Critical Onions

Critical Onions

Conversational podcast with no scripts or edits. Passionate discussions where we share our opinions, mostly adverse, talk reviews and criticism on all crime topics and anything else that comes up while recording. This is a hobby of ours so we try to do roughly 2 episodes a month.

Episodes

October 21, 2019 58 mins

In this episode Sean and I chat about the mysterious murders of Liberty (Libby) German and Abigail (Abby) Williams. The 2 young ladies were murderered after getting dropped off at a local hiking trail / bridge. Thier bodies were found the  next day but the police are tight lipped on any kind of details about this investigation. They are very particular with what has been shared to date to t he public as they ask for help solvi...

Mark as Played
Sean was excited to cover this case, we talk about David Berkowitz, Son of Sam, now refers to himself as the Son of Hope (puke). Not too much speculation with this one but we do talk motive, means and opportunity, why the heck did he do it? Did he do it? Was it cult related? Take a listen and let us know what you think especially about the letters. Thanks for being a listener and telling a stranger about Critical Onions. Be sure to...
Mark as Played

In this epsiode, we are going a bit back to our roots and discuss a few things and not cover one case from start to finish. We talk, Charles Manson and how he came to be known as a Cult Leader who killed people by manipulating his "family". Then we talk about Review the Reviewer and Time Travel. There have been predictions made by Noah, the time travel who traveled here from the year 2030, what did he predict and what do we think? ...

Mark as Played
August 4, 2019 92 mins

Deorr Kunz Jr. (aka "little man") disappeared on July 10, 2015 at the age of 2.5 while he was on his first camping trip at Timber Creek in Idaho. He was camping with his mother, father, great-grandfather and his friend. According to his parents, they left little man with his great-grandfather and about 10 mins later little man was missing. They searched all over and then called the police about 20 mins after.  

Check out this ...

Mark as Played
July 27, 2019 54 mins

A very popular case from 2013, Elisa Lam who was found in a water tank on top of the Cecil Hotel she was staying at as she was on her "West Coast Tour". This 21 year old college student decided to take a solo trip from Vancouver, BC to San Diego, CA. There is a lot of mystery to this case and a lot the police didn't say or share with the public other than a 4 min surveillance video of her last alive the night she disappeared. Check...

Mark as Played

Can you imagine your 6 year old just disappearing on a family traditional camping trip? You are enjoying the Smoky Mountains with family and friends while your sons are playing hide and seek, your son goes behind a bush and is never seen again? Weeks of searching with a variety of agencies before it officially being closed 4 months later. Its been over 50 years since Dennis disappeared and its still unsolved. We talk speculations, ...

Mark as Played

With the recent 8th anniversary on June 3, 2019, we decided to cover Lauren Spierer's disappearance. This case received a good amount of media coverage and still no answers for Rob and Charlene Spierer.  The police have not released much to the public including any of the surveillance videos captured the night Lauren vanished. There have  been a number of persons of interest and they have either been cleared or lawyered u...

Mark as Played
June 9, 2019 57 mins

We are back from a little break and we are talking more about the Boston Vanishing Men. In this episode we cover 5 cases from 2013-2015.

Dennis Njoroge - 11/2015

Josue Quispe - 10/2015

Shiloh Morgado - 8/2015

Eric Munsell 2/2014

Joe Gage - 1/2013

All 5 men missing and then bodies found in water in or around Boston, all news articles not death not suspicious but here at the Critical Onions Podcast, we think all of them are suspiciou...

Mark as Played

We continue looking at our list of 27 men who potentially could be victims of a serial killer who end up in the Charles River and surrounding bodies of water in Boston.

In this Boston's Vanishing Men episode, we cover 3 cases, Ram Jayakumar, Tyler Greene, Stephen Smith. Listen in and see which ones we think are similar enough to be on the Suspicious Boston Vanishing Men Serial Killer list.

You also get to hear Sean's 2nd Critical O...

