Criminal Notes

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Every crime leaves a trail. Criminal Notes invites you to decipher the dark stories hidden within the evidence. We meticulously unpack real-life criminal cases, from unsolved mysteries and chilling serial killer sagas to shocking murder investigations, providing a deep dive into the human psyche and the justice system. Go beyond the headlines with us as we explore forensic details, investigative twists, and the profound impact of these events. Criminal Notes offers a fresh, analytical perspective on true crime, ensuring every case is presented with respect and thorough research, uncovering the complexities behind each tragic event. New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 9:00 AM, guaranteeing a consistent stream of compelling content to fuel your curiosity. Each episode is a standalone exploration, perfect for your daily commute or a deep dive into the shadows. This podcast is for anyone fascinated by the intricacies of crime, seeking to understand the 'why' behind the 'what', and those who appreciate detailed storytelling in the true crime genre. If you're a fan of investigative journalism and real crime documentaries, Criminal Notes is your next essential listen. Subscribe now and let Criminal Notes be your guide into the compelling world of criminal investigations.

  1. 2 hr ago

    A Sealed Building Holds a Corpse: The Murder of Alice Patterson

    A Sealed Building Holds a Corpse: The Murder of Alice Patterson A wristwatch found still running, a padlock untouched since 1997, and a woman discovered seventeen feet inside a sealed building - how did Alice Patterson get in? The corpse was partially concealed behind a rusted hopper, her watch placed twelve feet from the door, and investigators would learn within sixteen days that Alice was not the first; who put her there and why? In this episode, we follow the discovery, the immediate evidence, and the leads that emerged as detectives sought a name and motive. You will hear what was found at the scene, why a tip six days after the body was found mattered, and the questions that forced investigators to confront a suspect with a past. Person: Alice Patterson Date: September 14 (discovery) Location: sealed building with padlock since 1997, seventeen feet inside the door Person: Marvin Owens Event: Owens photographed Alice on September 4 at 7:12 PM from forty feet with a telephoto lens - The wristwatch was still running and sat upright on the concrete floor roughly twenty minutes before officers broke the padlock. - Officers broke the padlock twenty minutes after Ed Coble called 9-1-1 at roughly 8:20 AM on September 14. - Alice Patterson was thirty-one years old and had been a nurse for six years working Tuesday-through-Saturday night shifts. - On September 4 at 7:12 PM Marvin Owens stood forty feet from Alice on the harbor promenade and photographed her, writing the date, time, and distance on the photo’s back. - Owens had an eight-year-old conviction for stalking a woman named Susan Hale and received probation. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    A Sealed Building Holds a Corpse: The Murder of Alice Patterson

  2. 1 day ago

    The Folded Coat: The Philip Dixon Murders of Harwick

    The Folded Coat: The Philip Dixon Murders of Harwick A dry, faintly warm wool peacoat folded with military precision sat on a beached rowboat in nine-degree weather, with one set of footprints leading in and none out - and a driver's license for Craig Weber in its pocket. Why was a fifty-two-year-old logistics coordinator found drowned without his coat while succinylcholine, a rapid paralytic, was detected in his muscle tissue? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the coat discovery on January 14, 2009 to the recovery of Craig Weber's body at the Wabash River, and the unexpected autopsy finding that links his death to a paralytic agent. How did a routine disappearance become evidence of a deliberate, undetectable method of incapacitation? Person: Craig Weber Date (coat found): January 14, 2009 Date (autopsy): January 15, 2009 Location (body recovered): Wabash River, downstream from Route Nine bridge Toxicology finding: Succinylcholine detected in muscle tissue - The coat was charcoal gray, size large, dry and faintly warm despite an outside temperature of nine degrees. - Inside the coat’s left pocket were $63 in folded bills, a Harwick Public Library card, and Craig Weber’s driver’s license. - Craig Weber was 52 years old and had worked 11 years as a logistics coordinator at Harwick Fabricators. - Weber’s daughter called every Sunday around 7 p.m.; she reported him missing after failing to reach him following calls at 7, 8, and 9 p.m, on January 11. - The autopsy found petechial hemorrhages and pressure bruising on both upper arms and succinylcholine in muscle tissue, indicating paralysis before immersion. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Folded Coat: The Philip Dixon Murders of Harwick

