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In the summer of 1959, a farmer picking blackberries along U.S. Highway 11 in Etowah County, Alabama, made a discovery no one could have prepared for: a human torso. No arms. No legs. Face beaten past recognition. The next day, ten miles away, a second torso turned up along the same highway. Alabama had never seen anything like it — and the woman at the center of it all wasn't a gangster, a drifter, or a "madman." She was a 30-year-old farm girl named Viola Hyatt, and history would remember her as the Alabama Axe Murderess.
This week, Amber and Gina dig into one of the strangest, most forgotten true crime cases in American history — the 1959 Torso Murders of Etowah County. Who were Lee and Emmett Harper? What drove Viola to pick up a 12-gauge shotgun and a double-sided ax? And why did she take the real reason to her grave in 2000, after a lifetime of refusing to say a single word more than she already had?
Fair warning: this one will stay with you.
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In Episode 5, Amber and Gina cover the discovery of Melissa Casias's remains in McGaffy Ridge, Carson National Forest on May 28th, 2026 — eleven months after she disappeared. They walk through what was found at the scene, the evidence concerns raised by the family's attorney, the forensic questions still being pursued, the suicide narrative and why the evidence pushes back on it, and the next steps in the civil investigation led by attorney David Adams of Parnall and Adams. Everything shared in this episode comes directly from official reports, documented evidence, and statements from Melissa's family and their legal team.
If you have information about Melissa's case and have been unable to reach NMSP:
Parnall & Adams
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In June 2025, Melissa Casias — a devoted mother, daughter, and sister — vanished from Taos, New Mexico, leaving everything she owned behind. Eleven months later, in May 2026, her remains were found in Carson National Forest. In this episode of Weird True Crime, hosts Amber and Gina reveal the new evidence that reframes everything: neighbors who reported Mark Casias asking about their security cameras in the days before Melissa disappeared, a woman's scream heard from the home at 1:45 p.m. on June 26th, the phone reset that happened within that same window, and presumptive-positive blood inside the house. You'll hear a recorded phone call in which Mark repeatedly insists he couldn't have hurt Melissa because he was at work — an alibi now called into question by a coworker who has formally told New Mexico State Police that Mark was not at work that day. Most disturbing of all is a witness account of a phone call allegedly placed by Mark on the day Melissa disappeared, and the questions surrounding a man named Ray Cortez. The episode also examines the documented failures in the NMSP investigation — turned-away federal help, ignored tip-line callers, and a family forced to do the investigative work themselves — and introduces the Mondragon family's new attorney, David Adams of Parnall & Adams. Every detail in this episode comes directly from official New Mexico State Police reports, documented evidence, recorded conversations, and statements from Melissa's family, their private investigator, and their attorney. If you have information about the disappearance and death of Melissa Casias in Taos, New Mexico, resources for coming forward are linked below.
If you have information about Melissa's case and have been unable to reach NMSP:
Parnall & Adams
New Mexico State Police: (505) 425-6771
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We’re mixing things up this week! Join us as we chat with Dani After Dark about all things true crime - what got us into podcasting, ethical storytelling, the cases that stick with us, and the most important question - what kind of pets do we have?!
Gina and Amber talk about the importance of advocacy in true crime, what makes us stand out in such a large niche, and the cases that stick with us - like Ryan Waller and Melissa Casias.
Make sure to subscribe to Dani on Youtube and follow her on socials! You can find all of her information below!
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On the morning of April 10, 2001, a home in Scottsdale, Arizona exploded. Inside, investigators found the bodies of Mary Fisher, 38, and her two children — Brittney, 12, and Bobby, 10 — still in their beds. All three had been killed before the fire started. The father, Robert Fisher, was nowhere to be found. He has never been seen since.
In this episode of Weird True Crime, Amber and Gina walk through the full story of the Fisher family — from Robert's childhood and the divorce that scarred him, to his controlling marriage, his obsession with keeping his family together at any cost, and the night everything collapsed. They also cover the two-decade manhunt, the tips that went nowhere, Robert's time on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, and where the case stands today.
