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Never Light Up A Room Podcast

Never Light Up A Room Podcast

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We all know the cliche "they lit up a room". On this true crime podcast, we will explain why you should stay safe and never "light up a room"! We aim to shine a light on the well known cases as well as the overlooked or forgotten stories. Join us each week as we cover a new investigation and illuminate the darkness that surrounds us.Never Light Up A Room Podcast True Crime
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  • Episode 065: The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer
    Jun 25 2025

    On the night of June 2nd 2011, 20-year-old University of Indiana student Lauren Spierer had some friends over to watch a basketball game. Deciding that the night was not finished, Lauren went over to a friend's place to keep the party going. Lauren and her friends then went to several other locations that evening. Lauren would last be seen leaving her friend, Jason’s home around 4:30AM on June 3rd, but has not been seen since. Lauren was last seen wearing black leggings and a white tank top with a white shirt over it.

    If you have any information on Lauren or her whereabouts, please contact either Bloomington Police at 812-339-4477 or Crime Stoppers of central Indiana at 317-262-tips

    Sources:

    Kelly, Erin, “The Chilling Story Of Lauren Spierer, The College Student Who Vanished Into Thin Air”, All Thats Interesting, February 6th 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/lauren-spierer, Accessed June 21 2025

    Sinha, Shivangi, “Lauren Spierer: What Happened to Her? Has She Been Found?”, The Cinemaholic, August 24th 2023, https://thecinemaholic.com/lauren-spierer-found-or-missing-is-she-dead-or-alive/, Accessed June 21 2025

    Deutschmann, Jennifer, “The Biggest Lauren Spierer Theories: What Really Happened?”, Grunge, January 24th 2023, https://www.grunge.com/631090/the-biggest-lauren-spierer-theories-what-really-happened/, Accessed June 22 2025

    Uncovered contributors, “Lauren Spierer”, Uncovered, June 9th 2024, https://uncovered.com/cases/lauren-spierer, Accessed June 22 2025

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 064: The Murder of Sean Kennedy
    Jun 18 2025

    On May 16, 2007, 20-year-old Sean Kennedy was leaving a nightclub where he had spent the evening with his friends. As he was leaving the club, he was confronted by a group of men in a vehicle. An altercation occurred between Sean and one of the men in the car, Stephen Moller, who exited the car, yelled a homophobic slur at Sean and then punched Sean in the face causing Sean to fall backwards and hit his head on the concrete curb. Stephen, along with his friends then fled the scene, leaving Sean to die.

    Sources:

    “Remembering Sean William Kennedy (1987-2007)”, Unfinished Lives, April 8, 2010, https://unfinishedlivesblog.com/2010/04/08/remembering-sean-william-kennedy-1987-2007/, accessed June 9, 2025.

    Sprinkle Stephen V., “The Death and Life of Sean Kennedy: A Commemoration”, Unfinished Lives, May 17, 2009, https://unfinishedlivesblog.com/2009/05/17/the-death-and-life-of-sean-kennedy-a-commemoration/, accessed June 9, 2025.

    Kennedy, Elke, “Remembering My Son 10 Years After a Hate Crime Took His Life”, Advocate, May 16, 2017, https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/5/16/remembering-my-son-10-years-after-hate-crime-took-his-life#toggle-gdpr, accessed June 9, 2025.

    “Sean William Kennedy”, Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27871515/sean_william-kennedy, accessed June 9, 2025.

    “Defendant In Gay Man's Death Gets 2.5 Year Sentence”, WYFF4, June 13, 2008, https://www.wyff4.com/article/defendant-in-gay-man-s-death-gets-2-5-year-sentence/6986701, accessed June 9, 2025.

    Landrum, Cindy, “Remembering Sean Kennedy, 10 years after his tragic death”, Greenville Journal, May 22, 2017, https://greenvillejournal.com/news/remembering-sean-kennedy-10-years-tragic-death/, accessed June 9, 2025.

    “Researching Hate Crimes & Hate Crime Legislation: The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009”, Pence Law Library, April 28, 2025, https://wcl.american.libguides.com/hatecrimes/shepardbyrdact, accessed June 9, 2025.

    CJ, “S.16 Ep.14 The Murder of Sean Kennedy”, Beyond the Rainbow Podcast, Rainbowcrimes, Jan 28, 2025, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s-16-ep-14-the-murder-of-sean-kennedy/id1476793938?i=1000686125589.

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    41 mins
  • Episode 063: The Murder of Bianca Devins
    Jun 11 2025

    On July 14th, 2019, 17-year-old Bianca Devins went to a concert in New York with someone that she thought was her friend. Unfortunately, on their way home from the concert, Bianca’s “friend” revealed that he had a very sinister plan for Bianca, which including posting horrific photos online that would later go viral.


    Sources:

    Fraga,Kaleena, “Bianca Devins Was Murdered By Brandon Andrew Clark — Then He Posted Pictures Of Her Dead Body Online,” All thats interesting, May 30, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/bianca-devins, Accessed June 5th 2025

    Mehrotra, Kriti, “Bianca Devins Murder: How Did She Die? Who Killed Her?”, The Cinemaholic, June 13, 2024, https://thecinemaholic.com/bianca-devins-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/, Accessed June 5th 2025,

    Mehrotra, Kriti, “Brandon Clark: Where is Bianca Devins’ Killer Now?”, The Cinemaholic, June 13, 2024, https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-brandon-clark-now/, Accessed June 5th 2025

    CBS News, “Violent images sent to victim's family a form of "psychological terrorism," expert says”, CBS News, August 13th 2022, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bianca-devins-murder-violent-images-psychological-terrorism-48-hours/, Accessed June 5th 2025

    Leigh Cooper. Kelly, “Bianca Devins: The teenager whose murder was exploited for clicks”, BBC News, July 20 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49002486, Accessed June 5th 2025

    Miller, Hayley, “Man Who Murdered Teen Girl, Posted Photos Of Dead Body Online Sentenced To Prison”, HuffPost, March 17, 2021, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bianca-devins-killer-sentenced_n_6051f003c5b685610fd3e4e5 -, Accessed June 5th 2025

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    57 mins

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