Overkillers with Brooke Makenna

Brooke Makenna
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We’re OVER the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we’re focused on victims and survivors over killers.  Brooke Makenna YouTube Instagram

  1. 1h ago

    TikToker Claims She’s Missing Daughter of Murdered Mother | Christine Belusko

    In 1991, a young woman was found murdered on Staten Island, New York, known for decades only as the “Girl with the Scorpion Tattoo.” More than 30 years later, forensic genealogy finally revealed her identity: Christine Belusko, a 30-year-old mother from New Jersey. In this video, we examine the Christine Belusko case, the 1991 Staten Island cold case, the investigation into her murder, the evidence left behind, and the breakthrough that finally gave the unidentified victim her name. But the mystery did not end there—investigators also discovered that Christine’s two-year-old daughter, Christa Nicole Belusko, had disappeared and has never been located. We’ll explore what is publicly known about Christine Belusko, the search for Christa Nicole, the unidentified killer, and the unanswered questions that continue to surround this tragic true crime case.  *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box!  We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Sep 20

    Missing Teen FOUND ALIVE After 263 Days in Teacher’s Home | Jobe Binkley

    Thanks to our sponsors: Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to https://www.Quince.com/makenna. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. Download Whatnot today and get $20 off your first purchase. Search Whatnot, in the app store, sign up, and start finding the best deals on the products you love with $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Jobe Binkley arrest explained: A missing Ohio teenager was found at the Springfield, Ohio, home of former teacher Jobe Binkley after being missing for 263 days. Authorities say Binkley was charged with interference with custody after investigators located the teen at his residence on August 21, 2026. According to court documents, investigators allege Binkley knowingly allowed the missing juvenile to stay in his home and had previously denied officers access while they were searching for her. Binkley has pleaded not guilty and was released on bond, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for September 30, 2026. *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box!  We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Sep 16

    Stranger Dated Suspected KILLER To Help Solve Another Woman’s Disappearance

    Thanks to our sponsors: #sponsored Go to https://snhu.edu/brooke to explore over 200 online degree programs and find your path forward. The Kelsie Schelling case is one of Colorado’s most disturbing true crime cases. In February 2013, 21-year-old Kelsie Schelling disappeared after driving from Denver to Pueblo, Colorado, to meet her boyfriend, Donthe Lucas, while pregnant with his child. Years later, Lauren Suhr became involved in the investigation after contacting Lucas on Facebook and secretly building a romantic relationship with him in an effort to learn what he knew about Kelsie’s disappearance. Suhr ultimately provided investigators with important information about Lucas and Kelsie’s abandoned car, which was captured on surveillance footage. The investigation eventually led to Lucas being charged with murder, and in March 2021, he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. This video explores the disappearance of Kelsie Schelling, the evidence against Donthe Lucas, Lauren Suhr’s undercover relationship with the man suspected of killing Kelsie, the surveillance footage and car evidence, and the unanswered question of where Kelsie’s remains are today. *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box!  We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Sep 13

    The Suspicious Fall of Zac Brettler: Teen With a Double Life

    thanks to our sponsors: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to https://www.3DayBlinds.com/MAKENNA What really happened to 19-year-old Zac Brettler? In the early hours of November 29, 2019, Zac fell from the fifth-floor balcony of a luxury London apartment overlooking the River Thames, leaving behind a mystery that remains officially unresolved. His final hours placed him in the orbit of two older men: Verinder “Dave” Sharma, a notorious London gangland figure, and businessman Akbar Shamji. Zac had been living under a false identity and claimed to be the heir to a huge Russian fortune—a story that allegedly drew both men deeper into his world. Disturbing messages, conflicting accounts, CCTV and other evidence raised questions about what happened inside the apartment before Zac’s fatal fall, while a post-mortem also identified a broken jaw whose cause remained unexplained. Police investigated Sharma and Shamji, but no charges were brought, and the 2022 inquest returned an open verdict, meaning it did not determine whether Zac’s death was suicide or the result of suspicious circumstances. In this video, we examine Zac Brettler’s mysterious death, the people investigated in connection with the case, the evidence surrounding his final night, the unanswered questions, and why his family continues to seek the truth. This is the story behind one of London’s most perplexing unsolved deaths. London Falling Book Link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/london-falling-patrick-radden-keefe/1147793831?ean=9780385548540 *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box!  We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Sep 2

