Case Files with Kat and Ashley
Join us each week as we discuss alcoholic beverages, our chaotic lives and do deep dives into stories involving true crime, unsolved mysteries, disappearances, murder and the paranormal. Come explore the dark side of humanity!
Episodes
In 1957, a missing-person call in small-town Wisconsin led police to a farmhouse that would redefine horror forever. What they found inside Ed Gein’s home shocked the nation — and inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Kat takes you deep into the chilling true story behind “The Butcher of Plainfield” — a quiet, lonely man whose obsession with his mother and the dead blurred the line between gr...
It's been 30 years since Jodi Sue Huisentruit disappeared from her apartment complex parking lot. Jodi was a TV news anchor for KIMT in Mason City and was running late for work. She never arrived and has not been heard from since. Even 30 years later, there is hardly even evidence on who took Jodi and why. In this episode Ashley discusses the disappearance, the suspects and the updates over the years. Resources:
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In this episode, Ashley discusses the 2018 unsolved disappearance of 16-year-old Karli Lain Guse. After a night of partying, Karli called her stepmother to pick her up. She was clearly in a state of distress and paranoia. No one called the hospital, no one stayed up to keep an eye on her, no one helped her.... where did she go, what happened to her and will we ever know what she was really going through?
Date night with Silence of the Lambs got Kat wondering: who on earth inspired Buffalo Bill? Meet Gary Heidnik—the preacher-turned-predator whose North Philly cellar of horrors still haunts survivors and inspired one of Hollywood’s most chilling villains.
You'll definitely need a frosty beverage or maybe even some relaxing tea for this one.
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In this episode Ashley discusses the disappearance of 9 year old Asha Degree on Valentine's Day 1990. Why did she leave her house? Where was she going? And how is the Dedmon family involved? New leads are still coming in even in 2025.
Anyone with information about Degree’s disappearance is asked to call the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at 704-484-4788, or the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at 919-662-4500.
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Love. Betrayal. Murder-for-hire. Thomas Randolph’s six marriages left behind a trail of broken lives and suspicious deaths. Dubbed The Black Widower, Randolph manipulated, schemed, and killed — all for money and control. In this episode, we unravel decades of deception and the crimes that finally put him behind bars.
Join Kat and Ashley as they welcome in SEASON 8 after a long break and do a deep dive into one twisted dude.
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When beloved Florida State law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in his driveway in 2014, it shocked the academic world and ignited a years-long search for justice. But what first appeared to be a random act of violence soon unraveled into something far more sinister—a murder-for-hire plot tied to his bitter custody battle and his ex-wife’s powerful family, the Adelsons.
In this episode, Kat dives deep into the tangled web of sus...
Trigger warning-- this story does include rape and murder of minors. In this episode, Ashley discusses Michael Bruce Ross aka the Roadside Strangler. He murdered eight women in the 80s before being the last person executed in Connecticut. We discuss the case, the victims and the importance of being self-aware.
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TW: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, suicide, and suicidal ideation. These are deeply sensitive topics that may be distressing for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. You can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 anytime, 24/7.
Teal Swan is a self-proclaimed spiritual healer, author, and YouTube influencer...
TW: This story mentions suicide.
In this week's episode Ashley discusses the 2011 disappearance of 6 year old Timmothy Pitzen. To this day, there have been no clues or leads in the case. The suicide note left by his mother Amy Pitzen ended with "You will never find him". What did it mean? Where is Timmothy? Someone has to know something. If you have any information please contact the Aurora Police Department at 630–25...
**TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND THOUGHTS OF SELF HARM. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN LISTENING.**
This week, Kat dives into the bizarre and baffling story of Kat Torres—a Brazilian beauty queen turned psychic medium who claimed to have dated Leonardo DiCaprio, spoken with angels, and lived multiple past lives. But where does the truth end and fiction begin? Tune in for a tale of modeling, manipulation, and mysticism.
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On October 18, 2003, Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri were discovered tragically murdered in the back of a white F-150 truck near Bumble Bee, Arizona. The young couple, celebrating their first anniversary, had planned an overnight camping trip to stargaze, but were found shot multiple times. The case remains unsolved to this day.
This episode explores the heartbreaking story of Lisa and Brandon, the theories and how to file a repo...
In this episode, Kat dives into the jaw-dropping story of William Allen Jordan—a master manipulator who spun an intricate web of lies across continents. Posing as a CIA operative, Jordan lured multiple women into marriage, fathered children, and drained their finances, all while maintaining overlapping relationships.
Kat unpacks Jordan’s timeline of deception, exploring how he convinced intelligent, successful women to believe his d...
In this week's episode Ashley discusses the disappearance of Bethany Markowski who was only 11 at the time of her disappearance. Her father claims she walked into the mall but she was never seen entering and has never been since. Join us as we discuss the background history of this family, the disappearance, the investigation and what has happened since. Bethany's case is still unsolved and open.
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In this episode of Case Files with Kat & Ashley, Kat dives into the chilling case of Dan Wozniak—a struggling actor who committed two brutal murders in a desperate attempt to fund his wedding. What started as a plan to steal from his friend, Afghanistan war veteran Sam Herr, quickly spiraled into a gruesome double homicide that shocked Orange County.
We’ll take you through every twisted detail about his crimes and how his fiancé...
Brittany Willis was a 17-year-old high school student living in Wilson, NC. Two days shy of her 18th birthday, on June 28, 2004 she was kidnapped, raped and murdered. In this episode, we discuss what happened, the suspects, the trials that dragged on, and the wonderful way the community now honors her memory.
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What happens when a career con artist is handed a golden ticket to crime—by the FBI?
In this episode, Kat dives into the twisted, mind-blowing story of Scott Lee Kimball—a fraudster, serial killer, and FBI informant who used his connections to manipulate, deceive, and kill while hiding in plain sight.
Kimball convinced the FBI that he was a trusted informant, gaining early release from prison and free rein to roam the country. But in...
On June 7, 1992, three women—Suzanne Streeter (19), her mother, Sherrill Levitt (47), and friend Stacy McCall (18)—vanished from their home in Springfield, Missouri, without a trace. Their purses, cars, cigarettes, and money were left behind, and there was no sign of struggle. Despite extensive searches and countless theories, the case remains unsolved over 30 years later. What happened to the Springfield Three? Join us as we explo...
Becky was just 41 years old when, on the afternoon of Feb. 23, 2023, her own father discovered her lifeless on the bathroom floor of her Quincy, Illinois, home. She had been dead for hours — shot a total of 14 times. None of the wounds were immediately fatal.
What happened to Becky? Why was her father the one to find her? It’s honestly a really sad story and one that was sort of publicly foreshadowed by her murderer, on national TV....
Part 2: In Part 2 of our deep dive into the twisted tale of T. Cullen Davis, we pick up where the drama left off—unpacking the shocking courtroom battles, surprising twists, and ultimate verdict that stunned the nation. With accusations of murder, betrayal, and greed swirling, Cullen Davis's trial became one of the most sensational legal sagas in Texas history.
We examine the explosive testimony, the high-profile legal maneuver...
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