Crack House Chronicles

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale talk to Dianna Melton, sister of Travis "Bud" Melton who was murdered at the Shelby III Adult Bookstore on January 17, 1987. Dianna gives us some insight on her brother and the murders ...and discusses possible theories. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss the Shelby III Adult Bookstore Murders. On the night of January 17, 1987, three men were killed and two more were seriously wounded in a mass shooting at the Shelby III Bookstore in Shelby, North Carolina. The bookstore was an adult bookstore that was known to attract a gay male clientele. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles Sources: newspapers.com  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss the horrific murder of Reesa Trexler. 15 year old Reesa is murdered while visiting her grandparents' house. Everyone in Salisbury, NC wonders who's to blame...except for police, who spend the next 35 years focusing on the unlikeliest of suspects before forensic technology points them toward the real killer. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles Sources: https://www.wbtv.com/2019/12/03/police-man-who-murdered-salisbury-teen-has-been-identified/ https://www.facebook.com/p/Remember-Reesa-Dawn-Trexler-RIP-100069204901560/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/dna-clears-jodi-laird-of-sister-reesa-trexlers-brutal-1984-murder https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7756391/DNA-testing-identifies-long-deceased-killer-15-year-

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss Carl Eugene Watts. Watts dubbed the Sunday Morning Slasher, was an American serial killer who murdered numerous women and girls between 1974 and 1982. Watts is suspected of being the most prolific serial killer in United States history. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Eugene_Watts https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/05/20/coral-watts-carl-unknown-serial-killers-america-murder-oxygen/83741643007/ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/us/22watts.html  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss the disappearance of Ken Mohler. Kenneth “Ken” Earl Mohler was last seen on August 16th , 2012, at his place of employment, Gregory Wood Products located at 2801 Woodtech Dr. Newton, N.C.; where he worked as a third shift maintenance man. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles Sources: https://abandonednc.org/the-disappearance-of-ken-mohler/ https://www.facebook.com/findkenmohler/ https://www.catawbacountync.gov/county-services/sheriffs-office/divisions/investigations/unsolved-cases-and-missing-persons/ https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP17916 https://charleyproject.org/case/kenneth-earl-mohler    

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale speak with Lupe Salazar of Salazar Security Group.  Salazar Security Group recognizes the gravity of Active Shooters and they'recommitted to empowering individuals and organizations with the skills and knowledge needed to respond effectively to an active shooter incident.  They can be found at the following links.. https://salazarsecuritygroup.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ActiveShooterraining/ https://www.instagram.com/salazarsecuritygroup/ Our Links... https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles  

in this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss the Caffey Family Murders. Three members of the Caffey family were murdered in their home in Alba, Texas, on March 1, 2008. Erin Caffey, then 16, organized the murder of her mother, Penny Caffey, and younger brothers Matthew, 13, and Tyler, 8. Her father Terry was the only survivor; he escaped to safety after being shot five times. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffey_family_murders https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/flesh-and-blood/ https://www.ranker.com/list/erin-caffey-case/aspen-stevens  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles we discuss the murder of 18 year old Berit Beck from Sturtevant Wisconsin. Berit heads out of town for job training and disappears before she arrives. Two decades pass with no answers but soon after, that would change. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles Sources: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2016/06/10/timeline-berit-beck-murder-case/85700072/ https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2018/02/11/reflecting-untimely-horrifying-death-berit-beck/320899002/ https://www.postcrescent.com/videos/news/investigations/2015/04/29/25900221/  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss Robert Leroy Anderson, The Duct Tape Killer. Anderson was a murderer, rapist, and serial killer who was sentenced to death in South Dakota for the murders of Larisa Dumansky and Piper Streyle in 1994 and 1996, respectively. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Leroy_Anderson https://www.amazon.com/Duct-Tape-Killer-Murderer-Anderson/dp/1632137062 https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/robert_anderson/index.html  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss Phillip Lee Ingle. Ingle was a serial killer who murdered two elderly couples in North Carolina in 1991. Before he was arrested, Ingle, who knew his victims, confessed to a friend, saying he enjoyed watching people die in agony. After being sentenced to death, he waived his appeals, saying that he wanted to spare the families of his victims from any more pain. He was executed in 1995. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Ingle https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1994/98a93-0.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/03/01/the-bludgeoning-of-cherryville/924b42cd-e115-4386-b316-612cbee63e1e/              

