True Crime with Elli Mac

Elli Mac

This is a True Crime podcast with me, Elli Mac.

  1. 100 Years for Killing His Own Daughter

    2D AGO

    100 Years for Killing His Own Daughter

    Quick favour from me—Listener’s Choice voting is now open for the True Crime Awards. If you’ve been enjoying the podcast, I’d be so grateful if you could take a few seconds to vote. Just click the link and type in True Crime with Elli Mac: https://truecrimeawards.co.uk/truecrimeawards2026/en/page/listenerschoice It really means a lot, thank you so much. ============================================= On July 10, 2022, just after 5 p.m., police were called to a home on the 800 block of Orange Avenue in Helena, Montana, after a man dialled 911 and told dispatchers he had just opened fire on people inside his own home, claiming they had been trying to attack him. Within moments, a second call came in from the same address, this time from another person inside, reporting that a woman had been shot. When officers arrived, they stepped into a scene that was already unravelling, with multiple people inside the property and clear signs of violence having just taken place. Seven people had been in the house at the time, four of them under the age of 18. Among them was eight-year-old Arianna Frankie Louise Valez. And her mother, Heather Hall. As first responders moved through the home, they found Arianna suffering from a gunshot wound to her back, having been struck as she tried to get away from the chaos unfolding around her, while Heather was also found injured nearby. Both were rushed for emergency medical treatment as officers worked to secure the scene and understand what had just happened inside that house. Because at that moment, all they had was a 911 call from a man claiming self-defence… and a home filled with victims. ============================================= 📩 For business inquiries: ellimacproductions@gmail.com

    13 min
  2. Abducted On Her Way To School: The Murder Of Teresa Cormack

    MAR 23

    Abducted On Her Way To School: The Murder Of Teresa Cormack

    Quick favour from me—Listener’s Choice voting is now open for the True Crime Awards. If you’ve been enjoying the podcast, I’d be so grateful if you could take a few seconds to vote. Just click the link and type in True Crime with Elli Mac: https://truecrimeawards.co.uk/truecrimeawards2026/en/page/listenerschoice It really means a lot, thank you so much. ============================================= When six-year-old Teresa Cormack didn’t return home that afternoon, it quickly became clear that something was wrong. Her mother, Kelly Pigott, soon discovered that Teresa hadn’t been at school that day at all. Panic set in. Kelly went out searching immediately, walking the route to the school, checking the streets, calling her name—hoping she would find her daughter nearby. But there was no sign of her. As the hours passed, police were called, and what began as a missing child search quickly escalated. Officers and more than 600 volunteers combed through Napier, searching streets, alleyways, and open land, desperately hoping Teresa would be found safe. But she wasn’t. Not that day. Not the next. It would be eight days later when a woman walking her dogs made a devastating discovery—Teresa’s small body, half-buried at the bottom of a bank beneath a tree on Whirinaki Beach… …what had happened to Teresa, who had committed such a horrific act against a defenceless child, and how long it would take before justice was finally served. ============================================= 📩 For business inquiries: ellimacproductions@gmail.com

    50 min
  3. The Murder Of Julie Reilly: Betrayed By The Man She Trusted

    MAR 13

    The Murder Of Julie Reilly: Betrayed By The Man She Trusted

    On 6 February 2018, in the Govan area of Glasgow, 47-year-old Julie Reilly was captured on CCTV inside an Aldi supermarket. Julie was a mother of four, known by those around her as a caring and trusting woman. After leaving the store, Julie disappeared. When days passed without any contact, her family reported her missing. Then, two months later, the investigation took a shocking turn. Human remains were discovered. Two thigh bones were found in different locations across Glasgow, and DNA testing confirmed they belonged to Julie Reilly. But the rest of her body was still missing. What had happened to Julie? Who had done this to her? And would investigators ever find the rest of her? ============================================= 📩 For business inquiries: ellimacproductions@gmail.com

    37 min
  4. Dylan Schumaker: The Killer Babysitter

    MAR 2

    Dylan Schumaker: The Killer Babysitter

    On the evening of March nineteenth, 2013, Ashlee Smith was halfway through her shift at Pizza Hut when her phone rang. Just hours earlier, she had walked out the door after leaving her two young children in the care of her sixteen-year-old boyfriend, Dylan Schumaker. At that time, both boys were unharmed. There were no bruises. No signs of distress. Nothing to suggest that anything was wrong. Now, on the other end of the line, Dylan’s mother was telling Ashlee she needed to come home immediately — that an ambulance was already on the way for her toddler son. Her twenty-three-month-old son, Austin Smith, was in critical condition. By the time she reached the house, an ambulance was already pulling away, rushing Austin to hospital without her. What had unfolded during those few short hours inside the home — and would Austin survive? ============================================= 📩 For business inquiries: ellimacproductions@gmail.com

