Casefile Confidential - Real Crime Podcast
Welcome to Casefile Confidential, the true crime podcast that delivers a new case every single week. I’m Tony, your guide through the shadows of human behavior. Each episode exposes the truth behind notorious murders, elusive serial killers, and overlooked crimes that deserve attention.From solved mysteries to cases still shrouded in doubt, we go global to bring you stories that disturb, intrigue, and keep you thinking long after the episode ends. Subscribe now and be ready: every week, another secret comes to light.
The Slaughter of Broken Arrow: Sons of Infamy
The Bever family lived a life of quiet seclusion in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, isolated from the outside world by parents who sought to protect them. Yet, inside this large, silent house, an unthinkable plot was cultivated: two brothers shared a goal to achieve infamy by committing mass murder with the highest "kill count". Driven by dark inspiration, they gathered knives, ordered thousands of rounds of ammunition, and crafted full sets of body armor. The night they donned their gear, the carefully orchestrated plan for silent execution was instantly engulfed by chaos and screaming. A horror movie had begun in a...
Double Homicide: The Dollhouse Silence and the Garage of Gore
Brescia, Northern Italy, 2005. The suburban calm of a peaceful dwelling was shattered when a relative arrived for a planned holiday visit and found the main entrance locked. Inside the lower apartment, the scene was unsettlingly pristine, described by one relative as being "like a dollhouse," though the two long-term occupants were nowhere to be found.Â
Crucial details immediately contradicted the idea of a voluntary, spontaneous departure: the pair’s automobile and bicycles remained unused in the garage, groceries sat waiting in the refrigerator, and the one device connecting them to the outside world, a mobile phone long sought by...
Three Women Driven to Murder by a Desire for Revenge
In this episode we examine the cases of three women driven to murder by a desire for revenge. The first profile is on Carla Fay Tucker, detailing her troubled childhood involving drug abuse and prostitution, and her ultimate execution for a brutal double murder committed in a drug-fueled rage to avenge a friend and steal a motorcycle. The second case focuses on Jessica McCord, a woman with personality disorders who orchestrated the murder of her ex-husband and his new wife to maintain control over her children, exhibiting cold-blooded planning and no remorse. Finally, the third segment covers Clara Harris, a...
Young Man Stabbed to Death with 36 Stab Wounds: And the Motive Is Incredible
This case particularly captures the depths of human misery, where horror creeps in, silent and merciless, to the point of obliterating an innocent life with chilling coldness. It's the portrait of a world that, beneath its calm surface, hides the chill of indifference and the ferocity of destructive impulses. This is also the story of a dashed hope and a shattered dream, a journey in search of a better life tragically interrupted by unprecedented violence in a wealthy and seemingly safe northern Italian city. A tragic fate no one could have foreseen.
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The Graveyard Beneath the Floorboards: Unmasking John Wayne Gacy, The Killer Clown
An extensive ainvestigation of the terrifying true story of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, detailing his life as a seemingly respectable Chicago businessman and his secret existence as a sadistic predator. It explains how Gacy, known as Pogo the Clown, targeted vulnerable young men in the 1970s and describes the disappearance of two victims, Johnny Buukovich and Robert Past, whose cases eventually led police to Gacy's home. The text outlines the harrowing account of an earlier survivor, Jeffrey Wrignel, who identified Gacy after a brutal attack, and emphasizes the killer's arrogance and narcissistic belief that he was too clever to...
Sex, Obsession, Betrayal, and Manipulation: Massacre at Dawn
At the first light of dawn, in a small house in the Lombardy province, a man's screams shatter the dawn silence. A balance as invisible as it is fragile collapses without warning. Via Torino 32, Samarate, northern Italy: a street like many others, where the houses all look alike and the gardens tell of quiet lives. But at the first light of dawn, the silence is shattered by desperate screams. A family massacre mysterious and chilling.
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The Chilling Story of Mark Rust: From Sex Pest to Serial Killer
Alone on a busy road in Adelaide, Maya Yakage had no idea she was facing one of South Australia's most reviled men: Mark Erin Rust. Rust began his life as a sex pest, who sought the "revulsion thrill" from shocking women. But his violence was untreated and constantly escalating to much more intimidating acts.
He was always on the lookout for a woman on her own. When Rust encountered Maya, rejection sent him into a total rage. He lunged toward her, a physical assault he had never attempted before. Hours later, an anonymous voice—the killer's own—reported a bo...
