Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD)

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Welcome to SWAC POD (Speculating Wildly About Crime) – True Crime, Deep Dives, and Unsolved Mysteries. A few friends who loved true crime got together, and from that shared passion, SWAC POD was born. Now, we’re on a mission to dive deep into true crime cases, missing persons, and unsolved mysteries—shedding light on stories that need more attention.   What You’ll Find Here: Deep dives into true crime cases Unsolved mysteries & missing persons Interviews with experts, family members & insiders Thought-provoking discussions & theories Subscribe now and join us as we seek answers, spread awareness, and bring justice to those who deserve it.   New episodes available on YouTube & ALL podcast platforms! Have a case suggestion? Contact us at swacpod@gmail.com

  1. 5d ago

    106. Toby Anderson

    Jamie and Kristy cover the little-known disappearance of 16-year-old Toby Eugene Anderson, who vanished in Selma, Oregon, in November 1986 after a troubled childhood that included time in juvenile detention and being sent from California to live with his uncle, Elmer “Billy,” in a crowded two-bedroom trailer. The family’s account claims Billy caught Toby being inappropriate with one cousin, expelled the family for the night, and later dropped Toby at a police station—after which Toby was said to have “run away,” was signed out of school, and was never reported missing until 2017 when cousin Denise began pushing for an investigation. Denise has since raised concerns that Billy may have harmed Toby, noting Billy’s later 2001 conviction for assaulting children and his release in October 2024, and asks anyone with information to contact law enforcement.  Sources: https://share.google/tWy7WY9BWFdnYbKvg https://share.google/iY2iesSqmJdOqvnRk https://share.google/l7mF6bb34nSUwR7vh https://share.google/pqcBP8PcvjiZEaApC (3) Bringing Toby Home | Facebook  Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

  2. Jul 10

    105. Laureen Rahn Collaboration

    Jamie and Kristy host a collaborative episode of Speculating Wildly About Crime with guests Missy (Dark Woods Paranormal), Allison (Coffee and Cases), and Kevin (Midnight Mystery Archive) to revisit the 1980 disappearance of 14-year-old Laureen Rahn from Manchester, New Hampshire. They recap key case details from the night she vanished during spring break—unlocked/open doors, a friend in her bed, Laureen’s shoes and belongings left behind, and reports of unscrewed light bulbs—and discuss how limited, repetitive media coverage shaped earlier theories about runaway, abduction, and alleged phone calls. Newer insights from interviews with Laureen’s friends challenge portrayals of a close mother-daughter relationship, question the phone-call narrative, and introduce “Bob,” an uncle by marriage linked to troubling behavior and access to locations like a gravel pit and an abandoned house. The group leans toward someone Laureen knew and highlights a recent law-enforcement push reopening the case and asking classmates, neighbors, and friends to come forward, sharing the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit tip line (603-271-2663) and email (coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov). Find our Friends: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@MidnightMysteryArchive⁩ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=darkwoods ⁨@DarkwoodsParanormalPodcast⁩   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-cases-podcast/id1492318464 Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

  3. Jul 3

    104. Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan (The Crash)

    Jamie and Kristy revisit Ohio to discuss the 2022 case featured in Netflix’s The Crash, focusing on victims Dominic Russo (20) and Davion Flanagan (19) and the events leading to their deaths when 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla drove a 2018 Toyota Camry into a brick building at roughly 90–100 mph. They review the night at a friend’s house, the short six-minute drive before impact, and crash data showing full throttle, no braking, and last-second steering and gear changes that suggest someone tried to stop the car. They cover background on Dominic and Davion, evidence found at the scene, the debate over intent versus a medical event (including POTS), drug-testing gaps, Shirilla’s trial and appeals, and the controversial concurrent 15-years-to-life sentence with a 2037 parole hearing. Sources: Netflix- The Crash Killer Cases- Season 4 Episode 12 Prosecutors in the Raw: The Crash  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-crash-part-1/id1513154358?i=1000770989089 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-crash-part-2/id1513154358?i=1000771922638 #MackenzieShirilla high speed crash video released.Shirilla intentiona... | mackenzie | TikTok  (1) Instagram  Mackenzie Shirilla & Mom's Secret Jail Call Language | TikTok  Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

  4. Jun 26

    103. SWAC SNACK: Gretchen Fleming Update

    Hosts Jamie and Kristy share a brief update on the Gretchen Fleming case from Parkersburg, West Virginia, originally covered in Episode 59. Gretchen was last seen December 4, 2022 after bar-hopping; police initially questioned a man named John but ruled him out, and focused on Preston Pierce (also known as Daryl Lott), who said he gave her a ride and dropped her downtown without her purse or phone. After an earlier search of his former home in November 2024 found nothing, a hunter discovered human remains in September 2025, later identified as Gretchen’s in April/May 2026, reportedly on property tied to Pierce’s sister. Pierce was arrested May 15, 2026 in North Carolina, extradited, and indicted for first-degree murder, felony murder, kidnapping, and concealment/disposal of a body; he was arraigned June 11 without bond and remains in custody as the hosts anticipate a trial in 2027 or later. Source: Preston Pierce, man accused in death of Gretchen Fleming, extradited back to W.Va. Man accused in Gretchen Fleming's death extradited to West Virginia Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

