True Crime and Chill

On August 9, 1969, the headlines across the country mourned the loss of 26-year-old and 8 ½ months pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others at her estate at 10050 Cielo drive in Beverly Hills - Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, and Steven Parent. Dominick Dunne recalls that “The shock waves that went through the town were beyond anything I had ever seen before. People were convinced that the rich and famous of the community were in peril. Children were sent out of town. Guards were hired.” This was only a tiny piece of the Helter Skelter plan that Charles Manson had formed based on the race war he believed was coming. Chillers, today we bring you the heinous helter skelter case. Support the show

April 13, 2011 Holly Bobo was a young nursing student that disappeared from her home in Darden, Tennessee. With a suspect saying "No body, no crime" it seemed impossible for law enforcement to nail him down......until Holly was found. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod) Support the show

5 months pregnant Kristine Kupka left a phone message for her sister Kathy on October 24, 1998. In the call she said that she was going out with the father of her baby Darshanand Persaud - better known as Rudy - to help clean his new apartment and would be back later. She never called back. One of Kristine's roommates alerted the Kupka family that Kristine never returned home. When questioned, Rudy said that he picked Kristine up to take her to a nearby shopping mall. Rudy told the family members that he drove her to the shopping center, then waited in his car for her to return from shopping. Rudy claimed that he dropped Kristine off two blocks from her home between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., as she wanted to walk to a nearby health food store. When Kristine's family asked him which shopping mall he had taken her to, he said he did not know and he had stayed in the car while she shopped. Kristine has never been found. If you have information about Kristine Kupka and/or Darshanand "Rudy" Persaud Please Contact K.Kupka 172 Fifth Avenue, Box 230 Brooklyn, NY 11217 or call: Detective Delassandro: 718-834-4580 1-800 577-TIPS info@kristinekupka.com Support the show

Just hear us out... WHAT IF HE DIDN'T DO IT? We know, we know. Did he do it? Probably. But anyone that knows us, knows Amber likes to play devil's advocate. So. If he DIDN'T do it... Who did? #TrueCrime #GabbyPetito #BrianLaundrie Updates: We recorded this on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Since the recording, Duane "Dog" Chapman the Bounty Hunter has returned to Colorado and apparently resigned his search: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/11/dog-bounty-hunter-ends-search-brian-laundrie/ Also, the final results of Gabby Petito's Autopsy have been revealed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp8keXFfjX8&t=277s These outcomes do not change the nature of our video but we feel it's important that it be said that we know these updates have been made since we recorded this mini-episode. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod Support the show

On February 20, 2009, Kenzie Houk was murdered in her home from a shotgun blast to the head. Her stepson Jordan was arrested for her murder shortly after, but would the evidence hold up? And if Jordan didn't kill Kenzie...then who did? 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod Support the show

People used to make fun of him for his name. Can you Imagine being tormented for your name every day? You walk down the street, and people mimic a sneeze or pretend to chew on something. It was no surprise when Chief Justice Samuel Chew died in 1743 that he started haunting the local townspeople. Then, what they did to quiet his ghost was unexpected. Correction Note: Mr. Chew was NOT a Doctor. I (Amber) called him a doctor repeatedly throughout the recording without any explanation. It wasn't written in the script as a doctor, nor did any of the research yield he was a doctor. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod Support the show

In 2012, the quiet small town of Evansdale, Iowa became the site of a gut-wrenching double homicide. In July of that year, cousins Elizabeth Collins (8) and Lyric Cook-Morrisey (10) were out for a summer bike ride but didn't return home. 5 months later their bodies were found more than 20 miles away from where they were last seen. Now, almost 10 years later, someone has yet to pay for this horrendous crime. Someone somewhere has the answer - but maybe they just don't know it, yet. Anyone with information is asked to call the Evansdale Police Department at 319-232-6682 or the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 855-300-8477. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod Support the show

Sharon Marshall was a high school girl whose life seemed too good to be true. She had an incredible opportunity, and she never even ended up using it! A teenager with everything going for her? It sounds like something from a dream - until you hear how this story ends, of course. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show

Somehow, it seems appropriate right now to discuss Connecticut - with the first signs of fall beginning to appear. Connecticut had a list of urban legends to pick from. Old graveyards, Gravity Hill, the Winsted Wildman, Hannah Cranna or “The Wicked Witch of Monroe,” and Downs Road, which used to connect Bethany to Hamden, is now just an unpaved gated road in the woods. None of these quite seemed to stand out to me the same way Dudleytown did - the supposed village of the damned. In this episode, I'll lay out the facts and you can make up your mind yourself. #UrbanLegends #Connecticut #Dudleytown 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show

