Coworkers & Crime

A quiet Massachusetts neighborhood. A normal autumn afternoon. And a kitchen covered in blood. When 31‑year‑old Joan Risch vanished on October 24th, 1961, she left behind one of the most contradictory crime scenes...

Media didn’t just shape true crime — it shaped justice. From Victorian tabloids to TikTok sleuths, every era of media has changed how we see victims, suspects, and the system meant to protect them. Rachel and Krystal...

Three very different trials. Three cases that have dominated headlines. Texas Killing Fields James Elmore was found guilty of manslaughter in the 1984 death of 16-year-old Laura Miller. It marks the first conviction...

Angela Hammond was 20 years old, four months pregnant, and standing under bright lights at a payphone in the center of town when she was abducted. She described the man circling her. She described his truck. Her fiancé...

In 1980, Dorothy Jane Scott began receiving terrifying calls from a man who claimed to be in love with her—and seemed to know her every move. Then Dorothy disappeared. Her car was found burning, her remains were...

A 724-kilometre stretch of northern British Columbia. Three women who disappeared. One highway—and decades of unanswered questions. In Part 3, we continue our look at these haunting unsolved cases and the systemic...

This episode explores the full history of criminal profiling — from Cesare Lombroso’s pseudoscience and Dr. Thomas Bond’s 1888 Jack the Ripper profile to the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit and modern behavioral analysis...

This week, Rachel and Krystal examine three cases that reveal the cracks in America’s investigative systems, cases where women weren’t just murdered, but erased . For decades, these victims were known only by nicknames...

Recent case updates: Nolan Wells, Nancy Guthrie, Lindsey Clancy, Sandra Birchmore, Taylor Charlton and the recent uptick in solved cold cases Join us for this weeks episode at the watercooler.

Two cities. Two robberies. Zero answers. In this episode, Rachel and Krystal dig into two bank heists that should’ve been headline news — but instead disappeared into silence. St. Louis, 1930: Police guards are...

A man arrives in Sligo, Ireland with two bags and no identification. Over three days, he walks the town with purpose — disposing of items, avoiding cameras, and preparing for a death no one would witness. When his body...

A warm Oklahoma night. A short walk home. And a man who vanished without a trace. In 1996, Joseph “Joe” Daniels — Cherokee Nation, mid‑20s — stepped off a relative’s porch and into the dark. He was never seen again. No...

A nurse disappears in broad daylight in Philadelphia. Five months later, her remains are found 600 miles away on a remote North Carolina mountainside — dressed in clothes she never owned, carrying items she never...

Colorado DNA Lab Scandal A veteran Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist admitted to manipulating DNA testing and falsifying records, placing more than 1,000 criminal cases under review. We discuss how one...

The CSI Effect: Myth, Media, and Misconceptions Episode Summary: In this episode, we break down the CSI Effect — the belief that crime‑show viewers enter jury duty expecting high‑tech forensic evidence in every case...