368: What Happened to Valentino Dixon?

Remember back in 2021 when it was revealed that Armie Hammer--that guy from the Facebook movie and "Call Me By Your Name"--had been abusing women for years, cheating on his wife, and, oh, was maybe a cannibal? That's what this one is all about.  We're thrilled to share this episode ad-free. You can hear our coverage of the rest of this series right now on our Patreon. On Patreon, you'll also find over 350 full ad-free episodes to download and binge the second you sign up! Check it out here!

9 Maalis 202342min

On the evening of July 23, 1993, Elnora Griffin was murdered in her home in Tyler, Texas. The crime was so brutal, some first responders, for their own good, were actually kept from entering the crime scene. Quickly, Elnora's neighbor, 25 year old Ed Ates was the prime suspect. He lived next door to Elnora and witness claimed that Ed was at Elnora's house just before the murder happened. Also, investigators were able to prove that Ed lied to them about his alibi. It would take two trials, but eventually Ed was convicted for the murder. The only thing is: Ed didn't do it. Enter podcaster and investigator Bob Ruff who would use his army of followers to find new evidence in the hopes of freeing this wrongfully convicted man. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL 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! COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one part dance party / on part reading from his hilarious book / one part hang sesh! He's coming to Orlando / Atlanta / Indianapolis and Kansas City AND MORE CITIES BEING ANNOUNCED SOON! GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND TICKETS HERE! FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters and personalities from docs we've covered! There will be panels, meetups, meet & greets, book signings, Gillian's Taylor Swift Singalong, Karaoke, games, AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE WEEKEND WITH A HUGE EPIC DRAG BRUNCH!! OH, AND both TCO and OWD

7 Maalis 20231h 1min

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were two of the most famous people in the world in 1995. That year, a contractor who had been fired from job on their home, broke in and stole a safe. The safe contained a sex tape Pam and Tommy made on their honeymoon. Now for the first time, hear the story of how the tape stolen, how it changed our culture, and nearly ruined the lives of the two people who made it. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL 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! COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one part dance party / on part reading from his hilarious book / one part hang sesh! He's coming to Los Angeles / Seattle / Orlando / Atlanta / Indianapolis and Kansas City AND MORE CITIES BEING ANNOUNCED SOON! GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND TICKETS HERE! FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters and personalities from docs we've covered! There will be panels, meetups, meet & greets, book signings, Gillian's Taylor Swift Singalong, Karaoke, games, AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE WEEKEND WITH A HUGE EPIC DRAG BRUNCH!! OH, AND both TCO and OWD

28 Helmi 202353min

As the DJ behind the iconic group RUN DMC, Jam Master Jay was a genius, a trailblazer, and for the people of Hollis, Queens, a hometown hero who never forgot where he came from. So how is it possible that when he was gunned down in his own recording studio--with four witnesses present--nobody saw a thing and, more than twenty years later, his murder is still unsolved. The answer is less complicated than you'd think. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL 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! COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one part dance party / on part reading from his hilarious book / one part hang sesh! He's coming to Los Angeles / Seattle / Orlando / Atlanta / Indianapolis and Kansas City AND MORE CITIES BEING ANNOUNCED SOON! GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND TICKETS HERE! FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters and personalities from docs we've covered! There will be panels, meetups, meet & greets, book signings, Gillian's Taylor Swift Singalong, Karaoke, games, AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE WEEKEND WITH A HUGE EPIC DRAG BRUNCH!! OH, AND both TCO and OWD

21 Helmi 202358min

Listen, in part 2, celebrities like Orlando Bloom are here to kick some freaking ass...so that's awesome. Not to blame the victims here, but WHY DON'T CELEBRITIES LOCK THEIR DOORS? Anyway, meet Nick and Rachel, two bored, celebrity obsessed, high schoolers who decide it would be cool to break into the homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton, ORLANDO BLOOM, and Rachel Bilsion TO GO SHOPPING IN THEIR CLOSETS. They become self described "sexy bandits" as they steal from the rich and famous who, SOMEHOW, seem not to notice. MUST BE NICE. What will it take to bring these idiots down? And what kind of price will they even have to pay? OOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "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! COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one part dance party / on part reading from his hilarious book / one part hang sesh! He's coming to New York / Boston / Philly / DC / Chicago / Dallas / Austin / Los Angeles / Seattle / Orlando / Atlanta / Indianapolis! GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND TICKETS HERE! FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters and personalities from docs we've covered! There will be panels, meetups, meet & greets, book signings, Gillian's Taylor Swift Singalong, Karaoke, games, AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE WEEKEND WITH A HUGE EPIC DRAG BRUNCH!! OH, AND both TCO and OWD will be doing evening live shows! CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT

14 Helmi 202353min

Not to blame the victims here, but WHY DON'T CELEBRITIES LOCK THEIR DOORS? Anyway, meet Nick and Rachel, two bored, celebrity obsessed, high schoolers who decide it would be cool to break into the homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton, ORLANDO BLOOM, and Rachel Bilsion TO GO SHOPPING IN THEIR CLOSETS. They become self described "sexy bandits" as they steal from the rich and famous who, SOMEHOW, seem not to notice. MUST BE NICE. What will it take to bring these idiots down? And what kind of price will they even have to pay? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "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! COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one part dance party / on part reading from his hilarious book / one part hang sesh! He's coming to New York / Boston / Philly / DC / Chicago / Dallas / Austin / Los Angeles / Seattle / Orlando / Atlanta / Indianapolis! GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND TICKETS HERE! FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters and personalities from docs we've covered! There will be panels, meetups, meet & greets, book signings, Gillian's Taylor Swift Singalong, Karaoke, games, AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE WEEKEND WITH A HUGE EPIC DRAG BRUNCH!! OH, AND both TCO and OWD will be doing evening live shows! CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT

7 Helmi 202355min

Four teenagers are kidnapped from their job at the local burger joint and then murdered in the woods. Decades later, we still don't know what happened. But with so many witnesses, how is that possible?  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "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! COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one part dance party / on part reading from his hilarious book / one part hang sesh! He's coming to New York / Boston / Philly / DC / Chicago / Dallas / Austin / Los Angeles / Seattle / Orlando / Atlanta! GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND TICKETS HERE! FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters and personalities from docs we've covered! There will be panels, meetups, meet & greets, book signings, Gillian's Taylor Swift Singalong, Karaoke, games, AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE WEEKEND WITH A HUGE EPIC DRAG BRUNCH!! OH, AND both TCO and OWD will be doing evening live shows! CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT ALL OUT AND GET YOUR TICKETS!

31 Tammi 202354min

OHHHHHH BOY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SPORTSBALL AGAIN! All his life, Tim Donaghy wanted to be a referee in the NBA. Only 50 people get that job, and he was one of them. And there's only one cardinal rule for the job: no betting on anything. Ever. This...proved to be a problem for Tim who got mixed up with the Mafia and his own spectacular greed in a scheme that would ruin his life, devastate his family, and land him in prison.  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "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! COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one part dance party / on part reading from his hilarious book / one part hang sesh! He's coming to New York / Boston / Philly / DC / Chicago / Dallas / Austin / Los Angeles / Seattle / Orlando / Atlanta! GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND TICKETS HERE! FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters and personalities from docs we've covered! There will be panels, meetups, meet & greets, book signings, Gillian's Taylor Swift Singalong, Karaoke, games, AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE WEEKEND WITH A HUGE EPIC DRAG BRUNCH!! OH, AND both TCO and OWD will be doing evening live shows! CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT ALL OUT AND GET YOUR TICKETS!

24 Tammi 202353min