True Crime Recaps
Hosts and storytellers Chris Nathan and Amy Townsend piece together the most gripping true crime cases the world can't stop talking about. From infamous serial killers to today's headline-making mysteries, they break it all down with thorough research, smart commentary, and the signature format that built their channel: All the crime in half the time.®
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August 25, 2026 • 7 mins
Deputies thought they were responding to a routine welfare check at a shared house in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Instead, they discovered three roommates dead and one of the people who lived there, 23-year-old Alyssa Venable, was nowhere to be found.
Investigators say Venable had moved into the house only weeks earlier. By the time police arrived, she had cut her hair, left Virginia and was heading north in a silver Honda Civic.
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August 22, 2026 • 17 mins
In May 2003, Deanna Laney’s quiet Texas family was shattered after she attacked her three young sons during the night. Two of her children died, while her 14 month old son survived with permanent brain injuries. Deanna then called 911 herself and told the dispatcher what had happened.
Investigators soon learned that Deanna believed she was receiving messages from God. She interpreted ordinary events as religious signs and b...
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August 20, 2026 • 13 mins
In November 1991, Cindy Wanner disappeared from her sister’s home in Granite Bay, California, leaving behind her 11 month old daughter, her shoes, her coat, and her car. Her missing purse and a later ATM transaction were among the few clues investigators had to work with.
Nineteen days later, Cindy was found in a remote area of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Investigators determined she had been held for nearly two weeks befo...
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August 18, 2026 • 14 mins
For more than ten years, Jean Stevens kept the remains of her husband at her Pennsylvania home. After her twin sister died in 2009, Jean brought her remains inside too. What makes the story even stranger is that several people around her reportedly knew what was happening.
James Stevens had died in 1999, but Jean eventually had his remains exhumed and brought back to her property. She kept him in the garage, while her sister June...
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August 15, 2026 • 13 mins
For years, Lewis Lent lived and worked in communities across New York and Massachusetts while investigators remained unaware of the full extent of his actions.
His name would eventually become connected to several investigations involving young people, including Sara Anne Wood, Becky Savarese and Jamie Lusher. But decades later, significant questions remain, particularly surrounding cases in which families are still waiting for an...
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August 13, 2026 • 15 mins
Eighteen-year-old Kelsey Smith stopped at a Target store in Overland Park, Kansas, before meeting her boyfriend for a date. When she didn't return, investigators began trying to piece together what had happened.
Surveillance footage from inside the store and its parking lot became a crucial part of the investigation. By reconstructing Kelsey's movements, detectives were able to establish a detailed timeline and identify a man who ...
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August 11, 2026 • 16 mins
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home in a case investigators believe involved a planned kidnapping.
In the days that followed, her family received ransom emails demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin. Investigators have since released the messages publicly, hoping someone may recognise the language, phrasing or writing style.
In this episode of True Crime Recaps, we examine Nancy's disappearance, the ransom communica...
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August 9, 2026 • 45 mins
In January 1947, Elizabeth Short was found murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. The brutality of the crime shocked America, and the young woman would forever become known as The Black Dahlia. More than 75 years later, her murder remains one of the most infamous unsolved cases in criminal history.
In this episode of True Crime Recaps, we explore Elizabeth Short's final days, the evidence surrounding the investigation, and the e...
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August 8, 2026 • 19 mins
In 1992, Lisa Ziegert disappeared while working alone at a card shop in Agawam, Massachusetts. When coworkers arrived the next morning, they found the store abandoned, her purse still behind the counter, and clear signs of a violent struggle. Four days later, Lisa's body was discovered, but despite recovering DNA, investigators had no way to identify her killer.
For more than two decades, detectives pursued thousands of leads whil...
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August 7, 2026 • 61 mins
Years before Ted Bundy's confirmed murders shocked the United States, several unsolved cases were already leaving investigators with unsettling questions. Could some of these cold cases have been connected to one of history's most notorious serial killers, or are the similarities purely coincidental?
In this episode of True Crime Recaps, we explore three cases that have long been discussed in connection with Bundy: the disappearan...
