The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Elizabeth Bedolla, mother of victim Tanya Wise, shares heartfelt memories of her daughter, her last moments at home, and the profound family loss that followed. The discussion unveils the shocking murder case, detailing the discovery of Tanya's body and the initial investigative steps. Elizabeth reflects on a suspicious truck sighting and the unraveling of a web of secrets. As evidence mounts against suspect Jose Soto-Escalera, the struggle for justice unfolds, leading to a tragic but pivotal conclusion in a case that profoundly affected a family.

A dumpster fire in Fort Worth uncovers a gruesome series of murders tied to Jason Thornburg. Initial discoveries lead investigators on a chilling path involving ritualistic motives and unsettling confessions. Family members share heartfelt memories of the victims, revealing the deep emotional scars left behind. Thornburg's history of violence unfolds, exposing systemic failures in handling prior cases. The narrative culminates in a shocking trial, where jurors grapple with mental illness and capital punishment, leaving a community reeling from the horror.

In this gripping discussion, Norma Patton, mother of murder victim Melissa Wolfenbarger, shares her heart-wrenching memories of Melissa's life and tragic disappearance. Legal commentator Joel McDermott adds insight into the investigation's legal challenges. The podcast reveals how a confessed killer, desperate for help, unknowingly sought assistance for his own daughter who was already deceased. Topics range from domestic violence and custody battles to the complex dynamics in the case, culminating in a shocking trial outcome that left the family in devastation.

Miguel Blanco, a longtime friend of Barry Schmalbach, shares heartfelt memories and the harrowing moments leading to Barry's disappearance. Becky Weber, a neighbor, describes Barry's generosity and the unsettling state of his condo post-vanishing. The podcast reveals a chilling voicemail from Barry expressing fear, and unsettling details about his last night, including odd messages and a violent encounter observed by neighbors. As the investigation unfolds, evidence links a suspect to sinister actions, culminating in a guilty verdict yet leaving lingering questions about what truly happened to Barry.

Join us, as we examine the tragic murder of Adreian Payne. A former NBA first-round draft pick and Michigan State basketball star. You’ll hear how a late-night attempt to calm a dispute ended in sudden gunfire. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Nutrafol - Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MADNESS Live It Up - Live It Up is offering you 15% off your first order, including subscriptions, with code MADNESS. Plus shipping’s always free. Head to Letsliveitup.com/MADNESS and use code MADNESS DailyLook - Head to DailyLook.com to take your style quiz and use code MADNESS for 50% off your first order Smalls - For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to Smalls.com/MADNESS Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/madness Quince - Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. Go to Quince.com/madness for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Greenlight - Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills; start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/MADNESS CBDistillery - Right now you can save 25% off your entire purchase by going to CBDistillery.com and use promo code MADNESS Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Aiden Wolf Sources: FL vs Lawrence Dority Day 1 FL vs Lawrence Dority Closing Arguments Sentencing Trial Playlist Former Michigan State basketball star Adreian Payne fatally shot Former NBA, Michigan State star Adreian Payne shot, killed ‘Intimidated by size:’ Man retrieved gun from home before killing ex-NBA player, records show Adreian Payne death: Doorbell video appears to capture audio of deadly shooting in Orlando Former Orlando Magic Player's Murder Trial Set to Begin Man found guilty of murder in shooting of former Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne Lawrence Dority guilty in shooting death of ex-Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne Orange County Clerk of Courts Girlfriend: Adreian Payne was killed trying to help woman in domestic dispute - NBC Sports Florida man gets life sentence for murder of Dayton native and former NBA player  The Adreian Payne Story: How Michigan State Star Became the Ultimate Role Model The Story of Adreian Payne: An inspirational story of life after loss Man who killed former NBA player, Dayton-native Adreian Payne found guilty Domestic Battery Charge 2016 Against Tatiana Mesa Affidavit for Arrest Warrant  WPTV News