True Crime Italy: Sex, Obsession, Betrayal, and Murder
When a husband vanishes and is found dead in the woods of Lunigiana, investigators uncover a life balanced between public appearance and private violence1.... This is the story of a dramatic love that curdled, an obsession confused for affection, and how a brotherly friend chose to betray everything, firing a fatal shot fueled not by hate, but by a manipulated, lethal sense of hope...
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An Unsolved and Mysterious Case: When the Tide Turns Undetermined
It was a breezy Sunday in January 2013. Beloved librarian Patrick Mullins went out on his boat and never returned. As hours turned to days, his unmanned vessel was discovered far away. The horrific discovery came nine days later: Patrick's body, secured to a 25-pound anchor, killed by a shotgun blast to the head. Authorities suggested suicide, but Patrick owned no shotgun, and the boat bore no trace of blood. Crucial surveillance footage that could have shown who was aboard was tragically lost. What dark truth lies hidden beneath the surface of the Manatee River?
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Night of Sex and Necrophilia, Dawn of Death. When Desire Kills
To his friends, Andrea Pizzocolo was an “adorable” and good-natured man. To his family, he was a caring partner and a devoted father to a five-year-old daughter. At his job, he was a respected accountant, an impeccable professional at a multinational company. But behind this mask of an ordinary life, Pizzocolo harbored an abyss of obsession and brutality.
On a September morning in 2013, the body of an 18-year-old girl was found discarded in a field. She had been strangled with plastic zip ties, a simple hotel towel covering her face. This single clue led investigators not to a monster lurk...
Scotland Crime: The Mysterious Disappearance and Murder of Emma Faulds
Emma Faulds and her West Highland Terrier, Maverick, were inseparable. To her, the dog wasn't just a pet; he was like her son. She was a 39-year-old care worker known for her kind heart, and her phone was described as an extension of her arm—she was always in touch with loved ones.
On the night of April 28th, 2019, she texted a friend that she was at the home of a man she’d known for 18 years, planning to have some wine and stay the night. After that message, she vanished.
Two days later, police broke into her...
Custody Battle Turns to Murder: The Tragic Story of Kim and Frank Parker
A custody battle is often the final, bitter war of a failed marriage. But for Frank Parker and Kim Baldwin, it was just the beginning.
Frank was a devoted father who lived for his children; he was willing to sacrifice everything just to be in their lives. Kim was his charismatic ex-wife, a woman with a difficult past who craved control over every aspect of her world, especially her kids. Their divorce devolved into a brutal, multi-year conflict filled with vicious accusations, harassment, and even threats of violence.
The war reached its peak when Kim leveled...
The Well of Sorrows: A Child's Tragic End
When Jessica and Daniel Groves fought to regain custody of their newborn son, Dylan, they promised to keep him safe. Born prematurely and with a mix of methamphetamines, fentanyl, and opiates in his tiny body, Dylan was already battling withdrawal, his arms shaking and legs twitching. For a brief time, he found a safe haven with a foster mother, a sober school teacher whose community rallied to create a perfect room for him in a single day. She took time off work to hold him constantly, easing the painful symptoms his parents' addiction had caused.
Despite her warnings to...
Dangerous Marriages: When One of the Spouses Meets a Bad End
In the small, quiet community of Hoffman, Oklahoma, Arthur Bernie was known by everyone as a kind, sociable, and hardworking mechanic. After a 20-year marriage ended, he feared he was destined for a life of loneliness, terrified of the time that was passing him by. But then, in the most unexpected way, he met Patricia Meeks. She was his opposite in every way—vivacious, wild, and exciting—and Arthur fell madly in love.
Their whirlwind romance led to a new marriage and a new family, and for years, it seemed Arthur had found the happiness he was looking for. Frie...
UK True Crime - The Night Walk Home: A Shattered Trust
It was a routine walk home for Sarah Everard on March 3, 2021, a two-and-a-half-mile journey she had taken many times before from her friend's house in London. She called her boyfriend, made plans, and was captured on well-lit CCTV. Then, silence. Her phone switched off, her work meeting missed, Sarah's disappearance was alarming and utterly out of character. The city erupted in an 'enormous and immediate' search, her name trending on Twitter as a desperate community sought answers. But as investigators pieced together her last known movements, a chilling image emerged from CCTV: Sarah, standing by a car with its hazard...
The Largest Family Massacre in Italian Criminal History
A crumbling marriage, a jealous husband, and a family caught in the middle.
