Murderish

On a Summer day in 1997, Lance Butler and a friend drove into the Rockies west of Denver. The pair pulled over to dip their feet into the stream below. A glance toward the water’s edge revealed a horrific sight. There, wedged between two rocks, was the lifeless body of a female dressed only in blue jeans. It was 14-year-old, Brandy DuVall, who’d been reported missing by her mother the day prior. Her injuries told the tale of a merciless crime. Months later, a tip led investigators to several suspects who’d go on trial for her murder. As it turned out, the tip resulted from an “unwilling witness” who said he hadn’t stopped the murder because he was afraid for his life. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Sponsors Füm: Visit TryFum.com and use code MURDERISH to save 10% when you buy the Journey pack. Rocket Money: Visit RocketMoney.com/MURDERISH to cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your money the easy way. ZocDoc: Visit ZocDoc.com/MURDERISH to

Join Melissa Moore and myself, two crime survivors, as we lift the veil on lurid tales of lady liars and killers who hid their dark intentions behind a veneer of charm and normalcy. On Lipstick & Lies, Melissa and I explore a genre once dominated by the whispered tales of 'good ol’ boys’, but sometimes, the truth lies behind lipstick. If you’re intrigued by women who’ve dabbled in the good ol’ boys crime club you’ve found your people...and your podcast! Listen to new episodes every other Thursday. apple.co/lipstick Follow us on social media and become part of the Lie Detector community: Instagram: @LipstickandLies  TikTok: @LipstickandLiesPod Jami Rice: @JamiOnAir (IG & TikTok)  Melissa Moore: @LifeAfterCrimee (IG) / @LifeAfterCrime (TikTok)  Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Serial Streamers, Jami walks listeners through Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, a docuseries highlighting the Duggar family who became famous after starring in the TLC tv series, 19 Kids and Counting. The docuseries exposes disturbing behaviors and practices within the family, as well as the controversial organization in which the Duggars are deeply entrenched, the IBLP. Jami offers some of her own opinions regarding the Duggar family and the IBLP, and she doesn’t hold back. This episode includes discussion topics that are very disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir, and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Twice per month, Jami opens up the Serial Streamers club chat on Instagram so members can weigh in on the TV series we’re watching.  Watch Serial Streamers on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@jamionair. CrimeCon 2023: Visit CrimeCon.com and use code MURDERISH for 10% off a Standard Badge. Lipstick & Lies (produce

In one of the most egregious law enforcement scandals of the last century, the U.S. Government helped to cultivate and empower one of the most notorious murderers of our time. A man who was simultaneously hailed as both a savior and a devil, a protector and an oppressor, James “Whitey” Bulger’s story is complex and almost unbelievable. How did just another poor South Boston hoodlum rise to be the King of the Irish Mob, and reign without punishment for 20 years as the bodies piled up around him? How did he manipulate and stay one step ahead of law enforcement even after becoming a fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list, second only to Osama Bin Laden? Whitey Bulger wasn’t your average gangster, but his genius was facilitated by equally criminal men at every level of law enforcement. With their help, Whitey rose to power using violence, money, intelligence, and charisma. Whether it was karma, poetic justice, or a government setup, Whitey met his end violently and in a manner reminiscent of the countless murders

The sudden brutal murder of Carl Smalls Jr. on December 7, 2002 was classified as a gang hit. But when his convicted killer was freed from prison 16 years early by a secret decree, Carl’s death became a catalyst for changing how the South Carolina justice system works. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Sponsors Blissy: Visit blissy.com/MURDERISH to get better sleep now, and use code MURDERISH to get an additional 30% off. Füm: Visit TryFum.com and use code MURDERISH to save 10% when you buy the Journey pack. Shopify: Visit shopify.com/murderish (all lowercase) to sign up for a $1/month trial and take your retail business to the next level. CrimeCon 2023: Visit CrimeCon.com and use code MURDERISH for 10% off a Standard Badge. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092. TrendVETTERS: Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podc

