Case 304: The Staudte Family

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, racism ***After college student Alice Sebold was violently raped in 1981, a 21-year-old man named Tony Broadwater was promptly arrested and subsequently convicted of the crime. Alice later wrote a powerful memoir about her ordeal, called Luck ...  Show more

In 2000, the Wallace family is shattered when patriarch Michael dies of apparent heart disease. Years later, his widow Stacey remarries David Castor. Tragedy strikes again when David is found dead in a pool of his own vomit, apparently the result of suicide. But as inconsistencie ...  Show more

In June of 2013, 24-year-old Sarah Staudte became very ill and ended up in a hospital. Sarah’s internal organs were failing, her brain was hemorrhaging blood, and her doctors expected that Sarah was going to die. Yet, nobody could figure out the cause of the problem. Eventually, ...  Show more

A family gathering ends with one man dead, leading to more than a decade of questions – was it suicide or murder? Keith Morrison reports on the latest twist in the case.

This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Pr ...

Firefighters find an entire family dead inside their burned-out home, and at first glance, it appears to be a case of murder-suicide. But clues found at the scene soon lead investigators to believe otherwise. Forensic science, a time card, a drawing, and an audiotaped diary help ...  Show more

It all started when a woman jumped from her bathroom window. The police questioned whether or not it was a suicide.

The whole nation did. Why did the seemingly happy wife and mother take her own life? Maybe someone pushed her?

Why was her entire back filled with se ...