Coffeehouse Crime

Case: Joshua Maddux disappeared from his home in Woodland Park, Colorado in 2008. He would remain missing for seven years, until his mystery took a turn for the worse in the chimney of an abandoned cabin. What happened to Joshua Maddux, who the world now knows as the boy in the chimney? Find out more about this unsolved case here.

The Case of Alissa Turney 2021 NEW Update Documentary - Alissa Turney was 17 years old when she vanished. After her sister Sarah Turney began a tiktok campaign, the case reopened and a suspect would finally be indicted for her disappearance. Alissa Turney has never been found, and her whereabouts still remain unclear to this day. Who is her stepfather, Michael Turney? And why is it so important to see how he treated Alissa differently to his biological daughters? Find out here in this 2021 update.

Unsolved Case: The Jamison Family, who mysteriously disappeared in 2009. Shortly after, detectives found their truck with $32,000, their starving dog and all their possessions inside. CCTV footage back at home would deepen their mystery, and four years later everyone's worst nightmare came true. What happened to the Jamison family? Find out more here.

Tinder Date Killer: The Story of Grace Millane and Jesse Kempson - This documentary along with CCTV footage looks at Grace Millane, and her tinder date killer Jesse Kempson. CCTV Footage extensively captured her final moments, and the movements of her murderer in the aftermath. What happened to Grace Millane?

The Story of Lisa Montgomery is a dark one - she was the first female to be executed in 67 Years. In 2004, Lisa Montgomery killed Bobbie Jo Stinnett for her baby and became known around the world as "the Womb Raider". But was her case fully understood? Here we explore the story of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, Lisa Montgomery, and her troubled childhood in an attempt to understand the mind of a lunatic killer. Found out more here

The Case of The Delphi Murders | In 2017, a suspect now known as the Delphi Killer or “Bridge Guy” was video recorded by Liberty German shortly before he murdered both her and Abigail Williams. Who was this man? And why did murder two young girls? And how close are police to catching him? Find out here.

The short true crime story of the Watts Family murders. The lives of Shanann Watts and her daughters were ended by family father, Chris Watts. This short documentary covers the watts family's background, and the downfall of Chris Watts. Various footage and moments included.

This is the solved case of college student Elisa Lam, who is the last chapter to the Cecil Hotel's dark history. Elisa disappeared from the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles in January 2013. Includes elevator footage. Elisa Lam, also known by her Cantonese name Lam Ho Yi, was a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She had been reported missing from the Cecil Hotel (Also known as "Stay On Main" at the end of January 2013. Maintenance workers at the hotel discovered her body in a water tank when investigating guest complaints of problems with the water supply and water pressure. The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. This is a 2021 update to the case and my personal perspective on her fateful night.

This is the unsolved case of Daylenn Pua, a Hawaiin who disappeared while hiking an illegal trail called the stairway to heaven, alocated in Oahu, Hawaii. But shortly before mysteriously disappearing, Daylenn Pua captured a picture with a man lurking in the background. Wether this holds any clue or relevance to his disappearance is up for debate, but the suspect has never been identified. Was Daylenn Pua murdered? Or was it an accident? This is the unsolved case of Daylenn Pua.

In the year 2008, Jodi Arias killed her former boyfriend Travis Alexander. She later became famous for her delusional lies, strange behaviour in court, and bizarre acts on police CCTV and TV interviews. Travis' friends would refer to her as his "crazy ex girlfriend"... but they never anticipated the lengths that she would take to get what she wanted.

This unsolved case explores the Disappearance of Brian Shaffer, who vanished from a bar in 2006. Brian Shaffer has never been found and is still missing, he was last seen in a busy bar with CCTV security cameras recording him entering, but never exiting the building. What happened to Brian Shaffer? This video includes possible theories to his murder or runaway, surveillance footage, and the lives affected by his disappearance.

