Explore the depths of history’s most notorious murders, like you've never heard before. Go beyond the crime scene as we search for the real story, and focus on the people impacted the most. Whether or not the case is solved, you'll come away with an understanding of why these stories need to be told. Join us every Tuesday as we dissect the darkest corners of true crime. Murder: True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. For more, follow us on Instagram @crimehouse.
116 episodes transcribedOn Christmas Eve 2008, the Ortega family gathered at their home in Covina, California, for their annual holiday celebration. Laughter, food, and music...
Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year — but for Bruce Pardo, the holidays brought something far darker. After losing his mar...
After years of unanswered questions, Kendrick Johnson’s family finally convinced federal investigators to reopen the case. But what they uncovered onl...
When 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson failed to come home from school in Valdosta, Georgia, his family’s world was turned upside down. The next morning, K...
As the trial of Karen Read unfolds, the small town of Canton, Massachusetts, explodes into chaos. Online crusaders, corrupt investigators, and accusat...
When Boston police officer John O’Keefe is found dead in the snow outside a fellow officer’s home, his girlfriend, Karen Read, becomes the prime suspe...
The holiday of gratitude turns to horror once again. In this second installment, Killer Minds explores two shocking cases: a deadly family feud in Oa...
Thanksgiving is meant for gratitude — but sometimes, it brings out the darkest parts of the human mind. In this chilling special, the Killer Minds te...
When Heather Elvis’s car was discovered abandoned near a remote boat landing, the quiet town of Myrtle Beach erupted in fear — and suspicion. Investig...
In December 2013, 20-year-old Heather Elvis vanished from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — leaving behind her car, her phone, and a trail of unanswered...
After Mary Yoder’s shocking death, a poison investigation turns her family inside out. First, suspicion falls on her husband. Then her son. But when p...
When 60-year-old chiropractor and beloved mother Mary Yoder suddenly falls fatally ill, her tight-knit New York family is devastated — and baffled. Do...
Within days of his family’s disappearance, Chris Watts’s façade begins to crumble. Failed polygraphs, missing sheets, and GPS data all lead detectives...
To the outside world, Chris and Shanann Watts had it all — a beautiful home, two adorable daughters, and a baby boy on the way. But behind the smiling...
On Halloween morning 2010, a teenage boy in Sandusky, Ohio, walked into a nightmare — his mother, stepfather, and brother brutally murdered in their b...
Halloween is supposed to be fun — until it isn’t. In 2001, Penn State senior Cindy Song vanished after a night of partying, leaving behind nothing but...
Six years after 11-year-old Shauna Howe was abducted and murdered on Halloween night, a new detective uncovered the clue that changed everything. With...
Halloween 1992 should have been filled with costumes and candy. Instead, 11-year-old Shauna Howe was abducted off a quiet street, and days later, her...
For decades, the unsolved Yogurt Shop Murders haunted Austin, Texas. Now, investigators say they’ve finally found the killer, thanks to a DNA match. W...
In 1991, Austin, Texas was shaken by the brutal murder of four teenage girls at a frozen yogurt shop. Bound, gagged, and shot execution-style before t...
