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The Murder Diaries

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The Murder Diaries is a victim-centered true crime podcast with three distinct episodes each week. We cover missing persons and cold cases that need your attention, unpack the real lives behind Hollywood’s most tragic figures, and break down true crime and adjacent documentaries that are worth a deeper look.

New episodes weekly:
Mondays – Tragic Hollywood

Tuesdays - DocuFiles

Thursdays - True crime cases that need your attention

Connect with us at themurderdiariespodcast.com or on socials @themurderdiariespod

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Yesterday · 39 min
DOCUFILES: Should I Marry A Murderer?
When Caroline Muirhead’s fiancé confesses to a killing, she’s forced into an unimaginable choice: protect the man she loves or help bring him to justice. We discuss Netflix’s Should I Marry a Murderer?, a wild true story of love, loyalty, deception, and the double life Caroline takes on to uncover the truth. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monday · 29 min
TRAGIC HOLLYWOOD: Luke Perry
Luke Perry became the ultimate ’90s heartthrob as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210, but there was far more to him than the brooding bad boy who made him famous. We look back at his unexpected rise to stardom, life at the height of 90210 mania, career beyond the show, family and fatherhood, and the sudden stroke that brought his life to a devastating end. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday · 26 min
MISSING: The Gospel Trio
On a Friday night in April of 1987, Sarah Boyd, her two-year-old daughter Kimberly, and their friend Linda McCord left for a gospel concert in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Witnesses saw them arrive. Witnesses saw them leave. Then, somewhere on the road home, all three vanished. Two days later, Linda’s blue Lincoln turned up abandoned at a rural crossroads—twenty minutes in the wrong direction. There were no signs of a struggle, no evidence, and no trace of Sarah, Kimberly, or Linda. What followed was a case filled with unanswered questions: a mysterious blue car, troubling allegations, strange sightings, and decades of silence. This is the disappearance of Sarah Boyd, Kimberly Boyd, and Linda McCord—and this is their story. If you or someone you know has information about this case, contact the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office at 843-832-0300 Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available Sources: https://abcnews4.com/features/bring-them-home/bring-them-home-the-case-of-the-missing-three-south-carolina-crime-news-abc-news-4-true-crime-charleston-dorchester-county-2024 https://crimejunkieindex.com/episodes/a-gospel-concerts-dark-connection-to-a-triple-mystery/ https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200311895/s01-e09-missing-the-gospel-trio https://podpulse.ai/podcast/crime-junkie/crime-junkie-missing-the-gospel-trio Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 29 · 34 min
DOCUFILES: The Investigation of Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby was a neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. We discuss Netflix’s The Investigation of Lucy Letby, which revisits the case, the evidence against her, and the questions that continue to surround her convictions. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 28 · 26 min
TRAGIC HOLLYWOOD: Mac Miller
Mac Miller grew from a teenage rapper with big dreams into one of the most beloved and creatively ambitious artists of his generation. We look back at his evolution, relationships, struggles with addiction, and the accidental overdose that ended his life at just 26. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 24 · 29 min
MURDERED: Christina Yuna Lee
After a night out with friends, a stranger follows 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee home and savagely attacks her. GoFundMe: ⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/christina-yuna-lee-memorial-fund⁠ Original Air Date: 10/12/2022 Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available Sources: Article ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/nyregion/suspect-christina-yuna-lee-murder.html⁠ Article ⁠https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspect-indicted-in-brutal-murder-of-christina-lee-in-her-chinatown-apartment/3603030/⁠ Article ⁠https://nypost.com/2022/05/21/accused-chinatown-killer-they-dont-have-me-on-camera/⁠ Article ⁠https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/splice-christina-yuna-lee-dead-dies-1235181487/⁠ Article ⁠https://www.newsweek.com/christina-yuna-lees-alleged-killer-claims-he-was-trying-help-lady-1689123⁠ Article ⁠https://www.golfchannel.com/news/christina-yuna-lee-murder-after-unthinkable-family-tragedy-nyc-paul-park-plays-sister-mexico⁠ Article ⁠https://www.fox5ny.com/news/christina-yuna-lee-was-stabbed-more-than-40-times-in-lower-east-side-murder⁠ Article ⁠https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/splice-christina-lee-new-york-murder-remembered-1235032087/⁠ Article ⁠https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-family-of-christina-yuna-lee-online-fundraiser-20220220-xalsoas2vnczhcrimiungao6vq-story.html⁠ Article ⁠https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10623327/Homeless-career-criminal-stabbed-advertising-exec-death-indicted-murder.html⁠ Article ⁠https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2022/02/18/christina-yuna-lee-funeral-chinatown-nyc-stabbing-murder/6846530001/⁠ Video clip ⁠https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/neighbor-remembers-calling-911-after-hearing-chinatown-murder-victims-scream/3553713/⁠ Article ⁠https://crimenewz.com/d-a-bragg-assamad-nash-indicted-for-brutal-murder-of-christina-yuna-lee/⁠ Article ⁠https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/christina-lees-alleged-killer-had-arrests-but-no-mental-health-intervention/3556359/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 22 · 33 min
