Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast

When a upper middle class family of four in the Setagaya District of Japan are slaughtered in their home everyone wonders what could be the motive? The family are well loved and having no known enemies could this be a random robbery gone bad? Except money was left, the killer stayed for hours after killing father Mikio, mother Yaskuo, daughter Ninna and son Rei, ate food from their kitchen, used their bathroom leaving excrement in the toilet, left a duffel bag with evidence which leads back to a military base in California, used the families knives to kill them and even left a body imprint on the couch and carpeting where he took a nap. There are more odd details and you can hear the Miyazawa family's story here. If YOU happened to be living in Japan in the early 2000's or know anything about these horrific murders there is a $200,000 (US dollars) reward for information on the case. Setagaya Police Department +81 3-3418-0110

When a responsible, caring, much loved mother, sister, daughter, friend does not show up after a "camping" trip with a co-worker to pick up her only beloved daughter Patti's sister knows something is very, very wrong. Patricia Adkins was a motivated, ambitious single mother who had a supportive family to help out with child care occasionally and a house full of pets she treated better than most people treat their human family. She rose through the ranks at Honda of America in Central Ohio to become a shift supervisor and treated everyone like a mother hen. Patti didn't have much time for romance, raising her daughter, working hard, etc. When she found an emotional connection with a co-worker that became something more she had no idea it would change or end her life. While Patti is still considered a "missing" person its pretty clear what happened. Hear her story here. If YOU know anything about what happened to Patti please contact the Union County Sheriff's Office at 937-642-7653 or email at crimetip@unioncountyohio.gov

Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, brilliant recent graduate from university who was beloved and climbing the ladder of her first job out of school. She had managed to be so valuable that the worldwide company created a new position for her so the whole company could benefit from her acumen. Not a lot of early 20 somethings can afford to buy their own home. But hard work and some help from her very close family helped her get a condo on her own. If anyone was prepared for a violent attack or assault of any kind it was. Jennifer. Before they started their family her parents had been the victims of a in home invasion. They prepared Jennifer and her younger brother on what to do during any sort of assault by having them take different kinds of self-defense training. No one could have imagined Jennifer would be leaving for work one day and never be seen again.

When a family from Pittsburgh, PA moves across the country for an employment opportunity in 1982 the last thing they worried about was their daughter Karen fitting in. Pittsburgh was a world away from Palo Alto, CA but 15 year oldl Karen was a spitifire. She was athletic and creative, made new friends easily and even had a high school crush on a boy named Michael who was crushing back on her. She had learned the bus system to get the ten miles to Michael's house in Sunnyvale since neither were old enough to drive. They had plans on September 3, 1982 to have some food, play video games and get to know each other better. Around midnight, Michael walked her to the bustop and ran home to not miss his own curfew. The following morning a delivery driver found a scene no one should ever have to see. Karen had been sexually assaulted and mutilated. Decades went by with no closure until 2022 when Gary Ramirez was tied to Karen's murder and denied knowing anything. He was arrested then and convicted just a few weeks ago. Hear Karen's story here.

HE CASE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED BUT IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18TH OF 1970 PLEASE CONTACT THE TOLEDO POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 419-936-3800

If YOU know anything about the murder of David Grubs in Ashland Oregon in November of 2011 please contact the Ashland Oregon Police Department and Chief Tighe O'Meara at 541-488-2211 If YOU know anything about the murders of Bill and Peggy Stephenson in Florence, KY please contact the Boone County Sheriff's office at 859-334-84796 or toll free at 844-210-1111 You can also email the department on this specific case at: stephensontip@boonecountyky.org

If YOU know anything about the unsolved homicide of Leon Laureles in May of 1996 in Brentwood Texas, PLEASE contact the Brown County Sherriff’s Department at 325-646-5510.

If YOU know ANYTHING about Peggy Beck's case or the whereabouts of James Redmond Taylor, suspected to be in Mexico from his last residence in Las Vegas, PLEASE contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867); reference case 63-10335.

