
The Unsolved Murder of Journalist Jill Dando
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 Mar 202353min

The Disappearance of Maura Murray
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 Mar 20231h 9min

Couldn't Get Away With Murdaugh | The Alex Murdaugh Trial
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 Mar 20231h 10min

Social Scammers | Liver King, Madison Russo, Brittany Dawn Updates
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 Mar 20231h 10min

The Tragedy of the Clancy Family
****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/
2 Mar 20231h 1min

What Happened to Nicola Bulley?
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 Feb 20231h 5min

The Cases of Madison Brooks & Valentina Trespalacios
Trigger warning for this episode – sexual assault. Madison Brooks (19) loved spending time with her family and friends. Her family have said she loved adventures and travel. In the early hours of January 15, 2023 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Madison accepted a ride home from a bar with four males. She seemed to be intoxicated according to CCTV and witness reports. The story that these ‘men’ gave was that Madison consented to sex with two of them in the vehicle. After they were done with her, they dropped her off on the side of the road. Madison was killed shortly after this – she was struck by a vehicle. Investigation showed that Madison’s BAC was .319%. According to University of Notre Dame research, a BAC of between .250 and .399 indicates alcohol poisoning and loss of consciousness. This indicates that there is NO WAY Madison could have consented in that state. Two of the males have now been charged with third-degree rape, and the additional two have been charged with a failure to intervene. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the death of Madison Brooks, as well as the murder of Valentina Trespalacios. Colombian DJ Valentina Trespalacios (23) met American John Poulos on a dating app in 2022. John abandoned his three children in America to move to Colombia. The couple were seen on January 22, 2023 on CCTV, leaving a nightclub where Valentina had just finished a set at. John was seen soon after putting a suitcase into his rental vehicle. Hours later, a man came across the suitcase in a dumpster. Valentina’s lifeless body had been shoved in the case, and her head was sticking out. John was arrested soon after, while trying to flee the country. His story was that the cartel were involved in Valentina’s death. He has been charged with aggravated femicide, concealment, alteration and destruction of evidence. John has told the court that he doesn’t feel safe in the Bogota jail and he has demanded additional security. If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please goto (8:07) Read our blogs for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/02/01/valentina-trespalacios-was-murdered-and-her-body-dumped-in-a-suitcase/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/01/27/madison-brooks-assaulted-and-left-to-die/ This episode is sponsored by: BetterHelp – Betterhelp is a convenient, flexible and affordable option if you’re thinking of giving therapy a go. Visit BetterHelp.com/society for 10% off your first month.
16 Feb 202355min

Deadly Dads | The Patel, Haight, & Crayton Families
On January 2, 2023, Dr Dharmesh Patel was driving his Tesla in Northern California. In the vehicle were his wife Neha, and their two young children. Exactly what happened is largely unknown, but Dharmesh allegedly steered the vehicle off the road and over a 300 foot cliff. Miraculously, the entire family survived the incident. As they were being rescued, Neha told paramedics that Dharmesh had deliberately tried to kill the entire family. Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss three cases of men who either attempted to kill or were successful in killing their families. Michael and Tausha Haight had been married for over 20 years. There had been some incidents where police were called to the family home in the past in relation to Michael’s behavior, but no charges were ever filed. In December 2022, Tausha filed for divorce. On January 4, 2023, Michael’s daughter Macie texted a friend to say that her dad was acting weird. When neighbors got to the Haight house, the found Michael and Tausha and their five children dead. Tausha’s mother had also been murdered. Was the divorce the final straw for Michael? Actor Robert Crayton was experiencing a mental health crisis. He had been involuntarily committed in the past. On January 7, 2023, Robert’s oldest child ran screaming from the family home in North Carolina. Robert had murdered his wife and three of their children before he turned the gun on himself. If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please goto (11:50) Read our blogs for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/02/01/actor-robert-crayton-killed-his-family-in-a-murder-suicide/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/02/01/michael-haight-killed-7-of-his-family-members-in-a-murder-suicide/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/01/15/dr-dharmesh-patel-41-attempted-to-kill-his-family-by-driving-their-tesla-off-a-300-foot-cliff/ This episode is sponsored by: Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies. Babbel - Start your new language-learning journey today with Babbel. Visit Babbel.com/tcs for up to 55% off your subscription.
9 Feb 20231h 1min