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Weird True Crime
Hosted by Gina Nichols and Amber Paul · EN
Weird True Crime is the ultimate podcast for fans of bizarre, lesser-known, and jaw-dropping true crime stories. Hosted by Gina Nichols and Amber Paul, these lifelong besties explore strange crimes that will leave you stunned. They dive into ethical, victim-focused storytelling with family interviews that bring humanity to the forefront of the narrative.
Every episode of Weird True Crime unravels mysterious cases, unsolved crimes, and shocking events you won’t believe are real. Need a lighter take? Tune in biweekly for WTF Wednesday, where Gina and Amber share hilarious stories of dumb criminals, true crime history, and other oddball crime tales guaranteed to make you laugh.
As part of the Weird True Crime family, you’ll join a growing community of "little skeletons" led by our quirky mascot, Billy the Skelly, who guides you through these wild and fascinating tales.
Whether searching for podcasts about true crime, strange cases, ethical storytelling, or even light-hearted crime stories, Weird True Crime offers a unique blend of heart, humor, and spine-tingling content.
Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform, and let Gina, Amber, and Billy take you on an unforgettable journey into the weirdest corners of crime.
Weird True Crime is a Fire Eyes Media LLC production.
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Every episode of Weird True Crime unravels mysterious cases, unsolved crimes, and shocking events you won’t believe are real. Need a lighter take? Tune in biweekly for WTF Wednesday, where Gina and Amber share hilarious stories of dumb criminals, true crime history, and other oddball crime tales guaranteed to make you laugh.
As part of the Weird True Crime family, you’ll join a growing community of "little skeletons" led by our quirky mascot, Billy the Skelly, who guides you through these wild and fascinating tales.
Whether searching for podcasts about true crime, strange cases, ethical storytelling, or even light-hearted crime stories, Weird True Crime offers a unique blend of heart, humor, and spine-tingling content.
Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform, and let Gina, Amber, and Billy take you on an unforgettable journey into the weirdest corners of crime.
Weird True Crime is a Fire Eyes Media LLC production.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WeirdTrueCrime
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weirdtruecrime
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
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Letecia Stauch & Gannon Stauch || The Case Revisited: Part 3 of 3
1w ago00:43:18Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of this series, Gina and Amber cover Leticia Stauch's murder trial, three years after Gannon's death. Leticia pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, with her defense arguing she suffered from dissociative identity disorder as a result of childhood trauma. Prosecutors pointed to her shifting statements to police, the deliberate steps she took to conceal what happened to Gannon, and a recorded interview in which she admitted to fatally shooting him. In May 2023, a jury convicted her of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.This episode also brings listeners fully up to date on the most recent development in the case. On April 2, 2026, the Colorado Court of Appeals reversed Leticia Stauch's conviction, ruling that a biased juror, one whose son-in-law worked as a deputy district attorney in the same office that prosecuted the case, should have been dismissed and never should have deliberated. The reversal is not based on new evidence and does not change the facts of what happened to Gannon; it's centered entirely on a legal error known as structural error. The ruling was not unanimous, and one judge argued Leticia's own defense team could have removed the juror and failed to do so.As of this episode, Leticia Stauch remains in custody at the Denver Women's Correctional Facility while the case moves through appeal. In late June 2026, the Colorado Department of Law filed its own appeal with the Colorado Supreme Court, seeking to reinstate the original conviction. Gina and Amber close out the series by explaining what could happen next, a full retrial, or a Supreme Court ruling that restores the 2023 verdict, and promise to update listeners as soon as there's real movement in the case.Weird True Crime is an independent true crime podcast. If this episode moved you, please share it, the more people who know Gannon's story, the more this conversation stays alive.📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by: @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
Transcribe →Letecia Stauch & Gannon Stauch || The Case Revisited: Part 2 of 3
1w ago01:24:44Tap to summarizeIn part two, Gina and Amber cover the break that changed everything: the discovery of a piece of blood-stained particle board near the Stauch home, and the trail of evidence that led investigators over a thousand miles away to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where Leticia Stauch was ultimately arrested.This episode covers the forensic details that built the case against her, including Gannon's blood found on her shoe, her DNA recovered from a firearm connected to his death, and phone and travel records placing her in the Florida Panhandle in the days after Gannon went missing. Weeks later, searchers made the devastating discovery of Gannon's body in a suitcase beneath a bridge, confirming the worst fears of a family and a community that had spent weeks searching for him.Gina and Amber break down the timeline of the investigation, the mounting physical evidence, and how a search for a missing child turned into a homicide case almost overnight.Weird True Crime is an independent true crime podcast. If this episode moved you, please share it, the more people who know Gannon's story, the more this conversation stays alive.📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by: @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
Transcribe →Letecia Stauch & Gannon Stauch || The Case Revisited: Part 1 of 3