A retired chemist, from a family that had immigrated to the US from Lebanon, she and her older sister shared a home and the LTD convertible as well as a sisterly friendship that was a beautiful bond. Aggie was a nightowl and would volunteer at the church that her family had belonged to for decades, Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Main Street in Covington. on July 2, 1992. 69 year old Aggie Albert went to Sacred Heart with her keys and spent some time cleaning up after a church event. She was excited to participate in the upcoming Fourth of July parade which she always did, decorating her bike to show her pride in her town. When her sister realized she had not returned home from her trip to the church at 9:30PM the night before she was on her way to Sacred Heart when she was stopped by a policeman blocking the street where crime scene tape was strung up to prevent gawkers from seeing Aggie who had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death. WHO would do this to Aggie Albert, the gem of her family, her community and her church? IF you have any information on Aggie's murder, PLEASE contact Contact Name:Larry Lee Willis Jr., Special AgentAddress:3775 W. Main Street, Salem, Virginia 24153-0978Phone Number:(540) 375-9500Email:bci-salem@vsp.virginia.gov Albert was killed on July 3, 1993 in the City of Covington, VA. The case is a forcible rape/ homicide. The case is currently unsolved and under investigation. Several persons of interest have been identified and are now deceased. ViCAP # 1993VA00070

A young beautiful free spirited girl is waiting at a local Wal-Mart for a work shuttle that picks up hard-working people like herself - every day. What could be more safe than riding with a group of professionals every day to your industrial center office, all together? On March 12, 2022 Naomi disappeared from the parking lot waiting for her work shuttle. The Monster who did this believed he had thought of everything. Not even close, loser. Hear Naomi's story here.

Money makes people do awful things sometimes. Very rarely do you hear about a son torturing his mother to ger the combination to her safe by starting with cutting his elderly mothers little finger before bludgeoning her and cutting her throat. Lets not forget about killing his two half brothers including one who was special needs. "Pink Moon," Nick Drake - Island Records, 1972

A young women, the youngest of 12 kids from an upstanding and well loved Indiana family finds herself pregnant and hoping to find a solution. The alleged father of the baby found a solution...for himself.

A man who is intelligent, highly educated, seemingly personable should have no problem with a wonderful hard working, legal advocate working towards the same goal, right? So why did Roy Den Hollander show up to Marc Angelucci's home with a Fed-Ex truck, uniform and package to shoot him as he answered his front door? Hear Hollander's twisted story and the nightmares he wrought from the West Coast to the East.

How do you come from Africa, become a health care worker in the US and then resort to killing over 20 elderly women for their jewelry? People Magazine dubbed Billy Chermirmir's tactics from The 'Serial Killers Playbook." He got away with so much for so long preying on the most vulnerable population: Elderly women. But he messed up and left ONE victim alive. Hear the story here...

Sgt Christian's K9 partner Mozart has been the literal hero of many cases. He is a specially trained KP officer who can sniff out specific odors emitted from digital and electronic items, SIM cards, flash drives, hard drives, smart phones, smart watches, lap tops, iPads, GPS trackers, and more. Sgt Christian and Mozart work together to find evidence on pedophiles, crimes against children and more that are often stored on offenders digital storage. Who knew? Not me. Hear their story here and I bet you will fall in love as fast as I did. If you work with an agency who needs this (and what agency doesn't?) OR if you would like to know more about the program or how to become a handlers, PLEASE Feel free to contact Sgt. Drew Christian #3305, Special Federal Deputy Marshal, United States Secret Service Task Force, Digitial Forensic Examiner/Electronic Storage Detection K9 Handler/Boone County Sheriff's Electronic Crimes Unit 859-334-2175 dchristian@boonecountyky.org

