
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
Ordinary people who do unthinkable things...The Minds of Madness is a True Crime Podcast that examines the most disturbing criminal minds and the impact violent crimes have on survivors of homicide.
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Aug 25, 2024 • 49min
Episode 230 - Fatal Request - The Tragic Tale of Natalie Bollinger
Join us, as we examine the strange case of Natalie Bollinger — a 19-year-old who disappeared from her home in Colorado.
You’ll hear how an online mob discovered a trove of shocking circumstantial evidence that all pointed in one direction and how detectives kept their heads cool behind the scenes, waiting to discover the truth of what happened to Natalie.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Denver Post
Shawn Schwartz Youtube Channel
Daily Mail
Heavy
Denver 7
Shawn Schwartz Facebook
KAKE ABC ?
Oxygen
Lauth Investigations
Natlie & Tim Beason Texts
Investigation Discovery #1
Investigation Discovery #2
Investigation Discovery #3
Investigation Discovery #4
Murder in the 21st: A Deadly Post

Aug 18, 2024 • 48min
Episode 229 - The Escort, The Mercenary, and The Car Dealer
Join us, as we dive into the shocking case of Erik Maund, a multimillionaire Auto Magnate living the high life in Austin, Texas.
You’ll learn the truth behind a scandalous secret Erik didn’t want anyone to find out about. And the lengths some people will go to protect their own image. Especially when money is no object.
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Featured Podcast:
Let's Not Meet - https://letsnotmeetpodcast.com/
Research & Writing:
Sherri Smith
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
20/20: Sealed With A Kill
Original Indictment
Superseding Indictment
DOJ Press Release
The Independent Thursday 19 March 2020 - Nashville car crash turns out to be double homicide, police say
Nashville.gov - Autopsy Examinations Show 2 Persons Were Murdered
Austin American-Statesman April 7, 2020 - Nashville Police Search for Three Men
Law & Crime Dec. 14, 2021 - Texas Auto Magnate Accused
Austin American-Statesman Dec 14, 2021 - Who was involved in an alleged murder-for-hire case?
The Tennessean Wed, Dec 15, 2021 - Auto Magnate Indicted in 2 Deaths
The Tennessean Sun, Dec 19, 2021 - A Plot Unveiled
The Tennessean Dec 19, 2021 - Who were murder victims Holly Williams and William Lanway?
The Tennessean Mon, Dec 20, 2021 - Mourning Follows Months of Rumors
The Tennessean Mon, Oct 30, 2023 - A Dramatic Murder-For-Hire
The Tennessean Tue, Oct 31, 2023 - Murder Trial to Begin
The Tennessean Sat, Nov 04, 2023 - Actor Charlie Sheen A Potential Witness
The Tennessean - Sun, Nov 05, 2023 - Opening Statements Begin
The Tennessean Wed, Nov 08, 2023 - Auto Exec “Jumped On Offer”
The Tennessean Sun, Nov 19, 2023 - Lawyers Wrap Up Arguments
The Tennessean Mon, Nov 20, 2023 - Jury Finds Maund, Codefendants Guilty
Austin American-Statesman Feb 9, 2024 - What we know about the Erik Maund affair
Times of Israel
AutoNews.com
KVUE
Ashley Banfield NewsNation
Austin American-Statesman
WRKN

Aug 11, 2024 • 53min
Episode 228 - Jack in the Box - The Mysterious Case of Robert Caraballo
Four detectives stood in the rain, wearing their suits and ties. It was late September 2002 in Grand Haven, Michigan, and the gray skies matched their somber mood.
They’d just arrived at a cemetery near the shores of Lake Michigan.
It was time to bury the body of a victim they’d spent the past four months trying to avenge. But so far, it had all been in vain.
The detectives watched as the Minister conducted the service with no family, relatives or friends present. Because absolutely no one knew who the victim was.
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Featured Podcast:
Lets Read - audioboom.com/channels/4968276-the-lets-read-podcast
Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Trial - Codefendant Testifies in MI v Beverly McCallum
Trial - Beverly McCallum’s Daughter Testifies
Trial - Fiding Robert Caraballo’s Body:
Court TV - Is Beverly McCallum a Serial Killer?
Courtney Davis Preliminary Hearing
Trial - Defendant Beverly McCallum Takes the Stand
Trial - Closing Arguments
Trial - Sentencing
Court TV - McCallum Jury Foreman
Hope College Documentary “Jack in the Box”
Swear-to Hearing Transcript
DelayedJustice.com

