Criminal Mischief

The Murder Chronicles is now CRIMINAL MISCHIEF with Carolyn and Branden. From the creative team that brought you The Shadow Girls and The Devil Within, hosts Carolyn Ossorio and Branden Morgan team up to give you a double dose of true crime each and every week. First, Carolyn trains her investigative eye on the darkest corners of the human condition to bring you a weekly story that is terrifying and intriguing with the type of access that only a veteran journalist could achieve. Then Carolyn is joined by Branden for a weekly bonus episode to have a lively (and less professional…) discussion about the case. Criminal Mischief is sure to be your new true crime obsession. Go ahead… scratch the itch.

Episodes

E|161 Criminal mischief X Murder in the Rain: COLLAB!

December 2, 2025 • 65 mins

Carolyn and Branden sit down with the hosts of the Portland based true crime podcast Murder in the Rain to discuss Stolen Voices of Dole Valley (available wherever you get your podcasts), the gripping 9-part series that chronicles the crimes of Warren Forrest... the serial killer you've ever heard of and the victim stories you'll never forget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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E|161 Criminal Mischief X Murder in the Rain: COLLAB! (BONUS)

December 2, 2025 • 31 mins

🔪 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “A Murder in the Rain x Criminal Mischief Crossover: Stolen Voices of Dole Valley” This week on Criminal Mischief, we’re doing something special. Our friends from the Portland-based true-crime podcast Murder in the Rain have been investigating a case that’s painfully close to home for us: the story at the center of Stolen Voices of Dole Valley, the narrative series Carolyn Ossorio and I created for the Lemon...

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E|160 Karen Read UPDATE (Bonus)

November 25, 2025 • 35 mins

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: The Karen Read Lawsuit After two high-profile trials, Karen Read was found not guilty in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. Now she’s filed a 46-page lawsuit detailing what she believes really happened that night — and her claims are explosive: • Allegations of a coordinated cover-up • Possible conspiracy among local officials • Evidence she says was manip...

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E|160 Karen Read UPDATE!

November 25, 2025 • 32 mins

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E | 159 The Vanishing: REDUX

November 18, 2025 • 53 mins

🔎 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF — “THE VANISHING: THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF LINDSEY BAUM” Carolyn Ossorio revisits one of the cases that haunts her the most: the disappearance and murder of 10-year-old Lindsey Baum from McCleary, Washington. Her remains were found years later — but the case is still unsolved. This week’s episode revisits: • The original search effort • Interviews that still gnaw at investigators • The emotional temperat...

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E|159 The Vanishing: REDUX (Bonus)

November 18, 2025 • 31 mins

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E | 158 At Last... (Bonus)

November 12, 2025 • 32 mins

🔥 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 🕵️‍♂️ AT LAST... The Arrest of Mark Anthony Russ: Justice for Tanya Frazier 🎙️ Guest: Retired Homicide Detective Cloyd Steiger Twenty-six years ago, thirteen-year-old Tanya Frazier vanished on her walk home in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. The next morning, her body was discovered in a wooded ravine, and the case quickly became one of the region’s most agonizing unsolved murders. Leads failed, suspects drifte...

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E | 158 At Last...

November 12, 2025 • 41 mins

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E | 157 FEAR (Bonus)

November 4, 2025 • 35 mins

🔪 Criminal Mischief “Fear & Fire: The Byron Smith Case” Home is supposed to be the one place where the world can’t reach us — where we sleep, breathe, and live without fear. But what happens when that sanctuary is violated? And what happens after the fear curdles into something else? This week on Criminal Mischief, Carolyn Ossorio breaks down the chilling case of Byron Smith, a Minnesota homeowner who claimed his house had b...

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EP | 157 FEAR

November 4, 2025 • 44 mins

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E | 156 Amityville Horror - The Demon Spawn (BONUS)

October 28, 2025 • 35 mins

🔪 Criminal Mischief — Amityville Horror - The Demon Spawn Presented by the Evio Creative Podcast Network It began with a scream in the dark — and ended as one of the most infamous legends in American true crime. This week on Criminal Mischief, Carolyn Ossorio takes listeners back to Amityville, Long Island, 1974 — where 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family as they slept: his parents, two brothers, and two si...

