A girl goes missing. But she never leaves her home.

In this chilling episode, we unravel the case of Josef Fritzl—the Austrian father who imprisoned his daughter Elisabeth in a hidden cellar for 24 years. While the world believed she’d joined a cult, Fritzl was raising two separate families: one in the light… and one in total darkness.

What begins as a missing person case unravels into one of the most horrifying deceptions in modern history.

When a teenage girl collapses in 2008, doctors start asking questions. And behind eight locked doors, the truth begins to surface.

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Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual violence, incest, child abuse, and long-term captivity. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

Sources:

• The Guardian, “The basement torture chamber of Josef Fritzl,” 2008
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/apr/28/austria.internationalcrime
• BBC News, “Josef Fritzl: The man who imprisoned his daughter,” 2009
• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17820709
• Der Spiegel, “Fritzl Speaks: ‘I Knew What I Was Doing Was Wrong,’” 2008
• https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/fritzl-speaks-i-knew-what-i-was-doing-was-wrong-a-552224.html
• ABC News, “Josef Fritzl Admits Imprisoning Daughter for 24 Years,” 2008
• https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5044586
• Reuters, “Neighbors relieved as Fritzl dungeon sealed off,” 2013
• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-fritzl-idUSBRE95K0F520130621

Welcome to SIC!

When a double homicide shakes a Southern lakeside town, a teenage killer is sent to prison — and a grieving daughter is left to pick up the pieces. Years later, she returns to the family estate, determined to rebuild not just the house, but something deeper. What follows is a story of legacy, loss, and the radical choice to forgive the unforgivable.

In today’s episode, we explore a haunting true crime that spans decades, questions what justice really looks like, and challenges everything we think we know about redemption.

Sources:

1. https://people.com/crime/ark-woman-befriended-moms-killer-out-of-spiritual-obligation-and-then-he-murdered-her
2. https://people.com/crime/inside-the-bizarre-case-of-a-killer-striking-twice-23-years-apart-murdering-a-mother-and-daughter
3. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/authorities-say-travis-lewis-allegedly-killed-martha-mcmay
4. https://aymag.com/murder-mystery-murder-at-horseshoe-lake-part-1
5. https://teenkillers.org/juvenile-lifers/offenders-cases-state/arkansas-offenders/travis-lewis
6. https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1ccajjw/daughter_forgave_her_mothers_killer_gave_him_a

They looked like ordinary teenagers—ribbons in their hair, bicycles underfoot, lipstick religiously applied. But behind every smile was a secret. And behind every secret… a weapon.

In Nazi-occupied Holland, a string of unexplained deaths begins to unfold. A soldier disappears after a flirtatious encounter. A woman is shot in a park. A collaborator winds up in a canal. No one sees a connection. But this wasn’t chaos. It was precision.

In this episode of Siblings in Crime, we follow a story that starts with compassion and ends with a gunshot. Based on the true lives of Freddie and Truus Oversteegen, two teenage girls turned assassins, this tale unravels the most unlikely faces of resistance.

Because sometimes, the deadliest people in history… are the ones you’d never think to fear.

Sources:

• BBC Reel: The Teenage Dutch Girls Who Seduced and Killed Nazis
• https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0808hpm
• Time Magazine: Inside the Remarkable Friendship of 3 Teenage Girls Who Fought the Nazis
• https://time.com/5661142/dutch-resistance-friendship/
• History.com: Freddie and Truus Oversteegen: Teenagers Who Killed Nazis
• https://www.history.com/articles/dutch-resistance-teenager-killed-nazis-freddie-oversteegen
• Open Culture: How Two Teenage Dutch Sisters Ended Up Joining the Resistance and Assassinating Nazis
• https://www.openculture.com/2020/07/how-two-teenage-dutch-sisters-ended-up-joining-the-resistance-and-assassinating-nazis-during-world-war-ii.html
• The Guardian: Hannie Schaft: The Girl With Red Hair Who Fought the Nazis
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/29/hannie-schaft-dutch-resistance-teenager-killed-nazis
• BrickTanks Blog: Heroes of WWII – Freddie and Truus Oversteegen
• https://bricktanks.co.uk/blogs/news/heroes-of-wwii-freddie-and-truus-oversteegen
• Smithsonian Magazine: Teenage Assassins Who Fought the Nazis in the Netherlands
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/teenage-girls-who-resisted-nazis-in-wwii-180975265/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannie_Schaft

When 47-year-old Teresita Basa was found murdered in her Chicago apartment in 1977, detectives were left with almost nothing- no suspects, no forced entry, and no clear motive. The case went cold… until months later, a chilling new lead emerged from the most unlikely of places: a coworker’s startling experience.

What followed is one of the most baffling and controversial murder investigations in American history. A name and specifics of the case from an unusual suspect would eventually lead to a confession, recovered stolen property, and a courtroom reckoning.

