The True Crime Tapes

Bobby Capucci

The True Crime Tapes pulls you into the shadowy depths of the criminal underworld, where the line between justice and chaos is razor-thin. Each episode dissects the minds of history’s most infamous serial killers, unravels the inner workings of organized crime syndicates, and investigates baffling missing person cases that still haunt the public’s imagination. From the bloody reign of ruthless mob bosses to the chilling patterns of elusive predators, True Crime Time delivers gripping, deeply researched storytelling that leaves no stone unturned. With a relentless pursuit of truth, True Crime Time goes beyond the headlines, diving into the psychology, motives, and investigations behind the world’s most shocking crimes. You’ll hear firsthand accounts, expert analysis, and rare archival material that shed new light on cases both well-known and obscure. Whether it’s the brutality of cartel wars, the sinister precision of serial murderers, or the eerie last-known moments of vanished souls, this podcast brings you face-to-face with the darker side of human. Every week, True Crime Time takes you on a journey through the twisted corridors of crime, guided by immersive storytelling and chilling attention to detail. Expect heart-pounding narratives, intricate conspiracy threads, and unsettling truths that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew. If you crave the rush of uncovering the darkest mysteries, brace yourself—because in this world, the truth is often stranger, and far more terrifying, than fiction.

  1. 25m ago

    Mega Edition: Chad Daybell Trial (Part 21) (10/23/26)

    Day twenty-one of Chad Daybell’s trial focused heavily on Tammy Daybell’s health, Chad’s behavior after her death and testimony from Tammy’s sister Samantha Gwilliam and her husband Jason. Former deputy coroner Cammy Willmore testified that when she responded to the Daybell home after Tammy died, she noticed unusual pink foam coming from Tammy’s mouth that returned after being wiped away, prompting her to search whether poisoning could cause that reaction. Samantha testified that Tammy had appeared healthy and happy just two weeks before her death and said she was shocked when she learned Tammy had died. She also found it suspicious that Chad did not want his name included on Tammy’s headstone and testified that when she confronted him about marrying Lori only weeks after Tammy’s burial, Chad claimed Tammy had appeared to him at the cemetery and told him to move on. Jason Gwilliam described Chad’s growing obsession with end-times prophecies, earthquakes and spiritual visions and said Chad had increasingly used those beliefs to exert influence over people around him. He also testified that Chad wanted Tammy’s funeral held only days after her death and appeared strangely composed, saying he seemed to be “trying to cry” rather than genuinely mourning. The afternoon shifted toward the prosecution’s attempt to show that Chad and Lori had been planning a future together long before Tammy died. FBI tactical specialist Nicole Heideman testified that Chad had searched for malachite as early as March 2019 and that both Chad and Lori were researching the stone while Charles Vallow and Tammy were still alive. Lori later attempted to purchase malachite wedding rings in August and October, and investigators found records showing Chad and Lori discussing Hawaii and “the plan” months before they eventually married there on November 5, 2019. Heideman also walked jurors through temple attendance records showing Chad and Lori visiting temples together before Charles’ death and read portions of Chad’s “James and Elena” story, a thinly disguised account of his relationship with Lori in which the two characters were portrayed as eternal companions reunited across previous lives. The story closely mirrored real events, including their first meeting, temple visits and belief that they had a special divine mission together, giving prosecutors another way to argue that the affair and future marriage were not spontaneous developments after Tammy’s death but part of a relationship Chad had been cultivating for many months. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

  2. 2h ago

    Mega Edition: Chad Daybell Trial (Part 19-20) (10/23/26)

    Day nineteen of Chad Daybell’s trial continued with some of the most graphic forensic evidence of the case as Dr. Garth Warren finished walking jurors through the autopsies of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. Jurors were shown photographs documenting JJ’s body, including the duct tape around his wrists and the plastic and tape prosecutors said had been used to suffocate him, while Warren also described the severely burned and fragmented condition of Tylee’s remains. Idaho State Police forensic scientist Tara Martinez then testified that fingerprints belonging to Alex Cox were found on plastic associated with JJ’s body, placing Lori Vallow’s brother directly on material used in the burial. The prosecution later shifted to cellphone evidence surrounding Charles Vallow’s July 2019 shooting death, with analyst Nicholas Werther mapping communications among Lori, Alex and Chad throughout that morning. Records showed Lori and Chad exchanging messages before Charles arrived at Lori’s Arizona home, followed by additional communications among the group after Charles was shot. Chad’s phone also contacted Lori later that day and made a lengthy call to a mortuary that evening. The state used the timeline not to retry Charles’ death, but to illustrate the communication and coordination prosecutors said existed among Chad, Lori and Alex long before JJ, Tylee and Tammy were dead. Day twenty tied physical evidence, Chad’s own words and the couple’s behavior after the children disappeared even more tightly together. Kauai Police Sgt. Colin Nesbitt testified about confronting Chad and Lori in Hawaii in January 2020 and serving Lori with an order requiring her to produce JJ and Tylee. When officers later searched their belongings, they found Tylee’s debit card, an iPad marked “JJ,” multiple copies of Charles Vallow’s death certificate, birth certificates, laptops, credit cards and roughly $10,500 in cash—even though the children themselves were nowhere to be found. FBI analyst Benjamin Dean then highlighted Chad’s now-infamous September 9, 2019 text to Tammy describing shooting a raccoon and burying it in the pet cemetery, a message sent one day after Tylee was last seen alive and on the same property where her remains were eventually discovered. Idaho State Police forensic biologist Katherine Dace testified that human remains on a shovel matched Tylee’s DNA and that material on a pickaxe also produced a partial profile consistent with her; she also said a hair recovered near JJ was overwhelmingly likely to have come from Lori. The day ended with three of Tammy’s former co-workers describing her as energetic, healthy and active immediately before her death, directly contradicting the defense narrative that Tammy had been seriously ill or physically declining. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

