Podcast
Luminol on the Wall
Hosted by Becky and Bevy · EN
We are two sister chatting about the gory and tragic details of true crime cases with a little sisterly banter on the way.
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167. Vows and Vanishing: HOMICIDE
1w ago01:08:57Tap to summarizeThis week on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss the wedding that only lasted eight days.Cody Johnson was twenty‑five, living in Kalispell, Montana, and known for his love of cars, adventure, and the outdoors. He had just married Jordan Graham, a woman he’d dated for two years, and their wedding was meant to mark the start of a new chapter. But almost immediately, Jordan confided to friends that she had doubts. She told them the couple argued, and then Cody left. She explained he had gone joyriding with friends — yet when Cody didn’t show up for work the next day, it wasn’t Jordan who raised the alarm. It was Cameron, Cody’s close friend and coworker, who went to the police and spread word around town that Cody was missing. Jordan’s silence in those first crucial hours left the community wondering where Cody had gone — and why his new wife wasn’t the one sounding the alarm.
Transcribe →166. The Diaper Detail: STALKING
2w ago01:06:22Tap to summarizeThis week on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss episode 4 of their stalker series.Lisa Nowak was the embodiment of NASA’s elite: a decorated Navy captain, an aeronautical engineer, and a mission specialist aboard Discovery in 2006. She operated robotic arms in space, a role demanding precision and calm under pressure. Her colleagues saw her as disciplined, brilliant, and utterly dependable. Few could imagine that within months, her name would leap from mission briefings into police blotters.
Transcribe →165. Sham Wedding, Sham Man: HOMICIDE
3w ago00:56:00Tap to summarizeThis week on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss the third episode of their stalker series. Stephanie Forster was thirty‑nine, a filmmaker, musician, and social entrepreneur who poured her energy into her community and family. After meeting Gianluigi Derossi in 2021, she believed she had found stability and companionship. But behind his polished exterior was a man living under false identities, a fraudster whose charm concealed deception. Stephanie worked to protect her independence, even as signs of dishonesty and surveillance blurred the line between trust and betrayal. That tension between appearance and reality became the backdrop of her story.
Transcribe →164. She's in all of us: HOMICIDE
Jul 1500:53:12Tap to summarizeToday on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss the second episode in their stalker series. Lorna Smith was forty‑five, a grandmother who worked hard and stayed close to her family. After ending a long relationship, she sought companionship again, hoping for stability and connection. She entered a new relationship with someone who seemed attentive, but beneath that surface was a controlling nature she couldn’t always see. His detachment from this side of himself allowed him to present as caring, while privately showing signs of jealousy and dominance. That tension between appearance and reality shaped the path of their relationship, and it was within those blurred boundaries that investigators later found the story of what happened to her.
Transcribe →163. Murder in Slow Motion: HOMICIDE
Jul 800:53:53Tap to summarizeThis week on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss the first of four in a stalker series. Molly McLaren was twenty‑three, studying nutrition and building a life that reflected her independence. She was careful, thoughtful, and trying to move on after ending a brief relationship. In the weeks that followed, messages and posts began to blur the line between concern and control. One morning, she went to the gym before work — a routine start to her day that would soon draw attention from people who had seen more than they realized.
Transcribe →162. Dinner with a Stranger: HOMICIDE
Jul 100:54:46Tap to summarizeToday on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss the disappearance of Sade Robinson — a young woman whose night out ended in silence. Sade Robinson was a 19-year-old young woman, working two jobs and studying to build a future she was proud of. She was social, independent, and loved going out with friends. She was juggling work and school all while planning her next steps. On a Tuesday night, she went out for dinner with someone new — just a normal night. But when she didn’t come home, investigators followed CCTV footage, DNA, and witness accounts to piece together what happened after she left that restaurant.
Transcribe →161. Out on Bail: HOMICIDE
Jun 2400:53:17Tap to summarizeToday on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss the dangers of allowing bail for violent criminals. Aniah Blanchard was nineteen, a college student with a close family and a future she was just beginning to build. She was the kind of daughter who checked in, who kept her parents close even as she carved out her independence. One night, she stopped at a convenience store — a routine errand, nothing out of the ordinary. But when she didn’t come home, her family knew something was wrong. What followed was a search that stretched across counties, pulling together friends, strangers, and investigators, all trying to understand how a simple stop could end in tragedy.
Transcribe →160. First, let me Pray: HOMICIDE
Jun 1700:59:40Tap to summarizeToday on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss a case that unfortunately has a motive that is all too common.Laura Ackerson was a young mother caught in the middle of a custody battle that consumed her life. She tried to balance raising her children with the tension of a fractured relationship, navigating visits and exchanges that were anything but ordinary. One summer day, she agreed to a home visit that seemed out of place — a decision shaped by the push and pull of control, promises, and pressure. What happened after that visit would leave investigators piecing together a story of love, conflict, and violence that stretched far beyond the walls of that house.
Transcribe →159. The Silent Witness: HOMICIDE
Jun 1000:50:08Tap to summarizeThis week on LOTW, Becky and Bevy examine how love, jealousy, and control collided in one tragic night.Tawnee Baird was 21, a student with big plans and a tight bond with her family. She’d been in a relationship for years, one that her parents thought they understood — even welcoming her partner into their home as if she were another daughter. But behind closed doors, the relationship was volatile, marked by jealousy and control. On a drive home from visiting friends, an argument spiraled, and Tawnee never made it back. What unfolded in that car would shock her family, her community, and anyone who believed love could protect her.
Transcribe →158. Grand Rapid Killer: HOMICIDES
Jun 300:55:30Tap to summarizeThis week on LOTW, Becky and Bevy revisit two murders in Grand Rapids that sat cold for decades.In Grand Rapids, Michigan, two young women were murdered three years apart. In 1976, Kathy Darling — a pregnant mother with her toddler nearby — was killed inside her home. In 1979, Diane Holloway, also pregnant, was attacked and murdered in the same city. For decades, the cases sat cold, disconnected files in separate drawers. It wasn’t until a multijurisdictional cold case team revisited the evidence that these cases were solved.
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