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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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I Thought Elizabeth Holmes Was Guilty AF. Then I Watched THIS. | 'You Can See Everything' Explained
I went into “You Can See Everything” thinking I had Elizabeth Holmes figured out. Then I watched her boyfriend, Billy Evans, strip naked on camera, negotiate a…
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'People's Court' Fiancé Charged with MURDER After Episode Airs | Michelle Parker Murder Case
A bitter engagement-ring fight aired on “The People’s Court,” and that same day, Michelle Parker vanished. Nearly 15 years later, her ex-fiancé, Dale Smith…
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‘House of Horrors’ Couple Accused of Torturing 3 Kids, Taunting Them Over Dead Parents
Dirty cat litter dumped in their beds, dog poop on their belongings, and forced to run barefoot on a gravel driveway. That’s what three kids say they endured…
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Sandra Birchmore Trial: Cop’s Alter Ego ‘Joey’, Mistresses, & Bombshell DNA
Matthew Farwell’s wife gave birth to their third child on February 2, 2021, the day after prosecutors say he killed 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, and he was…
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Beauty Queen’s Prison Reality Check After Killing Her Baby | Laken Snelling
From beauty pageants and college cheerleading to a ten-year prison sentence for killing her newborn son, Laken Snelling is facing a VERY different future. The…
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Sandra Birchmore Trial: Cop’s Filthy Secrets & Vile Texts Exposed In Court
A married Massachusetts police detective is accused of killing 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and her unborn baby to conceal a secret that stretched back to when…
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Mom Accused of Killing Pregnant Daughter to Steal Her Baby, Fiancé Admits Sleeping With Mom
Disturbing new details in the case of a mother accused of cutting her own daughter’s baby from her womb: Rebecca Park’s fiancé testified that before he dated…
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Cornell 7: Justice Denied for Jane Doe? Judge Rips DA’s ‘No Crime’ Decision
Do Jane Doe’s own words undermine her allegations—or should investigators have dug deeper before closing the door? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious…
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‘Cruise Mom’ Accused of Leaving 2-Month-Old & 3 Kids Home Alone for Bahamas Getaway
Florida mother Nathalie Belizaire is accused of leaving FOUR children home alone while she took a tropical getaway. Police found the siblings hiding together…
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High & Dry: Brian Hooker Hits the Weed Store as Wife Remains Missing | Lynette Hooker
Lynette Hooker is still missing. Her husband Brian Hooker is making weed runs in California and hanging out in his mom’s garage. In this episode of Drop Dead…
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Bombshell Texts & Jane Doe’s Full Police Statement Raise EVEN MORE Questions | Cornell 7
New text messages and Jane Doe’s full six-page police statement are fueling a fresh firestorm over the Cornell University fraternity allegations, with…
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Philly House of Horrors: FBI Rips Up Floors, Walls & Pipes For Missing Women | R.C. Horsch
Could the missing women’s bodies have been dissolved and washed down the pipes? The FBI is searching floors, walls, and basement plumbing at Philadelphia’s…
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Death Row’s ‘Mean Girl’ Kept Piece of Teen's Skull, Wakes Up ANGRY After Botched Execution
Christa Pike kept a piece of her teenage victim’s skull as a trophy, but after surviving Tennessee’s botched execution, her lawyers are demanding mercy…
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Cornell Rape Case Explodes: Frat Brother Says HE Was Assaulted & Cornell Ignored Him ft. Megyn Kelly
One of the men accused in the Cornell rape case says Jane Doe sexually assaulted HIM while he was incapacitated, and that Cornell University failed to tell him…
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Jane Doe’s Texts & Secret Recordings Raise SERIOUS Questions in Cornell Rape Claims | Cornell 7
Jane Doe texted “none of the sexual stuff was illegal" and "i love u king” to a man she later accused of rape, and now her private messages and secretly…
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Crybaby Pastor Still Denies Murder as Daughters TEAR Into Killer Dad at Sentencing | Caleb Flynn
Crybaby pastor Caleb Flynn had the nerve to quote scripture and deny murdering his wife while his own daughters tore into him for taking their mother’s life…
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Crybaby Pastor’s Mommy Insists He's Innocent, But Who Hid the Murder Weapon? | Caleb Flynn
Apparently, nine guilty verdicts still aren’t enough for Caleb Flynn’s mom, who insists her son is innocent and blames the media. The “worship pastor” and…
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No Proof She Did It? Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Trashes Murder Investigation, Holdout Juror Speaks
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer wants her acquitted of killing her three children, claiming prosecutors never proved she did it. After the first murder trial ended in…
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Crybaby 'American Idol' Pastor GUILTY on All Counts After Trying to Pin Murder on Mistress
