Crime House 24/7

In January 2012, 32-year-old Irasema Chavez-Sanchez was stabbed more than 100 times inside her Arlington, Texas apartment. Investigators had a single droplet of the killer's blood — but no match. The case went cold for 14 years. This month, Arlington police arrested 42-year-old Mayra Velasquez, a real estate agent and one of Irasema's close friends. The break came from FBI genetic genealogy and a discarded plastic fork Velasquez left behind at lunch. She's been charged with capital murder and says she's completely innocent. Vanessa walks you through the killing, the 14-year gap, and the DNA technology that finally attached a name to the blood at the scene.
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This afternoon, Vanessa is bringing you a preview from another Crime House show: America's Most Infamous Crimes, hosted by Katie Ring. Each week, Katie dives into a three-part story on some of the most notorious crimes in American history. In this episode: the Rajneesh movement. In 1981, a spiritual leader known as the "sex guru" moved thousands of followers to an abandoned ranch in rural Oregon and built an entire city from scratch. Part 1 traces the origins of the movement, the woman who really ran it, and how a town of 75 people was legally taken over and renamed. To hear the rest, follow America's Most Infamous Crimes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or subscribe on YouTube for video episodes.
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In February 2023, 35-year-old Matthew Overby — a Chattanooga father of six — was shot nine times as he sat in his own pickup truck. Prosecutors say the man who killed him, Jamal Adams, had stabbed Overby months earlier — and murdered him to keep him from testifying in that case. On July 17th, a Hamilton County jury convicted Adams of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life without parole. Then he flipped the defense table, screamed for his mother, and had to be wrestled down by court officers. Adams is now facing five new criminal charges from the outburst. Vanessa walks you through the case, the trial, and the courtroom scene no one saw coming.
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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 traces the story of Gordon Stewart Northcott — a 19-year-old who, in 1926, convinced his parents to buy him three acres outside Los Angeles under the pretense of raising chickens. What he actually built there became one of the most disturbing crime scenes in California history. Part 1 covers Northcott's troubled childhood and the desert property where his violence would soon spiral out of control.
Please note: this episode contains descriptions of sexual violence, torture, and murder, and may not be suitable for all audiences. For Part 2, follow Murder: True Crime Stories on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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In April 2011, 27-year-old real estate agent Ashley Okland was alone at an open house in West Des Moines, Iowa when someone walked in, shot her twice, and walked out. The case stayed cold for nearly 15 years. This spring, a grand jury indicted 53-year-old Kristin Ramsey — a longtime local who worked for the developer that built the townhome. Ramsey has pleaded not guilty. Last Friday, her attorneys filed a 44-page motion to dismiss, arguing the entire case rests on a single neighbor whose story kept changing over 15 years. Vanessa walks you through the case, the indictment, and the motion that could throw it all out.
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