  3. 2 days ago

    Locked From the Outside, Murdered from Within: The Grain Bin Mystery

    Locked From the Outside, Murdered from Within: The Grain Bin Mystery A locked grain bin, an upright coffee mug with a blue heron, and a sealed padlock that showed no tool marks - a woman found dead inside a structure that should have been impossible to enter. How did Amanda Jenkins end up inside a bin with two seemingly unforced Master Lock model 47 padlocks and a four-inch-wide panel gap too small for a person to pass through? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the boy who found the hand on September 14, 2017 through investigators' early crime-scene work, locksmith analyses, and the discovery that shifted the case: a serial number on hardware recovered from the bottom of a lake. What does that serial number reveal about how the bin was accessed and who was responsible? Person: Amanda Jenkins Date: September 14, 2017 Location: Denning property, north end of lot, Paulson County, Minnesota Age: 44 Item: coffee mug with blue heron - The body was discovered by a 14-year-old boy hunting crayfish on September 14, 2017. - The gap in the corrugated steel panel measured roughly four inches wide. - Both padlocks were identified as Master Lock model 47 with no tool marks on shackles or hasps. - Locksmith Gene Waverly examined a padlock three hours after the 9-1-1 call and confirmed it had not been cut, drilled, or forced. - Amanda Jenkins had been missing since September 13, 2017; her car was in the driveway and her phone was on the kitchen counter plugged into its charger. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Locked From the Outside, Murdered from Within: The Grain Bin Mystery

  4. 3 days ago

    Luggage Checked, Man Vanished: The Murder of Jason Long

    Luggage Checked, Man Vanished: The Murder of Jason Long The suitcase arrived on time; the man did not. A dark canvas bag with a yellow identification tag was found in Bay Four of a cold storage shed in Corbin Flats while Jason Long’s body would later show blunt force trauma to the head - who put his luggage on the overnight train and why was he left behind? In this episode, we walk through the timeline from Jason’s routine El Paso run to the missing surveillance footage and the final, damning messages tied to a cargo loader, asking how a methodical thirty-year-old’s disappearance unfolded in eleven seconds of camera footage and a now-silenced phone. Person: Jason Long Age: 28 Location: El Paso Intermodal Terminal; Corbin Flats cold storage shed; Ridgeline County Date: early March (Tuesday morning discovery) Cause of death: blunt force trauma to the head - Jason Long’s suitcase was tagged in El Paso at 7:14 PM and arrived logged in Bay Four in Corbin Flats the next morning. - Eleven seconds of footage show Jason walking toward Track Three; the Track Three camera had been out of service since the previous Friday. - Jason’s phone last connected to a cell tower near the Intermodal Terminal at 7:52 PM and was never recovered. - A cargo loader, Howard Petersen, sent a text from a prepaid phone at 7:38 PM reading “bag is on, clean.” - A Ridgeline County road worker noticed disturbed earth along an irrigation canal eighteen miles south of Corbin Flats four days before calling investigators. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Luggage Checked, Man Vanished: The Murder of Jason Long

  5. 4 days ago

    The Watch on Calder Street: Frozen Hands, Hidden Truths

    The Watch on Calder Street: Frozen Hands, Hidden Truths A Seiko watch with a cream face and brown leather strap sat balanced on a mailbox in Pembrook Falls, its hands frozen at 6:42 - a small, public object that went unexplained for four years and tied together three women and one stubborn detective. How did a watch left in plain sight become the single thread that unraveled a disappearance nobody could explain? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the last ordinary day in Valerie Meyer's life to the moment a mail carrier logged an oddity on his route, tracing the people, places, and procedural steps that kept the case alive - and ask what the frozen hands at 6:42 really meant. Person: Valerie Meyer Date: October 13-16, 2009 Location: 4 Calder Street, Pembrook Falls, Ohio Detective: Cheryl Bauer Object: Seiko watch with cream face and brown leather strap, hands at 6:42 - Valerie Meyer was 54 years old and had lived at 4 Calder Street for 11 years. - Diane Paulk called Valerie on October 13, 2009 at 3:18 PM and they spoke for 11 minutes. - Helen Pruitt last saw Valerie unloading groceries at 4:40 PM on October 13, 2009. - Valerie’s phone generated no cell tower activity after the afternoon of October 13, 2009 and remained on her kitchen counter. - Mail carrier Doug Firth found the Seiko watch on top of the mailbox at number 4 on the morning of October 14, 2009 and noted it in his route log. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Watch on Calder Street: Frozen Hands, Hidden Truths