Aug 4, 2024 • 45min
Episode 227 - Occam’s Razor - The Murder of Ben Oxley
On a chilly February morning in 2008, Ben Oxley slept in a dark and silent bedroom in Minden, Nevada.
When he went to bed that night, he couldn’t have imagined that barely two hours later, a terrifying boom would shatter the peace of his home, and gunsmoke would choke the air.
When authorities arrived, Ben was dead, and there was only one person they knew of for sure who’d been in the bedroom with him when he was gunned down: his wife Melissa covered in Ben’s blood…
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Research & Writing:
Nicole Colin & Katherine Thomas - Epigram Literary Group
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
reviewjournal.com
oxygen.com
today.com
nevadaappeal.com
nevadaappeal.com 2
findagrave.com
msn.com
recordcourier.com
en.wikipedia.org
britannica.com
Google Maps
thecinemaholic.com
thecinemaholic.com 2
thecinemaholic.com 3
youtube.com
youtube.com 2

Jul 28, 2024 • 56min
Episode 226 - Domino Effect - The Senseless Murder of Ashley Biggs
In 2012, two couples in northeastern Ohio were engaged in a bitter custody dispute over a 6-year-old child, unwilling to compromise.
As the court system dragged its feet while making its decision, it was only a matter of time before someone decided to take matters into their own hands.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
The Daily Beast
State v Stefanko
Killer’s Ex Wife Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet - Prosecution Opening Statement
Killer’s Ex Wife Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet Defense Opening Statement
Killer’s Ex Wife Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet - Chad Cobb & Brittany Dunson
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet - Da 2- Cindee Cobb - Chad Cobb's Mother
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet - Day 2 - Chad Cobb Testifies
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet - Day 2 - Cindee Cobb & Part 2 of Audio with Def.
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet - Day 3 - Cross Exam of Chad Cobb
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet - Day 3 - Matt Travis & Cross Exam of Cindee Cobb
Deadly Delivery Day 2: Retrial to resume in 2012 murder of Army veteran in Summit County
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet Day 4 - Patricia Ware-Dep Steven Browning
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet Day 4 - Agt John Saraya OH Bureau of Criminal Inv.
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet Day 4 - George Staley, Crime Scene Investigator
Erica Stefanko on Trial for Murder of Army Vet Day 5 - Det Mike Hitchings
Deadly Delivery Day 3: Gavel-to-gavel coverage of retrial for Erica Stefanko
Deadly Delivery Day 6: Retrial continues in 2012 murder of Army veteran in Summit County
Deadly Delivery Day 9: Sentencing for woman convicted of killing Summit County Army veteran
Cleveland.com
News 5 Cleveland
Akron Beacon Journal
Akron Beacon Journal #2
Daily Mail
Advocate.com

Jul 21, 2024 • 51min
Episode 225 - Dirty, Dirty, Secrets - The Murder of Farah Fratta
Join us, as we examine the tragic murder of Farah Fratta. An American Airlines ticket agent and devoted mother of three.
You’ll hear the harrowing story of a divorce from Hell and the bitter custody battle that followed, including how all signs pointed straight to her narcissistic ex-husband in the wake of her murder.
But there was one major problem: her husband was nowhere near the scene of the crime.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
On Death Row Season 2 Episode 4
2022 Appeal
2008 Appeal
2018 Appeal
Fratta v Davis 2017
No Safe Place - Bill Cox
48 Hours - Thou Shalt Not Kill
Prystash Murderpedia
Guidry Supreme Court Petition
KHOU.com
911 Call

