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  • 29 minutes 34 seconds
    MURDERED: Dana Ireland

    On Christmas Eve in 1991, Dana Ireland is found tucked away in a secluded, hard to get to area of the Hawaiian subdivision Vacationland, barely clinging to life. When she finally arrives at a Hilo hospital, the damage is too severe and they declare Dana dead at 12:25am on Christmas morning. 

    In 2023, the audiochuck team set out to tell you the story of what happened to Dana Ireland and how three men were convicted of her murder. Then in 2024, everything changed. 

    In Chapter 1, Amanda Knox takes you through everything that happened on December 24th, 1991 and why this story is very different from the one we were originally going to tell you.  

    Follow and listen to Season 2 of THREE wherever you get your podcasts! 

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    Please consider donating to Ian’s GoFundMe at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ian-schweitzer-after-wrongful-conviction.  

    You can visit www.hawaiiinnocenceproject.org and click the donate button to support them, their work and their clients. 

    To buy Amanda Knox’s new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning, click HERE. 

    If you have any information about the abduction and murder of Dana Ireland, we encourage you to contact the Hawai’i Innocence Project at [email protected]. 

    You can also contact Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and the Hawai’i Police Department at (808) 961-2380 or visit their website Hawaiipolice.gov to submit a tip.

    13 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 9 seconds
    INFAMOUS: Lovers' Lane Murders

    When what should have been a carefree date goes horribly wrong, the city of Houston realizes there’s a monster in their midst. Will they be caught in time?

    • If you have any information about the murders of Cheryl Henry & Andy Atkinson in Houston in 1990, please call the Houston Crime Stoppers tip line at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
    • In honor of Andy & Cheryl, we made a donation to the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children. If you’d like to join us, or learn more, please visit this link.

    If you are interested in listening to INFAMOUS: The Lake Waco Murders Part 1 & Part 2, please visit the Crime Junkie website, or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

     

    We’re officially on the road! Crime Junkie Life Rule #10 Tour is in full swing and we can’t wait to see you soon!

    Visit crimejunkiepodcast.com to grab tickets to a show near you AND don’t forget to check out our brand new exclusive tour merch collection while you’re there <3

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-lovers-lane-murders/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    10 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 47 minutes 26 seconds
    MURDERED: Helen Betty Osborne

    The discovery of 19-year-old Helen Betty Osborne’s body should have outraged the residents of The Pas, Manitoba. Yet, the truth of what happened to her, and who killed her, would remain an open secret for years. But, like all secrets, what happened that night eventually came to light – and upended over a decade of sinister silence.

    There is a memorial fund in Betty’s name through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The goal of the scholarship is to provide financial support to full-time post-secondary Indigenous students living in Manitoba. These students are recognized for their commitment to dismantling “the barriers of racism, sexism, violence, and indifference in society including those impacted by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People genocide and/or Survivors of gender-based violence.”

    • If you would like to join audiochuck in making a donation to the fund, please click here, and direct your donation to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
    • If you have any questions, please contact The Winnipeg Foundation at 204-944-8474, email them at [email protected]. 

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-helen-betty-osborne/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    3 March 2025, 8:00 am
  • 38 minutes 57 seconds
    UPDATE: Asha Degree

    When nine-year-old Asha Degree vanished on Valentine’s Day in 2000, it devastated her family and small town of Shelby, North Carolina. After years of little to no new information, the case has broken wide open and authorities may be closer than ever to solving what they are now saying is a murder.

    Ashley and Brit originally covered Asha’s case for Crime Junkie in 2019, but with all the new information that’s come out in February 2025, Ashley asked investigative journalist and North Carolina native Delia D’Ambra to join her to dive into the case with a fresh perspective.

    Listen to Ashley and Brit’s original episode, MISSING: Asha Degree, wherever you get your podcasts!

    Want to watch this episode on video? Check out our Crime Junkie YouTube Channel!

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/update-asha-degree/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


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    26 February 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 35 seconds
    WANTED: Justice for Rhys Pocan &amp; MMIW Part 2

    In 2021, we set out to cover the case of Rhys Pocan, a 35-year-old Indigenous woman who was murdered in Wisconsin in the ‘80s. But while we were in the field, we uncovered a disturbing pattern of murders with similarities to Rhys’ that were just too blatant to ignore. So, we spent the next three years working with local and federal law enforcement to try and get to the bottom of it.

    Before you listen, make sure you’ve listened to WANTED: Justice for Rhys Pocan & MMIW Part 1!

    In Part 2, we look into cases of two other female dismemberment victims in Wisconsin with striking similarities to Rhys Pocan’s. Rhys’ own cousin Rae Tourtillot’s remains were found just two years before Rhys’ disappearance. And Julia Baez’s remains were found buried in plastic bags the year after. But without a statewide task force, investigators are slow to put things together.

