Episodios

  • She Vanished From A Fire Tower And Left A Pot Boiling Behind
    Apr 15 2026
    In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the disappearance of 70-year-old fire spotter Stephanie Stewart, who vanished from her remote Alberta cabin after what should have been a routine morning. What began as a missed weather call quickly turned into a chilling mystery when blood was found on the steps, water was left boiling on the stove, and Stephanie was nowhere in sight. As the investigation unfolded, the case only grew stranger. Missing bedding, signs of a disturbance, and years of failed searches turned her favorite place on Earth into the center of a suspected homicide that still has no answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 m
  • He Called 111 Saying They Were All Dead… But Was He The Killer?
    Apr 13 2026
    In this episode, we examine the Bain family murders, where five members of one household were found shot dead and the only survivor, 22-year-old David Bain, called emergency services claiming they were all gone. What began as a horrifying family massacre quickly turned into one of New Zealand’s most divisive cases, as questions over blood evidence, timelines, fingerprints, and witness accounts threw the entire story into doubt. As the case unfolds, the bigger story becomes not just who pulled the trigger, but how a deeply broken family, a chaotic investigation, and years of appeals left a country split over whether the wrong man was blamed for slaughtering his own family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m
  • They Murdered Her And Tried To Feed Her To Alligators
    Apr 10 2026
    In this episode, we examine the brutal murder of Laura Ackerson after a bitter custody battle with Grant Hayes spiraled into something far darker. What started as a fight over their children ended with Laura disappearing after a planned visit, while Grant and his new wife Amanda scrambled to cover their tracks with bleach, tools, acid, and a drive to Texas. As the case unfolds, the horror only deepens. Dismembered remains, conflicting stories, and a trail of evidence expose a crime driven by control, obsession, and a plan so grotesque it still feels unreal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
  • He Fell 20 Floors But The Story Never Added Up
    Apr 8 2026
    In this episode, we examine the death of a 24-year-old man who fell from the 20th floor of his Arizona apartment building after a night that was quickly written off as an accident. What starts as a supposed drunken fall soon unravels through contradictions, deleted evidence, missing footage, and a timeline that never fully makes sense. As the case unfolds, the bigger story becomes the investigation itself. Between conflicting accounts, signs of prior abuse, and a family forced to chase answers on their own, it becomes a frustrating look at how a rushed conclusion can bury the truth before it ever gets a chance to surface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 m
  • He Vanished In A Department Store And Changed America Forever
    Apr 6 2026
    In this episode, we examine the 1981 abduction and murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh after he vanished from a Florida department store while his mother shopped nearby. What began as a brief separation turned into a national nightmare as confusion, missed opportunities, and a stranger abduction left police scrambling for answers. As the case unfolded, Adam Walsh’s murder became bigger than one investigation. It changed how missing children are searched for, protected, and remembered across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 7 m
  • She Was Groomed Through Gaming And Then Vanished
    Apr 3 2026
    In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the case of 17-year-old Haley Busby, who was targeted online through gaming platforms, picked up from her home before dawn, and pulled into a case that quickly exposed how predators exploit apps parents barely know exist. What began as a missing teen case soon revealed grooming, deception, and a trail leading across state lines. As the investigation unfolded, Haley’s family turned their grief into a fight for change. Her case became bigger than one tragedy, forcing a harder look at online safety, alert gaps, and how easily danger can hide behind a screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 m
  • Part 2: The Jared McCullik Timeline Gets Even Stranger
    Apr 1 2026
    In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 2 follows Jared McCullik’s final known movements as gas station stops, phone calls, time change confusion, and shifting stories start pulling the case in different directions. What should have been a simple drive instead becomes a maze of missing hours, wrong turns, and a route that ends near the Wabash River with more questions than answers. Part 2 shows how the deeper investigators looked, the less sense the timeline made. Between the calls, witness claims, the bridge route, and the truck found in a place Jared had no reason to be, the case turns into a puzzle built on contradictions, gaps, and the fear that someone knows far more than they have said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 m
  • Part 1: He Left His Dogs Behind And Vanished
    Mar 30 2026
    In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the November 2023 disappearance of 33-year-old Jared McCullik after his truck was found abandoned on a remote gravel road near the Wabash River with the keys still inside and his two dogs left behind. Jared had driven hundreds of miles from home and seemed to be rebuilding his life, making the sudden trip and his disappearance even harder to understand. Part 1 follows how the first warning signs quickly turned into confusion. As his family retraced receipts, phone data, and conflicting information about where the truck was actually found, the case became less about one missing man and more about a timeline full of gaps, assumptions, and the growing fear that Jared did not simply walk away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 m