    31 min
  5. MURDEROUS MOTHERS - 4 HOUR TRUE CRIME COMPILATION | 9 Cases

    FEB 23

    MURDEROUS MOTHERS - 4 HOUR TRUE CRIME COMPILATION | 9 Cases

    00:00 Case 1 - Karissa Boudreau 19:50 Case 2 - Amy Hebert 45:32 Case 3 - Garnett Spears 01:09:37 Case 4 - Rekha Kumari-Baker 01:23:23 Case 5 - Jailyn Candelario 01:52:27 Case 6 - Patricia Ripley 02:07:45 Case 7 - Joshlin Smith 02:50:43 Case 8 - Ayesha Ali 03:18:44 Case 9 - Naomi Hill ============================================= 📩 For business inquiries: ellimacproductions@gmail.com

    3h 46m
  6. The Crazy 911 Confession Of 17-Year-Old Jake Evans

    FEB 16

    The Crazy 911 Confession Of 17-Year-Old Jake Evans

    When a 911 call came in at 12:34 a.m. on October 4th, 2012, from seventeen-year-old Jake Evans in Aledo, the dispatcher wasn’t met with panic. She was met with calm. On the other end of the line, Jake, speaking clearly, admitted to the unthinkable. He told her he had just shot his mother. And his sister. How could someone so young sound so composed after committing such violence? What could possibly lead a seventeen-year-old to turn a gun on his own family? ============================================= 📩 For business inquiries: ellimacproductions@gmail.com

    39 min
  7. Buried in Their Own Garden: The Wycherley Murders

    FEB 9

    Buried in Their Own Garden: The Wycherley Murders

    When 85-year-old William and 63-year-old Patricia Wycherley vanished from their home in the quiet village of Mansfield, no one seemed to notice or question their disappearance. Their bills were being paid on time, the house appeared to be looked after, and their family continued to receive postcards signed by the couple, which assured everyone they were alive and well. Fifteen years passed without any suspicion, and eventually, the Wycherleys’ house at 2 Blenheim Close was sold to a new family, who moved in unaware of the secrets hidden beneath their feet. It wasn’t until William Wycherley’s 100th birthday that questions began to surface. When an attempt was made to organize a congratulatory telegram from the Queen—a tradition for centenarians in the UK—there was no response from William. This prompted further investigation into the couple’s whereabouts, leading to the shocking revelation that the Wycherleys had never left their home. Their bodies had been buried in their own back garden, where they remained hidden for over a decade and a half. Who had murdered this elderly couple? And who was pretending to be them, sending letters out to loved ones, saying they were alive and well?

    27 min
  8. The 'British Fritzl' And His 25-year Reign Of Terror

    FEB 2

    The 'British Fritzl' And His 25-year Reign Of Terror

    ​​This is a difficult case to tell. To protect the victims, no names are used, and some identifying details are withheld. Even so, it is important to tell this story carefully and truthfully, because what happened did not occur in isolation. This case exposed profound failures across child protection, healthcare, and safeguarding systems—and led to significant changes in how such cases are now handled. In its aftermath, multiple independent inquiries were launched to examine how authorities missed years of warning signs. The case became known as the Sheffield case, and was widely labelled by the media as the “British Fritzl.” The comparison was drawn to the Austrian case of Josef Fritzl, which had come to light only months earlier and shocked the world. In that case, it was revealed that Fritzl had held his own daughter, Elisabeth, captive for 24 years, resulting in the birth of seven children. The Fritzl case revealed unimaginable abuse hidden behind the façade of an ordinary family home, forcing the public to confront the reality that extreme harm can exist undetected for decades. The similarities prompted outrage, disbelief, and urgent questions: how could something like this happen again—here, in the UK? At the centre of this case was the conviction of a 54-year-old Englishman. For more than 25 years, he evaded detection by authorities. He fathered seven surviving children. What makes this case particularly harrowing is not only the scale of the abuse but the number of times it could have been stopped. This is the story of how it wasn’t.

    33 min
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