Not Another Crime Podcast

On 8 December 1980, former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed outside his home at the Dakota in New York City by Mark David Chapman, a fan who had previously approached him for an autograph. Chapman’s fixation on The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger became a central part of the case, as he later described identifying with the novel’s protagonist and attached personal significance to the book, though its role in his motive remains complex. Story starts at 9:33. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #johnlennon #truecrime #crime #truestory #case #solved #truecrimepodcast #podcast #beatles #thebeatles See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sammy sits down with psychologist Kelly Morrish for an important conversation about domestic violence, coercive control and the psychology behind our fascination with true crime. They unpack the insidious ways abuse can manifest beyond physical violence, how coercive control can strip away a person's independence, and why we're so captivated by stories of real-life crime, tragedy and human behaviour. It's a confronting but essential conversation about power, manipulation, victim-survivors and our desire to understand the darkest parts of human nature. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #truecrime #crime #truestory #case #solved #truecrimepodcast #podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The tragic case of Gabby Petito captured the world’s attention in 2021, when the 22-year-old American travel vlogger disappeared during a cross-country road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. As police uncovered disturbing evidence of domestic violence and a desperate search for answers unfolded, Gabby’s disappearance became a heartbreaking case that sparked international conversations about coercive control, domestic abuse and the warning signs that can go unnoticed. Watch video: 13:12. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #gabbypetito #truecrime #crime #truestory #case #solved #truecrimepodcast #podcast #gabby #petito See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1983, 19-year-old Barbara Grams was raped and murdered in Tampa, Florida, and 18-year-old Robert DuBoise was convicted of the crime in 1985 based largely on discredited bite-mark analysis and testimony from a jailhouse informant who received a reduced sentence. DuBoise was sentenced to death, later resentenced to life in prison, and spent 37 years behind bars before DNA evidence excluded him and identified another perpetrator. The story starts at 10:33. Watch full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #truecrime #crime #truestory #case #solved #truecrimepodcast #podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if one of Australia's most notorious serial predators was living an ordinary life, hiding in plain sight, and nobody ever knew who he really was? Known only as Mr Cruel, this unidentified offender abducted and sexually assaulted young girls across Melbourne between 1987 and 1991, leaving a city terrified and investigators searching for answers. More than three decades later, the murder of 13-year-old Karmein Chan remains unsolved, and the identity of the man behind the crimes is still one of Australia's most chilling mysteries. Note: after recording learnt that Karmein Chan's name is pronounced as 'Carmen'. Update at the top of the episode after initial release. Story starts at 7:52. Watch video: here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #mrcruel #truecrime #crime #truestory #case #solved #truecrimepodcast #podcast #mistercruel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They thought they were publishing poetry by a mysterious male writer…but they were actually publishing a furious joke written by Gwen Harwood. In 1961, Harwood fooled The Bulletin into printing two poems containing a hidden message aimed directly at its editors, exposing the sexism of Australia's literary establishment in spectacular fashion. But the hoax was only the beginning of the extraordinary life of the woman behind the masks; Gwen Harwood. Story starts at 9:26. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Follow Sarah: here Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In January 2022, Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found dying in the snow outside the home of fellow officer Brian Albert, and his girlfriend, Karen Read, was accused of hitting him with her SUV and leaving him to die. What followed was a sensational murder case involving disputed forensic evidence, a suspicious Google search, allegations of a police cover-up and explosive messages from the lead investigator, Michael Proctor. After two trials, Karen was acquitted of murder and manslaughter in June 2025, but convicted of operating under the influence, leaving one haunting question unanswered: what really happened to John O’Keefe? The story starts at 9.00. Note: in the original episode uploaded I mistakenly said 2002 instead of 2022. What a dimwit! Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #karenread #truecrime #crime #truestory #case #solved #truecrimepodcast #podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pedro Rodrigues Filho was a Brazilian serial killer who claimed to have killed more than 100 people; and became known as “Pedrinho Matador,” or “Little Pedro the Killer.” But what makes his story so bizarre is that he said many of his victims were criminals themselves, including people he claimed deserved to die. He was eventually convicted of numerous murders, spent decades in prison, and later reinvented himself online as a celebrity figure; earning comparisons to a real-life Dexter. Story starts 4.45 Watch full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christa Pike was 18 when she took part in the brutal murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a crime that ultimately sent her to Tennessee's death row for more than three decades. Now, after years of appeals and a failed execution attempt in September 2026, Pike's case has taken an extraordinary new turn. The state tried to kill her, but Christa Pike survived. Story starts at 3:50. