True Crime Arizona

In 2006, a young entrepreneur Travis Alexander was living in Mesa, Arizona and met a girl he was interested in at a work conference: Jodi Arias. The two would begin an on-and-off relationship for years riddled with sex and guilty pleasures, something they kept a secret due to Travis’ Mormon faith. Their toxic chemistry led to strained friendships, odd ...

In a special Halloween-themed episode, host Briana Whitney interviews a paranormal investigator about some of the most haunted places in Arizona and the spirits they’ve had encounters with, interviews a longtime researcher about the famous 1997 Phoenix Lights phenomenon, and explores the odd tale of an unsolved Flagstaff murder with a possible skinwalk...

The State of Arizona executed mass murderer Richard Djerf on October 17, 2025. Djerf killed four members of the Luna family inside their Phoenix home in 1993 to get back at a coworker. The murders were particularly gruesome. True Crime Arizona host Briana Whitney was chosen to be a media witness to the execution, and details the process from start to finish ...

In late May 2025, Phoenix teenagers Pandora Kjolsrud and Evan Clark were innocently camping at Mount Ord, an area of the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. When nobody could get ahold of the teens after they were supposed to be home, deputies found the two shot multiple times and dragged behind a trail. For months, the investigation into their murders went co...

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has shaken the American political landscape. In this special crossover episode between True Crime Arizona and Politics Unplugged, Morgan Loew is joined by political editor Dennis Welch and true crime correspondent Briana Whitney for an in-depth discussion on the investigation into the killing and the political and social ramifications now and moving forwar...

On New Year's Eve 2021, Ben Anderson abruptly cancelled brunch with a friend then disappeared. His friends found his car in a Phoenix hotel parking garage with strangers driving it but couldn’t find Ben. Hours later, not only is Ben’s car found torched and abandoned, but his body is found on fire in the Arizona desert 30 miles north. For years, t...

In highly-anticipated parole hearings, infamous brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez were both up for parole last week after being resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez. After two of the longest parole hearings in Californai history, both brothers were denied. But…there was a lot more that went into the denial and why th...

A group of 5th graders in Surprise, AZ hatched a detailed plan to murder their fellow classmate and cover their tracks. Thankfully, they were caught before they could carry it out. True Crime Correspondent Briana Whitney sits down with reporter Micaela Marshall, who interviewed the victim’s parents for the first time. Marshall details her investig...

Lori Vallow Daybell is sentenced for her Arizona crimes after the death of her husband and attempted shooting of her niece’s ex-husband. But before sentencing day, Lori gives her final interview to true crime correspondent Briana Whitney, revealing information she hasn’t before. On sentencing day, family members who have survived this carnage for...

In June 2025, former domestic violence detective John Byrd finally learned how long he will spend behind bars in Arizona for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth Byrd. He killed her while their three young kids were home sleeping, then disappeared until he was caught later that day. But before he would learn his fate, drama unfolded in unexpected ways during the sentencing ...

In a chilling jailhouse interview, suspect Adam Sheafe details how and why he killed and crucified beloved New River, AZ pastor Bill Schonemann. Sheafe had a master plan to kill and crucify 14 pastors around the country. His motive? Belief in the Old Testament, and that anyone who teaches about Jesus deserves to die. True Crime Correspondent Briana Whitney s...

He’s notorious for causing one of the longest prison standoffs in U.S. history, and now Ricky Wassenaar is a confessed killer. In April 2025, three inmates were killed at a Tucson prison complex, and the sole suspect: Ricky Wassenaar. From prison, he calls True Crime Correspondent Briana Whitney and describes not only how he killed the other inmates, but why. He says it was justifi...

It’s the number one true crime podcast in the world – Crime Junkie hosts Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat give True Crime Arizona’s Briana Whitney an exclusive interview ahead of their live tour stop in Phoenix. They touch on everything from how the podcast started with humble beginnings, which episode helped solve a case, the responsibility of creating c...

Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty of conspiring to murder her 4th husband, Charles Vallow. What came in the moments and days after the verdict was the jury learning about all the other deaths and murders that surround her, Charles Vallow’s family sharing words of relief and after what they witnessed in the courtroom, and an exclusive sit down interview with Lori Vallow Daybell herself in jail after the...

Another wild week in court with an unexpected ending. True Crime correspondent Briana Whitney and True Crime Arizona photographer Shane Egan have been in the courtroom together and break down the big testimony from week 2. This is where we get into eye-opening text messages and emails, and locations of what and where everyone went while Charles Vallow was de...

Spirits, zombies, text messages, and gunshots. True crime correspondent Briana Whitney and Arizona’s Family reporter Zach Prelutsky break down and analyze all the biggest testimony from the first week of Lori Vallow Daybell’s murder conspiracy trial for the death of her husband, Charles Vallow. Listen to memorable moments from witnesses on the stand so far as...

Just days before her high-profile trial is set to begin in Phoenix, so-called “Doomsday Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell sat down for an interview with True Crime Arizona. “I’m fighting for my life here,” she told True Crime Arizona correspondent Briana Whitney. She’s set to represent herself in a murder conspiracy trial in the 2019 death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, who wa...

For the first time, the public has access to nearly all of the once classified files in the John F. Kennedy assassination, after Presi...

A mother's discovery on her son's phone launched an investigation ​that discovered a terror plot against the Pride Parade in Phoenix. Guest hosts Morgan Loew and Cody Lillich delve into the intricate details of this case, how 17-year-old Marvin Jalo's radicaliza...