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss the horrific serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff. McDuff killed three high school students the night of August 6th, 1966, repeatedly raping and sexually torturing one of them first. He'd be sent to death row for those crimes. But then, he'd have his sentence reduced to life in prison. And then, he'd get released on parole at the age of 43 and start killing again within 72 hours of leaving prison. Find out what legal changes made his release possible, and how his case drastically changed Texas's criminal justice system once he was caught and put back on death row. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_McDuff https://txtruecrimeblog.squarespace.com/blog-archive/kenneth-mcduff https://www.texasmont

On this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss the Dozier School for Boys. The school was a reform school operated by the state of Florida in the panhandle town of Marianna from January 1, 1900, to June 30, 2011. For a time, it was the largest juvenile reform institution in the United States. Throughout its 111-year history, the school gained a reputation for abuse, beatings, rapes, torture, and even murder of students by staff. Despite periodic investigations, changes of leadership, and promises to improve, the allegations of cruelty and abuse continued. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_School_for_Boys https://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162941770/floridas-dozier-school-for-boys-a-true-horror-story https://www.cnn.com/20

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale continue the discussion of The Yogurt Shop Murders with a researcher and local resident of Austin Texas. This was a quadruple homicide that occurred at an "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!" store in Austin, Texas on December 6, 1991. The murders remain unsolved to this day. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss The Yogurt Shop Murders which was a quadruple homicide that occurred at an "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!" store in Austin, Texas on December 6, 1991. The murders remain unsolved to this day. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_killings https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2025/03/11/documentary-about-1991-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-premieres-at-sxsw/82138304007/ https://www.amazon.com/Who-Killed-These-Girls-Murders/dp/0307594114 https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/the-austin-yogurt-shop-murders    

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale give an update on the search that took place on 4/4/2025 in relation to the Asha Degree case.  Several law enforcement officers were at the old North Brook Consolidated School (also known as North Brook I) property on NC-182 and Highway 274 on Friday, April 4.   We went out there during the search and this episode gives some insight of the events from our perspective. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles we tell the tragic story of Judith Eva Barsi, the child star whose bright future was tragically cut short by the very hands that should have protected her. From her breakout roles in "Jaws: The Revenge",  "The Land Before Time" and "All Dogs Go To Heaven" to the dark shadows cast over her life by her own father, this episode delves deep into the life of a young talent whose career was cut short at the age of ten. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Barsi https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-07-me-382-story.html https://thought.is/three-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-judith-barsis-tragically-short-life/  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale were invited to be guest on Impact of Influence podcast hosted by Seton Tucker and Matt Harris to discuss the disappearance of Asha Degree. They can be found at the links below. https://www.facebook.com/murdaughpodcast/ https://evergreenpodcasts.com/impact-of-influence-the-murdaugh-family-murders-and-other-cases Our Links: https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale tell the story of Kathy Bonney who was brutally murdered on November 21, 1987. The case gained media attention not only due to the brutal manner in which the killing had been carried out, but also because of an evil personality that was involved in her murder. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kathy_Bonney https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1991/38a89-0.html  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale tell the story of what happened to Tara Grinstead. Tara was a high school history teacher from Ocilla, Georgia, who went missing on October 22, 2005. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://www.crimelibrary.org/criminal_mind/forensics/tara_grinstead/1.html https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-happened-to-tara-grinstead/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Grinstead_murder_case  

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale tell the story of the Florida Vampire Rapist John Brennan Crutchley. Crutchley was an American convicted kidnapper and rapist. He was also a possible serial killer, and was suspected of murdering up to thirty women. He was called the Vampire Rapist because he drained the blood of his one confirmed victim almost to the point of death.   https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brennan_Crutchley https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/john-crutchley-the-vampire-rapist-what-to-know https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crutchley-john.htm