Killer Heart To Hearts

Elise Buedel & William Cannon

Hosted by real-life couple William Cannon and Elise Buedel, Killer Heart to Hearts isn’t just another true crime podcast. It’s immersive, sharply written, and emotionally honest. With a tone that’s darkly witty, culturally aware, and often chilling, each episode dissects stories of murder, disappearance, and betrayal — always with a human heartbeat beneath the horror. Whether it’s the psychology of an incel, the mystery of a locked hotel room, or a murder staged to look like a suicide, we dive into the shadows — and bring our listeners with us.

  1. 66. 3'S Bar

    6D AGO

    66. 3'S Bar

    A crowded St. Patrick’s night in downtown Longmont, CO. After last call, Rita Gutierrez-Garcia steps into the alley west of 3’S Bar. At 3:07 a.m., her phone dials 911…and then goes silent.  And Rita never makes it home.  What follows is a years-long hunt through cell data, surveillance pulls, and a no-body indictment that ends only when someone finally tells detectives exactly where to look. Source Material: Boulder County DA — Plea & Sentencing (June 3, 2022) 9NEWS — Remains found; confession led investigators to Weld County (April 29, 2022) 9NEWS — Grand jury indicts Juan Figueroa (March 19, 2021) Denver7 — Grand jury indictment coverage (March 19, 2021) CBS Colorado — Three years later: vigil & case status (March 2021) Longmont Times-Call — Early disappearance coverage (March 19, 2018) Vigil held on the third anniversary of Rita’s disappearance (March 2021) City of Longmont — Police Department update archive (July 19, 2019) Colorado Bureau of Investigation — Case profile 9NEWS — Court appearance / case progress (June 2019) The Denver Post — Early investigation coverage (April 4, 2018) Boulder County DA — Indictment announcement (newsroom roundup page; March 2021 item) Music Credit: 1. IMPERVIOUS Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/impervious License code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK  3. Ojala Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/dan-barracuda/ojala License code: 8VVAYVMVPWRQMDWS  4. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ  5. SOLVING THE CRIME 2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 6. DARK FOG MysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    47 min
  2. AFTER DARK: Lost In Paradise

    12/29/2025 · BONUS

    AFTER DARK: Lost In Paradise

    She went to Jamaica to write about beaches. Instead, she became a story the island couldn’t explain. In May 2000, travel writer Claudia Kirschhoch vanished from a luxury resort in Negril. Her clothes were still in the room. Her passport. Her camera. Her life. Only her bathing suit, a T-shirt, and a radio were missing. And somewhere between breakfast and sunset… she disappeared. Source Material: https://charleyproject.org/case/claudia-ann-kirschhoch   https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-12-tr-33308-story.html   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/natalee-like-case-5-years-later/   https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/blog/the-disappearance-of-claudia-kirschhoch-unraveling-the-secrets-of-negril   Music Credit: 1. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK 2. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ 3. DARK FOG MysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 4. SOLVING THE CRIME 2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    17 min
  3. 65. Naughty List

    12/22/2025

    65. Naughty List

    In December 1992, six people were murdered in Dayton, Ohio — over Christmas weekend. The killers? A group of teenagers who called themselves the Downtown Posse. No motive. No mercy. Just violence… for the hell of it. Source Material: https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/the-notorious-christmas-killings-1992-map-and-timeline/WlhrYt0YPbL8hQ08D7Z3hJ/  https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/the-notorious-christmas-killings-1992/61VrndT3xPAbyTc9r9DBJN/ https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/1998/1998-ohio-342.pdf  https://www.whio.com/news/crime--law/the-christmas-killings-dayton-worst-crime-spree/mPanSaRgCoVCaPsNlA1jnK/  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-executes-man-for-1992-killing-spree/  https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime--law/christmas-killer-keene-executed/01rL2bMH2b2Y5cIYHgbCGO/  https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/who-was-marvallous-keene-the-man-executed-for-the-1992-christmas-killings/GlVPOtsKEeseytTV07GulL/  Music Credit: 1. IMPERVIOUS Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/impervious License code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ  3. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK  4.SOLVING THE CRIME 2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 5. DARK FOG MysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3  Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    45 min
  4. AFTER DARK: Hallelujah

    12/15/2025 · BONUS

    AFTER DARK: Hallelujah

    People like to say Jeff Buckley’s death was poetic. That it meant something. That it was fate, legacy, or some tragic echo of his father. It wasn’t. Jeff drowned after wading into a dangerous river at dusk. The myth came later — because the truth was too ordinary for a voice like his. Source Material: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-buckley-rivers-edge-239227/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-buckleys-body-found-in-memphis-58208/   https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-03-mn-65192-story.html   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/26/last-goodbye-jeff-buckley-and-the-ethics-of-a-posthumous-career   https://jeffbuckley.com/ap-newsfeeds/   https://www.wnyc.org/story/summer-94-jeff-buckley-grace/   https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/06/05/Jeff-Buckleys-body-found-in-river/1730865483200/   https://memphismagazine.com/features/a-meeting-of-mythologies/ https://www.harpercollins.com/products/dream-brother-david-browne https://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Harbors/ Music Credit: 1. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ  2. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK 3. SOLVING THE CRIME 2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    16 min
  5. 64. Amicable