In 1995, George Morgan was working on his 45-year sentence for a series of crimes including rape in Jefferson City, Missouri. He decided to research his family's history and genealogy and requested a copy of his little sister's death certificate. Michele died on August 10, 1961, at just 4 years old. The cause of death was listed as viral pneumonia and also had a date of January 29, 1976. George knew this to be untrue as he remembered the events of the evening of August 9, 1961, and decided to write to the funeral home to let them know that the certificate was incorrect. In his August 21st letter, he says that the findings were incorrect. He said that when he was 8 1/2 years old, his sister was murdered and he watched it happen. Child abuse is real and although child abuse may not always lead to serious physical injury, it often results in serious emotional harm and may have long-lasting effects. If a child tells you that he or she has been abused, one of the most important things you can do is stay calm and call 911 or the ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline where Crisis counselors are available to talk 24 hours/day. 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-422-4453 www.childhelp.org 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show

In May of 1947, when Ronald Barrie's cabin caught fire in Severn Falls, Ontario, with newly-married John Kettlewell inside, Ronald pulled him from the quickly burning building to find John with a head wound and drugs in his system. Questions were raised. Especially when John's 8-day bride was found drowned 150 feet away in only 9 inches of water. Some people believe that the crimes happened because of a "strange accident." Others think it may have been a planned event. No one knows what really went down, but there are many theories as to why these things might have occurred. Some say they were committed in the name of insane passion while others argue premeditated fraud was behind them all. Listen to this week's episode and decide for yourself. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show

Susan Powell's disappearance garnered national media attention. She disappeared without a trace in 2009 and her husband Joshua was named as a possible suspect but never able to be charged for the crime. Susan remains missing and is presumed dead after the reports her sons gave about the night the family went camping in a blizzard but returned without their mother. Add her father-in-law's sexual infatuation with her and this case has yet to give any clear clues as to the real who or why. In 2012, Joshua killed himself and their two young sons Charles and Braden in a planned and deliberate explosion. Support the show

For this month's addition to our urban legends series, we talk all about the Denver International Airport conspiracies! #UrbanLegends #DenverAirport #ConspiracyTheories 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show

On March 1st, 1976, William Bradford Bishop vanished into thin air after murdering his wife, three kids, and mother. Now he is wanted by the FBI but has yet to be found. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show

The Titanic is one of the most famous ships that ever sank in recorded history. It was also the biggest and most expensive liner built in its time. Its building took two years, and over three thousand people had to work all day and night to finish it on time for its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, from Southampton to New York City. The Titanic sank during her maiden voyage in 1912 after hitting an iceberg which caused its hull to open up and cause water to rush inside until the titanic finally disappeared forever into the Atlantic Ocean. We all know about how terrible the Titanic disaster was, but what many don't know about is how many crimes and injustices were made to get it to that point in the first place. Not only that, but the sheer amount of coincidences that led to the final disaster is uncanny. The Titanic's terrible sinking cost over 1500 people their lives. To this day, the Titanic is considered one of history's worst man-made disasters. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show

In December of 1971, the bodies of the List Family were found shot to death in their home in the suburbs of New Jersey. However, the man responsible wouldn't be found for over 18 years. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod Support the show

The state of California is home to many haunted places. From the Queen Mary to Disneyland, and the Winchester Mystery House - there are plenty of opportunities for a ghost-filled vacation in the Golden State. In this episode, we will provide you with stories about some of California's most famous hauntings! Support the show

In the second part of our season finale, Amber and Alex tell the stories of Tina Priest and Kamisha Block - two more mysterious deaths that appear to have coverups. Tina Priest, a 5-foot-tall petite 20-year-old Army Private, First Class, accused a fellow soldier of sexually assaulting her. Two weeks after reporting, Tina Priest was found dead in her room from an M-16 gunshot wound to her chest. The army ruled it as suicide - saying she shot herself using her toe. Kamisha Block's family was told that Kamisha was killed by friendly fire - a single gunshot wound to her chest in Iraq. When the casket arrived, the family discovered Kamisha was shot 5 times including once in the head. Hear their stories and decide for yourself - why are there so many deaths (not just these) that are being swept under the rug? Support the show

In 2005, LaVena Johnson was murdered 8 weeks into her first deployment. The Army tried to rule it as a suicide but the proof said otherwise. 15 years later, another young soldier, Vanessa Guillen, was brutally murdered and the Army hasn't treated it how it should. What did both of these women have in common? The fact that they were sexually assaulted/harassed and either already reported it or were in the process of reporting it. Part 1 of our season 2 finale talks about how the military closes ranks and refuses to take sexual assault in the military seriously. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeandchillpod Support the show

In June of 1977, three girls were brutally assaulted and murdered at Camp Scott, a Girl Scout Camp located in Oklahoma. Even though they have found the killer and the case seemed to be closed, some feel that the girls never received true justice when Gene Hart died. 🔎For case notes, credits, links to videos, and more visit our website: https://truecrimeandchill.com/ Support the show