DOCUFILES: The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn?
For 54 days, Utah siblings Ty and Bryn barricaded themselves inside a bedroom, leaving their family desperate for answers. We break down The Nightmare Upstairs and the disturbing story of what happened behind that locked door. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 21 · 28 min
TRAGIC HOLLYWOOD: Aaron Carter
Aaron Carter became a pop star before he was even a teenager, but growing up in the spotlight came at a devastating cost. We look back at his early success, complicated family life, public struggles, and tragic death at just 34. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 17 · 26 min
MYSTERIOUS DEATH: Kimberly Fattorini
On the afternoon of July 21st, 2017, a 911 call was placed from a West Hollywood home, reporting that 30 year old Playboy model Kimberly Fattorini was unresponsive. When paramedics arrived, they were unable to revive Kimberly and pronounced her deceased. Her death was ruled accidental as a result of a deadly combination of alcohol, cocaine, and GHB. Despite the ruling, her family insists that Kimberly was drugged and assaulted by the men she’d been with that night. This is her story… Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available Sources: https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/kimberly-fattorini-s-death-a-complete-timeline-events https://interactive.cbs8.com/pdf/ComplaintForWrongfulDeath-Fattorini.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3hH8Ai_FLZs2e97DOS3ONib-R77MDVF0gYoajghsFkZYs5V8W5GcfLW9A https://www.change.org/p/warwick-la-remove-eli-wehbe-from-warwick-la https://rulings.law/rulings/judge-mark-a-young/19stcv25769-2023-02-28.html https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/former-playboy-model-holly-madison-blasts-hollywood-dark-place-teeming-leeches https://www.elle.com/culture/a34660692/kimberly-fattorini-death-lawsuit-hollywood/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 15 · 41 min
DOCUFILES: Quiet on Set
This week, Natalie & Paige unpack Quiet on Set, diving into the uncomfortable truths and conversations it sparked, with thoughts you’ll definitely want to debate in the group chat. Original Air Date: 1/20/26 Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 14 · 44 min
TRAGIC HOLLYWOOD: Princess Diana
Paige & Natalie unpack Princess Diana’s rise, her complicated marriage, and the media frenzy that shaped her life. They explore how Diana rewrote the rules of royalty and why her legacy still resonates decades later. Original Air Date: 2/9/26 Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 10 · 22 min
MURDERED: Shanquella Robinson
In October of 2022, 25-year-old entrepreneur Shanquella Robinson left Charlotte, North Carolina for what was supposed to be a fun birthday getaway in Cabo with friends. Less than 24 hours later, she was dead. At first, her family was told she had died from alcohol poisoning—but inconsistent stories, a disturbing video, and conflicting autopsy reports would soon reveal a much darker and more complicated truth. In this episode, we look at Shanquella’s final hours, the so-called friends who returned home without her, and the unanswered questions her family is still fighting to have answered. This is her story… If you or someone you know has information about Shanquella Robinson’s death, you can contact the Charlotte, North Carolina FBI field office at 704-672-6100. Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-oR6t1NTbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g83w9BaoqO4 https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-of-shanquella-robinson/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Shanquella_Robinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmsvZrd_ylk Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 8 · 37 min
DOCUFILES: Death of the Pastor's Wife
Death of the Pastor’s Wife examines the life and tragic death of Mica Miller, whose story raised disturbing questions about her marriage, her church community, and the events leading up to her final days. We break down the docuseries, the allegations surrounding her relationship, and the questions that remain after her death. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 7 · 31 min
TRAGIC HOLLYWOOD: DJ AM
DJ AM helped redefine what it meant to be a celebrity DJ, becoming one of the most influential figures of the 2000s music scene. We look back at his groundbreaking career, his battles with addiction, the plane crash he survived, and the tragic circumstances surrounding his death at just 36. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 3 · 41 min
MURDERED: Beverly Lyn Smith