It’s November 1996 in southern Italy, and what should have been a quiet evening in a small Calabrian village will instead turn into a nightmare. Alfredo Valente, a carabiniere tormented by the idea of losing his wife Genny forever, sets out on a rain-soaked drive across hundreds of kilometers. In his mind, the separation is more than a personal failure, it’s a betrayal — and he is determined to confront those he believes have turned his family against him.
When he finally reaches the Salemme househ...
A Face Smeared with Blood: Solange Haikkala's Mountain Nightmare
In the quiet, free-spirited mountain community of Jamestown, Colorado, peace shattered one Saturday morning. A frantic 911 call described a harrowing scene: 30-year-old Solange Haikkala, a beloved mother, discovered cold and unresponsive on a couch in her artist's studio, her face smeared with blood. The studio itself was described as "completely ransacked," hinting at a violent struggle, leaving detectives to wonder how such a brutal crime could unfold in a town where crime was a rarity. As investigators go through into the "sea of evidence" on Solange's body – from puzzling bruises to the chilling detail of her being found naked from th...
A Brutal Crime: When Your Wife Is Not What She Seems.
John was a medical student in Chicago, Tracey a brilliant and ambitious radiologist. They met and, after just eighteen days, decided to marry. The suddenness of their decision surprised many, but to them it all seemed natural. Tracey had a special talent: she could read people's minds, sense what they wanted to hear, and adapt accordingly. No one then could have imagined that from that relationship would grow a story marked by... lethal consequences. An unmissable case that will keep you in suspense until the end
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Missing Person: The Unseen and Mysterious Disappearance of Karen Swift
On a quiet October morning in 2011, the lives of a Dyersburg, Tennessee family were irrevocably altered when 44-year-old Karen Swift, a beloved mother of four, simply vanished. She was last seen tucking her 9-year-old daughter into bed the night before, only to be gone by dawn.
Her white Nissan Murano was later discovered abandoned on a rural highway, a single rusty screw puncturing its tire, but the vehicle offered no clues, and her home revealed no signs of a struggle. Investigators were left with an immediate suspicion of homicide, yet faced a baffling lack of witnesses, DNA, or...
A Murder and a Dark Web of Sex, Corruption and Revenge
On October 28, 1999, shortly before 9:00 PM, several gunshots shattered the evening silence in the parking lot of a Methodist church. A woman was found lying in a pool of blood next to her Jeep as a light-colored car sped away. Thus begins a murky story of sex, betrayal, corruption, and murder. A case where nothing is as it seems, an investigation worth following to the end. We are about 100 kilometers north of the Big Apple, in a small, seemingly peaceful family community, yet that remote place in provincial America hid a disturbing truth: a dark soul made of sex and corruption.<...
The Craigslist Killer: A Chilling Double Murder
Kevin Powell, a talented interior designer, and his partner Steven Adams, a registered nurse, had built a "rock-solid" life together over three decades, eventually settling into the welcoming queer community of Wilton Manors, Florida. Kevin, still recovering from a recent double organ transplant for severe diabetes, was looking forward to spending Christmas in Ohio with Steve's family.
However, the festive plans turned into a chilling mystery when the couple never arrived for their flight, failing to answer any calls or texts, which was completely out of character for them. Family members, thousands of miles away, were plunged into...
Dear Husband, I'll Kill You - The Hidden Betrayal of the Perfect Wife
They were the perfect couple, the envy of every neighbor in the quiet Baltimore suburb. Carla and Ray Porter were united in a bond that, at least on the surface, knew no break. But behind the facade of an idyllic existence, an abyss of dark secrets and a deadly betrayal waited to swallow everything Ray Porter had painstakingly built. What macabre truth lay behind that "dream marriage"? And to what extent can ambition and deception drive a person to destroy their own life and the lives of those around them?
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Female Assassins: A Sordid Tale of Sex, Betrayal, and Murder
This story begins among the shelves of a California supermarket, an ordinary place and a seemingly casual encounter. But behind that normality lies a spiral of passion, lies, and obsession that will overwhelm all the protagonists of this tragic case.Â
This isn't just a story of betrayal. It's a tale of emotional dependence, dangerous illusions, and what happens when a relationship spirals into an abyss from which there's no return. Because sometimes, what we seek outside of marriage... takes us much further than we ever intended.
