Mama Mystery with Kelly Evans

When a Colorado mom reports being terrorized by a stalker, police race to protect her—only to uncover a far more shocking truth hiding inside closer to home than anyone realized.

Crime doesn’t take a day off. And neither does Crime House Daily. 

Hosted by self-defense instructor and advocate for victims, Katie Ring, Crime House Daily is coming to you twice every weekday, covering the biggest crime stories as they unfold. 

Morning episodes give you the need-to-know. The latest headlines, breaking developments, and where things are going next. 

Evening episodes go deeper. Into the people, the evidence, and the m...

🚩 Five bodies found in Houston bayous — Multiple human remains recovered across Houston waterways in mid-September ignite investigation into possible links. 

🚩 Remains of missing Alaska teen identified — The body of 18-year-old Ataja Banks, missing since 2023, was found in Wasilla and authorities now treat it as a homicide. 

🚩 Gilgo case Judge rejects defense in serial murder trial — A New York judge denied Rex Heuermann’s request...

At just 23 years old, Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. What looked like a tragic suicide soon raised questions that pointed back to her long, complicated relationship with a local police officer. In this episode, we dig into Sandra’s story, the secrets she kept, and the investigation that followed.

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In the first half of this episode, I make it clear where I stand and I call out some on the far left who have celebrated this tragedy. In the second half, I discuss the chronology of the events of September 10th-12th.

In August 1996, 11-year-old Trudy Appleby vanished from her home in Moline, Illinois. She was last seen getting into a gray car with a young man, swimsuit and towel in hand — but she never came back. For nearly three decades, her case haunted the Quad Cities as her family held vigils, detectives chased leads, and suspicions mounted around trusted family friends.

Now, after 29 years, a Henry County grand jury has indicted Jamison “Ja...

In July 2021, Bart and Krista Halderson vanished from their Windsor, Wisconsin home after what was said to be a sudden holiday trip to the family cabin. As days passed with no word, suspicions grew. Friends noticed their cars still in the garage. Coworkers wondered why Krista never called in. And Chandler, their 23-year-old son, was the only one relaying updates. What began as a missing persons report quickly unraveled into somethi...

Minneapolis School Shooting, HS Football Player Sustains Mysterious Injuries, Introducing The Gulf Coast Stapletons, & Updates in Emmanuel Haro's Case

Florida carries out its 10th execution of 2025 with the case of Kayle Bates, finally closing the book on the 1982 murder of Janet “Renee” White. We look at Stalking Samantha, the Hulu docuseries about Samantha Stites’s 13-year fight against her stalker and the system that failed her. We revisit the haunting Yogurt Shop Murders in Austin, now told in a new HBO Max docuseries. In Georgia, bond is denied for 17-year-old Sarah Grace Pa...

When 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse didn’t show up for work on January 24, 2006, it triggered a search that would grip Florida for nearly two decades. Her condo showed no signs of forced entry. Her car was later found abandoned. And surveillance footage captured a mysterious figure whose face was forever obscured. In this episode, we take a deep dive into Jennifer’s disappearance — walking through the timeline, the investigation’s bigg...

Four members of the same Tennessee family -- 21-year-old James “Matthew” Wilson, 20-year-old Adrianna Williams, her mother 38-year-old Cortney Rose, and 15-year-old Braydon Williams -- were found murdered in a rural Lake County woodline on July 29, 2025. Hours earlier, their 7-month-old baby girl had been abandoned unharmed in a stranger’s yard miles away. Authorities quickly identified 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond, who has t...

From the outside looking in, James and Angela Craig had it all. A thriving dental practice, a beautiful home in Aurora, Colorado, and a busy family life raising six kids. They were the kind of couple everyone admired. But beneath that picture-perfect surface was a much darker reality. Secrets, affairs, and financial desperation set the stage for a sinister plan that unfolded quietly, methodically, and right under Angela’s nose. Tod...

On this week’s Weekly Docket, we’re diving into some heavy cases making headlines right now:

• A family hiking trip in Arkansas turns deadly when a teacher—with a disturbing past—allegedly murders a couple in front of their kids.
• In Tennessee, an abandoned baby leads police to a heartbreaking discovery.
• A retired Missouri cop claims he shot a young mother on his porch in self-defense, but investigators are calling out his story.
• Aaro...

Amy Bradley vanished without a trace from a Caribbean cruise in March 1998—and the chilling details suggest a sinister explanation. At just 23, Amy boarded Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas for a family vacation but mysteriously disappeared as the ship docked in Curaçao. Despite immediate pleas from her family, the cruise ship’s captain refused to halt disembarkation, allowing crucial evidence—and possibly Amy herself—to slip ...

Today I've got something special lined up for you! It's a podcast swap with one of my absolute favorites, Til Death Do Us Part. Melissa and Daniel take on true crime stories with a twist, blending dark humor with meticulous research, and they're a husband-and-wife duo just like Austin and me, so you know it's good!

In this episode, they're diving deep into the shocking story of Ryan Jenkins and Jasmine Fiore—a wh...

This week, we’re diving into the tragic flooding disaster in Texas and addressing the heated blame game that’s taken over social media. There’s finally justice for Crystal Rogers, with her ex-boyfriend Brooks Houck found guilty nearly a decade after her disappearance. Plus, a New Yorker mysteriously vanishes while on an anniversary vacation in Turks and Caicos, a Georgia teen is accused of killing her parents and faking grief onlin...

In November 2009, 21-year-old Christina Whittaker went out for her first night with friends after becoming a new mom but by morning, she’d vanished without a trace from Hannibal, Missouri. What began as an ordinary girls’ night quickly spiraled into a baffling missing-persons case filled with conflicting eyewitness accounts, troubling rumors, and unanswered questions. Fifteen years later, Christina’s mysterious disappearance contin...

In this week’s Weekly Docket, we’re breaking down some major developments: Bryan Kohberger’s surprising guilty plea and upcoming sentencing for the Idaho murders; Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mixed jury verdict and pending October sentencing; shocking new court filings in Noah Presgrove’s mysterious death, with his family naming names; the tragic Australian case of Julian Story, whose search has been paused after his partner, Tamika Chesser...