Crimes & Consequences - Hardcore True Crime

Two days before her graduation from high school, 17-year-old Shari Smith was kidnapped from her mailbox. The kidnapper called her family on eight different occasions taunting them and even threatened that Shari's 21-year-old sister, Dawn, would suffer the same fate. Eventually, the perpetrator's phone calls stopped, but his crimes didn't. Two weeks after Shari's disappearance, he called the Smith family again and provided them with the directions to where the body of his newest victim could be found.SUBSCRIBE, Subscribe subscribe to us! Thank you!FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT, GO TO PATREON.COM/TNTCRIMES If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & Consequences Sources:The Rose of Shari Smith by Hilda SmithMurder in the Midlands by Rita Y. Shuler 

On June 27, 1995 a local newscaster from Mason City, Iowa was running late for her 3am call time at her station.  Jodi Husentruit, who had overslept, hurriedly ran out the door of her apartment, got to her car to go to work, and was abducted, never to be seen again. It was about 4:30am and there were no actual eyewitnesses.  Police would arrive to the scene by 7:30am to  find her belongings strewn around her vehicle but there were very little clues to go on.  Nearly 25 years later, Jodi’s abduction is still unsolved.  Join us to hear about the case and possible suspects…what do YOU think happened to Jodi???SUBSCRIBE, Subscribe subscribe to us! Thank you!FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT, CLICK HERE If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimespodcast Facebook: @TnTcrimespodcastVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:"Dead Air" by Beth Bednar 

In 2004, a 22-year-old named Erin went to check on her grandmother's winter home in Deltona, Florida, like she often would, just to make sure everything was fine with it.  On July 31st, she discovered she found items at her grandma's house, such as an Xbox, men's clothing, and mail with the name Troy Victorino on it.  She called the police and they told her since the property was at her grandmother's home illegally, Erin could do with it as she wished.  This set off a chain of events that culminated into a crime so brutal that two of the four perpetrators were given death sentences.  This is the story of the inhumane slaughter of six young adults.SUBSCRIBE, Subscribe subscribe to us! Thank you!FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT, GO TO PATREON.COM/TNTCRIMES If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & Consequences

In 2006, Chaz Higgs calls 911 to report his wife, Kathy, isn’t breathing and it appears that her heart has stopped.  As a critical care nurse, Chaz tells 911 that he has tried CPR but has had no luck.  Emergency paramedics arrive within a few minutes and miraculously are able to get Kathy’s heart beating – and they rush her to the hospital.  As Kathy lies in a coma, her family wonders how a relatively healthy 50-year-old woman could suffer such a debilitating heart attack out of the blue? When a co-worker of Chaz’s remembers a conversation she had with him about how a perfect murder could be committed with a drug called succinylcholine, she knows she has to say something. Did Kathy suffer a heart attack or is there something much more sinister happening here?SUBSCRIBE, Subscribe subscribe to us! Thank you!FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT, CLICK HERE If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimespodcast Facebook: @TnTcrimespodcastVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:"Poisoned Love" by Carlton Smith

In October of 1986, 17-year-old Alicia from Terra Haute, Indiana, walked two blocks to the gas station to get some pop for her family, but she never returned. Months later, another girl from Alicia's neighborhood disappeared.  An informant and an anonymous tipster provided leads to the police which led to a shocking discovery...SUBSCRIBE, Subscribe subscribe to us! Thank you!FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT, CLICK HERE If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & Consequences

In the late 1990s, college girls were going missing in San Luis Obispo, California.  Around this same time, a prison parolee named Rex Krebs, was trying to get his life together after serving 10 years of a 20-year sentence for rape.  Rex had been paroled for good behavior despite the judge saying that the crimes he committed showed a “high degree of viciousness and callousness.”  When Rex’s parole officer, David, heard about the missing girls, he had one guy on his mind, and it was Rex.  Listen to Episode 29 to find out how David broke the case for two of the missing girls wide open and find out what really happened.DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW US... THANK YOU!For exclusive episodes and content, click hereTwitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:"Dead and Buried" by Corey MitchellLA Times ArticleThe San Luis Obispo Tribune

In 1973, five teenagers decided to spend their Saturday night listening to the guitar by the campfire at Gitchie Manitou State Park.  Five of them entered the park, but only one left alive.  This story is truly what nightmares are made of...Listen to The Gitchie Girl.FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT, Patreon.com/tntcrimesDon't forget to Subscribe! Instagram: @TnTcrimespodcast Facebook: @TnTcrimespodcatVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & Consequences   Episode Sources:  Gitchie Girl by: Phil and Sandy HammanGitchie Girl Uncovered by: Phil and Sandy Hamman

In 1977, young girls in the suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia were going missing. It wouldn’t be until two years later where the truth of what happened to them would come to light.  Police were told to talk to James Miller—that James had quite the story to tell.  James ended up telling police about the rape, murder and disposal of six young women, some of them just teenagers, at the hands of his friend Christopher Worrell. James, who was in love with Chris (although Chris did not reciprocate the affection) and helped Chris pick up these girls, despite knowing they were in grave danger. Chris was eventually credited with the deaths of seven women, even though he is probably responsible for many, many more—listen now to hear about one of Australia’s most notorious serial killers.DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW US... THANK YOU!For exclusive episodes and content, click hereTwitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:"The Truro Murders" by Ryan GreenMurderpedia: Christopher WorrellMurderpedia: James Miller

