The Murder Diaries

The Murder Diaries is a victim-centered true crime podcast with three distinct episodes each week. We cover missing persons and cold cases that need your attention, unpack the real lives behind Hollywood’s most tragic figures, and break down true crime and adjacent documentaries that are worth a deeper look.  New episodes weekly: Mondays – Tragic Hollywood Tuesdays - DocuFiles Thursdays - True crime cases that need your attention Connect with us at themurderdiariespodcast.com or on socials @themurderdiariespod

  1. 1 day ago

    MURDERED: Shanquella Robinson

    In October of 2022, 25-year-old entrepreneur Shanquella Robinson left Charlotte, North Carolina for what was supposed to be a fun birthday getaway in Cabo with friends. Less than 24 hours later, she was dead. At first, her family was told she had died from alcohol poisoning—but inconsistent stories, a disturbing video, and conflicting autopsy reports would soon reveal a much darker and more complicated truth. In this episode, we look at Shanquella’s final hours, the so-called friends who returned home without her, and the unanswered questions her family is still fighting to have answered. This is her story… If you or someone you know has information about Shanquella Robinson’s death, you can contact the Charlotte, North Carolina FBI field office at 704-672-6100. Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-oR6t1NTbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g83w9BaoqO4 https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-of-shanquella-robinson/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Shanquella_Robinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmsvZrd_ylk Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 3 Sept

    MURDERED: Beverly Lyn Smith

    On a cold night in December 1974 in a small town in Canada, 22-year-old Beverly Smith was shot inside her home execution style while her baby daughter played in the next room. Now, more than 50 years later, Beverly‘s case is cold and it remains the oldest unsolved murder case in Oshawa history. The investigation that has taken place has involved multiple arrests, undercover police stings, but no concrete answers as to who shot Beverly that night. This is her story… Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available ⁠Resources: This is Rebecca‘s Reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderofBeverlyLyn/comments/vgvssr/the_letter_written_to_me_by_linda_after_the_first/#lightbox https://crimeimmemorial.com/2025/09/19/beverly-lynn-smith/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/ujsqyz/the_coldest_murder_case_the_unsolved_murder_of/ https://projects.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/12/05/beverly_smiths_murder_durham_polices_oldest_cold_case.html https://www.durhamregion.com/news/crime/wife-of-accused-in-smith-killing-arrested/article_039dffa0-7179-596a-88de-8aa48cf297ec.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/alan-dale-smith-acquitted-in-1974-killing-of-beverly-smith-1.2720607 https://medium.com/@stephenblackford561/the-unsolved-murder-of-beverly-lynn-smith-2022-5974353b19a9 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 27 Aug

    MURDERED: Kelsey Smith

    Kelsey Smith was 18 years old in June 2007 when an innocent trip to Target would turn in to her worst nightmare. Original air date: 7/8/2021 Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available ⁠Resources: See No Evil on ID Discovery, Season 1, Episode 1 (2015) YouTube video (summary of case and contains some surveillance footage): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kr3LiOBT9U⁠ CNN (Nancy Grace) Transcripts: ⁠http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/06/ng.01.html⁠ Article: ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20150517121217/http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kelseys-law-helps-reunite-lenexa-parents-with-kidnapped-5-month-old-baby-in-record-time ⁠Article: ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20080726165757/http://www.kctv5.com/news/16966786/detail.html ⁠Article: ⁠https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3249158 ⁠Article: ⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19107235 ⁠Article: ⁠https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article10539872.html ⁠Article: ⁠https://medium.com/chameleon/abducted-from-a-target-parking-lot-murdered-now-she-saves-lives-6baa1117adb3 ⁠Article: ⁠https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-kelsey-smiths-parents-now/ ⁠Blog: ⁠https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19751202/kelsey-ann-smith ⁠Wiki: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelsey_Smith#cite_note-disappeared-3⁠ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Murder Diaries is a victim-centered true crime podcast with three distinct episodes each week. We cover missing persons and cold cases that need your attention, unpack the real lives behind Hollywood’s most tragic figures, and break down true crime and adjacent documentaries that are worth a deeper look.  New episodes weekly: Mondays – Tragic Hollywood Tuesdays - DocuFiles Thursdays - True crime cases that need your attention Connect with us at themurderdiariespodcast.com or on socials @themurderdiariespod

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