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TRUE CRIME with Bratterstein

BRATTERSTEIN

248 episodes

As someone who has been personally effected by homicide, I approach every True Crime case I cover with the goal of balancing facts with empathy—giving victims a voice while exploring the larger cultural and societal implications of the cases.

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I want you to leave my episodes not only knowing that the people who I talk about are real.. what happened to them is real but also acknowledging that they are much more than just their deaths.

Each audio file from this podcast is taken from my videos on YouTube. If you want to see me in action, you can search "Bratterstein" there.

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  1. The Mornington Monster : The John Myles Sharpe Case

    · 37 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Anna and Gracie Kemp with me today. On March 23, 2004, John Myles Sharpe killed his pregnant wife, 41-year-old Anna Kemp, at their home in Mornington, Victoria,…

  2. 15-Year-Old Was Kidnapped. Everyone Knew… But No One Helped

    · 45 min

    On August 6, 2000, 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz was kidnapped near his home in West Hills, Los Angeles, by drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood and two associates. Hollywood wanted to use Nicholas as leverage to collect…

  3. Instagram Model Stabs Father and Sister : The Nikki Secondino Case

    · 23 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Carlo and Liana with me today. On December 29, 2022, 61-year-old Carlo Secondino was killed and his 19-year-old daughter, Liana, was seriously wounded inside their…

  4. James Holmes and a Very Dark Night

    · 49 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering the victims of the Aurora Colorado Dark Knight Rises mass movie theatre shooting with me today. On July 20, 2012, 24-year-old James Eagan Holmes opened fire during a…

  5. He Confessed to His Sister’s Murder to Catch the REAL Killer

    · 45 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Nicole Van Den Hurk with me today. On October 6, 1995, 15-year-old Nicole van den Hurk disappeared while cycling to her supermarket job in Eindhoven, the…

  6. Murder in Morningside Park : The Tessa Majors Case

    · 50 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Tessa Rane Majors with me today. On December 11, 2019, 18-year-old Tessa Majors, a first-year student at Barnard College in New York City, was attacked during an…

  7. Murdered on Mischief Night : The Martha Moxley Case

    · 40 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Martha Moxley with me today. On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley went out with friends in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut, for…

  8. She Called 911 From Her Kidnapper’s Car… But Help Never Came

    · 51 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Denise Lee with me today. On January 17, 2008, 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee was abducted from her home in North Port, Florida, by Michael Lee King, leaving her two…

  9. If He Couldn't Have Her No One Could : The Tiana Notice Case

    · 51 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Tiana Angelique Notice with me today. On February 14, 2009, 25-year-old Tiana Notice, a University of Hartford graduate student, was murdered by her former…

  10. The Bathtub Killer : Dale Devon Scheanette

    · 36 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Christine Vu and Wendie Prescott with me today. In 1996, Dale Devon Scheanette committed two rapes and murders at the same apartment complex in Arlington, Texas,…

  11. Children Betrayed: Heartbreaking Cases Where Innocent Kids were Taken Too Soon

    · 3 h 42 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alesha MacPhail, Stoni Blair, Stephen Berry, Grace Packer, and Samiah Downing with me today.

  12. He Asked for One Last Hug… Then Tried to Kill Her

    · 44 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Melissa Dohme Hill with me today. On January 24, 2012, 20-year-old Melissa Dohme agreed to meet her ex-boyfriend, Robert Lee Burton Jr., outside her home in…

  13. An Evil Witch of a Woman : The Diane Downs Case

    · 24 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Cheryl, Christie, and Stephen with me today. On the night of May 19, 1983, Diane Downs drove her three children, Christie, 8, Cheryl, 7, and Danny, 3, to…

  14. They Killed His Grandparents for $20,000... Then Tried to Burn the Evidence

    · 1 h 00 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Shirley and Charles Severance with me today. In May 2014, Charles and Shirley Severance, both 70, were killed in their Sterling, Colorado, home by their grandson,…

  15. He Had His Whole Life Ahead of Him… Then His Best Friend Killed Him

    · 52 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Aaron Davis with me today. In November 2022, 21-year-old Aaron William Davis, a recent Brigham Young University–Idaho graduate, stopped in Rome, Georgia, to spend…

  16. Kenia Monge and the "Good Samaritan"

    · 55 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kenia Monge with me today. In the early hours of April 1, 2011, 19-year-old Kenia Monge disappeared after leaving the 24K Lounge in downtown Denver, Colorado. She…