1w ago01:17:50Tap to summarizeOn January 27, 2020, 11-year-old Gannon Stauch vanished from his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sparking one of the most closely watched missing child cases in the state's history. His stepmother, Leticia Stauch, told police he had been picked up by a friend's family and never returned. Within days, that story began to unravel.In this episode, Gina and Amber walk through Gannon's disappearance hour by hour: the initial 911 call, the massive search effort that followed, and the early inconsistencies in Leticia's account that investigators couldn't ignore. They introduce Gannon as more than a headline, a bright, loving kid whose absence devastated his family and his community, and they break down why law enforcement so quickly began focusing on the woman who was supposed to be caring for him.This episode lays the foundation for everything that follows: the frantic search, the mounting suspicion, and the case that would eventually make national headlines.SourcesEl Paso County Sheriff's Office press releases Colorado Springs Gazette court coverage KRDO / KKTV / CBS Colorado news archivesWeird True Crime is an independent true crime podcast. If this episode moved you, please share it, the more people who know Gannon's story, the more this conversation stays alive.📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by: @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the show Proud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
Transcribe →Murdered || The Harper Brothers & the Alabama Axe Murderess
2w ago00:46:44Tap to summarizeQuick note from WTC: If you wouldn't mind taking a moment to leave us a 5 star review or rating wherever you're listening right now- it would help our stories get pushed into podcast player algorithims! Each 5 star review helps us continue to grow and get more stories to more listeners. xox G & AIn the summer of 1959, a farmer picking blackberries along U.S. Highway 11 in Etowah County, Alabama, made a discovery no one could have prepared for: a human torso. No arms. No legs. Face beaten past recognition. The next day, ten miles away, a second torso turned up along the same highway. Alabama had never seen anything like it — and the woman at the center of it all wasn't a gangster, a drifter, or a "madman." She was a 30-year-old farm girl named Viola Hyatt, and history would remember her as the Alabama Axe Murderess.This week, Amber and Gina dig into one of the strangest, most forgotten true crime cases in American history — the 1959 Torso Murders of Etowah County. Who were Lee and Emmett Harper? What drove Viola to pick up a 12-gauge shotgun and a double-sided ax? And why did she take the real reason to her grave in 2000, after a lifetime of refusing to say a single word more than she already had?Fair warning: this one will stay with you.📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by @djantonyflower⭐ Please help us grow and leave a 5-star review if you enjoy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
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What Melissa Left || Episode 5: May 28th
3w ago00:23:45Tap to summarizeIn Episode 5, Amber and Gina cover the discovery of Melissa Casias's remains in McGaffy Ridge, Carson National Forest on May 28th, 2026 — eleven months after she disappeared. They walk through what was found at the scene, the evidence concerns raised by the family's attorney, the forensic questions still being pursued, the suicide narrative and why the evidence pushes back on it, and the next steps in the civil investigation led by attorney David Adams of Parnall and Adams. Everything shared in this episode comes directly from official reports, documented evidence, and statements from Melissa's family and their legal team.If you have information about Melissa's case and have been unable to reach NMSP: Parnall & Adams New Mexico State Police: (505) 425-6771 Crime Stoppers (anonymous): (505) 843-STOP or text ABQCS to 738477Links & Resources Justice for Melissa Facebook Page Parnall & Adams Facebook Page GoFundMe Reward Fund📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the showProud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
Transcribe →What Melissa Left || Episode 4: The Call
3w ago00:23:43Tap to summarizeIn June 2025, Melissa Casias — a devoted mother, daughter, and sister — vanished from Taos, New Mexico, leaving everything she owned behind. Eleven months later, in May 2026, her remains were found in Carson National Forest. In this episode of Weird True Crime, hosts Amber and Gina reveal the new evidence that reframes everything: neighbors who reported Mark Casias asking about their security cameras in the days before Melissa disappeared, a woman's scream heard from the home at 1:45 p.m. on June 26th, the phone reset that happened within that same window, and presumptive-positive blood inside the house. You'll hear a recorded phone call in which Mark repeatedly insists he couldn't have hurt Melissa because he was at work — an alibi now called into question by a coworker who has formally told New Mexico State Police that Mark was not at work that day. Most disturbing of all is a witness account of a phone call allegedly placed by Mark on the day Melissa disappeared, and the questions surrounding a man named Ray Cortez. The episode also examines the documented failures in the NMSP investigation — turned-away federal help, ignored tip-line callers, and a family forced to do the investigative work themselves — and introduces the Mondragon family's new attorney, David Adams of Parnall & Adams. Every detail in this episode comes directly from official New Mexico State Police reports, documented evidence, recorded conversations, and statements from Melissa's family, their private investigator, and their attorney. If you have information about the disappearance and death of Melissa Casias in Taos, New Mexico, resources for coming forward are linked below.If you have information about Melissa's case and have been unable to reach NMSP: Parnall & Adams New Mexico State Police: (505) 425-6771 Crime Stoppers (anonymous): (505) 843-STOP or text ABQCS to 738477Links & Resources Justice for Melissa Facebook Page Parnall & Adams Facebook Page GoFundMe Reward Fund📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the showProud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
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WTF Wednesday: True Crime Chat with Dani After Dark
