The 1986 Disappearance of 7-Month-Old Christopher Abeyta

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

Sometimes a crime so heinous occurs, it is hard to wrap your mind around how any human can be so evil, especially towards the most vulnerable.   In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss the murders of Ashley Bush and Savanna Greywind for their unborn babies. TW – child murder, pregnancy loss. In October 2022, Ashley Bush was struggling with her latest pregnancy.  She had three other children and her partner was unable to work.  She was asking on social media for help with baby supplies and was looking to find work that she could do to earn some extra money.    Ashley crossed paths online with ‘Lucy Barrows’ and that was the beginning of the end.  Ashley met with Lucy (real name Amber Waterman) and lost her life.  Amber tried to pass of Ashley’s baby as her own, even going as far as to stuff Ashley’s placenta in her underwear.  The baby did not survive the ordeal and before Amber’s diabolical lie was uncovered, she actually held a funeral for Ashley’s baby, passing the child off as her own daughter. Savanna Greywind was 8 months pregnant when she agreed to help a neighbor, Brooke Crews, with a sewing project.  What actually happened when she arrived at Brooke’s apartment is unclear due to differing versions of events, but Savanna lost her life.  Her baby was brutally cut from her womb, but thankfully survived.  Brooke and her partner William managed to hide the evidence of their crime, as well as the baby from police for days before their horrific crime was uncovered.  Savanna’s daughter Haisley is now a thriving five-year-old, in the care of her loving father. You can read our blog for these cases here:  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/14/the-murders-of-ashley-bush-and-savanna-greywind-for-their-unborn-babies/ 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. Skylight Frame – A really special gift for the really special people in your life.  Visit SkylightFrame.com and use code SOCIETY for $15 off your purchase. Babbel – Start your language-learning journey today with Babbel.  Visit Babbel.com/TCS for up to 55% off your subscription.

17 Nov 202257min

In the US each year, there are more than 300 cases of a child killing their parent or parents.  This means it happens around six times per week! In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss five horrific cases: Karly Cantrell was a member of True Crime Society on Facebook.  Her oldest son Levi was having some issues recently and she asked him to move out due to his ‘poor behavior’.  On October 10, Levi returned to his mother’s home and brutally murdered her. Texas teen Tyler Roenz (17) had been in trouble recently.  He had been charged in April with sexually assaulting another teen.  On October 13, 2022, police asked people to be on the lookout for Tyler and his mother Michelle.  There was a police chase and Michelle’s body was found in the trunk of the vehicle that Tyler was driving.  He has been charged with her murder. In July this year, Logan Lopez (24) asked his mother Mary Beth to bring some mail to his apartment.  When she arrived, he brutally bashed her to death with a hammer.  Police have said he planned the murder for over a year. Mauri Belarmino (40) wrote a lovely Facebook post for her mother in July 2022.  She wrote that her mother was great and amazing and that she had taught Mauri how to be a better citizen.  But in September 2022, Mauri snapped and strangled her 74 y/o mother to death. Hend Bustami (28) called 911 on October 26, 2022.  She told the dispatcher, “I think I killed my mommy. “I broke the table on her head. I broke the table on her head and I cut her neck off.”   Hend’s mother Afaf was found dead in the home they shared.    Hend had been previously arrested this year and claimed it was because police had never seen anyone as good looking as her. We also discuss the huge updates in the case of murdered teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams from Delphi, Indiana.  Seemingly out of the blue, on October 26, a Delphi local named Richard Allen was arrested and charged with the girls’ murders.  Richard does not seem to have been on anyone’s radar in regards to this case and the news is shocking. If you would like to get straight to the crime content, please skip to the 9 minute mark.  The Delphi update starts at 51.07. You can read our blogs for these cases: https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/28/breaking-news-there-has-been-an-arrest-in-the-delphi-murder-case/ https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/11/07/kids-who-kill/ 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. BetterHelp - get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.  Visit BetterHelp.com/society Microdose Gummies - Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies.

10 Nov 20221h 9min

Cosmo DiNardo seemed to have every opportunity in life.  He came from a wealthy family, was athletic and well liked and had aspirations to become an orthodontist. “Cosmo DiNardo is the kind of kid who would always say hello, and he would grab your groceries out of your hand and walk you to your car,” a neighbor said about him. Cosmo suffered several concussions while playing football, and he also sustained a head injury in an ATV accident.   Cosmo changed.  He became violent, paranoid and delusional.  He would sleep with a Bible on his chest in an attempt to ward off evil.  His mother said at one point, he would even foam at the mouth. Despite all this, Cosmo’s doctor believed that treatment was working and that his bipolar was in remission.  The doctor removed Cosmo from all of his medication.  And then Cosmo went on a killing spree. Along with his cousin Sean Kratz, the two murdered four men in July 2017. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the murderous rampage of Cosmo DiNardo and Sean Kratz. Read our blog for this episode here -  https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/30/the-murderous-rampage-of-cosmo-dinardo-and-sean-kratz/

