Episodes

This is one of the most baffling stories we have ever covered. Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos were two young men who vanished into thin air under eerily similar circumstances. In January of 2004, Terrance vanished after he was last seen getting into the backseat of Sheriff's Deputy Steven Calkins' car, who initially said he had no recollection of the event. Later, his memory would return and he said he'd only given Terrance a ride to work at a nearby Circle K. This story left so many questi...

When a police officer saw a red car stopped at a green light just after 2 AM, he figured the driver had fallen asleep and he blew his horn hoping to wake the person up and continue on his way. What he didn’t expect was for the driver, a very small, young woman, to get out of the car and start confessing to a murder. The woman was 28 year old Nikki Addimando, and she told the police officer how she had shot and killed her boyfriend of 9 years, Christopher Grover, and that his body was lying on t...

It was every parent’s worst nightmare: Two days after Christmas, Sam and Joyce Knott’s very reliable daughter, Cara, never made it home. They knew something was wrong, so they spent the entire night searching everywhere for her. They pleaded with the police to help with the search because this was so out of character for her, but all of their cries for help were ignored. That is, until her body was discovered. Now the police would have to investigate a murder, which would lead to the discovery...

Picture it: you’ve just made a dream come true by moving from the midwest to the beach. What could make it better? Oh right, the perfect guy. Joe Collier was seemingly the perfect man for Candy Williams. He was good looking, charming, smart, he seemed to have his act together. What’s not to like? Candy thought her search for the one was over. He spoiled her with gifts, he was always wanting to give her whatever she needed, he was so attentive to her. But in April of 2006, she walked into her ho...

We are still on vacation this week but didn't want to leave y'all hanging, so we are releasing an episode from the vault! This was one of the first bonus episodes we ever released, and still one of Kristin's favorites :) Martin McDonagh was driving through Vidor, Texas when he saw a series of billboards with a dramatic message: Raped While Dying. Still No Arrests. From Day One Police Knew Who Did It. These billboards left a very emotional impression on him. Such an impression that, without know...

**Originally released as a mini creep on our Patreon** There are so many myths and rumors surrounding human trafficking, to the point where it's confusing what it actually is. So we decided to spend this mini creep talking about what is human trafficking, and what it is not. Sources: Myths, Facts, and Statistics - Polaris. This podcast is sponsored by: BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/CREEPERS today to get 10% off your first month. Hello Fresh Go to HelloFresh.com/creepers16 and use code cree...

It was January 11, 1999 in Katy, Texas when 30 year old David Temple called 911 to report the murder of his wife, Belinda Temple. He said that he'd been running a few errands with his 3 year old son, Evan, and arrived home to find Belinda dead in their closet, shot to death. Years would go by without any movement in the case. Investigators were at a standstill. They were certain they knew exactly what happened to Belinda, but they just couldn't prove it. Sources: Book: Shattered by Kathryn Cas...

In a bizarre tale that captivated the sports world, a star linebacker at Notre Dame found himself entangled in an intricate web of deception and emotional manipulation. When Manti Te'o started talking to Lennay Kekua online, they quickly bonded over their Samoan culture, their faith, and their connection to football. Texts turned to phone calls, and Manti found himself falling for her. But then, in September of 2012, he got a call letting him know that Lennay had died of the leukemia she'd been ...

After an incredible investigation, private investigator Ken Brennan managed to discover how Inna Budnytska had left the hotel, and he had identified her attacker on camera. But he was still a long way away from discovering who the man was, and bringing him to justice. This podcast is sponsored by: BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/CREEPERS today to get 10% off your first month. Hello Fresh Go to HelloFresh.com/creepers16 and use code creepers16 for 16 free meals, plus free shipping! Brilliant E...

Inna Budnytska was living temporarily in a Miami hotel when, on February 21, 2005, she was found dumped on the side of the road, viciously beaten, raped, and left for dead. The investigation into her attack quickly hit a dead end when no one could figure out how she left the hotel in the first place. She was seen on camera going up to her room, and then never seen on camera again. The case went cold, until Inna filed a lawsuit against the hotel, and the hotel hired private investigator Ken Brenn...

The Collin Street Bakery is a Corsicana, Texas institution. Running since 1896, they were world famous for their deluxe fruitcakes. But in 2014 it would become famous for a much different reason: fraud, when it was discovered that their accountant, Sandy Jenkins, had been embezzling from the bakery for almost a decade. Not only had he gotten away with it so long, but the amount of money he managed to steal from a bakery most well known for fruitcake would send shockwaves through the community. ...

It was July 27, 1981 and 6 year old Adam Walsh just wanted to play the Asteroids demo at Sears while his mother, Reve Walsh, shopped. But when Reve came back to collect Adam from the video game section of the store, he wasn't there. A massive search was launched, but it would be weeks before anyone would see any sign of Adam again. This podcast is sponsored by: BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/CREEPERS today to get 10% off your first month. Hello Fresh Go to HelloFresh.com/creepers16 and use co...

