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500lb. Serial Killer /// Part 1 /// 173Part 1 of 2www.TrueCrimeGarage.comDecember 8th, 1996 - An overweight man picks up a woman from a local bar in southwest Baltimore. He invites her back to his trailer with the promise of drugs and alcohol. She decides to join him. They are only there a short time when he starts making sexual advances toward her. She turns him down. They do some drugs and then his advances became more aggressive. She continues to brush him off and then he attacks her. Somehow she manages to escape and have the man arrested. Just days later this man is arrested again this time for the murder of a young woman. After, he starts talking to investigators about other murders. Tonight we discuss Joe Metheny, his crimes and confessions. Beer of the Week - Duckpin Pale Ale by Union Brewing Garage Grade - 4 out of 5 bottle capsBeer Fund: https://truecrimegarage.com/home  

Tionda & Diamond Bradley  /// Part 2 /// 673 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.comSisters Tionda and Diamond have been missing for over twenty years now. Their mother left the two little girls home alone on work day in the summer of 2001. When she returned home, the girls were gone and a note was left saying the two had gone to the playground. Tionda was ten years old and Diamond was just three. This week we go through the complicated timeline of events surrounding their disappearance. This case has been labeled missing and endangered. We believe the girls may have been abducted by someone they knew. The F.B.I. asks that anyone with information about the disappearance of Tionda and Diamond Bradley contact the Chicago Police Department detectives at 312-747-8380 OR your local F.B.I. office. The family’s private detective can be reached at 847-579-9771.National Missing Children’s Day is Thursday, May 25th, 2023.  True Crime Garage has worked with and continues to support The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).  To help in the fundraising efforts to bring kids home and to make sure that every kid has a safe childhood please join us in our efforts by going to our giving pagehttp://give.missingkids.org/truecrimegarage Beer of the Week - DownTime Wheat Beer from Bulldog Brewing Company Garage Grade - 4 and a quarter bottle caps out of 5 Thank you for your continued support of this independent podcast. Tell a friend to join you and us in the Garage next week. Cheers Nic & The Captain

Tionda & Diamond Bradley  /// Part 1 /// 672 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.comSisters Tionda and Diamond have been missing for over twenty years now. Their mother left the two little girls home alone on work day in the summer of 2001. When she returned home, the girls were gone and a note was left saying the two had gone to the playground. Tionda was ten years old and Diamond was just three. This week we go through the complicated timeline of events surrounding their disappearance. This case has been labeled missing and endangered. We believe the girls may have been abducted by someone they knew. The F.B.I. asks that anyone with information about the disappearance of Tionda and Diamond Bradley contact the Chicago Police Department detectives at 312-747-8380 OR your local F.B.I. office. The family’s private detective can be reached at 847-579-9771.National Missing Children’s Day is Thursday, May 25th, 2023.  True Crime Garage has worked with and continues to support The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).  To help in the fundraising efforts to bring kids home and to make sure that every kid has a safe childhood please join us in our efforts by going to our giving pagehttp://give.missingkids.org/truecrimegarage Beer of the Week - DownTime Wheat Beer from Bulldog Brewing Company Garage Grade - 4 and a quarter bottle caps out of 5 Thank you for your continued support of this independent podcast. Tell a friend to join you and us in the Garage next week. Cheers Nic & The Captain

Lynda Moore /// Part 2 /// 671Part 2 of 2  www.TrueCrimeGarage.comOn April 15th, 1986 a young mother was attacked and killed in her home.  She was home alone that day while her husband was at work and her two children were at school.  36 year old Lynda Moore was viciously attacked inside her home.  With no sign of forced entry and some pretty random suspects the Vermont State Police were sure to have a difficult time with this murder investigation.  If you have any information that could help this cold case investigation please contact the Vermont State Police Major Crimes Unit by calling 1-802-244-8727.  Tips may also be submitted anonymously at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit or by texting keyword VTIPS to 274637 (CRIMES) Beer of the Week - Swingin’ by Susquehanna Brewing CompanyGarage Grade 4 out of 5 Bottle Caps For everything True Crime go to www.TrueCrimeGarage.com - Check out our store page, sign up on the mailing list for discounts and review our True Crime and Entertainment recommendations on our Recommended page. Thanks for listening and thanks for telling a friend, cheers! 

