The Tarot Trap: Christopher Waide’s Chilling Confession

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 22, 2026 · 39m · transcript

This episode details the investigation and conviction of Christopher Waide for the 2014 homicide of Lea Porter in Colorado. After police initially lacked sufficient evidence for an arrest, the victim’s brother, Maxx Porter, successfully extracted a confession by secretly recording a confrontation during a staged meeting. Waide eventually admitted to the killing on a recorded 911 call, though he unsuccessfully claimed he acted in self-defense. Despite his background as a criminal justice student and his efforts to hide the body in a landfill, the recorded evidence led to a legal resolution…