Hosted by Jewel Lugo · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 31 episodes
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A true crime podcast uncovering cold cases, current investigations, and everything in between — hosted by married duo Jewel and Jeremy Lugo.
Jewel Lugo hosts Straight to the Case, a true crime show with 31 episodes published.
In August 1986, the brutal killing of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in New York City’s Central Park shocked the nation. Within hours, suspicion fell on her last known companion: Robert Chambers, a privileged prep-school stu
In July 2005, newlywed George Allen Smith boarded a luxury cruise ship for what should have been a dream honeymoon. By the end of the trip, George was gone—vanishing without a trace somewhere in the middle of the Aegean
In July of 2006, 24-year-old Lori Slesinski left her Minnesota home to meet someone she trusted. She never came back. What followed was years of uncertainty, false hope, and a case built almost entirely without a body—fo
Ken and Barbie Killers: The Evil Duo — Part Two In Part Two of Ken and Barbie Killers: The Evil Duo, the illusion finally shatters. As teenage girls continue to vanish across Ontario, police begin to connect the dots bet
In the late 1980s, Canada was on edge. A violent predator known as the Scarborough Rapist was stalking women, leaving fear in his wake — and no one knew who he was. In Part One of Ken and Barbie Killers: The Evil Duo, we
In this episode of Straight to the Case, we unravel one of the strangest and most unsettling poisoning cases in modern true crime — the death of David Castor. What was first ruled a suicide quickly unraveled into somethi
Just after the holidays, a family of four vanished without a trace. Their home looked lived in. Their dogs were left behind. Their phones, wallets, and passports never moved. At first, investigators believed the McStay f
Bryce Laspisa was a college student with no known enemies, no history of running away, and no clear reason to disappear. But over the course of a single night, a series of strange decisions, missed warnings, and unanswer
When we talk about evil, we usually point to the choices someone makes. They had options, and they still chose to do something horrific. But it always raises the question: is evil purely a decision, or can something else
In this episode of Straight to the Case, we’re examining the haunting disappearance of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith. A quick trip to a local Target should’ve been routine — instead, it turned into a nightmare that unfolded i
This week on Innocent or Guilty, we’re diving into the case of Darlie Routier — a story that shook an entire community and still sparks debate decades later. Two young boys attacked in their own home, a mother left injur
In this episode of Case File, Jewel takes the mic solo to break down Hulu’s Murdaugh: Death in the Family — episode by episode. Jewel walks you through the docuseries exactly the way it unfolds, while calling out what th
In Part One, the trials brought answers — or so it seemed. But behind the convictions were cracks the public never saw. In this second half of the investigation, Jewel and Jeremy dig deeper into the confessions, the inte
In 1991, a fire tore through a small yogurt shop in Austin, Texas — and what firefighters found inside changed the city forever. Four teenage girls were gone, and the search for answers would expose secrets, suspects, an
It’s one of Los Angeles’s most haunting Halloween stories — a knock at the door, a mask, and a single gunshot that ended a man’s life. But behind the disguise was no stranger… it was a plan born from jealousy, loneliness
In this special bonus episode of Straight to the Case, Jewel and Jeremy revisit four stories that defined the show — The Night Stalker: Face of Evil, The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers, Innocent or Guilty: Crosley Green
The trial of Richard Ramirez became more than a legal battle—it was a spectacle of horror, obsession, and disbelief. Inside the courtroom, survivors faced the man who haunted their nights, while the public watched a kill
As fear consumed California, detectives raced against time to stop a killer who seemed to vanish as quickly as he struck. Each new crime scene brought more horror, more confusion, and more pressure. The Night Stalker had
There are crimes that shake a community, and then there are crimes that paralyze entire cities. In the mid-1980s, California faced a nightmare unlike any before. A faceless predator moved silently through the night, leav
A mother of five disappears over a holiday weekend. Her car is found abandoned on the side of the road—keys, purse, and phone still inside. What begins as a missing person case quickly unravels into something much darker
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