Lurking In the Shadows Podcast

Amber & Kirsten

A True Crime podcast with best friend hosts Amber and Kirsten. Join us as we delve into cases of murder, disappearances, and mysteries, to be a voice for victims and promote justice.

  1. Hate Crime | The Murder of Brandon Teena

    4d ago

    Hate Crime | The Murder of Brandon Teena

    Episode 58: Brandon Teena was a 21-year-old American transgender man who was brutally raped and murdered in late 1993 in southeastern Nebraska. His death, along with the subsequent systemic failure of law enforcement, became a landmark catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and inspired the Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry. Tune in to hear his story. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brandon-Teena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Teena https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/brandon-teena https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/092398teena-film-review.html https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/transgender-man-brandon-teena-raped-and-murdered https://www.amazon.com/Brandon-Teena-Story-Susan-Muska/dp/B07K59C351

    41 min
  2. True Crime In a Dime Chapter 11: National Park Murders

    Jun 4

    True Crime In a Dime Chapter 11: National Park Murders

    Welcome to True Crime In a Dime, our short stories segment. In this themed episode we are sharing 4 cases where couples or individuals have been murdered in a state park- Heidi Childs & David Metzler (couple from Virginia Tech, unsolved), Julie Williams and Lollie Winans (couple, solved after many years), Matthew Dunmire (murdered by ex-girlfriend), and Louise Chaput (unsolved murder). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41246610/david_lee-metzler https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41246623/heidi_lynn-childs https://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/16-years-later-childs-metzler-investigation-continues/article_01a9580f-a891-4673-bd57-f78bf2223d4d.html https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/08/26/sixteen-years-pass-without-arrest-murder-young-couple/ https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/09/04/15-years-later-investigation-continues-into-murders-heidi-childs-david-metzler/ https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-weeks-after-dna-exoneration-darrell-rice-has-died/ https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/114 https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/exhibits/show/doublemurderinsnp/doublemurderontheat https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/richmond/news/fbi-richmond-identifies-suspect-in-1996-shenandoah-national-park-double-murder https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/woman-who-committed-murder-ohio-national-park-spend-more-22-years-prison https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/09/09/adult-performer-sentenced-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-murder/ https://www.aetv.com/articles/chelsea-perkins-matthew-dunmire-murder https://people.com/coast-guard-onlyfans-murder-chelsea-perkins-matthew-dunmire-11743545 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.doj.nh.gov/bureaus/cold-case-unit/victim-list/louise-chaput&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECA8QAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw0eECHM9DWbOM7wq1EvNNdh https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1l5xlkw/murder_in_the_mountains_the_unsolved_white/&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECC4QAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw1PmsVMne0Sdrd_4UuZZ8Ec https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://darkdowneast.com/louisechaput/&ved=2ahUKEwjkhoqe0cyUAxV-D1kFHV-uH04QFnoECCQQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw2s5BLAe3qq1Z_0-D_Didnr

    47 min
  3. The Disappearance of Tara Calico

    May 30

    The Disappearance of Tara Calico

    Episode 57: A 19-year-old girl goes for a bike ride in New Mexico and never comes back. A year later, a Polaroid is found in Florida showing a girl who looks exactly like her, bound and gagged in the back of a van. Is it Tara Calico? For nearly forty years, that photograph has haunted investigators, but the truth behind her disappearance might be closer to her hometown than anyone ever wanted to admit. This is the disappearance of Tara Calico. STAY TUNED FOR BLOOPERS AT THE END https://charleyproject.org/case/david-michael-borer https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/David_Borer https://charleyproject.org/case/tara-leigh-calico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Tara_Calico https://charleyproject.org/case/tara-leigh-calico

    26 min
  4. True Crime News Vol. 14

    May 26

    True Crime News Vol. 14

    Welcome to Lurking In the News Vol. 14, our True Crime News segment. In this episode we share the stories of Joseph Patrick Reardon (John Doe identified), Leyla Monserrat Lares Becerra (murder), Shalyn Shantel Harvey (remains found), Kouri Richins (murder trial verdict), Roxanne Sharp (cold case- solved), and Roberta Walls (cold case- solved). https://dnasolves.com/articles/ventura-county-camarillo-joseph-reardon-1993/ https://ca.news.yahoo.com/teen-girls-lured-blindfolded-strangled-202550942.html https://www.the-sun.com/news/16201144/evil-teens-film-blindfolding-strangling-girl-lenient-sentence/ https://people.com/teen-girls-lured-blindfolded-strangled-friend-mom-saw-video-11949736 https://people.com/human-remains-girl-found-home-missing-stepfather-arrested-11978304 https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/us/kouri-richins-trial-verdict-utah https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kouri-richins-trial-eric-richins-jurors-utah-killer-48-hours/ https://lsp.org/community-outreach/news/four-men-arrested-and-charged-for-the-1982-murder-of-roxanne-sharp/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-arrested-40-year-old-rape-murder-case-forensic-genealogy-investiga-rcna346283

