Skip the banter: 00:05:02In a chilling tale of wealth, privilege, and tragedy, a 16-year-old boy's decision to drive drunk leads to devastating consequences. Allison not only explores the night of horror that unfolded in Burleson, Texas, but she also delves into the controversial legal defense of "affluenza" - a term that would spark a national debate on justice and accountability. Discover how one fateful night forever altered the lives of many, raising questions about the role of privilege ...
Skip the banter: 00:07:39Allison tells us the story around the tragic death of Ashley Fallis on New Year's Eve 2011. She was found dead from a gunshot wound shortly after midnight. Ashley and her husband, Tom, were hosting a party at their home in Colorado when tensions reportedly rose, culminating in a heated argument. Tom claimed that Ashley committed suicide, but her family and friends believe she was murdered. Who's right?YouTube of this episode from our home studio: https://youtu.be/q5EW...
Skip the banter: 00:07:51Robot vacuum we bought: https://amzn.to/402wj5EThis case highlights the contrast between outward appearances and the hidden turmoil that can lead to such extreme acts, questioning how well we truly know those around us. This tragedy forces us to consider the complex interplay of mental health, family dynamics, and the potential for violence lurking beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary lives.Support the showAll our links (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc):ht...
Skip the banter: 00:08:02Support us and become a Patron! Over **100** bonus episodes available RIGHT NOW:https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecoupleOn a cold December morning in 2015, in the tight-knit community of Ellington, Connecticut, a distressing scene unfolds at the Dabate household. Connie Dabate, known for her fun-loving nature, is found dead in her basement, shot under what initially appears to be a home invasion. Her husband, Rick, is discovered bound to a chair, telling police th...
Skip the banter: 00:10:02Support us and become a Patron! Over **100** bonus episodes available RIGHT NOW:https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecoupleor...ask for US for Christmas: https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecouple/gift👆Gift Patreon Membership 👆In the festive glow of the holidays, tragedy struck an Iowa family when their 18-year-old daughter was viciously murdered at Cedar Rapids' Westdale Mall in 1979. The case, a haunting mystery for over forty years, was finally cracked not by co...
Skip the banter: 00:05:40Support us and become a Patron! Over **100** bonus episodes available RIGHT NOW:https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecoupleor...ask for US for Christmas: https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecouple/gift👆Gift Patreon Membership 👆 In a chilling story of disappearance and betrayal set in Oregon City, Oregon, this is the tragic story of two young girls, Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, who vanished in the early 2000s. Their lives, filled with promise, were cut short by a...
Skip the banter: 00:04:11Support us and become a Patron! Over 80 bonus episodes available RIGHT NOW:https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecoupleThis is a listener suggestion from Rebecca & Leanne.This is a shockingly disturbing case that involves a man in the South of France who pleaded guilty in September 2024 to charges of secretly drugging his wife of 50 years over the course of nearly a decade, filming over seventy men as they had sex with her sedated & unconscious body. As ...
Skip the banter: 00:04:41YouTube from our home studio: https://youtu.be/8d2whhXOM4w It was the night before Thanksgiving 2021, Wednesday, November 24 when Leslie Reeves & Chris Smith met up for their first date after meeting online. Chris was a 48-year-old divorced father who worked for a pool contracting company. He was known around town as a nice guy who gave back to his community & grew banana trees & massive pumpkins. He was a laid back guy who enjoyed spending time at his hou...
Skip the banter: 00:06:37This is a listener suggestion from Angela & Melanie.On Thursday, February 19, 2015 16-year-old Becky Watts was re-sitting for her GCSEs, or General Certificate of Secondary Education, which is an academic qualification in various subjects that take place in the UK starting in Year 9 or 10. It’s more than likely that as she sat for the exams, she was exhausted since the night before, Becky had been out, having fun with friends & hadn’t slept at all. Allison tel...
Skip the banter: 00:05:47As we mill about our lives, interacting with those that we know, or think we know, & those that we simply pass on the street, there’s sometimes no way of knowing what lies beneath the surface of a friendly smile. For all intents & purposes, Carl Eric “Charlie” Brandt seemed like a completely even-keeled, happy person. He was in what appeared to be a happy marriage that others envied, but it turned out he was hiding an exceptionally deep, dark secret. This case...