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E | 156 Amityville Horror - The Demon Spawn

October 28, 2025 • 26 mins

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E | 155 The Devil's Checkmate (Bonus)

October 21, 2025 • 33 mins

🔪 E | 155 — The Devil's Checkmate ( BONUS) In this bonus episode of Criminal Mischief, Carolyn Ossorio and Branden Morgan sit down to unpack the disturbing, decades-long mystery behind the disappearance and murder of Mike Williams. They revisit the original episode and go deeper into the investigation — how a simple duck-hunting trip turned into one of Florida’s most confounding cold cases. Carolyn reveals what shocked her mo...

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E | 155 The Devil's Checkmate

October 21, 2025 • 50 mins

The Devil's Checkmate On December 16, 2000, 31-year-old Mike Williams vanished while duck hunting on Florida’s Lake Seminole. His truck was found. His boat was found. But Mike… was gone. For years, authorities believed he’d drowned—dragged beneath the surface by alligators. But there was no body. No blood. No real evidence of a struggle. What emerged instead was a story of greed, betrayal, and a staged disappearance that unravel...

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E | 154 The Back Staircase (Bonus)

October 15, 2025 • 38 mins

Carolyn and Branden discuss the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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E|154 The Back Staircase

October 14, 2025 • 36 mins

🎙️ Criminal Mischief The Back Staircase: The Death of Kathleen Peterson A fall, a secret, and a story that refused to stay buried. In this episode of Criminal Mischief, host Carolyn Ossorio revisits one of the most haunting and polarizing cases in modern true crime — the death of Kathleen Peterson, and the man who claimed it was an accident: her husband, Michael Peterson. When Kathleen’s body was found at the bottom of a stair...

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E|153 A Conversation with Bobby Chacon (Bonus)

October 7, 2025 • 31 mins

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E|153 A Conversation with Bobby Chacon

October 7, 2025 • 44 mins

🎙️ CRIMINAL MISCHIEF“Race, Media, and Missing Persons” — with Retired FBI Special Agent Bobby Chacon In this week’s episode of Criminal Mischief, host Carolyn Ossorio sits down with retired FBI Special Agent Bobby Chacon — a veteran investigator whose decades of experience span organized crime, counterterrorism, and some of the Bureau’s most challenging missing-persons cases. Together, they revisit two haunting investigations: t...

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E | 152 A Conversation with Jerri Williams (Bonus)

September 30, 2025 • 35 mins

Carolyn and Branden discuss the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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E | 152 A Conversation with Jerri Williams

September 30, 2025 • 56 mins

Interview with Former FBI Agent Jerri Williams On this episode of Criminal Mischief, host Carolyn Ossorio sits down with Jerri Williams, a former FBI Special Agent, author, and fellow podcaster whose career focused on financial crimes and scams. As one of the few minority women in the Bureau during her tenure, Jerri broke barriers while navigating a world that wasn’t always welcoming. She shares how she investigated complex white...

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E|160 Karen Read UPDATE (Bonus)

E|160 Karen Read UPDATE!

E | 159 The Vanishing: REDUX

E|159 The Vanishing: REDUX (Bonus)

E | 158 At Last... (Bonus)

E | 158 At Last...

E | 157 FEAR (Bonus)

EP | 157 FEAR

E | 156 Amityville Horror - The Demon Spawn (BONUS)

E | 156 Amityville Horror - The Demon Spawn

E | 155 The Devil's Checkmate (Bonus)

E | 155 The Devil's Checkmate

E | 154 The Back Staircase (Bonus)

E|154 The Back Staircase

E|153 A Conversation with Bobby Chacon (Bonus)

E|153 A Conversation with Bobby Chacon

E | 152 A Conversation with Jerri Williams (Bonus)

E | 152 A Conversation with Jerri Williams

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