  3. 4h ago

    Mega Edition: Chad Daybell Trial (Part 18) (10/22/26)

    Day eighteen of Chad Daybell’s trial centered first on Zulema Pastenes, the widow of Lori Vallow’s brother Alex Cox, who gave jurors another firsthand account of the belief system Chad and Lori had built around themselves. Pastenes testified that Chad claimed he could communicate through the veil, access information about people’s pasts and futures, determine whether someone was “light” or “dark,” and identify people whose bodies had supposedly been taken over by evil spirits or “zombies.” She said those ideas originated with Chad and were then passed through Lori to members of their circle, including the group known as the Seven Gatherers, which participated in “castings” intended to remove evil spirits. Pastenes testified that Charles Vallow, Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow and eventually Tammy Daybell had all been classified as dark or possessed. She also described Alex’s behavior shortly before his death in December 2019, saying Chad and Lori called him the night before Tammy’s body was exhumed and told him what was happening. After the call, Pastenes said Alex became unusually quiet and repeatedly told her, “I think I’m going to be their fall guy.” Defense attorney John Prior attacked Pastenes’ credibility, emphasized that she had received immunity, highlighted inconsistencies between her testimony and earlier police interviews, and got her to acknowledge that Chad and Lori had never explicitly told her that a person’s physical body needed to be killed during a casting. The afternoon shifted to some of the most graphic medical evidence of the trial when forensic pathologist Dr. Garth Warren testified about the autopsies of JJ and Tylee. Warren concluded that JJ died from asphyxia caused by a plastic bag placed over his head and duct tape covering his mouth, and he described bruising on JJ’s arms, abrasions on his neck and hemorrhaging beneath a thumbnail that indicated trauma before death. He found no natural disease that could explain JJ’s death. Tylee’s remains presented an entirely different forensic problem because her body had been dismembered, burned and recovered in multiple bags mixed with dirt and debris. Warren classified her death as a homicide by unspecified means because there was too little intact tissue remaining to determine exactly how she had been killed. Toxicology testing detected several substances, including GHB, but Warren cautioned that GHB could have developed naturally during decomposition and said nothing in Tylee’s known medical history explained her death. Day eighteen therefore connected the prosecution’s ideological case directly to the physical evidence: jurors first heard how Chad’s circle had labeled the victims dark or possessed and then heard a medical examiner describe in clinical detail what had actually been done to JJ and Tylee. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

  4. 10h ago

    Tyler Robinson Preliminary Hearing Transcript (Day 4 Part 20) (10/22/26)

    Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibility for the shooting, discussed the rifle and expressed concern that investigators would find his DNA on it. Twiggs also said Robinson later confirmed the confession in person and expressed regret about what he had done. Prosecutors additionally introduced Robinson’s handwritten note to Twiggs, which allegedly said that he had an opportunity to “take out Charlie Kirk” and took it, although Judge Tony Graf quickly ordered the image removed after it was inadvertently displayed publicly. Twiggs also identified Robinson in surveillance images with varying degrees of certainty, telling investigators that some of the later photographs definitely appeared to show him. The state also spent a significant portion of the day strengthening the forensic connection between Robinson and the physical evidence. Investigators testified that Robinson’s DNA was found on numerous portions of the rifle recovered near Utah Valley University, including the stock, grips, trigger area, bolt and barrel, as well as on ammunition associated with the weapon. An ATF analysis also linked a rotary engraving tool recovered from Robinson’s residence to markings found on cartridge cases, supporting the prosecution’s allegation that ammunition had been engraved before the shooting. At the same time, the forensic evidence was not absolute across the board: investigators could not conclusively determine that the bullet-jacket fragment recovered during Kirk’s autopsy had been fired from the recovered rifle. By the end of the fourth day, however, prosecutors had combined Robinson’s alleged admissions, Twiggs’ account, the handwritten note, surveillance evidence and extensive DNA testimony into their clearest presentation yet of why they believe Robinson was the shooter. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

