Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast
By Moms and Mysteries Podcast
Categories: True Crime
Two Florida moms, hundreds of mysteries, and one obsession: 'How did this happen?' Mandy and Melissa bring you twice-a-week deep dives into true crime—from Florida's most bizarre cases to infamous mysteries worldwide—all with the warmth, wit, and dark humor of two friends who've been hooked on mysteries since childhood. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Recent episodes
- [Case Revisited] Grant Amato: The Story Behind CTRL+ALT+DESIRE
Before we begin our bonus coverage of the three part documentary CTRL+ALT+DESIRE, we’re revisiting our original 2019 episode about Grant Amato. Whether you’re hearing this case for the first time or need a refresher, this episode gives you the background before our documentary discussions begin.In…
- [Florida Files] The Murder of Tyler Nulisch: His Final Words
Tyler Nulisch loved his life in the Florida Keys, especially days on the water with his dog, Chief. At 30, he was restoring a boat and working toward starting a fishing charter business. He was also building a life with his girlfriend, Brittany Holbrook, though his longtime friends had begun to…
- [Florida Files] The Frostproof Fishing Murders: A Receipt at the Scene
On July 17, 2020, Brandon Rollins, Keven Springfield, and Damion Tillman met near Lake Streety Road in Frostproof, Florida, for a night of fishing. Later that evening, Brandon called his father, Cyril Rollins, and pleaded for help. When Cyril arrived, he found all three friends had been shot.A…
- The Hex Hollow Murder of Nelson Rehmeyer
In November 1928, Nelson Rehmeyer was killed inside his farmhouse in southern York County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer and a practitioner of powwowing, a Pennsylvania German healing tradition that used prayers, scripture, and folk remedies. John Blymire believed a hex was responsible for years…
- The Halderson Murders: The Lies That Led to Murder
On July 2, 2021, Krista Halderson did not show up for work. When a friend went to her Windsor, Wisconsin, home to check on her, Krista and her husband, Bart Halderson, were both gone, but their cars were still in the garage. Their son, Chandler Halderson, said they had left for the family cabin…
- The Murders at Corpsewood Manor
In the woods of northwest Georgia, Dr. Charles Lee Scudder and Joseph “Joey” Odom built an off grid home unlike anything their neighbors had seen. There was stained glass, a golden harp, a pink gargoyle, and a reputation that grew stranger with every rumor told about the place they called…
- Faith Hedgepeth: What to Know About the Murder Trial
Faith Danielle Hedgepeth was 19 years old and studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was killed inside her Durham apartment in September 2012. Investigators recovered DNA evidence, a handwritten message, and other clues from the scene, but the case remained unsolved…
- Friday Mystery: Teresita Basa and the Voice From the Grave
We have a shorter spooky season story for your Friday. In 1977, firefighters found Teresita Basa murdered in her Chicago apartment, but months passed without an arrest. Then a doctor told police that his wife had entered a trance and spoken in a voice that identified itself as Teresita. Detectives…
- The Greenbrier Ghost: The Murder of Zona Heaster Shue
This week, we tell the 1897 story of Elva Zona Heaster Shue, known as Zona, whose sudden death in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, was initially treated as natural causes. After Zona’s mother said her daughter appeared to her and described what happened, an exhumation revealed a broken neck, and…
- [Florida Files] The Murder of Joleen Cummings and the Coworker With 18 Aliases
On May 12, 2018, Joleen Cummings finished a shift at the Tangles Hair Salon in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The 34 year old mother of three was supposed to pick up her children the next day for Mother’s Day and her birthday, but she never arrived. When Joleen’s SUV was found abandoned near a Home…
- Sandra Birchmore: The Officer She Trusted Is Accused of Killing Her
When Sandra Birchmore was 12, she joined a Stoughton, Massachusetts police youth program because she hoped to become an officer herself. What began as trust in the adults around her became the basis for years of alleged exploitation by men connected to the program. In 2021, Sandra was found dead…
- Black Hope Cemetery: Graves Beneath Newport
In 1983, Sam and Judith Haney were preparing to install a swimming pool behind their home in the Newport subdivision of Crosby, Texas, when they uncovered two human graves. The discovery led them to the Black Hope Addition Graveyard, a largely forgotten African American cemetery whose boundaries…
