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Katie Ring
This is Crime House. Today we're covering two cases making headlines. First, I'll tell you about the murder of 71 year old David Brimmer who was targeted because he was a registered sex offender. Then I'll cover the triple murder of three young women in Argentina who were killed to send a deadly message. And it was all livestreamed. Let's get into it.
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Court documents reveal the alleged killer told police he tracked down and stabbed the victim to death because that man was a registered sex offender. Police say Last Thursday a 29 year old suspect showed up outside the 71 year old man's home on Solstice Court. He also told officers that he went on the Megan's Law website and selected his victim because he was an old guy and he thought it would be easier to kill.
Katie Ring
Hi, I'm Katie Ring, a true crime analyst, self defense instructor and fierce advocate for victims. And this is Crime House Daily, your essential true crime companion. Every weekday morning and night here at Crime House Daily, we dig into the true crime stories making headlines right now, where justice is unfolding, arrests are happening and new evidence is emerging. Every morning, First Watch gets you up to speed on today's biggest cases. Every night, Night Watch takes you deeper. If you want to follow a case from the first 911 call to the final verdict, this is the place for you. Follow Crime House Daily. Wherever you get your podcasts, leave a review and for ad free listening, subscribe to Crime House plus on Apple Podcasts. For video, check out our YouTube channel RimehouseDaily. This episode discusses active criminal cases and breaking news. The information we share is based on what's publicly available at the time of recording and may change as new evidence comes to light. We aim to inform, not to decide, guilt or innocence. So everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Katie Ring
Before we get into our main cases today, I wanted to bring attention to a case that I saw online in New Jersey. Authorities are actively investigating the homicide of 34 year old Christina Burdett, who was found unresponsive at a residence in Atlantic City on October 11th. At the scene her body displayed visible bruises and oddly enough there was gauze wrapped around her head, leading investigators and her family to believe there was a struggle. The autopsy officially ruled it homicide, but no suspects have been named. Christina leaves behind two small children, ages 3 and 6 whose father passed away several years ago. Authorities are urging anyone with information of potential suspects to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office as they seek justice for the young mother. As always, make sure to tune in to our socials Rimehouse 247 for any possible leads or updates. For today's case, we're getting into the alleged crimes of 29 year old Varun Suresh. On September 18, 2025, Suresh was arrested in Fremont, California after stabbing 71 year old David Brimmer to death. Suresh has been charged with murder, burglary and causing great bodily injury while armed and says he regrets nothing. He thinks David Brimmer deserved to die because he was a known sex offender. It turns out though that Varun Suresh has a violent past of his own. Let's get into it. Around 11:15am on September 18, 2025, 29 year old Varun Suresh of Fremont, California is scrolling through the listing on California's Megan's Law website. Megan's Law authorizes designated law enforcement entities to notify the public when necessary to ensure the public's safety based on information available to the entity concerning that person's current risk of sexual or violent re offense. There is a website associated with Megan's Law that lists identifying information, charges and addresses of sex offenders. The law is named after Megan Kinka, a New Jersey girl who was just seven years old when she was assaulted and murdered by a known child molester. The man had moved in across the street from Megan's family and they had no idea about his record and after Megan's tragic death, the law was passed to stop something like this from ever happening again. I highly recommend to everyone, especially anyone who has kids, to look at the website to see if there are any offenders in your area. It is a valuable resource for women to protect themselves and families to protect their kids. But that's not how Varun is using it. He's using it to hunt down victims of his own. 32 years ago, when David was 39 years old, he was a pastor at the Jubilee Christian Center. With 6,000 members, it was the largest church in San Jose, California. Back then, David lived with a roommate, 28 year old Pablo Geraldo, who was a youth minister at Jubilee. And in late 1992, the authorities discovered that the two men had been sexually assaulting children they knew from church, all between the ages of 9 and 15. David and Pablo had been preying on them for years, starting in 1989 and even briefly continuing into 1993. A few months after they were indicted, Pablo was charged with eight felony counts of child molestation and pleaded guilty. David was charged with 15 counts and pleaded not guilty, which meant he was going to trial. In the courtroom, several of the boys testified that David took advantage of them during sleepovers at his home. And on February 8, 1995, David was found guilty on all charges. He ended up serving nine years in prison. When he got out, he had to register himself in accordance with Megan's Law. And two decades later, he becomes a target himself. According to reports, Varun Suresh has been wanting to kill a sex offender for a long time. He thinks they deserve to die for hurting kids and is eager to do the deed himself. At 71 years old, David Bremmer looks like an easy target and lives nearby in Fremont. But Varun thinks that David might be paranoid about getting attacked and will be watching the street. So Varun creates an elaborate ruse to disguise his actions. Within minutes of finding David's profile, he grabs an office bag, a notebook and a cup of coffee. Then Varun heads to David's neighborhood known as Upper Bittner Circle. It's a nice area full of large stately homes nestled at the base of rolling hills. When he gets there, he starts going up to David's neighbors houses. He tells him he's a tax accountant and he's looking for new clients. To cover his tracks, Varun visits multiple houses on the same block. Before he arrives at David Brimmer's doorstep, Varun knocks on David's door and when he opens up, Varun immediately recognizes him from his photo on the Megan's Law website. Varun does his best to seem non threatening. He introduces himself and pretends to be selling tax services. The two men make some polite small talk until out of nowhere, Varun attacks.