Jul 101:13:31Tap to summarizeWe’re mixing things up this week! Join us as we chat with Dani After Dark about all things true crime - what got us into podcasting, ethical storytelling, the cases that stick with us, and the most important question - what kind of pets do we have?!Gina and Amber talk about the importance of advocacy in true crime, what makes us stand out in such a large niche, and the cases that stick with us - like Ryan Waller and Melissa Casias. Make sure to subscribe to Dani on Youtube and follow her on socials! You can find all of her information below!Happy listening!Find Dani After Dark!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@daniafterdarkInstagram at: dani_after_darkTikTok: dani.after.dark Email: thedaniafterdark@gmail.com📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the showProud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
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The Robert Fisher Case: A Family Murdered, A Father Gone
Jun 2400:39:48Tap to summarizeOn the morning of April 10, 2001, a home in Scottsdale, Arizona exploded. Inside, investigators found the bodies of Mary Fisher, 38, and her two children — Brittney, 12, and Bobby, 10 — still in their beds. All three had been killed before the fire started. The father, Robert Fisher, was nowhere to be found. He has never been seen since.In this episode of Weird True Crime, Amber and Gina walk through the full story of the Fisher family — from Robert's childhood and the divorce that scarred him, to his controlling marriage, his obsession with keeping his family together at any cost, and the night everything collapsed. They also cover the two-decade manhunt, the tips that went nowhere, Robert's time on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, and where the case stands today.If you have information about Robert William Fisher, contact the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.📢 Follow & Subscribe: Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrime Website: www.weirdtruecrime.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrime TikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrime YouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrime Email: weirdtruecrime@gmail.com Music by @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the showProud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
Transcribe →WTF Wednesday: Florida Man Round Two!
Jun 1700:42:52Tap to summarizeFlorida Man is back, and he brought friends. After our first Florida Man episode had you absolutely losing it, we knew it was only a matter of time before we had to revisit the Sunshine State's most unhinged residents. This week on WTF Wednesdays, Gina and Amber are bringing you ten brand new Florida Man (and one Florida Woman) stories that prove truth is always, always stranger than fiction. Buckle up, because the Questionable Decision Olympics have officially begun.📢 Follow & Subscribe:Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrimeWebsite: www.weirdtruecrime.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrimeTikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrimeYouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrimeEmail: weirdtruecrime@gmail.comMusic by - @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the showProud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
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The Little Girl Who Vanished: HaLeigh Cummings || Part 2
Jun 1000:24:37Tap to summarizeDisclaimer: Gina tried to do something new with her audio set up and failed miserably. Please forgive her underwater sound this week. Part two of our deep dive into the HaLeigh Cummings case picks up where the investigation gets darker — and more complicated. Within days of HaLeigh's disappearance, Misty Croslin's story had already changed multiple times. She gave different versions to law enforcement and the media, failed every polygraph she took (despite publicly claiming otherwise), and investigators received tips suggesting she may not have even been in the home when HaLeigh went missing. By August 2009 — on what would have been HaLeigh's sixth birthday — authorities made it official: they did not believe a stranger had taken her. The physical evidence contradicted Misty's account, and she, they said, held the answers.In a bizarre turn, Ronald Cummings and Misty married in March 2009 — while searches for HaLeigh were still actively underway. By October, they had divorced. Both returned to drug use, which opened the door for investigators to run a sting operation. Over two months, an undercover detective purchased thousands of dollars in oxycodone and hydrocodone from Misty, Ronald, and three others. Misty was present at every single transaction. When all five were arrested in January 2010, investigators hoped the weight of the drug trafficking charges — minimums of 25 years — would finally shake loose the truth about HaLeigh.What followed was one of the most gut-wrenching moments in this case: a detailed, disturbing confession from Misty's brother Tommy about what happened to HaLeigh — followed by a three-day river search, a recovered concrete block, and then a full retraction. Tommy admitted he had made the entire story up. Misty was sentenced to 25 years. Ronald took a plea deal for 15. And HaLeigh has never been found. A retired state investigator went on record with his theory: the child accidentally ingested drugs and someone panicked and disposed of her body. We close this episode by bringing it back to HaLeigh herself — who she was, what she looked like, and how you can still help. If you have information about the HaLeigh Cummings disappearance, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office tip line is 1-888-277-8477. A $15,000 reward remains available.📢 Follow & Subscribe:Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/weirdtruecrimeWebsite: www.weirdtruecrime.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/weirdtruecrimeTikTok: www.tiktok.com/weirdtruecrimeYouTube: www.youtube.com/@weirdtruecrimeEmail: weirdtruecrime@gmail.comMusic by - @djantonyflower⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you enjoy the showProud Member of Fire Eyes Media LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-true-crime--5679751/support.
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