  5. Jun 19

    102. Kurt Sova

    Jamie and Kristy cover the 1981 death of 17-year-old Kurt Sova in Newburgh Heights, Ohio, featured on Season 1 of Unsolved Mysteries. Kurt, a trusted, non-partier, went to a house party with Samuel, became heavily intoxicated, was escorted outside, and vanished while Samuel went back inside to retrieve their jackets. After days of searching and a delayed missing-person response, Kurt was found dead five days later in a ravine about 500 yards from the party house—fully clothed but barefoot, with one shoe later recovered and the other never found. The autopsy suggested he died only 24–36 hours before discovery and listed “probable accidental” death despite unanswered questions, a reportedly poor investigation, and a similar nearby teen death months later. Tips are encouraged via Newburgh Heights Police or Cuyahoga County Crime Stoppers (216-25CRIME). Sources: Kurt Sova - Unsolved Mysteries  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2q21TpAcGcK3ZUpFD2edsO?si=8fe92b73a5f6487c https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bb91kMWQ9uUiFyy3L4Duu?si=ac00b711932c4ba2 https://open.spotify.com/episode/34j4HCEjGlbtQpFfycsC20?si=64ad510692dc42e9 Kurt Sova | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom  Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

  6. Jun 12

    101. Deanna Cremin

    Jamie and Kristy discuss the 1995 unsolved murder of 17-year-old Deanna Cremin in Somerville, Massachusetts. Deanna, a well-liked high school junior who loved working with children and hoped to become a preschool teacher, was last seen after spending the evening watching TV with her boyfriend, 19-year-old Tommy LeBlanc. She called her mother to say she’d be late, and Tommy later claimed he walked her only partway home—unusual for him—leaving her to finish the short walk alone. The next morning, her body was found behind a senior living complex about 500 feet from where he said he left her; an autopsy determined she was sexually assaulted and died by manual strangulation. Police collected DNA and pursued multiple persons of interest, including Tommy, firefighter Charlie Howden, neighborhood predator Anthony “Vinnie No Shoes” Delgado, and Deanna’s stepfather Michael Kremin, but the case remains open with a reward and ongoing annual memorial efforts. Sources: https://share.google/RcVWq5eYkSmvoqKYT https://share.google/jhoLKzw9GrvEOZ8sE https://share.google/3i6udVrhHDZxF7GRe https://share.google/V4FZB3q7AXJi21f5r https://share.google/73Vsllngg3uMrcFdo https://open.spotify.com/track/4IpB4GHf2pBQwBAT7aJZ7S?si=2cd215df7c81412b Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

  7. Jun 5

    100. William (Bill) Schnackel

    This week on Speculating Wildly About Crime, Jamie and Kristy discuss the 1980 disappearance of 44-year-old Bill Schnackel from Phillips, Wisconsin. Bill, described as kind and hardworking, lived in an old school bus and earned money hauling trash and scrapping metal, sometimes with his roommate Michael Winters. Bill was reported missing on May 20, 1980—over a month after Michael claimed he last saw him on April 16—and Michael said Bill went to Chicago to collect an inheritance, though Bill’s aunt said there was no money and she was in California. Michael was seen driving Bill’s prized truck, gave conflicting explanations about being in the woods, and later moved back to Palm Springs. Investigators searched the property and nearby areas without finding Bill, arrested Michael in 1983 for murder, but he was found not guilty and records of the trial are missing. The hosts urge anyone with information to contact the Price County Sheriff’s Office at 715-339-3011. Sources: The Tomahawk Leader Newspaper Ironwood Daily Globe Newspaper The Evening Telegram (Superior, WI) Newspaper Forgotten Wisconsin Cold Cases: William Schnackel - The Bus in the Woods  https://share.google/lbwHOpffnCnOujN2t https://www.wsaw.com/video/2024/07/05/price-county-man-william-schnackel-lived-bus-woods-went-missing-44-years-ago/ Shoutouts: www.wisconsinshistory.com Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

  8. May 30

    99. SWAC Unhinged- Housewives Edition. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Part 2 of 2.

    Jamie, Kristy, David (Surviving-ISH), and Jenny (Unholier Than Thou/Unholier) share their top 3 moments from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City franchise. Some moments include: Angie K’s season five “scroll” confrontation with Meredith, Brittany being caught recording and denying it, Mary’s “hospital smell” comment, and Brittany’s outrage over Angie bringing wine to her Bible study. They discuss how Brittany’s behavior and religious fence-sitting affects the group, debating whether she’s “fake” or “empty,” and whether Angie’s wine gift was passive-aggressive. The group highlights Jen Shah’s season two Sprinter van arrest and its aftermath, Lisa Barlow’s “gout dick sucker” insult at a party, and the season four Bermuda finale where Heather reveals Monica as the faceless account Reality Von Teese with “receipts, timelines, screenshots.” They close by sharing thoughts on Monica, praising Mary’s season five return, and comparing which cast members they each resemble. Support the show Join our Discussion Group- (4) Speculating Wildly About Crime (SWAC POD) Discussion Group | Facebook Follow us on Facebook- (4) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093283626257) Follow us on Instagram: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swacpod/) Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swac.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Link to You Tube: (4) SWACpod - YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/@SWACPOD) Music licensed from Premium Beat Groovy by INPLUSMUSIC

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Welcome to SWAC POD (Speculating Wildly About Crime) – True Crime, Deep Dives, and Unsolved Mysteries. A few friends who loved true crime got together, and from that shared passion, SWAC POD was born. Now, we’re on a mission to dive deep into true crime cases, missing persons, and unsolved mysteries—shedding light on stories that need more attention.   What You’ll Find Here: Deep dives into true crime cases Unsolved mysteries & missing persons Interviews with experts, family members & insiders Thought-provoking discussions & theories Subscribe now and join us as we seek answers, spread awareness, and bring justice to those who deserve it.   New episodes available on YouTube & ALL podcast platforms! Have a case suggestion? Contact us at swacpod@gmail.com

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