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Born on the 8th of January in 1998, little Chloe Louise Hoson never made it through her first year of school; her life cut horrifically short at the hands of another. Her killer, despite admitting to murder and giving graphic details of Chloe’s last moments, including his actions afterwards, is now a free man; living alone and un-monitored, close to schools, in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. This is the story of 5-year-old, Chloe Louise Hoson. SOURCES "What Happened to Chloe" 7News new.com.au dailymail.co.uk thesun.co.uk yahoo.com theage.com.au smh.com.au expressdigest.com meaww.com

In 2005, when the body of a 21-year-old Illinois State University student was found 700 miles, or 1100km, from where she was attacked, investigators struggled to find any trace of her killer. This is the story of Olamide Adeyooye.

In 1996, when a young mother was found murdered and dumped in parkland in Noosa, an Australian resort area along Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, detectives had to dig deep and use a tool that had never before been seen in Australia. This is the story of Samantha Bodsworth. SOURCES Forensic Investigators Wikipedia Curtin University WA

At 6:47pm on the 26th of August 2011, a frantic 911 call shattered the otherwise somewhat peaceful city of Chicopee, located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Western Massachusetts. Despite the crime rates of this area being quite high and well above the national average, its level of violent crimes is relatively low; so low in fact that in 2011 only one murder was reported. This is the story of 20-year-old Amanda Plasse.

In 1991, when the body of a young woman was found discarded in a light industrial area south of Sydney, detectives thought she would be identified quickly. It was Christmas, and if someone's loved one was missing, this was definitely the time of year where it most likely wouldn't go un-noticed.  This is the story of Viviane Ruiz. SOURCES Forensic Investigators Sydney Morning Herald ABC News Find-A-Grave

How did the bodies of two women, who were unknown to one another, end up in the same apartment rented by three University students, who were not only unknown to both girls, but were all away on vacation at the time of their deaths? This is the story of Laura Watson-Dalton and Maria Lehner. SOURCES Pop Culture Crime AP News Lacrosse Tribune Radio Iowa The Gazette QC Online Iowa Courts Forensic Files S8 E29

17-year-old Jayden Parkinson was the UK's 131st domestic abuse victim to lose her life in 2013...and this is her story. SOURCES: True Life Crime UK Episode 1 bbc.com thesun.co.uk LINKS: Jayden's Gift Facebook page GoGetFunding.com

Wayne and Jennifer De Gruchy and their three children were your typical Aussie family, living in Shellharbour’s middle-class suburb of Albion Park Rail, approximately 100km east of the NSW capital of Sydney. Every Monday morning Wayne would make the hour and half commute up to Sydney where he worked, and it was not uncommon for him to spend the night at his parents' place if he’d had a long day, and this is where he was on the evening of Tuesday the 12th of March in 1996. Wayne had called Jenny earlier that day to let her know that he wouldn’t be home, just as Jenny was getting ready to go pick up their two youngest children, 15-year-old Adrian and 13-year-old Sarah from school. What Wayne didn’t know was that this quick phone call would be the last time he spoke to his wife, and that within hours, Jenny and two of their three children would be brutally murdered. This is the story of Jennifer, Adrian and Sarah De Gruchy. SOURCES Crime Investigation Australia Wikipedia NZ Herald Sydney Herald

10 year old Zahra had beaten the odds and survived cancer twice. She had fought hard for her chance to grow up; her chance to do amazing things in this world. But all that was taken away the moment Elisa Fairchild entered her life. This is the story of Zahra Baker. Linktree Instagram

This is the story of the Eastburn Family murders and the trials of Timothy Hennis. SOURCES ‘Three Trials for Murder’ by Nicholas Schmidle  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/three-trials-for-murder Wikipedia Makeup & Murder Podcast Based on the Evidence Podcast Crime Hounds Podcast DEPENDAsplaining Podcast True Crime Brewery Podcast Military Murder Podcast Generation Why Podcast Serial Napper Podcast The Criminally Obsessed Podcast Partners N Crime Podcast Innocent Victims by Scott Whisnant

