MURDER IN AMERICA is a true crime podcast that takes a state-by-state look at the most infamous homicides across the United States of America. Co-hosted by Courtney Shannon & Colin Browen (of "The Paranormal Files"), the two delve deep into the darkest tales of murder from each and every state, featuring a from a different state every week. Their passion for true crime, along with Colin's career in investigating paranormal activity gives the two a fresh outlook on these crimes, and allows them to gain the deepest perspectives possible when analyzing the grisly details of these horrific acts. Welcome, to Murder in America. - New episodes are posted every Friday. - If you LIKE what we do, you can gain access to BONUS PODCASTS by becoming a Patron!: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica - FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/murderinamerica/ - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/murderinamerica - FOLLOW COLIN'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL (876,000 Subscribers): https://www.youtube.com/theparanormalfilesofficialchannel - FOLLOW COURTNEY ON INSTAGRAM!: https://instagram.com/courtbrowen/ - FOLLOW COLIN ON INSTAGRAM!: https://www.instagram.com/colinbrowen/

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Episodes

EP. 245 - TEXAS: The Murder of Athena Strand
May 15, 2026
"Are you a kidnapper?" Those are some of the last words that Athena Strand ever said. She was just 7 years old, standing in the back of a FedEx van, where an adult had told her she was safe, that…
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EP. 244 - ILLINOIS: TIMOTHY BUSS: THE CHILD KILLER WHO WAS RELEASED… AND KILLED AGAIN
May 01, 2026
No one thought a 13-year-old boy was capable of such evil. But when 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman was discovered bludgeoned to death, all the evidence pointed to neighbor, middle-schooler Timothy Buss…
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EP 243 - TEXAS: THE DARKEST CRIME IN TEXAS HISTORY: The Gang Killings of Elizabeth Peña and Jennifer Ertman
Apr 24, 2026
Elizabeth Peña and Jennifer Ertman were just two teens enjoying a walk home on a hot summer night on June 24th, 1993. When they took a shortcut home, they stumbled upon the aftermath of the…
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EP. 242 - ARIZONA: Three Serial Killers, One City: Phoenix’s Summers of Terror Part 2 (The Baseline Killer & Serial Shooters)
Apr 17, 2026
Part 2 of this series brings us to the unmasking of the Baseline Killer, a man who terrorized Phoenix for over a year. His name was Mark Goudeau. A father. A husband. A hardworking member of the…
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EP. 241 - ARIZONA: Three Serial Killers, One City: Phoenix’s Summers of Terror Part 1 (The Baseline Killer & Serial Shooters)
Apr 10, 2026
They were known as the Summers of Terror. From 2005 to 2006, Phoenix, Arizona, lived in a state of permanent dread. People and pets were being shot in the streets at random. Women and children were…
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EP. 240 - FLORIDA: ABUSED AND KILLED BY HER OWN FATHER: THE SYSTEM FAILED 12-YEAR-OLD LORI PAIGE
Apr 03, 2026
There were signs that things were not right at home for 12-year-old Lori Paige. Not just tiny ones: blazing red flags that followed her all her life. She came to school without shoes. She was hit…
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EP 239 - TEXAS: THE MAN WHO ESCAPED DEATH ROW: MURDERER CHARLES VICTOR THOMPSON
Mar 27, 2026
On April 29th, 1998, Houston Police dragged Charles Victor Thompson out of his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, where he had started a fight with her new boyfriend. Charles was a jealous man, a drunk man…
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EP. 238 - GEORGIA: 1999 ATLANTA DAY TRADING MASSACRE: MARK ORRIN BARTON
Mar 20, 2026
Two offices. Thirteen people bleeding out on their workplace floor. And humid air full of the smell of iron, smoke, and gunfire. That’s exactly what Mark Orrin Barton wanted on the afternoon of July…
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EP. 237 - GEORGIA: FAMILY ANNIHILATOR: MARK ORRIN BARTON
Mar 13, 2026
In the 1990s, Mark Orrin Barton was aiming for the stars. He was a day trader, working in a prestigious office in Atlanta. He had a wife, kids, and a seemingly successful life. Then, in 1999, he shot…
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EP. 236: CALIFORNIA: She Let Her Killer In: The Senseless Murder of Autumn Wallace
Mar 06, 2026
When Linda Wallace stepped into her home, she was horrified. Her drawers were ransacked. Furniture destroyed. Anything of value, stolen. But she didn’t care about that. All she wanted was to find…
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EP. 235 - MICHIGAN: HE MURDERED HIS FAMILY TWICE: SERIAL KILLER GREGORY GREEN
Feb 27, 2026
In 2008, Gregory Green promised the parole board that he was a changed man. When he had murdered his first wife in 1991, he was a monster. Now, he was different. He was ready for another chance…
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EP. 234 - CALIFORNIA: THE KILLER COP: MARVIN MORALES
Feb 20, 2026
Marvin Morales took an oath to serve and protect. The Sacramento Sheriff’s Deputy was a shining example of his department… until he wasn’t. A drug scandal. A hidden addiction. PTSD. A series of…
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EP 233: NEW YORK - THE FRAT BOY SLASHER: THE CHRISTOPHER PORCO AXE MURDERS
Feb 13, 2026
Christopher Porco was in trouble. At 21, he was drowning in debt, caught in a web of lies, and flunking out of his college fraternity. His loving parents, Peter and Joan, offered to help him figure…
