Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries
To commemorate our fourth anniversary, Parcast and the team behind Unsolved Murders are taking a closer look at what it takes to catch a killer. In the new series Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries, you'll follow the clues and uncover the missing pieces to some of history's most gripping cases. Every Wednesday, join Carter and Wenndy as they explore the days, months, and even years leading up to a killer being caught. Each episode plays out like a classic murder mystery—where the final reveal is nearly as shocking as the murder itself. Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries is a Spotify Original.
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“Halloween Panic” Timothy O'Bryan
Every Halloween, an urban legend makes the rounds about a child dying after eating poisoned candy. The reality is that it rarely happens.
39 min
102
Nell Cropsey Pt. 2
About a month after her disappearance, two fishermen found Nell Cropsey's body in a nearby river. With Jim Wilcox the last to see her alive, he was already convicted in the court of public opinion.
41 min
103
Nell Cropsey Pt. 1
Within two hours of 19-year-old Nell Cropsey’s disappearance on November 20th, 1901, the town of Elizabeth City began the search for her. Her 25-year-old boyfriend, Jim Wilcox, was the last to be seen with her and insisted she was alive when they parted ways.
34 min
104
The Acid Bath Murders Pt. 2
The only chance John George Haigh stood to avoid hanging for the murder of Olive Durand-Deacon was to plead insanity. While he claimed to drink the blood of his murder victims, would it be enough to convince the jury?
35 min
105
The Acid Bath Murders Pt. 1
69-year-old Olive Durand-Deacon disappeared from a London hotel in 1949. The investigation led police to one of the most infamous serial killers in British history.
31 min
106
Jean-Baptiste Nozière Pt. 2
By August of 1933, everyone in Paris knew 18-year-old Violette Nozière was a murderer. But the real question wasn't if she killed her father — it was why.
41 min
107
Jean-Baptiste Nozière Pt. 1
Who would want to poison an engine driver in Paris? The 1933 murder of Jean-Baptiste Nozière set police on the trail of a surprising killer, with a devastating motive.
34 min
108
Saville Kent Pt. 2
In 1860, two Scotland Yard detectives raced to find evidence that would confirm a hunch… But Saville Kent’s killer was shrewd and calculating, and the case went cold. Five years later, a startling confession changed everything.
41 min
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Saville Kent Pt. 1
In the middle of the night, 3-year-old Francis "Saville" Kent disappeared from the room he slept in with his baby sister. His body was found hours later.
48 min
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Party Fouls: The Corpsewood Manor Murders
In 1977, a couple built a Satanically-inspired mansion in rural Georgia. They called their abode Corpsewood Manor. Five years later, a gruesome double-murder made the home true to its name.
42 min
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Party Fouls: Murder on Cielo Drive
In August 1969, eight-and-a-half-months-pregnant actress Sharon Tate was on top of the world, living the Hollywood dream. That is, until it turned into the bloodiest kind of Hollywood nightmare.
44 min
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Party Fouls: House Party Horror
In 2011, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley threw a wild house party in Port St. Lucie, Florida. What his guests didn’t know was that on the other side of a locked door, dead bodies lay hidden.
32 min
113
Party Fouls: The Club Kid Killers
In the 1990s, the Club Kids ruled the New York City party scene. They represented fun, freedom, and self-expression — until a grisly murder rocked their tight-knit community.
38 min
114
“Ransomed for Pennies” Marion Parker Pt. 2
With Marion’s killer in custody, a trial was set for January 1928. 19-year-old William Hickman immediately began laying the ground for his defense.
37 min
115
“Ransomed for Pennies” Marion Parker Pt. 1
Ten days before Christmas 1927, a smooth-talking man walked into a school in Los Angeles and convinced the office to let him take 12-year-old Marion Parker.
37 min
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"Felony at the Firing Range" Theora Hix Pt. 2
Dr. James Snook was a respected veterinarian, family man, and former Olympian. But by the time his trial was over, he was a condemned murderer.
34 min
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"Felony at the Firing Range" Theora Hix Pt. 1
In the summer of 1929, the body of 24-year-old Theora Hix was found on a shooting range in Columbus, Ohio.
35 min
118
The Wickham Axe Murders Pt. 2
There was no doubt who committed the brutal assaults, or why. As another victim succumbed to his wounds, a search party hunted for Nicholas Behan — who, long after his trial and execution, remained a ghoulish figure in Long Island.
34 min
119
The Wickham Axe Murders Pt. 1
In the spring of 1854, a failed courtship exploded into violence at a farm in Long Island.
30 min
120
JoAnn Dewey Pt. 2
Using little more than witness reports and a beer bottle, officers tracked down the kidnappers haunting Vancouver, Washington.
37 min
121
JoAnn Dewey Pt. 1
In 1950, countless locals watched two men force JoAnn Dewey into a dark sedan — but nobody tried to intervene.
39 min
122
Bridget Cleary Pt. 2
In 1895, Bridget Cleary vanished from her home after weeks of a protracted illness.
34 min
123
Bridget Cleary Pt. 1
In 1800s Ireland, County Tipperary was steeped in superstitions and folk traditions. Many who lived there believed in the existence of fairies.
36 min
124
Graeme Thorne Pt. 2
After his abduction on July 7th, 1960, Graeme Thorne's body was discovered in a vacant lot in Sydney, Australia.
35 min
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Graeme Thorne Pt. 1
On July 7th, 1960, eight-year-old Graeme Thorne vanished from the convenience store he often visited before walking to school.
29 min