Mama Mystery with Kelly Evans

In this episode, we cover the shocking murder of Jessica Padgett in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and the investigation that led police straight to her stepfather, Gregory Graf. From the day she vanished after a quick lunch break errand to the courtroom evidence that stunned everyone, we break down the timeline, the lies, the arrest, and the trial outcome - plus, the push for “Jessica’s Law” in Pennsylvania.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week’s Weekly Docket, we’re breaking down the most significant crime and legal headlines making waves right now — with facts, context, and clarity.We begin by addressing online rumors surrounding the death of Renee Good and separate verified information from misinformation. From there, we take a fact-based look at what authority ICE agents do and do not have over U.S. citizens, including a clear explanation of constitutional rights, warrants, and lawful protest.This episode also covers:Federal wire fraud and money-laundering charges against the former executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma CityA smash-and-grab robbery at a California shopping mallThe conviction of a Florida gang leader tied to violent racketeeringA suspicious disappearance in South Australia now treated as a major crimeA sentencing update in the Sarah Pender caseArrest in Monique and Spencer Tepe's double-homicideOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, we dive deep into the case of Sarah Grace Patrick, the 17‑year‑old Carroll County teen accused of murdering her mother and stepfather. We explore the harrowing events of February 20 2025, when Kristin Brock and James Brock were found shot to death in their Georgia home, and unpack how their younger daughter’s 911 call sparked a months‑long investigation.  Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week’s Weekly Docket, we break down several major crime stories making headlines across the U.S., focusing on confirmed facts, investigative updates, and what remains unanswered.We begin in Ohio, where investigators continue searching for answers in the unsolved double homicide of Spencer and Monique Tepe, a Columbus couple found shot to death inside their home while their two young children were left physically unharmed. We examine what police have confirmed, surveillance developments, and statements from grieving family members.Next, we head to New York City, where a Brooklyn medical student is charged with attempted murder after allegedly pushing a 73-year-old man into a moving subway train. The victim survived, but the case has renewed concerns about unprovoked violence in the subway system.In Minnesota, we look at the brutal Christmas Day killing of a hospital security guard by a patient, along with the broader scrutiny surrounding fraud investigations tied to daycare and social service programs as Governor Tim Walz announces he will not seek reelection.We also cover a disturbing case out of Florida, where a woman is accused of killing two ex-husbands in separate shootings on the same day, and an Ohio case involving a pregnant woman allegedly held captive and violently assaulted over New Year’s.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 2000, Sarah Pender was convicted in connection with the murders of her roommates, Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman, and sentenced to 110 years in prison. Prosecutors called her the “female Charles Manson,” portraying her as the mastermind behind the killings, even though she never pulled the trigger. Years later, she made national headlines again after escaping from an Indiana prison with the help of a correctional officer.Now, more than 25 years later, Sarah is back in court asking for her sentence to be reconsidered — and the case looks very different than it did in 2002. Key evidence used to convict her has since been discredited, the jailhouse informant who testified against her has been exposed as unreliable, and even the former prosecutor who put her away now says her sentence was a major injustice.In this episode, we walk through Sarah Pender’s story from the beginning: the volatile household, the night of the murders, the investigation, trial, prison escape, years in solitary confinement, and the long fight for freedom that’s still unfolding today.