Culprit

Calista and Theresa Whitney

* Rebranded! * We admit it. We’re fascinated by true crime. And if you’re reading this, we bet you are too. Join mother-and-daughter hosts Theresa and Calista for a new intriguing/upsetting case every other week!

  1. 11h ago

    Episode 49 - Alexandre Despallières: Flirting with Fame

    When Australian music mogul Peter Ikin died in November 2008, his civil partner, Alexandre Despallières, was quick to claim his inheritance. Although investigators didn’t view Peter’s death as suspicious, his friends had questions about the man who had waited only days to cremate him. In the wake of a damning toxicology report, the investigation into Peter’s death was reopened, but when all was said and done, Alex wouldn’t just end up as the prime suspect, he would be unmasked as a master manipulator whose goal to secure wealth and fame placed him at the center of a series of suspicious deaths.Sources: https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/il-s-inventait-des-vies-alexandre-despallieres-potentiel-empoisonneur-en-serie-mort-avant-son-proces_AN-202206130194.html https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/olivier-metzner-peter-ikin-qui-etait-alexandre-despallieres-leur-sulfureux-amant-7900184715  https://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/exclusif-le-maitre-et-lassassin-une-enquete-fouillee-sur-olivier-metzner-et-son-sulfureux-amant-4110046 https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/long-wait-for-justice-for-peter-ikin-s-friends-as-husband-charged-over-death-20200527-p54wux.html  https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/a-dead-man-a-forged-will-a-ps10m-inheritance-and-a-ruined-reputation-8026886.html  https://francerent.com/destinations/Bois-Colombes?srsltid=AfmBOooR2qa05Nwl02feiVoV9ERg8TCtaio6ZSGctodcvz0i3GafV9_B  https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sex-manipulation-poison-possible-serial-120000440.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHgLXBSwiKvLah6dMYcrK__tGyFiRy6COvtdWtRK0P8OuLkPE8Bpuo9PNVvl9HKhGpnY9TI9UhOXzrEfZZr9cFG8z6tH4B9dMrVlF2yFKb5YZthlZVxftIIyKyynLqTyOhT1ygdbgpzU8k3tH3ia99YKf6BVts7clikCF8btNbrJ https://www.clivedenhouse.co.uk/  https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/xanadu-on-ice-for-livvy-20100910-1557d.html  https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/alexandre-despallieres-qui-etait-peter-ikin-le-producteur-de-musique-qu-il-est-soupconne-d-avoir-tue-7900318135 https://www.francetvpro.fr/contenu-de-presse/76002776 https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/mort-d-olivier-metzner-qui-etait-ce-celebre-avocat-qui-a-mis-fin-a-ses-jours-sur-son-ile-7900173867 https://www.thetimes.com/best-law-firms/profile-legal/article/olivier-metzner-the-forged-will-and-a-pop-star-lover-accused-of-murder-x5hgj863nz9  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/17/french-lawyer-olivier-metzner-found-dead  https://www.dailyjournal.com/article/382561-franz-kafka-enemy-of-the-kafkaesque  https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/deces-de-peter-ikin-pourquoi-cette-affaire-est-un-veritable-naufrage-judicaire-7900129259  https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/justice/alexandre-despallieres-qui-devait-etre-juge-en-juin-pour-assassinat-est-mort-2f24e4b8-8e83-11ec-8142-04af4be3c211 https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/affaire-olivier-metzner-pourquoi-le-suicide-du-celebre-avocat-reste-mysterieux-7900182927 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10521109/He-partnered-music-boss-probably-killed-cheated-justice-dying.html https://incompliancemag.com/invention-powers-devices-by-recycling-wasted-electromagnetic-energy/  https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-visit-in-paris/history-heritage/articles/343409-yvelines-where-does-the-name-of-this-department-number-78-come-from-formerly-known-as-seine-et-oise  https://www.verywellhealth.com/acetaminophen-vs-paracetamol-uses-efficacy-side-effects-7508943

