Case 259: Jamie Lavis

[Part 1 of 4]*** Content warning: child victims ***The quiet suburban life of Wichita, Kansas, was shattered in 1974 when four members of the Otero family, Joe, Julie and their two youngest children, Josie and Joey, were found brutally murdered in their home. Nine months later, a ...  Show more

*** Content Warning: Child victims***On September 15 2006, detectives began investigating the sexual assault of 24-year-old Tiffany Hall from East St. Louis, Illinois. The assault had caused Tiffany to miscarry her 7-month old foetus. A week later, police received a tip-off that ...  Show more

In June 2014, 24 year old Trukita Scott disappeared from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Trukita's family reported her missing after she failed to pick up her children from daycare. 5 years earlier 25 year old Vickie Simmons also went missing, but 2 days after Vickie's family last saw her, s ...  Show more

In July 2015, 18 year old Alesha Bell disappeared from Warren, OH. Almost a month after Alesha went missing her body was found in a fire pit at the home of a man named James Brooks. A month and half before Alesha was reported missing, 22 year old Jasmaine Smith also disappeared a ...  Show more

On May 17, 2013, 27 days after Alyssiah Wiley went missing from her college campus in Connecticut her remains were found in a wooded area in Bridgeport, CT. Her boyfriend was arrested for her murder but before her family could get justice for her, another tragedy struck her alrea ...  Show more

Dr Julia Shaw unwraps Bad People’s choice of true crime podcasts in 2022. Una Mullally discusses the extraordinary story behind Obscene, a BBC podcast that examines the political scandal that erupted following the discovery of a suspected killer in the home of the Irish Attorney ...  Show more