True Crime Daily The Podcast

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: An update to the Ohio case of a mother who admitted to killing her 6-year-old son and disposing of him in a river. She's been sentenced, but the boy's body remains missing. And a young couple goes on a cross-country camping adventure for several weeks. The boyfriend is back home in Florida -- but where is his girlfriend? Her mother hasn't heard from her since August. The boyfriend isn't talking. Former prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney Robert K. Corbett joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a breaking development on Wednesday in the Murdaugh family double-murder case, Alex Murdaugh has admitted to allegedly hiring a would-be hitman to kill him in a botched suicide plot. Alex Murdaugh reportedly told his attorneys he hired a man to shoot him in the head so Murdaugh's surviving son would receive a $10 million insurance payout. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has announced the arrest of Curtis Edward Smith, accused of being Murdaugh's accomplice. Smith is reportedly a former client of Murdaugh's. Alex Murdaugh is likely to face charges, his attorneys have said. Charlotte, North Carolina-based attorney Robert K. Corbett III joins Ana Garcia to discuss the case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: New details in South Carolina's Murdaugh family double-murder mystery, as the man who discovered his wife and son shot to death on their property in June announces he's going to rehab after resigning from his family law firm, on the same weekend he's reportedly shot in the head changing a tire on the side of the road. And a Florida teenager charged with the brutal stabbing murder of a 13-year-old classmate makes a bizarre court appearance. Private investigator, author and former homicide detective Danny Smith joins host Ana Garcia. Thanks to our sponsor: Ana Luisa: https://shop.analuisa.com/truecrimedailyDiscount code: TRUECRIMEDAILY See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On our first episode of True Crime Daily Sidebar, host Joshua Ritter is diving into the #FreeBritney movement and unraveling the tangled conservatorship that the singer is in the middle of fighting. How did the conservatorship start? Why has her father had control over his adult daughter’s life for the past 13 years?  Joining Joshua is psychiatrist and former director of the County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services Dr. Charles Sophy, who at one point was asked to step into the case, but was prohibited from doing so due to the rules of the conservatorship.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A former "Ole Miss" student takes a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in the murder case of Alexandria "Ally" Kostial, a student found shot to death at a lake near the University of Mississippi campus in 2019. And a married couple is found murdered at their campsite in the Utah desert days after telling friends and family about a "creepy guy" who was camping near them last month. Former prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney Joshua Ritter joins Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast, underground-comics artist Glenn Head discusses his graphic novel "Chartwell Manor," which explores themes of survival and justice in the harrowing tale of a young student sent to a New Jersey boarding school led by a serial child abuser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A tragic case in Southern California, where a surfing instructor is accused of taking his two very young children south of the border and brutally murdering both of them. And an Atlanta woman walking her dog late at night is attacked in a city park. The woman's life partner finds her and the dog stabbed to death, and officials warn the public not to go to the park alone at night. Neuropsychologist and author Dr. Judy Ho joins Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily the Podcast: a Minnesota man is accused of decapitating his girlfriend and leaving her body on the street. Plus, a Louisiana millionaire has plead guilty to planning the botched kidnapping of his estranged wife, which resulted in the deaths of the two hired kidnappers. Former homicide detective and current private investigator, Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A Florida woman is accused of keeping a special-needs girl trapped in a metal cage in the bedroom of her filthy household after the girl escaped to a neighbor's yard. Plus, a Milwaukee man is sentenced to 205 years in prison for killing five family members in 2020. Criminal defense attorney Mike Cavalluzzi joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering 18-year-old Amish woman Linda Stoltzfoos. And an aspiring rapper is charged with 15 criminal counts in a triple-murder on a Georgia golf course. Attorney and activist Gerald A. Griggs joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A Baltimore police officer allegedly murders his 15-year-old stepson and hides his body in an attic crawlspace. And a Wisconsin man is charged with homicide after his father’s dismembered remains were found on a rural property, while his mother is still missing. Criminal justice professor Dr. Nicky Jackson joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: Pamela Hupp, serving life in Missouri prison for killing a man in her home, is now charged with the murder of Betsy Faria, a woman whose husband served time before he was exonerated of her brutal death. And police in South Carolina share details as they close the case of Faye Swetlik, a first-grader who went missing after school in February last year and was found dead days later. Criminal defense attorney Alison Triessl joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A California mother admits to strangling her special-needs son, who was identified a week after his body was found by a hiker in the Nevada desert. And a former Houston Police sergeant is sentenced to prison for murdering his librarian wife in a fit of jealousy. Criminal defense attorney Joshua Ritter joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: Forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho joins host Ana Garcia for our "My Favorite Case" series to discuss the trial of Jodi Arias, convicted in the gruesome murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in 2008. Arias drove from California to Arizona, had sex with Alexander, took photos of him, then stabbed him 27 times and shot him in the head and cut his throat. Arias was arrested a month later. After testifying on the stand for 18 days, Arias was convicted in 2013. Dr. Ho, who did not work directly with Arias, covered the trial as an expert analyst for media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A mother and son from a prominent South Carolina family were shot and killed on their property while the son was awaiting trial in connection to a 2019 boat crash that left a 19-year-old woman dead. And an update to the Sarah Lawrence College sex cult case in New York, where a student's father allegedly preyed on her friends and may have prompted some victims to attempt suicide, according to a new criminal filing. Former prosecutor and current TV host Loni Coombs joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A Wisconsin woman allegedly poisoned a friend with eyedrops, then staged the scene to look like a suicide, all motivated by money, authorities say. And a Virginia Tech football player allegedly murdered a man who "catfished" him on Tinder. Former federal prosecutor and current trial lawyer Stephen Lee joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: Charlee Funes, a 13-year-old girl who was attacked during gym class in Illinois, joins us. And a California man is sentenced to prison for killing his wife, then propping her dead body on the couch on Christmas morning while her kids opened their presents. Private investigator Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A 14-year-old boy is charged as an adult for murder after allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old girl 114 times in Florida. Plus, Lori Vallow, accused of killing her two children and burying their remains, has been ruled mentally unfit for trial. Criminal defense attorney Phillip Hamilton joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A surveillance camera captures a man trying to kidnap an 11-year-old Florida girl, who fought back and marked the suspect with "blue slime."  Plus, further details emerge in the abduction of 4-year-old Cash Gernon, whose body was found on a Dallas street. Clinical and forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho joins host Ana Garcia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: An Alabama father who pleaded for the return of his 5-week-old son on television was arrested hours after the child was found buried in the woods. And the man accused of killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts goes on trial this week. Owen Michael and Ana Garcia discuss the cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices