Recent Episodes

Nov. 20, 2024

81. The Thanksgiving Massacre: Jupiter, Florida

On Thanksgiving Night, in 2009, Paul Merhige joined his family for their annual get-together. He had not been invited but decided to attend anyway. He called his father to get directions to his cousin's home and his father complied. What happened after he arrived that evening was a nightmare that tore the family apart. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #JupiterFlorida #Florida #familicide #Merhige

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Nov. 13, 2024

80. The Murder of Crystal Faye Todd in Conway, South Carolina

In 1991, seventeen year old Crystal Faye Todd didn't come after a night out with friends. Her mother instinctively knew something was wrong. Listen to the story of the disappearance, rape and brutal murder of an all-American girl  from Conway, South Carolina.

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Nov. 6, 2024

79. Undark: The Story of The Radium Girls

With the discovery of radium by the Curies in 1898, great strides were made in the scientific field. Along with the possibilities were risks not yet known. One of the inventions - luminous paint- made painting watch dials big business in the early 1900s. But within two decades the dangers were coming to light.

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Oct. 30, 2024

78. The Real Exorcist

In 1973 a movie opened in theaters that scared the nation - The Exorcist. But you may not be aware that it was based on true events that took place in 1949. Billy Graham urged audiences not to see it due to its depiction of evil, but audiences continued to flock to see it for its scare factor. These are the details of what happened; the truth is scarier than fiction.

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Oct. 23, 2024

77. Witches or Martyrs: The Salem Witch Trials

The trials began in 1692 when a group of young girls in the Puritan village of Salem, Massachusetts claimed they were being tormented by local women who were practicing witchcraft.

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Oct. 9, 2024

76. Carnage in Carthage: NC's Deadliest Mass Shooting

A rocky marriage, a controlling husband, an estranged wife, and alcohol addiction; a destructive combination that led down a deadly path and ultimately ended in tragedy for several families.

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Oct. 2, 2024

75. A Murder Farm in Quiet Dell, West Virginia

In August 1931, police were investigating the disappearances of Asta Eicher and her three children. They found love letters, which led them to a man named Harry Powers in Quiet Dell, West Virginia.

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Sept. 4, 2024

72. Murder in Asheboro - The Melissa Mickey Story

The murder of a mother of two in a small town in Randolph County has investigators baffled. She had no enemies to speak of. Sometimes an enemy is closer than we think though and is not someone we consider an enemy. One man is arrested and one man turns himself in. The question is did they work together or did one work alone?

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The Tragedy of The Donner Party

On our latest episode we tell about a tragic event in the history of westward expansion. The Donner Party, named for brothers George and Jacob Donner, and included the James Reed family, made some vital mistakes as they took their families across th…

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Melody Gwyn

Melody, married to Tim for over three decades, has spent the bulk of her parenting years homeschooling her five children, while simultaneously working a side hustle or two. She became interested in true crime as a teen after discovering a local author's books at the library. Her love of reading, writing, and murder mysteries converged when she met Darlene and they discovered their mutual desire to produce a podcast telling true crime stories. Since she is the "Type-A" personality in the partnership, she takes care of the filing, back-ups, and techie stuff. This also involves trying to keep Darlene organized and on track while they try out her rather creative and impressive ideas.

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Darlene Hildreth

Darlene loves Southern culture, history and a good story! For her fifteenth birthday, her G-pa gifted her an Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. She owes her fascination of psychology, true crime and fear of the dark to him.

Darlene has been married to her husband ( the narrator) for twenty-five years. They have four children together. They've spent the majority of the past twenty-six years homeschooling and learning how to parent. Just as they were getting the parenting thing figured out, three of the four grew up. This year Curtis and Darlene were blessed with two daughters-in-law and their first grand baby.

Darlene is a true-crime podcast fan as well. As much as she loves to hear good stories, she loves to tell them! Hosting and creating this podcast is a dream come true for her.