Rowlett, Texas in June of 1996, on paper, shouldn’t have been the site of such a horrific event. An idyllic upscale community on the banks of Lake Ray Hubbard, shouldn’t also be the site of an unimaginable murder that grabbed national headlines. In a huge, colonial style home, nestled on a cul-de-sac, the lives of two innocent boys were stolen from the world. The convicted murderer: their mother.

Join us as we discuss the case of Darlie Routier and the brutal murder of her children, Damon (5) and Devon (6).

On October 1st, 1993 - just over 30 years ago - a young teenage girl by the name of Polly Klaas did what many other young teenagers do every week. She conspired with her friends to have a sleepover - and that evening would shatter their childhoods forever.

Daniel LaPlante grew up with many hardships. A dilapidated home, bullied by his peers and abused by people who were supposed to protect him, he found himself acting on criminal impulses early in life. Seemingly, petty theft was the gateway to more sinister acts that would quickly snowball into a boy committing an almost unspeakable crime of the most vulnerable of victims. Join us as we discuss the phrogging of the residents of 93 Laurence Street and the murders of the Gustafson family at 3 Saunders Road.

An Antebellum mansion, one family, and multiple murders 24 years apart. This is a story almost too bizarre to be true. Join us as we discuss the shocking murders of Martha McKay and her mother, Sally Snowden McKay, at the Snowden House on Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas

Has this Greenwich Village brownstone been haunted for more than 100 years?   Many owners claim to have seen the ghost of former tenant, Mark Twain walking the halls and mysterious deaths and tragedies seem to follow anyone who lives in the building.  Join Heather and Elena as they kick off  the spookiest month of the year with the story of The House of Death. 

An historic ocean front mansion. Two mysterious deaths. Join us as we discuss The Spreckel Mansion and the suspicious deaths of Max Shacknai and Rebecca Zahau.

In sleepy St. Augustine, Athalia Ponsell Lindsley is murdered on her front steps, and while a trail of blood led from those steps to the suspects home, no one was ever convicted of the crime.

In a modern farmhouse on the plains of Kansas, a crime occurs that shocks a sleepy little town. Join Heather, Elena and Melanie as they discuss the true story behind Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood”, the Clutter family murders.

The fascinating story of one of America’s most revered architects and a crime that set fire to not only his iconic home but also ended one of the most notorious affairs of the time.

A wealthy doctor commits a heinous crime at his home in Los Feliz, but the mystery doesn't end there.  Why did the next owners simply lock the door and walk away?  Join us as we discuss the Los Feliz Mansion Murder and the history of the home at 2475 Glendower Place.

A murder strikes mid-day in the heart of affluent, River Oaks Houston and it soon becomes apparent that the Angleton family is living a very different life than what they are presenting to the public.

This over a decade old murder mystery starts with the disappearance of Shannon Gilbert in May of 2010. The search for Shannon led to the discovery of four bodies along the shores of Gilgo Beach, but an arrest in the case wasn’t made until 2023.

This episode takes us to the French Quarter in New Orleans and features the LaLaurie Mansion and the infamous murders that occurred there.

This episode takes us to Nantes, France and features the home the French have dubbed, Le Maison du horror.

In Fort Worth, Texas in the 1970s an oil tycoon is accused of a double homicide. He’s also accused of the attempted murder of his anything but unassuming, soon-to-be ex wife. Join us as we talk about murder, golf, Vaseline, Texas and the story of T. Cullen Davis.

Have you ever moved into a home and found out that the owners left something behind?  What would you do with their old stuff?  Find out what happened when the owners left something behind at 67 Forest Drive in Jericho, NY.  This is the story of Reyna Marroquin.

When 4949 Swiss was built in 1917 it was one of the grandest homes in Dallas with three stories and over 7,000 square feet of yellow brick and a tile rimmed veranda. Everyone who has stepped foot inside the house remarked on the grand, sweeping staircase made of hand-rubbed mahogany. The home was famous for a pair of baby grand pianos and a mirror “the size of Texas”. But, as the years passed, the glitz and glamor began to fade and it became the scene of an epic battle between the widow and the conman. 

110+ years after the crime occurred, the murder of the entire Moore family and two of their guests is still unsolved despite continued investigations. Was the minister involved? What do the odd items left at the scene mean? What happened to the home? Join us as we discuss all of the questions and much more.

New Years Eve turned deadly in 2009 when Shele Covlin was murdered in her Upper West Side apartment at The Dorchester Towers. Initially thought to have been an accidental death, Shele’s family fought to bring her killer to justice.