We look inside a Serial Killer's house, and at the Case of Stewart Weldon, who murdered three victims in his house throughout 2018 in Springfield MA Massachusetts. Stewart Weldon's victims were killed through a span of several months, all enduring the same fate. In this video we also remember Kayla Escalante, Ernestine Ryans and America Lyden Canales.

This true crime case looks at killer Pawel Relowicz, who targetted Libby Squire on a cold night in 2018. CCTV Footage captured her final moments before meeting Pawel Relowicz, and his movements after. This documentary remembers Libby.

This true crime story takes us to Tokyo Japan, looking at the strange case of Yuka Takaoka, who is considered and even idolised by some to be a real life Yandere. Yuka Takaoka turned evil against her boyfriend in February 2019, following her belief that he was cheating on her.

Iceland's most notorious murder: Birna Brjansdottir disappeared in Iceland in 2017, CCTV cameras caught her final moments before meeting her killer. When Birna vanished, it sparked a national search operation spanning hundreds of miles and thousands of people. Iceland is considered a very safe place to live with very little crimerate, and nightlife where women can often walk alone without worry. But when police caught her on CCTV, moments before she disappeared, everyone feared the worst.

In this True Crime case we look at the unsolved death of Missy Bevers. Missy Bevers was killed in a church, the suspect seen on CCTV only minutes before. Midlothian Police believe a figure seen on camera in a SWAT team uniform ambushed Missy Bevers shortly after she arrived for her early-morning boot camp class on April 18, 2016. Despite surveillance cameras capturing a range of characteristics about the suspect, no one has been identified as a person of interest. And with the case ageing almost four years, questions are asked if we will ever know who did it.

This true crime case looks at the Anderson Family. On Christmas eve of 2007, Michele Anderson along with Joseph McEnroe, killed three generations of her own family. When a good friend of the family grew concerned, her discovery would lead law enforcement to the home. It's still not understood to this day why the organizer Michele, decided to turn on her own family.

True crime. DNA on a discarded Vanilla Coke can, along with some creative investigation would lead to an arrest over a 40 year old Colorado cold case to the death of Sylvia Quayle. David Dwayne Anderson, 62, of Cozad Nebraska, was arrested in February 2021 following the DNA match. Investigators used a creative new way of tracking the suspect, with a combination of cutting edge DNA technology and internet databasing.

This scary unsolved mystery looks at Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon, two girls who disappeared in Panama's jungle. Police found over 100 photos from their camera revealing their final moments, but still no one can explain what happened. On April 1st, 2014, Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon disappeared in the jungle of Panama. Despite several search operations, they remained missing for several weeks. It wasn't long before locals began to stumble on strange clues in the area where they vanished, including a camera containing hundreds of disturbing photos that can't be explained, and their mobile phones. Today I review the photos and data left behind, as well as show a newly leaked image. Was this an accident, or something more? Share your thoughts below.

This true crime case looks at YouTuber Trey Sesler, also known as Mr Anime. Trey Sesler was one of the founding YouTubers in his genre, but following his growth, subscribers saw Mr Anime become less coherent, more turbulent. How it would end though, was not something anyone would ever expect. This case looks at the donward spiral Trey Sesler took into annihilating his own family.

True Crime: This is the chilling story of Karabo Mokoena and Sandile Mantsoe. Karabo was an advocate for women's rights, but in April 2017 she would find herself trapped in the very evil she had been campaigning against. Sandile Mantsoe was a forex trader, and supposedly rich, but to add to his list of damning characteristics, Sandile was actually in debt by the tens of thousands. He was coined as "The Devil in disguise" by a judge in his trial.

True Crime: Cynthia Cdebaca was a loving grandmother who would stay in her "Granny flat" above Laura & Geoward Geoward Estaquio's garage, but in 2014 she would snap. And her victim, would be her own son-in-law.

True Crime: On October 21st 2018, Toyah Cordingley disappeared while walking on Wangetti Beach, a quiet beach in the Australian paradise of Cairns. As her partner and parents grew worried, they would search for her overnight. What they would discover the next morning, would be nothing short of devestating. And what police would discover the months following, would be a man with more than strange circumstances to the case, trying his best to stay hidden.

