Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime
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The darkest true crime cases are the ones you've never heard of. Obscura investigates murders written off as accidents, disappearances dismissed as runaways, and obscure cases buried in forgotten files. Host Justin Drown delivers unflinching investigations through real archival audio, court records, and graphic forensic detail. No comedy. No sanitized narratives. Only the complete truth. New episodes every Tuesday.

2d ago

Kevin Davis - Defiler

Kevin Jazrael Davis is a Texas man who was sentenced to life in prison in October 2014 for the March 2014 murder and subsequent defilement of his mother, 50-year-old Kimberly Hill. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chime and use my code Chime.com/obscura for a great deal: https://www.chime.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code OBSCURA20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com * Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code uncommongoods.com/OBSCURA for a great deal: https://www.uncommongoods.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2d ago · Subscribers Only

Kevin Davis - Defiler

Kevin Jazrael Davis is a Texas man who was sentenced to life in prison in October 2014 for the March 2014 murder and subsequent defilement of his mother, 50-year-old Kimberly Hill.
Oct 27

Mia Harris: Peek-a-boo

A highly publicized case where Mia Desiree Harris shot, but did not kill, her 6-month-old granddaughter, Myra Buffington. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chime and use my code Chime.com/obscura for a great deal: https://www.chime.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code OBSCURA20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com * Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code uncommongoods.com/OBSCURA for a great deal: https://www.uncommongoods.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 27 · Subscribers Only

Mia Harris: Peek-a-boo

A highly publicized case where Mia Desiree Harris shot, but did not kill, her 6-month-old granddaughter, Myra Buffington.
Oct 20

Double Feature: The Scream Killers - Part 02

SOURCES : COURT RECORDS • State v. Draper, Idaho Supreme Court, September 2011 • State v. Adamcik, Idaho Supreme Court, January 2012 • Adamcik v. State, Idaho Supreme Court, December 2017 • Adamcik v. Ramirez, U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, November 2019 • Adamcik v. Ramirez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, March 2022 • Stoddart v. Pocatello School District No. 25, Idaho Supreme Court, 2010 • Miller v. Alabama (2012) and Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016), U.S. Supreme Court • Appellate briefs, Idaho Supreme Court Records and Briefs, University of Idaho College of Law Digital Commons • Bannock County trial exhibits (videotape recordings and transcript), released February 2023 under the Idaho Public Records Act NEWS • Idaho State Journal, "Murdered girl's funeral draws 500: Family, friends remember Stoddart," October 2006 • Idaho State Journal, "Tapes shown at murder trial," April 2007 • KBOI 2 News, "Draper convicted in teen's death," April 2007 • Idaho State Journal, "Adamcik guilty of murder," June 2007 • Idaho State Journal, "Draper, Adamcik get life," August 2007 • The Spokesman-Review, "Teenage killers chatty on ride to prison," August 2007 • The Spokesman-Review, "Judge refuses to reduce life term for teen killer," March 2008 • KXLY, "Supreme Court tosses civil case in student slaying," 2010 • Idaho State Journal, "Adamcik: 'I want to apologize to Cassie's family,'" July 2015 • Idaho State Journal, "Remembering Cassie Jo: Brother opens up on 10th anniversary of grisly murder," September 2016 • Oxygen, "Brian Draper, Torey Adamcik Kill Teen Cassie Jo Stoddart," Dateline: Secrets Uncovered • Biography.com, "Where Are Torey Adamcik and Brian Draper Now? All About Cassie Jo Stoddart's 'Scream Murder' Killers," February 2026 • Obituary of Anna Maria Price, April 2022 TELEVISION, VIDEO AND PODCASTS • It Is What It Is! (YouTube channel), "The other side of a killer. My interview with Brian Draper" Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chime and use my code Chime.com/obscura for a great deal: https://www.chime.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code OBSCURA20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com * Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code uncommongoods.com/OBSCURA for a great deal: https://www.uncommongoods.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 20 · Subscribers Only

