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A hospital is supposed to be the place where panic ends.
In this case, it was where it began.

In this episode of True Crime Consumes Me, we travel to Germany and inside intensive care units where an unthinkable pattern went unnoticed for years. Patients who were stable suddenly went into cardiac arrest. Resuscitations became routine. Deaths were explained away as complications.

But the numbers told a different story.

This is the case of Niels Högel, a nurse later convicted of killing dozens of patients by deliberately inducing cardiac emergencies so he could step in and play the hero. Investigators believe the true number of victims may never be known.

This episode is a long-form, detailed examination of the crimes, the medical methods used, the whistleblower who finally spoke up, and the systemic failures that allowed the pattern to continue.

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In April 2019, 22-year-old Nicholas Jeffrey Hietpas vanished in Wisconsin. His disappearance left behind more questions than answers — and years later, those questions remain.

In this Missing Monday episode of True Crime Consumes Me, we say Nicholas’s name, share what’s known, and keep the focus where it belongs: on the person who’s still missing.

Because being missing isn’t the same as being gone.

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On a quiet Monday morning in 1979, routine shattered outside an elementary school in San Diego. Two adults were killed, eight children were wounded, and a community was changed forever.

In this episode of True Crime Consumes Me, we take a deep, careful look at the case of Brenda Ann Spencer, focusing not just on the violence, but on the years that led up to it. Missed warning signs, untreated mental health struggles, access to firearms, and systems that noticed pieces of a problem but never acted in time.

We walk through the events of January 29, 1979, the actions of staff and first responders who ran toward danger, the impact on parents and families, and why parole has been denied decades later.

This is a story about responsibility, prevention, and what happens when routine is trusted too much.

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Six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack vanished from their rural home in Pictou County, Nova Scotia — and nothing about their disappearance has ever made sense.

In this Missing Monday episode, we focus on who Lilly and Jack were as children, what their family has shared about them, and what is known — and not known — about the investigation. We walk through the confirmed timeline, the extensive search efforts, the unanswered questions surrounding key evidence, and the theories investigators consider when young siblings disappear together.

If you have information related to this case, please contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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In the mid-1980s, a quiet stretch of Florida’s Panhandle became the hunting ground of Frank Athen Walls, whose crimes took five lives and left Okaloosa County living in fear for decades. This episode traces his escalation, the investigation, the trials, and the long wait for justice that finally ended nearly forty years later.

Trigger Warning: Graphic and disturbing content.

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In this episode of Missing Monday, we focus on the disappearance of Derek Pettigrew, a 22-year-old from Fort Collins, Colorado who vanished in July 2025. Days after he was last seen, Derek’s vehicle was found abandoned in a remote area of Jackson County near the Wyoming border — but Derek himself was nowhere to be found.

Despite extensive search-and-rescue efforts, there have been no confirmed sightings and no clear answers. Law enforcement has stated Derek may have been experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of his disappearance and has urged the public not to approach him directly if seen.

This episode is based solely on confirmed law-enforcement information and credible reporting. Where details are limited, we name those gaps honestly — because Missing Monday is about awareness, not speculation.

If you have any information about Derek Pettigrew, please contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at (970) 723-4242 or call 911.

By sharing Derek’s story, we help keep his name visible — and remind the world that being missing is not the same as being gone.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became a city of survival — and for some, a city of unraveling. This episode examines the tragic case of Zack Bowen and Adriane “Addie” Hall, a volatile relationship shaped by untreated mental illness, substance abuse, post-combat trauma, and a complete breakdown of stability.

What began as a passionate connection in the French Quarter slowly collapsed into constant conflict, emotional abuse, and isolation. In October 2006, that collapse turned fatal. Over the course of this episode, we walk through the full timeline — from Zack’s military service and PTSD, to Addie’s struggles with bipolar disorder, to the days following her murder and the calculated steps that followed.

This is not a story told for shock value. It’s a case about domestic violence, the consequences of untreated mental health, and the systems that fail people long before tragedy strikes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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