If you have information about Robert William Fisher, contact the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.
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Florida Man is back, and he brought friends. After our first Florida Man episode had you absolutely losing it, we knew it was only a matter of time before we had to revisit the Sunshine State's most unhinged residents. This week on WTF Wednesdays, Gina and Amber are bringing you ten brand new Florida Man (and one Florida Woman) stories that prove truth is always, always stranger than fiction. Buckle up, because the Questionable Decision Olympics have officially begun.
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Part two of our deep dive into the HaLeigh Cummings case picks up where the investigation gets darker — and more complicated. Within days of HaLeigh's disappearance, Misty Croslin's story had already changed multiple times. She gave different versions to law enforcement and the media, failed every polygraph she took (despite publicly claiming otherwise), and investigators received tips suggesting she may not have even been in the home when HaLeigh went missing. By August 2009 — on what would have been HaLeigh's sixth birthday — authorities made it official: they did not believe a stranger had taken her. The physical evidence contradicted Misty's account, and she, they said, held the answers.
In a bizarre turn, Ronald Cummings and Misty married in March 2009 — while searches for HaLeigh were still actively underway. By October, they had divorced. Both returned to drug use, which opened the door for investigators to run a sting operation. Over two months, an undercover detective purchased thousands of dollars in oxycodone and hydrocodone from Misty, Ronald, and three others. Misty was present at every single transaction. When all five were arrested in January 2010, investigators hoped the weight of the drug trafficking charges — minimums of 25 years — would finally shake loose the truth about HaLeigh.
What followed was one of the most gut-wrenching moments in this case: a detailed, disturbing confession from Misty's brother Tommy about what happened to HaLeigh — followed by a three-day river search, a recovered concrete block, and then a full retraction. Tommy admitted he had made the entire story up. Misty was sentenced to 25 years. Ronald took a plea deal for 15. And HaLeigh has never been found.
A retired state investigator went on record with his theory: the child accidentally ingested drugs and someone panicked and disposed of her body. We close this episode by bringing it back to HaLeigh herself — who she was, what she looked like, and how you can still help.
If you have information about the HaLeigh Cummings disappearance, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office tip line is 1-888-277-8477. A $15,000 reward remains available.
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On February 10, 2009, five-year-old HaLeigh Ann-Marie Cummings vanished from her home in Satsuma, Florida — a small rural community along the St. Johns River in Putnam County. Her disappearance became one of the most heartbreaking and confounding missing child cases in Florida true crime history. In this episode of Weird True Crime, hosts Amber and Gina introduce us to HaLeigh: a curly-haired kindergartner at Browning Pearce Elementary School who loved nail polish, mac and cheese, and taking care of her baby brother. Her family called her "little mama." She was 39 pounds, five years old, and by every account, completely adored.
We walk through the family background — the custody battle between her father Ronald Cummings and her mother Crystal Sheffield, the move to rural Satsuma, and the arrival of 17-year-old Misty Croslin, who had been living in the home and watching the children while Ronald worked second shift. On the night of February 9th into the early morning hours of February 10th, Ronald was at work. Misty was the only adult present. When Ronald came home at 3:25am, HaLeigh was gone. Within minutes, a 911 call went out — and within hours, investigators were already questioning whether the scene they found told the true story of what happened that night.
This episode covers the initial search, the AMBER Alert, the FBI response, and the deeply troubling physical evidence: no forced entry, an undisturbed pile of laundry in front of the back door, HaLeigh's Hannah Montana shirt found in a place it shouldn't have been, and a crime scene that investigators would later describe as possibly staged. Misty Croslin's first account of the night begins to unravel almost immediately. If you're researching the HaLeigh Cummings case, Florida missing children cases, or true crime cold cases involving child disappearances, this is the episode to start with.
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What happens when two true crime podcasters dig through the random facts they've been mentally collecting for months? You get one of the most fascinating, surprising, and downright bizarre episodes we've ever recorded. This week on WTF Wednesdays, Gina and Amber are pulling ten wild true crime adjacent facts out of the depths of their brains and breaking them all down — and trust us, you're going to want to stick around for all of them.
