

Crime Curious
Crime Curious Podcast
A true crime podcast where two friends’ journey through true crime cases in a lighthearted and in-depth way through the lens of a Judge and trained investigator. We give educated details without being boring to listen to. Enjoy!
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Sep 14, 2025 • 1h 41min
The Alison Botha Attempted Murder Part Two
The conclusion to part one:
Megan is treating us with another two-part series! This time she is bringing us one of the most miraculous survival cases of all time out of South Africa. Alison Botha was left for dead after being stabbed over 30 times and having her neck sliced from ear to ear 16 times. She has spoken around the world since her survival and is a true inspiration.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
References verbally stated throughout episode

Sep 7, 2025 • 1h 15min
The Alison Botha Attempted Murder
Megan is treating us with another two-part series! This time she is bringing us one of the most miraculous survival cases of all time out of South Africa. Alison Botha was left for dead after being stabbed over 30 times and having her neck sliced from ear to ear 16 times. She has spoken around the world since her survival and is a true inspiration.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
References verbally stated throughout episode

Aug 31, 2025 • 52min
The Evan's Family
Jake Evans was calm, articulate and collected when he called 911 in the early morning hours of October 4, 2012, to report that he had just shot and killed his mother and sister. Take a listen to hear the 911 call and learn what explanation Jake had, how the courts handled the severity of a case like this for a juvenile and how the family has come to heal.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
Teen Inspired by Michael Myers — Murders Mother and Sister | by Malinda Fusco | CrimeBeat | Nov, 2020 | Medium | CrimeBeat
Texas Teenage Murderer Jake Evans Says ‘Halloween’ Movie Inspired Family Killings
'Halloween' Inspired Texas Teen to Kill Mom and Sister - ABC News
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Aug 24, 2025 • 1h 2min
The Murder of Deborah Boothby
Deborah Boothby was found in the middle of Blue Star Highway just outside of South Haven Michigan during the early morning hours of April 27, 1998. Initially called a hit and run accident, the case went cold with no leads into who could have done this. Then a cold case unit re-opens the case 9 years later and discovers clues that were initially missed, and start asking questions. It would take 11 years but justice was finally served for Deborah and her family.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
COA 305944 PEOPLE OF MI V IVORY LEE SHAVER Opinion - Per Curiam - Unpublished 09/11/2013
The Case of Deborah Boothby | Homicide Hours To Kill | True Crime
Witness describes brutal beatings of Deborah Boothby in 1998 murder near South Haven - mlive.com
OPINION and ORDER Denying Motion to Hold Petition in Abeyance 24 , Motion for Guidance 25 , and Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 21 . Signed by District Judge Laurie J. Michelson. (EPar)
https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/michigan/miedce/2:2015cv12265/302356/26/0.pdf
Convicted murderer professes innocence: Ed Foster claims others beat and killed Deborah Boothby in 1998 - mlive.com
Covert cold case cracked - Leader Publications | Leader Publications

Aug 17, 2025 • 56min
The Smokey Mountain Murderer William Bishop Part Two
The conclusion to Megan's case about William Bradford Bishop Jr and the man hunt that has ensued decades to bring him to justice for the murder of his wife, kids and mother.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
*Sources cited within content*

Aug 10, 2025 • 52min
The Smokey Mountain Murderer William Bradford Bishop Jr. Part One
Megan is presenting today's case!
William Bradford Bishop Jr. is a former United States Foreign Service officer who has been a fugitive from justice after being charged with the murder of his wife, sons and mother in 1976. Although the FBI removed him from their Ten Most Wanted List in 2018 there is still a substantial reward for his arrest.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
*Sources verbally cited within content*
'People Magazine Investigates' Chronicles Case of William Bradford Bishop

Aug 3, 2025 • 55min
The Murder of Shannon Mohr
Shannon and David lived in Pittsford Michigan in 1980 on a 100 acre farm and had not even been married for a year when Shannon had a tragic accident falling from her horse which resulted in her death. At least, that's what her husband David Davis would have the world believe until the truth comes out thanks to Shannon's family, a tender hearted neighbor, a super sleuth tenacious reporter and a detective that wouldn't give up.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
Man infamous for killing wife with horse tranquilizer in 1980 dies in Jackson prison hospital - mlive.com
Succinylcholine Poisoning of Shannon Mohr by Husband - FFF
Shannon Lou Mohr (1954-1980) - Find a Grave Memorial
Shannon Mohr: In the Path of a Con Man - Forensic Files Now
David Davis | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom
Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search
7 YEARS ON THE RUN, MURDER SUSPECT IS SEIZED ON TV SHOW TIP – Chicago Tribune
PEOPLE v. DAVIS | 199 Mich. App. 502 (1993) | happ5021641 | Leagle.com
Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993 TV Movie)
Happily Never After: Gallop to the Grave (s02e03)
American Justice: The Perfect Murder: The Shannon Mohr Story (s08e20)

Jul 27, 2025 • 37min
The Murder of Carol Hutto
Sixteen year old Carol Hutto left her family residence on a December night in 1976, telling her mother she was running to the nearby drugstore. When she did not return that night which was not like Carol to do, her family began searching the neighborhood only to discover Carol's body floating in a shallow pond near their home weighed down with cement blocks.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
HS Student Carol Hutto Found Dead in Largo, Florida Pond; Boyfriend & Navy P.O. James Kuenn Sentenced to Life in Prison 2 Decades Later (1976) – MILITARY JUSTICE FOR ALL
Navy man is sentenced to life for killing neighbor in 1976
Carol Dean Hutto (1960-1976) - Find a Grave Memorial
F Toxic People - Navy Petty Officer James Kuenn Convicted of the... | Facebook
Testimony begins in 1976 murder case
More details emerge in murder

Jul 20, 2025 • 47min
The Survival of Karina Chikitova
Today we are going to uplift you with an incredible survival story of a 4 year old girl and her dog in the Siberian wilderness in 2014.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/f0138-one-year-on-mowgli-girl-karina-totally-recovered-from-12-days-and-nights-in-siberian-wilderness/
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/336335-karina-chikitova-survived
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/mowgli-girl-who-survived-weeks-in-wilderness-wins-beauty-contest/
https://www.rbth.com/travel/332351-summer-siberia-facts
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/girl-lost-in-siberian-wilderness-rescued-by-her-puppy-after-surviving-on-berries-and-river-water-for-over-a-week-9665312.html
The Story of Karina Chikitova, the Real-Life Mowgli

Jul 13, 2025 • 48min
Negligence Has Many Forms
The intention of today's episode is not only to remember the victims, but to also spread awareness for why appropriate supervision, staying consciously aware of what we are doing-especially when caring for small children is so important. This case has been described as a one in a million death and it happened to the Schock family not once, but twice.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
Child Hot Car Deaths Data Analysis 2025
Florida grandmother sentenced to prison for baby's hot car death | FOX 13 Tampa Bay
Woman calls for mother's arrest after 2 kids die in her care less than a year apart
FL v. Tracey Nix: Forgetful Grandmother Trial | Court TV
Grandmother Tracey Nix can stay at inpatient facility: Judge