Campus Crime Chronicles

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale), but if I had anything higher, it would definitely top the scale. It was recommended by a listener a couple months ago and, as I dug into the research, I just knew I had to share the story with the rest of you as well. But, disclaimer: this episode will be hard to hear and will include some semi-graphic details, when necessary.

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Erika Friman called it quits with her high school boyfriend before they went off to college, she never thought he’d take it so hard. But his heartbreak soon turned into an obsessive mission to win her back – to the point that he ditched his plans to attend a four-year university and followed her to a community college

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In 2015, 22-year-old Heather Maples packed up her bags and moved across the country from Texas to Tennessee for new opportunities and a fresh start. But only a week after she learned she was accepted into college at Middle Tennessee State University, she was found brutally murdered in her off-campus apartment. Although several

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). One of the most critical moments in any dating or domestic violence situation, is when the victim tries to leave or break off the relationship. Unfortunately, for 20-year-old college student Alyssiah Wiley, her exit from the relationship with her long-term boyfriend resulted in the ultimate betrayal – her murder. Listen now t

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale), and it sheds light on just how dangerous firearms can be if they are placed into the hands of an irresponsible owner – even when they aren’t used with intention to kill. In September of 2021, just days after he committed to the U.S. Army, Texas State University student Austin Salyer was fatally wounded by a bullet while he

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When 22-year-old college student Jenna Burleigh didn’t show up to classes during the first week of school and wasn’t responding to texts or calls, her father quickly became worried and reported her missing. Unfortunately, Jenna’s body was found a few days later, over 100 miles away. An intense, yet swift investigation led

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). After college student Sydney Powell was placed on academic suspension at the University of Mount Union for poor grades, she dreaded telling her parents the news. So when her mother, Brenda Powell, called the college to get some answers, Sydney flew into a rage and brutally killed Brenda. But here’s the primary question: Was t

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). During Homecoming weekend in the fall of 2007, Rowan University student Donald Farrell III was beaten to death by at least two men in a well-lit, convenience-store parking lot. It was a chance encounter, and police believe the motive was robbery. But to this day… despite a clear image and description of one of the suspects, d

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Binghamton University student Haley Anderson went missing in March of 2018, her roommates turned to their iPhones and the Find My Friends app in a desperate attempt to locate her. The app led them to the apartment of fellow Binghamton student Orlando Tercero, but when he wasn’t answering the door and was nowhere to be fo

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When New Mexico State University student Liette Martinez applied for and got accepted into a National Student Exchange program at a university in Indiana, she thought she was signing up for a life-changing experience. Instead, it was life-ending. In April of 2008, Liette Martinez was brutally stabbed to death in her on-campus,