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  • A 44-POUND LOG. A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY. GUILTY.

    A 44-POUND LOG. A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY. GUILTY.
    Oct 23 2026
    On October 21, 2026, a Manitowoc County, Wisconsin jury found Timothy Hauschultz guilty on four of six counts — child neglect resulting in death, contributing to the delinquency of a child, and two counts of being a party to the physical abuse of a child — in the 2018 death of his 7-year-old great-nephew, Ethan Hauschultz. The boy died on April 20, 2018, after being forced to carry a 44.4-pound wooden log around the backyard in freezing conditions as punishment for failing to memorize Bible verses. Prosecutors said Timothy picked the log himself and told his teenage son Damian to supervise the punishment. After twelve hours and twenty minutes of deliberation over two days, the jury split its verdict, convicting on four counts and acquitting on two. Sentencing is set for January 15. Follow True Crime & Mystery for a new episode every day.

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    9 min
  • A STOLEN PHONE. A LAUNDROMAT. A LIFE SENTENCE.

    A STOLEN PHONE. A LAUNDROMAT. A LIFE SENTENCE.
    Oct 23 2026
    On October 22, 2026, a Tennessee jury convicted 22-year-old Kevin Jaimes Martinez of first-degree murder — and the judge ordered him to serve a life sentence. In Tennessee, that means 51 years before he can even face the parole board. The crime happened on December 19, 2024, on Washington Pike in Knoxville. Martinez believed the victim had stolen his brother's cell phone. Surveillance video captured the chilling sequence: Martinez walked from behind a laundromat to the victim's parked car, went back behind the building, returned, opened the car door — and shot the man inside. He fled to Nashville and was arrested at the Greyhound bus station while on his way to California. District Attorney General Charme Allen praised the quick work of the Knoxville Police Department, assisted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Metro Nashville Police Department. Follow True Crime & Mystery for a new episode every day.

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    9 min
  • SIXTEEN WHEN HE KILLED. LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE.

    SIXTEEN WHEN HE KILLED. LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE.
    Oct 23 2026
    Mayel Porter was sixteen years and seven months old when 16-year-old Joshua Huff was shot and killed outside an apartment complex on Cross Tie Court in Columbus, Georgia, on November 19, 2022. A Muscogee County jury convicted Porter of murder in September 2026. On October 19, Superior Court Judge Maureen Gottfried sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole — while co-defendant Gregory Harris, acquitted of murder but convicted of armed robbery and aggravated assault, received 35 years, co-defendant Malik Lewis was found not guilty, and a fourth defendant, Kaleb Gosha, remains wanted after failing to appear. This episode breaks down the robbery-spree evidence, the split verdict, and why the law allows life without parole for a juvenile offender — from Miller v. Alabama to Jones v. Mississippi. Follow True Crime & Mystery for a new episode every day.

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    8 min
  • LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE. OVERTURNED. THEN: GUILTY.

    LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE. OVERTURNED. THEN: GUILTY.
    Oct 23 2026
    Kevon Lawless was sentenced to life without parole for the 2020 murders of Brandon Waddles and his 3-year-old daughter Trinity Randolph — until the Kentucky Supreme Court threw the verdict out over a witness arrested for perjury on the stand. Now, after his release, Lawless has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 35 years. Based on reporting by WDRB+WAVE and Shay Informed. Follow the podcast for the cases the headlines leave behind.

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    8 min
  • TWO MURDERS. ONE OATH. GUILTY AGAIN.

    TWO MURDERS. ONE OATH. GUILTY AGAIN.
    Oct 23 2026
    A South African national swore under oath that he had never tortured or killed anyone — while applying for U.S. citizenship between June and September 2019. On October 21, 2026, Brian Steven Smith was convicted by U.S. District Judge Aaron Christian Peterson of unlawfully procuring naturalization (18 U.S.C. 1425(a)) and procuring naturalization when not entitled (18 U.S.C. 1425(b)). He faces denaturalization plus up to 20 more years, on top of the 226-year state sentence for murdering Alaska Native women Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. Based on the DOJ press release (U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Alaska, Oct 2026) and Alaska outlets. Follow the podcast for a new true-crime story every day.

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    9 min
  • A BROTHER'S HITMAN. A SISTER'S MURDER. 120 YEARS.

    A BROTHER'S HITMAN. A SISTER'S MURDER. 120 YEARS.
    Oct 23 2026
    On October 21, 2026, Samuel Steven Huggler was sentenced to 120 years in prison by a Vanderburgh County judge for a 2021 murder-for-hire plot against his own family that killed his 18-year-old sister Olivia and wounded his brothers Jonathan and Joseph, as reported by WBKR, HOT 96, and the International Business Times. This episode walks through the shooting, the hitman who testified, the international extradition, and what the consecutive sentencing structure signals about the court's view of the crime. If this case moved you, follow the podcast — we're here every day with true crime stories told straight, with the facts front and center and the victims never forgotten.

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    9 min
  • CHEST-BUMPING OVER A BODY. LIFE IN PRISON.

    CHEST-BUMPING OVER A BODY. LIFE IN PRISON.
    Oct 22 2026
    On October 21, 2026, a Florida judge sentenced Rigoberto Duval to life in prison for the 2023 murder of Edmund Glover — and the evidence that sealed his fate was a video of Duval celebrating minutes after the killing, chest-bumping "like it's a touchdown in a football game." This episode breaks down the ambush at a West Palm Beach condominium, the fugitive manhunt that ended in Panama, the psychology of killers who celebrate their crimes, and why that footage destroyed any hope of mercy in court. Follow True Crime & Mystery for new true crime stories every day.

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    8 min
  • AN ABANDONED HOUSE. TWO SUSPECTS. ONE $865,000 BOND.

    AN ABANDONED HOUSE. TWO SUSPECTS. ONE $865,000 BOND.
    Oct 22 2026
    Nine months after Elton Richardson, 44, was found dead in an abandoned structure off Decatur Highway in Ten Mile, Tennessee, a Roane County grand jury indicted Mitchel Crass, 43, on first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence — the second arrest in the case after Zackary Lowe was charged within days of the body's discovery. This episode reconstructs the TBI's nine-month build and analyzes what the conspiracy and evidence-tampering charges reveal about the prosecution's case theory, with my own commentary throughout. Based on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation press release (via WVLT and 102.5 WOW Country, Oct 21–22, 2026); both men are charged, not convicted, and are presumed innocent — new episodes every day, follow the podcast.

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    9 min