On December 13th, 2020, 21-year-old Jason Landry left his college apartment in San Marcos, Texas, to drive home before Christmas break. Less than an hour later, his car was found crashed and abandoned on a rural dirt road in Luling. His clothes were scattered nearby. His phone and backpack—left behind. But Jason? Gone.

In this episode of Siblings in Crime, we walk through Jason’s disappearance as his family searches for answers, police miss key evidence, and the public pieces together chilling theories: hypothermia, wild hogs, abduction… or something else entirely.

There were no witnesses. No screams. No digital trail. Just a cold December night, an open pasture, and a mystery that’s never been solved.

This is the case of Jason Landry

If you have any information, please contact the Caldwell County Sheriff (341) 783-8340

Sources:

• Office of the Texas Attorney General – Missing Persons Update: texasattorneygeneral.gov
• CBS Austin – Jason Landry disappearance coverage
• KVUE News – Jason Landry Investigation Timeline
• KHOU 11 – Bodycam footage and search efforts
• NamUs Profile: Jason Landry
• FindJasonLandry.com – Official family website
• FOX 7 Austin – Geofence warrant update
• Reddit: r/UnresolvedMysteries, r/JasonLandry discussion threads
• Interviews and statements from Kent Landry (via media outlets and press conferences)
• https://www.facebook.com/share/162dmP67kf/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Tina Brown was born into chaos—abuse, addiction, and survival were her only constants. But in 2010, that survival instinct took a deadly turn when her 19-year-old neighbor, Audreanna Zimmerman, was lured into a Florida trailer. The once-close group of girls began turning on each other, one by one, leaving behind a burning trail.

In this weeks case of Siblings in Crime, we unpack the story behind one of Florida’s most haunting murders—from childhood trauma to courtroom testimony. Told in real time, this episode traces the unraveling of four lives—and the dying girl who spoke her killers’ names with her final breath.

Sources

• https://youtu.be/jl16HH-PVLc?si=SGpUwUr1DI3nvVzu
• https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/381187/file/12-2159_InitialBriefMerits_42213.pdf
• https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-7732/175305/20210409094436691_Brown%20SCOTUS%20Appendix.pdf
• https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2689191/tina-lasonya-brown-v-state-of-florida/
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/tina-brown-convicted-burning-woman-230353185.html
• https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-woman-accused-of-murder-as-a-teen-resentenced
• https://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/teen-sentenced-to-life-for-ensley-burning-death
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Audreanna_Zimmerman
• https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/2020/sc19-704.html

In this week’s episode of Siblings in Crime, we dive into the chilling case of a job ad that promised hope—and delivered horror.

Three men vanish after answering a Craigslist listing for a caretaker position on a remote Ohio farm. No one suspects foul play—until a fourth man emerges from the woods, wounded and terrified, with a story that turns the entire case upside down.

As investigators follow the digital trail, they uncover a shocking plot, a stolen identity, and a teenage accomplice groomed into silence. With each layer peeled back, the line between manipulation and murder grows more twisted.

This is the true story of trust exploited, second chances stolen, and the predator who used opportunity as bait.

Sources:

1. The Atlantic – “Advertisement for Murder”
   https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/09/advertisement-for-murder/309435
2. GQ – “The Craigslist Killers”
   https://www.gq.com/story/craigslist-killers
3. CBS News – Coverage of Richard Beasley’s trial
   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/craigslist-murder-case-prosecutors-present-evidence-against-richard-beasley
4. Court News Ohio – Beasley resentencing & Supreme Court updates
   https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2018/2018-ohio-493.pdf
5. Oxygen – “Craigslist Killer: How Richard Beasley Lured His Victims”
   https://www.oxygen.com/mastermind-of-murder/crime-news/craigslist-killer-richard-beasley-baited-victims-with-job-ad
6. Patch.com – Detective’s interview with Brogan Rafferty
   https://patch.com/ohio/stow/listen-detective-s-interview-with-brogan-rafferty-placd7de2fcd2
7. ABC News – “Ohio Teen Brogan Rafferty Convicted in Craigslist Killings”
   https://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-teen-brogan-rafferty-headed-trial-craigslist-killings
8. Court filings and arrest records – Summit County & Supreme Court of Ohio
   https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov
9. National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers – Brogan Rafferty Case Profile
   https://teenkillers.org/juvenile-lifers/offenders-cases-state/ohio-offenders/brogan-rafferty

Welcome to Siblings in Crime!

In this week’s episode, we dive into the bizarre events of August 2016, when five members of an Australian family vanished without warning—only to reappear under even stranger circumstances.

No phones. No passports. No plan.

Over the next five days, they scattered across the country — abandoning cars, stealing vehicles, and hiding in the most unlikely places.

What caused the Tromp family to flee?

Were they running from something real — or something imagined?

In this episode, we unravel one of Australia’s most unsettling and unexplained disappearances… where every answer only leads to more questions.

Sources

• The Age – “This is why I left my family”: The Tromp family’s bizarre road trip
• The Guardian – “Police baffled by mysterious disappearance of Tromp family”
• ABC News Australia – Timeline and interviews on the Tromp case
• Sydney Morning Herald – Psychological analysis of shared delusions in family cases
• 7News Australia – Exclusive interviews with Mitchell Tromp and law enforcement
• Psychology Today – Understanding ‘Folie à Deux’ and its variants
• The Australian – “The road to nowhere: inside the Tromp mystery”
• BBC – Case overview and expert commentary on shared psychosis

In the spring of 2008, two friends head into the Appalachian wilderness for what should’ve been a quiet weekend of fishing. The kind of trip they’d taken countless times before—until a soft-spoken stranger named Ricky asks to share their campfire. What happens next will leave both men scrambling for their lives in the dead of night. But as the investigation unfolds, a chilling connection emerges: another set of hikers brutally murdered on the same trail nearly three decades earlier. In this episode, we follow two timelines—one of survival, one of silence—and expose the terrifying truth that had been hiding in plain sight for over 25 years.