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #TrueCrime #NotAnotherCrimePodcast #ChristaPike See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bricks & Minifigs LEGO scandal: how a family's $200,000 Star Wars LEGO collection allegedly vanished, and how YouTuber Reckless Ben blew it wide open. It began when a family placed a huge LEGO Star Wars collection with a Bricks & Minifigs store in Oregon on consignment, only for a large portion of it to allegedly disappear after the store changed ownership. The dispute, involving claims of missing LEGO worth up to US$200,000, exploded online after YouTuber Reckless Ben investigated, leading to police involvement, arrests, lawsuits and competing claims about what actually happened to the collection. Story starts at 22:38. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Follow Lewis: here Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former American Idol contestant and worship pastor Caleb Flynn is on trial in Ohio, accused of killing his wife Ashley. Sammy breaks down the evidence so far. At 2:30am on February 16, 2026, Caleb Flynn called 911 and said an intruder had shot his wife. Prosecutors say that intruder never existed. In this bonus episode, Sammy walks through the secret affair, more than 107,000 messages, the AI-generated love songs played to the jury, the questionable break-in and the gun that has never been found. And no, this isn't the pastor case from the recent Netflix documentary. Caleb Flynn has pleaded not guilty. This is an ongoing trial and everything discussed is alleged until a verdict is reached. Story starts at 4:15 Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com #CalebFlynn #CalebFlynnTrial #AshleyFlynn #TrueCrime #NotAnotherCrimePodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edmund Kemper, known as the “Co-ed Killer,” murdered his grandparents as a teenager before later killing six young women in California, followed by his mother and her friend in 1973. After killing his mother, Kemper confessed to the murders over the phone to police and was arrested, eventually receiving multiple life sentences after a trial in which psychiatrists debated his sanity and responsibility. His case became one of America’s most studied serial-killer stories, particularly because of his intelligence, his manipulation of psychiatric authorities, and the disturbing contrast between his apparently calm demeanour and his crimes. Story starts at 4:01 Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Scott tells Sammy all about the many cases of Insane Automatism. It's a legal defense where a person performs an involuntary act caused by an underlying internal "disease of the mind," meaning a mental health or cognitive impairment that is prone to recur . Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He confessed to killing 93 women and, for decades, nobody knew. Samuel Little is considered the most prolific serial killer in American history, confessing to murders across the United States over more than 30 years. He wasn't some mysterious figure hiding in the shadows. He was arrested repeatedly, spent years in prison, and crossed paths with police again and again. So how did he get away with it for so long? Story starts at 13:01. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered inside their home, and suspicion quickly fell on Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie. With no eyewitness, no confession and a mountain of circumstantial evidence, Lizzie went on trial for a double murder that captivated America. She was acquitted…but if Lizzie didn’t kill them, who did? Story starts at 4:40 Watch full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For months, residents of a Brisbane apartment complex were plagued by a mysterious stranger who repeatedly left human faeces outside their building. After failed attempts to catch him, one neighbour launched an early-morning stakeout; and finally captured the culprit on camera. But when his identity was revealed, the story went from bizarre neighbourhood mystery to an international media sensation, making him one of Australia's most unlikely true crime celebrities. Story starts at 6:10 Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Between 1992 and 1999, a group led by John Bunting carried out a series of murders across South Australia, targeting friends, family members, neighbours and people they considered undesirable. When police discovered eight bodies hidden inside barrels in the vault of an abandoned bank in the small town of Snowtown, they uncovered one of Australia's most horrifying murder cases…a story of manipulation, torture, deception and betrayal that had remained hidden for years. Story starts at: 4:46 Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Buy me a coffee: here Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A celebrity chef disappears. An abandoned Kombi. A mysterious phone call at 3am. Nearly fifty years later, nobody knows what happened to Willie Koeppen. As the owner of Olinda's famous Cuckoo Restaurant, Willie was a Melbourne success story, but behind the scenes his life was unravelling. On a summer night in 1976 he vanished, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions, suspicious characters, and a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. Today we examine the final hours of Willie Koppen and one of Victoria's most enduring cold cases, this is the case of the disappearing cuckoo chef. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two young university lovers. Two brutally murdered parents. A confession that changed the course of international human rights law…but decades later, people are still asking the same question: did the right person go to prison? This is the chilling and deeply contested case of Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Söring. Story starts at: 5:01. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2004, Australian woman Schapelle Corby was arrested at Bali's Denpasar Airport after Indonesian authorities found 4.2 kilograms of marijuana inside her boogie board bag. Convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced to 20 years in prison, her case became one of Australia's most controversial true crime stories, sparking years of debate over whether she was guilty or the victim of a sophisticated drug-smuggling operation. Story starts at: 2:46 Full video: here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Leave us a voicemail: here Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com Wil Patterson (aka Scott Williams) original interview: listen here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.