  6. 5 days ago

    He Came Back: The Size-11 Print That Broke a Killer's Alibi

    He Came Back: The Size-11 Print That Broke a Killer's Alibi A size eleven boot print in frozen mud sat on eight inches of undisturbed snow six days after Kathleen Powell vanished, proving someone returned to the scene and walked directly toward her body - a decision that would unravel a killer's confidence. How did one boot print link a local disappearance to a second body found sixty miles north? In this episode, we tell the story of what happened to Kathleen Powell and how investigators followed the evidence from a parked gray Honda Civic to a size eleven print in the Coldwater drainage. Listen to learn how a delayed witness, a broken-down car, and one preserved print forced the case in a new direction. Person: Kathleen Powell Age: 22 Location: Harlow, Oregon Date missing: October 8, 2009 Snowfall: 8 inches beginning October 9, 2009 - Kathleen was last seen leaving the Ridgecrest Inn at approximately 9:40 p.m, on October 8, 2009. - Sylvia Crane observed a gray Honda Civic and a dark full-sized pickup at the Coldwater Spur turnoff roughly 25 minutes after Kathleen was seen. - Kathleen's purse, phone, and wallet were found on the passenger seat of the Civic the morning of October 9, 2009. - The state medical examiner estimates Kathleen died between 10:00 p.m, on October 8 and 4:00 a.m, on October 9, 2009. - A size eleven boot print was found in frozen mud on the morning of October 14, 2009, on top of eight inches of undisturbed snow. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    He Came Back: The Size-11 Print That Broke a Killer's Alibi

  7. 6 days ago

    The Numbers That Killed Her: Murder Over Wrong GPS Coordinates

    The Numbers That Killed Her: Murder Over Wrong GPS Coordinates A careful professional dead in a soybean field because a set of GPS coordinates didn’t match the land they were supposed to describe - her body lay buried for nearly two months until a combine unearthed a human hand. Why did a soil analysis program coordinator drive to a rural barn after dark over a paperwork discrepancy, and how did numbers become a motive for murder? In this episode, we follow the timeline from a mismatched soil sample to a late-night visit to a farm and the confession that followed. You’ll hear how routine protocol, meticulous records, and a single civil infraction culminated in a fatal confrontation and a burial less than eleven miles from her workplace. Person: Darlene Keller Date: August 11 (approximate date of death since she had been dead since approximately August 11) Discovery Date: October 9 (when Pete Garza’s combine unearthed the body) Location: Wells Parcel, Orchard Road, Tillman County (buried in a soybean field) Person: Russell Wells - Darlene Keller was 39 years old and employed six years as soil analysis program coordinator. - Her body lay buried for nearly two months before discovery on October 9. - The GPS coordinates on submitted soil samples pointed eleven miles away from the Wells Parcel. - Russell Wells was 51 years old and had been leasing 340 acres on Orchard Road for four years. - Darlene drove to the Wells Parcel on the evening of August 11 and was killed inside the barn that night. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Numbers That Killed Her: Murder Over Wrong GPS Coordinates

  8. 25 Jul

    The Radio That Kept Talking After the Trucker Died

    The Radio That Kept Talking After the Trucker Died A CB radio kept transmitting on channel nineteen at 6:20 a.m. with no batteries and no power cable, six feet from a dead trucker on State Route 6 - so how could it still be broadcasting? What was the last thing Frank Thompson heard before his routine ended on a desert highway? In this episode, we follow the details of the case and the people who knew him to piece together the night between midnight and three a.m. when his life stopped. We trace his habits, the broken security system at the Flying Star Travel Plaza, and the single strange device that may be the only witness to what happened. Person: Frank Thompson Age: 62 Location: Mile marker 219, State Route 6, Nevada Date: November 4 Item: CB radio transmitting on channel 19 with no batteries or power cable - Thompson had driven the same routes for 23 years as an independent operator out of Elko, Nevada. - His last notebook entry noted "two nineteen marker, clear, a kid at the counter eating pie alone at midnight." - He arrived at the Flying Star Travel Plaza around 11:30 p.m. and ordered a breaded pork chop. - Medical examiner estimated time of death between midnight and 3:00 a.m. - Flying Star security cameras covered the front lot but not the diesel bays or propane storage where the body and radio were found. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Radio That Kept Talking After the Trucker Died
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Every crime leaves a trail. Criminal Notes invites you to decipher the dark stories hidden within the evidence. We meticulously unpack real-life criminal cases, from unsolved mysteries and chilling serial killer sagas to shocking murder investigations, providing a deep dive into the human psyche and the justice system. Go beyond the headlines with us as we explore forensic details, investigative twists, and the profound impact of these events. Criminal Notes offers a fresh, analytical perspective on true crime, ensuring every case is presented with respect and thorough research, uncovering the complexities behind each tragic event. New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 9:00 AM, guaranteeing a consistent stream of compelling content to fuel your curiosity. Each episode is a standalone exploration, perfect for your daily commute or a deep dive into the shadows. This podcast is for anyone fascinated by the intricacies of crime, seeking to understand the 'why' behind the 'what', and those who appreciate detailed storytelling in the true crime genre. If you're a fan of investigative journalism and real crime documentaries, Criminal Notes is your next essential listen. Subscribe now and let Criminal Notes be your guide into the compelling world of criminal investigations.

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    2026
  • Episodes
    59
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