Hitched 2 Homicide
Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf
Southern girl and suspense author, Kris Calvert teams up with her husband, Emmy® -nominated composer Rob Pottorf to delve into true crime around the globe. She gives it a southern twist. He supplies the unique wit and background music, so you always know what’s going on. For better or worse. Til death do us part.
- 1 hour 5 minutesThe Semeena Imam Murder: Secret Affairs Chloroform Plots & the Cooper Brothers
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In this UK true crime episode, we tell the devastating story of Sameena Imam, a 34-year-old Costco marketing manager whose “secret” relationship with Roger Cooper ended in calculated violence. Investigators and prosecutors said Cooper wanted the affair kept hidden—and when the truth threatened to surface, he and his brother David Cooper carried out a plan that led to Sameena’s death.
We follow the timeline from Christmas Eve 2014, when Sameena was last seen after leaving work, through the widening missing-person inquiry that became a murder investigation. You’ll hear how detectives pieced together movements, evidence, and communications—and how police ultimately located Sameena’s body buried at an allotment off Groby Road in Leicester. We also cover the forensic case presented at trial, including chloroform and reports of toxic elements detected during post-mortem testing, before the final chapter: the Cooper brothers’ murder convictions and life sentences.\
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H2H on INSTA17 December 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 17 minutesThe Wimbledon Kidnapping: Where is Muriel McKay's Body?
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On a cold December night in 1969, a woman vanished from her comfortable Wimbledon home without a trace. Within hours, the phone rang: a man calling himself “M3” claimed she’d been taken by the mafia, demanded £1 million, and insisted she would die if the police were called. What he didn’t realize was that he’d kidnapped the wrong woman.
This episode unravels the kidnapping and presumed murder of 55-year-old Muriel McKay—mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s wife, targeted in an elaborate ransom plot, and held at a remote Hertfordshire farm by brothers Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein. We’ll walk through the chilling ransom calls, the botched money drops, and the landmark trial that secured a murder conviction without a body.
More than five decades later, Muriel’s family are still searching for her resting place as new leads, fresh digs, and recent court rulings keep this case painfully alive.
Join us as we look at the planning behind the crime, the police operation that brought the kidnappers down, and the emotional toll of living without answers when there is a conviction—but no body and no grave.
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H2H on INSTA10 December 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutesThe Unsolved Murder of Lena Whitmore: The Body in the Black Water
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On December 26, 1907, a teenage boatman walking along the Passaic River spotted two pale feet jutting from the black water of a swamp outside Harrison, New Jersey. Dragged from the muck, the woman had no clothes, no identification, and only a torn red coat and a homemade fur muff nearby to hint at who she’d been. Within days, the tabloids were calling it the Lampblack Swamp mystery—and when the victim was finally named as 35‑year‑old Brooklyn housewife Lena Whitmore, the spotlight swung to her jealous, violent husband, Theodore.
In this episode, we reconstruct Lena’s last days: fleeing abuse to her sister’s Bronx apartment, returning home after promises of change, and then vanishing on Christmas night. You’ll hear how anonymous letters, a suspicious “don’t expect me tonight” telegram, and prior assault charges painted Theodore as a likely killer, even as his defense insisted the state could not prove how—or even where—Lena died. We walk through the autopsy that proved she was alive when she hit the water, the circumstantial case that went to trial, and the hung jury that left her murder officially unsolved.
*This episode of Hitched to Homicide podcast discusses the subject domestic/intimate partner violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.
If you are experiencing domestic or dating violence — call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or text START to 88788. You can also chat online at TheHotline.org. 24/7. All Calls are free and confidential.JOIN THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE IN-LAWS AND OUTLAWS
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H2H on INSTA3 December 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 4 minutesLEFTOVERS: Omaima Nelson and the Thanksgiving Cannibal Murder.
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Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Costa Mesa, California—police respond to a tip and uncover one of the most shocking crime scenes in California history. Inside an apartment, 23-year-old Omaima Aree Nelson has killed her 56-year-old husband, William “Bill” Nelson. What makes this case unforgettable isn’t just the homicide—it’s what she did afterward: dismembering his body, attempting to dispose of it, and, according to prosecutors, cooking and even tasting parts of him.