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The Strangled Bride: Unraveling a Fiance’s Dark Secrets
Kirkland, Washington. 27-year-old Elaina Busousakos had just one heartfelt wish for New Year's Eve 1998: to meet her soulmate. Just weeks later, she believed she found him in the handsome and charismatic Sion Louie, a man she was "completely enamored" with. Their lives seemed destined for a traditional family and happiness. But then, just weeks before their Valentine's Day wedding in 2001, Elaina vanished without a trace. Seven days later, her car was discovered, and inside the trunk, a horrifying scene: Elaina's lifeless body, savagely strangled and hidden.
Investigators were immediately met with a "confusing trail of clues". Elena's diamond engagement...
Vanished in the Heart of Africa: The Unsolved Mystery of Sophia Koetsier
She went to Africa to save lives — but vanished without a trace.
Sophia Koetsier was a bright, compassionate medical student chasing her dream in the wild beauty of Uganda. On the surface, it looked like a tragic accident — an animal attack in a remote national park. But the clues left behind tell a different story. A water bottle by the river. Clothes torn and scattered high in the trees. Personal items placed too deliberately to be random. And a disturbing amount of DNA that doesn’t belong to her.
What really happened in the heart of Africa that night...
Deadly Secrets in Admiral's Cove: A Story of Love, Lies, and Resentment
writerImagine the quiet, multi-million dollar waterfront community of Admiral's Cove in Palm Beach, Florida. A place where luxury homes provide stunning views, and life seems idyllic. But on an early autumn morning in 2011, that peace was violently shattered. A security alarm drew a guard to one of these opulent residences, where he discovered the patriarch of the family, 66-year-old Lanny Horwitz, dead in his bathroom in a bloody scene, shot not just once, but nine times. What emerged from the house next was even more shocking: Lanny's wife, Donna, and their son, Radley, each with a motive and each pointing...
Kathleen Folbigg: A Mother's Diaries, Four Deaths, and a Genetic Redemption
In a quiet Australian suburb, the dreams of a young couple, Craig and Kathleen Folbigg, for a happy family turned into an unfolding nightmare. Beginning in 1989, their lives were shattered by an unthinkable series of events: the sudden, inexplicable deaths of their four infant children—Caleb, Patrick, Sarah, and Laura—over a decade1.... As each baby passed, often in their sleep and always in their mother's sole care, initial diagnoses like Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) offered little comfort, leaving a lingering, chilling question: how could tragedy strike the same family not once, but four times...
The Fatal Road Trip: A Terrible Custody Conspiracy
In today's episode we recount the tragic story of Matthew Restelli, a man lured to his death under the guise of reconciling with his estranged wife, Kathryn. Driven by her obsession with gaining sole custody of their children, Kathryn, along with her mother and brother, orchestrated a meticulous plan to murder Matthew in July 2024. The deceptive invitation, the pre-planned ambush, and the family's clumsy attempts to stage the crime scene as self-defense. But things don't go as they had foreseen... An episode not to be missed!
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A Murdered Woman, a Bloody Knife, and a Sewage Pit
On July 29th, Fabrizio was supposed to leave for vacation with his family. Tickets and suitcases packed, everything planned. But first, he had another plan. A plan that didn't include the beach, or beach umbrellas, or children. There was one last thing to settle: a woman who loved him, who wanted to share her life with him, who was asking too much. And that weekend, convinced she was spending two romantic days with the man she loved, she entered the wrong house. A quiet, empty house, and according to investigators, already set to become a death trap.
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She Was 8 Months Pregnant. Then Everything Went Terribly Wrong.
Eligia Ardita was 35, a hardworking nurse, and just weeks away from giving birth to her first child. One January night in 2015, everything changed. The emergency call, the ambulance, the rushed attempts to save her — all too late. At first, it looked like medical negligence. But something didn’t add up. And one man refused to let the truth be buried. In this episode, we unravel a chilling case that shocked Italy and raised deep legal and ethical questions.Â
What really happened that night?
Why doesn’t Italian law treat the death of an unborn child as homicide?
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Cyanide in Rome: The Unsolved Murder of a Social Worker
The unsolved murder of Francesca Moretti, a young woman living in Rome who died from cyanide poisoning in 2000. It details the initial chaotic moments leading to her hospitalization, where doctors eventually suspected cyanide after her rapid deterioration. The investigation was hampered by a poorly preserved crime scene and initially considered suicide due to a lack of clear evidence. As the case progressed, police explored potential motives including Francesca's extramarital affair with a married Romani man... One of the most disturbing cases in Italian criminal history.