In early February of 2012, Colleen Margaret Povey was in the final days of her breast cancer battle. As her family surrounded her hospital bedside, her eyes remained fixed on the door, desperately searching for the faces of her daughter and granddaughter whom she hadn’t seen in nearly three and a half years. As Colleen’s body became weaker, she squeezed her husband Scott’s hand and asked; ‘Is Karlie and Khandalyce here yet?’ These were Colleen Povey’s final words, and within hours she passed away at the age of just 44. This is the heartbreaking story of 20-year-old Karlie Pearce-Stevenson, and her 2-year-old daughter Khandalyce Pearce. For links, click here! SOURCES Vile Files Podcast: Ep12 19th Oct 2020 True Crime Island Podcast Murder in the Land of Oz Podcast Australian True Crime Podcast SMH https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/gruesome-details-revealed-into-how-mother-and-daughter-died-at-the-hands-of-daniel-holdom-20180928-p506qv.html SBS News https://www.sbs.com.au/news/suitcase-girl-daughter-of-belanglo-woman Express Digest https://expressdigest.com/killer-daniel-james-holdom-pens-twisted-letter-from-behind-bars-at-new-south-wales-prison/ Cold Case Investigations by Xanthe Mallett Web Sleuths https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/aus-khandalyce-kiara-pearce-wynarka-and-mum-karli-media-timeline-no-discussion.292447/page-3

Across the US, intimate homicides account for approximately 9% of all murders nationwide, and while we hear accounts mainly of the cases involving victims that are women, violence against men and mariticide can quite often be less talked about. Mariticide is the killing of one’s husband, boyfriend or male intimate partner, and although a few cases have dominated headlines over the past 15 years or so, this has been due to the antics of the killer, while the victims in these cases remain relatively unknown. Good examples of this are the cases of Jodi Arias, who shot and killed Travis Alexander on June the 4th 2008, and that of Shayna Huber who claimed self-defense after shooting and killing Ryan Poston in October of 2012. But there is one case that I came across that I had never heard of before, and I wanted this man's story to be heard. This is the story of Matthew Gailie. For all of our links, click here. SOURCES: Accident, Suicide, Murder: S1E8 ‘Finger on the Trigger’ May 2019 Oxygen.com The Times Leader Seattle Times Wikipedia LuzerneCounty.org Case Text: Commonwealth v. Alinsky Research Gate: article upload by Isabella Merzagora Law.justia.com : Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jessica Lynn Alinsky The Psychiatric Autopsy: Its Legal Application by Otto L. Bendheim. M.D. Find A Grave

With modern advancements such as DNA profiling and high-tech computerized systems, the work of the Forensic Investigator has become both more complex and more straight forward. Straight forward in the sense that these days DNA can quickly incriminate or exclude someone from an investigation. But before the introduction of advanced DNA technology, forensic investigators had to rely more than ever on their own ability in locating, analyzing and interpreting the evidence that had been left at the scene of a crime and what had been taken away; which more often than not could be of very little value in obtaining that crucial link between victim and perpetrator that’s needed to secure a conviction. But then there are the rare crime scenes that contain such an overwhelming amount of forensic evidence, that even before the use of DNA, it can result in a quick open and shut case. This is the story of 17 year old, Florence Hildreth. Linktree Sources FIND LAW https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1774484.html A Jental Heart https://ajentleheart.wordpress.com/2018/05/20/1759/ US Courts https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/03/27/10-99004.pdf Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130645666/florence-yvette-hildreth Lipstick Alley https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/his-niece-paid-the-price-for-her-uncle-feeling-sorry-for-an-unemployed-man.485891/ Gov Info https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caed-1_95-cv-05309/pdf/USCOURTS-caed-1_95-cv-05309-23.pdf cncpunishment.com http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/showthread.php?88-Rodney-Berryman-Sr-California-Death-Row/page2&s=6de0d752be6fe2f10db46866c54d48b1 Incognito Forensic Foundation https://ifflab.org/

When 17-year-old Gabe Meyer fails to return to his Innisfail, Queensland home for dinner, it is suggested that maybe he'd be taken by a crocodile. But his parents Sherrie and Doug feel that something far more sinister is wrong. This is the story of Gabriel Meyer. Linktree Sources Forensic Investigators S2E4 Murder Calls S1E4 Wikipeadia Nine News Google Maps Find A Grave

When a young woman fails to return home after a night out celebrating her 22nd birthday in Hobart, Tasmania, detectives must wait 13 years and for the advancement of forensic science to help convict her killer. This is the story of Amanda Carter. Instagram @thecrimetree SPONSOR Today’s episode is presented by Clarks. Clarks’ story began almost 200 years ago when Cyrus and James Clark made a slipper from sheepskin. At the time it was ground-breaking; a combination of invention and craftsmanship that's remained at the heart of what Clarks does. From the very beginning Clarks has always thought differently. Brilliant ideas are what set Clarks apart. We are teaming up with Clarks and PODGO to bring you up to 30% off on select items, including on the iconic Clarks desert boot by going to PODGO.CO/CLARKS Sources: wikipedia Cold Case Files by Liz Porter abc.net.au The Age Find A Grave police.tas.gov.au examiner.com Forensic Investigators S02E04

