
Hosted by Elise Buedel & William Cannon · EN
Hosted by real-life couple William Cannon and Elise Buedel, Killer Heart to Hearts isn’t just another true crime podcast. It’s immersive, sharply written, and emotionally honest. With a tone that’s darkly witty, culturally aware, and often chilling, each episode dissects stories of murder, disappearance, and betrayal — always with a human heartbeat beneath the horror.
Whether it’s the psychology of an incel, the mystery of a locked hotel room, or a murder staged to look like a suicide, we dive into the shadows — and bring our listeners with us.

Baltimore. 2006.Rey Rivera leaves home after a sudden phone call.He never comes back.What happened next would leave behind more questions than answers — and a case that still feels suspended between explanation and impossibility.Source Material:https://unsolved.com/gallery/mystery-on-the-rooftop/https://vault.fbi.gov/rey-riverahttps://therealnews.com/his-mysterious-death-made-national-headlines-so-why-are-police-ignoring-the-casehttps://therealnews.com/fowler-medical-examiner-botched-cases-that-still-haunt-ushttps://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/netflixs-unsolved-mysteries-reboot-features-2006-death-of-rey-rivera-in-baltimore/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/unsolved-mysteries-porter-stansberry-rey-rivera-netflix-documentary/https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-18090https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/published/081037.p.pdfhttps://prosecutorspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/fact-sheet-on-the-death-of-rey-rivera.pdfhttps://mikitabrottman.com/an-unexplained-death/Death of Rey Rivera - Wikipediahttps://youtu.be/yYo0CygIMXE?si=5W728Nfn6CJXAZrnhttps://youtu.be/EnL7MHzfO_o?si=l12QO8WgsrjkVkjghttps://youtu.be/YAp9mwVbV7w?si=m1g5hhObxAbcWeYpMusic Credit:1. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ2. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK3. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp34. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp35. DYSTOPIANMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/enzalla/dystopianLicense code: 00BFHDZUS6XXOGYW6. BRAVE NEW WORLDMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/brave-new-worldLicense code: MPR458MAGBPGSAATConnect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

He was the frontman of a band people loved.Famous. Charismatic. Familiar.But behind the image was something far more disturbing — a pattern of manipulation, abuse, and unchecked access that would eventually expose one of the most horrifying cases in modern music history.This is the story of Ian Watkins.A predator hidden in plain sight.And the warning signs too many people failed to stop.Source Material:https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/Judgments/r-v-watkins-and-others.pdfhttps://crimeline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ianwatkins.pdfhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81ecc1ed915d74e3400cb1/November_2017_IPA_Consultation_-_Case_studies_on_the_vital_importance_of_communications_data.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/25/police-missed-chances-stop-paedophile-ian-watkins-ipcchttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/18/ipcc-police-ian-watkins-child-risk-abuse-south-yorkshirehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/18/ian-watkins-ipcc-investigated-police-lostprophetshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/14/ian-watkins-ex-lover-not-guilty-child-abuse-images-joanne-mjadzelics-lostprophetshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/05/ian-watkins-lostprophets-girlfriend-child-abuse-fantasieshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/17/lawyer-ex-girlfriend-paedophile-ian-watkins-hits-out-policehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25135629https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-30796813https://www.reuters.com/world/lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-killed-uk-prison-attack-media-reports-say-2025-10-11/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/06/ian-watkins-singer-jailed-for-child-sex-offences-stabbed-in-prisonhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/24/lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-died-from-stab-wound-to-the-neck-inquest-toldhttps://youtu.be/aCRO9x3rLqI?si=2GVuE7Tk-iFTOo4Nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_WatkinsMusic Credit:1. IMPERVIOUSMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/imperviousLicense code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ 3. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK4. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp35. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

Bergen, Norway. 1970.The burned body of an unidentified woman is found in a remote valley known as Isdalen — “Ice Valley.”She has no name.No clear past.And no shortage of questions.Suitcases packed with wigs, coded notes, and false identities only deepen the mystery, as investigators begin to realize this was no ordinary death.More than fifty years later, she is still known only as… the Isdal Woman.Source Material:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p060ms2hhttp://www.bbcworldservice.com/deathinicevalleyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/death-in-ice-valley/id1357695290https://www.thelocal.no/20170515/norway-makes-international-appeal-to-solve-46-year-old-mysteryhttps://www.aetv.com/articles/isdal-womanhttps://youtu.be/lA-5OJ8Yj7g?si=2FIF-j13bpp_oxkRhttps://youtu.be/4kkGalEdlgY?si=OTypdDbpk6CQr3Hrhttps://youtu.be/H-Ar93KL2V0?si=DQnxbyWDxVcVhaEFhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isdal_WomanMusic Credit:1. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp32. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK3. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp34. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJConnect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

