No Is A Sentence

Hey, lovely listeners! Katie is bringing us a TWO PARTER! This story inspired Jack mother-truckin Olsen to write the book “The Misbegotten Son”.
Arthur Shawcross is in his 20s and living in Watertown, New York in the 1970s, just riding around on his bicycle and being a weirdo (not in a good way). His hobbies include terrorizing little kids and fishing.
When 10 year old Jack Blake, a boy he’s been known to take fishing dis...

Welcome back, loveliest listeners! This week’s episode takes us back to the early stages of the internet.
New Year’s Eve 2001, 13 year old Alicia Kozak snuck out of her family home in Pennsylvania to quickly visit with a 13 year old boy she met in an online chat room several months prior. However, she discovers too late that she had actually been talking to a grown man the whole time. After forcing Alicia into his car, he drive...

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In this week’s new episode, Katie tells the heartbreaking story of 11 year old Shauna Howe. It was October 27, 1992 when Shauna was attending a Girl Scout Halloween party at a nursing home just a few blocks from where she lived in Oil City, Pennsylvania. When she doesn’t make it home, her mother calls the police to report her daughter missing.

Police do their best to find who is responsible...

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For this episode, Alex is taking us to Scotland. Lindsay was a sweet, bright and outgoing 16 year old on September 7, 2001. All that changed when she was  attacked by a 14 year old named Lee Don Bell.
When the trial started, Lindsay made the decision to testify in court. The experience was a traumatizing nightmare for her as she was forced to show the court the underwear she’d been wear...

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We’re nearing the end of Pride Month 2023 and Katie chose to cover the case of Brandon Teena. Assigned female at birth, Brandon knew from a young age he was a male. However, back in the 80’s and 90’s (and even in 2023 in some places) education regarding transgender individuals was lacking.

In 1993, Brandon moved from his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska to Falls City, Nebraska for a fresh start. Nobody knew ...

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This week, Alex is covering the case of 8 year old Midsi Sanchez, abducted blocks away from her family’s home in Vallejo, California. When her disappearance is brought to the attention of local law enforcement and the FBI, it’s suspected that Midsi was not the first victim to be taken by this kidnapper.
The community works tirelessly alongside law enforcement to locate Midsi and bring her home safely....

Hello, lovelies! This week, Katie is taking us to the small town of Nome, Alaska.
In 2003, when the body of Sonya Ivanoff, a 19 year old Indigenous woman is found on an abandoned mining road, Nome’s police force of seven jumps into action. They soon discover one of their own is responsible for her murder. 
When Officer Matt Owens is arrested, officers discover Sonya’s murder was just his latest crime in a string of attacks ...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! This week, Alex's man, Ivo, did all the research after being inspired by this case. Alex had no idea what we were getting into when we started recording. There is a second warning at the beginning of the episode but we can't stress enough that this case is heavy and heartbreaking.

Joe Arridy, born in 1915 in Colorado to Syrian immigrants, was diagnosed with a mental disability at a...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! In celebration of Alex visiting The Netherlands, Katie is covering a 2017 case that shocked the area.

Anne Faber was 25 when she decided to ride her bicycle to a neighboring town. Unbeknownst to her and the surrounding area, a convicted rapist was running loose. 

Michael Panhuis, 27 at the time, had already served about 7 years in prison before entering a rehabilitation program. But because of privacy ...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! This week, Alex is taking us to North Dakota and Minnesota, USA.
Dru Sjodin was a smart, beautiful and sweet 22 year old in 2003. A certifiable saint, she volunteered her time to teach children to read, take them to activities like bowling and raised money for charity foundations. She also had a dream of going to Australia so she was working two jobs to save money for the trip.
November 22, 2...

Welcome to Episode 50, lovely listeners! What better way to celebrate than cover someone true crime author Jack Olsen wrote about? His book “Predator” goes into the life and crimes of the monster named Edward Lee King.
Edward grew up in an abusive household and was taught early on that women are lesser beings. He took this ideal with him into adulthood and left behind at least 50 victims/survivors. As many prolific perpetrators...

Hey lovelies! Welcome back to another NIAS episode! Alex as a unique case with a very unique M.O.
Many people have worked in a r3esaurant before. As if dealing with people isn't bad enough, there was a man making phone calls to restaurants all over the United States in the late 90's and early 2000's to play a horrific "prank." Workers in these restaurants, and on at least one occasion, customers, were b...

Welcome to NIAS Podcast’s birthday episode!

Dean Corll befriended young boys while working at his family’s candy company in Texas and earned the nickname “The Candy Man” by giving away free candy to kids. He didn’t do this out of the goodness of his heart and had an ulterior motive.
With the help of a young accomplice, he lured young boys to his home where he would torture, assault, and eventually murder them. Dean’s s...

Welcome back to another episode! This case was made into the movie “Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez” and boy is it a trip.

Abby was kidnapped shortly before her 15th birthday while walking home from school. Held for months, she suffered at the hands of her kidnapper — an unhinged, gun loving, anti-government, 34 year old man. 

Abby, the clever girl she is, makes the effort to gain her kidnapper’s trust and boost hi...

Welcome back! This week, we're headed to Missoula, Montana.

The Department of Justice launced an investigation into how officials in Missoula handled the SA cases that were reported to them. Katie gets into a few cases that highlight the ways in which victims were let down by people who weresupposed to help them --  specifically, victims who attended the University of Montana. Or, their attackers did...

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Welcome to episode 45! In light of Andrew Tate being arrested, Alex is giving us all the gory, horrifying details of human trafficking.
Don’t worry, you still get a case as well! 

Chrystul Kizer was a struggling young teen, forced to ask people for money to help pay for school supplies and other necessities, when she met 32 year old Randall Volar III. He quickly got her involved in forced prostitution (re: sex traffick...

Welcome back! This week, Katie is covering a convicted rapist and serial killer in Colorado, USA.

Richard White grew up in an abusive home with his two younger sisters. He did his best to protect and care for them… while also terrifying them at times, so they learned how to love and fear him at a young age.

As an adult, Richard tells almost anyone who will listen about the people he’s killed. No one believed him until police find pro...

We’re baaaaaack! Hopefully you’re ready for a real bummer to start off the new year.

This week, Alex is telling us about a few victims and survivors of the Russian invasion on Ukraine that suffered and are still suffering in unimaginable ways. War has a very dark element that is rarely spoken about but is extremely common. It’s time to give these victims and survivors a voice.

Thank you for continuing to support us in 2023! 

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Welcome back and happy holidays! Katie's case this week will not help you get in the festive spirit. So, hopefully that wasn't your plan.

There's not much information on Michael Sumpter but we do know his hobby was collecting purses that weren't his. He also liked using fire escapes for the wrong reason and he's a Libra.

Most of his serious crimes weren't known until decades later but...