48 episodes
The Interview Room with Chris McDonough Chris McDonough
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4.6 • 124 Ratings
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Welcome to The Interview Room. I'm Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective. With my wife, Karen, a veteran investigative journalist, we bring you true crime like no one else. We dive deep into mysteries, missing-person cases, cold cases, and unsolved crimes, some of which make national headlines. Others are WhoDunits from unfamiliar places. From time to time, we're joined by a lineup of experts -- including forensic specialists, behavior analysts, DNA gurus, and more -- as we explore these cases and help crime victim families. Join us in The Interview Room and Take a Seat!
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A look back at how a killer used a knife
In another high-profile killing that involved a knife...Chris takes you back to the scene where Matthew Cecchi, 9, had his life taken from an assailant with a knife inside an Oceanside, Calif. bathroom some 25 years later.
On Nov. 14, 1998, Matthew had his life taken while inside a public beachside bathroom in Oceanside. Matthew and his family were visiting the Oceanside Harbor for a family reunion. Chris was the lead investigator on the case. The assailant, Brandon Wilson, 20, used a 4-inch knife on his victim. He confessed to the murder and showed Chris in one of the most chilling videotaped police interviews ever shared how he did it. Wilson was convicted, sentenced to death, and sent to San Quentin Prison's death row. While in prison, Wilson unlived himself in 2011. Trigger Warning: The interview of Wilson is graphic and for mature audiences only.
Bios:
✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch...
✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka...
Website:
✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/
TIR MERCH!
https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com
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SUSAN SMITH, KILLER MOM
Susan Smith, the killer mom who drowned her two young boys in a lake in 1994, is up for parole in November 2024. THE INTERVIEW ROOM WITH CHRIS MCDONOUGH looks back at the case that shocked the nation when Susan Smith confessed to killing her sons, Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months. CHRIS TAKES YOU ON THE ACTUAL DRIVE SMITH TOOK FROM HER HOUSE IN UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO JOHN D. LONG LAKE, WHERE SHE DROWNED HER TODDLERS, PROVIDING INSIGHT ONLY A SEASONED HOMICIDE DETECTIVE CAN SHARE. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!
On Oct. 25, 1994, Susan Smith, 23, told police she was carjacked by a black male who took her two young sons inside the car. Her story rocked her small hometown of Union, South Carolina, and the country. For days, she appeared on TV news with her estranged husband, David Smith, crying and pleading for her boys' return. After nine days, Smith confessed to police that she drove her car, with her boys strapped in their car seats inside, into John D. Long Lake.
Smith was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison - at Leath Correctional Institution in Greenwood, South Carolina - with a possibility of parole after 30 years. She is up for parole on Nov. 4, 2024.
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Similarities between Kohberger & Serial Killer BTK, Says His Daughter Kerri Rawson
This video is a HIGHLIGHT REEL from our panel interview with guest Kerri Rawson, the daughter of serial killer BTK Dennis Rader. Imagine discovering your father was a hunted serial killer for over 30 years. Kerri talks about growing up with her father and the similarities she sees with accused mass murderer Bryan Kohberger.
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Alex Murdaugh's confession of roadside shooting & insurance plot
The audio of Alex Murdaugh's full confession of the botched murder-suicide insurance scheme is the roadside shooting of Sept. 4, 2021. This was played in court on Feb. 16, 2023.
Bios:
✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch...
✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka...
Website:
✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/
TIR MERCH!
https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com
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Alex Murdaugh, is an Elimination Murderer The Motive - The Interview Room
Join Chris for a riveting discussion with his special guest, world-renown forensic psychologist Dr. Gary Brucato about the "elimination murderer," how Alex Murdaugh is one, and how that relates to MOTIVE. Dr. Brucato coined the term "elimination murder" and explains it. Do not miss this!
Dr. Gary Brucato's bio:
https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/dr...
Gary's books: "The New Evil" https://amzn.to/3fhzuD8; "Understanding and Caring for People with Schizophrenia" https://amzn.to/3gTObMY
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Murdaugh Murder Trial: Alex Murdaugh On The First Responder Video The Night of the Deaths
Join Chris for a live stream as he breaks down the first responder video of Alex Murdaugh and the crime scene on the night of the murders. Chris dives into the details of this video that only a seasoned homicide detective would catch. Join us!
Bios:
✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch...
✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka...
Website:
✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/
TIR MERCH!
https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcdonough/support
Customer Reviews
Interview Room
Love the podcast. Chris is fantastic. He is thorough, respectful, and insightful.
Regarding Richard Allen Case…
In reference to Richard Allen’s Case, I have to state that his attorneys from the START have been fighting for Richard Allen, and there is far MORE problems and issues with “charging” Richard Allen, this case than the public is aware of. There are 2-well respected attorneys that have brought out many outright “lies” in this case, and yet the Judge NEVER has a “hearing” on anything the attorneys file. This Judge Gull is destroying her own career, so I ask “WHY, WHO IS THE JUDGE PROTECTING?”
Judge Gull has to be REMOVED from this case. This case is about True JUSTICE for those GIRLS,…. Justice is not just getting a conviction, it’s convicting the RIGHT PERSON(s) for the crime….
When the 2-attorneys filed to be Richard Allen’s PRIVATE ATTORNEYS, and Judge Gull refuses him that right, things have gone way off BALANCE. The prosecutor was getting “his butt kicked” by these 2-attorneys, so he wants them DQ.???? What a mess. This is not justice.
Why No More episodes?
Really like the podcast. Why the abrupt stop? Come back Chris.
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