Obsessed, Unstoppable, and Unchecked: Mary Lynn Witherspoon

Helen McCourt was twenty-two years old, known for her routines and her reliability.Living at home in Merseyside, England, she worked full time, stayed close to her family, and was looking forward to a...

4 Feb 25min

Ben Renick was known for breeding snakes, something most people are terrified of. From a farm in rural Missouri, he built a successful reptile business and a life with his family. When Ben was found d...

28 Jan 40min

Nine-year-old Daniel Handley was last seen riding his bike on a quiet East London estate. Friendly, trusting, and well known in the neighbourhood, there was no reason to think he was in danger. Then h...

21 Jan 26min

Rick and Susie Wamsley appeared to have everything; a stable marriage, a comfortable life, and a quiet home in suburban Texas.In December 2003, they were found brutally murdered inside that home. Ther...

14 Jan 35min

Jenny Nicholl was nineteen. On a warm summer evening in June 2005, she kissed her mother goodbye, picked up her camping gear, and promised she would be home the next day.She never was.Her disappearanc...

7 Jan 47min

Motherhood is often seen as a guarantee of safety. A bond that protects without question. But in rare and devastating cases, that "guarantee" falls apart completely.This episode of a Cup of Coffee and...

17 Dec 202513min

A high school teacher in Massachusetts. A first-grade teacher in Virginia. Two educators who dedicated their lives to their students, and two acts of violence that shattered the sense of safety inside...

3 Dec 202516min

In 1993, two-year-old James Bulger was abducted from a Liverpool shopping centre by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables; a crime that horrified Britain and remains one of the most infamous true crime cas...

19 Nov 202520min