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Death in Venice: A Naked Body in the Cold Waters of the Canal
Venice, January 2014. The icy waters of the Lido give back something that someone wanted to hide forever. A body emerges from the canal, it is a young woman of 29 years old. Her case is immediately shrouded in mystery, there are many questions still unanswered and her story will shock public opinion. A journey of death documented by the cameras, a story as absurd as it is terrible, and a justice that will leave more than one question. Why did that girl die?
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Death in the Canyon: The Chilling Case Of An Italian Girl
Italy, 1995. In the heart of Cagliari, Sardinia, a canyon hides a secret that has lasted for almost thirty years.
Manuela was 16 when her body was found at the bottom of an artificial canyon. Officially it was suicide. But her family always believed she had been murdered.
In this video we reconstruct Manuela's disappearance step by step, between ignored testimonies, missing evidence, and a family that has never stopped searching for the truth.
With the help of official documents, technical advice and direct testimonies, we retrace one of the most controversial cases in Sardinia.
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The Last Dawn of a Woman: A Story of Love, Money and Revenge
Faenza, Italy, February 6, 2021. The air is cold and sharp, the sky still dark. In a quiet villa on Via Corbara, something stirs in the shadows. A dull noise, a muffled scream, then silence. Someone enters. Someone leaves. And a woman never wakes up.
There are no signs of forced entry. Nothing seems out of place, except for the body lying on the floor, in a pool of blood. Ilenia Fabbri, a mother, an ex-wife, a strong and determined woman, was slaughtered with unspeakable violence. But who had entered that house? And why?
The investigation begins among the fragments...
Mysterious Deaths, Red Pills and White Lies
In the summer of 1986, a series of seemingly random deaths rock Auburn, Washington, USA. A woman dies after taking a common painkiller. On the surface, it seems like an illness, but in reality, behind that death there is a cruel and diabolical plan. As often happens, behind the facade of an ordinary life hides a mind capable of manipulating reality, playing with life and death. And so anyone can become a pawn in a perverse and... deadly game. With fragmentary evidence, sinister coincidences and a mysterious clue that appears under the lens of a microscope, the investigators are forced to...
Two Women, A Man Torn Between Them, and a Deadly Secret
A quiet town in the heart of Georgia, United States, seemed like the perfect place to raise a family. The streets were peaceful, neighbors exchanged greetings and smiles, and no one ever locked their doors. But on March 25, 2009, that veil of serenity was shattered forever. That day, Kay Parsons, a beloved 41-year-old woman, lost her life suddenly and violently, on a morning that had started like any other. A mysterious case with a surprising ending—don’t miss it!
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His Girlfriend Breaks Up With Him and He... Massacres Her and Her Family
It was a hot, humid July evening when the shadow of a man was seen lurking near the Hunt family’s home. Beneath a white sheet, he hid something lethal. No one could have imagined that, in the hours before, this stranger had set in motion a meticulous plan of blood and revenge. But why? And most importantly… who was that man?
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Deadly Erotic Game: An Almost Perfect Crime or an Unjust Conviction?
That night, everything seemed normal. Jim and Sandra Melgar had celebrated 32 years of marriage with a romantic dinner, toasting to the future and the dreams they hoped to fulfill. Then, darkness. A suspicious noise, dogs barking furiously, and a sudden silence that shattered their relationship forever. When help arrived, they found Sandra tied up and confused, unable to remember what had happened. But just a few steps away, inside a closet, was Jim: naked, brutally stabbed over thirty times.
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Vanished Into Thin Air: The Mystery of a Couple and That Tragic Suspicion...
Summer 2017. A close-knit family. A beloved granddaughter and her fiancé. Then… silence.On July 3rd, Linda McAllister and her husband, Chet Clemons, vanish without a trace. No calls. No goodbyes. Just an emptied house in disarray, abandoned dogs… and a missing pickup truck.
Days later, security footage reveals two figures draining thousands from the couple’s accounts. They go on a shopping spree—then buy bleach. Gallons of it.What really happened that night?
And why does the couple’s favorite granddaughter know far more than she admits?
A twisted case of lies, obsession… and a betrayal th...
Blood at the University: The Mystery of Laken Riley's Last Run
An ordinary morning, a routine outdoor run—just like she’d done countless times before. A young nursing student heads out for her usual jog across the university campus... but she never makes it home. What the investigation uncovers is chilling: a killer with a criminal past that was ignored, a desperate escape attempt, and a horror that shakes all of America.This is the case of Laken Riley—a murder that triggered a political earthquake, exposing systemic failures and unanswered questions: How could this happen? And why was this man not stopped sooner?Brace yourself, because today we’ll piece together...