    35 min
  5. The Stalking and Murder of Clare Bernal

    May 21

    The Stalking and Murder of Clare Bernal

    Episode 56: In London in September of 2005, 22-year-old Clare Bernal was murdered by her stalker, Michael Pech, at Harvey Nichols Dept. store. With just ten minutes left in her shift, Michael Pech, a former security guard who had been stalking her for months, emerged from the shadows and raised a gun to the back of her head in front of customers and staff, forever changing lives and exposing critical failures in the UK’s approach to stalking cases. This story is a landmark UK case that sparked major, lasting reforms in how police assess stalking risks and transform how society views and responds to stalking behavior. VictimConnect Helpline: 855-484-2846 https://www.primevideo.com/region/na/detail/0M6SV4OJ484JZ1JS3WSZ1NSEHK?ref_=atv_dp_pb_core https://medium.com/@crimedesk/the-tragic-murder-of-clare-bernal-a-deadly-stalking-case-that-changed-uk-law-8ddfeb12ec69 https://unrealtruecrime.com/2025/03/clare-bernal/ https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SPARC_StalkngFactSheet_2018_FINAL.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/16/ukcrime.markhonigsbaum https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/police-not-to-blame-in-harvey-nichols-shooting-idUSL18191957/

    38 min
  6. The Crimes of Scott Lee Kimball

    May 14

    The Crimes of Scott Lee Kimball

    Episode 55: What’s more dangerous than a serial killer? A serial killer with an FBI badge in his pocket. Scott Lee Kimball was a master manipulator who convinced the feds he was their best asset, even as he was murdering the very people he was supposed to be 'informing' on. We’re peeling back the layers on how the Bureau got conned by 1 man—and the four victims who paid the price for their mistake. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE AUDIO IN THIS ONE. WE HAD TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND ONE MIC BROKE. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Lee_Kimball https://www.foxnews.com/us/serial-killer-fbi-informant-tricked-feds-for-years-while-preying-on-victims-former-agent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wales https://magazine.atavist.com/2021/the-snitch-fbi-scott-kimball-informant-killer-colorado

    1h 11m
  7. MMIW Crisis: Kimberly Bearclaw Iron, Tiffany Reid, and Kaysera Stops Pretty Places

    May 7

    MMIW Crisis: Kimberly Bearclaw Iron, Tiffany Reid, and Kaysera Stops Pretty Places

    Episode 54: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, MMIW, is a silent crisis of disproportionate violence against Native populations in North America. Many Indigenous women experience violence, abduction, and murder that often goes underreported or ignored by authorities and media, with systemic issues like misclassification, lack of data, and jurisdictional complexities hindering investigations. According to Indianlaw.org, in the United States, violence against indigenous women has reached unprecedented levels on tribal lands and in Alaska Native villages. More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence, and more than 1 in 2 have experienced sexual violence. Today we are going to explore more alarming statistics and share the cases of 3 missing and murdered Native American women. Perfume: https://www.sucreabeille.com https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw https://futureswithoutviolence.org https://www.ncai.org/section/vawa/overview/key-statistics https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20National%20Crime,or%20are%20killed%20each%20year https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-strange-disappearance-of-kimberly-bearclaw-iron-eb19353d05a2 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/in-the-news/missing-murdered-indigenous-people-featured-dateline-nbcs-missing-amer-rcna142027 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/tiffany-reid-new-mexico-disappearance-mystery-rcna166378 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/aunt-slain-crow-woman-kaysera-stops-pretty-places-calls-further-n1278982 https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/november-2020/justice-kaysera-sovereign-bodies-institute-niwrc-and-pipestem https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/man-avoids-prison-for-role-in-death-of-kaysera-stops-pretty-places

    1h 6m
  8. The Betrayal & Murder of Sarah Stern

    Apr 30

    The Betrayal & Murder of Sarah Stern

    Episode 53: In December 2016, 19-year-old Sarah Stern was murdered in her home by her childhood friend, in Neptune City, New Jersey. The killer plotted for six months to rob Stern of what he believed was $100,000 in cash hidden in her home, money inherited after her mother’s death. In a recorded confession, the killer detailed how he used a stopwatch on his phone to time her death, which took 30 minutes. Despite extensive searches, her body has never been found, as experts believe it was swept out to sea after being thrown from a bridge. This case will make you question who you can trust and how far will someone go for money? Who killed Sarah Stern? https://abc.com/news/bd5ecdc5-04ec-42b3-b567-67ee5628b751/category/1138628 https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/court-opinions/2022/a2155-19.pdf https://www.oxygen.com/injustice-with-nancy-grace/crime-time/liam-mcatasney-sarah-stern-murder-video-confession-strangle https://abcnews.com/US/liam-mcatasney-sentenced-life-parole-murdering-friend-sarah/story?id=63869375 https://www.elyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Carla-Stern?obId=21624735

    56 min
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