Jul 14, 2024 • 41min
Episode 224 - Deadly Catch - The Catfishing and Death of Renae Marsden
On a beautiful day in sunny Sydney, Australia, Renae Marsden made her way to Jacob’s Ladder - a lookout in Watsons Bay's oceanside suburb.
It was the 5th of August, 2013, and Renae was just a couple months shy of her 21st birthday.
Climbing up a cliff known as “The Gap”, Renae stared into the crashing waves below.
It had been a devastating day, after her boyfriend, Brayden Spiteri, sent her a text that read, “I think I need a break, and so do you.”
Renae then sent a few texts back, including one to her mother, telling her she loved her and was sorry.
She then threw her phone into the ocean. Minutes later, Renae followed her phone over the cliff's edge.
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Research & Writing:
Nicole Colin & Katherine Thomas - Epigram Literary Group
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
nsw.gov.au
weekendnotes.com
en.wikipedia.org 1
en.wikipedia.org 2
en.wikipedia.org 3
en.wikipedia.org 4
en.wikipedia.org 5
theguardian.com
news.com.au 1
news.com.au 2
nine.com.au
thecinemaholic.com 1
thecinemaholic.com 2
nzherald.co.nz
dailymail.co.uk 1
dailymail.co.uk 2
smh.com.au 1
smh.com.au 2
independant.co.uk
distractify.com
youtube.com 1
youtube.com 2

Jul 7, 2024 • 41min
Episode 223 - Story of a Scarface Shooter - The Crimes of Ali Abulaban
A model couple with thousands of followers made TikToks about how drama-free their relationship was – but no one knew the full story until murder made the headlines….
Ali Abulaban was used to getting stopped on the streets for the Scarface and Skyrim impressions that had made him famous on TikTok– while his beautiful wife Ana made TikToks about what a great husband and father he was.
But behind closed doors of their luxury condo, it was a different story: domestic violence, jealousy, and spying.
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Research & Writing:
Giselle Melanson Tattrie
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
IMDB
Medium
TikTok
Fox5 San Diego
Fox5 San Diego 2
CourtTV
People
NBC San Diego
NBC San Diego 2
ABC 10 NEWS SAN DIEGO
FOX 5 SAN DIEGO
Huffpost
10News
The Sun
Facebook
The AutoEthnographer

Jun 30, 2024 • 44min
Episode 222 - Looney Lenny - The Rockhampton Serial Killer
Join us, as we examine the shocking crimes of The Rockhampton Rapist, Leonard John Fraser, an Australian serial killer and one of the most bizarre cases we’ve ever covered.
You’ll hear the story of a violent predator who terrorized the East Coast of Australia for over thirty years and how a shocking twist shell-shocked an entire country.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Timeline
Crime Library
R v Fraser
Crime Investigation Australia
Courier Mail #1
Courier Mail #2
Courier Mail #3
10 News Australia #1
10 News Australia #3
The Advertiser
Daily Mail
Things A Killer Would Know
Murderpedia
All That Is Interesting

Jun 23, 2024 • 55min
Episode 221 - Richard Craniums - The Murder of Nicole VanderHeyden
Imagine you’re accused of a murder you didn’t commit. What's the worst alibi you could possibly have?
It's the one with no eyewitnesses, right? It's the one that’s impossible to prove and might even seem a bit too convenient.
Now, picture your dread as a detective leans in across the interrogation table and asks, "Where were you on the morning of “such and such a date”, between 3 and 6 in the morning?"
Your heart sinks cause your only answer is the honest one: "I was at home, asleep all night in bed by myself."
It’s an alibi like this that can put a person in the hot seat even if they ARE telling the truth.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Doug Detrie Full Interview
George Burch Full Interview
Nicole’s Mother Interview
Greg Mathu Police Interview
Burch Appeal
Prosecution Opening Statements
Defense Opening Statements
Trial Day 1
Trial Day 2 Part 1
Trial Day 2 Part 2
Trial Day 3 Part 1
Trial Day 3 Part 2
Trial Day 4 Part 1
Trial Day 4 Part 2
Trial Day 5 Part 1
Trial Day 5 Part 2
Trial Day 6 Part 1
Trial Day 6 Part 2
Trial Day 7 Part 1
Trial Day 8 Part 1
Trial Day 8 Part 2
Prosecution Closing Arguments
Defense Closing Arguments