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EP 232: MAINE - THE LEGAL KIDNAPPING OF LOGAN MARR
Feb 06, 2026
In 1999, Logan Marr was kidnapped, and the state of Maine thought it was for the best. In their eyes, the toddler’s mother was too poor, too uneducated, too redneck to raise her baby girl. So, they…
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EP 231: FLORIDA - THE CONSPIRING COWORKER: The Killing of Joleen Cummings
Jan 30, 2026
Mother of three Joleen Cummings would never miss a Mother’s Day with her children. When she vanished without a trace on May 12th, 2018, police instantly believed they knew what had happened: Her…
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EP. 230: IOWA: The Iowa Family Annihilator: Adam Moss
Jan 23, 2026
Nothing could have prepared Sioux City Police for what lay in wait inside the home of mother of 5, Leticia Aguilar. When they learned she had seemingly vanished without a word, they suspected it was…
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EP. 229 - WISCONSIN - The Baraboo Bone Breaker
Jan 16, 2026
At first, police in Baraboo, Wisconsin, thought the 9-1-1 call was a prank. 13-year-old Thad Phillips claimed he had been kidnapped, tortured, and left for dead with shattered legs. This is the story…
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EP. 228- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 4: Arrest, Trial & Disturbing Revelations
Dec 12, 2025
Pulled over in 2005, serial killer Dennis Rader calmly admitted he knew why police were there. Over thirty hours of interrogation, he detailed ten murders with chilling precision, then pleaded guilty…
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EP. 227- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 3: In Plain Sight
Dec 05, 2025
After killing Marine Hedge in 1985 and Vicki Wegerle in 1986, Dennis Rader vanished into suburban normalcy for almost twenty years—leading Cub Scouts, serving as church president, and installing home…
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EP. 226- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 2: The Murders
Nov 28, 2025
For 31 years, the city of Wichita lived in terror of a ghost. Between 1974 and 1991, Dennis Rader – the mild-mannered family man, church leader, and compliance officer – murdered ten people in a…
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EP. 225- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 1: The Beginnings
Nov 21, 2025
Before he became the nightmare of Wichita, Kansas – the sadistic serial killer who taunted police with letters signed “BTK” – Dennis Rader was just a quiet, unassuming boy growing up in middle…
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EP. 224- SERIAL KILLER: The PHANTOM Killer, The MOONLIGHT MURDERS & The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Nov 14, 2025
In today's story, we're examining one of the most disturbing series of murders to ever rock the states of Texas & Arkansas, the MOONLIGHT MURDERS. This story is so infamous that it was adapted into a…
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EP. 223 - COLORADO: The Killer Dentist
Nov 07, 2025
In today's episode, we examine the story of Dr. James Craig, whose disturbing crimes came to light in 2023 after the sudden and violent death of his wife. - Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY…
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EP. 222 - NEW YORK: The Amityville Horror Murders
Oct 31, 2025
In 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found murdered in their home in Amityville, New York. And the scene of the crime was troubling... in fact, curiously, it appeared as if none of the…
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EP. 221 - FLORIDA: The "Zombie" Murders
Oct 24, 2025
In August of 2016, a disturbing crime rocked the town of Jupiter, Florida. On that day, a young man did the unthinkable, and ended two lives in an unpredictable, completely random explosion of…
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EP 220 - MINNESOTA: The Most Infamous Murder Case In Minnesota History: The Abduction And Murder of Jacob Wetterling
Oct 17, 2025
In October of 1989, a young boy went missing from a small town in Minnesota. As time ticked on, and no leads were found, the town, and the nation, grew desperate. However, when the answers to their…
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EP. 219 - TEXAS: The El Paso Walmart Shooting (Pt. 3)
Oct 10, 2025
In the wake of the El Paso Walmart shooting, the community of El Paso tried to recover from the tragedy, but the road to true healing would be long, and eventful. Join us today as we examine the fall…
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EP. 218 - TEXAS: The El Paso Walmart Shooting (Pt. 2)
Oct 03, 2025
In 2019, a vicious crime rocked the West Texas town of El Paso, when a man drove into town with a heart full of hatred. At the end of that fateful day, over 20 people would be dead, and a horrifying…
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EP. 217 - TEXAS: The El Paso Walmart Shooting (Pt. 1)
Sep 26, 2025
In 2019, a vicious crime rocked the West Texas town of El Paso, when a man drove into town with a heart full of hatred. At the end of that fateful day, over 20 people would be dead, and a horrifying…
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EP. 216 - PENNSYLVANIA: Hazed To Death: The Murder of Timothy Piazza
Sep 19, 2025
In 2017, news of a disturbing crime began to spread across the campus of Pennsylvania State University. A student named Timothy Piazza had been found dead inside of a fraternity house... but what…
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