On October 27, 1988, McLean County Coroner William Anderson had just come from the Central Catholic vs. University High School football game. Afterward, he was due to meet with members of his re-election campaign to go over strategies. Before the meeting, Anderson was volunteered by the others to get beer for the meeting. He went to the closest store, S&S Liquor Store, located at 703 N. Clinton Street in Bloomington-Normal Illinois. Anderson grabbed a six-pack and headed home for the strategy session. Just two to three minutes later, after having made it only a few blocks, Anderson’s pager went off, alerting him to go back to S&S Liquor Store. When he returned, he stepped straight into one of the worst tragedies in the town’s history. Join me as I walk you through the tragedy known as the S&S Liquor Store Murders. Let’s get social: Follow MURDERISH on Instagram & TikTok @MurderishPodcast. We’re also on Facebook. Visit murderish.com to learn more about Jami and the podcast. You can also buy merch & sign up to

In this episode of Serial Streamers, Jami walks listeners through a documentary that highlights tech company founder and fraudster, Elizabeth Holmes. The documentary, titled: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, details Holmes’ rise to fame in the tech world and her substantial fall after it was discovered that her multi-billion dollar company, Theranos, was just smoke and mirrors. Although Holmes attempted to shield herself from regulators by surrounding herself with extremely powerful people, her lies about Theranos’ ability to revolutionize blood tests were exposed and criminal charges would soon follow. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir, and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Twice per month, Jami opens up the Serial Streamers club chat on Instagram so members can weigh in on the TV series we’re watching.  Watch Serial Streamers on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@jamionair. CrimeCon 2023: Visit CrimeCon.com and use code MURDERISH for 10% off a Standard Badge. Dirty

In June 2018, Tristan Beaudette and his brother-in-law Scott McCurdy had left their wives in Orange County to embark on a final camping trip together before Tristan and his wife Erica relocated to the Bay Area. Their home for the night …Malibu Creek State Park, near beautiful Malibu Beach. After a night by the campfire, Beaudette and McCurdy went to their respective tents and settled in for bed. Already asleep inside the separate tents were their most treasured possessions: Scott’s two boys, ages 3 and 5 and Tristan’s daughters, 2 and 4. Sometime after 1 in the morning on June 22, 2018, Scott was awakened by what he thought were fireworks. Then he heard Tristan’s daughters crying. Scott told his boys to stay put while he went to Tristan’s tent to investigate. There, he saw Tristan lying face down in the center of the tent and his daughters huddled together, crying. Tristan’s face was covered in blood.  Given Malibu’s reputation as a safe beach town, nobody believed Tristan’s murder was a random act of violen

On May 11, 2016, the naked body of a man was discovered in a remote field in Sonoma County, California. Investigators immediately began working to find out who would have wanted the young father of two dead​. ​Join me as I walk you through a case involving murder victim, Keith Green, whose case drew national attention. Let’s get social: Follow MURDERISH on Instagram & TikTok @MurderishPodcast. We’re also on Facebook. Visit murderish.com to learn more about Jami and the podcast. You can also buy merch & sign up to become a MURDERISH | Behind the Mic Patreon member and get access to exclusive perks.  Listening to this podcast doesn’t make you a murderer, it just means you’re murder …ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Serial Streamers, Jami walks listeners through the NXIVM cult and the Starz Original docuseries on the topic, Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult. Unsuspecting members of NXIVM would eventually learn that the organization’s goal wasn’t to help people reach their full potential, it was to fulfill the sadistic desires of its leader Keith Rainere. The organization would eventually be exposed in a very public way, with Rainere and other high ranking members facing very serious criminal charges. Even after Rainere’s conviction on sex trafficking and other charges, he still has loyalists who celebrate him. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Twice per month, Jami opens up the Serial Streamers club chat on Instagram so members can weigh in on the TV series we’re watching.  CrimeCon 2023: Visit CrimeCon.com and use code MURDERISH for 10% off a Standard Badge. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts https://po