Mark as Played
April 22, 2019 68 mins

Onto the second episode of the Boston Vanishing Men where talk about Zach Marr, a 22 year old celebrating his 22nd birthday on Feb 13, 2016. He was at the Bell in Hand Tavern in downtown Boston with his family and friends when he stepped outside around 1:30am to have a smoke and disappeared. Zach's body was found in the Charles River about 4 weeks later.  

We talk connections to both cases we covered so far and a ton &nbs...

Mark as Played

Do you believe the Smiley Face Killers are real? Do you believe there is a serial killer among us in Boston? Well, here are Critical Onions Podcast, we speculate and discuss the commonalities and details about the Boston men  who have vanished over the last 17 years. This is our first of many episodes that we talk about the mysterious "accidental" drownings. Our first case is about Michael Kelleher from Southborough who left a...

Mark as Played
April 7, 2019 79 mins

Adnan Syed, innocent or guilty? Have you done research or only read the headlines. We go into the details about this case and share our opinions and views based on facts. Was there motive, means, opportunity?  We don't think so, take a listen to this episode and hear us get critical about this true crime case and share your opinions with us. Follow us , hit us up or drop us a line:

 https://criticalonions.com/ 

https...

Mark as Played
March 25, 2019 51 mins
Conrad Roy case? Suicide by text case? Michelle Carter case? No matter what you know this case by Conrad died in July 2014, and Michelle Carter stood trial. She was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 15 months.  Join us as we discuss more details around this case and the trial with our opinions and thoughts.
Mark as Played
March 10, 2019 76 mins

Social anxiety, depression, pressures of society and social media, all those contributed to Conrad Roy III's death. This was a very hard case to investigate and research, it 's sad all around. Most of the news focus' on Michelle Carter and her trial, laws, conviction but what about Conrad? He has been lost among all the noise of Michelle and her legal case. There is so much to this story that people don't know, read or look up for ...

Mark as Played

Holly just disappeared in a matter of minutes on Aug. 5, 1993 in Sturbridge, Ma while visiting her grandmother's summer home with her dad and 2 brothers.  The only item left behind was one of her red sneakers. There is not a ton of media attention around this case and with it being 26 years now since she disappeared, we are hoping to keep this case alive and make people aware.  

Sean and I cover the few details we found o...

Mark as Played

Where is Brian?

In this episode we cover the missing case of Brian Shaffer. We talk  timeline & theories. We throw in a little Maura Murray to start but then dive deep into Brian's case and discuss all the details surrounding his disappearance.

Mark as Played
February 10, 2019 58 mins

In this episode we talk everything True Crime with some memory mishaps throughout the show. Its been 15 years since Maura Murray disappeared and our theory around her case with recent news from her dad. We cover a few podcast reviews in regards to the Wanda Beach Murders and a few other podcasts we have listened to. Lastly, we talk Abducted In Plain Sight, its such an absurd story that we question is it a real? 

Mark as Played
February 3, 2019 51 mins

In this episode we reviewed the reports and statements about the Steve McNair murder - suicide case from July 4, 2009.  This case was closed by the Nashville Police dept but looking at all the details, was it really that simple to have this case closed only after 3 days if investigation? We do not think so, we think they got it wrong.


Mark as Played

In this episode we finish up with more details on the Nathan Carman case along with sharing our speculations as to what happened. We also talk about the Netflix Ted Bundy Tapes show in this episode, whole different world back then in the 70s.

Enjoy and be sure to tell a stranger about the Critical Onions podcast! thanks for listening. 

Mark as Played
January 20, 2019 55 mins
In this episode we dive into the crazy case surrounding Nathan Carman. We discuss him  growing up, family dynamics and accusations regarding his grandfather, John Chakalos murder and his mother, Linda Carman's disappearance. This will be a 2 part episode cause there is so much too cover here. Enjoy and be sure to tell a stranger about the Critical Onions podcast! thanks for listening.
Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

    24/7 News: The Latest

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

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    The Bobby Bones Show

    Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.

    Latino USA

    Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S. centering Latino stories, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa Every week, the Peabody winning team brings you revealing, in-depth stories about what’s in the hearts and minds of Latinos and their impact on the world. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus

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

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.