Two Louisiana cousins, Casey Forbes & Sarah Couvillion, discuss true crime cases by watching True Crime TV Shows and Documentaries. They give their southern perspective of the cases.A new episode drops every Monday!
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered outside Nicole's home in June, 1994. All evidence leads to one person....O.J. Simpson. Join us as we re-visit the evidence and that infamous court case.
Reference:
ID's "O.J. & Nicole: An American Tragedy"
Peacock's "O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies, & Murder"
In July, 2018, the dead body of an emaciated man was discovered in a tent on a Florida hiking trail. Everything about this death was a mystery, including the manner of death, and, especially who he was. An investigation leads to hundreds of fellow hikers to come forward with pictures and stories of said hiker, but no one knew his name. The only name he gave was "Denham" and "Mostly Harmless."
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Ruby Franke was known for being a YouTube sensation showcasing her family, including her husband and 6 kids. Soon, viewers began to notice some pretty disturbing behavior aimed at her children. When one of those children turn up emaciated and covered in wounds at a neighbors house, the shocking truth will leave everyone breathless
14-year-old Gloria Pointer is murdered on her way to school. Her mother, Yvonne, promises to not stop until she finds her daughter's killer. It takes over 30 years, but Gloria ultimately keeps her promise
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Dateline
Season 32
Ep. 22
A promise to Gloria
This week we recap the Netflix's 3-part documentary, "American Nightmare." Handsome Aaron calls 911 to report his girlfriend, Denise, missing. The story he tells police is too strange to be true. As police are building a murder case against Aaron, Denise shows up 400 miles away in her hometown.
Was this a "gone girl" situation or did the incredible abduction actually happen? Tune in to find out!
Hamed Ghassemi was living the American Dream: an Iranian immigrant who had found success along with his mother in Baton Rouge, LA. When he came home one night, he discovered his mom was missing. After a few days search, he involves police and a scandal will lead us to an insane plot that spans from Baton Rouge to Iran.
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Dateline
Season 32
Episode 16: The Ultimate Betrayal
In Part 2 of 2023 Headlines, Sarah renames Casey's dog while we cover the biggest true crime headlines in 2023, including Kaitlin Armstrong, Alec Murdaugh, The Utah Mom, & the Idaho Murders.
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2023 was a crazy time for true crime. In this episode, we are discussing 4 of the craziest crimes/developments that happened in 2023, including: the release of Gypsey Rose Blanchard (eek!), The crazy Carlee Russell hoax (boy were we fooled), Long Island has a serial killer (I thought that was a Baton Rouge thing) , and that darn Van Der Sloot is facing justice in the death of Natalee Holloway (he's such a Sloot).
So m...
Join us as we see the ultimate Mother's love. Gemma went to jail to murdering her husband, Javon. But why? Also, what does Gemma's past have to do with her current status now? And did Gemma's Momma, Margaret, really try to run someone over for Gemma? Find out by listening!
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I Am A Killer
Season 4
Episode 2: A Mother's Love
West Virginia is a crazy place! The world was shocked in the 1980's when an 11-year-old girl shot and killed her step daddy and claimed it was at the request of her Momma!
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People Magazine Investigates
Season 6
Episode 2: My Mother's Soldier
It's a new season of our favorite, Dateline. In this episode, we discuss the case of Jamie and Jennifer Faith. Jamie, a fun-loving goofball, is gunned down at just 49-years-old. When police start to dig into the couple's marriage, they learn it's not quite what it seems.
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Dateline
Season 32
Episode 1: Losing Faith
This one is off the rails! A man murdered by his wife, who also attempted suicide but failed, and the main witness to the case....an African Grey Parrot Named Bud.
Check out this insanity as we dive into the details!
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Til Death Do Us Part
Season 1
Episode 1: Don't Shoot
Welcome Back! It's been a minute, but we are so happy to be back.
Join us as we discuss the mean rodeo queen Camie Frazier. Camie had it all: looks, mad skills riding a horse, and cowboys wanted her. What she couldn't handle was her equally beautiful and talented sister coming up behind her and the jealousy that came along with it. Who got the full brunt of her wrath? You'll have to listen to find out!
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We are back after taking some time off for the podcast. Join us as we discuss the case of Nick Rossi....or Arthur Knight....or Nick Brown. Whatever his name is. After wreaking havoc in the US he decided to evade legal consequences and move to Scotland where he changed his identity and would have us believe we are mistaken. Are we mistaken? Is this Nick Rossi or do we have it completely wrong? You decide!
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Dat...
Goodness...what didn't we talk about?? Our main story we covered was that of Sylviane Finck Lozado, a beloved French Teacher at a Louisiana High School who disappeared. Her husband, Oscar, left 4 days after her disappearance and took their 4 year old daughter to Venezuala. It would take over a decade, but justice would eventually be found for Sylviane.
We also talked about the trash reality tv shows: You, Me, and My E...
Casey is a sucker for trash reality tv, so, when reality tv and true crime collided, it was a great day. The reality tv show, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was rocked when, while filming, one of the main characters, Jen Shah, high-tailed it off their filming location and was later arrested on serious fraud charges. Get ready for Casey and Sarah to break down what happened!
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The Housewife & the S...
We were super chatty in the beginning of this episode, so, if you want to jump straight in to the story, skip to minute 11.
We are so happy to conclude this case. In this episode, we follow the trial and discuss the evidence that helped put Alex Murdough away for life! We also talk about Maggie and Paul's murder.
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Dateline NBC
Season 31
Episode 20: The Trial of Alex Murdaugh
We have 2 more episodes dealing with Alex Murdaugh! Thank goodness! In this episode, Casey and Sarah discuss the death of Gloria Satterfield and the botched attempted suicide of Alex Murdaugh.
If you haven't listened to Part 1 and Part 2, go back and listen!
References:
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (Netflix)
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (HBO Max)
We continue our insane deep dive into the Murdaugh rabbit hole. We finish discussing the night of the boat crash and the odd behavior of the Murdaugh's at the hospital and the 2 years following the boat crash. It's during this time that a secret that has haunted Alex Murdaugh starts to come out and his world starts to crash. Could he truly be this desperate?
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Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (N...
Ya'll...thanks to a tech issue, we had to full-blown re-record the episode--UGH!
Ever since the news broke that Alex (pronounced Alec?) Murdaugh was found guilty-of course at Cousin Dawn's rehearsal dinner (cue Husband Derek: can ya'll focus on the wedding??), we have been obsessed talking about the 5 deaths associated with the Murdaugh's.
So, whether you know everything or nothing, dive in wi...
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