True Crime DEADLINE
True Crime DEADLINE
Matt Johnson
EMMY award winning Crime & Justice Correspondent Matt Johnson dusts off his reporter notebooks for this exciting podcast and gives you a first hand perspective on cold cases, homicides, mysteries & murders he has covered, followed and still haunt him today. Follow on social and wwww.truecriumedeadline.com 
43 - CULT: Lori Vallow-Daybell Trial: Lori's Cousin Speaks Out
NEW INTERVIEW: With Doomsday Cult Mom's Cousin Megan Eyden.Lori Vallow-Daybell was found guilty in the murders of her children JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan and in her fifth husbands first wife Tammy Daybell.Host Matt Johnson was in the courtroom just feet away from Lori during the trial.This episode explores the case against cult mom, behind the scenes of the trial and dives into Lori's family life with an interview with Lori's cousin.Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the show
Jul 31, 2023
25 min
42 - CULT: Manson Murders: Sister of Sharon Tate Speaks Out
LOST INTERVIEW: Sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate Speaking Out over fear of Manson Followers being released from prison.Matt Johnson opens the TRUE CRIME VAULT for his interview with Debra Tate. (Note: It’s an older interview but fascinating with lesser known facts. Including: Tate smuggled herself into the L.A. County jail and looked Charles Manson in the eyes after he was arrested.)In July 2023, Manson Family Cult follower Leslie Van Houten was released from state prison in Corona California. The 73 years old was convicted of brutally killing Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in 1969. During a parole hearing she admitted to holding Rosemary down with a pillow case as Leno was murdered in the room next door. Then, Charles “TEX” Watson and Van Houten stabbed Rosemary 16 times.The Manson Murders remain a life sentence for family and friends of the victim’s. Tate is an outspoken victim’s right’s advocate and runs a website to keep other living Manson Family members from being paroled. In 2017 Cult Leader Charles Manson died behind bars of natural causes. He was 83.No Parole for Manson Followers pagehttps://noparoleformansonfamily.com/Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the showSupport the show
Jul 17, 2023
27 min
41 - MURDER: NEW Details in the cruise ship murders of Tamara Tucker & Shirley McGill
NEW DETAILS in the Murder of Tamara Tucker. Her boyfriend Eric Newman has been convicted of killing her during her birthday trip onboard a Carnival Elation cruise ship. Years earlier, Robert McGill killed his wife on the Carnival Elation after drinking heavily. He said a  scorpion inside the tequila bottle possessed him to kill.55 year old McGill was celebrating his birthday with his wife of five years Shirley, and some friends on the Carnival Elation cruise to Mexico from San Diego.Friends said that Robert McGill loved Shirley with "All his heart". He and Shirley were high school sweethearts who has reconnected and gotten married before their 30th Claremont High School reunion.On July 14, 2009 McGill was drinking heavily in Cabo San Lucas. He reportedly drank half a bottle of tequila and a six pack of beer. After he boarded the ship passengers heard screaming coming from his stateroom.We would later learn that McGill had beaten his wife and strangled her.  Other passengers would find him on the upper deck smoking a cigar after the murder.WEBSITE:(case photos , news clips + pictures)http://www.truecrimedeadline.com/SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/https://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/Support the show
Jul 3, 2023
17 min
40 - MURDER: Crystal Rogers mom Speaks Out
NEW INTERVIEW with Sherry Ballard, mother of Missing Mother of five Crystal Rogers.On July 5, 2015, Crystal Rogers was reported missing by her mother, after she had not been seen or heard from since the evening of July 3, 2015. The same day Rogers was reported missing, her car was found abandoned with a flat tire at mile marker 14 on the Bluegrass Parkway in Bardstown, Kentucky. Rogers' keys, phone, and purse were still inside her red Chevrolet Impala. Rogers is not known to go anywhere without her children. On November 19, 2016, Rogers' father Tommy Ballard who was investigating the case of his daughter, was shot and killed on family property near Bluegrass Parkway in Bardstown, Kentucky. His death is also unsolved.Crystal's mother tells host Matt Johnson in a new interview, there has been a suspect named in  her daughters disappearance, but no arrest in the case and Crystals body has never been found.Recently NEW INFORMATION: The FBI has done more DNA testing on her car and police have conducted new searches of the area.If you have information related to the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, please call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit the websites below.FBI pagehttps://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/crystal-rogersCrystal Rogers Task Forcehttps://crystalrogerstaskforce.com/Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the show
Aug 29, 2022
45 min
39 - SERIAL: Sister of Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy (Killer Clown) Speaks Out
EXCLUSIVE - Sister of John Wayne Gacy, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history emails host Matt Johnson.(name) Her emails include MIND BLOWING allegations that her brother didn't act alone when he lured and murdered dozens of young men and boys in the 1970's.Gacy was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys. Recently more John Doe victims have been identified through familial DNA.Remains of 26 victims were found in the crawl space under Gacy's home just outside the city of Chicago. Three victims, meanwhile, were found buried on Gacy's property and four others whom Gacy admitted killing were found in waterways south of Chicago.Cook County Sheriff - unidentified bodyshttps://www.cookcountysheriff.org/departments/c-c-s-p-d/unidentified-victims-john-wayne-gacy/Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the show