Sources:

• Strange Outdoors: The Appalachian Trail Murders of Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay
• Washington Post: Blood on the Mountain: The Appalachian Trail Murders
• UPI Archives: Randall Smith Guilty Plea and Psychological Evaluation
• Murderpedia: Randall Lee Smith Case Summary
• Investigation Discovery: Dead Silent – Hunted on the Trail
• NBC Dateline: Secrets in the Smoky Mountains
• Crime and Coffee Couple Podcast: Terror on the Appalachian Trail
• Fordham Ram: The Chilling Case of the Appalachian Trail Killer

On a quiet autumn night in 2009, horror shattered the peaceful town of Mount Vernon, New Hampshire. In this heart wrenching episode of Siblings in Crime, we uncover the shocking true story of the brutal home invasion that took the life of 42-year-old Kimberly Cates and nearly claimed her 11-year-old daughter, Jaimie. This story is told with real quotes, shocking court records, and exposes the disturbing formation of the self-proclaimed gang called "Disciples of Destruction." With detailed planning, senseless violence and zero remorse, the group's actions stunned the little community- and the nation. Follow the investigation as detectives track down the killers through a single flashlight, jailhouse confessions, and the haunting words of a remorseless teen.

Listen now as Jaimie Cates' strength becomes the most powerful legacy of all.

Sources:

1. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/mont-vernon-new-hampshire-murder-kimberly-cates-jaimie-cates/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kimberly_Cates
3. https://youtu.be/Hd-jD35NqRM?si=1Cg4P75UQ9TdO-xB
4. https://www.wmur.com/article/sentence-suspension-mont-vernon-quinn-glover/62694689
5. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/nh-man-convicted-of-killing-kimberly-cates-maiming-child-re-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/
6. https://www.wmur.com/article/david-cates-my-life-changed-in-the-blink-of-an-eye/5193792
7. https://www.wmur.com/article/survivor-jaimie-cates-makes-mark-in-college-sports/5193788
8. https://www.wmur.com/article/mont-vernon-suspect-sends-angry-letter-to-newspaper/5163938
9. https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/local-news/2010/11/04/fellow-inmate-says-spader-bragged-about-killing/

Welcome back to SIC!

In this episode we will go all in on what happens when a devoted mother of two vanishes after a routine morning school drop-off, a quiet Pennsylvania town is left reeling. Her car is found abandoned. Her keys and purse are inside. But Brenda Heist is gone — without a single trace.

As days turn into weeks, the investigation zeroes in on her estranged husband. Whispers spread. Theories spiral. Was this a planned disappearance, or did something far more sinister happen behind closed doors?

In this heart wrenching case, we dig into the evidence, the failed leads, and the dark suspicions that tore a family — and a community — apart.

After 11 years since the day of her disappearance, we will find out what really happened to Brenda Heist.

Sources:

1. CBS News – Children describe shock, anger at discovery of missing mom
2. The Independent – Brenda Heist reappears after 11 years
3. Fox 8 – Brenda Heist back in jail for probation violation
4. Daily Mail – Runaway mom’s secret past life
5. WKRG – Brenda Heist found in Florida
6. BBC News – Brenda Heist case background
7. L.A. Meredith – The Return of Brenda Heist
8. News-Journal Online – Reality can’t be avoided
9. Dr. Phil Interview – Brenda Heist opens up
10. YouTube – Brenda Heist news footage
11. YouTube – Additional news segment

Welcome to another episode of SIC!

In 1991, seven Buddhist monks and two lay worshipers were brutally murdered inside a serene temple in the Arizona desert. The crime shocked the nation, and under immense pressure to solve the case, investigators zeroed in on four young men from Tucson. What followed was a series of relentless interrogations that led to coerced confessions, a wrongful arrest scandal, and a shocking twist that turned the entire case upside down.

In this episode, we unravel the unnerving details of the massacre, the flawed investigation that put innocent men behind bars, and the real killers who nearly got away with it. From the moment the bodies were discovered to the intense police interrogations and the trial that shattered lives, we break down one of the most disturbing miscarriages of justice in modern history.

How did the wrong men end up confessing to a crime they didn’t commit? What interrogation tactics led to their downfall? And how was the truth finally uncovered? Join us as we expose the dark side of criminal investigations and the high cost of getting it wrong.

Sources

1.Los Angeles Times - Arizona Murder Probes Put Wrong Men Behind Bars

2.Wikipedia - Waddell Buddhist Temple Shooting

3.Google Books - Innocent Until Interrogated by Gary L. Stuart

4.UPI - Judges Drop Charges Against Four in Buddhist Slayings

5.JSTOR - The True Story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four

6.Arizona Attorney - Murder in the Temple: Coercion in the Constabulary

7.Phoenix New Times - Taken for a Ride: The Confessions of Mike McGraw

8.Reuters - Arizona Man Convicted of Murder in Nine Buddhist Temple Deaths

9.AZPM - New Book Details Role of Coerced Confessions in ’91 Buddhist Temple Massacre

10.Phoenix New Times - The Sheriff’s Suspects

11.Justia Law - Jonathan Doody v. Charles Ryan, et al (9th Circuit Court Opinion)