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The Black Dahlia

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! January 14, 1947, in a South Los Angeles neighborhood known as Leimert Park, a woman, Betty Bersinger, is walking with her 3-year-old daughter around 10:00 in the morning when she discovers the dead body of a woman. Not only is the woman dead, her body…

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Cold Case: Murder of Missy Bevers

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Missy Bevers was born on August 9, 1970, in the city of Graham, Texas. The middle child in the family. She was born Terri Leanne Strickland but went by the nickname Missy for most of her life. Missy met her husband, Brandon Bevers, and the couple married on June 20,…

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Murder of Leanne Tiernan

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Leanne Tiernan was a beautiful 16-year old teenager from the large city of Leeds, England, a place only about 170 miles north of Central London. On November 26, 2000, Leanne Tiernan went for a shopping trip in downtown Leeds with her 15-year old friend Sarah Whitehouse. The…

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The Hillside Strangler

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! *Shout out to a Forensic Tales listener, Ariel, for requesting this story. If you would like to submit your favorite true crime case for a chance to have it featured on the show, send me an email: courtney@forensictales.com The Hillside Strangler is responsible for terrorizing the city…

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The Soham Murders

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were two 10-year old classmates who had been friends since they were only four years old. Even at four years old, the two girls instantly became best friends, practically joined at the hip, and looked more like sisters than merely best friends. …

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The Murder of Krystal Beslanowitch

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On December 14, 1995, Tracy Beslanowitch told her boyfriend, Chris, that she was going to grab some food at a local Circle K near Salt Lake City, Utah. She never returned home. Around 11:00 p.m., Chris started to worry about his girlfriend because it…

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The List Family Murders

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! The List Family consisted of John Emil List, his wife Helen List, and their 3 young children: Patricia “Patty”, Frederick, and John Jr. John list enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and served 2 tours in the war. He returned home…

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Episode 4: Not Another Manson Murder

Jeffrey MacDonald was a decorated U.S. Army Officer and Physician with a wife and children. By all accounts he lived the all-American dream. Until one day, when his entire family was murdered inside their very own home. Was this another Charles Mansion family murder? Let’s let the forensic evidence decide.

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Jeffrey MacDonald

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Jeffrey MacDonald was a decorated U.S. Army Officer and Physician who spent his teenage years as Senior Class President and captain of the football team. By all accounts, he was living the All-American Dream. After being accepted to Princeton University, he married his high…

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Green River Killer

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Gary Leon Ridgway is America’s second most prolific serial killer in United States history. He has confessed to killing 71 innocent girls and women across the state of Washington between the 1980’s and 1990’s.  Ridgway prayed on local runaways and sex workers in the…

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