Small Town Mysteries

Small Town Mysteries

3 lifelong friends who like to dish on true crime and the kind of drama that only small towns can provide đź’€

Episodes

August 5, 2025 • 20 mins

In the summer of 2005, Melanie Metheny’s family had a cookout. For Catherine Moles, it's a vivid memory of her niece, Melanie, then 20, doting on her three-year-old son, Ryan. Catherine remembers Melanie as "very, very watchful," and "very protective." The cookout was just a small glimpse into Melanie's world: her kids were everything to her. But little did Catherine know that the cookout would be one ...

Mark as Played

On September 21, 1909, six members of the Meadows family were murdered and had their log cabin set on fire. George and Lydia Meadows, as well as their children: Will, Noah, and Lafayette, and Lydia's mom, Elizabeth, were all hit in the head with an axe or hatchet. 

Sources: 

1) https://blueridgetruecrime.substack.com/p/death-rides-a-fast-train-the-laurel?open=false#%C2%A7an-unsettling-development
2) https://www.oocities.org/...

Mark as Played
July 22, 2025 • 27 mins

Listen to Kate talk about how truly witless this man was!

Sources: 

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Wozniak_(murderer)
2) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/theater/inspired-by-true-events-true-crime-play.html
3) https://abcnews.go.com/US/community-theater-actors-final-performance-chilling-confession-double/story?id=63181588
4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_(musical)


Support the show

Mark as Played
July 19, 2025 • 21 mins

Today, Christine talks about a person whose mission to complete a charitable act ended in tragedy. We are going to uncover the truth that was buried in the remote Scottish Highlands for three, long years. This is the story of Tony Parsons.

Sources: 

1) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66614488 
2) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-56927878 
3) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug...

Mark as Played
July 8, 2025 • 24 mins

Today we are going back in time to the 1890s to talk about the murder of the Meeks Family.

Sources: 
1) https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/04/meeks-family-murder.html
2) https://sullivan.mogenweb.org/meeksmurders.html
3) https://www.hannibal.net/archive/article/history-in-hannibal-folktale-relates-towns-horror-over-meeks-family-murders/article_78cc9a66-7ce1-521a-a5e6-10c7363aa413.html
4) https://www.findagrave.com...

Mark as Played
June 18, 2025 • 30 mins

Over the course of just two days, so began a panic that ultimately led to the deaths of at least 7 people directly, and more from copycats – and borderline hysteria that would change the pharmaceutical industry forever.

Sources: 

1) https://www.chicagotribune.com/2022/09/30/the-tylenol-murders-40-years-ago-an-infamous-chicago-area-crime-took-these-7-lives/
2) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982
3) https:/...

Mark as Played
June 10, 2025 • 23 mins

On December 5th, 1872, about 400 miles off the coast of the Azores, crew members on the British ship Dei Gratia spotted a ship adrift in the sea. The Captain of the ship was shocked to find that the unguided ship was the Mary Celeste, which had departed from NYC eight days before him, and had been well past-due to have arrived in Genoa, Italy.
A small crew was sent to the ship. Below deck, items had been tossed around, and crew...

Mark as Played
June 3, 2025 • 33 mins

This week, we talk about the murder of Patricia Richmond. This case will throw you for a loop!

Sources:

1) Murder in the Heartland, Season 3, episode 3: Beautiful Mess 
2) https://www.yampavalleyfh.com/obituary/5151291
3) https://www.denverpost.com/2016/05/24/man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-cousins-fiance-in-routt-county/
4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_County,_Massachusetts
5) https://www.uncovercolorado.com/t...

Mark as Played
May 27, 2025 • 23 mins

An online connection that Vickie Edge thought was fate, turns out to be a nightmare. 

Sources: 

1) https://www.wkrg.com/true-crime/vickie-edge-owner-of-destin-day-spa-murdered-by-man-she-met-online/
2) https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/vickie-edge-allegedly-murdered-by-boyfriend-jerry-odum
3) https://www.wkrg.com/video/family-remembers-murder-victim-vickie-edge/5754161/
4) https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americ...

Mark as Played
May 20, 2025 • 21 mins

When Bobbi Parker vanishes one day, her family is concerned. She was thought to be taken by an inmate under her care. However, over a decade later, the mystery begins to unravel, and let's just say that everything is not as it seems!

