Crime Junkie

When 22-year-old Franchesca Alvarado set out on a quick weekend trip to Atlantic City in March of 2012, it was meant to be a simple getaway… but it spiraled into a baffling tragedy. Her family is hoping that someone out there has the answers they’ve been searching for. COLDCASE@NJSP.GOVFind Franchesca Cheka Alvarado Facebook pageIf you or a loved one is experiencing domestic abuse of any kind, you are not alone. You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); for TTY: 1-800-787-3224; or text “START” to 88788.Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-franchesca-alvarado Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

A young man stops for a restroom break during a walk with his mom along the seaside in the United Kingdom and is never seen again. His family has been searching for him for over 30 years… It’s important for you or anyone you know who is thinking about suicide to be aware that emotional support can be reached by calling Samaritans at 116 123 if you’re in the U.K., or, if you’re in the U.S., support can be reached by calling or texting the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Additional U.K. resources: National Suicide Helpline UK - HopeLine UK - Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-steven-clark. Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

When tragedy strikes in a wealthy Argentinian community, the suspicions of the nation fall squarely on the victim’s own family, and the case takes on a life of its own. This is Part 2 of 2. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-maria-marta-garcia-belsunce-part-2 https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

When tragedy strikes in a wealthy Argentinian community, the suspicions of the nation fall squarely on the victim’s own family, and the case takes on a life of its own. This is Part 1 of 2. Listen to Part 2 NOW in the Fan Club! Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-maria-marta-garcia-belsunce-part-1 Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

When five young boys vanish from their village in South Korea, local authorities are quick to assume they ran away. However, their parents know that’s not what happened – and as their search for their children expands, they become convinced that something terrible happened… and it’s being covered up. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/conspiracy-frog-boys-of-south-korea You can learn more about The Good segment and even submit a story of your own by visiting The Good page on our website! Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

Since 2014, the mysterious deaths of Joyce and John Sheridan have been a major topic of conversation in Skillman, New Jersey. And as you might expect from the title, the story I have for you today is not as cut-and-dried as certain city officials would have you believe. In fact, the deeper I dove into this story, the more confused, shocked, and angry I became. This case could be a simple mishandling of an investigation, or it could be a corruption cover-up… time will tell. Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder MysteryNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-joyce-john-sheridan Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, random photos of Chuck, and more!

After midnight on July 6th, 2012, three teenage girls walked into the thick Appalachian woods somewhere along the Mason-Dixon county line. Hours later, under the glow of a nearly full moon, only two walked out. The very last time Dave and Mary Neese saw their only child Skylar was in a grainy black-and-white video. In it, she's sneaking out of her ground-floor bedroom in the middle of the night, her purse over her shoulder, her brown hair swinging as she hurries across the small parking lot to a waiting car. What happened to Skylar Neese has become gothic American lore: the odd girl out in a vicious teenage triangle. But in the ten years since that fateful night beneath the West Virginia stars, a fuller portrait of what happened has emerged. From award-winning journalists Justine Harman and Holly Millea comes a gripping 10-part series featuring Skylar's family, closest friends, and law enforcement who lived the case—and are still living it. Make sure you follow Wavland’s new series, Three, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts so you’re the first to know when the rest of the series drops. And don’t forget, there are already 4 more episodes waiting for you right now!

When Angela Green vanished from her home in a Kansas suburb in 2019, she left behind a web of her husband's lies and a mystery that’s been haunting her loved ones and baffling police. 913-642-6868816-474-8477 Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-angela-green Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunki/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

Ohio State Highway Patrol were identifying unknown remains along the side of a highway in northern Ohio at the same time a man in Michigan was being reported missing. Now, over five years later, U.S. Marshals are still searching for the culprit of this despicable crime. And they know exactly whom they’re looking for, she’s just been on the run since 2018. U.S. Marshals’ 24/7 tip line.1-877-WANTED-2 (926-8332)USMS Tips AppSource materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/wanted-justice-for-david-carter Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, but no one pulls over to help. The community is devastated when her body is discovered just days later, but it’s assumed to be a tragic but isolated incident. But when more young girls go missing, only to have their bodies discovered within days in a similar manner… the community must ask: is a serial killer stalking the streets of Rochester? And is he choosing his victims based on a seemingly random characteristic? 585-398-4100nysvicap@troopers.ny.govAlphabet Killer: The True Story of the Double Initial Murders Nightmare in Rochester: The Double Initial MurdersCONSPIRACY: North Fox Island & The Oakland County Child Killer Part 1Part 2 www.seasonofjustice.org Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-alphabet-murders-part-2/ You can learn more about The Good segment and even submit a story of your own by visiting The Good page on our website! Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, but no one pulls over to help. The community is devastated when her body is discovered just days later, but it’s assumed to be a tragic but isolated incident. But when more young girls go missing, only to have their bodies discovered within days in a similar manner… the community must ask: is a serial killer stalking the streets of Rochester? And is he choosing his victims based on a seemingly random characteristic? This is Part 1 of 2. 585-398-4100nysvicap@troopers.ny.govAlphabet Killer: The True Story of the Double Initial MurdersNightmare in Rochester: The Double Initial Murders Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-alphabet-murders-part-1/ Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

