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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Jury Faces Impossible Decision After Explosive Testimony
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial is nearing its final and most consequential stage after explosive rebuttal testimony, conflicting mental health diagnoses and a…
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Ohio House of Horrors: Sex Abuse Probe Uncovers 16 Children and 106 Charges
A child sex abuse investigation in Vinton County, Ohio, has uncovered an alleged house of horrors involving 16 children, six defendants and 106 criminal…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Former Homicide Prosecutor Predicts Stunning Verdict
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial is approaching a verdict after dueling forensic psychiatrists offered the jury two radically different explanations for the…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial Ignites a War Over Murder, Motherhood and Mental Illness
The Lindsay Clancy trial has ignited a bitter national debate over murder, motherhood and mental illness. Clancy is accused of killing her three young…
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Luigi Mangione’s Bombshell Guilty Plea: Did Prosecutors Just Get Played?
Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges resulting in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting under oath that he…
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Nancy Guthrie Case Falling Apart? Sheriff’s Ex-Boss Reveals What’s Going Wrong
Six months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson-area home, investigators still have not identified the masked person captured on her doorbell camera…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Did Prosecutors Prove Murder or Leave Reasonable Doubt? Inside the Courtroom | Lindsay Clancy Trial
After weeks of testimony about Lindsay Clancy's mental health treatment, 13 psychiatric medications, conflicting medical records, and disturbing internet…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: No Psychosis? Doctors Face Brutal Questions Over Missed Warning Signs
Lindsay Clancy’s doctors testified that they never saw signs of psychosis or mania before she strangled her three children, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old…
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Brian Hooker Hides at Mom’s House as Wife’s Murder Case Heats Up | Lynette Hooker Missing
Brian Hooker has officially been spotted for the first time since leaving the Bahamas after his wife, Lynette Hooker, vanished. An exclusive photo obtained by…
Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh BanfieldOnlyFans Model Gets Sweetheart Plea Deal After Killing Boyfriend | Courtney Clenney
Instagram Influencer & OnlyFans Model Courtney Clenney was facing the possibility of life in prison for the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend, Christian “Toby”…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Calculated Killings? Stunning New Evidence Raises Serious Questions
Was 35-year-old Lindsay Clancy a mother consumed by severe postpartum mental illness or a calculating killer who sent her husband away before strangling their…
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Disturbing Mystery: Strange New Clues Surface in Horrific Unsolved Murder Case | Brooke Hanlon
Strange new clues are surfacing in the unsolved murder of Brooke Hanlon, the 35-year-old psychotherapist and new mother found stabbed to death inside her…
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Nancy Guthrie Ransom Bombshell as Sheriff Says Nobody Is Ruled Out | Nancy Guthrie Missing
For the first time, the full Nancy Guthrie ransom notes reveal the alleged kidnappers’ complete series of demands, deadlines and chilling threats, including…
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Did Brian Hooker Order A Murder in Hawaii? Shocking Claim Investigated | Lynette Hooker Missing
Brian Hooker’s stepmother is revealing a shocking claim she says he made decades ago: that he “had to have someone killed” after running into trouble while…
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Explosive Interview Exposes Trouble Inside Nancy Guthrie Investigation, Finally Reveals DNA Plan
Six months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is making startling new admissions about the troubled…
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Bryan Kohberger Claims Lawyers Tricked Him Into Confessing to Idaho Student Murders
Explosive new reporting from The New York Times reveals that Bryan Kohberger is now declaring his innocence and fighting to reopen the University of Idaho…
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Graphic Videos and Disturbing Abortion Messages Revealed in D4vd Hearing | David Anthony Burke
Messages recovered from singer d4vd’s phone indicate fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez became pregnant by him at thirteen and later had an abortion…
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Wealthy Husband Accused of Strangling Pregnant Wife Makes Wild Flee to Italy | Christa Gilley
Just days before an affluent Houston man was supposed to stand trial for allegedly strangling his pregnant wife, authorities say he vanished, crossed an…
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Gruesome Courtroom Bombshells Rock D4vd Murder Case | David Anthony Burke, Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Gruesome and horrifying new details came to light during the first day of D4vd's preliminary hearing as prosecutors began presenting evidence in the murder…
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Labor and Delivery Nurse Strangles All 3 Children After Sending Husband Away | Lindsay Clancy Trial
As Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial begins in Massachusetts, prosecutors say the former labor and delivery nurse deliberately sent her husband away before…
