that, the world would be a much better place.

29/09/2023

Episode 105 is Live!

In this first episode after the CrimeCon break, I tackled a strange double homicide that occurred in 2002 in the small town of Hudson, WI. A funeral director and his intern were shot in the middle of the day and for two years the case baffled investigators until sexual assault allegations against a local priest blew the case wide open. Listen along as we discuss the tragic double homicide of Dan O'Connell and James Ellison.

Thanks for listening and thanks to everyone for being patient as I recovered from the wonderful craziness of CrimeCon2023!

In 2002, a double murder in the small town of Hudson, WI rocked the community. A funeral home director and his intern were shot in the middle of the day, in the funeral home by an unknown suspect. Two years later, a young man reported being sexually assaulted by a local priest and that investigation...

26/09/2023

Gabby Petito Foundation

After meeting Gabby Petito's family at CrimeCon2023, I couldn't help but be moved by their amazing spirit and their drive to turn Gabby's tragic murder into an effort to both educate about the dangers of toxic domestic relationships and change the lives of those affected by domestic violence.

Please support the foundation if you can. I'm very selective in promoting charities because I'm not always sure of the intentions of the people behind the organization but I can 100% support this foundation and the people behind it.

Thank you!

With a mission to turn our tragedy into purpose, the Gabby Petito Foundation was born. We wish to help free others from the dangers of IPV, or intimate partner violence (also known as domestic violence). The foundation is committed to providing resources and support to individuals and families affec...

26/09/2023

After 6 days (including two days of driving for over 3000 miles) I'm back and finally rested up enough to share this amazing experience.

CrimeCon2023 blew me away with the amazing venue, turn out but most importantly the people. I didn't know what to expect but the true crime community was filled with some of the most supportive, friendly, and compassionate people I have ever met. The entire event was an unforgettable experience.

Thank you to all the new fans who stopped by the booth and I look forward to recording some new episodes in the future!

16/09/2023

TBCI has two new episodes before our Crimecon2023 break!

Episode 9 - The tragic and controversial death of high school student Kendrick Johnson. This was a highly divisive case that was filled with rumors and speculations but by all the facts of the case, it was a terrible and sad accident that cost a young man his life.

Episode 10 - Our first international TBCI episode. We head to my childhood home of Australia to investigate the 1966 abduction of three children from a busy public beach on Australia Day. The children have never been found and this crime changed the way Aussie's supervised their children for the last almost 60 years.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned for some CrimeCon2023 photos and updates!

On Australia Day in 1966, three children were allowed to go unsupervised to a public beach to escape the summer heat in Adelaide, Australia. This was an accepted practice by most at the time as Australia was considered a safe country. When the children didn't return from the beach, Australia's large...

16/09/2023

The final three episodes of True Blue Crime before CrimeCon2023 are uploaded! I'll be taking a short break to prep for next week's travel and festivities but I hope to post some photos from the event by the end of next weekend!

In the meantime check out the three part series on Ted Bundy, the well known and completely demented serial killer who has confessed to 30 known murders but is likely responsible for 2-5 times as many as he confessed to before his death.

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In the mid 1970's, Ted Bundy terrorized the states of Washington, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Florida. Before he was executed he confessed to 30 murders of young women and girls but some believe he started killing well before he will admit to and it's possible he killed 75 to over 100 people, startin...

14/09/2023

Episodes 5-8 of TCBI are live!

Episode 5 - Flyover Country - Wisconsin - The sad case of an unidentified teenager found deceased in a rural frozen creek. After 13 years she was finally identified via forensic geneology and now her murder investigation begins.

Episode 6 - The strange death of Judy Smith. The middle-aged woman was supposed to be at a conference in Philidelphia with her husband and disappears, five months later she's found along a remote section of hiking trail 600 miles away and it looks like she was in the area by her own choice.

Episode 7 - When a single human bone found in 2009 leads to the discovery of 11 skeletons, Albuquerque PD realize a serial killer was active from 2003-2005. Did he die, get arrested, or move away?

Episode 8 - When a family of three goes missing in rural Oklahoma rumors about drugs, religious cults, and hate groups surround the disappearance but when their bodies are found three years later a new theory takes hold.

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Just two more episodes of True Blue Crime Investigates before CrimeCon2023!

In 2009, a truck belonging to family of three was found in a clearing in a remote wilderness in Oklahoma and the family was nowhere to be found. After three years of speculation about what happened to the family, their bodies were found over three miles from the truck in the middle of the forest. So...

08/09/2023

Episodes 3 and 4 of TBCI are live!

We went back in history a little for these cases.