Double Feature: The Scream Killers - Part 02

SOURCES : COURT RECORDS • State v. Draper, Idaho Supreme Court, September 2011 • State v. Adamcik, Idaho Supreme Court, January 2012 • Adamcik v. State, Idaho Supreme Court, December 2017 • Adamcik v. Ramirez, U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, November 2019 • Adamcik v. Ramirez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, March 2022 • Stoddart v. Pocatello School District No. 25, Idaho Supreme Court, 2010 • Miller v. Alabama (2012) and Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016), U.S. Supreme Court • Appellate briefs, Idaho Supreme Court Records and Briefs, University of Idaho College of Law Digital Commons • Bannock County trial exhibits (videotape recordings and transcript), released February 2023 under the Idaho Public Records Act NEWS • Idaho State Journal, "Murdered girl's funeral draws 500: Family, friends remember Stoddart," October 2006 • Idaho State Journal, "Tapes shown at murder trial," April 2007 • KBOI 2 News, "Draper convicted in teen's death," April 2007 • Idaho State Journal, "Adamcik guilty of murder," June 2007 • Idaho State Journal, "Draper, Adamcik get life," August 2007 • The Spokesman-Review, "Teenage killers chatty on ride to prison," August 2007 • The Spokesman-Review, "Judge refuses to reduce life term for teen killer," March 2008 • KXLY, "Supreme Court tosses civil case in student slaying," 2010 • Idaho State Journal, "Adamcik: 'I want to apologize to Cassie's family,'" July 2015 • Idaho State Journal, "Remembering Cassie Jo: Brother opens up on 10th anniversary of grisly murder," September 2016 • Oxygen, "Brian Draper, Torey Adamcik Kill Teen Cassie Jo Stoddart," Dateline: Secrets Uncovered • Biography.com, "Where Are Torey Adamcik and Brian Draper Now? All About Cassie Jo Stoddart's 'Scream Murder' Killers," February 2026 • Obituary of Anna Maria Price, April 2022 TELEVISION, VIDEO AND PODCASTS • It Is What It Is! (YouTube channel), "The other side of a killer. My interview with Brian Draper"
Oct 13

Double Feature: The Scream Killers - Part 01

The murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart occurred on September 22, 2006, in Pocatello, Idaho. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chime and use my code Chime.com/obscura for a great deal: https://www.chime.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code OBSCURA20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com * Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code uncommongoods.com/OBSCURA for a great deal: https://www.uncommongoods.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 13 · Subscribers Only

Double Feature: The Scream Killers - Part 01

The murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart occurred on September 22, 2006, in Pocatello, Idaho.

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Welcome to Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

Welcome listener. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chime and use my code Chime.com/obscura for a great deal: https://www.chime.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code OBSCURA20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com * Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code uncommongoods.com/OBSCURA for a great deal: https://www.uncommongoods.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Sep 3

Jelly1103

The content is very interesting, but the speech delivery is quite off-putting most of the time, along with some episodes just being 90% interrogation audio.
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Aug 12

Neah SC

Great show A+++ perfect in presentation- right amount of rawness, compassion, and opinions. Thanks to Gemini for recommending- true story I had to search/asked bec I needed change. I used to listen to S&W until it lost its edge or host. Dark topic too but his presentation oftentimes lacks empathy, rushed, maybe because of hangovers.
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Jul 31

Justin S. Drown

Responding to Iowa22 and Potcha. I am in no way an “AI”. I’ve been doing this for nearly ten years. My voice can be polarizing for sure. Some like it. Some dislike it. I use a Shure SM7B Microphone and spend a lot of time editing. If you’re going to dislike my narrative style do it for the right reasons. Don’t put that AI nonsense on me. I despise AI.
The podcast is AI now

Jul 29

Potcha

Believe the reviews when they warn you that it is AI. The profiteer will insist up and down it is not in these reviews but he is lying. He has chatgpt write these scripts using every five-dollar word if can find to try to sound intelligent, but just sounds pretentious and monotone. So very inhuman like that it is shocking. If you don’t like AI SLOP, run the other way.

The darkest true crime cases are the ones you've never heard of. Obscura investigates murders written off as accidents, disappearances dismissed as runaways, and obscure cases buried in forgotten files. Host Justin Drown delivers unflinching investigations through real archival audio, court records, and graphic forensic detail. No comedy. No sanitized narratives. Only the complete truth. New episodes every Tuesday.