Murder On The Space Coast

Murder On The Space Coast

An unsympathetic victim, a prosecutor's conviction playbook, a missing mother of two and a tale of lie after lie after lie. Across four seasons, Murder on the Space Coast has explored each of these heartbreaking true-crime stories based in Central Florida.

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May 5, 2025 12 mins

After 23 years in prison for a murder many believe he did not commit, Jeff Abramowski's conviction was overturned and he was released from custody. The state has yet to announce whether it will retry the Melbourne man again for the 2002 murder of Cortney "Dick" Crandall in Palm Shores.

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Bonus episode: FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explains a bit of the backstory of our journey to telling you about the Gayden case.

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November 27, 2023 31 mins

Episode 6: A federal judge lays into the man who prescribed more opiates in six months than the state of California, calling him a “monster.”

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November 27, 2023 32 mins

Episode 5: Dr. Gayden uses his opiate-induced influence on underage girls.

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Episode 4: As more and more people die from Oxycodone overdoses, police begin connecting the deaths to one doctor in the area.

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November 27, 2023 23 mins

Episode 3: A Melbourne teenager falls deeper into addiction thanks to Dr. John Gayden.

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November 27, 2023 21 mins

Episode 2: A pill mill doctor’s office is so busy that a hot dog stand is set up to accommodate all the people waiting to get their pain pills.

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November 27, 2023 19 mins

Episode 1: Years after a notorious pill mill doctor is put out of business, violence and addiction wash over a once idyllic beachfront community.

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October 17, 2023 1 min

Based in the small beachside community of Indialantic, Florida, the long-awaited sixth season of the award-winning true crime podcast Murder on the Space Coast is nearly ready to drop.

Listen to all our previous episodes before we dive into our next story: Monster on the Beach.

 

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Murder on the Space Coast season 6 is currently in production. While you wait for it to drop, check out The Last Ride - a series produced by our friends here in the USA Today Network of Florida.

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With the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing Crosley Green’s previous victory of a new trial, his lawyers are hoping to get his case in front of the highest court in the land – The U.S. Supreme Court.

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May 6, 2021 11 mins

After 32 years in prison, Crosley Green was released – pending the outcome of the state’s appeal. He talks prison, family, his lawyers and ice cream with host John A. Torres.

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December 8, 2020 24 mins

A potential deal between Crutchley and the prosecutor’s office falls apart. Other suspects emerge in Tammy’s disappearance and can being obsessed with murder save your life?

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Nearly 40 years after she went missing, local beauty queen Tammy Lynn Leppert’s disappearance continues to baffle. Could there be a simple explanation? Could she have been one of the first victims in Brevard County for John Crutchley, the notorious ‘Vampire Rapist’?

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December 8, 2020 29 mins

John Crutchley, the ‘Vampire Rapist,’ seems one step ahead of police at all times as they struggle to prove he was a serial killer responsible for killing numerous local women. And why are we, as a society, obsessed with murder?

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Having already spent 36 years in prison for a murder many doubt he committed, Gary Bennett finally gets some good news in the form of a top law firm taking his case.

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Crosley Green dreams of freedom while his attorneys prepare for a worst-case scenario.

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April 28, 2020 26 mins

A Federal Court rules that Crosley Green should get a new trial.

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April 21, 2020 30 mins

Could troubling DNA results derail convicted killer Crosley Green’s fight for freedom?

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April 14, 2020 31 mins

A private eye succeeds in getting Crosley Green’s story national media coverage.

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