Ibarra
Finally Caught
Episode 30: Ibarra In 2015, Samantha Nicole Wohlford, along with co-conspirators Johnathan Kyle Sanford, Jose Antonio Ponse, and Octavious Lamar Rhymes, orchestrated the kidnapping and murder of her husband, Ernest "Ernie" Lee Ibarra Jr., in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Initially staging it as a home invasion, Samantha's plan involved beating, kidnapping, and eventually shooting Ernie in the back of the head. Her inconsistent stories and evidence, including text messages, led to her arrest. Samantha and her co-conspirators were all found guilty and received lengthy prison sentences, with Samantha...
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Melnyczok
Finally Caught
Episode 29: Melnyczok In 2015, Ashley Melnyczok, a 27-year-old escort in Colorado Springs, was murdered by ex-soldiers Joseph Kimsey and Jonathan Nelson for the cash she was known to keep in her home due to distrust with banks. The crime, initially planned as a burglary, turned into a brutal murder involving beating, stabbing, and suffocation. Kimsey, who had a romantic link with Melnyczok, and Nelson, who met Kimsey in jail, were convicted of first-degree murder, supported by strong evidence like Nelson's fingerprint and Kimsey's DNA at the scene. Their trial revealed a mix of personal,...
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Covlin
Finally Caught
Episode 28: Covlin Shele Danishefsky Covlin, a successful finance executive in New York, was initially thought to have died accidentally in her bathtub in December 2009. However, suspicions about her estranged husband, Roderick Covlin, started surfacing and led to her body being exhumed, revealing she had been strangled. Roderick, who had tried to access Shele's estate and even plotted to frame their 9 year old daughter for the murder, became the prime suspect. After a lengthy trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in prison for Shele's murder, a case marked by greed, betrayal,...
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Ducsay
Finally Caught
Episode 27: Ducsay In the early 2000s, Alexandra "Zandra" Ducsay, a promising actress and finance worker, was tragically murdered at age 26. She was known for her kind heart and charity work, especially during Christmas. Zandra had a troubled past with her high school boyfriend, Matthew Pugh, who showed violent tendencies and even threatened her while in prison for drug charges. On May 19, 2006, after a morning gym session and planning a date for the evening, Zandra was found murdered in her home's basement by her mother. The police initially had no leads, even after questioning Pugh, who had...
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Bragg
Finally Caught
Episode 26: Bragg Tom Bragg, born in 1956, was a long-haul trucker turned roofer who married Mary Ann Bragg in 2001. In 2002, after Tom and his twin brother Tim were injured in a roofing accident, Mary Ann had to care for them. Later that year, Tom was found dead in his home with head injuries. Investigation revealed that Mary Ann had secretly taken out a $25,000 life insurance policy on Tom and resented caring for him after his injury. She was arrested in 2005 and found guilty in 2006 of his murder, receiving a life sentence plus 20 years for aggravated assault. The case highlighted Mary...
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Corbin
Finally Caught
Episode 25: Corbin In 1990, Dolly Hearn, a dental student and ex-girlfriend of Bart Corbin, was found dead in her apartment in Augusta, Georgia, in what was initially ruled a suicide. Fourteen years later, in 2004, Jennifer Corbin, Bart's wife, was also found dead under similar circumstances in their Buford, Georgia home. Both deaths, initially thought to be suicides, were later linked to Bart Corbin. Investigations revealed that Bart had murdered both women, staging their deaths to look like suicides to cover up his crimes. In 2006, Bart Corbin confessed to both...
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Poltorak
Finally Caught
Episode 24: In 2012, Erik Poltorak, a father from Los Angeles, was murdered on Halloween night to prevent him from testifying in a trial against Michael Thomas, who had robbed him the previous year. Michael Thomas, orchestrating from jail, enlisted his niece's boyfriend, Allen Williams, to be the shooter, with his niece, Jessicha Thomas, as the lookout, and his girlfriend, Yvonne Keith, as an accomplice. They executed the murder on Halloween, using the festivities as a cover. Williams, wearing a costume, shot Poltorak at his doorstep. Michael Thomas was found guilty and sentenced to...
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Siani
Finally Caught
Episode 23: Siani In 2000, Rachel Siani, a 21-year-old college student and part-time stripper, was found dead under a bridge in Burlington, New Jersey. The investigation initially focused on a former cook at the strip club where she worked, due to his known infatuation with her, but he was later ruled out as a suspect. Attention then shifted to John Denofa, a regular club patron with an obsessive interest in Rachel. Denofa was arrested and tried for her murder, with the prosecution building a case based on circumstantial evidence and witness testimonies about his behavior towards Rachel....
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Keetley
Finally Caught
Episode 22: In 2010, on Thanksgiving in Ruskin, Florida, former ice cream truck driver Michael Keetley was involved in a tragic shooting that resulted in the deaths of two brothers, Juan and Sergio Guitron, and injured four others. The attack, driven by Keetley's mistaken belief that the victims were connected to an earlier robbery and shooting he had suffered where he lost the use of his right hand all over 12 dollars. The connection led to his arrest in December 2010. After a complex legal journey, including a mistrial in 2020, Keetley was finally convicted in 2023 of two counts...
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Andrade
Finally Caught
Episode 21: Andrade On February 17, 2005, Michael Paul Andrade, a university student with aspirations of becoming a doctor, was tragically murdered in his off-campus apartment in San Antonio, Texas. The first responders discovered his body after extinguishing a fire in his apartment, where he had been strangled and slightly burned. Key evidence led investigators to Maria Solis' apartment, where they found evidence implicating her roommate and boyfriend, Joe Luna, in the crime. Luna, with a criminal history including home invasions, was arrested and charged with Michael's murder. During his...
info_outlineEpisode 11: Farver
The murder of Cari Farver unfolded amidst a complex web of jealousy and obsession in her relationships with David Kroupa and Shanna "Liz" Golyar. In November 2012, Cari mysteriously vanished after leaving David's apartment, triggering suspicious text messages and turning the investigation from a missing person case into a potential homicide. The search for Cari's body faced complications due to digital impersonation, but forensic analysis eventually traced the messages back to Golyar's devices. The discovery of disturbing photos and Cari's personal items in Golyar's possession solidified her connection to the murder. Witness testimonies, including those of David Kroupa and Cari's mother, highlighted Golyar's jealousy and possessiveness. The subsequent trial, featuring digital evidence and emotional testimonies, sought justice in the digital age and brought closure to Cari Farver's tragic story.