Jul 18, 2022
20 min
38 - MYSTERY: Death of Jen Myers. Family Speaks Out
SHOCKING NEW DETAILS in the death of newly engaged, mother of two Jen Myers in Wheat Ridge Colorado.PLUS: INTERVIEW with Jen Myer's mother and aunt.On March 30, 2018 the mom of two decided to go to a neighborhood bar and day-drink. She posted happy pictures on social media and was dancing at the bar. Shortly after arriving witnesses say she became extremely intoxicated. A older man at the bar offered to give Jen a ride home.Jen was later found dead inside his home with a gunshot wound to her head/face.In this Episode host Matt Johnson interviews her Mother, Aunt who play him a copy of what they say is the 9-1-1 call from that deadly afternoon.NOTE: No one has been named a suspect in her death.JUSTICE FOR JEN FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/Justice4JEN/Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the show
Apr 25, 2022
44 min
37 - MURDER: Lifeguard Molly Bish vanished in a small town
NEW DEVELOPMENTS in the Murder of Molly Bish.  New DNA samples have been collected in the case from key "Persons of Interest" and some of Molly's belongings have been returned to her sister Heather.Sister of Molly, Heather Bish sits down with host Matt Johnson for a NEW INTERVIEW to talk about the case, how her family learned of Molly's abduction, missed steps in the initial investigation and what she is doing to help solve the case and other unresolved cases using familial DNA.On June 27, 2000 - Maggie Bish drove her 16 year old daughter Molly to the parking lot at Comins Pond in Warren Massachusetts (Very Small town, one stop light). Moments later, she was abducted.Molly was working alone as a lifeguard at the pond. It was a job her brother had done a previous Summer. The Search for Molly would become the largest in state history. Three years after she was dropped off in the parking lot at the pond, her blue bathing suit and her remains were found in the woods. The rest of her clothing has never been found.There have been several persons of interest named in the case. So far, no arrests.Molly Bish Case Tip-line:508-453-7575True Crime DEADLINE: http://www.truecrimedeadline.com/Molly Bish Foundation:https://www.mollybishfoundation.com/ Support the show
Mar 28, 2022
57 min
36 - MYSTERY: Sister of Missing Maura Murray Speaks Out
NEW INTERVIEW with JULIE MURRAY, the sister of missing nursing Student, Maura Murray.  Murray disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash on Rt. 112 in Haverhill, NH. She was spotted by an elderly couple across the street and she spoke with a Bus Driver who lived on the remote street, after the crash.When police arrived her car was locked, there were no footprints in the snow and the 21-year-old UMass Amherst student was missing without a trace.Recently the FBI issued a VICAP (Violent Crime Apprehension Program)  Alert on Maura Murray.Anyone with information please call police.FBIhttps://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/maura-murray---haverhill-new-hampshireMaura Murray Family run Website (photos and tip line) https://www.mauramurraymissing.org/True Crime DEADLINE (w/ photos) http://www.truecrimedeadline.com/Support the show
Feb 28, 2022
50 min
TRAILER - SEASON III
True Crime DEADLINE returns for Season III with host Matt Johnson in February 2022.Matt is an EMMY award winning journalist who dusts off his reporter notebooks to bring you his first hand account of covering notorious crimes and lesser known cases over his career.This season kicks off with several exclusive interviews connected to Missing Maura Murray, Crystal Rogers, Molly Bish and letters from the sister of Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy.Please subscribe, rate the podcast and write a review.Podcast website:http://www.truecrimedeadline.com/Support the show
Jan 23, 2022
1 min
35 - SERIAL: Daughter of the 'San Francisco Witch Killer' Speaks Out
NEW SHOCKING DETAILS: Daughter of the 'San Francisco Witch Killer' Jenn Carson, speaks out about her father and stepmother's murder spree across California.James Clifford Carson (aka Michael Bear Carson) and Susan Barnes Carson (aka Suzan Bear Carson) are convicted of three murders between 1981 and 1983 in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Carson's are referred to as the 'Witch Killers' after Suzan claimed to hear voices that instructed her to hunt and kill witches.Michael's daughter Jenn Carson believes there are more victim's out there and is speaking out to help shed light on the case and help others.In March 1981, 23-year-old Keryn Barnes, an aspiring actress was found dead inside her apartment. She was stabbed 13 times and her skull crushed before being wrapped in a blanket and thrown into the basement. The Carson's later confessed to the murder saying that they believed Keryn was a witch.In May 1982, Michael shot and killed Clark Stephens, a co-worker at a pot farm in Humboldt County. The couple burned and buried his body and burned the grave site. They told police they believed that Stephens was a devil. His skull was later recovered by a dog and sparked the Murder Mountain legend.In January 1983, 30-year-old Jon Charles Hellyer was stabbed by Suzan and shot and killed by Michael in broad daylight at a fruit stand in Sonoma County. Afterward Carson stole Hellyers truck and led police on a high speed chase.Podcast WEBSITE (Case Photos and video)http://www.truecrimedeadline.comPodcast SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/CrimeDeadlinehttps://www.instagram.com/truecrimedeadline/https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeDEADLINE/http://www.youtube.com/c/TrueCrimeDEADLINESupport the show
Oct 6, 2020
59 min
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