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I am so excited to be working with Tabitha, I hope you all love her as much as I do! Here are the main social media pages and official links for Housewives of True Crime:📸 Instagram• https://www.instagram.com/housewivesoftruecrime/ 👍 Facebook• https://www.facebook.com/housewivesoftruecrime/ 👥 Facebook Group (Community)• https://www.facebook.com/groups/669722783461628/ 🐦 X (formerly Twitter)• https://x.com/HousewivesCrime   📺 YouTube Channel• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2BFNwyu4KhFpSGdQXS6Pzw Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner found dead in their Brentwood home as their son is charged with murderDeadly antisemitic terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration near Bondi Beach in Sydney, AustraliaMother of two found dead in a Manchester canal as police investigate the circumstancesMan charged after witnesses report seeing him drag a body from a Minnesota apartment buildingFormer college football coach arrested on stalking and domestic violence charges tied to a volatile relationshipMass shooting at Brown University leaves two students dead as the suspect remains at largeOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sarah Pender asks an Indiana judge for a second chanceHow 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey slipped out of the child-welfare system’s sightTwo classmates charged in the murder of 14-year-old Danika TroyRoyal Caribbean faces a homicide ruling in the death of passenger Michael VirgilRussian crypto couple Roman and Anna Novak murdered in a ransom scheme gone wrongNew warrants zero in on a 15-year-old in the Saratoga Springs double homicideOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, we dig into the case of Sarah Jean Hartsfield, the Texas woman convicted of murdering her fifth husband, Joseph Hartsfield, with a lethal dose of insulin in Beach City, Texas. We walk through her childhood in Missouri, her five marriages, the assault and abuse allegations, the fires that seemed to follow her, and the 2018 Minnesota shooting of fiancé David Bragg that’s now back under the microscope. Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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1. Morgan Geyser Escapes Mental Institution Before Arrest in Illinois2. Cruise Ship Death of 16-Year-Old Anna Kepner Ruled a Homicide3. LAPD Corrects Rumors in the Death of 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas Hernandez4. Boston Parents Charged After 5-Week-Old Baby Dies from Fentanyl and Cocaine Exposure5. Huss Street Homicide–Suicide Leaves Two Children and Two Adults Dead in Tiffin, Ohio6. Former News Anchor Angie Mock Charged with Murdering Her 80-Year-Old Mother in Wichita7. California Man Zarbab Ali Convicted of Murdering and Desecrating the Body of Estranged Wife Rachel CastilloOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Austin and Kelly introduce The Uncool Collective - a movement built for parents who are tired of the pressure, the perfectionism, and the nonstop comparison that comes with raising kids in a digital world. They break down why they started it, what inspired the mission, and how they’re creating a community for families who want a simpler, healthier, more connected childhood for their kids. From social-media-free childhood to mental health, boundaries, and real-life parenting moments, this episode explains everything listeners can expect from The Uncool Collective and how they can join the movement. FIND MORE INFORMATION AT WWW.MAMAMYSTERY.COMOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week’s docket covers the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard the Carnival Horizon, a New York surrogacy fraud case involving MaryBeth Lewis, the horrifying starvation of a 14-year-old Wisconsin girl weighing just 35 pounds, the rescue of 122 missing and endangered Florida children, and the homicide investigation into the death of UK woman Sonia Exelby, who traveled to Florida before being killed.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, we’re diving into one of California’s most disturbing and complicated cold cases: the Keddie Cabin 28 murders. In April 1981, 36-year-old Sue Sharp and three teenagers—her son John, his friend Dana, and her 12-year-old daughter Tina—were attacked inside a small rental cabin in the remote mountain town of Keddie. Only three young boys in the home survived. What followed was a series of investigative missteps that still shocks people today: a contaminated crime scene, a missing child who wasn’t noticed for hours, ignored confessions, mishandled evidence, and key suspects who slipped out of town just days later.If you’re looking for a case that’s as frustrating as it is haunting, the Keddie murders remain one of the most chilling examples of a community failed by the system and of investigators still fighting to set the record straight.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Long Island House Party Murder: Honor Student Fatally Stabbed During Teen GatheringFlorida Teen Killed 24 Hours After Reporting Sexual Assault — Suspect Convicted in Murder-for-Hire PlotIndiana Man Arrested After Children Allegedly Endure Extreme Abuse and ThreatsTikTok Influencer Ordered to Pay $1.75 Million in Alienation-of-Affection LawsuitSlidell Grandmother Allegedly Drives Impaired and Fatally Strikes 5-Year-Old GrandsonNationwide Manhunt Intensifies for North Carolina Fugitive Accused of Murder and Stabbing DeputyThe GoFundMe for Liam's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/t8h3f-in-loving-memory-of-liamOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In November of 1987, a young