  5. 12h ago

    Tyler Robinson Preliminary Hearing Transcript (Day 4 Part 19) (10/22/26)

    Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibility for the shooting, discussed the rifle and expressed concern that investigators would find his DNA on it. Twiggs also said Robinson later confirmed the confession in person and expressed regret about what he had done. Prosecutors additionally introduced Robinson’s handwritten note to Twiggs, which allegedly said that he had an opportunity to “take out Charlie Kirk” and took it, although Judge Tony Graf quickly ordered the image removed after it was inadvertently displayed publicly. Twiggs also identified Robinson in surveillance images with varying degrees of certainty, telling investigators that some of the later photographs definitely appeared to show him. The state also spent a significant portion of the day strengthening the forensic connection between Robinson and the physical evidence. Investigators testified that Robinson’s DNA was found on numerous portions of the rifle recovered near Utah Valley University, including the stock, grips, trigger area, bolt and barrel, as well as on ammunition associated with the weapon. An ATF analysis also linked a rotary engraving tool recovered from Robinson’s residence to markings found on cartridge cases, supporting the prosecution’s allegation that ammunition had been engraved before the shooting. At the same time, the forensic evidence was not absolute across the board: investigators could not conclusively determine that the bullet-jacket fragment recovered during Kirk’s autopsy had been fired from the recovered rifle. By the end of the fourth day, however, prosecutors had combined Robinson’s alleged admissions, Twiggs’ account, the handwritten note, surveillance evidence and extensive DNA testimony into their clearest presentation yet of why they believe Robinson was the shooter. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

  6. 14h ago

    Late 2007 Documents Show Continued Effort to Shield Epstein From Federal Exposure (Part 4) (10/22/26)

    Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers mounted a broad attack on the federal investigation, arguing that prosecutors had built their case on unreliable witness accounts, distorted police reports and evidence that the defense said had been taken out of context. They accused investigators of ignoring statements favorable to Epstein, mischaracterizing physical evidence and failing to reconcile later FBI reports with the original recorded interviews. The defense repeatedly challenged the credibility of individual accusers by pointing to inconsistencies, criminal histories, drug use and personal behavior, while arguing that some of the young women had represented themselves as being 18. Kenneth Starr and Jay Lefkowitz urged U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta to personally review the underlying evidence rather than rely on the conclusions reached by investigators and line prosecutors, contending that the federal case was far weaker than prosecutors had portrayed it. Epstein’s attorneys also argued that the federal government had improperly transformed what they characterized as a state prostitution matter into a much broader federal sex-trafficking investigation. They challenged the use of federal statutes involving interstate communications, enticement and money laundering, accused prosecutors of pushing for harsher punishment than Florida authorities originally contemplated, and objected to provisions of the Non-Prosecution Agreement that protected victims’ ability to pursue civil claims. The defense also resisted efforts to notify victims, involve them in Epstein’s sentencing and facilitate representation for possible lawsuits. Their larger argument was that federal prosecutors had exceeded the proper boundaries of the case and were interpreting the Non-Prosecution Agreement more aggressively than Epstein’s lawyers believed had been agreed upon, while insisting that they were not asking Acosta to cancel the deal itself. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: EFTA00208923.pdf

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The True Crime Tapes pulls you into the shadowy depths of the criminal underworld, where the line between justice and chaos is razor-thin. Each episode dissects the minds of history’s most infamous serial killers, unravels the inner workings of organized crime syndicates, and investigates baffling missing person cases that still haunt the public’s imagination. From the bloody reign of ruthless mob bosses to the chilling patterns of elusive predators, True Crime Time delivers gripping, deeply researched storytelling that leaves no stone unturned. With a relentless pursuit of truth, True Crime Time goes beyond the headlines, diving into the psychology, motives, and investigations behind the world’s most shocking crimes. You’ll hear firsthand accounts, expert analysis, and rare archival material that shed new light on cases both well-known and obscure. Whether it’s the brutality of cartel wars, the sinister precision of serial murderers, or the eerie last-known moments of vanished souls, this podcast brings you face-to-face with the darker side of human. Every week, True Crime Time takes you on a journey through the twisted corridors of crime, guided by immersive storytelling and chilling attention to detail. Expect heart-pounding narratives, intricate conspiracy threads, and unsettling truths that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew. If you crave the rush of uncovering the darkest mysteries, brace yourself—because in this world, the truth is often stranger, and far more terrifying, than fiction.

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