Never Light Up A Room Podcast

Between 1974 and 1975 a serial killer was believed to be targeting members of the LGBTQ community in San Francisco. The suspect was believed to go to bars and diners, and sketch caricature and cartoons on napkins, he would then approach men and strike up a conversation. He would eventually leave with those men, only to end up stabbing and killing them. Since he was known for drawing and sketching before killing his victims, the sus...

We're back with our twenty first Leave the Light On episode where we recap the cases covered in the previous month, discuss true crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!

References

Pelisek, Christine, “Minnesota Man Allegedly Kills 20-Year-Old Coworker with Sledgehammer Because He 'Didn't Like Her'”, People, November 14th 2025, https://peopl...

On October 12th, 1974, Arlis Perry would get into an argument with her husband Bruce Perry and decided to go pray at the Stanford Memorial Church where they lived on the Stanford University Campus. Bruce would head home and wait for Arlis but after a few hours he would report her missing.

Sources:

Vanapalli, Viswa, “Arlis Perry’s Murder: Did Stephen Crawford Kill Her? How Did He Die?”, The Cinemaholic, May 5, 2021, htt...

On Sept 15, 2006, Brian Barrett was gunned down in his vehicle outside of his work. Investigators soon uncovered that Brian had been mixed up in a messy love triangle where not everyone was who they said they were... 

Sources: 

Hawkins, Kristal, “Thomas Montgomery: Bizarre Love Triangle”, CrimeLibrary.org, https://crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/tommy_montgomery/1.html, accessed Nov 14, 2025. 

Nye, James, “Tragic ...

On October 22nd, 2014, 24-year-old Corporal Nathan Cirillo was a ceremonial guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario. This day shaped the nation forever as a man by the name of Michael Zehaf- Bibeau would grab his rifle and approach the War Memorial and proceeded to open fire on Corporal Nathan Cirillo and his friend and fellow guard Branden Stevenson. After the shooting, Michael Zehaf- Bibeau would flee the scene and ...

 On December 4th, 1998, 21-year-old Yale student, Suzanne Jovin spent the evening hosting an event for the volunteer organization, Best Buddies. Following this event, Suzanne returned a vehicle she had borrowed from Yale for the event, but when she realized that she had forgotten to return the keys with the vehicle, she set out to return them. She may have also been planning to meet up with someone she had lent study materials to. ...

We're back with our twentieth Leave the Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss true crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!

References: 

Brooks, Rebecca Beatrice, “Animals in the Salem Witch Trials”, History of Massachusetts Blog, Feb 20, 2012, https://historyofmassachusetts.org/animals-in-the-salem-witch-trials/<...

On October 31st, 1984, Doreen Erbert would return home from taking her 4-year-old daughter Trick or Treating. Her husband Charles would head out to a liquor and shortly after he left, there would be a knock on the door. Doreen would answer the door expecting more Trick or Treaters, but little did she know that whoever was on the other side of the door had ulterior motives. 

Sources: 

Smith, Benjamin, “Man In Wolf Mask Hacks Pregnant ...

This week we are covering the Salem Witch Trials. In the spring of 1692, several girls in Salem Village began experiencing “fits” and were diagnosed with “bewitchment”. This led to the real-life witch hunt to find the people responsible for afflicting the young girls. Over several months, more young women and girls began exhibiting similar symptoms and having similar fits. Between 1692 and 1693, over 200 people were accused of witc...

On November 15th 2006 Abraham Shakespeare would purchase 2 lottery tickets with one of them netting him 30 million dollars. With life as he knew it now flipped upside down, Abraham would be very generous with his winnings which would lead him to form a relationship that would eventually lead to his death.  

Sources: 

Dziemianowicz, Joe, “‘Calculating' Florida Woman Manipulated, Then Killed Generous Lottery Millionaire” Oxygen T...

 In July of 2012, a routine inspection of the Saint-Louis-De-Blandford strategic maple syrup reserve in Quebec, Canada was being conducted. During the inspection, it was found that some of the barrels that should have been filled with sticky, sweet, maple syrup were empty and other barrels had been refilled with water. Upon further investigation it was discovered that over months, thieves had been stealing millions of dollars' ...

On May 28th, 1998 in his Los Angeles home, Comedian Phil Hartman would be gunned down in his bed while he slept. Phil was known for his work on the very popular Saturday Night Live and the Simpson shows.  

References:  

Kuroski, John, “How Did Phil Hartman Die? Inside His Murder At The Hands Of His Wife”, All Thats Interesting, February 4,2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/phil-hartman-death, Accessed September 28th, 2025...

We're back with our nineteenth 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:

The Associated Press, “New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand”, CBC, Sept 16, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/judge-dismisses-ter...

Joan Robinson was a Houston socialite who had been adopted by an oil tycoon and his wife when Joan was just a baby. She grew up and married plastic surgeon John Hill, however when Joan became incredibly ill and passed away on March 19, 1969, some speculated that John could have been involved. But in another twist, John Hill himself was gunned down on Sept 24, 1972, prior to being able to stand trial for Joan’s death. This also left...

In the summer of 1996 in Idaho Falls, 18 year old Angie Dodge was ready to conquer the world. After getting permission from her mom, Angie got her own apartment. But just 3 weeks after moving into her apartment Angie would be a no show for her shift at work. Concerned, one of her work friends went to check on Angie and there she would make a horrifying discovery. 

Sources: 

Mitra, Shraman, “Angie Dodge Murder: How Did She Die? Who ...

On Feb 2, 2008, 24-year-old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak met some prospective clients at a home for a private showing. Lindsay had an uneasy feeling about this showing, so she had asked her boyfriend to wait in his car outside while she did the showing. Unfortunately, Lindsay’s boyfriend was late arriving to the showing and when he did get there, things seemed off and he went into the home to check on Lindsay, only to make a g...

On September 25th 2014 Real Estate agent Beverly Carter had one last showing at 6 pm. At 5:30 she called her husband to let him know that she was almost done for the day. Hours ticked by and Beverly’s husband Carl Sr started to get worried Beverly hadn’t arrived home yet. He would go to the property she was to show and what he found would raise the alarms. 

Sources: 

Vanapalli, Viswa, “Beverly Carter Murder: Where is Arron Lewis No...

We're back with our eighteenth 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: 

Wermus, Katie, “Annunciation Church and School shooting: Everything we know so far”, Fox 9, Aug 28, 2025, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/annunciation-church-and-school-shooting-e...

On March 6, 2023, 43 year old Angela Craig went to the hospital because her head felt strange and she was feeling dizzy. She would be sent home that same day only to return a few days later, on March 9 with similar symptoms. She stayed in the hospital for a few days and was released on March 14 only to return the next day with even more severe symptoms. She went on to have a seizure and be placed on life support. Sadly, on Marc...