Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast

In 1960 Graeme Thorne was 8 years old when his parents Bazil and Frida Thorne were the lucky winners of the Austrian Opera House Lottery. 

People soon flocked to ask for money from the winners. Stephen Bradley was one of those people. 

Joseph Roy "Joe" Metheny  

Joe was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. 

He stood trial for only a handful of murders although he claimed to have many more victims, but his claims did not stop there. He also claimed to have fed human burgers to unassuming patrons from a roadside burger stand. 

Brittany had recently graduated high school and had big goals of going off to college in the fall of 2005 in order to became a teacher. 
On July 11th, she was found by her step dad Reginald Weeks jr, brutally murdered in her own bedroom. The case developed quickly, but the sentencing for the perpetrator felt just as short.  

 

Cari Farver  and Dave Kroupa had a 2 week relationship that showed promise but Cari suddenly disappeared and left everything and everyone she knew behind but "kept in contact" via messages. 

Shanna Elizabeth "Liz" Golyar and Dave Kroupa had a rekindled romance over the looming threat of a supposed crazy ex girlfriend of Dave, Cari Farver.  

Amy Flora was Daves ex girlfriend and mother of their 2 children, she also found her self wrapped up in this dark and twisty case. 

Tracy and Richard Schoeck were supposed to have a romantic meet up at one of their favorite parks for Valentines day, instead one of them was met with a deadly surprise.     

 

Tracy Schoeck 

Lynitra Ross  

Reginald Coleman 

 

Mollie Olgin and her girlfriend Mary Kristene Chapa were out for date night. What was supposed to be a nice time at a park quickly turned deadly.  

This case has a lot of plot twists that will keep you at the edge of your seat.  

Advances in DNA technology shrouded the conviction even more.  

David Strickland

Dylan Spellman

We discuss the infamous case of The Menendez brothers and the parricide they committed on August 1989 in Beverly Hills, California.  

 

Elizabeth Thomas at the young age of 15 had just entered public school after surviving a difficult home situation. School can be a daunting task for any teenager. In this case Tad Cummings, a teacher at her school, took advantage of Elizabeth's naivety and started an inappropriate relationship with the her. 

Tiffany Hall and Jimella Stunstall met in kindergarten and started what would be a lifelong friendship, helping each other through some of their toughest times.  

In early 2006 the best friends announced their respective pregnancies. The ultimate betrayal would unexpectedly occur in September 2006. This case is a whirlwind, it all unraveled so quickly.  

TW: children/babies 

Melinda Pleskovic was a beloved member of her community, she had coached soccer as well as served as a teacher for many years. She and her husband opened their home to their daughter and future son in law when they found out they were having a baby.  

As their daughters wedding date approached more and more weird things kept disappearing from their home and they seemed to be the targets of a random intruder want to be.  

In October 2017 Melinda was killed in her own home and the suspect wasn't who you'd expect.