• 257: The Mysterious Disappearance of Christine Walters | USA
    Apr 27 2026

    In November 2008, 23-year-old Christine Lindsey Walters left her hotel room in Eureka, California, in her pyjamas, to collect identity documents from a nearby copy centre. She was trying to get home to Wisconsin. She never made it.

    A junior studying botany and ethnobotany at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Christine had come to Humboldt County for a planned three-week holiday. She stayed, drawn to the area's natural beauty and a spiritual community. One week before she vanished, she participated in an illegal ayahuasca ceremony. Days later, she was found naked and covered in briar scratches on a stranger's doorstep, speaking of demons. She tested negative for drugs, was discharged, and began making plans to fly home. She was last seen on November 14, walking away from a copy centre on I Street, Eureka. Her belongings and untouched bank funds were later recovered. She has never been found.

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    Web

    The Charley Project
    NamUs
    Facebook
    Articles
    Missing Women: Humboldt Mystery
    Lauth Investigations International — Christine Walters
    True Crime Society - Christine Lindsey Walters
    Missing People in America — Christine Walters
    Websleuths Forum — "CA: Christine Walters, 23, Arcata, 14 Nov 2008."

    Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
    Narrated by Noel Vinson
    Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
    Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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    20 mins
  • 256: The ‘My Way’ Karaoke Killings | The Philippines
    Apr 12 2026

    Frank Sinatra's "My Way" became one of the deadliest songs in history — not on a battlefield, but in the karaoke bars of the Philippines. Between 1998 and 2018, at least a dozen people were killed in disputes linked to the song, in incidents dubbed the "My Way Killings." Victims were shot for singing off-key, stabbed over microphone disputes, and killed for daring to claim the song as theirs. The killings prompted bar owners to ban the song outright, drew international media attention, and sparked debate about karaoke culture, Filipino identity, and the role of pride and alcohol in public violence.

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    Web
    Wikipedia – My Way Killings
    Wikipedia – My Way
    Articles
    Karaoke fan killed for singing out of tune
    Man kills friend after fighting over karaoke
    Man killed by drinking buddy inside Lucena bar
    Sinatra song often strikes a deadly chord
    Not again: Filipino man killed in fight over song ‘My Way’ during karaoke session
    12 shot dead in random killings while all singing the same karaoke song
    Music
    Comme D'Habitude – Claude Francois
    Kishidan – My Way

    Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
    Narrated by Noel Vinson
    Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
    Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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    19 mins
  • 255: The Real Twin Peaks Case: Murder of Hazel Drew | USA
    Mar 22 2026
    In the sweltering summer of 1908, 20-year-old domestic servant Hazel Drew was found floating face-down in Teal's Pond, New York. Her skull had been crushed by repeated blows. A corset string wrapped around her throat. The investigation revealed a web of secrets, political corruption, and powerful men with much to hide. More than a century later, this unsolved murder would inspire Twin Peaks – and after 113 years, researchers finally believe they've solved the case that captivated a nation…

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    Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks by David Bushman and Mark Givens
    Hazel Was a Good Girl: Solving the Murder That Inspired Twin Peaks by Dr. Jerry C. Drake
    Podcasts
    The Girl in the Pond - Times Union
    Web
    Timeline: The Hazel Drew murder investigation
    HazelDrew.com
    Investigating the Cold Case That Inspired Twin Peaks
    Articles
    A look at the New York murder that inspired 'Twin Peaks'
    Murder that inspired 'Twin Peaks' solved 100 years later
    The True Crime That Inspired 'Twin Peaks' Was Solved by Its Fans

    Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
    Narrated by Noel Vinson
    Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
    Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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    25 mins
  • 254: The Gang of Amazons | Russia
    Mar 8 2026
    On a quiet September night in 2013, a routine traffic stop on the outskirts of Aksai unraveled a mystery that had haunted southern Russia for years. A violent shootout led police to a forest campsite, and what they uncovered was more than just weapons.
    The suspects were not professional hitmen or members of a paramilitary group. They were a family. A mother, her daughters, and her husband. Their crimes spanned nearly a decade: home invasions, execution-style killings, ambushes on police officers. Dozens of stolen items linked them to victims across Rostov Oblast and beyond.
    They would become known in the media as the Gang of Amazons.
    In this episode, we examine the investigation that connected seemingly random crimes to a single group, delve into the backgrounds of the perpetrators, and follow the trial that brought their reign of terror to an end.

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    Resources
    Web
    Wikipedia
    History and Other Things
    Medium - Serial Killers: Gang of Amazons
    Articles
    Russia's Rostov court sentences 'Amazon gang' to lengthy jail terms for numerous killings
    Near Rostov the members of the gang announced the verdict for robbery and murder
    Russian nursery teacher killed ten people with help gang
    A family of murderers in Rostov. Adventures of 'bloody Inessa' (Tarverdiyeva's case in Rostoblsud)
    Twenty years for the Amazons. Why women are not given a life sentence?

    Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
    Narrated by Noel Vinson
    Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
    Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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    24 mins
  • 253: The Murder of Au-Pair, Sophie Lionnet | England
    Feb 22 2026
    In 2017, 21-year-old French au pair Sophie Lionnet was found burned in a garden in Southfields, London. What began as a dream opportunity became a nightmare of abuse, torture, and ultimately murder at the hands of her employers.

