The Murder of Blaze Bernstein by Neo-Nazi Samuel Woodward

TIMESTAMPS Madalina Cojocari (7:35) Every 40 seconds, a child goes missing or is abducted in the United States. Approximately 840,000 people are reported missing each year and the F.B.I. estimates that between 85 and 90 percent of these are children. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the separate cases of Madalina Cojocari and Charlotte Sena. Madalina Cojocari was 11 years old when she was last seen getting off the school bus in North Carolina on November 21, 2022.  Madalina did not attend school after that date.  By mid December, school officials were concerned and asked to meet with Madalina and her parents.  Madalina’s mother Diana showed up to the school on December 15 and confessed that she did not know where her daughter was.  The FBI became involved quickly.  Madalina’s case is strange and confusing.   Both her mother and step-father have been arrested and charged with failing to report the disappearance of a child.  As of October 2023, Madalina remains missing. Charlotte Sena (9) was camping with her family in a state park in New York on September 30, 2023.  She told her cousins that she was going for a quick bike ride before returning to their campsite.  Her family became alarmed very quickly when she did not return, and they found her bike abandoned nearby.  A few days later, on October 2, a man named Craig Ross Jr delivered a ransom note to the Sena home.  It is believed he forced Charlotte to write the note, and in it, he demanded $50,000 for her safe return.  Police moved quickly and tracked him down hours later.  Charlotte was found alive, hidden in a cupboard in his grimy trailer.  Read our blogs for these cases: Madalina Cojocari & Charlotte Sena We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support. This episode is sponsored by Microdose Gummies.  To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code TCS to get free shipping and 30% off your first order!

12 Okt 20231h 11min

TIMESTAMPS: Suzanne Morphew & Crystal Rogers: (6:44) Ruby Franke: (13:45)    Ruby Franke was one of the original YouTube ‘stars’.  Her channel, 8 Passengers, had millions of subscribers at its peak.  The channel chronicled the life of Ruby, her husband Kevin and their six children in Utah.   What started as Ruby posting videos of her daily life, soon turned into something more.  Ruby made videos regarding the strict treatment of her children – she would withhold food as punishment and at one point even made the children do chores to be able to use the bathroom.   Authorities were called and did an investigation into the Franke family.  Ruby seemed to shrug it off and the family went about their daily lives.   Ruby’s marriage to Kevin had broken down.  Ruby had partnered up with Jodi Hildebrandt, who called herself a counsellor.  The two started new social  media accounts called ‘Moms of Truth’ where they posted their extreme parenting tips and views on topics such as immigration and sexual abuse.   In August 2023, a child in Utah escaped from a home and ran to a neighboring property.  The child was emaciated and malnourished and had wounds embedded in his skin from being shackled.  The child was Ruby Franke’s son.      Ruby and Jodi were arrested and charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse, a felony. Both are being held without bail.   In this episode, we discuss the fall of Ruby Franke and the heinous crimes she and Jodi Hildebrandt allegedly committed.   There have been some big updates in the cases of Suzanne Morphew and Crystal Rogers and we discuss those in this episode, as well. Read our blog for this case here  We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support

5 Okt 20231h 9min

TIMESTAMP: (5:37) For anyone unfamiliar with the Delphi murder case, Indiana teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams were murdered on February 13, 2017.  An arrest in the case was finally made in 2022 when local Richard Allen was arrested for the murders of the girls.  Last week, a 136 page court document was filed by the defense outlining the reasons they believe the case wasn't properly investigated. The defense is alleging evidence was manipulated and that the girls were murdered as part of a ritualistic sacrifice by white nationalists who practice a Norse pagan religion. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we run through the new court documents.  The documents go into graphic detail about the crime scene so listener discretion is advised.  *** NOTE: Since recording, the state responded to the defense's filing stating they had enough probable cause for the search warrant on Richard Allen's home. *** Read our blog on this update here We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support.

28 Sep 20231h 16min

TIMESTAMPS Mackenzie Shirilla final thoughts (7:01) Hiking Murders (10:36) According to a study by the Outdoor Industry Association, 43% of women who hike have experienced some form of violence or harassment while on a trail. This includes everything from unwanted comments or advances to actual physical assault. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the cases of three different women who were murdered while hiking. Rachel Morin went for a hike in Bel Air, Maryland on August 5, 2023.  Her boyfriend raised the alarm later that night when she didn’t return.  Her body was found on a trail the following day.  Rachel’s killer is still at large and police believe he may be responsible for an assault in Los Angeles earlier this year.  The worry is that the perpetrator is escalating in the severity of his crimes. Meredith Emerson took her dog Ella for a hike on New Year’s Day in 2008.  She ran across Gary Michael Hilton on the trail.  Gary attacked Meredith and he kept her alive for three terrifying days, before brutally murdering and decapitating her.  Gary has since been charged with three additional murders. Lauren Heike had recently moved from Washington to Arizona.  She told a friend on April 28, 2023 that she was grateful to be able to get a coffee and go for a walk that day.  Lauren did not show up for work when she was meant to and her body was found on April 29.  She had been stabbed 15 times while out for a walk.  Zion William Teasley (22) has been arrested and charged with Lauren’s seemingly random murder. Read our blogs for these cases here We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support This episode is sponsored by Microdose Gummies – to learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code TCS to get free shipping and 30% off your first order!

