Never Light Up A Room Podcast
We all know the cliche "they lit up a room". On this true crime podcast, we will explain why you should stay safe and never "light up a room"! We aim to shine a light on the well known cases as well as the overlooked or forgotten stories. Join us each week as we cover a new investigation and illuminate the darkness that surrounds us.
Episodes
On the night of June 2nd 2011, 20-year-old University of Indiana student Lauren Spierer had some friends over to watch a basketball game. Deciding that the night was not finished, Lauren went over to a friend's place to keep the party going. Lauren and her friends then went to several other locations that evening. Lauren would last be seen leaving her friend, Jason’s home around 4:30AM on June 3rd, but has not been seen since. ...
On May 16, 2007, 20-year-old Sean Kennedy was leaving a nightclub where he had spent the evening with his friends. As he was leaving the club, he was confronted by a group of men in a vehicle. An altercation occurred between Sean and one of the men in the car, Stephen Moller, who exited the car, yelled a homophobic slur at Sean and then punched Sean in the face causing Sean to fall backwards and hit his head on the concrete curb. S...
On July 14th, 2019, 17-year-old Bianca Devins went to a concert in New York with someone that she thought was her friend. Unfortunately, on their way home from the concert, Bianca’s “friend” revealed that he had a very sinister plan for Bianca, which including posting horrific photos online that would later go viral.
Sources:
Fraga,Kaleena, “Bianca Devins Was Murdered By Brandon Andrew Clark — Then He Posted Pictures Of Her De...
On Sept 17, 1984, 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson set out on her pink bicycle to drop off a birthday card for her aunt at the mailbox. Sadly, Vicki never returned home. Her pink bike was found several blocks from her home but there was no sign of Vicki.
Sources:
YouTube Video of Debbie Carlson remembering her daughter Vicki Lynne Hoskinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i242Hf7suBs
We're back with our Fifteenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!
References:
Breslin, Ryan, “Karen Read’s retrial: Prosecution rests case after 23 days of testimony. What comes next?”, The Associated Press, May 29, 2025, https://www.msn.com/en-us/new...
On September 8th 2009 Yale student Annie Le would be caught on video entering into the Lab where she worked. Unfortunately that video would be the last time anyone would see the 24 year old as she would be reported missing later that evening. With her wedding day just 5 days away what happened to Annie Le?
Sources
Vanapalli, Viswa, “Annie Le Murder: Where is Raymond Clark Now?”, The Cinemaholic, May 8th 2021, https://thecine...
On Sept 5, 2008, best friends, 16-year-old Maisy Odjick and 17-year-old Shannon Alexander attended a dance in Maniwaki Quebec, Canada. The following day the two teens disappeared, leaving behind their belongings including their purses, wallets, IDs, and medication. Although several leads have been investigated, the two girls remain missing as of May 2025.
Below is a description of the girls at the time that they went missing:
Sha...
On the morning of April 18th 2006 students of the gladiator boot camp found their instructor Terri “Missy” Bevers with multiple injuries at the church where the class was to be taught that morning at Midlothian’s Creekside Church of Christ in Texas. When investigators found the surveillance videos from inside the church, they saw something that would make anyone's skin crawl.
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On July 28, 1996, two fishermen found the body of a middle-aged man off the Devon coast in England. The body was soon identified as Ronald Platt, thanks to the service records for the Rolex watch the man had been wearing. This started the unraveling of tracking down one of Interpol’s and Canada’s most wanted con men.
Sources:
Roxanne Egan-Elliott, “'Rolex Killer' denied day parole from B.C. prison”, Vancouver Sun, Feb 25, ...
We're back with our Fourteenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!
References:
Blanchet, Brenton, “Man Arrested After Allegedly Driving into Crowd at Vancouver Filipino Festival Had 'Significant History' of Police 'Interactions'”, People, Apri...
After a night out of fun and dancing on September 6th 2012 at the popular Thrill Night club. College students Faith Hedgepeth and her roommate Karena Rosario head back to their apartment. Karena then leaves the apartment for the rest of the night leaving Faith alone. The next day looking for a ride back home, Karena tries to call Faith but she doesn’t pick up. With another friend picking her up, they go to the apartment and that is...
On January 10, 2019, the bodies of 37-year-old Nichol Olsen, along with her 2 daughters, 16-year-old Alexa Montez and 10-year-old London Bribiescas were found in the upscale Anaqua Springs Ranch home of Nichol’s boyfriend, Charlie Wheeler. The Medical Examiner ruled this was a case of murder suicide, where Nichol killed her two daughters and then herself. However, that theory has been questioned, and there is some belief that this ...
On March 12th, 2011 at a Lululemon store in Bethesda Maryland store manager Rachel Oertli was set to open the store that morning. When she arrived at the store, she noticed the door was unlocked and there was merchandise spread across the store, not wanting to go in alone she had a bystander enter with her where they would discover worker Jayna Murray dead and Brittany Norwood injured and tied up. Was this a robbery or were there ...
On January 26, 2011, Sam Goldberg found his fiancé, Ellen Greenberg stabbed to death in the couple's apartment. Ellen’s death was initially ruled a homicide but that was later changed to rule her death a suicide. Ellen’s family does not believe that she took her own life and instead believes that she was murdered. Join us as we discuss the evidence for both theories and provide an update on where this case is today, in April of 202...
On July 15th 1976 3 gunmen would hijack a school bus that was carrying 26 kids from the ages of 5-14. The gunmen would go to hold the children and bus driver captive for over 24 hours. Tune in to hear the incredible story of what unfolded and the act of heroism.
Sources
Ritzen, Young, Chris, “Remembering the Chowchilla kidnapping: A never-before-seen interview with a survivor”, CBS News, March 17 2023, https://www.cbsnews....
We’re back with our Thirteenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!
References:
Speakman, Kimberlee, “Ghost Adventures Star Aaron Goodwin's Wife Arrested After Allegedly Plotting to Have Him Killed: Report” People, Published March 11, 2025, https://people.com/ghost-ad...
This week we are looking at the psychology behind why a person would confess to a crime that they never committed. We discuss the categories of false confessions including voluntary, persuaded or internalized, and compliant false confessions. We also discuss examples of cases where someone has falsely confessed including the JonBenet Ramsey case, the murder of Hartmut Hagan, the Satanic abuse case against Paul Igram, the West Memph...
On March 17th 1990 14 year old Rachel Hurley was out boating with her friends at the Jupiter Inlet in Florida. With her Mom waiting in the parking lot just over a mile away, Rachel leaves her friends at the washroom to make sure she wasn't late. Unfortunately that would be the last time she would be seen alive. Tune in this week to find out Rachel's story.
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On Dec 6, 1989, Marc Lepine carried out a targeted attack on women at the Ecole Polytechnique engineering school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The rampage resulted in 14 women losing their lives and 14 other people being wounded, while countless others were forever traumatized. This was the largest mass shooting in Canada until 2020.
Sources:
Humphreys, Adrian, “Montreal massacre: 19 minutes at École Polytechnique”, National Post, ...
On February 24th 1986 29 year old Sherri Rasmussen would be found dead in her home by her husband John Ruetten. Sherri would have 3 bullet wounds to her chest as well as a bite in her arm. Police initially ruled it as a home invasion gone wrong. Would that be what happened? Or is it something more sinister?
Sources
Doc Louallen, “Former LAPD detective who murdered her ex-lover's wife, hid crime for decades remains behind bar...
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