Lynda Moore /// Part 1 /// 670Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.comOn April 15th, 1986 a young mother was attacked and killed in her home.  She was home alone that day while her husband was at work and her two children were at school.  36 year old Lynda Moore was viciously attacked inside her home.  With no sign of forced entry and some pretty random suspects the Vermont State Police were sure to have a difficult time with this murder investigation.  If you have any information that could help this cold case investigation please contact the Vermont State Police Major Crimes Unit by calling 1-802-244-8727.  Tips may also be submitted anonymously at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit or by texting keyword VTIPS to 274637 (CRIMES) Beer of the Week - Swingin’ by Susquehanna Brewing CompanyGarage Grade 4 out of 5 Bottle Caps For everything True Crime go to www.TrueCrimeGarage.com - Check out our store page, sign up on the mailing list for discounts and review our True Crime and Entertainment recommendations on our Recommended page. Thanks for listening and thanks for telling a friend, cheers! 

Bible & Freeman Kidnapping and Murders ////// 669Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.comBack in May of 2017 we covered a story we titled “The Missing Welch Girls.”  That was a two part story and you can still listen, they are episodes 107 & 108.  Since then, we have provided an update on our other show "Off The Record.”  Today we come to you with another update, but no the good kind.  One of the men responsible for the murder or four people and the abduction of our two missing Welch girls, Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman is scheduled for an early release from prison.  This is an outrage!  Ronnie Busick will be released on Friday, May 19th, 2023.  Yet, these two young ladies are still missing.  Both Laura Bible and Ashley Freeman have been missing since December 30th 1999. They were both just sixteen years old.  Today Laura would be just 40 years old and Ashley 39.Laura is Native American. She is listed at 5’5 inches tall, with Brown hair, and hazel eyes. She may have been wearing a blue shirt, jeans, white sneakers or black boots, and silver heart-shaped earrings with imbedded diamonds.Ashley Freeman is caucasian, 5 foot 7 inches tall.  She has Blonde hair, and blue eyes. Ashley had an athletic build in 1999. She may have been wearing a t-shirt, jeans, a baseball cap, white sneakers, a windbreaker and a class ring inscribed with the phrase "Bluejacket High School Class of 2000."If you have any information of the possible whereabouts of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, or if you have any further information about Ronnie Busick, Warren Phil Welch or David Pennington or any other criminal activity that any or all of these guys were involved in please contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation 1-800-522-8017.  Or you can email the show TrueCrimeGarage@gmail.com

Serial Offender /// Part 2 /// 668Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com  Nikki Cleveland was working as a Real Estate agent. She listed a unusual property for sale. The property was not occupied. It was a secluded 3/4 acre property with river frontage. Perfect for relaxing, swimming and canoeing. The property received some attention from an ad she ran in the local paper. One day she went to show the property and she never came home. Join us for a true crime story of a most unusual Serial Offender. Beer of the Week - Beauty in the Venom by Tactical Brewing companyGarage Grade - 4 out of 5 bottle capsOur other show “Off The Record” (OTR, if you’re nasty) is back by overwhelming popular demand and it’s available now. Right now you can subscribe to Off The Record via your apple podcast app. Subscribe for a full year and get 16% off!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-garage/id1062418176

Serial Offender /// Part 1 /// 667Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com  Nikki Cleveland was working as a Real Estate agent. She listed a unusual property for sale. The property was not occupied. It was a secluded 3/4 acre property with river frontage. Perfect for relaxing, swimming and canoeing. The property received some attention from an ad she ran in the local paper. One day she went to show the property and she never came home. Join us for a true crime story of a most unusual Serial Offender. Beer of the Week - Beauty in the Venom by Tactical Brewing companyGarage Grade - 4 out of 5 bottle capsOur other show “Off The Record” (OTR, if you’re nasty) is back by overwhelming popular demand and it’s available now. Right now you can subscribe to Off The Record via your apple podcast app. Subscribe for a full year and get 16% off!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-garage/id1062418176

Rhonda Knutson /// Part 2 /// 666Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.comOn Labor Day, 1992 the body of Rhonda Knutson was found in a back room at a gas station.  Rhonda was working the overnight shift.  This is a small-town murder mystery.  Sadly her case remains unsolved all of these years later.  Anyone with information about Rhonda Knutson, either or both of the men in the composite sketches or if you have information that could help the investigation please contact the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office at 641-394-3121 or the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at 515-725-6010 or email dcinfo@dps.state.ia.usBeer of the Week - Wishing Star by Highland Brewing CompanyGarage Grade - 4 and a half bottle caps out of 5

Rhonda Knutson /// Part 1 /// 665Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.comOn Labor Day, 1992 the body of Rhonda Knutson was found in a back room at a gas station.  Rhonda was working the overnight shift.  This is a small-town murder mystery.  Sadly her case remains unsolved all of these years later.  Anyone with information about Rhonda Knutson, either or both of the men in the composite sketches or if you have information that could help the investigation please contact the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office at 641-394-3121 or the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at 515-725-6010 or email dcinfo@dps.state.ia.usBeer of the Week - Wishing Star by Highland Brewing CompanyGarage Grade - 4 and a half bottle caps out of 5