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On September 18, 2025, Varun Suresh decides to kill 71 year old registered sex offender David Brimmer. After posing as a tax accountant, Varun lures David into a false sense of security. Before he strikes, Varun drops everything in his hands, grabs David and tries to force his way inside the home, but David fights him off and takes off running down the street. Varun chases after him and while he's running he pulls out a knife. As Varun catches up to David, he shouts after him, asking him if he believes in God. Then Varun tells David to say his final words, but David keeps charging ahead. Eventually, about two blocks away from his home, he spots a house with a garage door open. He runs inside and pounds on the door yelling for help. A terrified neighbor comes to the door and David begs him to call 911. Then Varun catches up and he tells the resident that David is, quote the crazy one. David isn't waiting for the neighbor to decide what to do. He pushes past him and runs into the house. He tries to slam the door shut, but Varun is too quick. He forces his way in, then begins chasing David through the house. Eventually, he corners him in the kitchen and David has nowhere else to run. Varun lunges at David and stabs him in the neck. He tells David it's over and that he has to repent. In that moment, Varun gets distracted when the resident of the house yells for him to stop and David gets away. David runs out of the house through the front door and Varun chases after him again. David only makes it to the front lawn before he collapses from blood loss. Varun kneels over him, then continues stabbing him. Somehow, David manages to roll onto his stomach in another effort to escape, but Varun stops him and delivers a final fatal slash to the neck. First responders are already on their way after receiving multiple alerts. The earliest calls came just 45 minutes after Varun took screenshots of David's registry. When the police arrive, they find David unresponsive on the ground. They try to resuscitate him, but there's nothing they can do and David is pronounced dead at the scene. Meanwhile, Va' Ruun is standing right there. He never even tried to flee. He admits to the killing and is arrested on the spot. When police question Va', Ruun, he says something that seems to counter his earlier methods of disguising himself as a door to door salesman. He says he never expected to get away with the murder and that he actually wanted to be arrested. He tells officers he would have called them himself himself if no one else did. And he doesn't stop there. Varun says that he doesn't regret what he did because David was a sex offender. Not only that, Varun says he had fun. He also admits that out of all the registered sex offenders, he considered killing David seemed like the easiest. Because of his age, Varun didn't expect him to fight back as much as he did. Meanwhile, news sources quickly pick up the story. They also uncover some shady events from Varun's past, which seem to highlight his deep seated vigilante mentality. Four years earlier, in 2021, Va' Ruun was charged with making a false bomb threat, criminal threats and burglary after he left a suspicious bag at a Hyatt Place hotel. He did this just one night after police shot a suspect in another unrelated incident. So there was already heightened fear and police activity in the area. After he was arrested, Varun told the police that he had been hunting the CEO of Hyatt Hotels for a while because he believed he was a pedophile. With his past activities in mind, Varroon is denied bail and held at the Santa Rita jail without bond, where he currently remains. As of this recording, he's facing multiple charges, including murder, burglary and causing great bodily injury while armed. His next court date is on November 20 for a plea hearing. Varun will also be undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. Although I will never mourn the death of Apedo and it makes me sick to my stomach that Our justice system only gave this man 9 years after raping so many children over the span of so many years. I think we need to make a collective effort to push for widespread reform so we can punish these monsters at scale instead of randomly finding one of them on Megan's list and murdering them. I truly hope we can make progress towards this goal, but for now, we'll keep you updated as those results are made public and new facts roll in as this case goes to court. Our second case today is a disturbing and brutal triple homicide out of Argentina. On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, the dismembered remains of two young women and a teenage girl were found in a backyard garden about 16 miles south of Buenos Aires. The garden was located behind a home that has since been dubbed the House of Horrors. Nine people have since been arrested, including one of the region's most prolific gang leaders and drug traffickers. With an extensive investigation underway, it's