It was a tragic day when John Darwin's red kayak, The Orca, was found battered to bits weeks after he had taken it out, never to be seen again. His wife and two adult sons mourned his death, and tried to move on without him in their lives. Until 5 years later, when John Darwin appeared at a police station claiming to have amnesia, and saying that he thought he was a missing person. This podcast is sponsored by: BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/CREEPERS today to get 10% off your first month. Hel...

It's Kristin's birthday, so what better way to spend it than finally finishing her non-consecutive series on the Women of Clear Lake who snapped? This week, we are talking about the murder of David Harris. David was a successful dentist in the Clear Lake area of Houston. His marriage with his wife, Clara, had been deteriorating after he confessed to her that he'd been having an affair with his receptionist, Gail Bridges. He promised to break things off with Gail, but said he wanted to take her t...

What happens when a medical school needs cadavers to dissect, but they lack a supply of bodies? In the early 19th century in Edinburgh, Scotland, this was the issue plaguing doctors and anatomists who wanted to study the human body. Gravedigging became a popular and lucrative way to close the gap in the market, but it wasn't foolproof on account of having to wait for a person to die to sell their bodies. William Burke and William Hare decided the best way to get rich quick was to speed up the pr...

In 2015, Miche Solomon was just a typical 17 year old whose biggest concern was what she would wear to the upcoming end of year ball. That is until January of that year, when Miche started getting flooded by people telling her how much a new 8th grader at the school looked exactly like her. The new girl's name was Cassidy Nurse, and Miche had to see for herself. She was shocked when she met Cassidy - the resemblance was uncanny - but the girls just thought it was a funny coincidence and quickly ...

It was May of 2015 when a neighbor of Marty Duram's found his body on the floor of his bedroom, lying in a pool of blood. He had been shot 5 times in the chest, back, and arm. It looked like the house had been tossed, so police were thinking a possible robbery gone wrong, but they couldn’t seem to find anything that had been taken, and there were no signs of forced entry. It was a piece to a puzzle that would take months to solve, with the help of some very unusual witnesses. Learn more about y...

We're flipping tables AND roles over here for this one! That's right, Mogab's telling the story this time! For this episode, Mogab tells Kristin about the murder of Marion Miley in 1941. 27 year old Marion was an amateur golfer, busy winning championships and awards as a woman in a very male dominated sport (and time period) when she and her mother, Elsa, were brutally murdered at the country club they lived in in Lexington, Kentucky. This whodunnit had Kristin on the edge of her seat! Originall...

It was April of 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts when police were called to the Marriott at Copley Place after guests on the 20th floor had called to report a woman lying motionless in the doorway to her room. The woman was 25 year old Julisa Brisman, and she was pronounced dead soon after arriving at the hospital. Investigators find out that around the time of her murder, Julisa had made an appointment with a man over Craigslist for a massage. Then, over the course of that week, investigators disc...

If you were a teenage girl in the 90s and early 2000s, chances are Lou Pearlman had a significant impact on your life. He was the mastermind behind the boy band craze of that time period, including the person who put together both NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys. But what you may not know was that Lou Pearlman spent his entire life conning every person he ever came into contact with, including the bands. This episode is sponsored by: Better Help If you want to live a more empowered life, therapy...

Part 2 of the Rafay Family Murders. Part 1 ended with Sebastian and Atif unknowingly under surveillance in Canada. The Canadian Royal Mounted Police realized they had one choice if they were going to get Sebastian and Atif for the murders of Sultana, Tariq, and Basma Rafay: a police tactic so controversial it's outlawed in both the UK and the US: the Mr. Big Technique. This episode is sponsored by: Better Help If you want to live a more empowered life, therapy can get you there. Visit BetterHe...

It was July 13, 1993. Just after 2 AM, a call came into 911 from a residence in the Somerset area of Bellevue, Washington asking for an ambulance. The caller said there'd been some type of break in, and that he thought his friend's parents were dead. The caller was 19 year old Sebastian Burns, and the friend he mentioned was 18 year old Atif Rafay. They’d been best friends since high school, and he and Sebastian were visiting his parents in Bellevue during the summer break. They’d been there for...

It was two days before Christmas, 2015, when tragedy struck the Dabate house. Police were called to the scene to find 39 year old Rick Dabate lying on the floor in the kitchen, zip tied to a folding chair, surrounded by blood smears but alive. His wife Connie wasn't so lucky. Her body was found in the basement, killed by two gunshot wounds. Rick was able to tell police that this had all been the work of a masked intruder. He hadn't been able to get a good look at the intruder's face, and the onl...

December 30, 1884 was the beginning of a nightmare in Austin, Texas when 25 year old Mollie Smith was murdered in the middle of the night, in her bed by an unknown intruder. Over the next 12 months, there would be 7 more murders almost exactly like it. All in the middle of the night, all shockingly violent. This was completely unprecedented, and quite possibly the first serial killer in the United States. This episode is sponsored by: Better Help If you want to live a more empowered life, ther...