In this episode, we break down the full timeline of the Omaima Nelson murder case—how she met Bill, the quick marriage, the alleged abuse, the brutal killing over Thanksgiving, and the sensational 1993 trial that led to her conviction for second-degree murder. We’ll talk about the cannibalism claims, the psychological factors brought up in court, and why this case still ranks among the most disturbing California true crime stories of the 1990s.
You’ll hear:
- Who Omaima Nelson was before the murder
- The relationship with Bill Nelson and the fast marriage
- What investigators found inside the Costa Mesa apartment
- Why prosecutors said she cooked her husband
- Her claim of self-defense and abuse
- The 1993 verdict: 28 years to life
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H2H on INSTA26 November 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesD.B. Cooper: IntoThin Air. The 1971 Skyjacking America Never Solved
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On the night before Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1971, a man in a dark suit and a sensible tie took seat 18C on Northwest Orient Flight 305—a short hop from Portland to Seattle aboard a Boeing 727. He ordered bourbon and soda, smoked his Raleighs, and handed a folded note to the flight attendant. It wasn’t a phone number. It was a promise. Inside the briefcase, he said, was a bomb. What followed would become the only unsolved hijacking in American aviation history: a case file swollen with false confessions, river drags, suspect sketches, and a handful of decaying bills that surfaced years later like a message from a ghost.
In this true crime deep dive, we unravel the legendary 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305 by the man calling himself Dan Cooper—mistakenly immortalized as D.B. Cooper. Calm, well-dressed, and carrying what he said was a bomb, Cooper demanded $200,000 in cash and four parachutes, then jumped out of a Boeing 727 mid-flight over Washington State… and was never seen again.
In this episode, we break down the full timeline of the hijacking, how the FBI launched NORJAK (Northwest Hijacking), why the 727’s aft airstair mattered, the discovery of ransom money on the Columbia River years later, and the leading suspects who’ve been tied to the case—none of whom were ever charged. More than 50 years later, the D.B. Cooper case remains the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history.
You’ll hear:
- Who D.B. (Dan) Cooper might really have been
- How he controlled the crew and escaped in the air
- The 1970s hijacking era and airline response
- Why the FBI never closed in on a suspect
- Theories on whether Cooper survived the jump
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H2H on INSTA19 November 2025, 5:00 am - 59 minutes 36 secondsThe Murder of Influencer Alexis Sharkey: Marriage, Control, and a Fugitive Husband
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*This episode of Hitched to Homicide discusses the subject of suicide, self-harm, and domestic/intimate partner violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.
In November 2020, 26-year-old Houston influencer Alexis Sharkey was found nude along a roadside. At first, her death stunned social media—no visible injuries, no clear suspect, and a picture-perfect life on Instagram. But behind the filters was a marriage in trouble. In this episode, we break down the full timeline of Alexis’s disappearance, the autopsy revealing strangulation, how friends warned she was afraid, and why investigators ultimately named her husband, Thomas “Tom” Sharkey, as the killer.We’ll walk through how Houston police built the case, what they learned about alleged domestic violence, why it took months to secure a warrant, and how U.S. Marshals finally closed in—only for Tom to die by suicide before arrest. This is a case about control, image, and the danger of leaving.
In this episode:
- Who was influencer Alexis Leigh Sharkey
- Her marriage to Thomas Sharkey and reports of abuse
- The night she vanished over Thanksgiving weekend
- Discovery of her body in Houston’s Energy Corridor
- The medical examiner’s ruling: homicide by strangulation
- How detectives ruled out other suspects
- The arrest warrant and the Florida standoff
- Why intimate partner homicides often look like this
If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, you are not alone, and help is available right now: dial or text 988 on your phone for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — or chat online 24/7 at 988lifeline.org.
If you are experiencing domestic or dating violence — call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or text START to 88788. You can also chat online at TheHotline.org. 24/7.