Join us, as we examine the case of Gretchen Anthony, a woman whose final words may not have been her own. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Nutrafol - Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MADNESS Live It Up - Live It Up is offering you 15% off your first order, including subscriptions, with code MADNESS. Plus shipping’s always free. Head to Letsliveitup.com/MADNESS and use code MADNESS DailyLook - Head to DailyLook.com to take your style quiz and use code MADNESS for 50% off your first order Smalls - For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to Smalls.com/MADNESS Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/madness Quince - Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. Go to Quince.com/madness for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Greenlight - Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills; start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/MADNESS CBDistillery - Right now you can save 25% off your entire purchase by going to CBDistillery.com and use promo code MADNESS Research & Writing: Sherri Smith Editing: Aiden Wolf Sources: Palm Beach Post KIRO 7 Legacy 48 Hours Season 34, Episode 31 Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins Film Rise True Crime EW Crime Storytime Miami New Times Wikipedia KTSM CBS12 CBS News

Join us, as we unravel the murder of Ryan Cooper. A husband and father of four found dead in his favourite chair.  We’ll follow the twists of a case that began as straightforward…but revealed layers of deception that stunned even veteran investigators, showing how modern technology exposed secrets someone thought were deleted forever. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Nutrafol - Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MADNESS Live It Up - Live It Up is offering you 15% off your first order, including subscriptions, with code MADNESS. Plus shipping’s always free. Head to Letsliveitup.com/MADNESS and use code MADNESS DailyLook - Head to DailyLook.com to take your style quiz and use code MADNESS for 50% off your first order Smalls - For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to Smalls.com/MADNESS Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/madness Quince - Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. Go to Quince.com/madness for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Greenlight - Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills; start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/MADNESS CBDistillery - Right now you can save 25% off your entire purchase by going to CBDistillery.com and use promo code MADNESS Featured Podcasts: Le Monstre Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Aiden Wolf Sources: LIVE: IA v. Karina Cooper, Day 1 LIVE: IA v. Karina Cooper, Day 2 LIVE: IA v. Karina Cooper, Day 3 LIVE: IA v. Karina Cooper, Day 4 LIVE: IA v. Karina Cooper, Day 5 LIVE: IA v. Karina Cooper, Day 6 LIVE: IA v. Karina Cooper, Day 7 Court Tv Trial Recap Karina Cooper convicted of first-degree murder New evidence shows bullet casing, graphic messages in wife's alleged affair murder pact She Murdered Her Husband — And Snapchatted Her Salon Client  Ryan Cooper Obituary Traer woman and her lover carried out plot to kill her husband Linn County jury convicts Traer woman who plotted with ‘lover’ to kill husband Shellsburg man told police he helped Traer woman kill her husband in 2021 Traer woman and her lover carried out plot to kill her husband, Traer woman testifies affair was ‘fantasy,’ Friends testify Traer woman was verbally abusive to husband, Rural Traer homicide remains unsolved two years later Traer woman charged with killing husband in 2021 Texts, Snapchat messages implicate Traer woman, lover in her husband’s fatal shooting Second suspect arrested, charged with first degree murder

Join us, as we explore the bizarre and tragic case of the Amato family, where love turned lethal and fantasy became fatal.  You'll hear how Grant Amato's obsession with an online model escalated from stolen credit cards to something darker and how his fixation, even behind bars didn’t stop, finding a new target in a reality TV star who investigates the paranormal. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Nutrafol - Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MADNESS Live It Up - Live It Up is offering you 15% off your first order, including subscriptions, with code MADNESS. Plus shipping’s always free. Head to Letsliveitup.com/MADNESS and use code MADNESS DailyLook - Head to DailyLook.com to take your style quiz and use code MADNESS for 50% off your first order Smalls - For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to Smalls.com/MADNESS Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/madness Quince - Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. Go to Quince.com/madness for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Greenlight - Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills; start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/MADNESS CBDistillery - Right now you can save 25% off your entire purchase by going to CBDistillery.com and use promo code MADNESS Featured Podcasts: Small Town Dicks Buried: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Aiden Wolf Sources: 'Ghost Adventures' star Aaron Goodwin cries as ex-wife sentenced in plot to kill him Arrest report: Wife of 'Ghost Adventures' star plotted his murder from Las Vegas 'Ghost Adventures' star's wife arrested, murder plot alleged - Los Angeles Times Wife of ‘Ghost Adventures’ star gets up to seven years for murder plot The Cam Girl Killer 'Ghost Adventures' star confronts murder-plotting wife in court as she gives groveling apology:  ‘Half the story:’ Las Vegas reality star opens up about murder plot, Reality Star Confronts Wife in Court Over Plotting His Murder He spent $200,000 on a Bulgarian ‘cam girl.’ Grant Amato Murdered His Family for a Webcam Model He Never Met Grant Amato verdict: Guilty of first-degree murder in killings of family Man sent $200K to Bulgarian woman he met online Worried co-workers led to slain family's discovery, 911 calls show Obsession, money, lies tore Grant Amato’s family apart Grant Amato Affidavit Grant Amato Trial Playlist

