International Crimes Episodes
Episode 197: Hookups from Hell: Takahiro Shiraishi - "The Twitter Killer"
A serial killer preys on vulnerable women in Tokyo, Japan. He will meet his victims on Twitter. (Caution: This episode contains the subject of suicide.) Resources: by Walter Sim for The Straits Times, Nov 5, 2017. ...
Episode 184: Ghosts in the Attic: Natasha Ryan
In 1998, a 14-year-old disappeared from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It would be feared she had become a victim of serial killer, Leonard Fraser, but this story would end with a shocking revelation. Sources: 60 Minutes...
Episode 180: Familiar Strangers: Anastasia Romanov, Part 2
We conclude this two-part episode with a young woman who comes forward claiming to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov. The investigation into her claim would take decades to solve the mystery. Time Stamps: 05:03 - "Miss Unknown" 22:47 -...
Episode 179: Familiar Strangers: Anastasia Romanov, Part1
On this first part of a 2-part episode, I share the fascinating story of the disappearance of the last imperial family of Russia, the Romanovs. After their disappearance, most believed they had been executed by the Bolsheviks, but sightings of...
Episode 166: StepMonsters - Joshua and Jerome Ellis
An abusive stepfather gets his comeuppance when his stepsons turn on him resulting in a grisly murder. Resources: "Joshua and Jerome Ellis guilty of stepfather killing", BBC News, Feb 26, 2014. "Kids Who Kill: Responsible Child inspired by...
Episode 165: StepMonsters: Tracey Wright
A child, unwanted from birth and neglected by her birth parents, is hopeful that her new stepmother will love her like a daughter. It is not to be and her story will become a cautionary tale in the U.K. of how the child protective system spectacularly...