Murders & Minivans

Murders and Minivans explores the world of true crime through the lens of everyday motherhood. Each episode takes listeners deep into cases ranging from notorious murders to overlooked crimes, offering thorough research, thoughtful discussion, and fresh perspectives. Alongside these stories, the hosts reflect on the realities of parenting, family life, and the unique challenges of raising kids in today’s world.

Murders & Minivans is a true crime podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 48 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Murders & Minivans, a true crime show with 48 episodes published.

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  Episode #49

  The Tylenol Murders

  Aug 17, 20261 hourS1

  Seven people in Chicago died in three days in 1982 after taking Extra Strength Tylenol laced with cyanide. Nobody has ever been charged. Every seal on your medicine bottle comes from this case. On September 29, 1982, a twelve-year-old girl in Elk Grove Village named Mary Kellerman took a capsule for a sore throat before school. She was dead within hours. By the end of that week, six more people were dead across the Chicago suburbs, including three members of the same family who took capsules from the same bottle on the same afternoon. It took two off-duty firefighters comparing notes on a phone call to figure out what the deaths had in common. It took a nurse named Helen Jensen going back to a victim's house and counting the capsules to prove it. In this episode, we walk through all seven victims, the seventy-two hours it took anyone to connect them, the lot numbers that proved the bottles were poisoned after they reached store shelves, the extortion letter demanding a million dollars, and James Lewis, the man investigators spent forty years trying to charge and never could. We also get into what happened after. Thirty-one million bottles pulled. Tamper-evident packaging on every over-the-counter product in North America. A federal anti-tampering law. The case is still open. Victims: Mary Kellerman, Adam Janus, Stanley Janus, Theresa Janus, Mary McFarland, Mary Reiner, Paula Prince. Source Info: murdersminivans@gmail.com FOLLOW US! Instagram: @ murdersandminivans Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MurdersMinivans

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  Episode #47

  The Husband Did It (A Love Story)

  Aug 10, 20261h 11mS1

  Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when she was reported missing from her modesto home on christmas eve 2002. four months later, her body and the body of her unborn son conner washed up in the san francisco bay, just miles from where her husband scott said he had been fishing alone that day. this episode walks through the full case. we cover the timeline of Laci's disappearance, scott's shifting story, his affair with amber frey, the wiretapped phone calls, and the evidence that led to his conviction. we also get into the 2020 ruling that overturned his death sentence and where the case stands now. in this episode: who Laci peterson was and the life she and scott were building the events of december 24, 2002 and scott's fishing alibi amber frey and the affair scott was hiding the search, the tips, and the media frenzy that followed the discovery in the bay and what the evidence showed the 2004 trial, the conviction, and the death sentence the 2020 sentence reversal and the ongoing appeals

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  Episode #48

  What Happened to Nolan Wells?

  Aug 7, 202621 minS1

  Nolan Xavier Wells was an 18 year old wide receiver from ocean springs, mississippi, preparing for his freshman season at southwest mississippi community college. on july 4, 2026, he traveled to horn island with a large group of friends on multiple boats. the boat he rode out on took on water from a failed bilge pump and turned back early. nolan was not on it. his body was found in the water on july 6. in this episode we walk through the full case in order: who nolan was, the geography and currents of horn island, the boat that took on water and the released sea tow distress call, the conflicting accounts of his final hours, and a 22 page timeline review that found a material gap in his last confirmed hours. we cover the multi agency search and the two competing explanations, what both autopsies found, the independent one that ruled cause and manner undetermined without excluding foul play, and the official state autopsy that is complete but sealed while prosecutors prepare a grand jury presentation. we also cover the unresolved details around his phone and keys, his clothing, and the tides, the family's legal team led by ben crump, support from tyler perry, colin kaepernick, and al sharpton, and the new two sided legal fight as three of the friends, publicly named, hire attorneys and assert their innocence while three strangers face charges for threatening people connected to the case. this is an open case. as of recording, no one has been charged in nolan's death, the cause and manner of death remain undetermined, and the friends have publicly stated they are innocent. we report only publicly available information.

