The Murder of Blaze Bernstein by Neo-Nazi Samuel Woodward

On May 9, 2021, Tristyn Bailey (13) made the fateful decision to sneak out of her home in the early morning hours.  She went to hang out with a classmate, Aiden Fucci (14). Tristyn and Aiden were last seen on CCTV at 1.45am – they were walking towards a pond.  At around 3.27am, only one person is seen leaving the area. Tristyn’s body was found at 6.06pm on May 9.  She had been brutally stabbed 114 times.   Police quickly turned their attention to Aiden.  He was arrested on May 10 and charged with Tristyn’s murder.  During the course of the investigation, police discovered that Aiden owned multiple knives and had even named some of them.  He also kept notebooks filled with violent and blood-filled drawings. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the horrific murder of Florida teenager Tristyn Bailey.   Aiden’s trial is due to start in February 2023 – we will keep you updated with future developments. You can read our blog for this case here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/01/15/tristyn-bailey-13-was-stabbed-114-times-by-her-14-y-o-classmate/ If you’d like to skip to the crime content, please go to (5:50) Thank you for listening.

19 Jan 202357min

The probable cause affidavit has been released in the Moscow murder case. Join us for this early release episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the affidavit and new developments. The affidavit revealed info including: - A timeline of Bryan Kohberger’s movements leading up to the murders.   We now know he likely parked his white Elantra at the crime scene at 4.04am and was seen speeding away at 4.20am. - More details regarding the victims have been revealed.  Xana Kernodle got a DoorDash delivery at around 4am and was still alive and on TikTok at 4.12am.    - We have learned more about the surviving roommate Dylan. It has emerged that she likely saw the murderer in the house and she heard a female voice say ‘there’s someone here.’ You can read the entire affidavit on our blog at https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/01/08/the-arrest-of-bryan-kohberger/ We released this week’s episode early so that we can run through these new developments in as timely manner as possible.  We know that everyone has SO many questions and we try to answer some of these in the episode.  Please skip to around (8:30) if you’d like to get straight to the crime. This episode is sponsored by: June’s Journey - Start your investigation today and download June's Journey.  Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games. 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 Jan 202359min

Tamla Horsford (40) went to the house of her friend Jeanne Meyers for a sleepover in November 2018.  She took her onesie PJs and a bottle of tequila.   Tamla, along with a group of women and a few of their partners, watched football and played Cards Against Humanity. As the night went on into the early morning hours, some attendees decided to go home while others went to bed.  Tamla was allegedly last seen alive at 1.47am on November 4, when she was eating gumbo and said that she planned to goto bed after having one final cigarette.  At 8.45am that same day, Tamla was found dead in Jeanne’s backyard.  Police initially believed that she had accidentally fallen from a deck on the second floor of the home.    The investigation into Tamla’s death was closed and then eventually reopened by the GBI.  Many people believe to this day that Tamla’s death was not an accident.  Join us for the first episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the death of Tamla Horsford. There has also been a HUGE update in the Moscow, Idaho murder case.  A suspect, Bryan Kohberger, has been arrested in Pennsylvania!  We discuss this new development in this episode. Read our blog for Tamla’s case here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/01/02/what-happened-to-tamla-horsford/ Episode time stamps -  Start of Tamla’s case - (5:38) Start of Moscow update - (54:10) We hope everyone had a great holiday and wish everyone a happy, safe and healthy 2023!