In 1986, Cindy Zarzycki was your typical 13 year old girl. She loved Madonna, Cindy Lauper and Motley Crue. For fun, she liked to dance, hang out with friends at the mall and make mixed tapes. On Sunday, April 18, Cindy lied to her father and told him that she was going to walk to church on her own. Her best friend, while driving to church with her family, saw Cindy outside of the local Dairy Queen around 11:00 am. That was the last time Cindy was ever seen alive.It took investigators over 20 years to learn the truth about what happened to Cindy and what they uncovered gave them clues to the mysterious disappearances of other young teenage girls. Was she the victim of a serial killer? GET EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT BY BECOMING A MEMBER: CLICK HERE VISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & Consequences Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimes Episode Sources:  Court Documents via Freedom of Information Act

Gerard Schaefer, a former Florida police officer, is one of the world's most vile and prolific serial killers.  For 10 years he tortured, mutilated and murdered women in three different continents.  He took pleasure in the mental anguish even more than the physical pain he inflicted on his victims and preferred to kill two women at one time for "double the pleasure."   In order to ensure he didn't get caught, he studied the behavior of other serial killers.  However, in 1972, two women managed to escape when Gerard left them tied to the mangrove trees with nooses around their necks while he went to work.  He was arrested by his own co-workers at the police station he worked at.  While in prison, he mingled with the likes of Ted Bundy and Otis O' Toole, later stating that Ted Bundy sought advice from him. Gerard Schaefer is proof that monsters can disguise themselves as normal human beings.For exclusive episodes and content, click here If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TNT: Crimes & Consequences Episode Sources:  Killer Cop by Ryan GreenKiller Fiction by Sondra London

Karen Gregory moved into her boyfriend’s house in Gulfport, Florida on May 22, 1984.  Late into the early morning hours of the following day, many of her neighbors heard her blood-curdling screams, but none of them called the police.  Her body was found 2 days later, in a pool of her own blood in the hallway of her boyfriend’s home. The police followed many leads, and interviewed several suspects; they were very thankful that the neighborhood watchdog, a firefighter named George Lewis, had an important eyewitness account of the night Karen was murdered.  George helped their investigation in important ways and even encountered a suspect that very night.  The police arrested the murderer years after Karen’s death—and it was the LAST person the police suspected. For exclusive episodes and content, click here If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:"Unanswered Cries" by Thomas FrenchTampa Bay Times Article 

Carmine Lapello was a taxi cab driver during the Canadian prohibition on alcohol. He was arrested twice for using his cab to deliver alcohol to the bootleggers. In 1917, he was viciously murdered and humiliated in death by having his pants pulled down leaving him exposed on the road beside his cab. The last people to catch a ride from Carmine was a shady couple that insisted that Carmine drive them to a seedy part of town. Was Carmine murdered in a fit of jealous rage, or did his dealings with the bootleggers and the Italian Mafia cause his downfall? Find out who Carmine's great nephew believes is responsible for his killing and why, as we try to piece together the puzzle one of Canada's oldest unsolved murders.For exclusive episodes and content, click here If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: "Murder Lost to Time" by Joseph Lapello

On January 25, 2012 the body of a woman was discovered in the backseat of a Mercedes SUV that had been abandoned in the City of Detroit.  The police soon discovered the woman was 57-year-old Jane Bashara, who had been reported missing the night before by her husband of nearly 27 years, Bob. Bob insisted Jane must have been murdered after a car-jacking gone wrong, but the police soon uncovered a story with so many twists and turns, as well as one peppered with stories of plots to hire hitmen, sex dungeons and BDSM, that the truth something you thought you’d only find in the movies.For exclusive episodes and content, click here If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: "Master Betrayal: The Conspiracy to Kill Jane Bashara" by Andrew Morlan

On a July evening in 2014, 14-year-old April took her dog Penny for a walk on a popular biking trail not far from her home. At 6:28 pm she texted her boyfriend sending him a chilling message, "OMFG I think I was almost kidnapped." It was the last time anyone would ever hear from April again.FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES AND CONTENT, CLICK HERE If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & Consequences

In 1998, a terrified 6-year-old girl witnessed her grandmother being beaten to death by a man who also raped and beat her.  When she awoke the morning after the attack, she told authorities she knew the man who attacked her—it was her Uncle Clarence.  However, her Uncle claimed to be over 40 minutes away at the time of the murder.  Uncle Clarence’s wife, Melinda fought for nearly 8 years to prove Clarence’s innocence and had to solve the murder herself before the courts would listen.  Listen to how the amazing Melinda solved the murder and how Clarence was release from prison a free man after spending nearly 8 years locked up for a crime he didn’t commit.DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW US... THANK YOU! VISIT US AT:www.TnTcrimes.com Instagram: @TnTcrimespodcast Facebook: @TnTcrimespodcastSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:U. S. Court of Appeals for the 6th CircuitOhio Court of Appeals The Columbus Dispatch Article