The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

On April 17th, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 62-year-old Dorothy King arrived at work expecting an ordinary afternoon. But a chance encounter with a stranger in the parking lot would turn deadly. As investigators pieced together what happened, they uncovered a troubling history that raised an unsettling question: Could this tragedy have been prevented?
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Featured Podcast:
History Goon
Research & Writing:
Sherri Smith
Sources:
Laura King Interview
Colorado DOC Offender Record — Nathaniel K. Buchmann, DOC #157136
CSPD Case Report (2024-01022990) 
Victim of homicide at Colorado Springs bingo hall remembered fondly by family and friends — KRDO, May 1, 2024
New details emerge about homicide outside of Colorado Springs bingo hall — KRDO, April 19, 2024
Woman identified, man arrested after homicide on South Academy Boulevard — KOAA News5, April 2024
"She just loved people and she loved life": Family of mom killed in Colorado Springs carjacking speaks out — KKTV, May 2, 2024
Suspect in Colorado Springs homicide had "prolific" criminal history — Colorado Springs Gazette, April 23, 2024
Man accused in woman's death outside a Colorado Springs bingo hall makes court appearance — Colorado Springs Gazette, July 1, 2024
Man accused of throwing Colorado Springs woman from moving vehicle appears in court Monday — KKTV, July 1, 2024
Colorado Springs "Bingo Hall Murderer" sentenced to 48 years in prison — KRDO, October 27, 2025
Man sentenced to decades in prison for killing woman during carjacking outside Colorado Springs Bingo hall — KKTV, October 27, 2025
Man sentenced to almost 50 years for 2024 bingo hall murder — FOX21 News Colorado, October 29, 2025

In April 2024, 55-year-old Carlos Maldonado vanished from Waukesha, Wisconsin, leaving his family searching for answers. Six months later, a disturbing discovery behind his apartment building would turn his disappearance into a murder investigation. But as detectives began examining the people closest to where Carlos lived, they uncovered a series of bizarre clues and a mysterious operation that suggested something far more sinister.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Sources:
Lychwick convicted in 2024 death of neighbor
Waukesha homicide; Kevin Lychwick trial, defendant representing himself
Waukesha man accused of killing neighbor, hiding body, won't face trial until 2026
Trial begins for Waukesha man in murder case
Homicide charge filed against Waukesha man, 62, in Oct. 30 body discovery
Body found in Waukesha near Frame Park 
Lychwick homicide trial reveals challenges in his self-defense efforts
Judge allows Lychwick homicide trial to proceed despite challenges
‘I refuse to be part of this’: Angry pro se defendant spars with judge
Waukesha Homicide Trial Begins as Defendant Represents Himself
HispanicNewsNetwork
Court TV Recap
Law & Crime Trials Playlist
Lychwick convicted in 2024 death of neighbor
Waukesha homicide; Kevin Lychwick trial, defendant representing himself
Waukesha man accused of killing neighbor, hiding body, won't face trial until 2026
Trial begins for Waukesha man in murder case
Homicide charge filed against Waukesha man, 62, in Oct. 30 body discovery
Body found in Waukesha near Frame Park 
Lychwick homicide trial reveals challenges in his self-defense efforts
Judge allows Lychwick homicide trial to proceed despite challenges
‘I refuse to be part of this’: Angry pro se defendant spars with judge
Waukesha Homicide Trial Begins as Defendant Represents Himself
HispanicNewsNetwork
Waukesha homicide; man accused of killing neighbor, hiding body
Waukesha murder suspect cites TMJ4 interview with Rebecca Klopf in opening statement
Waukesha man charged with killing neighbor at top of 'hit list'
Arrest made in Waukesha death investigation after body found in tarp
Waukesha homicide; man accused of killing neighbor, hiding body
Waukesha murder suspect cites TMJ4 interview with Rebecca Klopf in opening statement
Waukesha man charged with killing neighbor at top of 'hit list'
Arrest made in Waukesha death investigation after body found in tarp

In August 2023, 21-year-old Saria Hildabrand vanished from Anchorage, Alaska, after a night of celebrating with friends. As her family desperately searched for answers, detectives uncovered troubling inconsistencies in the story of her disappearance. But a mysterious sound reported in the middle of the night would soon take on a chilling new significance.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Sources:
Court docs allege husband tried to cover up Utah woman's murder in Alaska
US Army soldier charged with murder of wife found in drainpipe
Victim's mother describes soldier's 'rigid' behavior after wife reported missing
Soldier admits affair and plan to hide wife's body after finding her shot in bed 
Zarrius Hildabrand shows no emotion as jury convicts him of murder
Who is Zarrius Hildabrand?
Victim’s mother speaks out
‘He was sloshed’
Trial Playlist
Man found guilty of killing Utah wife in Alaska jury trial
Anchorage jury convicts former U.S. Army soldier in wife’s murder
Alaska trial begins for man accused of killing 21-year-old Utah wife
Saria May Barney Obituary
Short Changed: Military Comes with Unique Risks for Domestic Violence, Can Silence Survivors
Family of Utah woman killed by husband release statement, say she is 'shining light'
US Army soldier accused of killing his wife, a National Guard combat medic, faces court hearing
Mom of murdered army medic, 21, 'confused' after 'respectful' husband charged with killing
Utah family seeks justice after suspected homicide of daughter in Alaska
Missing Anchorage woman’s husband charged with her murder
Details emerge in arrest of husband related to Anchorage woman’s death
Anchorage man returns to court as murder trial continues in wife’s death
US soldier woke up beside wife's corpse before pleading for her return on Facebook
KTUU - Saria Hildabrand's mother speaks after arraignment of son-in-law

In May 2018, 34-year-old Joleen Cummings vanished from Fernandina Beach, Florida, just before Mother's Day. As investigators searched for answers, they uncovered troubling details about a coworker Joleen had grown suspicious of. But the deeper they dug, the more they realized this woman was hiding far more than anyone imagined.
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Featured Podcast:
Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
Research & Writing:
Giselle Melanson Tattrie
Sources:
Heavy.com
WTAE 
Law&Crime Network
First Coast News
First Coast News
First Coast News 2
First Coast News 3
First Coast News 4
Action News Jax
Action News Jax 2
WJXT 
All That’s Interesting
Oxygen

On October 28th, 2022, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 21-year-old Grace Jennings needed somewhere safe to spend the night. She reached out to someone she trusted, unaware of what was unfolding behind the scenes. By the following afternoon, a disturbing discovery would lead investigators into a tangled web of secret messages, strange identities, and claims of a mysterious underground organization. But the deeper they dug, the more unsettling one question became: What had Grace unknowingly walked into?
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Sources:
Family and friends say homicide victim 'was just a beautiful soul'
Family of murder victim in Santa Fe say potential sentence for killer is not enough
Couple Is Charged with Murder amid Claims of Secret Society
N.M. 'secret society' leader and girlfriend accused of killing his 21-year-old ex with sword
Family and friends say homicide victim 'was just a beautiful soul'
Judge: Evidence of prior bad acts will be allowed in sword-slaying trial
Prosecutor: Isaac Apodaca was 'architect' of Santa Fe sword slaying
Documents reveal grisly details in stabbing death of Santa Fe woman
Enough Evidence
Stand Trial
Law & Crime Trial Playlist
Court TV Recap
Santa Fe police release interview video of sword slaying suspects
Santa Fe County jury convicts Isaac Apodaca of murder in sword slaying
Suspect in garage slaying speaks of dissociative mental disorder in new police video
Isaac Apodaca Found Guilty: The Santa Fe Sword Murder Trial