Join us, as we examine the murder of Genai Coleman, a teacher and mother who was gunned down in a shopping mall parking lot. You’ll hear how detectives spent two years chasing a case that always seemed just out of reach. And how one piece of DNA gave them what looked like an ironclad case… until a twist so strange, it felt more like a dream than real life. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Nutrafol - Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MADNESS Live It Up - Live It Up is offering you 15% off your first order, including subscriptions, with code MADNESS. Plus shipping’s always free. Head to Letsliveitup.com/MADNESS and use code MADNESS DailyLook - Head to DailyLook.com to take your style quiz and use code MADNESS for 50% off your first order Smalls - For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to Smalls.com/MADNESS Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/madness Quince - Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. Go to Quince.com/madness for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Greenlight - Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills; start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/MADNESS CBDistillery - Right now you can save 25% off your entire purchase by going to CBDistillery.com and use promo code MADNESS Featured Podcast: Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Aiden Wolf Sources: Ronald & Donald Smith Interrogation Donald Interrogation 5 key details about Genai Coleman's murder DNA from Georgia woman's murder Identical DNA: Murder Has Georgia Police Seeing Double GBC News Story: Wrong Twin Twin convicted in Gwinnett killing first tied to brother Twin held in GA killing implicates brother True Crime Stories – DNA Evidence and Identical Twins Fingerprints Aid Case Involving Twins Listverse Police identify shooting victim The Atlanta Constitution Tue, Jul 22, 2008 ·Page J1 The Atlanta Constitution Wed, Jul 23, 2008 Rare Twin Murder Case Echoes Bizarre Fingerprint Origins When DNA test falls short, fingerprints point to guilty twin

The Airbnb in Savannah, Georgia was just one more stop in a long line of temporary homes. Their 50th rental since they’d started running, maybe their 60th. By then, Nicholas Kassotis had stopped keeping count. What mattered wasn’t the number. It was survival. Staying a step ahead of whoever was hunting them. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Nutrafol - Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MADNESS Live It Up - Live It Up is offering you 15% off your first order, including subscriptions, with code MADNESS. Plus shipping’s always free. Head to Letsliveitup.com/MADNESS and use code MADNESS DailyLook - Head to DailyLook.com to take your style quiz and use code MADNESS for 50% off your first order Smalls - For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to Smalls.com/MADNESS Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/madness Quince - Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. Go to Quince.com/madness for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Greenlight - Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills; start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/MADNESS CBDistillery - Right now you can save 25% off your entire purchase by going to CBDistillery.com and use promo code MADNESS Featured Podcast: Undisclosed: Toward Justice Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Aiden Wolf Sources: LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 1 LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 2 LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 3 LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 4 LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 5 LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 6 LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 7 LIVE: GA v. Nicholas Kassotis - Day 8  Court TV Trial Recap Nicholas Kassotis found guilty on all counts in unanimous decision ‘She was such a special person’: Former Professor of Mindi Mebane Kassotis reflects UPDATE: Kassotis found guilty on all charges Kassotis found guilty, sentenced to life without parole GBI: Savannah man dismembered wife's body and fled the state. Now he's behind bars Ex-Navy officer Nicholas James Kassotis charged with murder Months After Writer's Dismembered Body Is Found at Ga. Hunting Club New information surfaces about the Georgia man arrested in connection to the death of his wife GBI identifies victim and killer in 2022 Liberty Co. homicide Ex-Navy officer charged with murdering wife Man arrested for death of wife whose remains were found at Georgia hunting club in 2022 Remains Found in Riceboro in 2022 Identified, Suspect Arrested Hunting club horror Unidentified Woman’s Remains Found in Riceboro ‘They Got It Wrong’ — Mindi Kassotis Case Divides Families Murder Trial to Begin for Former Navy JAG Officer Accused of Killing, Dismembering Wife Police investigating after woman’s body found in Riceboro GBI working to identify body of woman found in Riceboro Woman’s body found in Riceboro identified, suspect arrested in Pennsylvania 'Gruesome' details revealed about Liberty County man accused of killing his wife Washington Post September 2016 Jury Foreman Comments