- Ashley Flynn: The Trial and Verdict of Caleb Flynn
This is a new follow up to last week’s episode on Ashley Flynn’s death. We cover the trial of her husband, Caleb Flynn. Prosecutors argued that Caleb staged a home invasion after killing Ashley, while the defense maintained the state had built a circumstantial case around an affair, with no…
- Patricia Bennett Murder: Her Phone Kept Texting After She Disappeared
In late 2019, 69 year old Patricia Bennett suddenly stopped answering calls from her family. Messages continued coming from her phone, but her grandson John knew something was wrong. The wording did not sound like Patricia, and no matter how often he asked, he could not hear her voice. As police…
- From the Archive: Bison Dele, the NBA Star Who Vanished at Sea
From the archive, we are revisiting the disappearance of former NBA player Bison Dele.In July 2002, Bison Dele, his girlfriend Serena Karlan, and boat captain Bertrand Saldo vanished while sailing through the South Pacific. Bison’s older brother, Miles Dabord, was the only person to return from…
- Vickie Beckham: The Murder Staged as a Car Accident
In June 1994, Vickie Beckham dropped her three children off for a visit with their father and was supposed to go to work. Hours later, she was found dead behind the wheel of her car in a ditch along a rural South Carolina road. Her vehicle had barely any damage, but Vickie had catastrophic…
- Ashley Flynn: The Murder Trial of Caleb Flynn
In February 2026, Ashley Flynn was fatally shot inside her Tipp City, Ohio, home while her two young daughters slept nearby. Her husband, former worship pastor Caleb Flynn, called 911 and said an intruder had broken in, taken a gun from his truck, and shot Ashley. Investigators soon questioned…
- [Florida Files] Tomasz Kosowski: The Surgeon Accused of Killing Attorney Steven Cozzi
Former plastic surgeon Tomasz Kosowski is currently on trial in Florida for the 2023 disappearance and alleged murder of attorney Steven Cozzi. Steven represented defendants in a civil lawsuit Tomasz had filed, and prosecutors allege Tomasz became increasingly angry with the case before planning…
- Aliza Sherman: Her Own Attorney Is Accused of Her Murder
On March 24, 2013, Aliza Sherman went to downtown Cleveland to meet with Gregory Moore, the attorney handling her contentious divorce. She arrived early, waited outside his locked office building, and exchanged messages with him. Minutes later, Aliza was attacked and fatally stabbed. For more than…
- Austin Kanuch: The Mountain Bike Clue in a Targeted Murder
On September 21, 2023, Austin Kanuch and his wife closed on a new home where they planned to raise their family. Before they could move, someone entered their rental home in the early morning hours, attacked Austin in his bedroom, and left his wife Mary and their young son physically unharmed…
- Judge Kevin Mullins: The Silent Video and the Sheriff Who Shot Him
On September 19, 2024, Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins and Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines ate lunch together in Whitesburg, Kentucky, then walked back to the courthouse for a private conversation in the judge's chambers. Nearly 10 minutes later, surveillance video showed Stines pull out…
- The Chicago Strangler Cases: The Unforgotten 51
Between 2001 and 2017, at least 75 women were strangled or smothered in Chicago. Many were found in alleys, vacant buildings, garbage cans, and other places where it was easy for their deaths to become separate case files instead of a citywide emergency. The women were daughters, mothers, artists…
- The Murder of Lori Ann Slesinski: A Conviction Without a Body
In June 2006, 24 year old Lori Ann Slesinski left an Auburn Walmart to pick up drink mixes before a night at her best friend’s house. She never arrived. Days later, her Yorkshire Terrier, Peanut, was found safe in her mobile home, but Lori was gone. Her kitchen rugs and telephone cord were…
- Emma Compton: The Trial Is Underway
Today, we’re replaying our 2024 episode about Emma Compton Layne, a woman remembered by the people who loved her for her generous heart, her contagious joy, and the way she always showed up for her family. Emma disappeared in June 2017 after working at her store in Halifax County, Virginia. Months…
- The Murder of Peggy Carr: Poisoned Coca-Cola and the Neighbor Next Door
In the fall of 1988, Peggy Carr, her son Duane Dubberly, and her stepson Travis Carr became violently ill inside their rural Florida home. The symptoms were strange and terrifying: severe nerve pain, numbness, weakness, trouble walking, and eventually, hair loss. Doctors discovered they had been…
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