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August 6, 2026 • 17 mins
Just days before Christmas in 2022, Natalie McNally was found murdered in her home in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Fifteen weeks pregnant with her first child, her death devastated her family and stunned investigators.
At first, Natalie's boyfriend, Stephen McCullagh, appeared to have an unbreakable alibi. While the murder was believed to have taken place, he seemed to be livestreaming a video game to thousands of viewers online. But...
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August 5, 2026 • 41 mins
In September 2017, Tony Parsons, a 63-year-old retired Royal Navy officer, set off on a 104-mile charity bike ride through the Scottish Highlands. He never made it home.
After being struck by a truck, Tony was believed to have survived the initial collision. Instead of calling emergency services, two brothers concealed what had happened, transporting him to a remote location where his body remained hidden for years. His disappeara...
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August 4, 2026 • 23 mins
The murder of Rachel Nickell shocked Britain and became one of the country's most infamous unsolved crimes. But while many people know the headlines, the full story behind the investigation—and how police focused on the wrong suspect for years—is even more disturbing.
In this episode of True Crime Recaps, we examine how Robert Napper repeatedly came to the attention of investigators before eventually being identified t...
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August 1, 2026 • 13 mins
Gerald and Alice Uden looked like a typical older couple living a quiet life in rural Missouri. Friendly neighbors. Churchgoing. The kind of people who blend into small-town life without a second thought. But behind that ordinary exterior was a decades-long trail of cold cases, missing persons, and two separate murder investigations that would eventually collide into one disturbing truth.
The first case dates back to the mid-1970s...
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July 30, 2026 • 13 mins
A relaxing Labor Day camping trip in Oregon turned into one of the state's most haunting unsolved mysteries. In September 1974, Richard and Belinda Cowden and their two young children disappeared from their campsite near Carberry Creek without leaving behind any signs of a struggle. Their truck, belongings, fresh milk, wallets, and even their valuables were still sitting exactly where they should have been, but the family had vanis...
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July 28, 2026 • 74 mins
After murdering her pregnant friend Reagan Hancock and abducting her unborn daughter, Taylor Parker faced overwhelming evidence against her. But instead of accepting responsibility, prosecutors say she spent her time in jail inventing increasingly elaborate stories, manipulating fellow inmates, and trying to convince anyone who would listen that she had been framed.
Jurors heard testimony from prison staff, therapists, and inmates...
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July 25, 2026 • 14 mins
In January 2025, experienced climber Thomas Plamberger and his girlfriend, 33-year-old Kerstin Gurtner, set out to climb Austria's tallest mountain via the technical Stüdlgrat route. As a winter storm moved in, temperatures dropped below zero and visibility disappeared, but the couple continued climbing despite worsening conditions. Even after a rescue helicopter repeatedly flew overhead, Thomas never signaled that they needed help...
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July 23, 2026 • 9 mins
Police in Hamden, Ohio thought they were serving a misdemeanor warrant for indecent exposure when they entered the Siders family home on June 30, 2026. Instead, investigators say they discovered 16 children, ranging from 18 months to 18 years old, living in horrific conditions inside a home filled with garbage, human waste, and overwhelming filth. Authorities allege many of the children were confined to a single 12-by-12-foot room,...
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July 21, 2026 • 12 mins
Eighteen-year-old Nolan Wells had just graduated from high school, signed to play college football, and spent Fourth of July weekend on Horn Island with friends. According to investigators, everyone returned to the mainland except Nolan. Two days later, his body was found on the island, launching an investigation that has drawn national attention and left his family searching for answers.
As detectives worked to piece together Nol...
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July 18, 2026 • 18 mins
In July 2021, 40-year-old Katie Janness left her Atlanta apartment for what should have been a routine late-night walk with her dog, Bowie. Security footage captured the pair near the entrance of Piedmont Park just after midnight. Less than an hour later, Katie's partner used Find My iPhone to track her location inside the park, only to discover a horrifying crime scene.
Investigators described the attack as exceptionally violent....
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