Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps
A weekly True Crime podcast
Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps
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Concluding my interview with Dr. Peter Vronsky, noted expert on the life of the Times Square Ripper/Torso Killer, serial murderer Richard Cottingham, we discuss how many women Cottingham murdered, and if he is responsible for the unsolved Nanue
In this final (for the time being) episode of the series, a deliberating juror in Karen Read’s trial speaks out publicly for the first time--and what he has to say completely crushes any sordid notion of a nonsensical conspiracy. Then Phelps d
The pressure is on Turtleboy to sell Karen Read’s version of a conspiracy. In doing that, self-published blogger Aidan Kearney continually attacks witnesses in the case and begins planning his biggest event to date—a visit to each of the main w
As Karen Read adds a big, hot-shot Hollywood attorney to her team, Alan Jackson, she and Turtleboy are texting and talking nearly every day. While John O’Keefe’s memory and family, along with witnesses for the Commonwealth’s case against Karen,
As supporters of John O’Keefe step forward and the experts weigh in, many of Turtleboy’s arguments and claims begin to fall apart. A lot of the conspiracy, clearly scripted and driven by Karen Read and her so-called “facts,” seems to fade into
Karen Read is arrested and charged in February 2022. By June 2022, she is indicted on new charges, including murder. The chance to plea her case down has all but passed. Facing years behind bars if convicted, Karen names two people as John O’Ke
Many have heard of the Slender Man case. Two 12-year-old girls decide to kill their friend, all in the name of a fictional character from the internet, called Slender Man. He's a tall, creepy-looking figure with long arms and legs - no face. Bu
Is putting on makeup while talking about a murder case insensitive to crime victims? A recent explosion of true crime content on social media has generated millions of likes, views, and exploding follower counts for users. With 1.8 billion view
*Emily Pike is 14 years old, and living in a Mesa, Arizona group home. In early 2025, it is believed Emily kicked out the screen inside her bedroom and took off. But did she have help? Was she going to meet someone? Was she heading back to the
A local schoolteacher is found murdered by her bed, inside the Burlington, Vermont, apartment she shares with three others. Investigators are stumped—for over five decades. Then a cigarette butts leads to a break and an infamous serial killer,
A child runs away from home and into the arms of a sociopath--a real scumbag. Her ordeal is shaped by a culture of judging and blaming victims. A case that defines a journey of loss, abuse, and hope, but also how victim-shaming in true crime h
A Baltimore woman fails to show up for work. Her family is concerned and reports her missing. Meanwhile, a slew of other women in the same county are found dead, one after the other. A police officer’s son living in Reno, Nevada, is brought in
Sandra Pagniano has decided enough is enough. She is divorcing her husband, David. But when Sandra turns up missing, leaving two notes behind, indicating she won’t be returning, Prescott, Arizona, investigators wonder if they are looking at a c
An elevator opens and out walks one of the most notorious serial killers of our time, Richard “Torso Killer” Cottingham. You cross paths with him and get up to your floor, only to realize there’s a fire. In the first of a two-part special, I sp
Robert Haggart meets Garnetta Post in 1981—and her life is never the same again. Soon after marrying Haggart, Garnetta realizes the guy is lazy, vulgar, and abusive. And within six months of the marriage, the true nature of just how violent thi
Two cases out of Gary, Indiana—young women missing from the same general neighborhood a few months apart, one of whom we know for certain was 9 months pregnant. With help, these cases can be solved. Anyone with information on Ja’Niyah’s or Em
A high schooler in Honolulu, Dawn Momohara, gets a phone call, leaves her house en route for the shopping mall and never returns. After nearly five decades, the family gets answers. Sign up for your free Patreon account here, where I’ll be stre
A local real estate broker is found dead in 1961 Houston. Two local “women” seem to be the last to have seen him. As a nationwide manhunt begins, law enforcement is not so sure they are searching for two females, but perhaps a woman and a man d
*Two young girls, best friends Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, go missing two months apart from each other. Law enforcement is stumped. Had the girls planned some sort of elaborate disappearing act and run away? Or is something more sinister go
Emily and Joe Ferlazzo take off on a trip into the Green Mountains of Vermont to celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary. But only one of them, Joe, returns home … with Emily now missing, and the Vermont State Police searching for answers.
It’s the middle of the night. Crystal Lake, Illinois. A house is on fire. A neighbor breaks in and saves a baby from the flames … but as firefighters head in to put out the inferno, they discover the body of a popular teenager inside the bath
A van with eight people shows up one day at an autistic man’s house. An argument ensues. By the end of the day, Hayden Garreffa’s family reports him missing … desperate to find him before something horrible happens. Pennsylvania State Police ge
It’s 1981. A young woman, Debra Miller, living alone in a Mansfield, Ohio, apartment is found brutally murdered. With two other murders reported in the months before, it’s possible a serial killer is at large. Yet, several Mansfield cops are so
A young, up-and-coming television star is being stalked. In a case which will ultimately change stalking laws, a man first obsessed with a young peace activist who dies tragically before he can begin bothering her, Robert John Bardo transfers h
A university senior in Austin, Texas, meets a man on a dating app. She’s not feeling it and brushes him off after their first date. But he is not having it and shows up at her apartment the following day. After a brief conversation, her roommat
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