How the system failed missing children Harmony Montgomery & Oakley Carlson

The murder of Gannon Stauch was a case that bought the True Crime Society community together. We know many of you found us through this case originally.  The trial in this case has just started and we wanted to run through Gannon’s story again, while we wait for justice. Gannon was 11 in January 2020 when he went missing from Colorado Springs, Colorado.  His step-mother Letecia Stauch originally said that Gannon had gone to a friend’s home.  But she couldn’t name the friend, or in fact, any of Gannon’s friends. What actually happened to Gannon is horrendous. We know now that Letecia likely shot Gannon while he was in his bed. She wrapped his body in his bed sheets and stuffed his small body in a suitcase.  She lied to everyone – her husband, friends, police and the media – before fleeing Colorado with her daughter Harley.  It is believed she threw Gannon’s remains from a bridge in Florida and his body was found in March 2020. Letecia has been in prison since 2020 and her trial is finally underway.  In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we tell Gannon’s story and run through Letecia’s antics leading up to the trial.    TIME STAMPS Cleo Smith Update - (10:18) Gannon Stauch - (16:41) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/20/gannon-stauch-murder-trial-daily-updates/ There has also been an update in the Cleo Smith abduction case and we discuss that in this episode.  This episode is sponsored by: ettitude - Imagine sleeping at your favorite hotel every night!  That's exactly what slipping into ettitude's sheets feels like.  Visit ettitude.com/tcs for $25 off your bedding order. Microdose Gummies – To learn more about microdosing THC, goto  microdose.com and use code TCS to get free shipping and 30% off your first order. This episode is sponsored by Better Help! Visit www.betterhelp.com/society today to get 10% off your first month.

13 Huhti 20231h 3min

Dentist Dr James Craig and his wife Angela seemed to be living the dream with their six children in Aurora, Colorado.  James seemed to be well-liked, and by all accounts was a great employer.  There are photos of him online dressed up as the Tooth Fairy, always smiling broadly.  Angela had James down in her phone as ‘The Boy’.  The couple worked out together and appeared close.   Life is not always what it appears on the surface.  James was conducting an affair with an Orthodontist in Texas and he needed Angela out of the way.   James made a new email account and conducted searches about what the best way to kill someone with poison was.  He ordered potassium cyanide to be delivered to his office.   He put the poison in Angela’s protein smoothies, multiple times, until she finally died in hospital in March 2023.  In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the insane case of Dr James Craig who allegedly poisoned his wife Angela to death.     If you’d like to skip straight to the story, please go to (8:26) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/22/dr-james-craig-poisoned-his-wife-angela-to-death-with-cyanide/ Be sure to check out Obscura – A True Crime Podcast.  This podcast shines a spotlight on the darker things in life.  Listen wherever you get your podcasts!  This episode is sponsored by: Babbel - Start your new language-learning journey today with Babbel.  Visit Babbel.com/tcs for up to 55% off your subscription.

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Jill Dando was one of the most high profile personalities in England in 1999.  She had been named BBC Personality of the Year and her career as a journalist was going from strength to strength.  She was the host of ‘Crimewatch’ – a show similar to America’s Most Wanted, and she presented the television news daily. Her personal life was also flourishing.  She was engaged to Dr Alan Farthing (Queen Elizabeth’s personal doctor), and their wedding was set for later in 1999. On April 26, 1999, Jill went to her house in Fulham, London.  She was selling the property because she had moved in with Alan.  She went to her own place sporadically to get mail.  As she put her keys to the lock, a man ambushed Jill.  He pressed a gun to her head and fired.  Jill Dando was murdered in cold blood.   Now, almost 24 years later, Jill’s murder remains unsolved.  A man named Barry George was arrested for the crime and was later acquitted.  Was Barry really responsible?  Could her murder have been the result of a jilted lover?  Was Jill murdered as retribution for her role in Crimewatch? Or was she targeted for her journalistic involvement in the Kosovo War? In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the unsolved murder of ‘Crimewatch’ host Jill Dando.   If you’d like to skip straight to Jill’s story, please go to (7:52) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/27/the-unsolved-murder-of-crimewatch-host-jill-dando/ This episode is sponsored by: Babbel - Start your new language-learning journey today with Babbel.  Visit Babbel.com/tcs for up to 55% off your subscription.

30 Maalis 202353min

On February 9, 2004, , Maura Murray printed out some emails that indicated there had been some trouble between her and her boyfriend Bill Rausch.  She left the emails in plain sight, on top of some boxes in her dorm room.  She left campus and stopped at a liquor store in town where she purchased vodka, Kahlua, Baileys and boxed wine.   A few hours later, Maura crashed her vehicle in Woodsville, New Hampshire, around 150 miles from her dorm.  She got out of the wrecked vehicle and has never been seen again.  In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss one of the most infamous cold cases – where is Maura Murray? Did Maura leave to start a new life?  Was she murdered by an opportunistic killer?  Or does Bill know more?   Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/20/the-coldest-case-where-is-maura-murray/   This episode is sponsored by: ettitude – Imagine sleeping at your favorite hotel every night!  That's exactly what slipping into ettitude's sheets feels like.  Visit ettitude.com/tcs for $25 off your bedding order. Daily Harvest – Let Daily Harvest do more so you can do less!  Goto DailyHarvest.com/tcs to get up to forty dollars off your first box. June’s Journey – Uncover new secrets or start your investigation today!  Download June’s Journey on Android, iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook games. Microdose Gummies – To learn more about microdosing THC, goto microdose.com and use code TCS to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.