    Doctor Researched Homicidal Teens Then Her Daughter Allegedly Killed Her

    The Tamela Dutcher case centers on the August 2026 shooting death of 55-year-old Dr. Tamela Dutcher at her home in Delaware, Ohio. Tamela was a mother, wife, and doctor with a PhD in psychology. She had a passion for researching homicidal adolescent and once authored and published a paper on the subject. In an eerie prediction of the future, 20 years later, her teenaged daughter Bryanna Dutcher, became a central figure in the investigation into her death. Bryanna, 18, along with Christian Evans, 20 and Dajameous Payne, 21, have been charged with aggravated murder in connection with Tamela’s death. *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box!  We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Aug 30

    Predator Boat Captain Returns WITHOUT Passengers | Where is the Bernstein Family?

    Thanks to our sponsors: Use my code BROOKEM to get up to 50% off your Hume Pod: https://sponsr.is/HumeHealth_BrookeMakenna In 2022, Abigail Bernstein and her two sons vanished from Honolulu, Hawaii, leaving behind a case filled with unanswered questions and a family desperate for answers. This true crime podcast investigates the disappearance of Abigail Bernstein and her two sons, Koa Kai and Kush Khole, examining the known timeline, reported circumstances, investigative developments, and unanswered questions surrounding the case. What happened before they disappeared? Where could they have gone? Was the alleged boat captain Donald Steven Lang, a man who was on the FBI's Most Wanted List, involved in their vanishing? We’ll take a careful look at the available information while separating confirmed facts from speculation and exploring the theories surrounding this mysterious Hawaii disappearance. *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box!  We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Aug 19

    4 Missing Women Now Connected to Olney House of Horrors | Deep Dive Eugene Horsch & R.C. Horsch

    Thanks to our sponsors: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to https://www.3DayBlinds.com/MAKENNA. In this true crime story, we investigate the disturbing, recently uncovered history of the Olney House of Horrors in Philadelphia, focusing on Eugene Albert Horsch and his father, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch. The West Chew Avenue property became the focus of a major investigation involving the disappearances of Amy McHale and Blair Tonzelli, along with disturbing evidence reportedly discovered inside the home. This evidence allegedly showed deceased photos of 2 more missing women, Gabrielle Amarando and Maribel Fresses. Has a serial killer been caught in 2026? *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box! We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Aug 16

    Repeat Offender’s Disturbing Instagram Videos Spark Police Investigation

    Thanks to our sponsors: If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://www.forthepeople.com/Brooke The cases of Di-Quan Schafar Hunt and Decarlos Brown Jr. have drawn renewed attention to crime, repeat offending, public safety, and the criminal justice system in Charlotte, North Carolina. While the two cases are separate, both have generated significant public interest because of allegations involving violent behavior and questions about how repeat offenders are handled. Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, 32, was arrested by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on August 6, 2026, after investigators were shown social-media videos allegedly depicting Hunt assaulting and harassing women. Decarlos Brown Jr. is accused in the August 22, 2025, killing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard Charlotte's LYNX Blue Line light rail. Brown faces a federal charge alleging that he caused a death on a mass transportation system, as well as a separate first-degree murder charge in North Carolina state court. In June 2026, a federal judge found Brown incompetent to stand trial at that time *BUSINESS INQUIRES ONLY* Are you a brand that wants to work with me? Email me at: authorbrookemakenna@gmail.comFollow your host, Brooke Makenna, on YouTube, IG & Tiktok @brookemakenna for crime content Brooke Unscripted on YouTube for personal content! Sources for this episode in the YouTube description box! We're over the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we're focused on victims and survivors over killers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We’re OVER the killers on this true crime podcast. In fact, we’re focused on victims and survivors over killers.  Brooke Makenna YouTube Instagram

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  • Creator
    Brooke Makenna
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit

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