Donald Eugene Webb was a career criminal and ran with a crew of professional criminals, from Fall River, Massachusetts. He ran into Police Chief Greg Adams in Saxonburg, Pa. Webb ended up shooting and killing Adams, during a ...
S tation Nightclub Fire 2003 -Scott James wrote the definitive book on the Station Nightclub Fire, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The book "Trial By Fire" takes the reader by the lapels and propels them trough the actual fire...
Hundreds were trapped inside the Station, a Rhode Island roadhouse bar, hosting a fading rock band. The night's draw "Great White" a hair band from the eighties, took the stage. The band set off pyrotechnics inside the wood ...
Lisa's body was discovered on Easter Sunday 1992. She had been abducted from her second job as a clerk at a gift shop. The police had accurately ascertained that Lisa was abducted, however the case soon went cold. A woman pro...
Amy's killer had struck in a similar manner less than a year prior. Alemany had actually left his ID (wallet) on top of an unconscious victim. Both the victim and a passerby gave accurate physical descriptions, why wasn't Ale...
REPOST-We are on vacation this week, then back at it, here is a well received pod from last year(ish) Barry M. The tragic case of Amy Lord, a true urban boogeyman story. Amy was abducted from the safety of her own home by an ...
Phoebe Prince was the poster child for bullying in America in 2010, new laws were passed and significant attention was drawn to this severe societal issue. She committed suicide just after a round of hellacious bullying. Phoe...
In July 1973 Susan Petz and her boyfriend Daniel Porter wanted to beat the heat in Boston and explore the expansive Adirondack Mountains in New York. Susan was due to finish her journalism degree at Boston University in the f...
In order to believe Sean Ellis is innocent, you'd have to believe, the Boston Police Forensic Unit, took Letia Walker's fingerprints at the courthouse and then proceeded to place a print on the gun that killed Det Mulligan. D...
The HBO film Trial 4, is a virtual hagiography for Sean Ellis. The HBO-Netflix documentary is so slanted in favor of Sean Ellis it is difficult to digest. In order to believe Sean Ellis is innocent, you'd have to believe that...
Hello all, we are on vacation this week, please review Bella's story, its a replay from earlier in the year. We'll be back at it next week! One of New England's most heart wrenching homicides. Bella's mother already had two c...
In 1972 the Croteau family had a traditionally large Catholic family, the five sons were alter boys. Father Richard Lavigne was the parish priest. Dan threatened to reveal that Lavigne was suppling him with alcohol and moles...
Rod Matthews told two friends he wanted to kill a person with a bat or knife. He showed them a list, he whittled it down and decided that 14yr old Shaun Ouillette, would not be missed. Rod fulfilled his evil fantasy, with ru...
In 1991 Thomas Shay Jr. was living with his dad in Roslindale, Massachusetts. A strange device fell from his car in the driveway. The Boston Police Bomb squad arrived. During investigation-transport the bomb ignited. Officer ...
Jack and Gerri Magee, appeared ready to retire from a lucrative career in luxury real estate development. The business transition from father to son, appeared to be going smoothly. No readily apparent family jealousy. An imp...
Gary Lee Sampson seemed straight out of central casting for a stereotypical drifter. Gary may have been the world's worst criminal. He escaped prison, as a juvenile, but that was likely his primary criminal achievement. Gary ...
The movie "A Few Good Men" was based on real life events. David Cox was a motivated Marine Scout Sniper on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He did participate in a code red that inspired the movie, however in reality no one died as a re...
The phrase "if I can't have you, no one will" was a common utterance at the Melo household. Luis Melo stalked his wife, he needed to know where she was at ALL times, until she went missing in 2000. Then, he refused to help lo...
Conrad Roy, was a young man in crisis. He had previously attempted suicide, but appeared to be making progress with counseling and medication. He then crossed paths with Michelle Carter, she was suffering from her own mental ...
Jennifer Fay, a beautiful 16yr old disappeared from hardscrabble Brockton, Massachusetts in November 1989. She attended a series of parties in her neighborhood, she never returned. The police lost precious time treating the c...
Dr. Richard Sharpe could be described as many things, genius, arrogant, anti-social, successful, cruel. Richard was raised in a highly abusive household. He stereotypically continued the abuse, hitting and tormenting his wife...
Louise Woodard was wholly unqualified to care for an infant and a toddler. The eighteen year old nanny was in over her head caring for two active children. She was reprimanded for coming home late and not being able to get up...
A group of high school sophomores all hung around together. Matthew Borges age 15, thought his girlfriend was cheating on him, she wasn't. But that did not stop Matthew in enlisting other members of the crew to rob the victi...
Woburn Massachusetts, Police officer Jack Maguire answered a radio call for an armed robbery at Kohl's the day after Christmas 2010. Jack was forced to engage an armed robber. He heroically did what was necessary, however Ja...