All those tears, and Caleb Flynn still couldn’t sell the jury his sob story. The Ohio worship pastor and American Idol reject was found guilty on all counts in…
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Crybaby American Idol Pastor Squirms in Police Interrogation, Cries Watching Himself Cry
Caleb Flynn cried in court while watching himself cry during a police interrogation about his wife’s murder. But as detectives pressed the former American Idol…
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Cornell 7: Ivy League Fraternity Rape Lawsuit Explodes As DA Says Jane Doe CHANGED Her Story
A Cornell student says seven fraternity brothers sexually assaulted her after one allegedly posted a Snapchat message inviting other men upstairs, but the…
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Crybaby Pastor’s Mistress Admits She Wanted His Wife Dead & Lied to FBI | Caleb Flynn Trial
American Idol reject and “worship pastor” Caleb Flynn is on trial in Ohio, accused of shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, twice in the back of the head as she…
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Crybaby 'American Idol' Pastor Suddenly STONE-FACED As Mistress Sells Him Out | Caleb Flynn Trial
"Kill douche": Former American Idol contestant and worship pastor Caleb Flynn is on trial for allegedly shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, inside their Tipp…
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Lynette’s Family TORCHES Brian Hooker’s “Grieving” Claim, More Video of Brian | Lynette Hooker Case
In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with Lynette Hooker’s father and stepmother, Dan and Kathy Shepherd, after Brian Hooker claimed…
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Patrick Clancy’s New Wife, New Baby, and the Juror Who Wouldn’t Budge
Patrick Clancy breaks his silence after Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial, opening up about losing Cora, Dawson, and Callan, forgiving Lindsay, and rebuilding his life…
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Real Housewives Star’s Son Faces 7 Felonies as Bombshell Second Sex Case Erupts | KJ Biermann
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak Biermann and Kroy Biermann’s 15-year-old son, KJ, is facing seven felony charges as an adult for the alleged sexual…
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Philly House of Horrors: 5 Women Appear Dead on Video, 17 People Still Missing | R.C. Horsche
A sprawling investigation into a Philadelphia “house of horrors” has uncovered more than one million digital files, five women who appear to be dead on camera…
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Brian Hooker Goes Ballistic on Reporter Asking About Missing Wife, Calls Police | Lynette Hooker
Brian Hooker won’t answer police questions about his missing wife, but when our reporter started asking them, suddenly Brian couldn’t call the cops fast…
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Teen Girl Stabbed, Stuffed in Jeep as Boyfriend’s Mom Allegedly Helps Cover It Up | Karoline Heintz
18-year-old Karoline Heintz was stabbed in the chest, stuffed into the back of her own Jeep and abandoned near her college campus. Police say her boyfriend…
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Lindsay Clancy “Copycat” Case Erupts as Jurors Expose Explosive Jury-Room Drama
Just when you thought the Lindsay Clancy case could not get any more disturbing, an Illinois mom, Corie Walsh, is accused of killing her two-year-old son…
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Secret Birth Horror: Kentucky Cheerleader's Chilling Courtroom Confession | Laken Snelling
She gave birth alone, ended her newborn son’s life, hid him in a trash bag, and went to McDonald’s. Now, former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken…
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11–1 Acquittal?! Karen Read’s Lawyer on Lindsay Clancy's Unhinged Mistrial
One holdout juror, one accusation of lying under oath, and one murder trial that went completely off the rails...? After seven days and roughly 36 hours of…
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Rebel Juror? Explosive Jury Drama Sends Defense Attorney Over the Edge | Lindsay Clancy Trial
After nearly 36 hours of deliberations, a THIRD note from the jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case prompted Judge Peter Sullivan to call an emergency sidebar over…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Jury Deadlocked AGAIN, Judge Makes Last-Ditch Push for Verdict
After five days of deliberations and a second note saying jurors still cannot reach a unanimous verdict, Judge William Sullivan issued a rare Tuey-Rodriguez…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Mystery Deadlock Throws Verdict Into Doubt, What Happens Next?
After nearly six weeks of testimony, 80 witnesses and more than 300 exhibits, the jury deciding Lindsay Clancy’s fate says it cannot reach a unanimous verdict…
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Disturbing Mystery: Husband Addresses Rumors After Wife Found Stabbed to Death | Brooke Hanlon
After weeks of intense scrutiny and growing frustration from Brooke Hanlon’s family and neighbors, Conor Hanlon, the man who says he found his wife bleeding…
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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Explosive Final Showdown as Jury Begins Deliberating
Prosecutors argued that Lindsay deliberately killed her three children and left them “like broken toys,” while the defense blamed powerful medications, failed…
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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…