  17. Nothing Good Happens After Midnight : The Sarah Ludemann and Rachel Wade case

    · 53 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Sarah Ludemann with me today. In April 2009, 18-year-old Sarah Ludemann was fatally stabbed by 19-year-old Rachel Wade outside the Pinellas Park, Florida, home of…

  18. Three Naval Academy Graduates, Two Murders, One Obsession

    · 47 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kerryn O’Neill and Alton Grizzard with me today. In the early hours of December 1, 1993, Ensign George P. Smith, 24, shot and killed his former fiancée, Ensign…

  19. Failed at 4-Years-Old: The Samiah Downing Horrifying Case

    · 44 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Samiah Downing with me today. In December 2012, four-year-old Samiah Christine Cornell Downing died in Adelanto, California, after prolonged abuse by her father,…

  20. True Story of a Family Annihilator : The Christian Longo Case

    · 24 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Mary Jane, Zachary, Sadie, and Madison with me today. In December 2001, Christian Longo killed his wife, MaryJane Longo, 34, and their three children, Zachery, 4,…

  21. Alison Botha Survived the Impossible : Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger are Worms

    · 47 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alison Botha with me today. In the early hours of December 18, 1994, Alison Botha, a 27-year-old insurance broker, was abducted outside her home in Port Elizabeth,…

  22. Home is Where the Murder is : 3 Hours of True Crime

    · 2 h 19 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Aliza Parsy, Rachel Pernosky, and Mary Ann Murphy with me today.

  23. Local Hero Executed a Man on Christmas Night: The Ernst Brothers Murder Case

    · 50 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Larry Streeter with me today. On Christmas night in 1997, brothers Ted and Jesse Ernst drove to the home of Dr. John Bradshaw near Bigfork, Montana, intending to…

  24. 2 Teen Girls were Taken, Only 1 Survived

    · 51 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Liz Reiser & Brandi Hicks with me today. In May 2000, best friends Elizabeth “Liz” Reiser, 17, and Brandi Hicks, 18, went to a Hollywood Video store in New…

  25. Brutalized on a City Bus : The Tim McLean Case

    · 42 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Tim Mclean with me today. On July 30, 2008, 22-year-old Tim McLean was travelling on a Greyhound bus through Manitoba, Canada, when he was killed by fellow passenger…

  26. 14-Year-Old Kills His Sleeping Father... But Says He Had No Choice

    · 37 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Edwin John Olson Jr. with me today. In May 1998, 14-year-old Terry Charles Olson shot and killed his father, Edwin John Olson Jr., inside their home in Ferndale,…

  27. Solved After 47 Years: Her Killer was Hiding in Plain Sight

    · 1 h 04 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Lindy Sue Biechler with me today. Lindy Sue Biechler’s 1975 murder in Lancaster County went unsolved for nearly five decades, becoming the county's oldest cold case.…

  28. Egging Prank Gone Wrong or Execution?

    · 21 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jonathan Gilbert aka Tyler Lane with me today. In July 2023, 22-year-old Johnathan Gilbert, known as Tyler Lane, was outside a home on Dobbins Mill Road in Spalding…

  29. When Obsession Leads to Bloodshed : The Kendra Hatcher Case

    · 55 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kendra Hatcher with me today. In September 2015, 35-year-old Dallas pediatric dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher was shot in the head as she stepped out of her car in the…

  30. Deanna Cook Called 911 While Being Murdered… But Help Never Came

    · 53 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Deanna Antoinette Cook with me today. In August 2012, 32-year-old Deanna Cook called 911 from her Dallas home while being attacked by her ex-husband, Delvecchio…

  31. LOVE TRIANGLE turns "Misguided, Wicked, and Evil"

    · 41 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Keiona Cecilia Braxton with me today. In the early hours of New Year’s Eve 2008, firefighters responding to smoke at an apartment in Henrico County, Virginia, found…

  32. Teenage Love Turns to Unhealthy Obsession : The Emma Walker Case

    · 48 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Emma Walker with me today. In November 2016, 16-year-old Emma Walker, an honor student and cheerleader from Knoxville, Tennessee, was asleep in her bedroom when her…

  33. Her Husband Paid a Killer... He Chose the Wrong Victim

    · 1 h 04 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Susan Walters with me today. In September 2006, 51-year-old Portland emergency-room nurse Susan Kuhnhausen came home after work and walked into an ambush planned by…