Western Massachusetts. 1994.Twelve-year-old Becky Savarese gets away.And in doing so, exposes a quiet predator with a kidnapping kit, a secret plan, and ties to horrors that had already begun.Because once Lewis Lent started talking… the story only got worse.Source Material:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-lewis-lent-timeline/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/becky-saverese-attempted-abduction-massachusetts-sara-anne-wood-murder-new-york-serial-killer-lewis-lent/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sara-anne-wood-new-york-murder-mystery-lewis-lent-serial-killer-48-hours/ https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/420/420mass764.html https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/court-of-appeals/volumes/46/46massappct705.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a7fhleSN2U https://youtu.be/57vDrLWbWjk?si=UNH87ET2EjgP2jCe Music Credit:1. IMPERVIOUSMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/imperviousLicense code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI82. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ3. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK 4. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp35. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

Auckland, New Zealand. 2006.Seventeen-year-old Liam Ashley is placed in the back of a prison transport van for what should have been a routine ride.He never makes it out alive.What happened inside that moving cage would horrify a country — and expose a system that failed to protect the very person in its custody.Source Material:https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/liam-revelled-in-the-pirates-life/O3CBAYLS7NKVU3KJY746LAQKFM/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/slain-teenager-needed-desperate-help/OPHT6TAHVOFDSQQZ5PW6EBWZQM/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/itranscripti-liam-ashley-court-hearing/7FBOAQO63D33UZS5EKZTAT4WHM/ https://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/0612/DIC_Ashley_Release_Copy_11_12_06.pdf https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/sites/default/files/2019-03/Own%20motion%20prisoner%20transport.pdfhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ideath-in-a-prison-vani-murderer-high-risk-criminal-who-could-go-off/UQTAV6SHK52H2BAJHDLG2D2AOA/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/liam-ashleys-killer-gets-at-least-18-years/U6XBOE363JVEEU4L2ZLLT6QCAY/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ashley-killer-van-guards-ignored-me/NXHCZMBHUXIMXXSPTR3TKBLIQY/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/blunders-led-to-liams-van-death-say-officials/SFTQIE6ICIVLS3ZO5BJ265SWOE/ https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/liam-ashleys-death-senseless-and-preventable-%E2%80%93-oconnor https://youtu.be/rnxgeOb5eS4?si=NHkJ_KdYj-R4jH0vhttps://youtu.be/222BcWd7ZkY?si=aB5elazcKDAbwXBXhttps://youtu.be/eTx2XuSo4dY?si=Ban7TSJ2ZkickZYcMusic Credit:1. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ2. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK3. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp34. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

Lake Tahoe. 2021.A wealthy family is torn apart after a late-night shooting inside their home.At the center of it all: former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini.Source Material:https://people.com/daniel-serafini-ex-mlb-player-murder-lake-tahoe-exclusive-11784990https://people.com/daniel-serafini-murder-mistress-samantha-scott-11787493https://www.kcra.com/article/dan-serafini-murder-trial-tahoe-may-27/64891447https://www.kcra.com/article/dan-serafini-tahoe-murder-trial-june-13/65058507https://www.kcra.com/article/police-interview-is-released-for-samantha-scott-former-mlb-player-dan-serafinis-nanny-and-mistress/70706301https://www.kcra.com/article/tahoe-2021-murders-sisters-sue-over-inheritance/45659191https://www.kcra.com/article/dan-serafini-sentencing-tahoe-homewood-murder/70537709https://people.com/dan-serafini-mistress-samantha-scott-sentence-shooting-murder-11928766https://www.mlb.com/player/dan-serafini-122007https://youtu.be/7IeufnUrCNg?si=Zy3WKBTI1mCyOKQ1https://youtu.be/cOyZjFifnI0?si=Mm21Ei4mlJAf7HCkhttps://youtu.be/wFAOyi3Adw8?si=tNTHA5Etf9t_OUROhttps://youtu.be/s22nsGQfHpo?si=Ler1OeEAruHq09h8https://youtu.be/-4AZIGolzNY?si=Q4JR41HU4dClzxhUhttps://youtu.be/tjwGFO4lTVE?si=_gobK_HqJgGp9hp4Music Credit:1. IMPERVIOUSMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/imperviousLicense code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ 3. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK4. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp35. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. April 2005.Ray Gricar has spent years building cases, following evidence, and knowing exactly where to look when something doesn’t add up.Then one day, he vanishes.And the deeper people look, the stranger it gets.Source Material:https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2020/04/the-hunt-for-ray-gricar-15-years-of-clues-theories-and-the-search-for-answers/ https://www.statecollege.com/articles/local-news/ten-years-after-ray-gricars-disappearance-the-mystery-remains-unsolved/ https://www.statecollege.com/centre-county-gazette/disappearance-of-ray-gricar-remains-unsolved/ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/a-long-history-in-penn-state-child-abuse-case-idUSTRE7AB0OW/ https://filesource.abacast.com/commonwealthofpa/mp4_podcast/2014_06_23_REPORT_to_AG_ON_THE_SANDUSKY_INVESTIGATION.pdf https://info.publicintelligence.net/SanduskyGrandJuryPresentment.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Gricar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal https://streetofshops.net/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101577063/roy-gricar https://youtu.be/BQ1OTDsC5Kg?si=wEiAgqCzuJ-EP8uJhttps://youtu.be/jqOQqYz-3fE?si=5fvgOdowPvcs-7yJhttps://youtu.be/iLGhbfzDSRY?si=Xcb6xiDKUHE85nSahttps://youtu.be/rVb1Rr8sJvY?si=TdQB6BA0BovxH5IRMusic Credit:1. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ2. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK3. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp34. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

