Episodios

  • Case Profiles #67

    Case Profiles #67
    Apr 27 2025
    It's another installment of True Crime New England's mini-episode case profile series! First, Katie starts off the episode by talking about two murders: Sonia Blanco and Evelyn Cruz. Both Sonia and Evelyn were found just barely a mile and a half from each other on the same fateful morning in February of 1993 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Their murders remain unsolved. Liz then tells the almost-solved case of the murder of Tyrone Phet, who was shot inside his car in Lowell, Massachusetts. His three suspected murders have been arrested and even faced trial, however the case ended in a hung jury and a new trial is in progress.

    Anyone with any information on the murders of Sonia Blanco and Evelyn Cruz is asked to please call 855-MA-SOLVE or the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at 508-799-8651.
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    25 m
  • Episode 188: Roxanne Jeskey

    Episode 188: Roxanne Jeskey
    Apr 24 2025
    On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz talk about one of the worst cases of spousal abuse and murder that they have ever covered. In 2011, Roxanne and Richard “Rick” Jeskey were living in Bangor, Maine. Not much is known about either of them or their relationship, but what is known from neighbors is that they fought often. On this fateful June evening, after a long night of slamming, bumping, and thudding heard from their apartment, Roxanne called the police to report finding her husband unconscious in the bathtub. What would follow was an intensely brutal discovery of a man who had been severely tortured and battered before meeting a brutal death. Tune in to hear the details of this case, and how Roxanne’s legal proceedings were handled.
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    1 h y 1 m
  • Episode 187: The Disappearance of Lynn Burdick

    Episode 187: The Disappearance of Lynn Burdick
    Apr 17 2025
    On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the mysterious disappearance of small town girl Lynn Burdick. In 1982, Lynn was living in Florida, Massachusetts with her family on a 25-acre farm and was preparing to graduate from high school. She often worked on the farm and babysat, but also worked at her cousin’s convenience store, the Barefoot Peddler. On April 17th, 1982, she worked her first closing shift alone at the store, and at approximately 8:40 that night, a local customer came in to find the store abandoned. What followed was a confusing and currently never-ending investigation as to what happened to Lynn, as her family waits with hope and fear still, 43 years later. Investigators ask that anyone with any information please contact the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit at 413-499-1112 or email the Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Case Unit at mspunresolved@pol.state.ma.us.
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    41 m
  • Case Profiles #66

    Case Profiles #66
    Apr 13 2025
    Join Katie and Liz on True Crime New England's 66th installment of their case profile mini-episode series. This week, Liz starts the episode off by talking about the disappearance of Ali Kamhaz, an 88-year-old immigrant from Lebanon who wandered off from his Paxton, Massachusetts home in 2016, never to be seen again. Then, Katie tells the details of Maria Laura Capon Bravo Rojas, whose murdered body had been found in the business she owned with her husband in New Milford, Connecticut, in 2004. Maria's case remains unsolved to this day.

    Anyone who has seen or heard anything about Mr. Kamhaz should please contact the Paxton Police at (508) 791-6600. Mr. Ismail said if anyone has any information about Mr. Kamhaz, they may also contact him at (774) 641-3125. Anyone with any information on the murder of Maria Laura Capon Bravo Rojas is asked to please call the New Milford Police Department at 860-355-2000 or the Cold Case Unit at 866-623-8058. You can also send in tips to coldcase@ct.gov.
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    20 m
  • Episode 186: The Murder of Eugene Mallove

    Episode 186: The Murder of Eugene Mallove
    Apr 10 2025
    On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz put their scientist hats on and discuss the life and legacy of a great New England scientist, Eugene Mallove. A highly educated man with degrees in both aeronautical and aerospace engineering, as well as environmental health sciences, Eugene became fascinated with the concept of cold fusion and dedicated a large portion of his life trying to find support for this research. Unfortunately, in May of 2004, Eugene was found dead in the driveway of his childhood home, which he was cleaning out after prior tenants had caused disrepair. It took over five years and a false arrest of two men to find the real perpetrators, who were all tried for their crime of the brutal murder of a genius.
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    48 m
  • Episode 185: Jason Carroll

    Episode 185: Jason Carroll
    Apr 3 2025
    Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they navigate the complicated story of the murder of Sharon Johnson and her alleged killers. 36-year-old, heavily pregnant Sharon was found brutally stabbed and strangled in a construction site in July of 1988 in Bedford, New Hampshire. Police eventually tracked down an 18-year-old who had a child with Sharon’s stepdaughter, the child of her husband, Kenneth Johnson. Through some digging, police determined that Kenneth hired his grandchild’s father and his friend to kill his wife. What followed was dozens of messy interviews that have extreme evidence of false confessions and coercions. Tune in to hear the details as 19-year-old Jason Carroll still sits in prison after being convicted over 34 years ago, fighting for his innocence every day.
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    48 m
  • Case Profiles #65

    Case Profiles #65
    Mar 30 2025
    Join Katie and Liz on this week's installment of their case profile mini-episode series. To kick off the show, Katie shares the details of the horrible murders of Elizabeth Matos and William Vega. 16-year-old Elizabeth and 19-year-old William were discovered, both shot to death, on the streets of Worcester, Massachusetts in 2001. Then, Liz talks about the sad murder of father-of-six Jawara Stennett, who was driving home with his father and brothers after celebrating a birthday when he was shot through the car on the I-95 just outside of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Both cases remain unsolved.

    Anyone with any information on the murders of Elizabeth Matos and William Vega is asked to please call the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at 508-799-8651. You can also send an anonymous text to 274637 (TIPWPD) or an anonymous web-based message at worcesterma.gov/police. Anyone with information that can help investigators in identifying the suspect in Jawara's case is asked to please contact Troop G-Bridgeport at 203-696-2500.
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    18 m
  • Episode 184: The Murder of Terri Weed

    Episode 184: The Murder of Terri Weed
    Mar 27 2025
    On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz talk about the senseless murder of 15-year-old Terri Weed at the hands of someone she thought cared for her. Terri had been semi-secretly dating 16-year-old Wade Willis, and in May of 1981, she approached him to tell him that she was pregnant. Embarrassed about what others would think, Wade decided he would solve the problem and killed Terri. He immediately confessed to his parents and was subsequently charged with first-degree murder in April of 1982. After serving just 19 years in prison, Wade was released.
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    47 m
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