Crime House 24/7

Last October, Chicago couple Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz moved to Mexico City to care for Zafar's mother as she struggled with Alzheimer's. On a Wednesday in May, they set out to buy a chairlift for her home. Their phones went dark that evening — at the exact same moment. Weeks later, they were found in a mass grave outside Mexico City. Seven people are now in custody, including a former police officer investigators say ran the robbery crew that targeted them. Vanessa walks you through the case — from the errand they never returned from to the arrests still unfolding.
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This afternoon, Vanessa is bringing you an episode from another one of her shows: Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, where she unpacks stories of murderous cults, criminal cover-ups, mass manipulation, and twisted conspiracies. In this episode: the 1770 Boston Massacre, when British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of colonists — and how figures like Paul Revere turned a chaotic street confrontation into a rallying cry that helped spark the American Revolution. To hear more, follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Federal prosecutors say former college basketball star Kerr Kriisa spent four years running a $2.2 million wire fraud scheme — inventing personas, faking emergencies, and even impersonating his own mother in emails claiming she had cancer. The FBI arrested Kriisa in Lexington last Friday, and his indictment was unsealed Monday, charging him with five counts of wire fraud against two victims who prosecutors say believed they were helping a friend through the worst moments of his life. Vanessa walks you through the charges, the alleged scheme, and how a Division I athlete ended up in federal court.
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This afternoon, Vanessa is bringing you an episode from another Crime House show: The Final Hours, hosted by Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole. Each week, they cover a different missing persons case, tracing the final moments before the disappearance. In this episode: the 1983 case of Tammy Lynn Leppert — an aspiring actress who called goodbye to her mother, got into a car with a friend, and was never seen again. To hear more, follow The Final Hours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Two of the world's most famous daredevils — Netflix's "Skywalkers" Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus — snuck into the Empire State Building last Tuesday, hid overnight, and climbed the antenna 1,454 feet above Manhattan. At the top, Beerkus got down on one knee. Now the couple is facing eight criminal counts in Manhattan — including two felonies. Vanessa walks you through how they pulled it off, the charges they're facing, and the wrinkles that complicate the fairy tale.
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