When a beloved college student disappears on her way home one January day in 2007, a massive city-wide ground search is initiated, and the community is hopeful that she’ll be found and brought safely home. But as hope starts to dwindle, investigators realize that a predator has been stalking their community for years, hiding in plain sight. texasequusearch.orgRAINN’s National Sexual Abuse Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 online.rainn.orgstalkingawareness.org.1-855-484-2846victimconnect.org1-800-799-72331-800-656-4673Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-jodi-sanderholm/ Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

In honor of this past National Missing Persons Day, Ashley and Brit are going to take turns telling you the stories of seven missing kids that all have a certain connection. These are the stories of 7 out of 36 missing kids that are featured in the 1993 music video for the song Runaway Train by Soul Asylum. A majority of those cases have been resolved thanks to that video, but that means there are still too many left that need your attention – and maybe someone, somewhere out there holds the key to solving their cases. Don’t forget to tune into The Deck and Dark Downeast this week to hear the remaining two stories of those highlighted in Soul Asylum’s music video! Runaway Train by Soul Asylum If you have any information about: Byron Page: Kimberly “Kim” Doss: Patrick “Shawn” BetzJason Matthew LeaWilda Mae Benoit:Duane Fochtman:Martha Wes DunnEric Owens: Christopher Kerze: If you or anyone you know is thinking about suicide, emotional support can be reached by calling or texting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).PRECEDENT: Jacob WetterlingIf you are a law enforcement agency or a family member of one of the people we mentioned in this or any of the highlight episodes and you’re looking for coverage on the case – please reach out to us as CrimeJunkie@audiochuck.com. Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-runaway-train-kids/ Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllcCrime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

Over the past 20 years, Maura Murray’s case has taken on a life of its own. It’s become hard to distinguish what’s fact versus what’s rumor… until now. For the first time ever, we’re getting Maura’s full story from the person who knew her best - her sister, Julie Murray. But there’s so much more. Once you’re done listening, make sure you go listen to and follow Media Pressure wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow Julie Murray on social media: @mauramurraymissing@mysistermauramurray@Maura Murray Missing Official Group@JulieMurray2_9this link Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-maura-murray Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

When Aarushi Talwar is found brutally murdered in her bedroom, it sets off one of the strangest and most controversial murder cases in India’s history. AarushihereAarushi: Beyond Reasonable DoubthereSource materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-aarushi-talwar-hemraj-banjade Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllcCrime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

A fun-filled wakeboarding festival turns tragic after a young woman’s body is found floating in the lake. Her family is told that it was an accident, but they begin to suspect that her friends may know more than what they are saying. Without Warning PodcastSource materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-lauren-agee/ Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

When 14-year-old Christie Mullins is found murdered, police are quick to charge a young man who fits the description of the killer to a tee. However, as the case unfolds, Christie’s father – and the public – realize that the case is not as open and shut as it seems. An All-American MurderhereSource materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-christie-mullins Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

In this episode, we discuss the latest update in the Colonial Parkway Murders case. Investigators have recently named Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. as a suspect in three unsolved killings from the late 1980s... including one of the double homicides in the Colonial Parkway Murders. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/update-colonial-parkway-murders/ Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

Just days before she was due to give birth to her second child, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez goes missing, along with her 5-year-old son, Alex. And although her disappearance receives some media attention, it pales in comparison to a much more infamous case that shares disturbing similarities. 415-553-1145MURDERED: Laci Peterson (Part 1) & MURDERED: Laci Peterson (Part 2)Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-alex-hernandez/ Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

A young mother walks out her front door in the middle of the night and seems to vanish into thin air. With little help from law enforcement, her family and friends fight to keep her case active and find the answers they deserve. 305-471-8477HERESource materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-lucely-aramburo Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! @crimejunkiepodcast@audiochuck@CrimeJunkiePod@audiochuck@crimejunkiepodcast/CrimeJunkiePodcast/audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. @ashleyflowers@britprawat@Ash_Flowers@britprawat@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie/AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!