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Murder In The Black
Founded by sisters Steph and M.D., Murder in the Black explores overlooked true crime stories within the Black community. Steph currently hosts weekly episodes, while M.D., co-founder and original co-host, contributes as a guest co-host and legal analyst. The podcast stands apart through its coverage of both Black victims and Black perpetrators, creating space for honest conversations about justice, accountability, and the people at the center of each case.
Episodes
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If It Happened Now: The Austin Ripper—Who Was Protecting the Women?
Before Jack the Ripper, Austin had its own unidentified nighttime killer. In 1884 and 1885, a series of brutal attacks terrorized Austin, Texas. Black women…
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If It Happened Now: Carlesha Freeland Gaither | Captured on Camera
In this episode of Murder in the Black, Steph follows the urgent, multi-state search to bring Carlesha home. A witness who called police twice. Detectives who…
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Murder in the Black: Unsolved Mysteries, Part 3 — Messages From the Dead: The Unsolved Deaths of Ricky McCormick and Henry McCabe
For the finale of Murder in the Black: Unsolved Mysteries, Steph examines two cases in which recovering a person’s body did not answer the most important…
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Murder in the Black: Unsolved Mysteries, Part 2 : Najah Ferrell and Kierra Coles
In the second installment of Murder in the Black: Unsolved Mysteries, Steph examines the disappearances of Najah Ferrell in Indiana and Kierra Coles in…
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Murder in the Black: Unsolved Mysteries, Part 1 | Dannarriah Finley & Bridget Lockhart
A little girl disappears from her bedroom. A mother is killed while her children sleep. Decades later, their families are still fighting for answers. Steph…
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The Death They Called a Suicide: Keith Warren
Keith Warren was 19 when he was found hanging in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 1986. Authorities ruled his death a suicide without performing an autopsy. His…
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The Atlanta Child Murders: A City Afraid, a Case Unsettled
Between 1979 and 1981, Black children, teenagers and young adults disappeared across Atlanta. As fear spread, grieving families organized searches, challenged…
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What They Came Back For: The Murder of Ashlea Harris
On the morning after Thanksgiving in 2014, firefighters responded to a blaze inside a Fort Worth apartment. There, they discovered 31-year-old Ashlea Harris…
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The Diggs Family Murders: Five Dead, No Arrests, Fifty Years of Silence
On December 6, 1975, Wesley Diggs returned to his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, and discovered his wife, Jean, and their four children—Audrey, Allison, Wesley…
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Thirty-Six Wounds and an Unexplained Drive: What Happened to Jonathan Luna?
On December 3, 2003, federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna left his Baltimore office shortly before midnight—but he never made it home. Hours later, his car was…
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Did Karmelo Anthony Receive a Fair Trial? An Attorney Breaks Down the Evidentiary Hearing
Steph sits down with MD to break down the Karmelo Anthony evidentiary hearing and what Judge Chitty was actually being asked to decide. This was not a new…
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The Other Side of Silence: The Ruby McCollum Case
In 1952, Ruby McCollum walked into the office of prominent white physician and politician Doctor C. Leroy Adams in Live Oak, Florida, and fatally shot him…
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Alfred Wright: What Happened in the East Texas Woods?
On November 7, 2013, 28-year-old physical therapist Alfred Wright experienced car trouble along a rural highway near Hemphill, Texas. While waiting for his…
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The Map That Exposed a Serial Killer: The Maury Travis Case
During the early 2000s, Black women began turning up dead across Missouri and Illinois. Their bodies were discovered in different jurisdictions, and for…
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The Child Everybody Saw: The Life and Death of Emani Moss
Emani Gabrielle Moss was ten years old. Her family called her “Angelface.” She loved reading, dancing, and cooking, and her fourth-grade teacher remembered a…
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Asia Adams: She Never Came Back Through the Door
In this Thursday episode of Murder in the Black, we cover the murder of 21-year-old Asia Adams, a West Chester University student whose life was taken inside…
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The Boy Without a Name: The William DaShawn Hamilton Case
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine the heartbreaking case of William Deshaun Hamilton, a six-year-old boy whose skeletal remains were…
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LaVena Johnson: The Soldier, the Tent, and the Questions That Never Went Away
Private First Class LaVena Johnson was just 19 years old when she died while serving in Iraq in 2005. The U.S. Army ruled her death a suicide, but her…
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Predators Don’t Live in Folders | Jesse Matthew Jr.
