Based on the Evidence

When Christine Morton was bludgeoned to death in 1986, everyone in her Austin, Texas neighborhood was terrified that a madman was on the loose. The local Sheriff and the state prosecutor soon put their fears to rest. Now they had something that was possibly more sinister to fear.

How did the police and prosecution build a case before DNA and modern forensics? This case from 1967 digs into the heavy use of circumstantial evidence and theatrics as trial techniques to sway a jury.

Did local kids find sanctuary with the neighborhood "fun" Mom, or did they stumble into a house of horrors?

A NETFLIX Documentary: A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld. Kristine and Susan give you their take on this popular Netflix documentary.

Growing up the children of poor, uneducated, itinerant farmers could not have been easy for the Gilley kids. Add into that an alcoholic abusive father, an uncaring mother driven by her fundamentalist christian views, and a life of abject poverty and you've got the recipe for a story that had little chance of ending well. 

Growing up the children of poor, uneducated, itinerant farmers could not have been easy for the Gilley kids. Add into that an alcoholic abusive father, an uncaring mother driven by her fundamentalist christian views, and a life of abject poverty and you've got the recipe for a story that had little chance of ending well. 

Beautiful nature lover, 16 year old Savannah Leckie left her Minnesota suburban home to live on the Missouri farm of her birth mother. One year later she is reported missing under mysterious circumstances. 

Dr. Darryl Sutorius, a prominent heart surgeon in Cincinnati, married Della Dante Britteon in 1995. Dr. Sutorius was found dead in the basement of the house he shared with his wife on February 19, 1996. Though it was clear that a gunshot to the head had been the cause of death, authorities were initially unsure whether his death was homicide or suicide.

Forensic Files Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84yPzfUeWmw

When Warriena Wright sent off on a Tinder date while visiting Brisbane, Australia, she probably never imaged that her night of romance would go terribly wrong.

Ronald Gene Simmons was the worst mass murderer in Arkansas history, and his crimes led him to be dubbed the Christmas Killer.

At what point does the exploration of dark fetishes and online roleplaying become a crime?

Watch the 2015 HBO documentary about this case on YouTube

In the second episode of our notorious nineties murders, we examine the 1994 murders of 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alexander Smith at the hands of their mother, Susan Smith.

On February 24, 1986, the body of 29-year-old Sherri Rasmussen was found in the apartment she shared with her husband in Van Nuys, California. She had been beaten and shot three times in a struggle, apparently a victim of a botched robbery. Tonight we discuss the appeal of the person arrested for her murder.