When hard working, loyal, salt of the Earth guy like Jimmy Tidwell goes missing in February of 2012 after finishing his regular shift at work, no one can imagine what could've happened. After friends and family members were suspected but no evidence of involvement was found, some questions might be closer to being answered. While random abductions and murders are relatively rare, Jimmy could have crossed paths with the devil - Israel Keyes. A late 2024 discovery in an area close to where Jimmy was last seen could have been used in his disappearance and likely murder. Could Jimmy be another victim of Israel Keyes? If you have any information on the disappearance of Jimmy Tidwell from Mount Enterprise Texas, please contact the Rusk County Sheriff's Department at 903-657-3581 or anonymously at the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 903-657-TIPS (8477)  

April of 1997 finds accomplished, loving wife and mother Judy Smith accompanying her attorney husband Jeffrey Smith from their home in Boston to Philadelphia for a health care industry legal conference. April 10th was going to be sight seeing day for Judy while Jeffrey was attending the conference. She left the upscale hotel where the conference was being held in the morning and never returned that day or any other. Almost 6 months to the day that Judy left Philadelphia hunters found her body 600 miles away in. Pisgah National Park Forest in North Carolina, an area that Judy or anyone who knew her had no known connection. She was found wearing clothing that was not familiar to her family and her wedding ring, cash and and unfamiliar pair of designer sunglasses were found in a shallow grave where she had been placed under a tree. Judy was stabbed in the back several times until the blade reached her spine. Who could have down this to Judy and why? More questions than answers. IF you know anything about what happened to Judy Smith, her disappearance from Philadelphia and her murder in North Carolina, please contact the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office at 828-250-6670

A small town in South Eastern Indiana, New Albany has gone through some very interesting changes. An area where more wealthy residents lived in large brick homes over looking the Ohio River when it was settled, it was always in the shadow of the larger metropolis of Louisville Kentucky just across a bridge. It had fallen on hard times and lost some of its lustre but has recently found a renaissance and has become a hip area with gentrified homes and highly touted gastro pubs. In 1990 New Albany was in flux but no one would ever imagine a lovely young bride, Robin Baxter would end up floating in the Ohio River four days after she was reported missing. Why did it take 22 years and two generations of detectives to solve her case? Hear Robin's story here.   Magic Mind keeps me on the best path. If you think you might need a little help along the way go to magicmind.com and in the promo code area use TIPSIS20 for 20% off.

With newspaper headlines like "Brevard's Answer to Shirley Temple," and "Cocoa Beach Girl Star of Tomorrow," you would think Florida native Tammy Lynn Leppert had the world on a string. Performing since she was two years old, Tammy Lynn's career in entertainment was a family affair. Her mother Linda was an actor's agent and owned a talent agency, her older sister would help with costumes and makeup and even her younger brother would watch her performances and applaud. Tammy Lynn had roles in "Little Darlings," and was sought after for voice over work as well as modeling, being on the cover of Cover Girl Magazine. Everyone thought she was on her way with a small role in "Scarface," shooting in Miami, not that far from her home. But she left a few days into the shoot, returned home and went though several months of anxiety, panic and becoming an introvert. She asked a friend whom she dated in the past to come and get her for a drive. Keith Roberts did pick her up on July 6, 1983 and states that Tammy Lynn got out of his car around 5 miles from her home. She has never been heard from or seen again. Where is Tammy Lynn Leppert and what happened? If you have any information about what happened to Tammy Lynn Leppert PLEASE contact the Cocoa Beach PD at 321-868-3251 MAGIC MIND for your Mental Wealth! magicmind.com Promo Code TIPSIS20 FOR 20% OFF    

Whether you believe in messages from beyond or not, these two cases are compelling to consider. Two women who were never psychics or mediums in their lives were for some reason given information that helped solve two other women's murders. However the information came to them I am grateful. Listen to Melanie and Teresita's stories here.      Magic Mind is a wonderful tool in your tool belt for 2025! magicmind.com  CODE: TIPSIS20 for 20%off the 24 HR bundle! Edward Kent-Attorney at Law- Family Law and Estate Planning Southern CA 661-362-0800 edkentlaw@att.net