3 Nov 202254min

It’s Halloween time at True Crime Society! You have probably already binged ‘The Watcher’ on Netflix : Ominous letters. Strange neighbors. Sinister threats. A family moves into their suburban dream home, only to discover they’ve inherited a nightmare. The show is based on the true story of the Broaddus family.  In 2014, Maria and Derek Broaddus paid $1.3m for their dream family home on 657 Boulevard in Westfield, NJ. Three days after they closed on the house, their nightmare began. ‘The Watcher’ would send them disturbing and threatening letters.  This is an excerpt from one of the letters received: 657 Boulevard is anxious for you to move in. It has been years and years since the young blood ruled the hallways of the house. Have you found all of the secrets it holds yet? Will the young blood play in the basement? Or are they too afraid to go down there alone. I would [be] very afraid if I were them. It is far away from the rest of the house. If you were upstairs you would never hear them scream. Will they sleep in the attic? Or will you all sleep on the second floor? Who has the bedrooms facing the street? I’ll know as soon as you move in. It will help me to know who is in which bedroom. Then I can plan better. Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss the true story behind ‘The Watcher’. You can read our blog here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/24/the-real-story-behind-the-watcher/ As always, we give some life updates and general chat in this episode- please fast forward around 8 minutes if you want to get straight into it!  Be sure to check out ‘A Paranormal Chicks’ podcast – Hosted by ladies with extra large personalities.  They release two episodes a week and discuss Sinister Sightings which detail creepy experiences such as sleep paralysis, This episode is sponsored by: 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!  Goto HelloFresh.com/tcs65 and use code tcs65 for 65% off plus free shipping!

27 Okt 20221h

On September 10, 2022, Debbie Collier’s daughter received a Venmo payment with an alarming message.  “They are not going to let me go love you there is a key to the house in the blue flower pot by the door”.  The payment was for $2,385.    Debbie was never seen alive again.  Shortly after the payment was made,  Debbie was found naked and burned in a wooded area, around 60 miles away from her home.  She was found clutching a small tree.  Her cause of death has not been made public, but police have said there is no evidence of either suicide or kidnapping. Debbie’s case is one of the strangest we have ever encountered.  She was caught on CCTV, alone at a dollar store, around the time that the Venmo payment was made.  Debbie purchased items that were found at her death scene.   There have been rumors about Debbie’s daughter being involved in the death.  Or was this a mental break that ended in death?  There are NO answers in Debbie’s case to date, even with the FBI joining the investigation.  WHAT IS GOING ON? Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast where we discuss the bizarre unsolved death of Georgia woman, Debbie Collier. You can read our blog for Debbie here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/09/21/missing-georgia-woman-debbie-collier-found-dead-naked-and-burned/   In this episode, we also discuss the ongoing legal battle involving Letecia Stauch, the woman accused of murdering her stepson Gannon Stauch. The autopsy results for abducted Memphis woman Eliza Fletcher have been released and we discuss the sad findings. This episode is sponsored by: Apostrophe – Get customized acne treatment for your unique skin.  Goto Apostrophe.com/TCS and 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. Mind Bullet - Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order.

20 Okt 202255min

Ellen Rae Greenberg seemed to have it all.  She was beautiful, successful, ambitious and engaged to the man of her dreams.   In January 2011, her partner Sam left their apartment and went to the gym in their complex.  When he came back under an hour later, the apartment door was allegedly bolted from the inside and he could not get in.  He frantically tried to contact Ellen and he ended up breaking down the door.   Inside, he found Ellen dead in their kitchen, with a knife sticking out of her chest.  She had more than 20 stab wounds, including many to the back of her head and neck.   Ellen’s death ended up being determined a suicide.  Her family have always disputed this and have pushed for over a decade for it to be reclassified.  In September 2022, the investigation into Ellen’s death was reopened. You can read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/11/ellen-rae-greenberg-murder-or-suicide/ Did Ellen Rae Greenberg take her own life or was she murdered? 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. BetterHelp - get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.  Visit BetterHelp.com/society Microdose Gummies -  Go to microdose.com and use code TCS for 30% off your first order of THC gummies.

13 Okt 20221h 12min

Often when a teenager goes missing, it’s assumed that they ran away.  According to a 2002 study, between 1.6 and 2.8 million teens run away each year. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast we discuss two different cases where it was assumed that teens had left of their own accord, only to find out that wasn’t the case. Alexandra Anaya (13) disappeared from her Indiana home in the early morning hours of August 13, 2005.  Police did not take her disappearance seriously to start and they assumed she would return quickly.  Alex’s dismembered torso was found in a river days later.  Her head and other body parts have never been found and no arrests have been made in this case. Andrew Gosden was 14 when he left his home in England in 2007.  He pretended that he was getting ready for school, but after everyone had left the home, he went back and changed into casual clothes and took a train to London. In 2021, two older men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking in Andrew’s case.  He remains missing. Read our blogs for these cases here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/the-horrific-murder-of-teenager-alexandra-anaya/    https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/10/03/andrew-gosden-vanished-without-a-trace/ 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 - Want to increase your energy levels and creativity?  Visit mindbullet.com and use code TCS at checkout for 25% off your first order. Pretty Litter - Go to PrettyLitter.com/tcs to save twenty percent on your first order.  EveryPlate - Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal on your first box by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code tcs149

6 Okt 202255min