    34 min
  2. May 10

    Episode 48 - Tom DiBartolo: Murder in the Park

    Marriage and children had never gotten in the way of Tom DiBartolo doing what he wanted, and what he wanted was to flout his position as a Spokane County deputy and have sex with his various mistresses. It had always been easy; his wife, Patty, took care of the house and the kids and he slept with whomever he wanted, knowing enough to tell the women what they wanted to hear. Recently though, things had changed. Patty was threatening divorce and there was no way he could pay child support for his five kids and have enough money left for himself. Sources: https://www.khq.com/news/former-spokane-co-deputy-dibartolo-released-from-prison-after-serving-sentence-for-wifes-1996-murder/article_dd7611e8-4d14-11ea-bfd8-0f4dc36b8699.html https://apnews.com/general-news-c7d752944a0e5bddab0192b136ca79c7 https://www.montanarightnow.com/former-spokane-deputy-tom-dibartolo-jailed-after-work-release-suspension-while-serving-sentence-for-wifes/article_97f79c1d-ccf6-5363-96c8-638fb5797b13.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70565058/patricia_ann-dibartolo https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19971215/2578236/exceptional-sentence-sought-for-ex-deputy-in-wifes-murder https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970214/2523998/family-wants-father-accused-of-slaying-mother-kept-in-jail https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/oct/21/judge-opens-dibartolo-trial-phase-jury-selection/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/05/witness-for-dibartolo-cant-refer-to-hearsay-judge/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/06/dibartolo-portrayed-as-lustful-killer-trial/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/07/dibartolo-showed-no-emotions-to-news-of-wifes/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/07/dibartolo-showed-no-emotions-to-news-of-wifes/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/11/dibartolo-case-goes-to-jury-prosecution-paints/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/27/affair-lands-dibartolo-back-in-jail-cops-say-he/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/sep/25/money-the-motive-say-dibartolo-prosecutors-they/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/20/dibartolo-story-questioned-prosecutors-re/ https://www.kxly.com/news/former-deputy-convicted-of-murder-is-back-in-yakima-records-show/article_b6694bc8-1ccb-5f6f-afdb-d3f71b10a18f.html https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/mar/08/deputy-accused-of-interfering-in-investigation/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/30/dibartolos-turn-nears-at-murder-trial-more-than/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/09/community-mourns-murdered-mother-law-officers/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/apr/19/dibartolo-loses-job-as-deputy-sheriff-goldman/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/16/man-once-accused-in-dibartolo-murder-shot-police/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/feb/14/son-wants-deputy-kept-behind-bars-oldest-children/ https://www.kxly.com/news/12-years-later-dibartolo-still-fighting-for-freedom/article_6cd1242a-95d5-5114-8f50-266375920c88.html https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/apr/29/ex-deputys-offenses-detailed-sheriff-alleges/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/25/girlfriends-offer-possible-motive-in-dibartolo/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/16/dibartolo-verdict-delivers-message-officers-say/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/27/police-spied-on-dibartolo-videotape-shows/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/03/dibartolo-weeps-for-slain-wife-i-felt-like-i-had/

    48 min
  3. Apr 26

    Episode 47 - Count Carl von Cosel: Corpse Preservation 101

    Count Carl von Cosel believed he had met his soulmate when he laid eyes on Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos in 1930. From the start, though, their romance had its share of problems. First, they were both already married, but Carl could easily pretend neither of their spouses existed. Second, Elena had been diagnosed with the then-fatal prognosis of tuberculosis, but even after she died, Carl wasn’t deterred. He simply stole her corpse, made it suitable for cohabitation, and lived with her body for the next seven years until his shocking secret was discovered. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/carl-tanzler  https://www.kqed.org/pop/106807/meet-carl-von-cosel-the-man-who-slept-next-to-his-crushs-corpse-for-7-years  https://mbird.com/everyday/digging-up-death-the-macabre-story-of-count-carl-von-cosel-and-us/ https://the-line-up.com/carl-tanzler-the-man-who-slept-with-a-corpse  https://www.wlrn.org/culture/2018-02-11/a-love-that-would-not-die-key-west-tells-its-most-macabre-legend https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-18/marija-pericic-new-novel-exquisite-corpse-carl-tanzler/102995556  https://www.moas.org/Key-West--Southernmost-USA-6-22114.html  https://historyhub.info/twists-in-a-twisted-tale-the-exploitation-defilement-and-murder-of-elena-hoyos/ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/rudolph-valentino  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/plague-gallery/  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2820065/#:~:text=Crowded%20into%20tenements%20where%20the,working%20places%20must%20be%20improved.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/escriteur/23829890671  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7241456/  https://www.thisamericanlife.org/610/transcript  https://iapsop.com/archive/materials/rosicrucian_digest/rosicrucian_digest_v17_n2_1939_mar.pdf https://www.kwahs.org/exhibit/ghosts-of-east-martello/  https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/carl-tanzler-in-love-with-the-dead/9617/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11299445/#:~:text=It%20is%20advised%20to%20have,a%20minimum%20value%20of%2098%25.  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17434440.2023.2170783#d1e199

    46 min
  4. Mar 29

    Episode 46 - Maxwell Garvie: What’s Love Got to Do With It?