Money can unify or divide society. To many of us, it might seem like the wealthy enjoy lifestyles that only exist in our wildest dreams. Ben Novack Jr. was the only child of Bernice and Ben Novack Sr, who owned and operated the legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. Being born into money granted Ben Jr. countless advantages, but it also put him and someone he loved in great peril.  Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Sponsors VIIA Hemp: Visit ViiaHemp.com and use code MURDERISH for 15% off + free gummies. Shopify: Visit Shopify.com/murderish (all lowercase) to sign up for a $1/month trial period. CrimeCon 2023: Visit CrimeCon.com and use code MURDERISH for 10% off a Standard Badge. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092. TrendVETTERS: Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trendvetters/id1

On the afternoon of November 8, 2000, in Rancho Palos Verdes California, a 9-1-1 call would lead to a shocking scene. The details surrounding the victim’s death would take a while to unravel, but when they finally did, the truth would stun everyone. Join me as I walk you through the murder of Lauren Key.  Let’s get social: Follow MURDERISH on Instagram & TikTok @MurderishPodcast. We’re also on Facebook. Visit murderish.com to learn more about Jami and the podcast. You can also buy merch & sign up to become a MURDERISH | Behind the Mic Patreon member and get access to exclusive perks.  Listening to this podcast doesn’t make you a murderer, it just means you’re murder …ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On July 12, 2014 the body of 18-year-old Conrad Roy was discovered inside of his pickup truck. The teenager, who had a history of depression, died by suicide. At first, detectives had no reason to suspect foul play in Conrad's death, but they confiscated his cell phone anyway. After extracting data, detectives found thousands of text messages between Conrad and his girlfriend, 17-year-old Michelle Carter. The problem was that Michelle had been encouraging Conrad to kill himself in the weeks, days and minutes leading up to his death. The tragic incident then turned into a homicide investigation with Michelle Carter as the primary target. The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter case was the first of its kind in that the defendant was being charged with manslaughter due to the virtual presence she had during Conrad's death. The prosecution claimed that her words led to Conrad's death. In this episode, Jami walks listeners through the case and breaks down the docuseries I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michel

When someone gets involved in the drug trade, violence usually isn’t far behind. It’s a dangerous path to tread where survival can hinge almost entirely upon alliances. If you piss off the wrong person, you might pay with your life. In the late 1980s, Missouri native Darrell Mease encountered an opportunity he couldn’t turn down. The 42-year-old carpenter was hired by Lloyd Lawrence, who happened to be a kingpin in a local methamphetamine ring. Instead of considering the danger he might face, Mease was blinded by dollar signs. This chance encounter set Mease’s life on a deeply violent trajectory. It would escalate into an extreme act of revenge outside a serene cabin in the Ozark mountains where an entire family would be murdered. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Sponsors HelloFresh: HelloFresh.com/MURDERISH50 - use code MURDERISH50 for 50% off + free shipping. Rocket Money: RocketMoney.com/MURDERISH to easily cancel unwanted subscriptions. ZocDo

This is an excerpt from Murder, She Told podcast’s “The Danielle Bertolini Story”, originally published in March of 2021. Murder, She Told is an award-winning true-crime podcast created by credentialed victim’s advocate, Kristen Seavey, that dives into the lesser-known cold cases and true crime stories from New England and beyond. Murder, She Told uses detailed and documentary style storytelling: weaving in original interviews with family, friends, and investigators closest to the case. Rooted in deep research, straightforward narratives, and the victims and their family at the center of every story, Murder, She Told will speak to any listener no matter where they call home. Listen to the full episode on Danielle: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/danielle-bertolini Sign the petition for justice: https://www.change.org/danielleandsheila Quick links to find Murder, She Told: Apple: apple.co/42Zmd5X Spotify:sptfy.com/murdershetold All others and social media: murdershetold.com/connect Learn more about y