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Melissa Casias has been missing since June 26, 2025. In the final episode of this series, Gina and Amber pull back the lens — examining the full scope of the investigation failures, the documented patterns of abuse and financial control inside the Casias marriage, and the three possible scenarios for what happened to Melissa. They don't tell you what to think. But they lay out everything the evidence supports — and everything it doesn't.
This is the episode where it all comes together.
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New Mexico State Police Report — on file
FBI: No-Body Homicide Cases — A Practical Approach (Special Agent Michael Yoder)
Recorded Phone Calls provided by family
Interview Transcript with Trudy and Jazmin
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Melissa Casias dropped lunch off to her daughter Sierra at 12:57 p.m. on June 26, 2025. She sent her last text at 1:33 p.m. At 1:38 p.m., her phone was reset. At 2:18 p.m., surveillance footage from a home on Highway 518 captured a woman with a black backpack walking eastbound. That's 40 minutes — almost exactly the walking distance between the Casias home and that location. A coincidence? Gina and Amber don't think so.
In this episode, they pick up where Part One left off: the days and weeks following Melissa's disappearance, the organized searches, Mark Casias's recorded phone calls, the disturbing patterns emerging from inside the marriage, and the surveillance footage that raises more questions than it answers.
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New Mexico State Police Report — on file
FBI: No-Body Homicide Cases — A Practical Approach (Special Agent Michael Yoder)
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On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Melissa Shirley Casias — a 53-year-old mother, avid hunter, devoted reader, thyroid cancer survivor, and administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory — vanished from Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. She dropped lunch off to her daughter Sierra at 12:57 p.m. By 1:38 p.m., her phone had been wiped. By 2:18 p.m., a witness spotted someone who looked like her walking alone along Highway 518 Eastbound in Talpa. She has not been seen since.
In this episode, Gina and Amber introduce you to Melissa — who she was, what her life looked like, and why the people who love her are certain she did not choose to disappear. They then walk through the events of June 26th in chronological order, covering her last confirmed movements, the first hours of the investigation, and the early signs that something about her husband Mark Casias's behavior wasn't adding up.
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Join hosts Gina and Amber as they deep dive into this compelling case and unleash new and never before shared exclusive case updates. Working with the family, your Weird True Crime team presents this 3 part limited series on their Weird True Crime feed.
All 3 episodes drop May 20, 2026
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Melissa Shirley Casias — a 53-year-old mother, avid hunter, devoted reader, thyroid cancer survivor, and administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory — vanished from Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. She dropped lunch off to her daughter Sierra at 12:57 p.m. By 1:38 p.m., her phone had been wiped. By 2:18 p.m., a witness spotted someone who looked like her walking alone along Highway 518 Eastbound in Talpa. She has not been seen since.
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New Mexico State Police: (505) 425-6771
Crime Stoppers (anonymous): (505) 843-STOP | Text ABQCS to 738477
Find Melissa Mondragon Casias on Facebook: [link]
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What Melissa Left: The Disappearance of Melissa Casias -search-for-melissa-casias
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What if the key to getting a criminal to confess was... a glowing, blinking skeleton in a dark room? Welcome back to WTF Wednesday, little skeletons! This week we're digging up one of our favorite weird-but-true stories that deserves a second listen.
We kick things off in the roaring 1920s — a decade absolutely packed with infamous crimes. From the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the unsolved Wall Street Bombing of 1920, to serial killer Albert Fish (aka the Brooklyn Vampire, the Gray Man) and the Black Sox scandal of 1921 — the '20s were wild.
But the real star of today's episode? Helene Adelaide Shelby, a woman so fed up with retracted confessions that on August 16, 1927, she filed a patent for an "Apparatus for Obtaining Criminal Confessions and Photographically Recording Them." What was this apparatus, exactly? A small dark chamber. A hidden interrogator speaking through a megaphone. And a life-sized skeleton with glowing red blinking eyes designed to terrify suspects into confessing their deepest, darkest secrets.
Yes. A crime skeleton. She patented a crime skeleton.
