Crime of the Truest Kind

Saturday, January 29, 2022 - the events of the night before and into the early morning hours, we would learn, would bring a seismic shift to this bedroom community 20 miles south of Boston.Canton, a town straddling 25,000 residents, was thrust into the spotlight in the days and weeks after John O’Keefe – a Boston cop – was found dying in another cop’s driveway hidden under a blanket of snow. The wicked winter storm whipped through the quiet streets, and before the day was over two feet of snow had fallen. Canton police were left to dig out of the mystery of John O’Keefe’s death.What is an unfortunate accident due to a night of heavy drinking and driving? Was a relationship gone sour to blame? The case was a watershed moment in Massachusetts criminal justice.And people could not get enough.Journalist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedge takes this case head on in his new book, Blizzard of Lies: Karen Read, John O'Keefe and the Shocking Unsolved Murder in Cop Town, USA (Simon and Schuster). Part oneFall Shows! Live Podcast Thurs 10/22 Off Cabot, Beverly - Cold Coast: Massachusetts' History & Mysteries TixSat 11/7 New England Crime Bake: Panelist - Research: Getting It Right On The Page | Hilton Boston/Dedham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New episodes return this Fall. We revisit the unsolved murder case that haunts Boston with replay of our 2021 episode with Boston Globe reporter, Emily Sweeney. Who Killed Karina Holmer? A question we will not stop asking. Karina Holmer was murdered 30 years ago today. She was 20, barely an adult, and straddling two worlds when she was pulled from a dumpster by someone rummaging for cans. It was a brutal discovery.On the afternoon of Sunday, June 23, 1996, her remains were found wrapped in trash bags in a dumpster in the Fenway. She was strangled, washed, bisected, discarded. Only part of Karina was returned to her family in Sweden. The other part of her has never been found.Over the years, so many stories have been told, suspicions raised, misinformation spread. It is inevitable, I'm afraid, to stop people from theorizing and making stuff up.In this replay, we trace what we knew about those last hours and where the investigation led. In the years since I began researching her case, I have learned more and spoken to people with information about those months, weeks, and days leading up to her murder. I am putting it all together, with the plan to vet and share in future episodes. Until then, I continue to seek information about Karina's story. I continue to advocate for her. WhoKilledKarinaHolmer.comcrimeofthetruestkind.com/karina-holmer-replayAnngelle will be appearing at Crimestery Festival in Danvers, Mass October 9-11, 2026Anngelle will be a panelist at Crime Bake 2026 in Dedham November 6-8Passes for both are on sale nowCrime of the Truest KindCreated, written, and hosted by Anngelle Wood online at crimeofthetruestkind.comfollow @crimeofthetruestkindFall Shows! Live Podcast Thurs 10/22 Off Cabot, Beverly - Cold Coast: Massachusetts' History & Mysteries TixSat 11/7 New England Crime Bake: Panelist - Research: Getting It Right On The Page | Hilton Boston/Dedham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The headlines and news broadcasts in 1991 were filled with war, brutality, and harassment. We were faced with a new uncertainty. We also saw the dawning of a new culture phenomenon in the birth of reality tv and the grunge explosion. It was a different time.That April, a feminist scholar and New England School of Law professor is murdered in her exclusive neighborhood outside Harvard Square. High stakes for Cambridge Police to solve, no doubt.So why is her case still unresolved 35 years later? Mary Joe Frug, a 49-year-old professor and mother of two is stabbed by an unknown assailant just yards from her home on Sparks.The mysteries that surround her shocking murder seem endless. Was she targeted for her feminist teachings? Did she come upon someone full of rage at random? Was there a motive to this horrible crime? Did neighbors in this tree lined street here her struggle?It is a brutal killing that remains unsolved more than three decades later. The case stunned Cambridge and the academic world. Her murder raises more questions than answers, and the investigation has long been clouded by speculation, controversy, and silence.In this episode, part one of two, Mary Joe Frug’s life and work, the night of the murder, early theories, and unanswered questions.More at CrimeoftheTruestKind.com/mary-joe-frug | Salty language level M + the other F word... Fall Shows! Live Podcast Thurs 10/22 Off Cabot, Beverly - Cold Coast: Massachusetts' History & Mysteries TixSat 11/7 New England Crime Bake: Panelist - Research: Getting It Right On The Page | Hilton Boston/Dedham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Replay from one year ago! Justice is coming for Charline at last! News broke in the 16-year-old murder case will be resolved. The first real hope for justice for Charline and her family. On Thurs, April 10, 2025, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan announced the arrest of Heinsky Anacreon, age 38, of Malden, Mass, who was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on charges of murder, willfully misleading a police officer and willfully misleading an attorney.charging him with first-degree murder in this cold case that has haunted Charline's family since the day she disappeared on April 7, 2009.The investigation revealed a heartbreaking betrayal - Charline was lured by so-called friends with the promise of a sweet deal on a car, only to be robbed and killed. Most disturbing perhaps is the evidence that after the murder, her killers celebrated with a bottle of Moet champagne and toasted their windfall. For those who've followed Crime of the Truest Kind, this case has been near to my heart. After sharing her case in a live show in 2024, and interviewing Charline's sister Rose (listen to episodes 71 and 72) last fall and advocating for this case at every opportunity, seeing this development brings joy. Nothing can bring Charline back or erase her family's 16 years of hoping and waiting for her killers to be caught. As we look toward a trial, I will continue following every development. Fall Shows! Live Podcast Thurs 10/22 Off Cabot, Beverly - Cold Coast: Massachusetts' History & Mysteries TixSat 11/7 New England Crime Bake: Panelist - Research: Getting It Right On The Page | Hilton Boston/Dedham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the anniversary of locating Charline, a replay of the episodes I did with her sister back in 2024 - before the arrest was made in her case. The Unsolved Murder of Charline Rosemond - in part two, the details around her final hours, how she was lured with the promise of a car deal by people in her circle, and the knowledge that people known to her family were holding important information. We revisit the investigation’s early missteps, the rumors among people familiar to her family, and the belief that Charline was targeted by those she trusted. We know that the truth would soon come out. LOriginal episodes 71, 72 and an update to her case in episode 84.Crime of the Truest Kindcrimeofthetruestkind.comFall Shows! Live Podcast Thurs 10/22 Off Cabot, Beverly - Cold Coast: Massachusetts' History & Mysteries TixSat 11/7 New England Crime Bake: Panelist - Research: Getting It Right On The Page | Hilton Boston/Dedham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.