Crime House 24/7

Mariana Yepez built Ricos Tacos Naomi from a single food truck into nearly a dozen taco stands across Los Angeles. Now she's in jail, accused of orchestrating the murder of one of her own employees — 47-year-old mother Soledad Lopez, whose burned body was found in the trunk of her own car at a South LA tow yard last September. Prosecutors say the killing traces back to a disputed $11,500 settlement. Two coworkers are also charged; one has fled the country. And a twist involving federal immigration enforcement has turned a local killing into a national story.
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On a Friday afternoon in March 2023, 17-year-old Xavier Chavarin — a straight-A honors student months from graduating — was stabbed to death while waiting for his mom to pick him up from school in Los Angeles. His attacker was a stranger. Hours later, that same man stabbed a father of three about a mile away. Last week, more than three years after the attacks, David Anthony Zapata was sentenced to 24 years to life. Vanessa walks you through Xavier's story, the investigation, and a case with no motive that finally reached its end.
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This afternoon, Vanessa is bringing you a preview from another Crime House show: Murder: True Crime Stories, hosted by Carter Roy. In this episode, Carter introduces the real Kitty Genovese — a 28-year-old Queens bar manager who dreamed of opening an Italian restaurant and quietly loved a woman named Mary Ann — and the brutal 1964 attack outside her apartment that became one of the most infamous crimes in American history. This is Part 1. For Part 2, follow Murder: True Crime Stories on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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In February, 23-year-old Sofía Devries traveled to Patagonia with her boyfriend to earn her scuba diving certification. On a dive to a sunken ship in near-zero visibility, she panicked, pulled out her regulator, and drowned. Five months later, an Argentine court formally charged her instructor with negligent homicide — arguing that the conditions never should have matched two divers who had earned their entry-level certification just the day before. Vanessa walks you through the dive, the investigation, and the case now moving through the Argentine courts.
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This afternoon, Vanessa is bringing you a preview from another one of her shows: Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, co-hosted with forensic psychologist Dr. Tristin Engels. In this episode, they turn to Austin, Texas in 1884 — where an unknown killer began targeting Black female domestic servants in a case that remains unsolved to this day. This is Part 1. For Part 2, follow Serial Killers & Murderous Minds on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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