Sources: 

1) https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Bobbi_Parker
2)https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/f6nhp0/bobbi_parker_sufferer_of_stockholm_syndrome_or/
3) https://al...

Mark as Played

Often in true crime spaces we come across cases where a murder is never solved, where a murdered person’s family never finds justice, where a body is never properly laid to rest. Sometimes we get one of these things, or two, and, more rarely than it SHOULD happen, sometimes we get all three. Today’s case is all 3: a body found, a murder solved, and justice served. This is the case of April Tinsley.

Sources: 

1) https://archives.fbi.g...

Mark as Played

Do you know the expression: "The Dingo ate my baby"?

Okay, but did you know that it was based on an actual case in Australia in the 1980s?

This week, Christine covers the famous Australian case - and talks about how one of the most publicized cases of its decade was botched, in large part due to public pressure. 

Sources: 

1) https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/azaria-chamberlain-inquest
2) https://justice.n...

Mark as Played
April 28, 2025 • 21 mins

Rachael walks us through the murders of Bruce and Darlene Rouse. As always, there's a niiiiice little twist in there...just to keep you all on your toes.

Sources: 

1) https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/william-billy-rouse-confesses-parents-murders-illinois
2) https://vocal.media/criminal/the-libertyville-murders
3) https://www.lhsdoi.com/3511/news/libertyvilles-own-american-horror-story/
4) https://idoc.illino...

Mark as Played
April 8, 2025 • 28 mins

Daniel Williams was 21 years old when he was sentenced to one year in prison for non-violent drug charges. He was bounced around to multiple facilities during this year, and was set to finish out the last few weeks of his sentence at Staton Correctional Center in Elmore, Alabama. Little did Daniel know that he would die in that prison, both at the hands of someone yet to be convicted of any crime AND at the hands of the mind-boggli...

Mark as Played
March 25, 2025 • 32 mins

On the morning of September 16th, 2010, Greg Fleniken's body is found in his hotel room. Police are puzzled - they cannot find any motive for his murder and no explanation for his strange internal injuries. Greg’s wife, Susie turns to a private investigator in order to crack the case...and he does, revealing a series of truly stupifying events.

Sources: 

1) https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/true-crime-elegante-hotel-tex...

Mark as Played
March 18, 2025 • 19 mins

Who was Julie Doe? And how did investigators identify her decades after she had been murdered, despite several roadblocks? Find out on this weeks episode of Small Town Mysteries!

Sources:

1)https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1j840cn/dna_doe_project_identifies_transgender_julie_doe/ 
2) https://dnadoeproject.org/case/transgender-julie-doe/ 
3) https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6030
4) https...

Mark as Played
March 12, 2025 • 27 mins

This week, Rachael talks about the tragic murder of 15-year-old Trish Autry. 

Sources: 

1) https://casetext.com/case/state-v-nielsen-40
2) https://www.nelsonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/trisha-autry
3)https://web.archive.org/web/20070812080555/http://www.unsolved.com:80/0109-TrishaAutry.html
4) https://www.deseret.com/2001/5/16/19586566/missing-teen-is-found-dead/
5) https://www.hjnews.com/alleged-rapist-a-suspect-in-tr...

Mark as Played
March 4, 2025 • 22 mins

This week, Christine dives into the murder of Helen Jewett. Helen was a sex worker in New York City in the 1830s. Was the murderer her most recent client? You can decide...

Sources: 

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Jewett
2) https://darkdowneast.com/helenjewett/
3) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-long-island-star-murder-and-arson-t/102699744/
4) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-post-trial-of-ri...

Mark as Played
February 25, 2025 • 24 mins

Tune in this week to hear Kate cover one of the most badass survival stories we've covered: the unbelievable survival of 15-year-old Mary Vincent.

Sources:

1) https://people.com/archive/a-victims-life-sentence-vol-29-no-16/
2) https://archive.vcstar.com/news/crime-survivor-speaks-ep-371969784-350886431.html/
3) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-25-mn-22808-story.html
4) https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/...

Mark as Played
February 18, 2025 • 29 mins

When three people are wrongly convicted as a result of police manipulation tactics, you have to wonder: who was actually responsible? Miscarriages of justice are rampant in this case, but most important is to remember that Lynette White's life was taken from her, and she cannot ever get that back.

Sources: 
1) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2023-02-09/lynette-whites-murder-why-it-took-16-years-to-find-her-real-killer
2)...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

    The Joe Rogan Experience

    The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.