Crime Salad
By Realm
Categories: True Crime
Truth. Awareness. Accountability. Crime Salad is a top-ranked true crime podcast hosted by husband-and-wife duo Ashley and Ricky. Each week, they deliver in-depth coverage of real crime stories, unsolved cases, missing persons, and criminal investigations that demand closer attention. With careful research and thoughtful storytelling, they examine the evidence, the timelines, and the systemic failures that shape each case. From cold cases and suspicious deaths to wrongful convictions and domestic violence tragedies, Crime Salad focuses on facts over speculation and victims over sensationalism. Their mission is simple: uncover the truth, promote accountability, and keep the focus where it belongs: on the lives affected and the justice still sought. If you’re looking for a true crime podcast that values integrity, depth, and clarity, you’re in the right place.
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Recent episodes
- Nancy Glover-Warren: Aloha from Conway
In the spring of 2023, Nancy Glover-Warren, a 67-year-old Realtor in Conway, Arkansas, stopped answering calls. Her family started getting texts from her phone saying she had moved to Hawaii, and a Facebook post put her on a beach in Maui. Her son, Raymond Martin Jr., told everyone she was fine…
- Pixie With an I-E: The Murder of Dawn Viens
If you or someone you love is being hurt by a partner, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788 In October 2009, Dawn "Pixie" Viens vanished from Lomita, California. She was 39, the hostess at Thyme Contemporary Cafe, the restaurant she ran with her…
- Christa Pike: The Woman Who Survived Her Own Execution
On September 30th, 2026, Tennessee gave Christa Pike two full doses of pentobarbital. She lived. Thirty-one years earlier, Christa was an 18-year-old student at a Job Corps center in Knoxville. In January 1995, she and two others led 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer to an abandoned steam plant and…
- Smoke and Mirrors – Inside McKamey Manor (Halloween Special)
As Halloween approaches and the leaves change, we're revisiting one of the most controversial and notorious haunted attractions out there: McKamey Manor. Known as the most extreme haunted house experience, McKamey Manor has been pushing the boundaries of fear since 2001. It started as a backyard…
- Nathaniel White: 6 Women, a False Confession, and a Mother's Hunt
In the early 1990s, the transitioning industrial town of Middletown, New York, became the hunting ground for a ruthless killer. It started with a horrific discovery along abandoned railroad tracks and quickly escalated into a string of brutal murders that paralyzed the Hudson Valley. In this solo…
- The Olney House of Horrors: Missing Women of Kensington (The Raymond and Eugene Horsch Investigation)
This week on Crime Salad, Ashley takes the mic solo to break down what authorities are calling one of the most disturbing cases in Philadelphia history. What started as a routine traffic stop involving 44-year-old Eugene Horsch near Independence Mall in June 2026 quickly unraveled a decade-long…
- Connecting the Dots: The Disappearance of Morgan Nick
On the evening of June 9, 1995, a little league baseball game in Alma, Arkansas, provided the perfect cover for a predator. In the short time it took to catch fireflies with friends, six-year-old Morgan Nick vanished from the parking lot. What followed was a 29-year nightmare for her family…
- The Decoy Blood Tube: Catching Dr. John Schneeberger
Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CRIMESALAD and use the code CRIMESALAD to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. He passed the DNA tests for years. He thought he was completely untouchable. He didn't expect investigators to demand a third…
- A Penny and a Dream: The Callous Murder of Morgan Bauer
Seven agonizing years. Zero traces. And a chilling web of occult obsession, digital breadcrumbs, and a secret confession that finally blew a cold case wide open. In this episode of Crime Salad, we break down the shocking trial and verdict of the Morgan Bauer murder case. Back in February 2016…
- The Bone Breaker of Baraboo | The Unimaginable Survival of Thad Phillips
Support Thad Phillips ⚠️ LISTENER WARNING: This episode contains highly graphic details of severe, prolonged physical abuse. Listener discretion is strongly advised. A 13-year-old boy is abducted from his couch in the dead of night and forced into a 43-hour fight for his life. In July 1995, the…
- The 33-Hour Silence: The Murder of Andrew Jasmine