21 Sep 202358min

Ohio teen Mackenzie Shirilla had been dating Dominic Russo for years and their relationship was described as tumultuous.  A friend overhead an argument between the two in July 2022 where Mackenzie threatened to crash the car she was driving, with both of them in it. A few weeks later, Mackenzie did exactly that.  Early one morning, after a night of partying, she crashed her vehicle into a wall at 100mph.  Dominic died along with a friend of the pair, Davion Flanagan.  Mackenzie was injured and taken to hospital, where she recovered. By October 2022, Mackenzie was well enough to dress up as a corpse for Halloween, despite just losing two of her closest friends. Mackenzie was eventually arrested and her case has just gone to court.  She was convicted and is currently serving a minimum of 15 years in prison.  Her family argue that the crash was an accident caused by a medical condition, but the judge did not believe that story.  In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the case of Mackenzie Shirilla. We also discuss creepy updates in the case of the BTK serial killer.  Police have released sketches done by Dennis Rader and have asked the public for help in identifying the people and locations in the drawings.  We discuss these developments in this episode. TIMESTAMPS: Mackenzie Shirilla - (6:04) BTK Updates - (50:56) Read our blogs for these cases - Mackenzie Shirilla & BTK Updates We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support

14 Sep 20231h 5min

As summer draws to a close in the Northern Hemisphere, we are going to discuss two Vacation Nightmare cases in this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast. Australian woman Elly Warren travelled to Africa in 2016 for the trip of a lifetime.  She had been scuba diving with marine biologists and had been swimming with Manta Rays.  One night, towards the end of her vacation, she went to a bar in Tofo Beach, Mozambique for a few drinks and to catch up with friends.  She indicated to the group that she was going to get a drink and she would be back to join them.  When Elly didn’t come back, her friends assumed she had gone back to their hostel.  Elly’s body was found the next morning, outside a public bathroom.  Mozambique officials have given varying stories about how Elly died.  Her family believes she was murdered and an investigation is ongoing to this day. Heather Mack and her mother Sheila had a contentious relationship.  Police were called to their family home on average once a month.  There were allegations of abuse and violence between the pair.  In 2014, Sheila paid for herself and Heather to fly first class to Bali for a vacation.  They checked into luxury hotels, but their relaxation didn’t last long.  Heather stole her mother’s credit card and bought airplane tickets for her boyfriend Tommy to join them in Bali.  When Tommy arrived in Bali, he fought with Sheila and their altercation turned deadly.  Sheila was beaten to death and her body was stuffed in a suitcase.  Heather and Tommy were arrested in connection with her murder and they were incarcerated in Indonesian prisons.  Heather was pregnant at the time of the murder – she gave birth and her baby lived in the squalid jail cell with her for years. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the cases of murdered Australian woman Elly Warren and the case of suitcase murderer Heather Mack. **TIMESTAMP** If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please go to (11:18) Read our blogs for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/09/05/australian-woman-elly-warren-murdered-in-mozambique/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/09/05/heather-mack-the-bali-suitcase-murder/ We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support -  patreon.com/Truecrimesociety

7 Sep 20231h

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the separate cases of two missing people – Morgan Bauer and Yohanes Kidane. Morgan Bauer was 19 in 2016 when she left the small town in South Dakota where she had grown up, for the bright lights of Atlanta, Georgia.  Morgan embarked on her adventure with only dollars to her name.  The excitement quickly turned to desperation.  Morgan was thrown out of the accommodation that she had arranged to stay in and she frantically tried to find employment.  Morgan had only been in Georgia for a few weeks before friends and family realized that they hadn’t heard from her.   As of August 2023, Morgan remains missing and the two people who were last known to have been with her have been arrested in connection with her murder. Yohanes Kidane had the world at his feet.  He graduated from Cornell University earlier in 2023 and had relocated from New York to the Bay Area in California to take up a promising job with Netflix.  Yohanes spoke to his brother on Sunday August 13 and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.  When Yohanes’ siblings checked his location the following day, they saw that this phone was the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.  When his family called the phone, it was answered by a stranger who had found Yohanes personal belongings including his laptops, ID and wallet.  Yohanes is thought to have taken an Uber from his apartment in San Jose to the bridge.  He remains missing.   Did something sinister happen to Yohanes while in the ride share or did he travel to the Golden Gate Bridge for another reason? There have been updates in the Bryan Kohberger murder case and killer nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced for killing multiple infants.  We discuss these updates in the episode. Timestamps -  Bryan K and Lucy Letby Updates (3:05) Morgan Bauer/ Yohanes Kidane - (10:20) Read our blogs for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/08/28/arrests-made-in-the-case-of-missing-woman-morgan-bauer/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/08/21/yohanes-kidane-missing-after-getting-into-an-uber-in-san-jose-ca/ We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support -  patreon.com/Truecrimesociety

31 Aug 202356min

Erin Patterson invited her elderly relatives, including her estranged in-laws, over for lunch in late July 2023 in rural Victoria, Australia.  She made them a meal of Beef Wellington, which they all enjoyed.  She told police that she and her children also consumed the meal. The day after the lunch, all of the guests became so ill they had to attend hospital.  Three of them would pass away, and the fourth is fighting for his life, waiting for a liver transplant. Erin has given a statement to police saying that she made the meal with dried mushrooms that she purchased from an Asian grocer.  She cannot remember the name of the store where she made the purchase.  She also threw out her food dehydrator after her husband questioned if she had poisoned his parents. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the case of Erin Patterson – murder or naïve accident? In this episode, we also discuss updates in the Jared Bridegan and Moscow murder cases.  As of the day this episode was released, there have been further Moscow updates which we will discuss in our next episode. Time Stamps: Jared Bridegan & Moscow Updates: (6:13) Erin Patterson: (12:18) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/08/08/death-by-mushroom/ We are now on Patreon!  Thank you for your support -  patreon.com/Truecrimesociety If you’re looking for a new true crime obsession, follow True Crime Obsessed wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is sponsored by 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.

24 Aug 202357min