    When sheltered Sheila Watson met wealthy, man-about-town Maxwell Garvie, she was besotted. Their courtship was fast, with marriage and children following quickly. People in town believed the Garvies had an enviable life, but, as we know all too well, looks can be deceiving.  Max was ready to embrace everything the Swinging Sixties had to offer, and he was hell-bent on dragging Sheila along with him. Max thought opening up their marriage would make his wife both a better lover and more interested in sex. How was he to know that introducing her to Brian Tevendale would bring about his demise? Sources: https://balmoralcastle.com/  https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/maxwell-sheila-garvie-murder-story https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12524347.brian-tevendale-killer-who-famously-murdered-his-lovers-husband/ https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-balmoral-housemaid-convicted-murder-27628435 https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4375749/kinky-cottage-sheila-garvie-murder/?__cf_chl_tk=r4Db_Fpqj9Ho6pEkiWKSZhnrqdd6DlQdZ1QA6._8zac-1770334509-1.0.1.1-NLD0yQcXN2DDe3A4BdL1t_MtsQzbTo6fmVQ9L2pCLP0 https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/473935/mearns-murder-house-goes-on-the-rental-market-after-failing-to-sell/?__cf_chl_tk=whsvdyGz9n3O4jC.5RwuzlBIBfJ0OKNOANya2KJmyrI-1770350899-1.0.1.1-smfzWCw_.fhKC1J3OaJ5jXKvOn60xpJjXvVCfJ.UCfs https://www.scotsman.com/news/the-sins-of-my-mother-2479495 https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeenshire-love-triangle-shocked-north-7582821 https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/d-h-lawrence-lady-chatterleys-lover-trial https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-23685786

    50 min
  5. Mar 15

    Episode 45 - Graham Young: Part Two: A Teacup Full of Thallium

    Now that Graham Young was working at John Hadland Laboratories, his victim pool had expanded. Out of the nearly 70 members of staff to catch the so-called “Bovingdon Bug,” two would never recover: Bob Egle and Fred Biggs. Even after Graham had been arrested, an event he hastened along in once again showing off his troubling toxicological expertise, he was sure he’d be acquitted, but that was before the jury heard that traces of thallium had been found in both sets of remains, not to mention Graham’s disturbingly detailed diary entries. Also, a shout-out to Karamo from Queer Eye who we didn’t mention in the beginning! Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-young https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pleurisy/symptoms-causes/syc-20351863 https://massivebio.com/polyneuritis-bio/  https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/cover-up-allowed-teacup-poisoner-graham-young-to-kill-his-colleagues-3tmx56dgc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdMA0q8LsRH6NxM7h6L-H5GY4PZG363qyAWjIyH1LkD14by_pSYHRmWVzKD8gE%3D&gaa_ts=6964177b&gaa_sig=N0qy6wDXZvJGx4ZXapwhqQ32PM3NnoC96Kf-6h4SkEP7FwaKM4tU06safzwAHgWCH4nInZNVJrOHD04xf8aInA%3D%3D https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/accident-no-its-murder-px68xrr56lr https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/11-plus-access-grammar-schools/  https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/a-is-for-arsenic-the-poisons-of-agatha-christie-by-kathryn-harkup-sdftkr96j9j https://time.com/archive/6815586/britain-horseman-pass-by/  https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/46142.man-behind-bovingdon-bug/ https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/graham_young/4.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20362793 https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000684.htm  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513240/#:~:text=Mortality%20from%20acute%20thallium%20poisoning,may%20occur%20at%20lower%20exposures. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/thallium-poisoning https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK598079/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6338655/  https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750026.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39929538  https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/graham-young  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557806/  https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/thalliumandyoungsdiary/ https://www.sphere-abacus.com/programme/4311/murder-in-a-teacup  https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/whowasculpable/ https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/23478994.hideous-murders-st-albans-poisoner-graham-young/ https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD001876_what-tuberculous-pleurisy-and-how-might-corticosteroids-work  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbm.132 https://academic.oup.com/book/40262/chapter-abstract/346704023?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/1972-06-29/debates/9388587f-1b45-45ee-8e0b-5456a6f4801e/TheCaseOfGrahamYoung https://www.the-sun.com/news/383740/how-pale-horse-inspired-the-chilling-murders-of-the-teacup-poisoner-who-murdered-four-people-and-poisoned-his-own-family/  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9821627/The-schoolboy-poisoner-Graham-Young-14-spiked-family-roast.html https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hawley-crippen/199/  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-10802059  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/nov/06/news.japan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/02/japan.justinmccurry  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4961768.stm  https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/palmer-the-poisoner/  https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/taylor_image_2.html  https://selfridgesgroup.com/

