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CRIMERY is a long-form true crime podcast that goes beyond headlines to examine the people, psychology, and systems behind some of the most disturbing crimes in American history. Each episode is built from original research, police records, court documents, and contemporary reporting — presented with narrative restraint and respect for victims and their families. CRIMERY focuses not just on what happened, but how it was allowed to happen, and why certain cases continue to haunt communities decades later. From unsolved disappearances and cold cases to infamous crimes hidden behind public personas, CRIMERY strips away myth, rumor, and sensationalism to reveal uncomfortable truths — about power, violence, silence, and the cost of looking away. This is not fast crime. This is not speculation disguised as storytelling. These are carefully constructed investigations into crimes that still matter.

  1. KAREN READ: MURDER OR COVER-UP IN CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS

    4D AGO

    KAREN READ: MURDER OR COVER-UP IN CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS

    Send a text KAREN READ: MURDER OR COVER-UP IN CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS A Boston police officer is found face-down in the snow outside a fellow officer's home in Canton, Massachusetts. His name is John O'Keefe. He had been lying there for hours. His girlfriend, Karen Read, was accused of backing into him with her Lexus SUV and leaving him to die in a blizzard. But after two trials, two juries, and years of courtroom battles, the question still hasn't gone away: What really happened to John O'Keefe? In this episode of Crimery, host Tim Novotney breaks down the full Karen Read case — the timeline, the party at 34 Fairview Road, the nor'easter, the injuries, the "hos long to die in cold" Google search at 2:27 AM, the broken taillight evidence, the dog bite theory, Michael Proctor's devastating text messages, and the courtroom collapse that changed everything. This is a deep-dive into one of the most divisive true crime cases in recent American history. If you've been following the Karen Read case — or you want a clear, detailed, no-BS breakdown from an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker — this episode is for you. Host: Tim Novotney | 3x Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker Show: Crimery — True Crime  PodcastWebsite: www.crimery.show Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    37 min
  2. MAURA MURRAY DISAPPEARANCE: THE 7-MINUTE WINDOW

    FEB 27

    MAURA MURRAY DISAPPEARANCE: THE 7-MINUTE WINDOW

    Send a text MAURA MURRAY DISAPPEARANCE: THE 7-MINUTE WINDOW, ROUTE 112 CRASH, WITNESS A’S SUV, AND THE FINGERPRINT MATCH On February 9, 2004, 21-year-old UMass nursing student Maura Murray crashed her black Saturn sedan on a dark curve on Route 112 in Haverhill, New Hampshire. A local bus driver stopped to help. Maura asked him not to call police. He called 911 anyway. And in the time between that call and the first officer’s arrival, Maura Murray vanished. Seven minutes. No confirmed footprints into the woods.  No confirmed struggle.  No confirmed sightings that night—only contradictions. Inside the Saturn: accident forms, MapQuest directions, personal items, and signs of alcohol.  Missing: Maura’s phone, cards, and backpack. This case became one of the most debated disappearances in American true crime because the evidence points in more than one direction: • A neighbor’s early 911 report that later changed  • “Witness A” reporting an SUV parked nose-to-nose with the Saturn before the official arrival time • A tracking dog following Maura’s scent down the roadway—then stopping, consistent with entering a vehicle • A later report of a fast-moving pedestrian miles away • The delayed response and early “runaway/suicidal” framing that shaped the investigation for years Now, decades later, the case is still active—and a major forensic development has re-focused attention: a fingerprint match tied to an identified individual whose name surfaced years after Maura disappeared. In this episode, host Tim Novotney breaks down Maura’s final days, the minute-by-minute crash timeline, the disputed 7-minute window on Route 112, the key witnesses, investigative missteps, and the evidence that still has not been explained. Verified facts first. And when theory is discussed, it’s clearly labeled. Listen, then decide what you believe happened in the seven minutes no one can account for. Website: www.crimery.show Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    50 min
  3. THE NANCY GUTHRIE DISAPPEARANCE: TAKEN IN THE NIGHT