Was it coincidence? Instinct? Or something that defies explanation?

Join Ally and Blake as they unravel the strange, true story of how a voice from the grave helped solve a murder.

Sources

• Chicago Tribune Archives (1977–1979)
• The Washington Post – “Case Solved by a Ghost?”
• National Institute of Justice: Forensic Evidence and Arrest Rates in Homicide Cases (2010)
• True Crime: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Criminology & Forensics
• WLS-TV Chicago News Reports
• Trial transcripts & court summaries from The People v. Allan Showery
• Interviews cited in: Unsolved Mysteries (NBC, 1996) and Deadly Women (ID Network)

When a beloved record store owner in a small English town collapses in the alley behind his shop, no one suspects the smiling customer who calmly watches it happen. But beneath the surface of a routine Thursday lies a disturbing plan- a clinical attack, carried out with chilling precision. In this episode, we unpack the true story of Gary Lewis and Darren Harris, a former NHS worker who weaponized his medical access in a way no one saw coming.

Sources:

1. Sentencing Remarks – R v Darren Harris (Judiciary.uk)
2. BBC News – “Northallerton: Nurse guilty of attempted murder in record shop attack”
3. The Northern Echo – Coverage of trial and victim statement
4. [Cleveland Police – Press statements (Jan–Apr 2025)]
5. ITV News – “Man injected former police officer with muscle relaxant”

In August 1991, journalist Danny Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Martinsburg, West Virginia. His wrists were slashed, and a note lay nearby. Authorities ruled it a suicide.

But Casolaro had been investigating a sprawling conspiracy he called “The Octopus,” linking government corruption, stolen software, and covert operations. He had warned friends: “If anything happens to me, it wasn’t an accident.” In this episode, we dive into Casolaro’s mysterious death and the web of intrigue he sought to expose.

What truly happened to Danny Casolaro?

Sources:

• “Danny Casolaro” – Wikipedia
• “The Octopus: The Secret Government and Death of Danny Casolaro” by Kenn Thomas and Jim Keith
• “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders” – Netflix Docuseries
• “The Mysterious Death of Danny Casolaro” – Unsolved Mysteries
• “What Happened to Danny Casolaro?” – People.com
• “DOJ Ordered Police Notes Contradicting the Suicide Narrative” – MuckRock

When 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem set out for a peaceful solo camping trip in the forests near Big Sky, Montana, it was supposed to be routine. A fire, a tent, and a plan to meet up with his girlfriend the next day. But when he missed that scheduled time, what followed was a discovery so violent it was first mistaken for a bear attack.

As investigators begin to peel back the layers of the scene, they uncover not a wild animal—but a man with a violent past, a chilling confession, and a plan to erase every trace of what he had done. This is a story of kindness turned fatal, of justice pursued deep in the woods, and of the small detail that cracked the case wide open.

In this week’s episode of Siblings in Crime, we retrace the final hours of Dustin’s life, the disturbing background of his killer, and the investigation that brought a predator to justice.

Sources:

1. KBZK – Suspect identified in the Moose Creek murder
2. KRTV – Arrest in brutal killing of Dustin Kjersem
3. Fox News – Suspect claimed dog led to tent killing
4. Bozeman Daily Chronicle – Court records detail timeline
5. Montana Right Now – Abbey pleads not guilty
6. Dahl Funeral Home Obituary – Dustin Kjersem
7. https://youtu.be/aBX2CErfk3M?si=QvxYUxHq9HGbOyzx

On December 13th, 2020, 21-year-old Jason Landry left his college apartment in San Marcos, Texas, to drive home before Christmas break. Less than an hour later, his car was found crashed and abandoned on a rural dirt road in Luling. His clothes were scattered nearby. His phone and backpack—left behind. But Jason? Gone.

In this episode of Siblings in Crime, we walk through Jason’s disappearance as his family searches for answers, police miss key evidence, and the public pieces together chilling theories: hypothermia, wild hogs, abduction… or something else entirely.

There were no witnesses. No screams. No digital trail. Just a cold December night, an open pasture, and a mystery that’s never been solved.

This is the case of Jason Landry

If you have any information, please contact the Caldwell County Sheriff (341) 783-8340

Sources:

• Office of the Texas Attorney General – Missing Persons Update: texasattorneygeneral.gov
• CBS Austin – Jason Landry disappearance coverage
• KVUE News – Jason Landry Investigation Timeline
• KHOU 11 – Bodycam footage and search efforts
• NamUs Profile: Jason Landry
• FindJasonLandry.com – Official family website
• FOX 7 Austin – Geofence warrant update
• Reddit: r/UnresolvedMysteries, r/JasonLandry discussion threads
• Interviews and statements from Kent Landry (via media outlets and press conferences)
• https://www.facebook.com/share/162dmP67kf/?mibextid=wwXIfr