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True Crime DEADLINE
Hosted by Matt Johnson · EN
Dive into true crime with Emmy Award–winning journalist Matt Johnson as he explores cold cases, unsolved mysteries, homicides, and real-life murder investigations. Featuring firsthand reporting and exclusive insights, this podcast uncovers the stories behind the crimes that still haunt him. Perfect for fans of true crime podcasts, criminal justice, and unsolved cases.
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47 - MURDER: JC McGhee. Daughter Speaks Out
Feb 20, 202400:17:08Tap to summarizeNEW INTERVIEW: Murder victim’s daughter Madison McGhee.On July 11, 2002 John Cornelius McGhee, known as JC McGhee was shot and killed in the doorway of his Ohio home. No arrests have been made in the case and now his daughter Madison McGhee is on a mission to solve the case.Madison tells host Matt Johnson that she was only 6 years old when the murder happened.Police called it a home invasion "Gone Wrong". Madison says her father had a history selling drugs in his younger days and was also a police informant. In 2002 he had turned his life around, was helping others and being a police informant.Madison says the deeper she dives into the Cold Case the more unanswered questions she has. Can you help solve the murder? Anyone with information please call the Crime Stoppers of the Upper Ohio Valley: 877-847-7487WEBSITE: ICE COLD PODCASThttps://www.icecoldcase.com/homeWEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comSOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/Support the show
Transcribe →46 - SERIAL: Confessions of Samuel Little: The FBI Interview
Feb 5, 202400:34:26Tap to summarizeNEW INTERVIEW: FBI Supervisory Crime Analyst Christie Palazzolo.The FBI calls Samuel Little the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history.The Killer confessed to 93 murders before his death, and crime analysts believe his confessions are credible. Police have been able to verify more than 60 confessions, with many still pending.Little says he strangled his victims between 1970 and 2005. Many of his victims’ deaths were ruled overdoses, accidental or undetermined. Some bodies have never been found.Currently, the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) is working to link more cold cases to the convicted Serial Killer.In this episode, ViCAP Crime Analyst Christie Palazzolo talks about the case and how the public can help.If you have any information connected to Little’s confessions, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comSOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/Support the show
Transcribe →TRAILER - SEASON V
Jan 29, 202400:02:20Tap to summarizeTrue Crime DEADLINE returns for Season V with host Matt Johnson in 2023.Matt is a 2X EMMY award winning journalist who dusts off his reporter notebooks to bring you his first hand account of covering notorious crimes and lesser known cases over his career.This season covers the Trial of Doomsday Prophet Chad Daybell, The Murder of father Jared Bridegan, the unsolved cases of Serial Killer Samuel Little and the Unsolved murder case of JC McGhee.Episodes include exclusive interviews with family members and witnesses, plus Matt's first hand accounts of seeing Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell and Rex Heuermann in court.Please listen, subscribe, rate the podcast and write a review.Podcast website:http://www.truecrimedeadline.com/Support the show
Transcribe →45 - SERIAL: BTK Serial Killer suspected in more Murders. Daughter Speaks Out
Aug 28, 202300:45:35Tap to summarizeNEW INTERVIEW: With Kerri Rawson, daughter of Dennis Rader known as the BTK Serial Killer. Which stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill” a nickname he gave himself during a cat-and-mouse game with press and police.Rader is now the “Prime Suspect” in the 1976 disappearance of Cynthia Kinney, a16-year-old cheerleader who was last seen at a laundromat in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.And the murder of 22-year-old Shawna Beth Garber, whose body was discovered in December 1990 in Mcdonald County, Missouri. An autopsy revealed she had been raped, strangled and bound. The same Modus Operandi as Rader.Rawson opens up about life at home with Rader and how she recently spoke with him in prison to help investigators solve the cold cases.WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comSOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/Support the show
Transcribe →44 - MURDER: Jody LeCornu: Murder Witness Speaks Out
Aug 14, 202300:38:18Tap to summarizeEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: With a witness to the murder of college student Jody LeCornu.Plus an interview with her twin sister Jenny Carrieri who is on a mission to solve the cold case murder.Jody was a student at Towson University in Baltimore Maryland when she was murdered in cold blood on March 2, 1996. Today her identical twin sister Jenny Carrieri is ramping up the investigation to find her sisters killer.On that Saturday morning, the 23-year-old had gotten into a fight with her boyfriend over drinking and going to a local bar without him. Jody went to work that day, then went back to the 'Mt. Washington Tavern', her favorite hang out and stayed there till the bar closed. An employee asked Jody to take a employee home because it was snowing. Jody drove him home, then bought a six pack, and started drinking in a parking lot where her killer approached her car, shot and killed her. Then he followed her across the street where she crashed, he put her car in park and then stole something from her car, in front of several people watching.Jody's family is offering a $100,000 cash reward for information leading to the killers arrest.The suspect in 1996 was described as a black man, between 5'10" to 6'2", 200-220 pounds, 20-30 years old, stocky build, driving a white BMW.Anyone with information please call Baltimore County Police Department or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.WEBSITE (case photos and blog)http://www.truecrimedeadline.com/SOCIAL (Latest on case and true crime)https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/https://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/Support the show
Transcribe →43 - CULT: Lori Vallow-Daybell Trial: Lori's Cousin Speaks Out
Jul 31, 202300:25:49Tap to summarizeNEW INTERVIEW: With Doomsday Cult Mom's Cousin Megan Eyden.Lori Vallow-Daybell was found guilty in the murders of her children JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan and in her fifth husbands first wife Tammy Daybell.Host Matt Johnson was in the courtroom just feet away from Lori during the trial.This episode explores the case against cult mom, behind the scenes of the trial and dives into Lori's family life with an interview with Lori's cousin.Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the show
Transcribe →42 - CULT: Manson Murders: Sister of Sharon Tate Speaks Out
Jul 17, 202300:27:45Tap to summarizeLOST INTERVIEW: Sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate Speaking Out over fear of Manson Followers being released from prison.Matt Johnson opens the TRUE CRIME VAULT for his interview with Debra Tate. (Note: It’s an older interview but fascinating with lesser known facts. Including: Tate smuggled herself into the L.A. County jail and looked Charles Manson in the eyes after he was arrested.)In July 2023, Manson Family Cult follower Leslie Van Houten was released from state prison in Corona California. The 73 years old was convicted of brutally killing Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in 1969. During a parole hearing she admitted to holding Rosemary down with a pillow case as Leno was murdered in the room next door. Then, Charles “TEX” Watson and Van Houten stabbed Rosemary 16 times.The Manson Murders remain a life sentence for family and friends of the victim’s. Tate is an outspoken victim’s right’s advocate and runs a website to keep other living Manson Family members from being paroled. In 2017 Cult Leader Charles Manson died behind bars of natural causes. He was 83.No Parole for Manson Followers pagehttps://noparoleformansonfamily.com/Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the showSupport the show
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