    FEB 19

    THE NANCY GUTHRIE DISAPPEARANCE: TAKEN IN THE NIGHT

    Send a text TAKEN IN THE NIGHT: THE NANCY GUTHRIE DISAPPEARANCE — MASKED INTRUDER, DOORBELL VIDEO, DNA GLOVE, AND THE $6M BITCOIN RANSOM On January 31, 2026, at 1:47 a.m., the doorbell camera at an isolated desert home outside Tucson, Arizona suddenly went offline. Forty-one minutes later, a masked man wearing gloves, a backpack, and a gun appeared on the front porch. By morning, Nancy Guthrie was gone. Blood was found outside her home. Her phone, wallet, hearing aid, and medication were left behind. Her pacemaker — which tracked her heart activity — stopped communicating with her phone at 2:28 a.m. Nancy Guthrie is not just anyone. She is the mother of NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie. And her disappearance immediately became one of the most high-profile abduction investigations in America. Then came the ransom demand. Six million dollars. In Bitcoin. But the ransom notes weren’t sent to the family. They were sent to news stations. As investigators searched the desert surrounding her home, they recovered critical evidence — including a black glove matching the suspect’s clothing, containing DNA from an unknown male. FBI analysts are now processing that DNA through CODIS, the national database that could identify the masked intruder. Doorbell footage revealed key details: A masked suspect  A Walmart-sold Ozark Trail backpack  A gun holster  A carefully timed intrusion in complete darkness Seventeen days later, Nancy Guthrie remains missing. No arrests.  No confirmed contact.  Only evidence, questions, and a family waiting for answers. This episode breaks down everything confirmed by law enforcement — including the doorbell footage, the ransom demands, the DNA evidence, and the ongoing FBI investigation. Facts only. No guessing. No rumors. What you’ll hear: • The exact timeline of the night Nancy Guthrie disappeared  • What the doorbell footage revealed about the suspect  • The $6 million Bitcoin ransom demand sent to media outlets  • The glove containing DNA now being analyzed by the FBI  • The mistakes investigators believe the suspect made  • Why this case may be closer to a breakthrough than anyone realizes Hosted by Tim Novotney. Visit the official website:  www.crimery.show Music: "No Copyright True Crime Investigation Music" Artist: Soundridemusic https://youtube.com/@soundridemusic If you have information about this case, contact the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI. Crimery is a true crime podcast focused on verified facts, real investigations, and the stories behind the headlines. Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    33 min
  4. IDAHO 4 MURDERS: HOW BRYAN KOHBERGER WAS CAUGHT

    FEB 13

    IDAHO 4 MURDERS: HOW BRYAN KOHBERGER WAS CAUGHT

    Send a text On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were murdered inside an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho. In the days that followed, fear spread across the country as investigators searched for the person responsible. In this episode of Crimery: True Crime Uncovered, we break down how one overlooked mistake—a knife sheath left behind at the crime scene—became the key that unraveled the entire case against Bryan Kohberger. Using court filings, the probable cause affidavit, digital evidence, and investigative records, we trace how law enforcement connected DNA, phone data, surveillance footage, and vehicle movements to identify and arrest a criminal justice graduate student living just miles away. We also examine what happened after the arrest—how the case moved through the courts, why Kohberger ultimately pleaded guilty, and why the most important question remains unanswered: why did he do it? In this episode: What the surviving roommate saw that nightHow the knife sheath changed everythingThe role of cell phone data, cameras, and vehicle trackingHow Bryan Kohberger was identified and arrestedWhy the case ended with a guilty plea instead of a trialThe unanswered questions families still live withContent warning: descriptions of violence involving young adults. I’m Jennifer Kist — and this is Crimery: True Crime Uncovered. More episodes and updates: crimery.show Music: "No Copyright True Crime Investigation Music" Artist: Soundridemusic https://youtube.com/@soundridemusic Keywords: Idaho 4 murders, Bryan Kohberger case, Moscow Idaho killings, true crime podcast, knife sheath evidence, college house murders, unsolved motive, criminal psychology, Crimery podcast Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    34 min
  5. THE SUSAN REINERT MURDER: HOW A TEACHER PROGRAMMED A KILLING (PART 2)