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H2H on INSTA12 November 2025, 5:00 am - 51 minutes 13 secondsMarlene Warren: The Killer Clown Murder
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May 26, 1990, Wellington, Florida. A doorbell rings, and wife and mother opens the front door to find a clown with an orange wig, white face, red nose and gloves, holding flowers and balloons. What she believed was a delivery and gesture of kindness, wasn’t. It was an ambush and a point-blank gunshot to her head. After firing, the clown turned and calmly walked away to a waiting car. But why murder this woman who seemed to have no enemies? Rumors of affairs swirled, and while her husband had an alibi, his mistress bided her time before becoming his second wife and living happily ever after.
This murder would sit cold for 27 years, but makeup washes off. Secrets don’t stay buried forever. And advances in DNA can bring a killer to justice.
Join us for this deep into the chilling 1990 Marlene Warren murder. This cold case haunted Palm Beach detectives until DNA on an orange wig cracked it open. Sheila Keen Warren, the mistress-turned-wife who pleaded guilty in 2023.. walked free in 2024.
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H2H on INSTA5 November 2025, 5:00 am - 41 minutes 48 secondsThe Disappearance of Liu Huijun and her Daughter: Two Red Coats and a Seventeen-Year Mystery in Taiwan
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In 2008, a mother and her little girl rode an elevator to the 11th floor of a building in Yuanlin, Taiwan—left two red coats and their shoes—and stepped into a stairwell. They were never seen again. This is the cold case of Liu Huijun (劉惠君) and her daughter—often called the “Taiwanese Elisa Lam,” but stranger.
We reconstruct the final minutes inside the Yuanlin Finance/Economics Building (員林財經大樓): the elevator ride, the clothing left behind, and the turn into a camera-free stairwell that may have led to a B2 vehicle exit—and total erasure from CCTV. We break down viable theories (assisted departure vs. coercion vs. on-site fatality), why building design matters, and what records could still blow this case open.
We discuss:
- Timeline: domestic dispute, scooter with key left in ignition, elevator to 11F, entry to stairwell
- Why the coats & shoes matter (misdirection, crisis ritual, or coercion)
- Blind spots in mixed-use high-rises (2008 surveillance limitations)
Call for tips:
If you lived or worked near Yuying Road, Yuanlin in January 2008 and remember a mother and small child who appeared without a backstory, please contact local authorities in Taiwan. Outside Taiwan, email our show—credible tips will be routed appropriately.JOIN THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE IN-LAWS AND OUTLAWS
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H2H on INSTA29 October 2025, 4:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutesThe Skinwalker Defense: Sarah Saganisto's Murder and an Arizona Acquittal
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In 1987, Sarah L. Saganitso was found murdered behind Flagstaff Medical Center. At trial, the defense invoked a “Skinwalker Defense,” reframing odd scene details as Navajo witchcraft—and the jury acquitted George Abney. We examine evidence, cultural context, and how reasonable doubt was built.
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H2H on INSTA22 October 2025, 1:00 pm - 1 hour 24 minutesThe “Devil Made Me Do It” Case: Demonic Possession, Arne Johnson, the Glatzel Family, and a Landmark Defense
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In 1981 Brookfield, Connecticut, an altercation ended with Alan Bono losing his life—and a courtroom battle followed that tried to introduce demonic possession as a legal defense. We trace the full timeline: 11-year-old David Glatzel’s reported afflictions, the involvement of Ed & Lorraine Warren and multiple clergy, Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s alleged transference challenge, and Judge Robert Callahan’s decision to bar possession evidence at trial. We also examine alternative, earthly explanations—including the Sominex (diphenhydramine) theory—and how side effects might mimic “possession” in a child.
What you’ll hear
- Verified timeline of the Brookfield case and trial strategy
- Priest involvement, alleged exorcisms, and the Warrens’ role
- Why the “Devil Made Me Do It” argument never reached the jury
- Skeptical takes and the Sominex angle: could symptoms be pharmacological?
- Lasting impact on pop culture, documentaries, and true-crime discourse
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H2H on INSTA15 October 2025, 4:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutesMarjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Salesman. Justice for Jay Orbin | Part 2 of 2
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From arrest to verdict. With Jay Orbin’s torso identified, police detain Marjorie and flip Larry Weisberg with immunity. After ten trial delays, the jury convicts her of first-degree murder; the judge orders life without parole. We unpack the evidence, the courtroom strategy, and what the case leaves behind.
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