5 Jan 20231h 12min

On November 30, 2022, 7 year-old Athena Strand got off the school bus and headed into her home in Paradise, TX.   She allegedly got into a fight with her stepmother and she went outside to cool off.  After Athena’s parents hadn’t heard a peep from her for about an hour, they started searching for her and called police.  People theorized that maybe Athena had run away, but trace of her was found for two days.  Police announced on December 2 that Athena’s body had been found. A FedEx delivery driver named Tanner Lynn Horner has been charged with Athena’s kidnapping and murder.  Tanner had been delivering a Barbie doll that was a Christmas gift for Athena, when he abducted and murdered her in a crime of opportunity. In the final episode of the True Crime Society Podcast for 2022, we discuss the murder of Athena Strand.  We also discuss some updates to previous cases that we have covered.  In 1957, the body of a child was found in a box in Pennsylvania.  For 65 years, the child remained unidentified.  In December 2022, we finally learned his name – Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Michael Vaughan went missing from his home in Fruitland, Idaho in July 2021.  In November 2022, police excavated a backyard in the neighborhood – a two minute drive from Michael’s home.  Police believe that married couple Stacey and Sarah Wondra had buried Michael in their backyard and have since moved his remains. Read our blogs for these cases –  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2021/07/26/who-is-the-boy-in-the-box/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/01/02/where-is-michael-monkey-vaughan/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/12/01/amber-alert-issued-for-7-year-old-athena-strand-missing-from-texas/ If you would like to start straight at the case content, please skip to (6:04). As this marks our 100th episode (!), we also have a chat towards the end of the episode and we answer your questions about crime and life! Thank you so much for listening over the past few years.  Here’s to hundreds more!    This episode is sponsored by: Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies. Mind Bullet – Feel your best every day.  Visit mindbullet.com and enter code TCS at check out for 25% off your first order.

22 Dec 20221h 25min

Between 2015 and 2016, the mortality rates for infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Britain were unusually high.  There were so many deaths and unexplained medical incidents occurring that the hospital actually stopped accepting premature infants to care for.   There seemed to be a common denominator in the hospital when these deaths– many of the babies had been around British nurse Lucy Letby.  After a primary investigation, Lucy was moved to clerical duties at the hospital.      On 11 November 2020, Lucy was charged with eight counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder in regards to the babies who had died or been injured under her care.  Lucy’s alleged victims have not been named publicly, and are noted in court documents as Baby A – Baby Q. Part of the prosecution against Lucy includes some notes that she allegedly wrote.   One of the notes stated: “ I don't deserve to live. I DID THIS WHY ME. I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough to care for them, and I am horrible and evil person.’ Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the case of nightmare nurse Lucy Letby. After our last episode was released, there was an update in the Moscow, Idaho murder case.  Police released information about a vehicle that was seen in the area at the time and they have appealed for information on the occupant/s.  We also discuss this development in this episode. Read our blogs for these cases -   https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/16/massacre-in-moscow-idaho/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/05/lucy-letby-killer-nurse-or-hospital-scapegoat/ If you would like to start straight at the case content, please skip to (6:55).    This episode is sponsored by: HelloFresh – goto HelloFresh.com/tcs18 and use code tcs18 for 18 free meals plus free shipping of America’s #1 meal kit! Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies.  Mind Bullet – Feel your best every day.  Visit mindbullet.com and enter code TCS at check out for 25% off your first order. Apostrophe is an online platform that connects you with an expert dermatology team. Get your first visit for only five dollars at Apostrophe.com/TCS and use code TCS.

15 Dec 20221h 4min

On November 13, 2022, four University students in Moscow, Idaho returned to their off-campus home after a big night out.  By around 3am, Kaylee GonCalves (21) and Madison Mogen (21) were asleep in the same room on the 3rd floor of the home.  Xana Kernodle (20) and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin (20) were asleep on the floor below.   What happened next is still unknown.  But at 11.58am on that day, a 911 call was made for an ‘Unconscious Person.’  When police arrived, they found a crime scene that has been described as one of the most gruesome ever encountered.  Kaylee, Maddie, Xana and Ethan were dead – brutally stabbed to death.  The coroner has said that all of them were likely asleep when they were attacked. We are now at almost a month after the murders and nobody has been arrested.   Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the Moscow, Idaho murders.  This case is one of the most chaotic that we have ever come across. If you would like to skip straight to the content, please go to around 8 minutes in. You can read our blog for this case –  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/16/massacre-in-moscow-idaho/  Please note that at the time of recording and episode release, police had not identified a single suspect in the case.  We have only discussed those named publicly in the media.  If and when the time arises, and suspect/s are identified, we will delve into their stories comprehensively.   It was a big week in true crime – in this episode, we also discuss the probable cause document that was released in the Delphi, Indiana murder case.  Richard Allen has recently been arrested for the 2017 murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams.  The probable cause document indicates that Richard was known to be at the scene of the murders on the day that the girls died and that a bullet from his gun was found at the scene. Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/28/breaking-news-there-has-been-an-arrest-in-the-delphi-murder-case/    This episode is sponsored by: June’s Journey -There is a detective in all of us!  Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games.  Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies. BetterHelp - get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.  Visit BetterHelp.com/society Skylight Frames -  The holidays are just around the corner!  Looking for a good gift idea that your parents or in-laws will genuinely love? Get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame at SkylightFrame.com and use code SOCIETY.

