Buried Motives
Join us each week as we go beneath the surface and dig deep into the lives of some of the most notorious killers. True Crime enthusiasts, Christie and Melissa, examine what led up to these chilling crimes and discuss all things murder. The truth must be exhumed.
Episodes
July 24, 2025 • 33 mins
Crime is never a good idea. Sometimes the dirtbag gets away and never faces justice...but other times, a criminal hands themselves over to the authorities on a silver platter. Join Christie as she highlights dumb criminals, their crimes, and how their 'not-so-bright' actions ultimately got them caught. Grab a bag of Cheetos and get ready to enjoy the laughable side of true crime.
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July 17, 2025 • 39 mins
What happens after a dirtbag gets locked up? Across the world, many prisons run structured programs for inmates. Are these initiatives needed? Are they fair to the victims of the criminals who are participating and benefiting from them? Join Christie as she digs deep into a beautiful type of prison program that gives back to the community one stitch at a time.
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July 10, 2025 • 75 mins
Fiona Beal was a sweet and calm elementary school teacher by day. By night, she created an alter ego named 'Tulip 22' to cope with her failing relationship. Hounded down by her partner's abusive and controlling ways, 'Tulip 22' began plotting his demise - all of which was recorded in her personal journals. What this dirtbag did to her unsuspecting victim, Nicholas Billingham, will send chills down your spine and have you questio...
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July 3, 2025 • 55 mins
What we eat may say more about us than we think - especially when it's the last thing we ever do. Join Christie as she explores the crimes and last meals of ten different dirtbags. From notorious serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy to lesser known murderers like Teresa Lewis, who used her 'womanly ways' to try and get what she wanted. From the monstrous to the misunderstood, these ten final meals offer a last human...
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June 26, 2025 • 42 mins
Welcome to Christie's first solo episode! Join Christie as she explores different cases in Canadian history where the dirtbags were able to outsmart and outrun the authorities - for a time at least. Some of these cases are truly shocking and the outcomes just might surprise you! Hope you enjoy our content 'pivot'.
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June 19, 2025 • 67 mins
In 2017 Peter Madsen invited journalist Kim Wall onto his self-made submarine, the UC3 Nautilus, under the guise of being interviewed about his race to produce the first manned rocket to enter outer space. Kim was never seen again and Peter's different versions of what happened to her never matched the evidence that was found.
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June 12, 2025 • 70 mins
Chris Benoit was one of the most elite professional wrestlers spanning more than two decades. Over a three day period, Chris shockingly murdered his wife and youngest son, before taking his own life. What caused this loving husband and father to commit the most horrific of all acts?
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June 5, 2025 • 4 mins
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May 22, 2025 • 92 mins
When one father's dream of becoming an all American football star are dashed, he see's redemption in the lives of his children. Bill Butterfield's drive to see his son, Lance, succeed on the football field becomes an obsession with deadly consequences. This athletic nightmare confused the roles of victim and dirtbag, and left jury members ready to come to blows as they decided what punishment was suitable for the crime committed. Y...
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May 15, 2025 • 71 mins
Arthur Freeman took being a dirtbag to new heights when he ended his child's life on the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia. The ruthless murder of Darcey Freeman shocked and horrified a nation. This case took place in 2009 but is still considered one of the worst murders to take place in Australia. This selfish act of spousal revenge broke the hearts of more than one family; the effects are still being felt and have been the...
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May 8, 2025 • 72 mins
When Sharon Kinne's husband, James, was found shot dead in 1960, she told police that it was a tragic accident - and at first, they believed her. She seemed like an ordinary, all-American housewife; but that couldn't have been further from the truth. It would take two more murders, two more countries, and over 60 years for the twisted reality to come to light. Sharon was a manipulative, cold-blooded dirtbag of a mother, who was ...
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May 1, 2025 • 61 mins
Graham Dwyer, a self proclaimed sadist, obsessed with piquerism, preyed on a woman whom he thought he could manipulate into letting him fulfill his darkest fantasies. Elaine O'Hara was only 36-years-old when her life was brutally taken on August 22, 2012, in Dublin, Ireland, by a complete dirtbag. Join us as we explore what can happen when a person pushes past the boundaries of BDSM and uses their partner's mental health struggle...
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April 24, 2025 • 67 mins
Marcus Dorwin Adams, known as 'Little Sonny', was a feared enforcer and rising shot-caller within a violent street gang in L.A.. His ruthless tactics and cold precision earned him the reputation as one to be feared as he committed a string of brutal crimes, including armed robbery, extortion, and multiple homicides. Behind this dirtbag's hardened persona lies a tragic origin: a boy shaped by abandonment, violence, and a desperate...
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April 17, 2025 • 54 mins
The case of Christiana Edmunds has been debated since 1871. Christiana became known as 'The Chocolate Cream Killer' after lacing chocolate creams with strychnine. Some believe that she simply went mad and began poisoning the people of Brighton, England, at random. Others believe that this dirtbag was a woman scorned. After she failed at murdering her 'lover's' wife, Christiana attempted to pin the poisoning on local confectione...
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April 10, 2025 • 77 mins
When 15-year-old Rebecca Aylward agreed to meet her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Davies, in a quiet Welsh forest, she thought it was a chance to reconcile - but it was a trap. Obsessed with control and manipulation, Joshua had been plotting her death for months, freely discussing it with his friends, who thought he was joking. This dirtbag's charm fooled a lot of people, but in reality, it masked something more sinister.
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April 3, 2025 • 70 mins
What would you do if you made a grisly discovery inside of your own home? On March 1, 2021, the parents of Brian Cohee Jr. made the decision to call 911 after finding a severed head inside their son's closet. The details of this case are chilling and will have you questioning if this 19-year-old dirtbag is pure evil. Unfortunately, Brian's earlier diagnoses led people to believe that he was just a little 'off'; no one could imag...
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March 27, 2025 • 94 mins
The darkest secrets are often the ones whispered between lovers in the dead of the night. For Jason and Kelly Cochran, those secrets led to the brutal murder of Christopher Regan. In this twisted tale of love, betrayal, and murder, the lines between the victim and villain blur. Who was the dirtbag mastermind, and who was merely a pawn in a deadly game?
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March 20, 2025 • 81 mins
Dana Sue Gray became a serial killer in 1994. Dana used her shopping addiction as a way to cope with her trials in life. When the money dried up, Dana targeted the most vulnerable people she knew. Within one month span, this dirtbag took the lives of three elderly women and attempted to take a fourth. Due to good police work and a super accurate composite police sketch, Dana was arrested before she could continue to terrorize h...
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March 13, 2025 • 81 mins
A promising Dalhousie University student, Taylor Samson, vanished without a trace after what was supposed to be a simple drug deal. What seemed like a routine exchange quickly turned into a deadly scheme, with another Dalhousie student at the center. The greedy dirtbag, William Sandeson, a promising med student, was looking for a quick way to fund his education and didn't care about the hearts he would break in the process. This...
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March 6, 2025 • 59 mins
Rebecca Schaeffer was a rising star in the 1980s. Robert Bardo was a serial stalker. Robert's infatuation with Rebecca started when she landed the role of 'Patti' on the hit TV show, 'My Sister Sam'. Robert began to feel like Rebecca belonged to him and became upset when he thought she had been unfaithful to him via the TV screen. After three years of stalking Rebecca, this dirtbag did the unthinkable. Join us as we discuss ho...
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