    If you have any information about any of the cases below, please contact Det. Nathan Hatch at the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office at 920-459-3135, or email him at [email protected]. You can also reach out to us at [email protected]. Other Wisconsin cases to note:

    • Jane Doe, 1982, Caledonia, Columbia County
    • Helen Sebastian, 1983, Racine, Racine County
    • Eric Hansen, 1983, Petrifying Springs Park, Kenosha County,
    • Jane Doe, 1984, Westby, Vernon County
    • Terry Dolowy, 1985, LaCrosse, Vernon County
    • Rae Tourtillott, 1987, Menominee Reservation
    • Rhys Pocan, 1989, Sheboygan County
    • Susan Poupart, 1990, Price County
    • Julia Baez, 1990, Brockway, Jackson County
    • Doris Mcleod, 1991, Goose Lake Wildlife Preserve, Dane County
    • Jane Doe, 2002, Houlton, St. Croix County

    Charlee Pocan Russ has started a GoFundMe to raise money for solving her mother’s murder. If you would like to donate or learn more, please visit this link.

     

    And keep an eye on The Deck feed for Susan Poupart (7 of Spades, Wisconsin), or listen right now in the Fan Club!

     

    You can learn more about The Good segment and even submit a story of your own by visiting The Good page on our website!

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/wanted-justice-for-rhys-pocan-mmiw-part-2/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

     

    24 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    UPDATE: Beaumont Children

    Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont disappeared nearly 60 years ago without a trace. On February 22, 2025, a third and final dig at a location of interest might give answers to a family who’s been waiting for over half a century.

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-beaumont-children/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    20 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 50 minutes 9 seconds
    WANTED: Justice for Rhys Pocan &amp; MMIW Part 1

    In 2021, we set out to cover the case of Rhys Pocan, a 35-year-old indigenous woman who was murdered in Wisconsin in the ‘80s. But while we were in the field, we uncovered a disturbing pattern of murders with similarities to Rhys’ that were just too blatant to ignore. So, we spent the next three years working with local and federal law enforcement to try and get to the bottom of it.

    In Part 1, when Rhys Pocan, a young mother of four, goes missing one summer night in Milwaukee, it sends shockwaves through her community. When her dismembered remains are found on a public hunting ground less than a month later, everyone hopes they might finally get some answers. But investigators struggle to unravel the case … and things don’t heat up until we step in.

    • If you have any information about the murder of Rhys Pocan, please contact Det. Nathan Hatch at the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office at 920-459-3135, or email him at [email protected]. You can also reach out to us at [email protected].
    • Charlee Pocan Russ has started a GoFundMe to raise money to help solve her mother’s murder. If you would like to donate or learn more, please visit this link.

    Can’t wait for Part 2? You can listen to WANTED: Justice for Rhys Pocan & MMIW Part 2 in the Fan Club right now!

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/wanted-justice-for-rhys-pocan-mmiw-part-1/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    17 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 46 minutes 23 seconds
    MURDERED: Marcus Rutledge

    A young father moves to Nashville chasing his college dreams, but in June 1998, 23-year-old Marcus Rutledge vanishes after taking his daughter to daycare. His disappearance reveals a life filled with secrets...and even after the discovery of his skull, his family is left wondering if they'll ever know what really happened.

    If you have any information, please contact the Metro Nashville PD's Crime Stoppers Division at 615-74-CRIME (615-742-7463).

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-marcus-rutledge/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    10 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    MISSING: Randy Leach

    For over 36 years, the people of Linwood, Kansas, have been asking the same question… what happened to Randy Leach?

    • If you know anything about the disappearance of Randy Leach on April 15, 1988, in Linwood, KS, or may have seen his car, a 1985 Dodge 600 sedan with Kansas plate LVJ8721, please contact the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463.

    For more information about Randy and the efforts to find him, please visit InSearchofRandyLeach.com. 

     

    To learn more about the other Randy Leach, listen to The Deck’s Randall Leach (4 of Hearts, Idaho)

     

    You can learn more about The Good segment and even submit a story of your own by visiting The Good page on our website!

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-randy-leach/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    27 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 54 minutes 9 seconds
    MURDERED: Elizabeth Barraza

    Elizabeth Barraza was 29 when she was gunned down in her driveway in Tomball, Texas, while setting up for a garage sale. The murder was so calculated and shocking, police were certain they'd catch her killer within hours. But years later, the case is still unsolved. And her family’s hoping that someone can help bring them the justice they've been desperately seeking. 

    • If you know anything about the murder of Elizabeth Barraza, please call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. There’s a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect. The money can be collected anonymously. 
    • You can also contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-274-9100.

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-elizabeth-barraza/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    20 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 43 minutes 57 seconds
    INFAMOUS: Highway 20

    Over several decades, women and girls have encountered a monster whose full reign of terror might not even be fully known. He hunted his own backyard, the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, and there could be victims out there that have yet to be discovered.

    If you have any information about John Ackroyd, or any of the cases discussed in this episode, please contact the Linn County Sheriff’s office tip line at 866-557-9988.

     

    To listen to MURDERED: Kelly Disney, please visit our website!

     

    Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-highway-20/

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    Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. 


    Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

    13 January 2025, 8:00 am
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