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    An Au Pair In London - UK True Crime
    News Articles
    Au pair murder: Couple found guilty
    Couple jailed for life over French nanny Sophie Lionnet's torture
    U.K. couple guilty of murder, burning nanny Sophie Lionnet's body
    Couple guilty of murder after nanny Sophie Lionnet's burned remains found in the garden
    London couple 'murdered French nanny Sophie Lionnet then burned her body'
    Couple who killed French nanny should be 'burned at the stake' – victim's mother
    Pretty 21-Year-Old Sophie Lionnet Was Murdered and Her Body Burned. But Why?

    Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
    Narrated by Noel Vinson
    Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
    Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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    21 mins
  • 252: The Vanishing of the Krnak Family | USA
    Feb 8 2026
    Between September 2003 and April 2006, Wisconsin prosecutors built one of the most challenging murder cases in the state's history: proving a family annihilation without bodies, a crime scene, or eyewitnesses. In July 1998, Allen Krnak, his wife Donna, their son Thomas, and the family dog vanished without a trace after leaving for a Fourth of July weekend at their cabin. When their truck was found wiped clean with thousands of unexplained miles, investigators knew this was no ordinary disappearance. The discovery of Allen's remains 800 miles away in North Carolina would reveal a horrifying truth about betrayal and greed. But Donna and Thomas remain missing to this day, their bodies never recovered from the mountains where they were likely disposed of.Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesWeb Wisconsin Missing Persons - Donna Kay KrnakThe Charley Project - Thomas John KrnakThe Charley Project - Donna Kay KrnakThe Doe Network - Donna Krnak (2333DFWI)The Doe Network - Thomas Krnak (3418DMWI)Wisconsin Supreme Court - State v. Anderson (2005)Wisconsin Supreme Court - State v. Derek AndersonWisconsin Court of Appeals - Derek Anderson v. Leverett BaldwinArticlesWisconsin State Journal - Anderson Convicted of Murder (April 8, 2006)Racine Journal Times - FBI Agent Investigating Different Case Finds Lead (August 15, 2024)WFMY News 2 - Man Found Guilty in Missing Family Murder TrialWRN - Killer's Appeal Rejected (December 30, 2009)The Sylva Herald - Wisconsin Jury Finds Former WCU Student Guilty of Murder (April 13, 2006)Tulsa World - Family's Disappearance Grips Rural Town (February 26, 2019)La Crosse Tribune - Wisconsin Briefs (March 30, 2006)Created & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.
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    27 mins
  • 251: The Wanda Beach Murders | Australia
    Jan 25 2026
    On a windy January day in 1965, two fifteen-year-old best friends walked into the sand dunes at Wanda Beach near Sydney. They never came home. What followed was one of the largest investigations in Australian history, yet the killer vanished without a trace. Sixty years later, three suspects have emerged, but no one has ever been charged. Was it a teenage surfer, a serial killer, or someone far more sinister?

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    Alan J. Whiticker - "WANDA: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders" (New Holland Publishers, 2003)
    Documentaries
    Crime Investigation Australia - "The Wanda Beach Murders"
    Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen Killer
    Web
    Wikipedia - Wanda Beach Murders
    Wikipedia - Derek Percy
    Wikipedia - Christopher Wilder
    National Film and Sound Archive - Nine News: the Wanda Beach Murders
    Australian Missing Persons Register - Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt
    News Articles
    Australian serial killer Christopher Wilder linked to the Wanda Beach murders
    Loved ones of the two girls murdered at Sydney's Wanda Beach...
    Ivan Milat's Family Reacts After Chris Minns Considers Inquiry Into More Unsolved Murders
    Podcast
    The Backpacker Murders

    Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
    Narrated by Noel Vinson
    Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
    Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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    19 mins
  • Nordic Campsite Killings 4: The Shadow Between the Cases
    Jan 21 2026
    Between 1959 and 1987, a series of brutal attacks in the forests and lakesides of Finland and Sweden left multiple victims dead – and investigators haunted by their similarities. From Tulilahti and Lake Bodom to Appojaure and the deck of the Viking Sally, the victims were ordinary people, asleep and vulnerable, when violence struck without warning. Some cases were solved. Most weren’t.
    What links these murders? Could they be the work of the same person, or do they reveal something darker about the illusion of safety in the wild?
    This is a special episode that brings together cases previously featured on Evidence Locker, uncovering the patterns, suspects, and unanswered questions that continue to grip true crime researchers to this day.
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    Resources
    Documentaries
    The Confessions of Thomas Quick
    Murhan DNA: Bodominjärvin murhat
    Web
    Wikipedia: Appojaure Murders
    Wikipedia: Kytäjä
    Wikipedia: Lake Bodom Murders
    Kyllikki Saari Murder (1953)
    Wikipedia: Tulilahden kaksoismurha
    Articles
    Serial Killer has second thoughts - The Confessions of Thomas Quick
    The Lake Bodom Murders
    Campsite Killer: The Unsolved Mystery of the Lake Bodom Murders
    ForenSeek: The Tulilahti Double Murder

    Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
    Narrated by Noel Vinson
    Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
    Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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    19 mins