Lurking In the Shadows Podcast

Amber & Kirsten
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A True Crime podcast with best friend hosts Amber and Kirsten. Join us as we delve into cases of murder, disappearances, and mysteries, to be a voice for victims and promote justice.

  1. MMIW Crisis: Kimberly Bearclaw Iron, Tiffany Reid, and Kaysera Stops Pretty Places

    3D AGO

    MMIW Crisis: Kimberly Bearclaw Iron, Tiffany Reid, and Kaysera Stops Pretty Places

    Episode 54: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, MMIW, is a silent crisis of disproportionate violence against Native populations in North America. Many Indigenous women experience violence, abduction, and murder that often goes underreported or ignored by authorities and media, with systemic issues like misclassification, lack of data, and jurisdictional complexities hindering investigations. According to Indianlaw.org, in the United States, violence against indigenous women has reached unprecedented levels on tribal lands and in Alaska Native villages. More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence, and more than 1 in 2 have experienced sexual violence. Today we are going to explore more alarming statistics and share the cases of 3 missing and murdered Native American women. Perfume: https://www.sucreabeille.com https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw https://futureswithoutviolence.org https://www.ncai.org/section/vawa/overview/key-statistics https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20National%20Crime,or%20are%20killed%20each%20year https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-strange-disappearance-of-kimberly-bearclaw-iron-eb19353d05a2 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/in-the-news/missing-murdered-indigenous-people-featured-dateline-nbcs-missing-amer-rcna142027 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/tiffany-reid-new-mexico-disappearance-mystery-rcna166378 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/aunt-slain-crow-woman-kaysera-stops-pretty-places-calls-further-n1278982 https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/november-2020/justice-kaysera-sovereign-bodies-institute-niwrc-and-pipestem https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/man-avoids-prison-for-role-in-death-of-kaysera-stops-pretty-places

    1h 6m
  2. The Betrayal & Murder of Sarah Stern

    APR 30

    The Betrayal & Murder of Sarah Stern

    Episode 53: In December 2016, 19-year-old Sarah Stern was murdered in her home by her childhood friend, in Neptune City, New Jersey. The killer plotted for six months to rob Stern of what he believed was $100,000 in cash hidden in her home, money inherited after her mother’s death. In a recorded confession, the killer detailed how he used a stopwatch on his phone to time her death, which took 30 minutes. Despite extensive searches, her body has never been found, as experts believe it was swept out to sea after being thrown from a bridge. This case will make you question who you can trust and how far will someone go for money? Who killed Sarah Stern? https://abc.com/news/bd5ecdc5-04ec-42b3-b567-67ee5628b751/category/1138628 https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/court-opinions/2022/a2155-19.pdf https://www.oxygen.com/injustice-with-nancy-grace/crime-time/liam-mcatasney-sarah-stern-murder-video-confession-strangle https://abcnews.com/US/liam-mcatasney-sentenced-life-parole-murdering-friend-sarah/story?id=63869375 https://www.elyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Carla-Stern?obId=21624735

    56 min
  3. True Crime News Vol. 13

    APR 27

    True Crime News Vol. 13

    Welcome to Lurking In the News, our True Crime News segment. In Vol. 13 we discuss the stories of Ian Huntley (child killer murdered in prison), Laura Ann Aime (cold case solved- victim of Ted Bundy), Molly Miller & Colt Haynes (missing persons- remains found), Alexander Kazanowski (unsolved murder), Walter Karl Kinney (remains identified), and Sandra Kaye Davis (arrest made in cold case). https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ian-huntley-dies-soham-murders-holly-wells-jessica-chapman-united-kingdom/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_murders https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mjx1grj3yo https://people.com/who-is-laura-ann-aime-ted-bundy-victim-11941220 https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/ted-bundy-stalked-teen-victim-laura-ann-aime-posed-as-her-boyfriend-at-school-before-her-murder-family-reveals/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/molly-miller-colt-haynes-missing-person-identified-investigation-oklahoma/ https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/persons-interest-kazanowski-murder/ https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-crime-stoppers-seek-information-deadly-beating-zander-kazanowski/ https://everloved.com/life-of/xander-kazanowski/obituary/ https://nypost.com/2026/04/10/us-news/chicago-dad-alexander-kazanowski-beaten-to-death-outside-bar-as-police-search-for-4-persons-of-interest/ https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/sandra-kaye-davis-cold-case-murder-arrest-dna-testing-gbi-investigation/

    26 min
  4. True Crime In a Dime Chapter 10: Kanika Powell, Nicole Van Den Hurk, The Subway Murders, Arizona State Prison Break

    APR 23

    True Crime In a Dime Chapter 10: Kanika Powell, Nicole Van Den Hurk, The Subway Murders, Arizona State Prison Break

    Welcome to True Crime In a Dime, our short stories segment. In Chapter 10, we discuss the cases of Kanika Powell (unsolved murder), Nicole Van Den Hurk (murder), The Subway Murders (unsolved double homicide of Nicholas Kunselman & Stephanie Hart-Grizzell, Columbine students),), and the Arizona State Prison Break (and other crimes). https://truecrimenews.com/2015/10/09/unsolved-national-security-worker-gunned-down-amid-mysterious-circumstances/ https://medium.com/@themissingfound/kanika-powell-murder-this-time-she-didnt-have-to-answer-the-door-a-professional-hit-3de1f6471c25 https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/Kanika-Powell https://www.basementfortproductions.com/crimelines-episodes/nicolevandenhurk https://allthatsinteresting.com/nicole-van-den-hurk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Nicole_van_den_Hurk#DNA_analysis https://thartribune.com/nicholas-nick-kunselman-and-stephanie-hart-grizzell/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_State_Prison_Complex_%E2%80%93_Lewis https://azmirror.com/2025/04/28/ricky-wassenaar-i-wanted-to-kill-them-all/

