471: Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout

18-year-old Christian Aguilar had it all: A girlfriend who adored him, friends and family who were proud of him, and promising future at the prestigious University of Florida. But on September 20, 2020, he met up with a friend and then never came home. He also wasn't answering his phone. Everyone knew something was terribly wrong. And when investigators find a journal full of plans to kill Christian, the hunt is on to find out what happened. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more!

20 Helmi 202451min

In public, April and Jim Kauffman had the perfect life and the perfect marriage. So when Kim is found dead in their home in 2012, Jim is not an obvious suspect. But when detectives look deeper, nothing about their marriage is what it seems and major secrets are revealed. This episode covers from the 2020 episode "Family Secrets". Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more!

15 Helmi 202457min

When a basketball superstar vanishes, the entire community unites to try to find him. Known for his generosity and kindness, Lorenzen Wright was beloved by family, friends, and fans. He had no enemies. So when his body is found just a few days after he vanished--the obvious victim of a brutal homicide--it didn't make any sense? Who would do this to this beloved man? And why? (this episode is covering Max's "Rich and Shameless: Basketball Murder for Money") Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

13 Helmi 202455min

On Feb. 23, 2023, Becky Bliefnick was shot 14 times inside her Quincy, Illinois, home. The killer had broken in through a second floor window, killed the mother of three quickly, and fled. She was not sexually assaulted and nothing was taken from the home. This wasn't a robbery, it was a personal rage killing. But who in her life would do such a brutal, violent thing? Police discover a vital clue in a year-old clip from the TV gameshow "Family Feud" Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

8 Helmi 20241h 3min

A brazen sexual assault shocks a small town, but goes unsolved for 20 years, until a nearby murder produces a suspect with matching DNA and uncovers a monster living in plain sight. Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

6 Helmi 202459min

Twenty years after her sister, Maura Murray, vanished, Julie Murray is launching a new podcast called "Media Pressure" in which she is telling the story of her sister's disappearance from the family's perspective for the first time. Episodes 1 and 2 are out today. In this interview, Julie chats with Patrick and Gillian about her reasons for making the podcast and shares some of the brand new information in the case that she'll be revealing on her show. Follow "Media Pressure" wherever you listen to podcasts.

5 Helmi 202443min

When neighbors find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose. But the bloody crime scene leads police to a most unlikely suspect, unfolding a story people still have to see to believe 40 years later. This episode  is from the Max show "People Magazine Investigates." Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

30 Tammi 20241h 4min

On April 19, 1992 the Ewell family was gunned down in their Fresno, CA home. What was thought to be a burglary gone wrong, quickly grew into a game of cat and mouse with the only surviving member of the family. Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

23 Tammi 202456min