True Crime: On the morning of Thursday the 18th July 2019, an enraged Shinji Aoba would walk through the doors of Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building. His following actions would kill 36 people, injure an additional 33, and bring a nation to it's knees. Today it is remembered as one of the deadliest massacres in Japan since the end of World War 2. But who is Shinji Aoba, and what was his motive?

True Crime: Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow disappeared shortly after the strange deaths of Charles Vallow and Tammy Daybell. The widowed Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell would then marry, obsessed with Doomsday… Are they to blame for the multiple tragedies witnessed around them?

True Crime: In September of 2014, Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on Koh Tao's famous Sairee beach, dead. With tourism critical to Thailand's economy, police were extremely keen to catch the culrpit - But is the island holding more than one secret?

True Crime: Elliot Rodger was a narcissist, resentful at his failiure to lose his virginity. And as his delusions on women and the world continued to worsen into adulthood, he decided that the only way he could exact revenge, was through total anarchy. We're looking into the videos of Elliot Rodger, the warning signs, and ultimately, the plan that lead to the tragic loss of his six victims.

True Crime: Stephen McAfee was a young man who vanished in the middle of the night from his family home in March 2016. A year later his remains were discovered, the mystery turning into a tragedy - And his old best friend Andrew Fiacco, would reveal it all.

True Crime: A series of strange deaths and events along the highways of British Columbia caused national panic in 2019. And all clues would eventually connect to two men... but at all costs, they wouldn't allow themselves to get caught.

Deforming his own face and hiding in abandoned bunkers... Many strange details followed Tatsuya Ichihashi and the death of a British worker named Lindsay Hawker, who was found dead inside his apartment in Tokyo Japan.

True Crime: In the summer of 2011, a wild house party erupted in the sleepy city of Port St Lucie, disturbing neighbours all around. However, the word "disturbing" would be taken to a whole new level in a dramatic twist of events realised throughout the night...

Randy Stair became obsessed with a cartoon character, believing he would join her in the afterlife. But before Randy would leave Planet Earth, he decided to play with the fate of other people first.

It was expected to be a casual Tinder date. But when the night took an unexpected turn towards disaster, all eyes were on her date Gable Tostee, who was left in a difficult position to explain what happened to Warriena Wright.

Despite the warnings signs, Satoshi Uematsu would become one of Japan's most notorious criminals as the sole perpetrator to the Sagamihara Massacre in July 2016. And with his crime reflective of Japan's stigma towards people with disabilities, it would throw the country's perspective firmly in the spotlight.

Pazuzu Algarad was a man left to his own ideologies - As his world became more insular, his own fantasies became more real. His home became a place without law and order, and eventualy, that notion would deliver dire consequence. Today we look at the case of Pazuzu Algarad, and his house of horror.

In 2018, Alek Minassian became the killer incel of the Toronto Van Attack. Little did anyone know that his influence had come directly from a former friend, known only as Elliot Rodger, the supreme gentleman.

The case that outraged Port Elizabeth - Jayde's family were stunned to learn of her death. And when doubts were cast over her husband's intentions, a long trail of clues and a recorded sting operation would reveal the actions of a cruel and heartless man.

Marvin Heemeyer moved to Grand Lake to start up his dream business - But local companies along with the town's council allegedly stomped him down. Marvin wasn't going to allow that to happen, and he fought back in the most imaginative way possible...

True Crime: In January 2016, Mirna Salihin was deceptively killed with her own coffee. And although a long series of clues would eventually lead to her killer, who it was, was a surprise to most.

Tomohiro Kato grew up in a strict traditional household, one that shamed him more than loved him. As he grew older, his academic and social prosperities would dwindle - slowly turning him into a bitter husk. Regardless, no one would have expected the consequence of his past.

True Crime: In the summer months of 2018, a young woman disappeared while on an evening run. And while her disappearance would unite a nation in her search, the story would only continue to unfold with tragedy.