not clear when the next legal proceedings will take place and many Argentine citizens fear justice will never be served. To understand why, let's unpack some of the socioeconomic climate in the area and how two young women and one teenage girl got caught up in the unforgiving and deadly world. Cousins, 20 year old Brenda del Castillo, 20 year old Morena Verdi and their friend 15 year old Lara Gutierrez spend a lot of time together in the La Matanza area of Buenos Aires and unfortunately, this is not a safe place for them to grow up. La Matanza is known to be dangerous with high poverty and crime rates. For years, activists and church workers have spoken out against federal policies that have led to these conditions. And with the economic downturn comes an increase in organized crime. With nowhere else to turn, a lot of people feel like the only way to survive is to join a gang by September 2025. Locals are extremely worried about the lack of safe space for young people to hang out. Kids, teens and young adults brush elbows with street gangs every day. That includes Brenda, Marena and Lara. One of the gangs they frequently run into is a multinational drug trafficking gang in Buenos Aires. The group is led by 20 year old Tony Hansan Valverde Victoriano, who goes by the alias Pequeno Hota or Little J. Unfortunately, like many people their age, Brenda, Morena and Lara are used to being around these gangs. So when one of the members approaches them on the evening of September 19th, it's not anything unusual. The girls are out in la Matanza around 9:30pm when someone pulls up next to them in a white pickup truck. The person in the truck says they're throwing what's described as a sex party that night and offers the girls $300 to attend. The girls agree and climb into the truck, which heads to another suburb known as Florencia Verrera, about an hour's drive from La Matanza. But when they get to the house where the party is supposedly taking place, Brenda, Morena and Lara quickly realize they've been tricked and there's no escaping what's about to happen.
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On September 19, 2025, Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Laura Gutierrez are driven to a house one hour away from their homes. They're offered money to attend what they've been told is a sex party. But the men who brought them there have something horrifying in mind. Around 11pm, someone begins filming a livestream on social media to a closed group of about 45 people. For the next hour, Brenda, Morena and Lara are brutally tortured and murdered, all while an audience watches via the live stream. As of this recording, those 45 people have not been publicly identified, but it's possible they're being coerced or otherwise forced to watch because at some point, Tony, AKA Lil J, either appears on camera to speak or writes a message to the group. He says, quote, this is what happens to anyone who steals drugs from Me. One of the girls had allegedly stolen cocaine from someone in Tony's gang. Now he's punishing them and sending a warning to others. Afterward, the girl's remains are wrapped in plastic and buried in the backyard of the house. When they don't return home the next day, their families become worried. Soon, police in Buenos Aires are beginning to search for them. They obtain the three girls cell phone location data, as well as traffic camera footage from the night they disappeared. These clues lead authorities straight to the house where it all happened on Wednesday, September 24, five days since their disappearance. Officers swarm the backyard and begin digging. Soon they discover all three sets of remains. The victims were so badly tortured, their loved ones are only able to identify them by their clothes and some tattoos. On the day the girls bodies are found, police find the white pickup truck they were transported in, burned and abandoned, just 300ft from the house. And that's not all they find. Inside the house are four people who investigators believe were all present for the murders. The first one is Celeste Magala Gonzalez Guerrero, who is the main resident of the house. Celeste's partner, Miguel Villanueva Silva. Daniel Ibarra, who was cleaning bloodstains when the officers arrive, and Maximiliano Parra, who is helping Daniela clean. All four suspects are arrested and indicted on first degree murder charges, plus other charges that haven't been specified. The Argentinian authorities know that these four people aren't the only ones responsible, especially since Tony was present during the livestream. But none of the current suspects will talk. Meanwhile, the story gains traction in the media. The scene of the crime is dubbed the House of Horrors and the murders are labeled femicides, which are killings that target women or girls because of their gender, which brings even more attention to the story. By September 27, as the public awaits further arrests, protests begin to erupt all over the country. Many people feel that