Skip the banter: 00:07:35On the morning of Saturday, July 21, 2018, Lana Clayton ran out of her house, claiming that she found her husband, Steve Clayton, dead at the bottom of the staircase in their South Carolina home. The coroner initially believed that Steve’s death was a result of a heart attack, but as time went by, his family began to notice that Lana was acting strangely. This prompted further investigation which shifted the whole picture in another direction.Check out Smart Labels on...
Skip the banter: 00:05:50Where there is history, there is haunting & the Ohio State Reformatory is a prime example of a place with not only history behind it, but also many deaths. Throughout the 94 years it held prisoners, more than 200 people perished from disease, accident, murder or suicide. Many claim that very active spirits continue to roam the rooms of the large prison which remains open to the public & serves as an active stomping ground for ghost hunters.Check out Smart Labe...
Skip the banter: 00:08:44This is a listener suggestion from Amy Kay.In June of 2013, 8-year-old Cherish Lily Perrywinkle was out shopping with her mom in Jacksonville, Florida when she was abducted by a man who had a criminal history of preying on children from as far back as the 1970s.Check out Smart Labels on Amazon here.Support the showAll our links (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc):https://linktr.ee/crimeandcoffeeFacebook Group to discuss episodes:www.facebook.com/groups/crimeandco...
Skip the banter: 00:08:17This is a listener suggestion from Jacey.The Witman family consisted of parents Ron & Sue & their two sons, 15-year old Zach & 13-year-old Greg who lived in the small, quiet town of New Freedom, Pennsylvania. The town was shocked & saddened when they learned the tragic news that 13-year-old Greg had been ambushed in his own home moments after walking through the front door as he came home from school. Even more chilling, they soon learned that the murd...
Skip the banter: 00:04:53This is a listener suggestion from Munchkins Militia.22-year-old Jennifer Servo had big dreams for her career in journalism & worked tirelessly with the goal of one day becoming the next Katie Couric. During her time on air, Jennifer covered murder cases & sadly, it was her own murder that went on to become one of the most perplexing unsolved cases in Texas history. Only weeks after she uprooted her life from Montana to Abilene, Texas to start her first journa...
Skip the banter: 00:08:20This is a listener suggestion from Morgan & Jo.Bournemouth, England was found to be one of the happiest places in the UK with 82% of those polled expressing happiness with where they lived. However, in 2002, the town was stricken with fear when they learned that a woman had been brutally murdered in her home at 211 Capstone Road & her mutilated body was discovered by her children as they returned home from school. Investigators eventually realized that this ho...
Skip the banter: 6:35This is a listener suggestion from Ava.On Friday, May 5, 2017, 18-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson, who went by Skylar, attended her senior prom. Less than 48 hours later she gave birth to a baby girl in the bathroom of her family home in the middle of the night. Other than the OB-GYN she’d seen in April to obtain a prescription for birth control pills, not a soul was aware of the fact that Skylar was even pregnant. The young girl later claimed that her baby girl that sh...
Skip the banter: 5:57Allison's Amazon Addiction (socks)As you scroll through social media at the smiling, picture perfect images, much of what you see is only an illusion & a moment in time of a full life that’s happening outside the lens of the camera. You’re likely judging your own life in comparison to these images of what likely look like perfection; a gorgeous, tidy home, children in trendy, unblemished clothing, exotic travels to places you’ve yet to go. But these are just the caref...
Skip the banter: 6:00In March of 2019, 21-year-old Samantha Josephson was a senior at the University of South Carolina. She was mere months away from starting law school on a full scholarship at Drexel University’s law school when she was out with friends & mistakenly got into a car she believed was her Uber. Her roommates who had been out with her that night, filed a missing person’s report with Columbia police after they were unable to reach her the following afternoon. YouTube vid...
Skip the banter: 6:51This is a listener suggestion from Sharena & Carolyn.Aubreigh Paige Wyatt had just begun 8th grade at Ocean Springs Middle School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi when her life ended on Labor Day, Monday September 4, 2023 after she made the unimaginable decision to end her own life at the tender age of 13. Heather's (Aubreigh's mom) TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@heatherwyatt715?lang=enYouTube video of this episode: https://youtu.be/xwi4_dzPpDUAllison's Amazon A...
Janet Dye
Seems like you're giving this girl a pass here. Mental illness or not she knew right from wrong.
Sarah
I'm from Lincolnshire, love how you guys pronounce it ,just started listening to this podcast, enjoying it.