Wife of Crime
A true crime podcast hosted by a married couple from the Bronx, NYC. Jess (the wife) tells her husband Russ true crime stories. They sip some cocktails and discuss the ins and outs of the case. Since their opinions are generally different perspectives, it makes for an entertaining discussion.
Episodes
July 10, 2025 • 60 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ about the senseless murder of Lauren Giddings. Lauren had just finished law school and was studying to take the Bar Exam. When friends and family didn't hear anything from her for a few days however, they started to get concerned. Among the friends searching for her was a man none of them knew too well... her next door neighbor Stephen McDaniel. Soon everyone would discover that whi...
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June 19, 2025 • 75 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ the harrowing and tragic case of Judy Malinowski. In 2015 Judy was in a volatile relationship with her boyfriend Mike Slager. One afternoon while stopping at a gas station for cigarettes the two of them get into a fight and Mike pours gasoline on Judy and sets her on fire! Over the next 2 years she would fight through unfathomable pain to stay alive. She not only changed the law in ...
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June 5, 2025 • 98 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ the shocking case of The Chicago Ripper Crew. We have talked about serial killers many times but I have never heard of a group of serial killers that murdered together. These 4 men unfortunately found one another, killed together and performed disgusting "satanic" rituals. I have never covered a case this brutal and I'm not lying when I tell you I have 2 nightmares this week about t...
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May 29, 2025 • 84 mins
On this month's episode of Start Spreading the News we talk all about Diddy's trial, a Bitcoin millionaire held hostage and tortured in NYC, a psychic that predicted where the remains were in a 50 year old cold case, a message from Luigi Mangione, the 10 inmates who escaped a New Orleans prison and so much more!!
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May 22, 2025 • 83 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I am telling Russ all about the rise and fall of the most well known mafia boss of our generation, John Gotti. I also tell you guys about what got me so interested in the mafia and why they are some of my favorite cases to research! John Gotti's story is full of drama. He was all over the media in the 80s and 90s and he absolutely loved the attention. The media dubbed him "The Dapper Don", he was a ...
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May 9, 2025 • 122 mins
In 2013 the world watch in horror as 3 women were rescued from a house they had been held captive in for the last 11 years. Many saw the viral video of Charles Ramsey, a neighbor who helped one of the women break the front door of the home so she could finally be free. I thought I knew this story but I truly had no idea!! The hell these women endured at the hands of Ariel Castro is worse than a horror movie but all 3 women have rec...
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April 28, 2025 • 54 mins
On this month's episode of SSTN we discuss... Kanye West's new single that is totally cringe, an update on Onijah Robinson, scientists bringing back the Dire Wolf from extinction, a CIA document just released about an old Alien encounter, a Florida woman who posed as an ICE agent to kidnap her ex's new wife, a group of Bronx vigilantes and so much more!!!
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April 18, 2025 • 73 mins
In Part 2 of the case of Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple the story continues with Jones telling his followers that it's time to head to South America to build a socialist utopia where they can live together in harmony. Reverend Jim Jones has already began to descend into madness but, a group of a little over one thousand loyal church members are ALL IN and have decided to follow him. Little do they know that this new beginning is ...
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April 18, 2025 • 100 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I am telling Russ all about the diabolical cult leader Reverend Jim Jones and his church The Peoples Temple. Most people have heard the expression "Don't drink the kool aid..." but not everyone knows where this warning actually stemmed from. Jim Jones started his church with a mission to help Black Americans at a time when racial tensions were at an all time high. He preached a socialist message and...
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April 2, 2025 • 97 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ the controversial case of Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright. In 2014 Warriena was visiting Gold Coast for her friend's wedding. She decided to get on Tinder and she matched with a handsome 28 year old local named Gable Tostee. Their date started off pretty typical but sadly hours later it would end in tragedy. The case seemed open and shut at first but as it unfolded it sparked a lot...
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March 23, 2025 • 51 mins
On this episode of SSTN we talk about the tragic death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy, The astronauts returning from space, an update on the Cane Velasquez case, the mysterious death of the Lewis twins from Georgia, the man who escaped being held captive by his evil step mother for 20 years and so much more!
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March 12, 2025 • 55 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ the insane case of Marianne and Anna Bachmeier. Marianne was a single mom from Lubeck Germany just doing the best she could to raise her daughter Anna on her own. Her life took a horrific turn when her daughter was abducted and murdered by a monster named Klaus Grabowski. At his trial Marianne sat for 2 days listening to this man's defense team. But on the 3rd day she decided she co...
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February 26, 2025 • 93 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ the insane case of Josiah Sutton. As humans we have been conditioned to automatically believe someone who is considered an "expert" in their field. But this case proves that unfortunately we can't always trust the experts even when it comes to something as strong as DNA evidence! Moral of this story... never stop fighting to prove what's right even when the experts say you're wrong!...
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February 19, 2025 • 61 mins
On this month's Start Spreading the News we talk about Sister Onijah Robinson and how she made Pakistan go viral, the asteroid heading our way in 2032, so many plane crashes, the so called "new DNA evidence" in the Jack the Ripper case and the updates on the Ellen Greenberg and Asha Degree cases!!
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February 14, 2025 • 95 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime we are doing our annual toxic valentine case about the infamous Bonnie and Clyde! I have been deep diving them for the last 3 weeks and am so excited to tell you all about them. Their love was known to be incredibly loyal, but also incredibly toxic! They were the definition of "ride of die" but their love was built on a foundation of danger, adrenaline rushes, robbery and multiple murders. Bonnie an...
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January 30, 2025 • 82 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I am telling Russ about the amazing survival of a woman we will refer to as Jane Doe and the scum bag serial killer she helped take down, Shawn Grate. At the center of this case is a 911 call that is so intense to listen to, when I first heard it I had a physical response! My heart rate went up and I felt myself getting anxious! It was because of this brave woman that police were able to get their h...
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January 23, 2025 • 69 mins
This month on SSTN we are talking about a thief in NYC who haggles with his victims, the homeless man who was pestered on the train and decided to take matters into his own hands, a Florida woman who pretended to know sign language and signed for a police press conference, a 75 year old woman who was mauled to death by farm pigs on Christmas Day, the death row inmates who's sentences were commuted to life before Joe Biden left the ...
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January 15, 2025 • 68 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ about the mysterious disappearance of Trevor Deely. Trevor was a 22 year old guy with his whole life ahead of him. He recently started a career in finance and after hanging out with coworkers for a holiday party he walked home in the pouring rain. He was last seen on CCTV footage that night BUT he wasn't alone... After 24 years the question still remains, who is the man in black?? M...
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January 2, 2025 • 53 mins
On this episode of Wife of Crime we are bringing you our 2024 Wrap Up! We reminisce about the year, all of Russ's "a.k.a's" and the embarrassing stories he told about me! I also get him to agree to a bigger podcast commitment and we talk about our goals for 2025! 2023 was the hardest year of our lives and 2024 was the second hardest... we had a lot of good happen and a lot of sadness but through it all YOU have been here for us! It...
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December 20, 2024 • 78 mins
On this episode of SSTN we talk about all the Drones, Luigi Mangione and the murder of Brian Thompson, Daniel Penny's not guilty verdict, the NYC ban of selling animals in pet shops and so much more!!
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