Crime and violence committed against any person within the sex industry is generally seen as being ‘less important’ and not news worthy, but in Brisbane, Queensland, when two street workers were found brutally murdered, police wasted no time in setting up a task force and were determined to catch their killer before he could strike again. This is the story of Jasmin Crathern and Julie McColl. Visit: Linktree SPONSOR: Today’s episode is presented by Clarks. Clarks’ story began almost 200 years ago when Cyrus and James Clark made a slipper from sheepskin. At the time it was ground-breaking; a combination of invention and craftsmanship that's remained at the heart of what Clarks does. From the very beginning Clarks has always thought differently. Brilliant ideas are what set Clarks apart. We are teaming up with Clarks and PODGO to bring you up to 30% off on select items, including on the iconic Clarks desert boot by going to PODGO.CO/CLARKS SOURCES: Murderpedia Gladstone Observer Courier Mail Reddit Whooshkaa.com Daily Motion

After the arrest of three men for their involvement in 2 bank robberies, detectives from Tyler, Texas had no idea that they had just set in motion the series of events that would lead to solving the murder of 80-year-old J.C Levassar in 1994, and the 1991 disappearance of 8-year-old Chad Choice. This is their story. Sponsor: Today’s episode is presented by Clarks. Clarks’ story began almost 200 years ago when Cyrus and James Clark made a slipper from sheepskin. At the time it was ground-breaking; a combination of invention and craftsmanship that's remained at the heart of what Clarks does. From the very beginning Clarks has always thought differently. Brilliant ideas are what set Clarks apart. We are teaming up with Clarks and PODGO to bring you up to 30% off on select items, including on the iconic Clarks desert boot by going to PODGO.CO/CLARKS. For all our links to social media and more, visit: linktr.ee/thecrimetree Sources: Cold Case Files S1E25 upi.com kltv.com casetext.com rave.ca findagrave.com

Between 1979 and 1991, 5 girls, Tara Cossey, Amber Swartz-Garcia, Michaela Garecht, Ilene Misheloff and Nikki Campbell, vanished and have not been found to this day. After the announcement last month of the arrest of the man believed to be responsible for Michaela's abduction, we have decided to shine the light on not only her story, but also those of the other missing East Bay Area girls. This is their story.. Linktree SPONSOR: Today’s episode is brought to you by The NBA Store. A new year brings the start of a new NBA season. Suit up with the latest gear to show your support for your team. We may be sidelined from going to the arena but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch basketball from your couch in style! We are teaming up with THE NBA and PODGO to bring our listeners up to 75% off on select items. Yes, you heard that right, go to PODGO.CO/NBA for up to 75% off select items from The NBA Store! The NBA, where amazing happens! Murperpedia mercurynews.com  dailyrepublic.com  Wikipedia  eastbaytimes.com  npr.org  ktvu.com  deaniepeters-missingangels.blogspot.com

Born on July 8th 1992 in a Californian Prison, Xiana La-Shay Fairchild was sent to Hawaii to be raised by her maternal great-grandmother and her great-aunt. Here she blossomed into a smiley, happy and giggly little girl. But all that would change when Xiana's mother demanded her daughter back, so just before her 7th birthday, Xiana was flown over to Vellajo, California to be reunited with her mom.  6 months later, Xiana Fairchild vanished. This is her story. SPONSOR: Today’s episode is brought to you by The NBA Store. A new year brings the start of a new NBA season. Suit up with the latest gear to show your support for your team. We may be sidelined from going to the arena but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch basketball from your couch in style! We are teaming up with THE NBA and PODGO to bring our listeners up to 75% off on select items. Yes, you heard that right, go to PODGO.CO/NBA for up to 75% off select items from The NBA Store! The NBA, where amazing happens! To support the show you can Buy Me A Coffee! For all our other links, please visit Linktree. Sources: justicefornativewomen.com Murperpedia mercurynews.com dailyrepublic.com Wikipedia eastbaytimes.com npr.org ktvu.com deaniepeters-missingangels.blogspot.com

On the morning of February 10th 1990, a 911 call came in from the 'Las Cruces Bowl' bowling alley, alerting authorities to brutal massacre that has continued to haunt and devastate the community to this day. For links please visit: Linktree Sources: Reddit - Unresolved Podcast Soundcloud Wikipedia YouTube Las Cruces Sun News