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Probation Behavior
Probation Behavior is a true crime podcast hosted by Ally and Abby, exploring cases that caused chaos and captured public attention. With empathy, curiosity, and just enough banter, we break down the story, the psychology, and the public reaction that kept people talking. At the center of every case are real people who should still be here today. We focus on who they were, who loved them, and the lives that were taken too soon. We’re always learning and welcome feedback on how to approach these…
Episodes
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30 | Kaitlyn Arquette: A Mother's Search for Answers
In 1989, 18-year-old Kaitlyn Arquette was shot while driving through Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her murder devastated her family, especially her mother, Lois…
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29 | Gladys, Ivy & Pauline: The Women of Melbourne’s Brownout
In this episode, Ally covers the murders of Gladys Hosking, Ivy McLeod, and Pauline Thompson in Melbourne, Australia, in 1942. With World War II drawing…
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28 | Sherri Rasmussen: A Killer in Plain Sight
In this episode, Abby covers the murder of Sherri Rasmussen, a 29-year-old nursing director who was found dead inside her Los Angeles home in February 1986…
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27 | Denise Huskins: The Woman Behind the Blindfold
In this solo episode, Ally covers the story of Denise Huskins, a physical therapist who was taken from Aaron Quinn’s Vallejo home after a terrifying…
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26 | Nicole van den Hurk: A Facebook Confession That Reopened A Murder Case
In this episode, Ally covers the disappearance and murder of Nicole van den Hurk, a 15-year-old who left her grandmother’s home before dawn on October 6…
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25 | Betsy Faria: Some Friends Are Worse Than Enemies
In this episode, Abby covers the murder of Betsy Faria. On December 27, 2011, Betsy returned to her Troy, Missouri, home after a chemotherapy appointment. That…
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24 | 101 Hours: The Murder of Nino Puglisi & Abduction of Debra Puglisi Sharp
In this episode, Ally covers the murder of Anthony “Nino” Puglisi and the abduction of his wife, Debra Puglisi Sharp. On April 20, 1998, Debra was planting…
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23 | Skylar Neese: Three Friends Went Out, Only Two Came Back
In this episode, Abby covers the disappearance and murder of Skylar Neese, a 16-year-old from Star City, West Virginia, who slipped out of her bedroom after…
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22 | George Parkman: The Body Hidden Behind Harvard’s Walls
In this episode, Ally covers the disappearance of Dr. George Parkman, a wealthy Boston physician and businessman who was last seen entering Harvard Medical…
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21 | George Smith: Vanished on his Honeymoon
In this episode, Abby covers the mysterious disappearance of George Smith IV, a 26-year-old newlywed who vanished from Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas…
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20 | Emma Caldwell: The Women They Didn’t Believe
In this episode, Ally covers the murder of Emma Caldwell, a 27-year-old woman whose 2005 killing in Scotland went unsolved for nearly two decades. As Emma’s…
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19 | Cora, Dawson, and Callan: The Lindsay Clancy Case So Far
In this episode, Ally and Abby both cover the deaths of Cora, Dawson, and Callan Clancy, and the trial of their mother, Lindsay Clancy, as it stands this week…
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18 | Brian Shaffer: The Disappearance Without an Exit
In this episode, Abby covers the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, a 27-year-old medical student who vanished during a night out in Columbus, Ohio, on April 1…
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17 | Jerry Heimann: How Children Were Recruited to Kill Him
In this episode, Ally covers the murder of Jerry Heimann, a retired Boeing employee who opened his home to help care for his elderly mother during the final…
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16 | Helle Crafts: The Woman Behind the Wood Chipper Case
In this episode, Abby covers the murder of Helle Crafts, a Danish flight attendant and mother of three who disappeared from her Connecticut home in November…
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15 | Derrick Johnson: The Voice That Wasn’t His
In this episode, Ally covers the case of Derrick Johnson, a non-speaking man with cerebral palsy whose family believed a Rutgers professor might be helping him…
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14 | The Victims of the Predator of Seville
In this episode, Abby covers the victims of The Predator of Seville, the story of how dozens of women studying abroad in Spain uncovered a pattern of sexual…
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13 | Cherie Bishop and Donna Bell: Answers Without Justice
In this episode, Ally covers the cases of Cherie Bishop and Donna Bell, two women from Brockton, Massachusetts whose cases began years apart but would later…
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12 | Roberta Walls: The Library, the Field, and the DNA That Waited
In May 1986, 22-year-old Roberta Walls was found murdered in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She had last been seen…
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11 | Phoebe Handsjuk: The Fall That Haunts Australia
In December 2010, 24-year-old Phoebe Handsjuk was found at the bottom of a garbage chute inside a luxury apartment building in Melbourne, Australia. Her death…
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10 | Iryna Zarutska: A New Life Stolen
In this episode, Abby tells the story of Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian woman whose life was violently taken in Charlotte, North Carolina, the city we call…
Probation BehaviorBonus Preview | The Probation Behavior Origin Story
This is a preview of our first Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. In the full 55-minute episode, we’re talking about how Probation Behavior actually came…
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9 | Michael Jackson: His Legacy, His Allegations, and the Doctor Who Killed Him
In this episode, Ally covers the complicated life, legacy, and death of Michael Jackson, with a little extra atmosphere because we recorded during a full…
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8 | Maura Murray: The Minutes That Changed Everything
In this episode, Abby covers the disappearance of Maura Murray, a 21-year-old nursing student who vanished after a car accident on a rural road in Haverhill…
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Motion to Gossip 1 | Murdaugh Overturn, Kouri Richins & Reality TV
Welcome to the first Motion to Gossip, our new bonus series where we get to be a little less structured and a lot more chatty. We do touch on some true crime…
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7 | Gail Spencer: The Trust They Used Against Her
In this episode, Ally covers the murder of Gail Spencer, a 58-year-old mother, grandmother, sister, and longtime legal secretary in Macon, Georgia. When Gail’s…
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6 | Eric Richins: The Tragedy Behind a Children’s Book
In this episode, Abby covers the murder of Eric Richins, a Utah father, husband, entrepreneur, and outdoorsman whose sudden death in March 2022 was first…
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5 | Sonya Massey: A Call for Help
In this episode, Ally covers the killing of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother of two who called 911 for help and was shot in her own kitchen by Sangamon…
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4 | Audrey Griffin: She Should Have Made It Home
In this episode, Abby covers the murder of Audrey Griffin, a 19-year-old athlete from Australia whose death after a night out devastated her community and…
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Bonus 1 | The Gilgo Beach Murders Update
In this bonus episode, Ally covers the latest update in the Gilgo Beach murders case (also known as the Long Island Serial Killer case), from Rex Heuermann’s…
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3 | The Gustafson Family: Daniel LaPlante and the House of Fear
In this episode, Ally covers the murders of the Gustafson family in Townsend, Massachusetts, a case that is often remembered for its most chilling details, but…
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2 | Zebb Quinn: The Clues That Made No Sense
In this episode, Abby covers the disappearance of Zebb Quinn, a case out of North Carolina that has haunted people for decades. What started as a missing…
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1 | Patricia “Annie” Ross: A Mystery Spanning Decades
In our first episode, Ally covers the case of Patricia Anne Ross, a story that is heartbreaking, disturbing, and full of unanswered questions. We walk through…
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Intro | Meet Ally & Abby
Welcome to Probation Behavior. In this intro episode, meet Ally and Abby, the voices behind the show. We’re giving you a little taste of who we are, the true…
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Trailer | Probation Behavior
Welcome to Probation Behavior, a true crime podcast hosted by two friends who can’t stop asking “how did we get here?” In this trailer, we’re giving you a…