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  Episode #46

  Special Bulletin: Parker Is Still Missing in Calgary

  Jul 22, 202611 minS1

  This is not a regular episode. An eleven-year-old boy has been missing in Calgary since Thursday, July 16, 2026, and as of today he has not been found. Parker is autistic and non-verbal. He cannot call for help, and he cannot tell a stranger his name or where he lives. There is no speculation in this episode, because there is nothing to speculate about. Calgary police have said there is nothing to indicate foul play. This is a bulletin: what police have confirmed, what the search has covered so far, and what you can actually do today. It also covers the part of this story that has made a lot of Calgary parents angry — that Parker's disappearance did not meet Alberta's legislated threshold for an AMBER Alert, and that it took a special provincial exemption and two full days before one was issued. If you see Parker, do not approach him. Keep him in sight and call 911 immediately. Parker is 4'11" and approximately 90 pounds, with brown hair, a shaved head and brown eyes. He was last seen shirtless, wearing dark shorts and black noise-cancelling headphones. HOW TO HELP If you see him: Call 911. Do not approach, call out to him, or attempt to bring him anywhere. He may become more frightened if confronted by a stranger. Tips: Calgary Police Service non-emergency line, 403-266-1234 Anonymous tips: Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477 Check your property: Garages, sheds, backyards, hot tubs, pools and under decks. Police have advised that Parker tends to lock doors behind him, so check behind locked doors as well. Submit footage: Police are asking anyone in the Thorncliffe area with CCTV, residential security camera or dashcam footage from July 16 onward to submit it, regardless of whether Parker appears in it. https://cps.ca.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/ca26318270 Share the original poster only. Calgary police have asked the public to stop circulating altered, filtered or edited images of Parker. Case #CA26318270 OFFICIAL SOURCES Alberta Emergency Alert — AMBER Alert record: Original alert, issued July 18, 2026 at 13:35: https://www.alberta.ca/aea/cap/2026/07/18/2026-07-18T13_35_18-06_00=CalgaryPoliceService=592F10C9-5B22-4056-8F4F-E5214FA29F33.htm Alert extension, July 19, 2026 at 13:01 (further extended July 22 at 10:55): https://www.alberta.ca/aea/cap/2026/07/19/2026-07-19T13_01_28-06_00=CalgaryPoliceService=296E020C-E3BC-4EB0-8411-C92DA88BE2EC.htm

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  Episode #44

  Framed by a U.S. Marshal | The True Story Behind Netflix's A Toxic Love Story

  Jul 20, 20261h 3mS1

  She spent 88 days in jail for a crime that never happened. The person who framed her was her own ex-fiancé: a deputy U.S. Marshal. This is the true story behind Netflix's A Toxic Love Story (2026). In 2016, Michelle Hadley was a 29-year-old grad student with a marketing job at Disney when Anaheim police arrested her for stalking, criminal threats, and six counts of attempted rape. Her bail was set at $1 million. She was facing life in prison. The problem? She had never done any of it. Michelle's ex-fiancé, deputy U.S. Marshal Ian Diaz, and his new wife of four months, Angela, had spent months building a fake online version of Michelle. They used her real writing style, pulled from private emails only Ian had access to. They created the "Lilithistruth" alias. They posted Craigslist ads directing strangers to Angela's home. They staged a garage attack. And they weaponized a federal badge to make local police believe every word. The Orange County District Attorney would later call it "diabolical." In this episode: The whirlwind romance and the Rockefeller Center proposal The Anaheim condo dispute that started everything The real breakup emails that became the blueprint for the frame Angela's history of forged sonograms, fake cancer, and impersonating Ian's other exes The Craigslist "rape fantasy" ads and the plan to stage a real assault The 17-year-old who nearly became a victim 88 days in jail: the death threat, the letters home, the swagger coaching How Michelle's parents cracked the digital evidence at their kitchen table Michelle's exoneration and Angela's plea deal The $1.795 million civil settlement that finally exposed Ian The federal conviction that came the same day Michelle gave birth to her daughter Watch: A Toxic Love Story , directed by Alexandra Lacey, premieres on Netflix July 22, 2026.

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