A man who managed to steal an entire aircraft from Seattle Tacoma Airport, then proceeded to achieve the almost impossible in a Bombardier Q400. But what was it? How did he do it? And who was the Sky King?

True Crime: Following three disappearances in the city of Bradford in 2010, police would discover harrowing CCTV footage along with a head. Both clues would lead them to a fond copycat of the Yorkshire Ripper, self-named as the Crossbow Cannibal.

Stalking his victim before living with the bodies of her family... Many strange details emerged from the the crimes of Kim Tae-Hyun, who couldn't handle rejection from his gamer-girl crush in Seoul, South Korea.

Samantha Josephson was a student at the USC with a bright future ahead. In the year of 2019 she was enjoying a night out with friends when a stranger targetted Samantha, faking his identity as an uber driver before kidnapping her.

True Crime: In February of 2015, police responding to a frantic call would find YouTuber Samantha Wohlford in a state of panic, and her husband Erie Ibarra missing. It seemed to be a targetted kidnapping, but very soon after they would discover cracks in Samantha's story.

Sarah Cafferkey disappeared on the afternoon of the 10th of November 2012. And as investigators eventually learned the details of her fate, ugly questions would emerge - with all eyes on her killer, and the legal system in Australia.

The Volga Maniac created great fear throughout Russia, as he slowly yet anonymously claimed the lives of at least 28 women, before disappearing for almost a decade. But what mistakes did the Volga Maniac make, and how exactly was he caught?

A troubled woman in Vermont with an addiction to drugs and alcohol, loses custody of her three children. And while family, friends, and the DCF are there for her in her time of need, she never saw it that way. In fact, quite the opposite... Her revenge plan would do nothing but devestate two families, and the town of Barre.

True Crime: This strange case looks at the life and downfall of Nasim Aghdam, an online-famous YouTuber and vegan bodybuilder who's world slowly twisted itself into paranoia. A paranoia, that would eventually target her livelihood – YouTube.

It was on Halloween that Devon Griffin returned to his family home for video games. Only after a few hours of being alone in the home, he realised he was living amongst a very horrifying scene...

Much like Gabby Petito, Emily Ferlazzo was a creative young woman with a lot of love to give back to the world. In October of 2021 while on holiday in her campervan, Emily disappeared. And tragically, her story would also end in a very similar manner.

True Crime: Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner nervously told friends about a "Creeper" only days before both were found dead... Their killer is yet to be identified. Lauren Cho was a creative woman who vanished from the Yucca Valley in June of 2021.

Hideto Kodutsumi would bring six years of fear and terror to his ex-girlfriend by relentlessly stalking her online and through Zushi City. Over time his obsession would grow, as would his desire for revenge. And eventually, this would end in tragedy…

True Crime: Nineteen year old Danyal Hussein murdered Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in a random attack, which he believed would act as a sacrifice to a Demon in return for riches and rewards. Police searching for the killer would find a mountain of incriminating evidence.

Snow the Salt Queen (Yandere Freak) is an ongoing case involving the accidental death of their friend.

A Coffeehouse Crime special with Adrian covering some of your most frequently asked questions...

True Crime: Rosemary Ndlovu was a well respected Police Officer in South Africa's Police Service. No one knew that while she upheld the law for Johannesburg's population, she was systematically killing her very own family for financial gain.

True Crime: Penelope & David Jackson were an elderly couple with a very turbulent history, and despite their own warning signs they would persevere right through to breaking point - The result would end in death... All over a dinner, of Bubble & Squeak.

True Crime (SOLVED): In October of 2021, Cleo Smith vanished from a campsite along the coast of Western Australia. Her disappearance caused international grief, and a nationwide manhunt was underway to locate her. How did all of this end?

True Crime: Suitcase in hand, Gergana Prodanov moved to the UK in search to provide a better future for her family back home. Unfortunately, a ghost of her past would follow her... and she would find a grizzly demise, far away from home.