When Andrew Jasmine goes completely silent for two days, his girlfriend is first to notice. From the outside of his LaPlace, Louisiana, home, everything looks perfectly normal. Inside, the living room is spotless. But just down the hall, investigators find a devastating discovery: Andrew has been…
- The Nightmare Tenant: The Murders of Karen Koep & Davido
In November 2023, the tight-knit community of Lacey, Washington, was rocked when a beloved local chiropractor, Dr. Karen Koep, mysteriously failed to show up for work. When deputies arrived at the home she shared with her husband, Davido, they found a chilling scene: the exterior locks had been…
- 3:13 AM Crash Alert: The Murder of Melody Hoffman
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- The Coward's Route: Ryan Borgwardt
Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CRIMESALAD and use the code CRIMESALAD to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF From reversing a vasectomy in secret, to exploiting Western Union loopholes, to fleeing to Eastern Europe, this case proves that the…
- The Empty Casket: The Bizarre Disappearance of Julie Mott
The Empty Casket: The Bizarre Disappearance of Julie Mott How does a body go missing from a funeral home? After defying the odds and battling cystic fibrosis for 25 years, Julie Mott passed away, only for her remains to be stolen from a San Antonio funeral home in broad daylight just hours after…
- Digital Alibi: The Tragic Death of Annie Kasprzak
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- The Real Cocaine Bear Story: Andrew Thornton Tri-State Crime Scene
Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CRIMESALAD and use the code CRIMESALAD to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF What happens when a highly trained, elite narcotics detective realizes the bad guys are having way more fun than the cops? He starts…
- Introducing: The Snare from ABC News & 20/20
Today, we have something a little different for you: it’s the first episode of The Snare, from ABC News and 20/20. The Snare examines the gruesome murder of 18-year-old Angie Dodge, who was killed in her apartment in Idaho Falls in 1996. As investigators hunted for her killer, DNA recovered from…
- The Ghost Plane: The Marcus Schrenker Escape
How far would you go to escape the consequences of your own greed? What happens when a high-flying millionaire's house of cards finally begins to collapse? He vanishes into thin air. Marcus Schrenker had it all: private planes, luxury sports cars, and a massive French chateau. As a trusted…
- The Master Plan of a Family Man | The Murder of Trish Willoughby
In February 1991, a relaxing family vacation to Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point), Mexico, transformed into a horrific nightmare. Trish Willoughby, a highly successful business owner from Phoenix, Arizona, was found brutally attacked inside a rental condominium at Las Conchas Beach. Her husband, Daniel…
- Maple Syrup Heist! w/ Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes
We joined Vanessa Richardson for a special deep dive into the sweetest crime Canada has ever seen. Between 2011 and 2012, a small, organized crew systematically drained nearly $18 million worth of maple syrup from the world's only strategic reserve, replacing it with water, barrel by barrel, while…
- RE-RELEASE & 2026 UPDATE: The Closed Case of Heather Turner
Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com and use promo code CRIMESALAD at checkout for $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. This week, we are re-releasing an episode that has stuck with us deeply while we travel to cheer on our oldest son at his state championship track meet! Please make sure you stick…
- “Someone hired someone to kill me." | The Plot Against Jack Avery
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- The 29-Minute Investigation: Joanna Hunter
Omaha Steaks: Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com and use promo code CRIMESALAD at checkout for $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code CRIMESALAD at https://www.oneskin.co/CRIMESALAD #oneskinpod In this episode of Crime Salad, Ricky and Ashley dive deep into the…
- ‘She Saved Him, Can You Save Her?’ Rebecca Zahau | Part 2
Two deaths. Same mansion. Two days apart. In Part 2, we walk through the physical evidence in Rebecca Zahau's death: the knife, the gloves, the painted message, the balcony, the knots, the head injuries, and the tape residue almost no one talks about. We get into the independent investigation into…
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