Sadly, Helene's invention never made it off the drawing board — and the 1961 Supreme Court ruling on coerced confessions probably would have had something to say about it anyway. But we fully stan her energy.
We wrap up the episode with 10 hilarious real cop stories pulled from Reddit — featuring horse semen, a stiletto heel where it absolutely should not be, a self-proclaimed "earth ninja," Chuck Norris, Big Macs, and the most relatable donut panic you'll ever hear.
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Calista Springer was a 16-year-old girl from Centreville, Michigan, who loved to draw, paint, and color — and who spent most of her short life being abused, starved, and chained to a bed by the people who were supposed to protect her. For over a decade, teachers, neighbors, and social workers filed at least 15 reports with Child Protective Services. Nothing was done. On February 27, 2008, a fire broke out in the Springer home. Calista could not escape. She was chained to her bunk bed by a dog choke chain. She died of carbon monoxide poisoning. She was 91 pounds.
The Calista Springer case is one of the most heartbreaking examples of child abuse and CPS failure in Michigan history. Calista's stepmother, Marsha and father, Anthony Springer, were ultimately convicted of torture and first-degree child abuse — but only after years of documented abuse that investigators, caseworkers, and school officials failed to stop. The Springers had even pulled Calista out of public school under Michigan's permissive homeschool laws, removing her from the last adults who could have intervened. In 2010, both Marsha and Anthony were sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for torture.
In this episode of Weird True Crime, Amber and Gina walk through the full story of Calista Springer — from her early childhood and diagnosis with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, to the years of reported child abuse that CPS ignored, to the fire that killed her and the criminal trial that followed. They also examine the civil lawsuit against the CPS workers who closed Calista's case, the role Michigan's homeschool laws played in hiding her abuse, and what her case changed — and didn't change — about how the state protects vulnerable children.
If this episode moved you, please share it. The more people who know Calista's story, the harder it becomes to look away from the systems that failed her — and the children who are still waiting for someone to believe them. Follow Weird True Crime wherever you listen to podcasts, and leave us a review if you have a minute — it helps more people find the show.
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Links & Sources
District Court — Langdon v. Skelding (civil lawsuit): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-miwd-1_10-cv-00985/pdf/USCOURTS-miwd-1_10-cv-00985-0.pdf
Michigan Court of Appeals — Langdon v. Skelding: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17496516472404841413
Court of Appeals — People v. Springer (sentencing appeal): https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7083950363041240481
6th Circuit Court of Appeals — related federal ruling: https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/11-2353/11-2353-2013-04-17.pdf
M Live — Calista Springer investigative series (March 2009): https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2009/03/calista_springer_in_progress.html
M Live — Records investigation: https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2009/03/gazette_investigation_records.html
M Live — Initial fire report: https://www.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/02/girl_who_died_in_centreville_f.html
M Live — Fire details: https://www.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/02/details_emerge_in_fatal_fire.html
M Live — Jury deliberations: https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2010/02/jury_deliberations_continue_to.html
M Live — Case goes to jury: https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2010/02/springer_case_goes_to_the_jury.html
M Live — Children with Calista's disorder (trial coverage): https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2010/02/children_with_calistas_disorde.html
M Live — Courtney Springer testimony: https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2010/02/calista_springers_sister_court.html
M Live — Anthony Springer's public statement (2008): https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2008/09/anthony_springers_statement_to.html
M Live — Calista's mother grieves (March 2008): https://www.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/03/calistas_mother_grieves_as_doc.html
NIH — Pervasive Developmental Disorders: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/pervasive-developmental-disorders
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What's scarier than a criminal? A criminal in costume. This week on Weird True Crime, Amber and Gina are back with another roundup of dumb criminals — and this time, every single one of them decided that committing a crime in a costume was a great idea. Spoiler: it was not.
From a Chuck E. Cheese employee arrested for fraud while wearing the mouse mascot suit in front of a birthday party full of kids, to a man who robbed a Maryland convenience store dressed as a unicorn — this episode is proof that truth is always stranger than fiction in the world of weird true crime.