Episode 3 covers the infamous Airline Pirate DB Cooper (Dan Cooper) and his brazen crime. After taking a plane hostage with a bomb he received a $200K ransom in $20 bills and 4 parachutes. He jumped out of the plane and has never been seen again. Only a small amount of the money was recovered and all of that was found in a riverbank near where he is believed to have landed.

Episode 4 covered the tragic 1982 Tylenol Murders. Seven people lost their lives including 3 members of one family when someone loaded Cyanide into capsules and put them into Tylenol bottles in pharmacies. In a time before tamper proof seals, the unsuspecting victims, including a 12 year old girl, ingested the capsules and died within minutes. While one man was convicted of trying to extort the makers of Tylenol of $1 million dollars, no one has ever been charged with the terrible crimes.

Thanks for checking out the new True Blue Crime Investigates podcast!

On September 29, 1982 in Chicago seven people died after ingesting Tylenol capsules that had been filled with Cyanide. An unknown suspect had taken bottles from the shelves and in the days before tamper proof seals, replaced regular capsules with the deadly poison. While one person was arrested for....

06/09/2023

Episode 2 of True Blue Crime Investigates is Live!

In December of 1991 four teenage girls were found murdered in the back of a frozen yogurt shop. A patrol officer had noticed a fire in the middle of the night and after firefighters extinguished the blaze, the bodies of the four girls were located. While several people have confessed to the crimes and two were put on trial and found guilty, their convictions were overturned and new evidence suggests they were not involved. Listen along as we breakdown this tragic case, the investigation, and discuss our hope it will one day be solved.

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In December of 1991 four teenage girls were found murdered in the back of a frozen yogurt shop. A patrol officer had noticed a fire in the middle of the night and after firefighters extinguished the blaze, the bodies of the four girls were located. While several people have confessed to the crimes a...

05/09/2023

Episode 1 of True Blue Crime Investigates is Live!

Same host, different format and covering unsolved crimes. Listen along as we tackle the tragic, confusing, and frustration case of the disappearance of Maura Murray.

In 2004 21 year old Maura Murray left her dorm room at UMass, withdrew all $280 left in her bank account, purchased some alcohol and drove to northern New Hampshire. Around 7 pm she lost control of her car and ended up in a snowbank. Witnesses offered help but she begged them not to call 911. Someti...

05/09/2023

Episodes 100 and 101 are live!

Ned Kelly is Australia's most famous bushranger (outlaw) and is known for standing up to the corrupt police/political system in place in Victoria, Australia in the mid to late 1800's. A champion to many of the poor, he is considered Australia's Robin Hood and his rebellious and tough attitude lives on in many Aussies today. Listen along as we go back in time and cover the life and crimes of Ned Kelly.

These are the last two episodes of True Blue Crime until after CrimeCon2023. I'll be focusing on True Blue Crime Investigates - a new podcast with unsolved crimes and True Blue Crime Premium (For Patreon/Paypal subscribers only) but will be returning to add 2 episodes a week to this podcast starting around October.

Check out the new podcasts when you get a chance and thanks for listening and all your support so far!

The son of an Irish convict, Ned Kelly grew up in the harsh environment of 1860's bush country in Victoria, Australia. His family was harassed by law enforcement and after several short stints in prison, Ned rose up against the police and his gang gained the support of the public as they fought poli...

02/09/2023

Episode 99 is Live!

When an 11 year old Navajo girl and her brother are abducted off reservation land in New Mexico authorities should have immediately issued an amber alert and launched a massive search, but in the case of Ashlynne Mike and her brother Ian jurisdictional issues and low staffing meant an 11 hour delay and while Ian was found alive, Ashlynne had been abused and left for dead the night before. Her tragic death highlights just one of the struggles that Native American families and children face in the modern world. Listen along as we discuss her case and what efforts are being done to address the issue.

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for episode 100 tomorrow and some exciting news for the expansion of the podcast!

When an 11 year old Navajo girl and her brother are abducted off reservation land in New Mexico authorities should have immediately issued an amber alert and launched a massive search, but in the case of Ashlynne Mike and her brother Ian jurisdictional issues and low staffing meant an 11 hour delay....

01/09/2023

As many of you know, free Stitcher podcast access was shut off on August 29th. If you used Stitcher for your podcast listening, fear not, there are several other great apps out there!

Check out the website at www.truebluecrimeproductions.com for many different free streaming options to hear True Blue Crime and many other great podcasts on your mobile device or via internet streaming!

Dan does a great job of laying out all of the facts and total information about the Jacob Wetterling case. There is far more behind the scenes details that I had no idea existed. This is a great podcast. Keep up the good work Dan!