family in southern Illinois vanished from sight for just one day—and when police finally went to check their home, what they found inside would haunt the town of Ina forever.Keith and Elaine Dardeen were the kind of couple everyone in their small community knew and admired. They worked hard, sang in church, and were raising their 2-year-old son, Peter, while preparing to welcome a new baby girl. But behind their front door was a scene of unimaginable horror—one so brutal that even seasoned investigators said it was the worst they had ever witnessed.Elaine and little Peter were found beaten to death inside their trailer, tucked into bed as if someone wanted to hide the violence that had taken place. Elaine, seven months pregnant, had gone into labor during the attack—giving birth to a baby girl who lived only for moments before being killed as well.Keith, the husband and father, was missing—along with the family car. And within 24 hours, his body would be discovered in a nearby field, shot and mutilated in a way that defied all understanding.A loving family, wiped out for no apparent reason. No robbery. No known enemies. No clear motive. Just brutality, precision, and a killer who vanished without a trace.This is the story of the Dardeen family murders—one of the most horrifying and baffling unsolved cases in American history.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In California, Jake Haro was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for the murder of his 7-month-old son, Emmanuel, whose body has never been found.In Kentucky, a UPS cargo jet crashed near the Louisville airport, killing nine people and injuring eleven more shortly after takeoff.In Pennsylvania, a 13-year-old girl from Louisiana was found alive inside a box in a man’s basement after he allegedly lured her through Snapchat with promises of adoption.In Virginia, teacher Abby Zwerner’s $40 million negligence lawsuit against school officials continues, revisiting the 2023 classroom shooting that left her critically injured by a 6-year-old student.In California, the search continues for 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, whose mother returned home from a cross-country trip without her.In Minnesota, a 51-year-old woman survived a violent sexual assault during her nightly walk, leading to the arrest of 21-year-old Tristen Leritz.In Georgia, 17-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick stands accused of murdering her mother and stepfather after months of portraying herself online as a grieving daughter.And in Boston, two college-aged men were charged after an explosion rocked a Harvard Medical School building in what prosecutors say was a deliberate act using fireworks.Finally, in California, former American Idol contestant Randy Madden faces six felony charges for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Former Horry County 911 dispatcher Meagan Jackson and her lover, coroner’s investigator Chris Dontell, were charged in the 2020 murder of Meagan’s ex, Greg Rice. What began as a secret affair spiraled into a deadly conspiracy involving betrayal, cover-ups, and shocking courtroom twists. This episode follows the years-long investigation and trials that finally brought justice for Greg — and exposed just how far Meagan and Chris were willing to go.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week’s Weekly Docket is heavy. We’re covering six shocking true-crime stories making headlines right now — from small-town tragedies to international headlines.In Montana, a mother is charged with deliberate homicide after her 2-year-old son was found decomposing in a home described as “unlivable.” Then in North Carolina, a father’s 911 confession led deputies to a car trunk containing the bodies of his four children — a discovery that left an entire community reeling.We also cover the arrest of an attorney accused of killing his tech-executive wife in Chicago, the $100 million Louvre jewel heist that stunned France, a deadly homecoming mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, and the chaotic downtown Montgomery shootout that left two people dead after a college football weekend.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The Weekly Docket: a Scottish woman fakes an entire pregnancy — and even a newborn — before being exposed by her own mother; new trial developments in the police shooting of Sonya Massey; the disappearance and scandal surrounding Georgia dentist Dr. Melanie Litt and her decade-long affair; two lovers in Wales found guilty in a murder-for-hire plot gone wrong; and a Texas town shattered after beloved teacher Chelsea Spillers is found murdered by her husband.Our Sponsors:* Check out Armoire and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out PharmaNutra and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://pharmanutra-us.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MAMA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mamamystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy