Two Innocents

Long before there was a Susan Smith or a Casey Anthony, there was Alice Crimmins.  When the New York housewife called the police to report her two young children missing in the summer of 1965, the focus was on her custody battle with her estranged husband and the children’s father, Edmund Crimmins. When it came […] The post Unthinkable: The Trials of Alice Crimmons appeared first on Tiegrabber.

12 Marras 20191h 31min

The shocking story of arson investigator John Leonard Orr began in 1984.  A fire in a Pasadena, California, hardware store killed four people, including a 2-year-old child.  Arson investigators examined the ruins and determined that the fire was caused by an electrical malfunction.  All except John Orr. He was convinced that the cause was arson. […] The post Fire Starter: John Leonard Orr appeared first on Tiegrabber.

5 Marras 20191h 47min

22-year old Taylor Samson left his fraternity on the night of August 15, 2015.  He had only his cell phone and a large black duffel bag as he walked out the door, telling his girlfriend he would be back soon.  She knew that he had been dealing drugs, but Taylor tried to keep his life […] The post Blood Money: The Murder of Taylor Samson appeared first on Tiegrabber.

29 Loka 20191h 19min

Michele Wallace was a freelance photographer who disappeared hiking in Colorado in 1974.  She was a free spirit, a pretty and adventurous 25-year old woman with long dark hair she wore in two thick braids. It was late August when Michele told her parents she was going on a backpacking trip with her dog in […] The post Those They Left Behind: The Victims of Roy Melanson appeared first on Tiegrabber.

22 Loka 20191h 7min

When two teenaged sisters were arrested for murdering their 43-year old mother in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, the community was shocked.  Shock was followed by outrage when it came out that many of their friends had been aware of the murder plot.  Some had even offered advice on the best way to kill their […] The post Bathtub Girls: A Story of Matricide appeared first on Tiegrabber.

15 Loka 20191h 33min

When Amanda Hamm’s three young children drowned in Clinton lake in 2003, the incident was compared to the Susan Smith case.  Amanda and her live-in boyfriend, Maurice LaGrone Jr., were in the front seat of Amanda’s 1997 Cutlass when it went into the lake from the boat ramp.  Amanda and Maurice escaped the shallow water, […] The post Into Clinton Lake: The Amanda Hamm Story appeared first on Tiegrabber.

8 Loka 20191h 39min

Christian Michael Longo was married at age nineteen and was a father of three by the time he was twenty-six.  Originally from Michigan and raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, Longo did not adapt well to his life as a husband and father.  His wife, MaryJane, stayed home with their children while Longo was expected to […] The post Disassociated: Christian Longo appeared first on Tiegrabber.

1 Loka 20191h 32min

Bill and Melanie McGuire were an attractive couple in their thirties.  They had two young sons, two successful careers, and they had just closed on a $500,000 home when Bill disappeared.  Melanie told their friends that they had fought on the night they had closed on their new home.  Bill had physically attacked her and […] The post The Suitcase Murder appeared first on Tiegrabber.

24 Syys 20191h 41min