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- podcast· 28:31· Ep 177
Lady Bird Lake and the Rainey Street Ripper
Send us Fan Mail Thirty-eight bodies recovered from Lady Bird Lake. A bar district full of late-night energy just blocks away. And a story that keeps resurfacing every time Austin tries to move on. We’re Brandy and Chris, and we’re back on Rainey Street to sort out what’s real, what’s rumor, and what the evidence can actually say when fear is doing the loudest talking. We walk through how the “Rainey Street Ripper” theory caught fire, why social media sleuthing and clustering maps felt convincing, and what we know about the victim patterns people keep pointing to. We also talk about the questions that make this case stick: the walk from the nightlife strip to the water, the darkness and brush near the lake, reports of people vanishing after stepping away for a minute, and why families may struggle to accept “accident” as an answer. Then we lay out what the Austin Police Department has stated repeatedly: no consistent trauma, no common suspect, and drowning listed as the primary cause o
- podcast· 37:16· Ep 162
Mason County Courthouse Arson: A Texas Town Under Siege
Send us Fan Mail A courthouse engulfed in flames. A community watching helplessly as history burns. And one man's terrifying 24-hour crime spree that changed Mason County, Texas forever. District Attorney Tonya Ahlschwede and Assistant DA Havana Schmidt take us deep inside one of rural Texas's most complex criminal investigations - the 2021 Mason County courthouse arson. What began as a house fire quickly escalated into something far more sinister when Nicholas Miller deliberately torched the historic courthouse while first responders were distracted battling the initial blaze. "We all sat around the square with everybody else in town and watched it burn," recalls Schmidt, who witnessed the courthouse fire before later joining the prosecution team that would bring Miller to justice. The prosecutors meticulously reconstruct the night's events, revealing how one calculated arson transformed into an extended crime spree involving armed robbery, vehicle theft, and culminating in a dramatic
- podcast· 37:40· Ep 81
Dean Corll Part 1
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- podcast· 23:36· Ep 68
Zoe Campos - Lubbock, TX
Send us Fan Mail This week I discuss the case of Zoe Campos out of Lubbock, TX. Zoe was missing for five years, until her bones were found buried in a backyard. Her murderer was interviewed within the first week of her disappearance, yet it took 5 years to find her. What happened to Zoe Campos. Please consider supporting the show through Patreon . The support means the world to us! Cheers. www.texaswineandtruecrime.com
- podcast· 1h 36m· S3E20
The Mysterious Disappearances of Stacie Madison and Susan Smalley.
Send us Fan Mail This week we are recording from Caudalie Crest Farm & Vineyard in Weston, TX, right near Celina. We are discussing the mysterious disappearances of Stacie Madison and Susan Smalley out of Carrollton, Texas. The disappearances and presumed murders of these girls has gone unsolved for 33 years. The Carrollton police department had a witness come forward and claim the boyfriend of Stacie Madison at the time of her disappearance, admitted to her that he killed both girls. We have a special guest in law enforcement joining us for this episode. Officer Brian Baker currently works for the Colony police department and shares his take on the case. We are not only sipping a beautiful, '5 corked' red blend by Cascabel Ranch Winery for this week's episode, but we have the owner here to talk to us about his experience in law enforcement and winemaking! Brian Baker is a veteran police officer, winemaker, and his expertise is in death scenes and homicide. He really brings his knowled
- podcast· 51:32· S2E4
The Man Behind the Massacre - (George Hennard)
Send us Fan Mail This week we are talking about the Luby's Massacre that occurred in Killeen, TX in 1991. The killer, George Hennard, assassinated 23 people before turning the gun on himself. What would make a total stranger run his truck through the front window of a busy restaurant and shoot at will? The wine for this week comes from our friends at Salado Winery. This yummy 2018 Tempranillo, 100% grown in Temple, TX, has tastes of plum and strawberries. This wine label features a picture of a Blue Lacy which happens to be the state dog breed of Texas! Please visit our friends at saladowinery.com . The organization for this week is the GVS Foundation . "A bullet does not discriminate, does not have its own agenda, and impacts innocent people regardless of race, gender, or class." Please support this organization that focuses on helping GVS (Gun Violence Survivors) at gvsfoundation.org . Thank you for your continued support! www.texaswineandtruecrime.com. www.texaswineandtruecrime.com
- podcast· 50:06· S1E6
A Murderous Visit (Candy Montgomery)
Send us Fan Mail This week we are diving into the case out of Wylie, TX where Candy Montgomery hacks Betty Gore to death in her own laundry room. The only person alive to tell us what happened that day is Candy. What do you really think happened on this murderous visit? The wine for this week is named Rousanne (roo-saun) this wine comes from our friends at McPherson Cellars. This is our second bottle from McPherson. We loved the red so much we wanted to try a white. This full-bodied and smooth white wine made from the Rousanne grape is a great substitute for chardonnay. We are tasting for hints of melon, pear, and bell peppers. This is not an oaky wine, for those that don’t like the oak flavors, this one is for you. www.texaswineandtruecrime.com www.texaswineandtruecrime.com