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we look at the case of Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. and the murders of Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham. This story is…
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The River Did Not Keep Her | The Murder of Lisa Eatmon
Lisa Eatmon was a Brooklyn mother, Army veteran, and expectant mom preparing to welcome her son, Jaden Marquis. In April 2005, Lisa was found in the Hudson…
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The Lawyer Who Became the Case: Murder of Chiquita Tate
In this episode, we revisit the tragic case of Chiquita Tate, a rising Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney whose life was violently taken inside her own law…
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Latasha Harlins, Karmelo Anthony, and the Question of Black Childhood
In this episode of Murder in the Black, the host reflects on Latasha Harlins’ life, death, and legacy while connecting her story to racial violence, community…
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The Children Behind the Smiles : The Hart Family Murders
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine the heartbreaking case of the Hart family murders—a tragedy that exposed serious failures within the child…
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Keeshae Jacobs: The Silence Toni Knew Was Wrong
In this episode, we revisit the disappearance of Keeshae Jacobs, a 21-year-old woman from Richmond, Virginia, whose mother, Toni Jacobs, knew from the…
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Natise Johnson and Oliver Wendell Munson: The Cost of Doing the Right Thing
A 21-year-old pregnant woman is murdered inside her father’s Philadelphia home just days before giving birth. A Maryland teacher disappears three days before…
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The House in Crescentville
In 2003, a Philadelphia neighborhood was shaken by the murders of Patricia, Nikki, and James inside their own home. What investigators found at the scene — an…
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What I Didn’t See, Episode 1: The Life I Thought I Had
Christina believed she understood exactly who she was and the kind of life she was building. But as wedding plans move forward, a quiet conversation and an…
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A Lie Borrowed In Someone Else Name : Murder of Anna Mae Florence
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine the heartbreaking 1987 murder of Anna Mae Florence—a case that remained unsolved for decades before modern…
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What I Didn’t See: Official Trailer
Christina thought she understood exactly who she was and the life she was supposed to want. But as her wedding approaches, two men force her to confront the…
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Killed By Illusion | The Murder of Carlnell Walker
The Murder of Carlnell Walker | Riverdale, Georgia In 2006, college student Carlnell Walker was found dead under deeply disturbing circumstances—his body…
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Corruption with Care: The Murders of Caleb, Gianna and Gloria Short
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine the devastating murders of Gloria Short, her son Caleb, and her granddaughter Gianna—a case that forces us…
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What Happened to Michael Giles?
The disappearance and murder of Michael Giles is a case built on manipulation, deception, and a trail of circumstantial evidence that couldn’t be ignored. In…
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Who Do You Believe? The Ciara Ingram Case
This episode explores the case of Ciara Ingram—a mother, nurse, and veteran whose life was cut short just as she was preparing to start over. What begins as a…
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Loyalty, Lies & Murder: The Rene Charles Story
Episode Breakdown: What happens when silence isn’t just fear—but culture, history, and survival? In this episode, we unpack the murder of Rene Charles—a case…
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She Was 10 Minutes From Home: The Murder of Dawnia DaCosta
Dawnia DaCosta was just minutes away from where she was supposed to be. What started as a routine night—a late prayer vigil, a familiar drive—turned into…
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When Justice Falls Short: The April Holt Case
Discover the heartbreaking case of April Lynn Holt, a young woman whose life was tragically cut short amid emotional manipulation, unanswered questions, and a…
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The Woods Between Them | Nacole Smith + Betty Brown
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we explore the heartbreaking story of 14-year-old Nacole Smith, a young girl with dreams of becoming a pediatrician who…
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Closer Than Anyone Knew: Kenyadda Patterson
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine the heartbreaking murder of Kenyadda Patterson, a 31-year-old mother whose life was taken in Charlotte…
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A Neighborhood Held Hostage | Howell Donaldson III
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine the chilling Seminole Heights serial shootings in Tampa, Florida — a case that left a neighborhood paralyzed…
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When Proximity Turns Deadly: Sade Robinson & Lamont Adaire Jr.
