The Crime Shack Podcast
The Crime Shack is a podcast created and hosted by Michelle Pense, that dives into the details of various crime cases that have occurred around the world. The Crime Shack provides factual information on each case, as well as personal perspective and commentary. (Content may contain elements that are not suitable for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Views and opinions expressed in this podcast and on our website are our own and do not represent that of law enforcement or any other person involved or otherwise in the case. We make every effort to ensure that the information we are sharing is accurate, however, we do not claim to be experts, and have no personal affiliations with anyone in our episodes unless explicitly expressed otherwise.)
Episodes
41 episodes
EP41: Russell and Shirley Dermond
In the tranquil setting of Lake Oconee, Georgia, the peaceful existence of Russell and Shirley Dermond was violently disrupted by a sinister act that baffled investigators and sent shockwaves through the community. Picture this: a quiet lake...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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27:32
EP40: Greg Mulvihill and Diana Lovejoy
In September of 2016, California tech-businessman and father of one, Greg Mulvihill, was shot after being lured to a dark, secluded California trail. The subsequent and shocking investigation into the shooting began to peel back layers of decep...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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32:45
EP39: The Keddie Cabin Murders
On April 11, 1981, a mother and two teenage boys were found brutally murdered in their cabin at the Keddie Resort, in the small town of Keddie, California. The woman's youngest daughter was missing and presumed abducted from the scene, until a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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41:01
EP38: The Eastburn Family Murders
The Eastburn family murders was a case that shocked the community of Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1985. On the morning of May 9, 1985, the wife and two daughters of military Captain Gary Eastburn were found brutally murdered in their home...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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45:49
EP37: The Murder of Craig Rideout
During the early morning hours of July 20, 2016 the body of Craig Rideout was found in a wooded field in Yates County, New York. His remains were wrapped in a tarp, and his face and hands had been disfigured by some kind of caustic chemical ...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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43:30
EP36: Paris Lee Bennett
In 2007, a Texas single mother of two is told that her 4-year-old daughter has been viciously assaulted and murdered in her own home. When she finds out who the perpetrator of this heinous atrocity is, she is faced with the choice of f...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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37:10
EP35: The McMartin Preschool Trials
In 1983, an accusation was made by the parent of a toddler who attended a Southern California preschool. That single accusation launched an investigation that resulted in hundreds of children bringing accusations of abuse and satanic rituals...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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44:55
EP34: Neighborhood Vengeance • William "Billy" Woodward
On Labor Day, 2012, a vicious neighborhood feud over a missing birthday present led to the brutal massacre of two people in a quiet Florida community. Were relentless months of taunts and bullying a sufficient reason to in...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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31:12
EP33: Amber & Josh Hilberling
In 2011, Josh Hilberling fell to his death from his 25th-floor apartment in Tulsa Oklahoma. Digging into Josh and his wife Amber's volatile relationship would lead investigators to question whether or not this was simply an accident, or i...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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38:53
EP32: Web of Lies • Chandler Halderson
In July 2021, Chandler Halderson of Wisconsin filed a missing person's report for his parents: 50-year-old Bart Halderson and 53-year-old Krista Halderson. He told authorities that on July 2, 2021, his parents had been picked up by unknow...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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51:20
EP31: Abducted and Murdered • Cherish Perrywinkle
8 year old Cherish Perrywinkle went shopping with her mom Rayne and two younger sisters at a Florida Walmart on June 21, 2013, when they were approached by a seemingly generous stranger. Within a couple of hours, surveillance video would show C...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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39:10
EP30: A Killer Party • Tyler Hadley
On July 16, 2011, troubled teen Tyler Hadley threw the "party of the year" in Port St. Lucie Florida. About a hundred attendees showed up at the Hadley home to drink, do drugs and party through the night and until the early morning hours....
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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38:45
EP29: Darlie Routier
“Somebody came in, they broke in and just stabbed me and my children!” On June 6, 1996, Darlie Routier and her two sons, Devon and Damon, were attacked by an unknown intruder in the middle of the night. Darlie's husband Da...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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45:21
EP28: The Epidemic of U.S. Mass Schools Shootings
Within a span of 10 days, 21 men, women and children were murdered in New York and Texas by two lone gunmen. Following these massacres, there is shock, horror, public outcry, and even worse, a resolve and hopelessness that this has become...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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47:33
EP27: The Disappearance of Suzanne Morphew
On Mother's Day 2020, 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew went for a bike ride in Salida, Colorado, and never returned. She was reported missing, and the investigation that proceeded over the next two years appeared to point to a clear cause for her di...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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54:41
EP26: The Ice Chest Murder • Thomas Capano
In 1996, an American lawyer who had a reputable and prominent career, and an enviable life, was accused of murdering his former lover, 30 year old Anna Marie Fahey. The headline-making trial that ensued, weaved a tale of politic...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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33:35
EP25: The Murder of Michele MacNeill
Respected Utah doctor Martin MacNeill was seemingly a good father to his eight children, but when his wife Michele suddenly died in 2007, an investigation into the death uncovered a web of lies and a hidden life that had spun out of control.
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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31:46
EP24: Mysterious Cruise Ship Death of George Allen Smith
On the early morning of July 5, 2005, as the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas was on its Mediterranean voyage, newlywed George Allen Smith mysteriously plunged from the balcony of Stateroom 9062, never to be seen again. As the...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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41:01
EP23: The Caffey Family Murders
Two men broke into the Caffey family home in Alba Texas on March 1, 2008 and went on a murderous rampage that left two young children and their mother dead. The investigators, and the father who survived the tragic event, were shocked when they...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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37:15
EP22: 1100 Miles to Murder: Teresa Sievers
In June 2015, holistic medicine physician Teresa Sievers was attacked and brutally murdered in her Bonita Springs Florida home. Who would want to kill a successful doctor was a mystery to authorities, until the plot to murder her was uncovered,...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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28:48
EP21: The Bizarre Disappearance of Brandon Lawson
In August 2013, 26 year old Brandon Lawson ran out of gas on a remote highway near Bronte, Texas and vanished without a trace. A strange 911 call deepened the mystery and lead to many conspiracy theories, but what really happened to Brandon tha...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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19:27
EP20: Concrete, Potting Soil and Lies: The Murder of Taylor Wright
In September 2017, private investigator Taylor Wright went missing. She'd entrusted her close friend Ashley McArthur with a substantial amount of her money for safekeeping, not knowing that it would lead to deadly repercussions.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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42:12
EP19: Camp Scott: Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
In the summer of June 1977, three young girls were found brutally murdered at a Girl Scout campground in Oklahoma. What came to be known as the largest and longest manhunt for the perpetrator in Oklahoma history ensued, but the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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54:52
EP18: Bizarre Disappearance of Girly Chew Hossencofft
A woman goes missing during a bitter divorce battle, leading investigators into a bizarre world of aliens, conspiracy theories, cannibalism and conmen. What happened to Malaysian-born Girly Chew Hossencofft on September 9, 1999 was o...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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43:17
EP17: The Murdaugh Murders
On June 7, 2021 the lives of the prominent Murdaugh family of South Carolina changed forever. A tragic double murder shrouded in mystery, shined the spotlight on the Murdaugh's legal dynasty, a tragic boat crash, and it’s possible connection...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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43:24