  34. 4 Hours of Horrifying Family Murders

    · 3 h 50 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Linda Kologi, Steve Kologi, Brittany Kologi, Mary Schulz, Shirley Severance, Charles Severance, Chad Amato, Margaret Amato, Cody Amato, Alan Johnson, and Diane…

  35. 15-Year-Old Hunted Through a Cemetery : The Jessica Keen Case

    · 1 h 00 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jessica Lyn Keen with me today. In 1991, 15-year-old Jessica Keen disappeared from a youth counseling program in Oregon just one day before she was scheduled to…

  36. Horribly Betrayed in British Columbia : The Rachel Pernosky Case

    · 44 min

    In March 2013, 18‑year‑old Rachel Pernosky disappeared from her home in Mission, British Columbia, leaving behind her purse and cellphone, and three days later her body was found down a steep embankment in Chilliwack.…

  37. Stalking Leads to Severing : The Lauren Giddings Case

    · 47 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Lauren Giddings with me today. In June 2011, 27‑year‑old Mercer Law graduate Lauren Giddings vanished from her apartment in Macon, Georgia, just as she was studying…

  38. She Was Stopped by a Police Officer… Then Vanished

    · 57 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Sarah Rosemary Everard with me today. The murder of Sarah Everard became one of the most high-profile true crime cases in modern British history. In March 2021, the…

  39. The Thing About Pam is.. She’s a Killer

    · 33 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Betsy Faria, Shirley Neumann, and Louis Gumpenberger with me today. In December 2011, 42‑year‑old Betsy Faria was found stabbed more than 50 times in her Missouri…

  40. High Hopes Dashed : The Defeo Family Destruction

    · 45 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering the Defeo family with me today. In November 1974, 23‑year‑old Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. murdered six members of his family in their Amityville, New York home as they…

  41. He Called 911 Begging for Help… But He Had Already Killed Her

    · 47 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Maria Lizette Nemeth with me today. In this true crime documentary, we examine the brutal 2015 murder of Maria Nemeth in Sunrise, Florida. What began as a frantic…

  42. Deadly Love Triangles : 3,5 Hours of True Crime

    · 3 h 28 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kendra Hatcher, Robert Limon, Keiona Braxton, Heather Elvis, and Adrianne Jones with me today.

  43. Teenager Murdered AT WORK by Obsessed Coworker

    · 33 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Riley Whitelaw with me today. In June 2022, 17‑year‑old Colorado Springs high‑school student Riley Whitelaw went to her part‑time job at a Walgreens and never came…

  44. A Mother’s Car Was Found in Flames… But Paige Birgfeld Was Nowhere to Be Found

    · 1 h 13 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Paige Meredith Birgfeld with me today. In June 2007, 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld disappeared from Grand Junction, Colorado, leaving behind her three young children…

  45. A Horrifying Display of Hate : The Gwen Araujo Case

    · 52 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Gwen Amber Rose Araujo with me today. In October 2002, 17‑year‑old Gwen Amber Rose Araujo, a transgender girl from Newark, California, was attacked at a house party…

  46. SLAUGHTERMAN Shoots Mother with BOLTGUN in Front of her KIDS

    · 43 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Mary Griffith with me today. In 2009, 38‑year‑old Mary Griffiths was murdered in her home in Bury St Edmunds, England, by a man who had turned from rejected suitor…

  47. 14-Year-Old Girl Plotted the Murder of Her Own Family

    · 49 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Bennie Jo Tibbets and her son Billy Ray Tower with me today. In 1998, a devastating house fire in rural Oregon claimed the lives of Bennie Jo Tibbets and her son…

  48. Bullying leads to Bloodshed : The Laurie Show Case

    · 48 min

    In December 1991, 16‑year‑old Laurie Show was ambushed and killed in her bedroom in East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania, after months of jealous harassment from 19‑year‑old Lisa Michelle Lambert, who believed Laurie…

  49. 2 Dead and No justice: The Tragic Story of the Killing of Alexis Sharkey

    · 22 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alexis Leigh Robinault with me today. In late November 2020, 26‑year‑old Houston Instagram influencer Alexis Leigh Sharkey (née Robinault) disappeared after…

  50. 7-Year-Old Vanishes... Her Teenage Killer Hid Her in His Basement

    · 50 min

    As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Ashley Ann Carlson with me today. The murder of Ashley Ann Carlson is one of the most disturbing child murder cases in Oregon true crime history. In February 1999,…

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