    1h 8m
  5. The Barker-Karpis Gang

    APR 16

    The Barker-Karpis Gang

    Episode 52: At the height of the Great Depression, the Barker-Karpis gang was building a criminal empire that would stir up the Midwest. They were bank robbers that graduated from small-town heists to high-stakes, multi-million dollar kidnappings of the American elite. At the center of this criminal enterprise was a supposed villain: Ma Barker, the matriarch who J. Edgar Hoover branded as the most dangerous criminal mind in the country. We’re digging into the true story of Alvin Karpis and the Barker brothers to discover if Ma was really the tactical mastermind of her sons’ crimes, or just the FBI's most successful piece of propaganda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Barker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barker%E2%80%93Karpis_Gang https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barker-karpis-gang https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/barker-karpis-gang-and-russell-gibsons-notebook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Karpis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Barker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Barker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamm%27s_Brewery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Goetz

    38 min
  6. The Columbine High School Shooting

    APR 9

    The Columbine High School Shooting

    Episode 51: On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris (18) and Dylan Klebold (17) carried out a mass shooting and attempted bombing at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The attack resulted in the deaths of 13 people (12 students and one teacher) and injured 24 others before both perpetrators turned their guns on themselves. In February 2025, the death of a paralyzed survivor was ruled a homicide, bringing the victim death toll to 14. The tragedy at Columbine High School was the deadliest school shooting at the time, and fundamentally changed national conversations around school safety, gun control, and policing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold https://courses.bowdoin.edu/history-2203-fall-2020-ecahill2/narrative-of-the-event/ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/columbine-high-school-massacre https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/b5u8o6/transcript_of_eric_harris_journal_entries_for/ http://www.acolumbinesite.com/

    1h 42m
  7. The West Mesa Serial Killer

    APR 2

    The West Mesa Serial Killer

    Episode 50: On February 2, 2009, a resident walking her dog found a human femur bone on the West Mesa, a desert area then slated for residential development in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Subsequent excavations revealed the largest crime scene in the city's history. Authorities identified 11 females and one fetus. Most of the victims had disappeared between 2003 and 2005, were Hispanic, and were known to be involved in drug use or sex work. While the exact cause of death was difficult to determine due to the skeletal state of the remains, investigators suspect strangulation, as there was no evidence of gunshot wounds or blunt force trauma. The "Bone Collector" was coined by the media and police due to the organized, shallow burials in the desert. Who is this serial killer? https://sites.google.com/view/cynthia-vigilcom/home?authuser=1#h.frtogzjrmwzi https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2019-02-04/families-gather-to-honor-women-buried-on-the-mesa https://www.koat.com/article/candelaria-s-family-finds-grief-closure/5029846 https://www.koat.com/article/missing-woman-s-family-fears-she-could-be-among-west-mesa-victims/5029498 https://www.koat.com/article/family-worries-daughter-is-among-west-mesa-victims/5029697 https://www.koat.com/article/mom-of-west-mesa-victim-gets-closure/5029693 https://www.koat.com/article/police-support-new-dna-bill-as-west-mesa-murder-cases-remain-cold/63644264 https://charleyproject.org/case/darlene-marie-trujillo https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP18472 https://charleyproject.org/case/anna-love-vigil https://charleyproject.org/case/felipa-victoria-gonzales https://charleyproject.org/case/nina-brenda-herron https://charleyproject.org/case/jillian-elizabeth-henderson-ortiz https://charleyproject.org/case/shawntell-monique-waites https://411gina.org/cases/peeblesleahrachelle.html https://charleyproject.org/case/vanessa-reed https://www.cabq.gov/police/contact-the-police/west-mesa-homicide-investigation https://www.aetv.com/articles/west-mesa-serial-killer-search https://people.com/west-mesa-bone-collector-11-victims-still-no-arrest-albuquerque-11812406 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Mesa_murders#cite_note-28

    48 min
  8. The Unthinkable Murders of Jennifer Ertman & Elizabeth Peña

    MAR 26

    The Unthinkable Murders of Jennifer Ertman & Elizabeth Peña

    Episode 49: On the night of June 24, 1993, two high school friends, Jennifer Ertman (14) and Elizabeth Peña (16) were walking home from a pool party and took a shortcut along railroad tracks. There, they encountered six gang members who were in the middle of an initiation ritual. The gang ambushed the girls, subjected them to over an hour of physical torture and gang rape, and eventually strangled them to death using a belt and shoelaces. Their bodies were discovered four days later in a wooded area of the park, severely decomposed due to the summer heat. The murders of Jennifer and Elizabeth are among the most notorious in Houston, TX history due to their extreme brutality and the significant legal changes they prompted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_gangs_in_the_United_States https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/05/05-70006.0.wpd.pdf https://grokipedia.com/page/ertman https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2023/06/21/the-evidence-room-episode-18-the-devil-in-them/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-anthony-cantu-execution-mastermind-of-jennifer-ertman-and-elizabeth-pena-murders-to-die-tonight/ http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/medellin1116.htm https://www.findlawimages.com/efile/supreme/briefs/04-5928/04-5928.resp.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Jennifer_Ertman_and_Elizabeth_Pe%C3%B1a https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1okkw0h/in_1993_patricia_lopez_a_young_motheroftwo_was/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn_v._Texas

    1h 9m
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