23 Maalis 20231h 9min

The saga of the Murdaugh family is one that is almost too unbelievable to be true.   We first covered the case with a two-part episode in 2021.  We covered the deaths of Stephen Smith and the Murdaugh family housekeeper Gloria.  We also looked into Alex Murdaugh’s shady past, the tragic death of Mallory Beach following a drunken boat crash.  The Murdaugh family finally crumbled for good following the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh in June 2021. Alex Murdaugh has just gone to trial for the murders of his wife and their son and he has been found guilty. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the recent Murdaugh trial and we also run through a comprehensive timeline of what actually happened on the day of the murders.   If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please goto (8:28) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/13/how-not-to-get-away-with-murdaugh/ This episode is sponsored by: ettitude - Imagine sleeping at your favorite hotel every night!  That's exactly what slipping into ettitude's sheets feels like.  Visit ettitude.com/tcs for $25 off your bedding order.

16 Maalis 20231h 10min

In this age of social media, it can be all too easy for a person to pretend to be someone they are not. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss the cases of social scammers – Liver King and Maddie Russo. Brian Johnson aka Liver Ling lives what he calls an “ancestral lifestyle”, which includes eating large amounts of raw organs and meat, and he recommends eating liver daily.  His businesses based on this ‘ethos’ are said to make around $100 m per year.  He vehemently denied taking any steroids to achieve his insane physique.  In December 2022, Liver King’s empire started to crumble.  He is now facing a $25m class action lawsuit after it was revealed that he was taking around $11,000 worth of steroids each month.  Maddie Russo was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer AND leukemia, at age 19.  Maddie seemed to be defying the odds after undergoing 15 rounds of oral chemo and 90 rounds of radiation.  Except, Maddie wasn’t sick at all.  Her lies became public in January 2023 after medical professionals became concerned about the legitimacy of photos that she posted of herself online.  When Maddie’s apartment was raided, police found wigs, cash and medication that did not belong to Maddie.  She had managed to scheme almost $40k from 439 donors.    No time stamp because the chat is mainly crime related :)   Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/05/social-scammers-liver-king-and-maddie-russo/ This episode is sponsored by Better Help! Visit www.betterhelp.com/society today to get 10% off your first month.

9 Maalis 20231h 10min

****TIMESTAMPS TO SKIP STRAIGHT TO THE CASE**** (7:49) - Nicola Bulley Update (13:30) - Lindsay Clancy Start TW- child murder. On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy asked her husband Patrick to go and pick up takeout for dinner.  She told him she also needed medication for one of their three young children.   Patrick left their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts at around 5.15 to run the errands.  When he returned under one hour later, he found that the home was deathly still.  There were no sounds of laughter and playing from his children, Cora (5), Dawson (3) and Callan (8 months). He found Lindsay laying on the ground outside their home.  She was unable to move and had cuts to her neck and wrists.  She told him that the children were in the basement. Patrick ran to the basement, and what he found there was one of the worst scenes that first responders had ever seen.  Lindsay had strangled all three children with exercise bands.  Cora and Dawson passed away that night, Callan passed away after fighting for his life for days.    In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss the deaths of the Clancy children, at their hands of the mother Lindsay.   If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please goto (7:19) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/02/27/lindsay-clancy-strangled-her-three-children-with-exercise-bands/

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On January 27, 2023, British woman Nicola Bulley (45) took her dog Willow for a walk along the river in their village, as she had done thousands of times before according to her family. At 9.01am, Nicola connected to a Teams call for her work.  By 9.35am, she had vanished.  Her phone, still connected to the call, was found abandoned on a park bench.  Her dog Willow was waiting nearby. Nicola’s body would be found over three weeks later in reeds, around 1 mile from where she was last seen.  Is this a case of suicide, misadventure or something sinister? In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the disappearance and death of Nicola Bulley.      If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please goto (6:59) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/02/15/the-mysterious-vanishing-of-nicola-bulley/ This episode is sponsored by: Daily Harvest – Let Daily Harvest do more so you can do less!  Goto DailyHarvest.com/tcs to get up to forty dollars off your first box. June’s Journey – Uncover new secrets or start your investigation today!  Download June’s Journey on Android, iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook games. Microdose Gummies – To learn more about microdosing THC, goto microdose.com and use code TCS to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.

23 Helmi 20231h 5min