The triple homicide, known as the “Halloween Massacre,” occurred in Pasadena, California in 1993. As rare as violent crimes are in Pasadena, the Halloween Massacre was the second triple homicide in the City in less than a three-year time span. On Friday, March 22, 1991, at about 2:30 in the morning, Pasadena police received a call asking them to do a welfare check at a posh home located on the 1300th block of Fairlawn Way. Officers arrived about 18 minutes later to find three deceased teenage girls. The brutal crime scene would haunt the lead detective until his dying day. In this episode of Murderish, I’ll walk you through the tragic murder of three teenagers, a crime for which no motive was ever uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In June of 1996, 34-year-old teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, began a forbidden affair with her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau. A media firestorm began when the illegal affair was brought to law enforcement’s attention. Surprisingly, the illicit relationship between the much older teacher and her 6th grade student wasn’t the biggest bomb shell. In this episode, Jami walks you through the entire scandalous story that shook the world and continued to do so for many years after. Join the Serial Streamers TV Club! Here’s how: Follow Jami on Instagram @JamiOnAir. There, she announces new True Crime TV watch assignments every couple of weeks, and then everyone in the club discusses what they watched shortly after on Instagram.  Follow Jami on TikTok @JamiOnAir. Want to advertise on this show? We’ve partnered with Cloud10 Media to handle our advertising requests. If you’re interested in advertising on MURDERISH, send an email to Sahiba Krieger mailto:sahiba@cloud10.fm with a copy to mailto:jami@murderish.com.  V

On a warm Southern California night in 2018, 23-year-old Vini Oliveira arrived home from working the late shift. He was greeted by two smiling faces - his roommate 26-year-old Chad O’melia and his new love interest, 27-year-old Bryn Spejcher. As Vini headed upstairs for bed, he left Chad and Bryn snuggling and laughing amongst themselves on the couch. After taking a shower and slipping into bed, Vini heard loud noises, and then screams, coming from downstairs. As he made his way down to the first floor, Vini could scarcely believe what he saw. A homicide investigation ensued as many people remained shocked over how a happy night amongst new lovers could turn so quickly into a nightmare. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir. Sponsors Hatch: Visit hatch.co/murderish for up to 15% off your purchase of a Hatch Rest + free shipping. CrimeCon 2023: Visit CrimeCon.com and use code MURDERISH for 10% off a Standard Badge. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts https:/

In November of 1983, a mother and her three children were found “hacked to death” in their Bloomington, Illinois family home. The prime suspect was the husband and father of the victims, David Hendricks. The prosecution would have you believe that David’s religion and desire to pursue other women were motives for the murders. The defense argued that the murders occurred as part of a robbery committed by an intruder, whose bloody footprint was found inside the home. After two trials, a final verdict was reached …and not everyone agrees that justice was served.  Let’s get social: Follow MURDERISH on Instagram & TikTok @MurderishPodcast. We’re also on Facebook. Visit murderish.com to learn more about Jami and the podcast. You can also buy merch & sign up to become a MURDERISH | Behind the Mic Patreon member and get access to exclusive perks.  Listening to this podcast doesn’t make you a murderer, it just means you’re murder …ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends, Skylar Neese and Shelia Eddy, met in 2nd grade and were inseparable ever since. When a new friend entered the picture, the trio seemed to develop a special bond and naturally, they all trusted each other. It would come as a huge shock that Skylar Neese would lose her life at the hands of one of her closest friends ..and the true motive for the crime wouldn’t come to light until years later. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir.  Sponsors OneSkin: Visit OneSkin.co and use promo code MURDERISH for 15% off. Earth Breeze: Visit EarthBreeze.com/murderish to subscribe and save 40%. Rocket Money: Visit RocketMoney.com/MURDERISH to manage your money and cancel unwanted subscriptions. CrimeCon 2023: Visit CrimeCon.com and use code MURDERISH for 10% off a Standard Badge. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092. TrendVETTERS: Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcas