True Crime Obsessed

Obomedia Network

What really happened — and why does the official story never quite add up? True Crime Obsessed is the podcast that goes beyond the headlines to examine real criminal cases with the detail they actually deserve. Each week, host Jack breaks down real cases — from cold cases buried in court archives to high-profile investigations the media got wrong — using a research-first approach that separates fact from speculation. This isn't shock value. It's criminal investigation done seriously. Jack spent years studying forensic psychology and criminal behavior, and has interviewed detectives, defense attorneys, and survivors to build a framework for understanding how crimes happen, how investigations unfold, and where the system fails. He brings that background to every case so you walk away with context, not just chills. True Crime Obsessed is for listeners who are done with surface-level storytelling. If you've ever found yourself three hours deep into a true crime thread at midnight, questioning every detail, wanting someone to actually explain the evidence — this show was built for you. New episodes are released every day, running 18 to 25 minutes. Each case gets the full breakdown it needs — no filler, no cliffhangers designed to string you along. If real cases and criminal investigation are your obsession, you've found your podcast. Subscribe now and never miss a case.

  1. The House Hid a Secret for 21 Years

    4 HR AGO

    The House Hid a Secret for 21 Years

    Twenty-one years underground. A small child drew what he saw. His father lived free until he demolished the house. Michael Heim murdered his wife Bonnie, buried her under the concrete of their pool, and no one knew until 2014. His own son excavated skeletal remains and a .22 caliber shell exactly where he slept as a child. The question that will haunt you: how does a man hide a crime beneath his family's feet for over two decades? In this episode, you will discover how an intact bag in a hotel dumpster, a shoe print on a mat, and the traumatic drawing of a three-year-old child built a bodyless accusation that took 22 years to go to trial. You will hear testimonies from witnesses who documented domestic violence, the exact moment when skeletal remains confirmed the impossible, and how a second-degree verdict in 2019 closed one of Florida's most chilling disappearances. Case Details Victim: Bonnie Link Heim, 24 years old, wife Date: January 6, 1993 Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States Status: Michael Ray Heim convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to life in prison May 2019 - Bonnie's bag was found intact with cash and credit cards in a dumpster next to Jacksonville International Airport, completely ruling out voluntary disappearance - Aaron, the three-year-old son, drew his mother being shot in the stomach and stated that his father hurt her; paternal grandparents dismissed his testimony as manipulation until skeletal remains confirmed exactly his account in 2014 - Bonnie's Camry seat was pushed back in the airport parking lot, and a size 10 male shoe print contradicts Michael's statement that she left alone - Michael was absent for about an hour during the early morning of January 6, never reported his wife's disappearance, and never mentioned to authorities that he was preparing for a divorce How can a murderer live freely while his son slept over the exact spot where his mother was buried? disappearance Bonnie Link Heim Jacksonville, bodyless crime Florida, second-degree murder Michael Heim, domestic violence Jacksonville 1993, excavation skeletal remains pool, physical evidence 22-year crime, case solved DNA, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    19 min
  2. Two bodies on the same road, twenty years of secrets

    1 DAY AGO

    Two bodies on the same road, twenty years of secrets

    Two bodies abandoned less than two kilometers apart on the same highway, twenty years apart. A man lived freely in Virginia while the police interrogated him and released him. The answer did not come from forensic labs - it came from a brother who knocked on doors for eight years without giving up. In this episode, you will discover how José Ángel Rodríguez Cruz murdered two women in different decades, left both bodies on I-95 as if it were his criminal signature, and nearly achieved total impunity. You will learn about the pattern of control, possession, and violence that began in 1989 with ropes and duct tape, and escalated to strangulation murder in 2009. Forensic technology did not catch him - it was the testimony of his own son, an identity theft in Florida, and the persistence of a family that refused to let their case die in the files. Case Details Victim: Pamela Butler, 57 years old, EPA computer specialist; second victim: Marta (first legal wife), murdered in March 1989 Date: February 12-13, 2009 (Pamela); March 1989 (Marta) Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States; I-95 highway Status: José Ángel Rodríguez Cruz sentenced to 12 years for Pamela Butler (2017), plus an additional 40 years for Marta's murder (2021) - The police released José after arresting him in 1989 with ropes and duct tape in his car, and a recorded statement confessing his intent to possess: if she can't be mine, she won't be anyone's - Human remains were found on I-95 in 1991 but remained unidentified for twenty years because Marianela Franco Troya impersonated Marta in Florida in 2000, and the police notified José without matching photographs - Pamela's advanced security system captured José entering on February 12 but did not capture his exit, because he moved the body through the only window without a camera: a vulnerability that only someone trusted within the home would have known - DNA from the 1991 remains was not analyzed until 2017, when José's son, Hansel, identified Marianela Franco Troya in a photo and reactivated the connection between both cases Are you ready to discover how a pattern of invisible violence over thirty years was finally exposed by details that everyone overlooked? unsolved crimes Virginia, murders on I-95 highway, unidentified cases decades, criminal identity theft, late DNA analysis, delayed justice, domestic violence and homicide, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    19 min
  3. The Recording That Condemned: Judy Wakes Up in the Dark

    2 DAYS AGO

    The Recording That Condemned: Judy Wakes Up in the Dark

    The Recording that Condemned: Judy Awakens in the Darkness Judy Malinowski survived 23 months with 70% of her body burned, endured over 60 surgeries and seven cardiac arrests. But the impossible was not surviving the fire: it was that from her hospital bed, recording on video before she died, her testimony changed the laws of an entire state. How did the judicial system use the statement of a victim who had already passed away to convict her attacker in an unprecedented event in the U. S.? In this episode, you will discover how Judy went from being a drug addict to a witness who redefined what justice means. You will hear the details of how a man intercepted her at a gas station, doused her with gasoline he kept in his truck, and set her on fire. And you will learn how she, from the operating room, recorded over three hours of testimony without painkillers to remain lucid, describing every movement of her attacker with devastating precision. Her voice on video became the evidence that condemned him to life in prison without parole, and her name is now on a federal law. Case Details Victim: Judy Malinowski, 33 years old, mother, hospice volunteer, and Miss New Albany Date: August 2, 2015 Location: Franklin, Ohio, United States Status: Michael Slager's sentence confirmed - life in prison without parole since July 2018 - Judy reported the tracking of her phone before the attack, but the report was filed away; later, that device was key to proving systematic surveillance and premeditation - Michael kept gasoline containers in his truck, but claimed it was all accidental when he lit a cigarette; the defense collapsed in the face of Judy's video describing every movement - The judge was legally prevented from giving a greater sentence because Ohio laws required merging the charges; true justice came from the posthumous recording, a precedent without precedent - Judy died on June 27, 2017, but her video testimony was authorized as valid evidence 10 months later, redefining how the law treats the testimony of victims who do not survive the trial If the written laws did not protect Judy when she was alive, how did her recorded voice achieve what no lawyer could: change the system from the grave? Judy Malinowski burned alive, posthumous witness Ohio, fire victim law, premeditated arson, justice without life imprisonment, Judy Kasich Law 2017, precedent video testimony trial, opioid addiction justice, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    21 min
  4. MOTHER WHO HID HER ADULT SON FOR EIGHT YEARS

    3 DAYS AGO

    MOTHER WHO HID HER ADULT SON FOR EIGHT YEARS

    A young man who disappeared eight years ago lived in the same house as his mother, worked with her, and was seen by neighbors and police. No one confirmed it because she convinced everyone that he was someone else. How does a mother keep her own adult son hidden without chains or bars? In this episode, you will discover how a methodical system of mind control, emotional manipulation, and public scams allowed a mother to hide her son in plain sight. You will learn about the signs that the police ignored, the documented lies, and the voice of Rudy himself describing his "psychological prison." This case challenges what we think we know about captivity, legal guilt, and how the system fails when the evidence is right in front of us. Case Details Victim: Rudy Farías III, 26 years old (age at discovery 2023), adult son Date: Missing March 6, 2015; found June 29, 2023 Location: Houston, Texas, United States Status: Open case; mother Jenny Farías missing; prosecutor rejected initial charges - Police confirmed Rudy returned home the day after the disappearance report in 2015, but his mother maintained the narrative of absence for eight years - The mother identified Rudy to officers as her "nephew Dov," not as her son, while neighbors, cousin, and grandmother knew and confirmed him as Rudy - Rudy describes in an interview that his mother convinced him that the outside world was dangerous, they interacted with police using false names and dates, and he slept with her without freedom of movement - A GoFundMe campaign raised money under the argument that the mother could not work while searching for her missing son, being permanently expelled after the truth was discovered How did it go unnoticed during five different police encounters that someone reported missing was living in the home of the person who reported him? Rudy Farías case, psychological mind control, disappearance Houston Texas, Stockholm syndrome, emotional manipulation mother, legal system failure, GoFundMe scam, psychological captivity, Rudy Farías 2023, unsolved case Houston, coercive control family, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    24 min
  5. He Killed His Entire Family… and No One Stopped Him

    4 DAYS AGO

    He Killed His Entire Family… and No One Stopped Him

    January 2023: a therapist calls to report a missed appointment. The police arrive and find eight bodies. An entire family was exterminated in Enoch, Utah. How did a man with a stable job, five children, and a visible community life methodically execute seven members of his family without anyone stopping him in time? In this episode, you will discover how Google searches about gunshot range, the removal of all firearms days before, a report filed in 2020, and signals ignored by the system converge in a tragedy that redefines what domestic control means. The answers lie in the details that no one prioritized until it was too late. Case Details Victim: Ataushannel Head (wife), Gale Conde (mother-in-law), Macy Head (daughter, 17 years old), Brailey Head (son, 12 years old), Amón Head (son, 7 years old), Siena Head (daughter, 7 years old), Gavin Head (son, 4 years old) Perpetrator: Michael David Head (subsequent suicide) Date: January 3-4, 2023 Location: 4923 North Albert Drive, Enoch City, Utah, United States Status: Investigation closed; perpetrator deceased - Michael searched Google to see if neighbors would hear 9mm and 40mm gunshots days before the murders, establishing clear premeditation - He removed all firearms from the home between late December and early January; Ataushannel's sister claims that with firearms available, both women could have defended themselves - In 2020, a formal report for pushing his daughter Macy against a couch was investigated, Michael admitted the incident, but the case was closed without sustained intervention - On December 30, the last documented conversation of Ataushannel with her friend Tina Brown occurred normally; Michael left his job at Allstate on January 3 at 2:00 PM, never to return What critical information in that typewritten journal found in his office would reveal about his true intentions? family homicide Utah, archived domestic violence, Enoch City crime, abusive family control, premeditated murder, failed protection system, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    20 min
  6. The Hose That Erased a Truth

    5 DAYS AGO

    The Hose That Erased a Truth

    María Soledad Morales disappeared from a school party on September 7, 1990. Her body was found washed with a hose before any forensic analysis. The culprits took almost 8 years to be convicted, and most never set foot in jail. How can a crime with witnesses and confirmed rape remain almost unpunished in a democracy? In this episode, you will discover how political power protected its children for almost a decade, how the deliberate destruction of evidence left the case without a chain of custody, and how an entire community of 33,000 people decided to march every week to demand justice when the institutions failed. You will learn about testimonies that were retracted under threat, DNA swabs that disappeared without explanation, and how 30 years later, there are still accomplices walking free on the streets. Case Details Victim: María Soledad Morales, 17 years old, student at a Catholic school Date: September 7, 1990 (disappearance); September 10, 1990 (discovery) Location: Catamarca, Argentina Status: Guillermo Luque sentenced to 21 years (released 2010); Luis Tula sentenced to 9 years (released 2003); other accomplices dismissed or never prosecuted - Body washed with a hose before examination: deliberate destruction of crime scene and chain of custody - DNA swabs from rapists disappeared without explanation, eliminating the only forensic identification avenue - Incriminating clothing and car were destroyed by direct order; threatened witnesses retracted in the first trial, then reaffirmed in the second - Second autopsy by the National Supreme Court confirmed cocaine injected at lethal doses and massive heart attack; rape by 3 to 4 individuals documented Do you want to know how many people knew the truth that morning and chose to remain silent? María Soledad Morales Catamarca 1990 unsolved case impunity democracy Argentina hose destruction evidence crime rape delayed justice true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    21 min
  7. Three Stories, One Missing Body