Anchorage, Alaska. Summer 2016.Over five days, three men are attacked in their homes by the same stranger — a man with a black leather jacket, a claw hammer, and a terrifying sense of purpose.What looks, at first, like a violent spree… is something far more complicated.🖤🔨🖤Source Material:https://apnews.com/general-news-4eb303a6227b4ce38707ab1d16d9529f https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Man-allegedly-targeted-sex-offenders-in-series-of-crimes-388489382.html https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Man-charged-for-attacking-sex-offenders-greeted-as-a-hero-by-some-389097252.html https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Anchorage-man-sentenced-for-attacking-sex-offenders-475197103.html https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2020/10/31/anchorage-man-who-attacked-sex-offenders-loses-appeal-that-ptsd-factored-into-his-crimes/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-wordpress-client-uploads/adn/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/29083513/Vukovich-letter.pdf https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2016/sep/2/registered-sex-offenders-fall-victim-vigilante-justice/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/jason-vukovich-alaskan-avenger https://youtu.be/S1wpW-k2J6g?si=9dRTbQSodVZt1kffhttps://youtu.be/WmAX0-jcuz0?si=HpbVVWJ94C_jYf2ihttps://youtu.be/TQs_ItOptps?si=rRr_A9E9US2y26VUhttps://youtu.be/HNzJ1PLJfK4?si=Tht10IUq54xUFfnIhttps://youtu.be/W4lM-ol9Ufs?si=https://youtu.be/fcHJ0aQkhIo?si=H4Ki13LWEaxpietwMusic Credit:1. IMPERVIOUSMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/imperviousLicense code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ3. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK4. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp35. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp36. BRAVE NEW WORLDMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/brave-new-worldLicense code: MPR458MAGBPGSAAT Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

Salado, Texas. July 1997.Lela and Raymond Howard leave home for a local music festival just 15 miles away.They never arrive.Days pass. Then weeks. And the farther the search stretches, the harder it becomes to explain how two people can disappear so completely… without ever meaning to.This is THE WAY.https://nij.ojp.gov/taxonomy/term/decomposition https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10538644/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/07/12/Show-to-feature-missing-couple/1306868680000/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jul/14/missing-elderly-couple-found-dead-in-their-car/https://www.wgcu.org/arts-and-culture/2024-06-27/a-missing-texas-couple-led-to-our-song-of-the-day-for-june-28https://www.billboard.com/artist/fastball/chart-history/mrt/https://youtu.be/eWpjVFU42yE?si=Ccsk-hc88liTMD9ihttps://youtu.be/SJjhzyV7Wak?si=838Fa0bXDxKykkLZhttps://youtu.be/RsKSqWj3HpQ?si=ElTd4MtIo7qb7NHsThe Way (Fastball song) - WikipediaScalzo, Tony. “The Way.” Performed by Fastball. Piano/Vocal/Guitar digital sheet music (includes complete lyrics). Musicnotes (Product MN0065635). Publisher/Admin: EMI Music Publishing.Music Credit:1. CAN’T SLEEPMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleepLicense code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ 2. LIGHTLESS DAWNMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawnLicense code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK3. SOLVING THE CRIME2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp34. DARK FOGMysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter

An heiress from Duluth.A trail of fires stretching from Minnesota to the Mexican border.And a quiet little mining town in Arizona… that never saw her coming.Marjorie Congdon Caldwell Hagen carried wealth, suspicion, and misery wherever she went.Her tale is part true crime… and part ghost story that still haunts this desert town.For this special episode, we’re going local, and recording live from ground zero — Ajo, AZ, AND we’re teaming up with Z89.3 KZAO’s own Bo Johnson to tell the story of Marjorie Hagen — the “Black Widow of Ajo.”Source Material:MN Historical Society (MNopedia)Glensheen (UMD) official blog: “Women of Glensheen” Duluth News Tribune (feature): “Glensheen murders still intrigue”MPR News (feature, with photos/audio): “40 years later, Glensheen murders still grip Duluth”Minnesota Supreme Court (primary): State v. Caldwell (1982) Duluth News Tribune (feature)Brainerd Dispatch (AP report): DNA on key envelope (2003) MPR Archive (2003)Los Angeles Times (obituary/recap): Roger Caldwell’s suicide Duluth News Tribune (30-year look-back)Washington Post (1992)UPI archive (1992)Los Angeles Times (1992 feature)Duluth News Tribune (retrospective)Star Tribune (2007)MinnPost (2009)Duluth News Tribune (2007 news)Music Credit:1. IMPERVIOUSMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/imperviousLicense code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.comFollow us on: Tik TokFollow us on: InstagramLike us on: FacebookFollow us on: Twitter