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine two intentional homicide cases connected by a deeper pattern of proximity, access, and life transition. In…
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When the Voice Sounds Real: A.I., Fear, and the Cost of Believing Too Fast
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we examine the devastating loss of LoLetha Hall — a woman simply doing her job who became entangled in a deadly…
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The People’s Barber | Jermaine Ross
When Jermaine Ross stopped answering his phone and missed his barber appointments, concern quickly turned into something far more disturbing. On October 3…
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When Truth Is Treated Like a Threat: The Murder of Kim Groves
In this episode of Murder in the Black, we unpack the heartbreaking story of Kim Groves—a Black woman, community advocate, and mother whose decision to report…
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Damilola Taylor: Justice Beyond the Verdict
In this episode of Murder in the Black, hosts Steph and Maia examine the heartbreaking case of Damilola Taylor, a 10-year-old boy whose life was tragically cut…
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The Distance Fire Creates
Summary In this gripping episode of Murder in the Black, host Steph examines a devastating series of arson fires that shattered a neighborhood in Akron, Ohio…
Murder In The BlackSweetness and Silence: The Murder of Erica Vassel
In this episode of Murder in the Black, hosts Steph and Maia tell the story of Erica Vassel, a vibrant 21-year-old from Clewiston, Florida, whose life was cut…
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(Rebroadcast ) The Dark Side of Law Enforcement : Derwin Brown
Summary This conversation delves into the tragic story of Derwin Brown, a visionary police officer in DeKalb County, who was assassinated shortly after winning…
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(REBROADCAST) Wives, Whispers, and Whodunit: The Agnew Double Homicide Case
In this rebroadcast of Murder in the Black, the hosts revisit the haunting case of Gregory Agnew and the unresolved disappearance of his former girlfriend…
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Echoes In The Black: Typhenie Johnson & Taalibah Islam
The episode unpacks the complex dynamics of control, manipulation, and power within relationships, while drawing unsettling parallels to the disappearance of…
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Vanished & Broken Crowns: The Stories of Harmahn Smith and Aria Armstead
In this episode, host Steph examines two deeply unsettling true-crime cases that reveal how pressure, secrecy, and fractured relationships can shape…
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A Thin Line Between Hurt and Homicide: The Murder of Officer Tony Hayes
In this episode, Steph explores a real-life case that feels eerily similar to A Thin Line Between Love and Hate — except this story ends in tragedy, not movie…
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Benji Wilson | A Dream Deferred
In this deeply moving episode, we explore the life, loss, and legacy of Ben “Benji” Wilson—the nation’s #1 high school basketball player in 1984 and the pride…
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Two Paths, One Night: The Murder of Jayna Murray
SUMMARY:In today’s episode, Steph takes listeners deep into one of the most shocking workplace murders in recent history — the Lululemon case. This story…
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The U, the Dream, and the Tragedy ---Marlin Barnes and + Timwanika Lumpkins
The episode delves into the tragic double homicide of University of Miami linebacker Marlin Barnes and his friend Timwoknika Lumpkins in 1996. It explores the…
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To Save Her Son: The Courage of Cherica Adams
Summary This episode of Murder in the Black delves into the tragic story of Cherica Adams, a young woman whose life was cut short by violence and betrayal. The…
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Inside the Disappearance of Relisha Rudd
This episode of Murder in the Black delves into the mysterious disappearance of Relisha Rudd, an eight-year-old girl who vanished from a homeless shelter in…
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She Told the Truth — and Disappeared : Nailah Franklin
Summary This episode explores the tragic case of Nailah Franklin, a young woman whose life was cut short by the manipulative and controlling actions of her…
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A Split Second, A Lifetime Lost
In this gripping episode, Steph, explores the tragic story of Keisha Jones — a devoted mother of four whose life took a fatal turn in a single heated moment…
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Tragedy in Harlem : The Brittany Rojas and Nikki Silas Case + Joyce Vincent
Summary In this episode of Murder in the Black, host Steph delves into the chilling true crime case of Brittany Rojas and Nikki Silas, two young women whose…
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High Street’s Hidden Horror — And the Women Who Deserved Better
Summary This episode delves into the chilling case of Stewart Weldon, a serial killer whose heinous acts were uncovered following a routine traffic stop. The…