    6 DAYS AGO

    Three Stories, One Missing Body

    Marta del Castillo disappeared on January 24, 2009, in Seville after leaving for her boyfriend Miguel Carcaño's house. He confessed to the murder but then changed his story three times about where the body was: Guadalquivir River, garbage container, grove. Fourteen years later, Marta is still missing. Four people were convicted, the DNA of three is at the crime scene, but none have revealed the truth about what happened that night or where her body is. In this episode, you will discover how four teenagers and young people from a neighborhood in Seville were able to keep the fate of a girl a secret for more than a decade, how justice convicted some without concrete answers, and why the contradictions in the confessions are so deep that neither the family nor the police have been able to find Marta. You will learn the details of a night in January that changed lives forever and left the most heartbreaking case in Spanish criminology unresolved. Case Details Victim: Marta del Castillo Garrido, 17 years old, Physical Education student Date: January 24, 2009 Location: Seville, Tartesos neighborhood, Andalusia, Spain Status: Open case. Four people convicted. Body not found. Searches continue with advanced forensic technology. Family has maintained an active search campaign since 2009. - Miguel Carcaño confessed to the murder but offered three contradictory versions about the fate of the body, none of which led to its discovery. - The DNA of Miguel, Samuel Benítez, and Francisco Carcaño appears at the crime scene, but Javier García Marín was acquitted of murder despite participating in search efforts. - Javier's mother and son admitted in 2022 to having given false testimony during the trial; Javier's acquittal was based on that discredited alibi. - The family bought Miguel Carcaño's apartment to offer it in exchange for a confession about the location of the body: none of the convicted have responded. How is it possible that four people, whether free or behind bars, keep a secret that destroyed an entire family? Marta del Castillo Seville, teenage murder Seville, unresolved disappearance Spain, Miguel Carcaño, Francisco Carcaño, closed case open, crime Tartesos neighborhood, missing family, Spanish justice, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    25 min
  8. Declared sane, sentenced to life: the hotel crime

    15 MAY

    Declared sane, sentenced to life: the hotel crime

    That early morning in Tucumán, a man deemed healthy hours earlier strangles his wife, removes her eyes with a surgical scalpel, and drags her naked body down the hotel stairs. But how does someone who loses control execute a technique that requires the skill of a surgeon? In this episode, you will discover how 15 experts, a scalpel that never appeared, and a detailed account of the crime dismantle Pablo Amín's insanity defense. We analyze the medical evaluation that declared him healthy minutes before the tragedy, the control revealed by the surveillance footage, and why modern experts remain divided on whether it is safe to grant him temporary releases after 16 years in prison. Case Details Victim: María Marta Arias, 23 years old, saleswoman Date: October 28, 2007 Location: Hotel Catalinas Park, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Status: Sentenced to life, with temporary releases since June 2023 - The on-call doctor declares him healthy hours before the crime, destroying the central argument of sudden insanity - The scalpel was never found; it may have been stolen from the hospital or brought premeditatedly, both hypotheses suggest planning - Eye removal without structural damage requires surgical skill incompatible with frantic loss of control - 13 out of 15 experts in trial declared him criminally responsible; in 2023, modern experts contradict each other about his current dangerousness Was it theater or did a man capable of controlling his impulses genuinely disappear that night? femicide Argentina, Tucumán hotel crime, eye removal scalpel, Pablo Amín María Marta Arias, true insanity simulation, psychiatric expertise 2023, violent emotion defense, life sentence temporary releases, Argentine justice unsolved cases, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    21 min
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What really happened — and why does the official story never quite add up? True Crime Obsessed is the podcast that goes beyond the headlines to examine real criminal cases with the detail they actually deserve. Each week, host Jack breaks down real cases — from cold cases buried in court archives to high-profile investigations the media got wrong — using a research-first approach that separates fact from speculation. This isn't shock value. It's criminal investigation done seriously. Jack spent years studying forensic psychology and criminal behavior, and has interviewed detectives, defense attorneys, and survivors to build a framework for understanding how crimes happen, how investigations unfold, and where the system fails. He brings that background to every case so you walk away with context, not just chills. True Crime Obsessed is for listeners who are done with surface-level storytelling. If you've ever found yourself three hours deep into a true crime thread at midnight, questioning every detail, wanting someone to actually explain the evidence — this show was built for you. New episodes are released every day, running 18 to 25 minutes. Each case gets the full breakdown it needs — no filler, no cliffhangers designed to string you along. If real cases and criminal investigation are your obsession, you've found your podcast. Subscribe now and never miss a case.

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