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Episode 18: The Delphi Murders

Best friends Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” Rose Lynn German were murdered while hiking near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana in February 2017. Before their murders, Libby secretly recorded the killer on her cell phone. Police have the suspect’s voice, photo, and even have him on video. But as of today, the…

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The Delphi Murders

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! The Delphi Murders turned the small town of Delphi, Indiana from a place no one has heard about, to the place of one of the nation’s most heinous, unsolved murders. Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13-years old, and her best friend Liberty “Libby” Rose Lynn German,…

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Episode 17: The Suitcase Murder

Three suitcases are discovered floating in the Chesapeake Bay in May 2004. The first suitcase contained 2 human legs that were severed from the rest of the body. The second contained the torso. And the third suitcase held the rest of the body. The discovery of the suitcases take police investigators on a wild ride. From…

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The Suitcase Murder

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! In May 2004, 3 suitcases were discovered floating in Chesapeake Bay near Virginia Beach. Inside the first suitcase, a family discovered 2 human legs that were separated from the rest of the body. The second suitcase contained a male’s torso with the head attached….

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Episode 16: The Rogers Family Murders

A family from Ohio goes missing after taking a sunset boat cruise in Tampa Bay, Florida while on vacation. A few days later, the bodies of 3 women are discovered floating in the bay, their bodies attached to 30-pound concrete blocks. They are half naked, mouths gagged, and their eyes left wide open. Police have…

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The Rogers Family Murders

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! In May 1989, Joan Rogers and her 2 daughters, 17-year old Michelle, and 14-year old Christe went on vacation to Florida from their home state of Ohio. This was the family’s first time ever leaving Ohio. Joan’s husband, Hal Rogers, stayed behind to care…

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Episode #15: Suicide or Homicide: Death of Rebecca Zahau

Rebecca Zahau was found hanging from a second floor balcony in an apparent suicide in 2011. She was completely nude, her wrists and ankles bound, and her mouth gagged. This all happened after her boyfriend’s son, Max, was in a tragic accident while Rebecca was supposed to be babysitting him. Here the story, learn the facts, consider the…

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Suicide or Homicide: Death of Rebecca Zahau

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Was the mysterious death of Rebecca Zahau a suicide or a staged homicide? Let’s let the forensic evidence decide. Rebecca Zahau is from Falam in the Chin Hills of Myanmar known as Falam, formally known as Burma. During her childhood she moved around a…

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Episode 14: Murder of Karina Vetrano

Karina Vetrano went missing on August 2, 2016 after leaving the house to go out jogging in Spring Creek Park, New York. Her brutally murdered body was discovered along the running path a few hours later.  Medical examiners recovered a DNA profile underneath Karina’s fingernails, on her back, and on her cell phone. Did police and…

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Episode 13: Murder of Shari Smith

Sharon “Shari” Faye Smith was abducted from her own driveway in May 1985. For days, her abductor tortured her family by making phone calls promising she was alive and well until her body was discovered. Forensic scientists were able to examine the letter using Electrostatics Detection Apparatus (ESDA) to reveal indentations and impressions in the…

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