    FEB 6

    THE SUSAN REINERT MURDER: HOW A TEACHER PROGRAMMED A KILLING (PART 2)

    Send a text September 18, 1992: the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns Jay C. Smith’s conviction—and bars a retrial for prosecutorial misconduct so extreme the court says trying him again would violate double jeopardy. After 13 years in prison—seven on death row—Smith walks free. Meanwhile, William Bradfield remains locked up on three consecutive life sentences. And the children—Karen Reinert (11) and Michael Reinert (10)—are still missing. In Part 2, the case shifts from a murder investigation into a system-level collapse: hidden evidence, jailhouse testimony, courtroom strategy, and the constitutional ruling that ended the Commonwealth’s ability to prosecute Smith forever. We follow the investigation’s most disturbing throughline—how “programming” can look like prediction, how an alibi can look like architecture, and how silence can become the final lock on an ending no one can recover. In this episode: The Supreme Court ruling that freed Jay C. Smith and permanently barred retrialThe investigation timeline and why Bradfield’s alibi raised red flagsThe jailhouse confession testimony—and the credibility war around itBrady violations, prosecutorial misconduct, and how the system broke the caseThe haunting question that remains: where are Karen and Michael?Content warning: violence against women and children. Check out our website at crimery.show Music: "No Copyright True Crime Investigation Music" Artist: Soundridemusic https://youtube.com/@soundridemusic Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    38 min
  6. THE SUSAN REINERT MURDER: HOW A TEACHER PROGRAMMED A KILLING (PART 1)

    JAN 30

    THE SUSAN REINERT MURDER: HOW A TEACHER PROGRAMMED A KILLING (PART 1)

    Send a text In June 1979, a teacher’s body was found in the trunk of a car in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Susan Reinert had been drugged, beaten, and suffocated. Her two children—Karen, 11, and Michael, 10—were gone. They have never been found. This is the story of William Bradfield—a charismatic English teacher who inspired devotion, loyalty, and obedience from everyone around him. For months before Susan’s murder, Bradfield told friends exactly what was going to happen. He named the victim. He named the killer. And when it finally did happen, he already had an alibi waiting. Part one of this series examines how Bradfield built a cult-like inner circle of teachers and former students, how he manipulated women into believing they were his future wife, and how he used psychological programming to turn witnesses into accomplices—without ever asking them to act. What you’ll hear: How Bradfield predicted Susan Reinert’s murder months before it happenedThe cult-like control he exercised over colleagues and protégésThe inheritance, insurance policies, and financial motive behind the crimeThe alibi weekend that investigators would later call “designed to be remembered”Why Susan’s children vanished—and why their fate still haunts this caseContent warning: violence against women and children. Have a tip or case suggestion?  📧 crimerypod@gmail.com 🌐 crimery.show (coming soon) Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    43 min
  7. THE HUMAN MASK: THE LANDLORD WHO PLAYED GOD