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Exclusive: Turpin Interviewer Reveals What’s Happening to 16 Ohio ‘House of Horrors’ Kids Right Now
What is happening to the 16 children rescued from the alleged Ohio “House of Horrors” right now? The forensic interviewer who questioned the 13 Turpin siblings…
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Disturbing Mystery: Husband Finds Psychotherapist Wife Stabbed to Death at Home | Brooke Hanlon
A chilling 911 call made by Conor Hanlon after finding his wife, Brooke Hanlon, stabbed inside their secluded Chester Township, New Jersey, home is raising…
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Basement Smelled “Horrible”: Jaw-Dropping Details & Trail of Warning Signs | Ohio House of Horror
New details in the Siders family case are raising even more disturbing questions about the Ohio house of horrors where 16 children were found living in filthy…
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Exposed: Disturbing Body Language Raises Major Red Flags for Brian Hooker | Lynette Hooker Missing
Brian Hooker’s own behavior may be creating some of the biggest problems yet for his story about what happened to his missing wife, Lynette Hooker, in the…
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Breaking: Lynette Hooker Was Dead Before Brian Hooker’s Story Even Began | Missing in Bahamas
Breaking new information in the Lynette Hooker investigation is raising major questions about Brian Hooker’s timeline of the night his wife vanished in the…
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Exclusive: Detective Who Rescued 13 Turpin Kids Says Ohio House of Horrors is Worse | Siders Family
Sixteen children were found inside a rural Hamden, Ohio home in conditions officials described as “pure evil,” and four adults inside the family are now…
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Secret Messages, Missing Passports, and Brian Hooker’s Proven Lies | Lynette Hooker Missing
Explosive new lies are surfacing in the Lynette Hooker investigation after sources with knowledge of the case said evidence shows Lynette made it back to the…
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Lynette Hooker Bombshell Evidence: “She Made It Back to Soulmate” | Brian Hooker
Bombshell new evidence in the Lynette Hooker investigation suggests Brian Hooker’s story about what happened the night his wife vanished in the Bahamas was a…
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Unbelievable: Guthrie Ransom Hoax Scammer Won’t Spend a Day Behind Bars | Derrick Callella
Just days after Nancy Guthrie vanished, a fake Bitcoin ransom scammer tried to exploit her family’s worst nightmare. Five months later, on July 2, Derrick…
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'Fake' Ransom Note Bombshell: FBI Says Some Demands May Be Real? | Nancy Guthrie Missing
The Nancy Guthrie case just got even more confusing, as the FBI is now pushing back on reports that every alleged ransom note tied to Savannah Guthrie’s…
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Murdaugh Retrial Twist: Could Mystery DNA Under Maggie’s Fingernail Could Blow Up the Case? | Alex Murdaugh
Alex Murdaugh is heading back to court for a new murder trial in 2027, and one overlooked piece of evidence could become a major problem for prosecutors…
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Eerie Apple Watch Location Raises New Questions in Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Mystery
A critical new detail in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping mystery may help explain why investigators have been taking the first ransom note so seriously. According…
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Chilling New Ransom Demand Claims Video Shows Nancy Guthrie With Main Kidnapper Before She Died?
The person who has repeatedly contacted TMZ claiming to know the identities of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers is now making an even bigger claim: that he has video…
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Mackenzie Shirilla’s Mom Defends Daughter After “Remorseless” Netflix Interview
Mackenzie Shirilla’s mother, Natalie Shirilla, is speaking out after Netflix’s The Crash reignited outrage over the deadly 2022 Ohio crash that killed Dominic…
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Ransom Note Horror: "Hello Savannah. We Have Your Mother, Nancy." | Nancy Guthrie Missing
The Nancy Guthrie case just took another disturbing turn after new reporting revealed the chilling words allegedly sent after the 84-year-old Tucson…
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Mystery Deepens: Officials Turn To Her Organs to Solve Mysterious Death | Elena Moore
The 39-year-old Lexington, South Carolina personal trainer vanished after being seen at Planet Fitness and was later found dead in a wooded area near a bridge…
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Bombshell Nancy Guthrie Twist: Ransom Note Claims Nancy Was "Buried With Nature"
A stunning new report is raising disturbing questions in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, after sources say an…
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Disturbing Mystery: Missing Woman’s Husband Was a Local Deputy for 14 Years | Elena Moore
Chilling New Details: A body has been found in the search for missing Lexington, South Carolina woman Elena Moore, but the coroner says there was “nothing…
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Disturbing Mystery: Body Found After Missing Woman’s Strange Doorbell Video Surfaces | Elena Moore
Breaking: A body matching Elena Moore’s clothing was found in a wooded area after newly obtained surveillance video showed the missing 39-year-old walking near…
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Nancy Guthrie: Sheriff Flags Disturbing “Wrench Attack” Report To Investigators | 135 Days Missing
Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona home more than 135 days ago, and investigators have released almost nothing about what happened to the…