7 Dec 20221h 19min

Alyssa Alhadeff (14) Scott Beigel (35) Martin Duque (14) Nicholas Dworet (17) Aaron Feis (37) Jaime Guttenberg (14) Chris Hixon (49) Luke Hoyer (15) Cara Loughran (14) Gina Montalto (14) Joaquin Oliver (17) Alaina Petty (14) Meadow Pollack (18) Helena Ramsay (17) Alex Schachter (14) Carmen Schentrup (16) Peter Wang (15) These are the names of the 17 victims murdered in six minutes on Valentine’s Day 2018 by Nikolas Cruz in Parkland, Florida.  Nikolas managed to wound 17 additional people in the chaos and carnage. Join us for this double episode of the True Crime Society Podcast where we discuss the Parkland School Shooting. In episode one, we discussed Nikolas Cruz’s childhood and the timeline of the shooting up to his arrest. In episode two, we will discuss the legal process, recent trial and will also tell the stories of the victims. You can listen to episode one on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6HxTa4SELpKm4errTXGqZN?si=NmqIRWRhQoyLePBhyDWmqQ And Apple here- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/true-crime-society/id1504300714?i=1000587342450&fbclid=IwAR0ST2tur4ABqr8ZNSoWkeXEFywjzl_X7NA4TXNU932qa44rWr4GEFxTTMU You can read our blogs for this case –  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/15/nightmare-in-parkland-florida/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/20/the-victims-of-parkland/ This episode is sponsored by: EveryPlate – America’s Best Value Meal Kit.  Get your first box for just $1.49 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com/PODCAST and use code tcs 149. Mind Bullet – Feel your best every day.  Visit mindbullet.com and enter code TCS at check out for 25% off your first order. Skylight Frames -  The holidays are just around the corner!  Looking for a good gift idea that your parents or in-laws will genuinely love? Get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame at SkylightFrame.com and use code SOCIETY.

1 Dec 202259min

On Valentine’s Day 2018, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were excited.  Some of them had purchased flowers and cards for their partners and friends.  The day was filled with love and promise. At 2.19pm, former student Nikolas Cruz entered the school building and would change the lives of hundreds of families for ever.  In six minutes, Nikolas murdered 17 students and staff in cold blood.  He also wounded 17 others. Nikolas fled with the escaping students and blended into the crowd.  He went to a McDonald’s restaurant and got a soda before he was arrested. Join us for this double episode of the True Crime Society Podcast where we discuss the Parkland School Shooting. In episode one, we discuss Nikolas Cruz’s childhood and the timeline of the shooting up to his arrest. In episode two, we will discuss the legal process, recent trial and will also tell the stories of the victims. You can read our blogs for this case –  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/15/nightmare-in-parkland-florida/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/20/the-victims-of-parkland/ If you would like to get straight to the Parkland info in the episode, please start at around 9.30. This episode is sponsored by: The Girl in Cabin 13 by A.J. Rivers.  Read this gripping, suspenseful novel on Amazon, Audible or iTunes. Apostrophe is an online platform that connects you with an expert dermatology team to get customized acne treatment for your unique skin.  Visit Apostophe.com/TCS to get your first visit for only $5. Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies. Hello Fresh is America’s #1 Meal Kit – visit HelloFresh.com/tcs70 and use code tcs70 for 70% off plus free shipping.

24 Nov 20221h 6min