    JAN 23

    THE HUMAN MASK: THE LANDLORD WHO PLAYED GOD

    Send a text Weatherly/Freeland, Pennsylvania. 2016.  A house fire at 234 Third Street looks like simple insurance fraud… until federal agents start pulling at one landlord’s life and uncover something far worse. Roberto Torner—a convicted felon turned “King of Weatherly”—ran a Pepto-Bismol-pink boarding house called The Cottage Hotel, collecting vulnerable tenants the way he collected distressed properties. Inside that world, fear was currency. Loyalty was demanded. And one man’s disappearance cracked the whole thing open. That man was Jose “Pepe” Herran—a Cuban immigrant, a father, and a confidential informant for the FBI. Torner called him “brother.” Then Pepe got into a van headed for the woods of Buck Mountain Road… and never came back. What followed was not just murder—it was domination. A cult-like kingdom built on threats, weapons, and control. And when investigators searched Torner’s properties after the fire, they found an arsenal, a trailer with blood hidden under oil-based paint, and a burn pit that would reveal the most haunting evidence of all: human skull fragments. This episode stays close to court testimony and investigative records—and when we infer, we’ll tell you. Content warning: graphic violence, desecration of a body, drugs, coercion, murder. WHAT YOU’LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE How a 2:00 a.m. fire in Weatherly triggered an ATF investigation that exposed a hidden “kingdom”The Pepto-Bismol-pink boarding house locals couldn’t ignore—and why tenants were too afraid to speakThe eerie Buck Mountain Road property near “The Stone Couch” legendThe “vampire disease” witness who watched Pepe enter a van and never returnDummy bullets, oil-based paint, bleach, and the chilling signs of premeditationHow prosecutors built a first-degree murder case with no body—and still wonThe convictions and sentences that finally ended Torner’s control True crime, Pennsylvania true crime, NEPA, Weatherly Pennsylvania, Freeland Pennsylvania, Roberto Torner, Jose Pepe Herran, Cottage Hotel Freeland, Buck Mountain Road, ATF investigation, FBI informant, murder without a body, cult-like control, landlord crime, arson investigation Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    50 min
  8. WHO KILLED JONATHAN BALESTER? MURDER FOR PROFIT IN SHAVERTOWN

    JAN 16

    WHO KILLED JONATHAN BALESTER? MURDER FOR PROFIT IN SHAVERTOWN

    Send a text It’s an ordinary Thursday night in Shavertown, Pennsylvania — until a family member walks through an unlocked door and finds the lights on… a ceiling fan still spinning… and a trail of blood cutting through the house like a roadmap of violence. At the end of that trail is 56-year-old Jonathan Balester, stabbed repeatedly in the back inside his own home. No forced entry. No robbery. Just brutal, personal violence in a quiet neighborhood where residents said “nothing ever happens.” Jonathan wasn’t just a name in a case file. He was a longtime local businessman, deeply rooted in the community — a man who opened his doors to people trying to get their lives back on track, taught Bible studies at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, and even cared for stray cats. For 14 years, investigators stayed tight-lipped and the case went cold. The family believed they knew who did it. Police said they had a suspect. Still — no arrest. Then everything changed. In a major break, Pennsylvania State Police arrested 69-year-old Frederick Balester and charged him with criminal homicide. Authorities allege the motive was “murder for profit,” tied to the attempted sale of the family business — and that evidence reexamined years later finally helped crack the case. Content warning: graphic violence and murder. WHAT YOU’LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE The chilling discovery inside 137 North Lehigh Street — lights on, door unlocked, blood trail through the homeWhy “no forced entry” immediately changed the suspect poolWhat we know about Jonathan’s last 48 hours — and why investigators begged the public to help fill in the blanksHow the case stayed cold for 14 years despite evidence collection and public appealsThe forensic and investigative developments that led to an arrest — and why prosecutors say it was murder for profitHave a tip or case suggestion? crimerypod@gmail.com Host: Jennifer Novotney Show: CRIMERY Support the show CRIMERY Tip line & inquiries: crimerypod@gmail.com If you found this episode valuable, follow, rate, and review in your podcast app it really helps others find the show. Legal: Everyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Content may include descriptions of violence. Listener discretion advised. ©2025 CRIMERY. All rights reserved.

    47 min
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CRIMERY is a long-form true crime podcast that goes beyond headlines to examine the people, psychology, and systems behind some of the most disturbing crimes in American history. Each episode is built from original research, police records, court documents, and contemporary reporting — presented with narrative restraint and respect for victims and their families. CRIMERY focuses not just on what happened, but how it was allowed to happen, and why certain cases continue to haunt communities decades later. From unsolved disappearances and cold cases to infamous crimes hidden behind public personas, CRIMERY strips away myth, rumor, and sensationalism to reveal uncomfortable truths — about power, violence, silence, and the cost of looking away. This is not fast crime. This is not speculation disguised as storytelling. These are carefully constructed investigations into crimes that still matter.

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  • Creator
    Crimery Inc.
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Crimery
  • Show Website
    Crimery

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