    12/08/2025

    64. Amicable

    They called it an amicable divorce. No battles over money. No fights over custody. Jennifer even shared how grateful she was for the peace between them. Two weeks later, police were called to a quiet house in Brandon, Mississippi. What they found inside would shatter that illusion completely. Music Credit: 1. IMPERVIOUS Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/impervious License code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8  2. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK 3. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ Source Material: https://people.com/husband-wife-killed-murder-suicide-divorce-8769233 https://www.wlbt.com/2024/12/30/husband-wife-killed-murder-suicide-had-started-process-divorce-friend-says/ https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/12/28/police-husband-wife-found-dead-alleged-murder-suicide-brandon/ https://www.eonline.com/news/1411779/tiktoker-jennifer-sheffield-shares-chilling-message-about-incredible-ex-husband-before-murder-suicide https://lawandcrime.com/crime/married-couple-found-dead-in-home-in-apparent-murder-suicide-were-beginning-divorce-process-friend-says/ Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    32 min
  6. AFTER DARK: Wolf Island Road

    12/01/2025 · BONUS

    AFTER DARK: Wolf Island Road

    Wolf Island Road. A forgotten path at the edge of a Massachusetts town…where history, violence, and legend all collide. From stories of colonial executions and restless spirits… to tales of phantom headlights and voices caught in the dark… This is the road locals whisper about. The one they warn you not to drive down at night. Source Material: https://peasespoint.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/the-legend-of-mattapoisetts-ghost-road/ https://wbsm.com/massachusetts-most-haunted-street-is-right-here-on-the-southcoast-video/ https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c055576aa5234683b4655730c9cf9763 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIZfMnsmuE https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?psid=77&smtid=3 https://www.mattapoisettmuseum.org/post/lost-history-in-the-woods https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Mattapoisett%2C_Plymouth_County%2C_Massachusetts_Genealogy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattapoisett%2C_Massachusetts Music Credit: 1. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ 2. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK 3. DARK FOG MysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 4. SOLVING THE CRIME 2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    14 min
  7. 63. Cold Turkey

    11/24/2025

    63. Cold Turkey

    Thanksgiving. The kind of holiday where the food’s good, the smiles are polite, and nobody mentions the family tension simmering just below the surface. Paul Merhige sat at the table like everyone else. Chatted. Posed for photos. Then — something changed. And by the time the night was over…nothing would ever be the same. Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Thanksgiving_murders   https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2011/10/27/merhige-sentenced-to-7-consecutive/7268784007/  https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/thanksgiving-massacre-plea-deal-expected/  https://www.wflx.com/story/15893914/merhige-sentenced-to-seven-consecutive-life-sentences/   https://abcnews.go.com/WN/thanksgiving-killings-suspect-paul-merhige-nabbed-fla-hotel/story?id=9468919    https://www.courthousenews.com/parents-cleared-on-sons-thanksgiving-murders/   https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/report-paul-merhige-will-accept-plea-deal/  https://www.southfloridainjurylawyerblog.com/thanksgiving_day_killers_paren/  https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/possible-plea-deal-for-accused-thanksgiving-killer/1885673/   https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2011/10/29/schultz-in-merhige-case-day/7283477007/    https://www.yahoo.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-2009-highlights-todays-130038254.html  Music Credit: 1. IMPERVIOUS Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/impervious License code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ  3. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK 4. SOLVING THE CRIME 2021-09-06_-_Solving_The_Crime_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 5. DARK FOG MysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    33 min
  8. AFTER DARK: Nowhere Fast

    11/17/2025 · BONUS

    AFTER DARK: Nowhere Fast

    Five men leave a basketball game in Northern California. They never make it home. Months later, their car is found on a snowy mountain road — in perfect working condition. Inside, maps, Folded clothes. Uneaten snacks. Four bodies are eventually recovered. One is never found. And no one can explain…why they were up there in the first place. Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five   https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-24/yuba-county-five-missing-persons-case/103472558    Music Credit: 1. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/cant-sleep License code: HAVIXRYL3KM0XULJ  2. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: PFYUGTZVDWOCBNLK 3. DARK FOG MysteriousSuspensefulMusic2018-11-03_-_Dark_Fog_-_David_Fesliyan.mp3 Connect with us: killerhearttohearts@gmail.com Follow us on: Tik Tok Follow us on: Instagram Like us on: Facebook Follow us on: Twitter

    16 min
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Hosted by real-life couple William Cannon and Elise Buedel, Killer Heart to Hearts isn’t just another true crime podcast. It’s immersive, sharply written, and emotionally honest. With a tone that’s darkly witty, culturally aware, and often chilling, each episode dissects stories of murder, disappearance, and betrayal — always with a human heartbeat beneath the horror. Whether it’s the psychology of an incel, the mystery of a locked hotel room, or a murder staged to look like a suicide, we dive into the shadows — and bring our listeners with us.

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  • Creator
    Elise Buedel & William Cannon
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Killer Heart To Hearts
  • Show Website
    Killer Heart To Hearts

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