the brutal tragedy could have and should have been prevented were it not for recent federal cuts to gender violence policies. Brenda's father attends one of these protests and gives a speech calling for women to receive stronger legal protections. And I agree with him because femicide is becoming a worldwide problem and rates are increasing rapidly. Perhaps because of all the public outcry, police put more pressure on the suspects they already have in custody. And at some point, one of them breaks. This person tells investigators about the livestream that was hosted during the murders. Soon, authorities track down the footage, which helps him make five more arrests over the next three days. Lazaro Victor Sodokuro is suspected of being the one who picked up Brenda Morena and Lara in the white pickup truck. He fled to Bolivia after the murders before he was located and arrested on September 26th. The next day, 29 year old Ariel Jimenez is arrested during a series of raids in Florencio Varrera, the neighborhood where the House of Whores is located. Investigators believe he dug the holes where the victims bodies were buried. On Monday, September 29th, Lazzaro's niece, 30 year old Florencia Ibanez is given an interview at a local TV station when officers arrive and take her into custody. CCTV footage showed Florencia in the truck with her uncle on the night of the murders, but she denies being involved. On September 30, Argentine police work with authorities in Peru to locate the last two suspects who they believe fled to the country. Tony's right hand man, 23 year old Matias Augustin Osorio is soon arrested and finally hours later, 20 year old Tony Tony Hansen Valrede Victoriano is arrested as well. Both men are extradited back to Argentina. Now all nine suspects are facing murder charges and investigators are still working to find out whether others were involved. Authorities are also speaking with social media companies to try and figure out where exactly the live stream was hosted. Many sources have said it took place on Instagram, but Meta, Instagram's parent company, says they haven't found any proof of that. So far. Investigators only know that the account that posted the livestream was private. In the meantime, Brenda Morena and Lara were laid to rest on September 27th. Their loved ones described the lack of closure they still feel and lamented the fact that they had to keep the girls caskets closed. But the danger isn't over. Some of the girls families have received death threats, which is putting a lot of pressure on the police to complete the investigation before something else terrible happens. As of this recording, the authorities haven't announced any next steps, but we'll be keeping a close eye on this case and we'll bring you all of the major updates. What did you think of today's cases? 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Date: October 27, 2025
Host: Katie Ring
In this First Watch briefing, host Katie Ring covers two headline-grabbing true crime stories with disturbing themes of vigilantism and gendered violence. The first focuses on the targeted killing of a registered sex offender in Fremont, California—a case that raises questions about justice, morality, and vigilantism. The second delves into the horrific “House of Horrors” femicide in Argentina, where three young women were lured to their deaths and their murders were broadcast via a closed-group livestream, igniting protests and a national conversation about femicide and systemic failures.
Background & Crime Details
Execution of the Attack
Suresh’s Confession and Motive
Vigilante History
Ethical Dilemma and Social Commentary
Victims and Setting
The Crime
Investigation & Arrests
Public Reaction & Broader Implications
Ongoing Investigation
Katie Ring on Vigilante Justice:
Gang Leader’s Message on Livestream:
On the Immediate Confession (Katie Ring):
| Timestamp | Segment Description | |---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:41 | Episode cases preview | | 03:25 | Homicide in New Jersey: Christina Burdett (brief case mention) | | 03:25–10:02 | Murder of David Brimmer: details, background, execution, aftermath | | 10:02 | Suresh’s confession, prior criminal history, and upcoming trial information | | 13:45 | “House of Horrors” – Femicides of Brenda, Morena & Lara: context, lead-up to crime | | 19:23 | The livestreamed murders: sequence of events, victim identification, evidence, and investigation | | 20:48 | Social and political aftermath: protests, public outrage, impact on policy | | 24:30 | Final case updates, ongoing investigation, and show wrap-up |
Katie Ring’s coverage fuses immediate details with deeper social critique, spotlighting vigilante justice, the failures of protective systems, and worsening global trends in gendered violence. Listeners walk away informed on current legal developments, the human stories behind the headlines, and broader questions about justice, safety, and prevention.
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