

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV!
Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well!
I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious!
New Episodes Every Thursday!
Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well!
I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious!
New Episodes Every Thursday!
Episodes
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Dec 2, 2025 • 13min
'Ana Walshe Died in Her Sleep’: Brian Walshe's INSANE New Story | Brian Walshe Trial Day 1
On the first day of his trial, Brian Walshe unveiled a new version of events: Ana “died in her sleep,” and everything else was a reaction. The problem for him is the *evidence*. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down how his new explanation landed in the courtroom and why it immediately raised serious doubts.
Google Searches from Hell: The Horrifying Disappearance of Ana Walshe
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/google-searches-from-hell-the-horrifying/id1749169659?i=1000721701125
Brian Walshe Trial BOMBSHELL: ‘Yes, I Chopped Up & Dumped Her Body… No, I Didn’t Kill Her.’ | Ana Walshe
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-walsh-trial-bombshell-yes-i-chopped-up-dumped/id1749169659?i=1000737443024
YouTube Case Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y1lhJduFxM&list=PLxEAbh-aNbML2QXHBDCaG7TxVBJjg_eDy&index=1
The Most DISTURBING Case I've Ever Covered: Ken & Barbie Killers Paul Bernardo + Karla Homolka:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-most-disturbing-case-ive-ever-covered-ken-barbie/id1749169659?i=1000738887714
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chgo5TbcAG8&pp=0gcJCR0AztywvtLA

Nov 29, 2025 • 42min
The Most Disturbing Case I've Ever Covered: Ken & Barbie Killers Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka
If there’s any case that deserves the word disturbing, it’s this one. The Ken & Barbie Killers, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, looked like the perfect couple straight out of the 90s… but the reality behind that polished image is almost impossible to wrap your head around.
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Nov 27, 2025 • 15min
Grand Jury Bombshell in the D4vd Case: Celeste’s Death Now Investigated as Murder
TMZ doubles down that Celeste was "frozen". A secret grand jury is now reviewing evidence in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, and police have officially classified the case as a murder investigation. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down what this new move means, why prosecutors asked a judge to block the autopsy findings, and how this grand jury could change everything in the D4vd timeline.

Nov 25, 2025 • 26min
EXPLOSIVE NEW INFO: Ashlee Dressed A Pillow As Melodee & And Dropped Her Off With Couple From Zoo?
“Gave Away Melodee’s Things”: Tyler Brewer, the friend who tried to help Ashlee Buzzard, just came forward with explosive and honestly stomach turning new info about what he says he saw inside her house. And yes, it involves a pillow dressed up like Melodee. Tyler lays out exactly what happened, what Ashlee allegedly told him, and the moment everything spiraled.

Nov 24, 2025 • 11min
Lane Bryant Bloodbath & The Killer Who’s STILL Out There | Tinley Park Five
In 2008, a man disguised as a delivery driver walked into a Lane Bryant store just outside Chicago, forced six women into the back room, bound them with duct tape, and shot them in cold blood, ultimately killing five women and sparing just one by sheer luck. Seventeen years later, the case remains unsolved. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the haunting details of the Lane Bryant massacre, including the first national interview with the paramedic who walked into that crime scene and has carried the weight of it ever since. Filmmaker Charlie Minn also shares insight from his upcoming documentary on the Tinley Park 5.

Nov 21, 2025 • 16min
Florida Cheerleader Found Dead & Stuffed Under a Cruise Ship Bed: What Really Happened to Anna Kepner?
This is SUSPICIOUS! Florida cheerleader Anna Kepner was found dead under a bed on a cruise ship, and the new information coming out is raising serious questions about what happened inside that cabin. Investigators are looking at the timeline, the family dynamics, and why her 16-year-old stepbrother is suddenly part of the conversation...

Nov 21, 2025 • 23min
EXPLOSIVE Secret Audio: Ashlee Buzzard’s Own Recording Blows Up Felony Charge | Melodee Buzzard
A secret audio recording made by Ashlee Buzzard just completely BLEW UP her entire false imprisonment case. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the shocking recording, the contradictions, and what this means for the search for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard.

Nov 20, 2025 • 21min
Did Celeste Die in the Spring? Inside D4vd’s Santa Barbara Mystery | Celeste Rivas Hernandez
TMZ is now reporting that D4vd made a sudden late night trip to a remote part of Santa Barbara County in the spring, raising new questions about whether Celeste Rivas Hernandez may have died months earlier than anyone realized. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the latest timeline gaps, the unexplained midnight drive, new reporting from TMZ, and what these details could mean for the investigation.

Nov 20, 2025 • 22min
Glammed Up for Court… After Cutting Melodee’s Face Out of Posters?! | The Ashlee Buzzard Meltdown
A shocking new twist has emerged in the disappearance of nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard, and it is one of the strangest details in this case yet. Investigators say a private investigator working with Melodee’s family learned that Ashlee Buzzard was seen cutting her daughter’s face out of several missing posters and placing the cut-out photos inside her home. The investigator described it as looking almost like an altar, raising even more questions about what Ashlee knows and why she is behaving this way. At the same time, Ashlee showed up to court in full glam and a curly wig, completely made up, while refusing to answer anything about Melodee’s whereabouts. She is still facing a charge of falsely imprisoning the man she allegedly told about Melodee, and she continues to stay silent as the search for her daughter stretches into its sixth week.

Nov 19, 2025 • 26min
Brian Walshe Trial BOMBSHELL: ‘Yes, I Chopped Up & Dumped Her Body… No, I Didn’t Kill Her.’ | Ana Walshe
Brian Walshe just stunned the courtroom with a shocking twist in the Ana Walshe murder case. Prosecutors say he searched for how to dismember a body, bought the tools to do it, and dumped Ana’s belongings in a dumpster near his mother’s condo. But in court, Brian admitted to moving Ana’s remains and lying to police, while insisting he did not kill her. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the guilty pleas, the disturbing evidence, the Google searches, and what this wild legal strategy might mean for the murder charge that still hangs over him.
Ana Walshe Case Background:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DM6ispVSkA


