JonBenet Ramsey: Why the Case Is Still Unsolved After 30 Years

Join Brian Scott and Jill Egan for a focused investigation into the death of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, found in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996.

No banter. No filler. We break down the evidence and the theories in order: the ransom note, the basement window, the autopsy findings, the unknown male DNA, and why the grand jury's decision never led to an arrest.

In this episode:

• What the autopsy established — and what it did not
• The ransom note, the handwriting, and the $118,000 demand
• Burke Ramsey's own words from 1996 to today
• John and Patsy Ramsey, the interviews they refused, and the probable cause vote
• The theories that have survived nearly 30 years — and the ones that have not

If you have followed this case for years, or you are starting it now, this episode puts the evidence in one place.

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Three survivors of the Golden State Killer share how they fought back and what their testimony revealed.

In this episode of the Daily Scaries True Crime Podcast, co-hosts Brian Scott and Jill Egan cover the California attacks, break down the evidence investigators preserved, explain how the cold case was finally solved, and present theories on what allowed the crimes to continue for so long.

This episode focuses strictly on the case, the evidence, and the survivors' accounts, with respect for those impacted.

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Six members of the DeFeo family were murdered in their beds at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, in November 1974. Thirteen months later, the Lutz family moved into that house, knowing what had happened there. They stayed 28 days.

On this episode of the Daily Scaries True Crime Podcast, Brian Scott and Jill Egan work through the police record, then the legend built on top of it. What Ronald DeFeo Jr. did on the night of November 13, 1974, why six people were found face down with no sign of a struggle, and how his account moved from a mob hit, to a confession, to a claim of voices in the house. Then the other half of the story: what George and Kathy Lutz said happened to them in those 28 days, and how a murder case became the most retold haunting in America.

Two questions hold the episode together. What actually happened inside that house — and did the Lutzes survive a haunting, or walk into a story they could not get out of? Both get worked, side by side, on the evidence.

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On Halloween night 1974 in Deer Park, Texas, 8-year-old Timothy O'Bryan died after eating a cyanide-laced Pixy Stix. His father, Ronald Clark O'Bryan, handed out five poisoned candies that night to cover up one murder for insurance money.

In this episode of the Daily Scaries True Crime Podcast, Brian Scott and Jill Egan walk through the minute-by-minute timeline of Halloween night, the race to recover the remaining candy, how investigators cleared the wrong house, the insurance motive that exposed the plan, the key evidence from the trial, and why O'Bryan became the first man executed by lethal injection in Texas on March 31, 1984.

A classic true crime case with new breakdowns and theories from Brian and Jill. Follow the show for new investigations every Tuesday.

Christa Pike is still alive after Tennessee's failed lethal injection on September 30, 2026. Brian Scott and Jill Egan break down what went wrong inside the death chamber and America's long history of botched executions.
Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Officials spent more than an hour trying to establish IV access, then administered two doses of pentobarbital. She was transported to a hospital where she remained unconscious for days.
Her attorneys say she has now been discharged and returned to prison, with ongoing trauma and issues with concentration and memory. Governor Bill Lee has paused executions pending an independent review. Can Tennessee try again?
In this Daily Scaries True Crime Podcast episode, we cover the Christa Pike execution timeline hour by hour, why Tennessee uses single-drug pentobarbital instead of the three-drug cocktail, why that older protocol collapsed, and what happens legally after a failed execution - competency, double jeopardy, and cruel and unusual punishment.
We also cover historic failed executions including Willie Francis, Clayton Lockett, Romell Broom, Kenneth Smith, and the halted IV attempt for Tony Carruthers earlier this year.
New episodes of the Daily Scaries True Crime Podcast every Tuesday. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Tell us in the comments: did you know anyone had survived an execution attempt before this case?

What the grand jury saw in the case of Nolan Wells that led to no trial — and what the family's investigators uncovered.

On July 4th on Horn Island, 18-year-old Nolan Wells went missing after a group boat trip. Two days later he was found on the island. A grand jury reviewed 132 subpoenas and 43 witnesses and found his death consistent with drowning, with no charges filed.

Brian Scott and Jill Egan walk through both tracks side by side: what the state's findings concluded about the Nolan Wells autopsy and the Nolan Wells grand jury decision, and what independent investigators documented about the timeline, head injuries, phone data and Snapchat messages.

The Daily Scaries True Crime Podcast breaks down classic and new true crime cases and presenting theories with timelines and evidence comparisons.

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Daily Scaries: Crime After Crime!

This week, we are unpacking a wild lineup of true crime stories and bizarre events that you simply won't believe actually happened.

We dive deep into the dark and disturbing allegations surrounding The Cornell 7, and break down a completely bizarre high-speed police chase where the suspect decided to make it rain cash. Plus, we explore a shocking family betrayal that led to a murder in broad daylight, a terrifying discovery made by a toddler... and much more!

Grab a seat, and let's get into it. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and let us know in the comments which story shocked you the most this week!

Inside Philadelphia's house of horrors, police found a home lab, a 55-gallon drum plumbed into the water lines, and more than one million files showing 58 people, five of them women who appear deceased. Seven missing women are now linked to the West Chew Avenue home in Olney, owned by Eugene Horsch and shared with his late father, Raymond "R.C." Horsch. It all started with an illegally parked BMW carrying fake DEA credentials and a missing woman's ID.

Brian Scott and Jill Egan break down the 2017 videos, what investigators can prove, and why there are still no bodies and no homicide charges.

If you have information, call Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).