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Anna Kepner Case: Teen Stepbrother Sent to Jail As Cruise Ship Murder Case Explodes
Anna Kepner was found dead under a bed on a Carnival cruise ship, and now the 16-year-old stepbrother who shared that cabin with her has been sent to jail…
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Nancy Guthrie Tip Leads Searchers to “Killing Field” Across Mexico Border | 131 Days Missing
A chilling new tip has pushed the Nancy Guthrie case across the border and into one of the darkest possible search areas yet. After 131 days with no sign of…
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Shocker: Husband REFUSES to Cooperate in Suspected Murder Probe of Missing Wife?! | Lynette Hooker
Breaking: Brian Hooker is refusing to cooperate in the suspected murder investigation into his missing wife, Lynette Hooker. In this episode of Drop Dead…
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Brian Hooker Spotted in Michigan as Family Demands Answers | Missing in Bahamas Lynette Hooker
Brian Hooker has been spotted in Michigan, far from the Bahamas where he said he would never leave without Lynette. After weeks of questions about where Brian…
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“He Took Her Last Breath and Threw Her Away Like Trash”: Lynette Hooker’s Mom Speaks After Search
Lynette Hooker’s mother, Darlene Hamlett, and her husband Bill sit down with Ashleigh after the latest search in the Lynette Hooker suspected murder…
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Exclusive: “Devastating” Evidence Secured, But No Remains Found | Lynette Hooker Missing in Bahamas
Law Enforcement: "He's F*cked" | No remains were found in the search for Lynette Hooker, but sources say the Coast Guard still left the Bahamas with evidence…
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Exclusive: On Board With Divers & Cadaver Dog in Lynette Hooker Search | Missing in Bahamas
Exclusive New Video: Coast Guard teams are now searching northwest of Lubbers Quarters Cay and Marsh Harbor near an abandoned boat harbor as the hunt for…
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Suspected Murder: Coast Guard Returns to Bahamas With Dive Teams | Lynette Hooker Missing in Bahamas
Sources confirm the Lynette Hooker case is now being treated as a suspected murder investigation, and the search is zeroing in on new areas tied to Brian…
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Caught on Camera: Coast Guard Intercepts Soulmate at Sea & New Trouble for Brian Hooker
Exclusive Coast Guard video shows the moment Soulmate was intercepted at sea, 40 miles off the coast of Florida, after Brian Hooker’s boat left the Bahamas and…
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Breaking: GPS Data Sparks New Coast Guard Dive Search, DNA Collected | Lynette Hooker Missing
New GPS data tied to Brian Hooker’s movements after Lynette Hooker vanished has triggered a major new development in the Bahamas investigation: a potential…
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Soulmate Is Gone: Coast Guard Moves Brian Hooker’s Boat as Case Heats Up | Lynette Hooker Missing
Soulmate is gone, and that may be the biggest signal yet that the Lynette Hooker case is moving into a new phase. The 46-foot sailboat Brian Hooker shared with…
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Haunting New Photo Wrecks Husband’s Story About Wife "Bouncing" Out | Lynette Hooker Missing Bahamas
A damning new photo shows the water near Soulmate looking eerily calm at the very time Brian Hooker claims his wife, Lynette Hooker, “bounced” out of their…
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More Lies Exposed: Husband's Story Keeps Falling Apart | Lynette Hooker Missing Bahamas
Brian Hooker told the world Lynette “bounced” off the back of the dinghy and vanished in the Sea of Abaco, but now a boatyard security guard’s account is…
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Cameras & Weights on Soulmate? New Clues Could Expose What Happened to Lynette Hooker
Haunting New Clues: Brian Hooker says Lynette Hooker vanished on April 4, 2026, after “bouncing” off the back of their dinghy in the Sea of Abaco. But the…
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Bombshell: “Massive Splash” Heard Near Soulmate After Lynette Hooker Vanished | Missing in Bahamas
A witness says they heard a “massive splash” near Soulmate around 9:30 p.m. the night Lynette Hooker vanished, and now one of the first rescuers on scene is…
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"He Took Something Very Valuable From Me": Lynette’s Mom Reacts to Soulmate Crime Scene
Federal agents just turned Brian Hooker’s floating home into a crime scene. Exclusive photos and videos show Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Brian and Lynette…
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Federal Agents Swarm "Soulmate" & Collect New Evidence | Missing in Bahamas, Lynette Hooker
Exclusive video and photos show Coast Guard Investigative Services, CGIS, agents removing equipment, sealing items into evidence bags, and processing the boat…
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BREAKING: U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 'Soulmate' After Fleeing Bahamas | Lynette Hooker Missing
A major new development in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker: the U.S. Coast Guard has seized Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Lynette shared with her husband…
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Soulmate HAULS ASS Outta the Bahamas After 5 Weeks | Lynette Hooker Missing
BAT OUT OF HELL: Exclusive pictures and videos show Soulmate fleeing the Bahamas five weeks after Lynette Hooker vanished. In this episode of Drop Dead…
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Hollywood Hills Horror: "Stinking" Mansion, Superstar d4vd Charged with Matt Murphy | D4vd Deep Dive
The D4VD case just exploded with the first clear look at what prosecutors believe happened to 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez before her decomposed body…