On a cold night in December 1974 in a small town in Canada, 22-year-old Beverly Smith was shot inside her home execution style while her baby daughter played in the next room. Now, more than 50 years later, Beverly‘s case is cold and it remains the oldest unsolved murder case in Oshawa history. The investigation that has taken place has involved multiple arrests, undercover police stings, but no concrete answers as to who shot Beverly that night. This is her story… Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available ⁠Resources: This is Rebecca‘s Reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderofBeverlyLyn/comments/vgvssr/the_letter_written_to_me_by_linda_after_the_first/#lightbox https://crimeimmemorial.com/2025/09/19/beverly-lynn-smith/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/ujsqyz/the_coldest_murder_case_the_unsolved_murder_of/ https://projects.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/12/05/beverly_smiths_murder_durham_polices_oldest_cold_case.html https://www.durhamregion.com/news/crime/wife-of-accused-in-smith-killing-arrested/article_039dffa0-7179-596a-88de-8aa48cf297ec.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/alan-dale-smith-acquitted-in-1974-killing-of-beverly-smith-1.2720607 https://medium.com/@stephenblackford561/the-unsolved-murder-of-beverly-lynn-smith-2022-5974353b19a9 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 1 · 37 min
DOCUFILES: A Child of My Own
A Child of My Own revisits a shocking 2009 case in Mexico City, where Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza faked a pregnancy for months before abducting a newborn to keep the lie alive. We break down the disturbing deception, the kidnapping, and the devastating consequences for everyone caught in its wake. Music Used Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: ALTH1ECPFDUTNCJA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 31 · 42 min
TRAGIC HOLLYWOOD: Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere grew up in front of the world, going from child star to Heroes breakout to Nashville leading lady, while her life off-screen became far more complicated. We look back at the highs and heartbreaks of her 36 years, including fame, motherhood, addiction, love, loss, and the legacy she leaves behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27 · 38 min
MURDERED: Kelsey Smith
Kelsey Smith was 18 years old in June 2007 when an innocent trip to Target would turn in to her worst nightmare. Original air date: 7/8/2021 Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available ⁠Resources: See No Evil on ID Discovery, Season 1, Episode 1 (2015) YouTube video (summary of case and contains some surveillance footage): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kr3LiOBT9U⁠ CNN (Nancy Grace) Transcripts: ⁠http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/06/ng.01.html⁠ Article: ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20150517121217/http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kelseys-law-helps-reunite-lenexa-parents-with-kidnapped-5-month-old-baby-in-record-time ⁠Article: ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20080726165757/http://www.kctv5.com/news/16966786/detail.html ⁠Article: ⁠https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3249158 ⁠Article: ⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19107235 ⁠Article: ⁠https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article10539872.html ⁠Article: ⁠https://medium.com/chameleon/abducted-from-a-target-parking-lot-murdered-now-she-saves-lives-6baa1117adb3 ⁠Article: ⁠https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-kelsey-smiths-parents-now/ ⁠Blog: ⁠https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19751202/kelsey-ann-smith ⁠Wiki: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelsey_Smith#cite_note-disappeared-3⁠ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 26 · 41 min
Introducing Death of an Artist: The Mathers
In early 2024, celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers and her husband, photographer Michael Mathers, mailed letters to dozens of friends and family members to let them know they had died by suicide. Petra and Michael were by all accounts healthy, happy, and in love. Why did they choose to die together? And what did that decision do to the people left to mourn them? On the new season of Death of an Artist, journalists Leon Neyfakh and Alice Gregory set out to interview everyone who got one of Petra and Michael’s letters—as one married couple trying to understand another. Through intimate conversations with Petra and Michael’s friends and family about their own relationships to aging, grief, death, and the friends they thought they knew, Death of an Artist weaves together a portrait of a community grappling with the Mathers’ deaths and the final words they left behind. Done entirely in recordings, Death of an Artist is as much a love story as one about death. Listen to Death of An Artist wherever you get podcasts. And if you want to hear the full story right now, ad-free, you can binge the entire season with a Pushkin+ subscription—sign up on the Death of an Artist show page on Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 25 · 37 min
DOCUFILES: Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare
What started as an online romance turned into one of the most elaborate catfishing schemes imaginable. We break down Netflix’s Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare, the years of manipulation Kirat Assi endured, and the shocking person behind “Bobby.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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