    42 min
  6. Mar 1

    Episode 44 - Graham Young: Part One: A Predilection for Poisons

    Graham Young had always been a strange child whose fascination with poisons saw him employing his extensive expertise to procure lethal quantities of various toxic substances with which to experiment. When he missed out on observing their full effects on his schoolmate, Graham decided to use the chemistry set his father had given him to target his entire family. After causing one death and numerous illnesses, the teenager was sent to Broadmoor, but not even this maximum-security mental hospital could get between Graham and his poisonous passion. Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-young https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pleurisy/symptoms-causes/syc-20351863 https://massivebio.com/polyneuritis-bio/  https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/cover-up-allowed-teacup-poisoner-graham-young-to-kill-his-colleagues-3tmx56dgc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdMA0q8LsRH6NxM7h6L-H5GY4PZG363qyAWjIyH1LkD14by_pSYHRmWVzKD8gE%3D&gaa_ts=6964177b&gaa_sig=N0qy6wDXZvJGx4ZXapwhqQ32PM3NnoC96Kf-6h4SkEP7FwaKM4tU06safzwAHgWCH4nInZNVJrOHD04xf8aInA%3D%3D https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/accident-no-its-murder-px68xrr56lr https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/11-plus-access-grammar-schools/  https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/a-is-for-arsenic-the-poisons-of-agatha-christie-by-kathryn-harkup-sdftkr96j9j https://time.com/archive/6815586/britain-horseman-pass-by/  https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/46142.man-behind-bovingdon-bug/ https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/graham_young/4.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20362793 https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000684.htm  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513240/#:~:text=Mortality%20from%20acute%20thallium%20poisoning,may%20occur%20at%20lower%20exposures. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/thallium-poisoning https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK598079/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6338655/  https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750026.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39929538  https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/graham-young  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557806/  https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/thalliumandyoungsdiary/ https://www.sphere-abacus.com/programme/4311/murder-in-a-teacup  https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/whowasculpable/ https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/23478994.hideous-murders-st-albans-poisoner-graham-young/ https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD001876_what-tuberculous-pleurisy-and-how-might-corticosteroids-work  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbm.132 https://academic.oup.com/book/40262/chapter-abstract/346704023?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/1972-06-29/debates/9388587f-1b45-45ee-8e0b-5456a6f4801e/TheCaseOfGrahamYoung https://www.the-sun.com/news/383740/how-pale-horse-inspired-the-chilling-murders-of-the-teacup-poisoner-who-murdered-four-people-and-poisoned-his-own-family/  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9821627/The-schoolboy-poisoner-Graham-Young-14-spiked-family-roast.html https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hawley-crippen/199/  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-10802059  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/nov/06/news.japan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/02/japan.justinmccurry  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4961768.stm  https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/palmer-the-poisoner/  https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/taylor_image_2.html  https://drugs.ncats.io/substance/3KUI0LP48L

    44 min
  7. Feb 15

    Episode 43 - Walter Leroy Moody Jr.: Explosive Rage

    Imagine committing a crime and then being so angry at having been convicted that you spend more than 20 years after your release trying to get your conviction overturned. This is Walter Leroy Moody Jr. in a nutshell. When false narratives and unfounded appeals didn’t produce the result he had hoped for, he channeled his anger into murder by sending bombs to innocent people. If he couldn’t have his way, he would direct all his rage at the court responsible for denying his appeals. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/us/alabama-walter-moody-execution/index.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/19/603883731/alabama-serial-bomber-walter-leroy-moody-83-to-be-executed-thursday https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/alabama-executes-man-1989-mail-bomb-murder-us-appeals-court-judge-robert-s-vance-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20180420043815/http://time.com/5247687/walter-moody-robert-vance-execution/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/874/1575/382335/ https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1989/08/22/tear-gas-bomb-mailed-to-naacp-office-injures-8/ https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/mccarthy-hearings/have-you-no-sense-of-decency.htm https://guides.bpl.org/c.php?g=495520&p=5829013 https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/23 https://www.glsp.org/what-we-do/ https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/judge-vance-murder https://www.wsav.com/news/celebrating-black-history-remembering-robbie-robinson/ https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/vance-robert-smith/ https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1990/s90p1043-1.html https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/490/866/122334/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/874/1575/382335/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/762/1491/1619727/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/15-11809/15-11809-2017-03-16.html https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/977/1425/305286/ https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/writ_of_coram_nobis https://www.uscourts.gov/glossary-legal-terms/habeas-corpus https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ex_parte https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/georgia-executes-man-convicted-of-murder-and-rape-idUSTRE70P44F/

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