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Weird True Crime Headlines: Letecia Stauch Retrial, David Burke Arrest, Rex Heuermann Guilty Plea, Joseph Duggar Charged, and Utah “Family Trap” Murder Trial
In this week’s true crime headlines episode, Amber and Gina cover major cases making news right now:
In Colorado, Letecia Stauch’s conviction for the 2020 murder of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch was overturned by the Colorado Court of Appeals due to a biased juror, ordering a retrial while she remains in custody pending potential Colorado Supreme Court review.
In Los Angeles, singer David Anthony Burke was arrested in connection with the death of missing 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose severely decomposed, dismembered remains were found in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to him.
On Long Island, Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to eight Gilgo Beach murders and received multiple consecutive life sentences without parole. In Arkansas and Florida, Joseph Duggar faces felony child molestation charges tied to a 2020 trip, plus additional child endangerment/false imprisonment charges alongside wife Kendra after locks were found on children’s bedroom doors.
And in Utah, Tracey Grist stands trial in the “Family Trap” murder case involving the shooting death of her son-in-law Matthew Restelli, with her daughter testifying for the prosecution. If you’re into true crime news, murder trials, and real crime updates, this is your episode of Weird True Crime.
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Introducing the new long form investigative podcast from the team behind Missing in Hush Town, Secrets Beyond the Sacramento River.
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Episode 1: Send Recovery
On September 9th, 2023, at 9:45 PM, a 911 call was made.
A witness reported a white sedan sitting on River Road in the Sacramento Delta.
Moments later, that same car began to move—rolling slowly from a stop, turning down an embankment, and disappearing into the Sacramento River.
Emergency response was called.
But what happened next, doesn’t make sense.
Within hours, the call was downgraded.
Medical was cancelled.
No confirmed search took place the following day.
Two days later, a dive team finally located the vehicle.
Four days later, Jeff Anderson was pulled from the bottom of the river—just 500 feet from where the car entered the water.
His car was:
-upside down
- in park.
Keys in his pocket.
His body in the back seat.
His phone was never recovered.
And in the months after his death—someone attempted to access his accounts.
Authorities ruled it an accident.
We disagree.
In this first chapter of Secrets Beyond the Sacramento River, we walk you through the night Jeff Anderson lost his life—using dispatch calls, witness statements, and official reports—to uncover one question:
What happened to Jeff Anderson?
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Hosts Jen Rivera & Jules Thorp
Produced in cooperation with Jeff Anderson's family.
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In October 2018, David Carter — a devoted father, hard worker, and beloved son from Melvindale, Michigan — was reported missing by his family. Days later, his dismembered remains were found scattered along I-75 in Ohio, 100 miles from home. Police believe his girlfriend, Tamera "Tammy" Williams, shot him while he slept, dismembered his body, and fled. She has been a fugitive ever since — and is now on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives list. In this episode, Gina and Amber walk through David's life, his murder, the investigation, and the ongoing manhunt for the woman police say killed him.
🚨 DO YOU KNOW WHERE TAMMY IS? A $25,000 reward is available.
U.S. Marshals 24-Hour Tip Line: 1-877-WANTED2
USMS Tips App: Available on iOS and Android
Links & Sources
• Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 — 'Body in Bags' (Netflix)
• U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted — Tamera Williams Wanted Poster: https://www.usmarshals.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/15-most-wanted-tamera-williams.pdf
• In Pursuit with John Walsh, Season 2 Episode 11 — 'Violent Vendetta'
• Fox 2 Detroit — Family Coverage: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/1-year-after-murder-dismemberment-of-melvindale-man-the-search-continues-for-his-girlfriend
• Click on Detroit — Investigation Coverage: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/09/27/she-is-a-monster-detroit-woman-added-to-15-most-wanted-fugitives-list/
• WXYZ Detroit — Ongoing Coverage: https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-woman-accused-of-murdering-boyfriend-added-to-us-marshals-15-most-wanted-list
• Unsolved Mysteries Fandom Wiki — Tammy Williams: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tammy_Williams
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