The FOX True Crime Podcast

How does a self-proclaimed prophet convince families to hand over their young daughters?

Chanley Painter is joined by former law enforcement officer and "Profiling Evil" creator Mike King to expose the dark reality of Samuel Bateman. Together, they unpack how Bateman exploited a power vacuum within the FLDS empire, coerced entire families into absolute obedience, and hid young victims until a dramatic 2022 traffic stop blew his secret worldwide open.

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The family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez is calling for the death penalty after a Los Angeles judge ordered singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, to stand trial in her killing.

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17-year-old Michelle “Missy” Avila thought she was heading into the California mountains with friends. Instead, she was brutally murdered by the very people she trusted most.

New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury joins the FOX True Crime Podcast to revisit the case she first covered as a young reporter, including her jailhouse interview with the killer and the chilling lack of remorse she witnessed firsthand.

Kingsbury also shares how the case inspired her first book, Missy’s Murder, launching a writing career that would eventually take her from true crime to bestselling fiction and film

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Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez, the keyboardist for the indie rock band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter and nanny were found murdered inside their Mexico City home, with two suspects arrested in connection with the killings.
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A Florida woman dubbed the “Black Widow” by police is accused of targeting men she met on dating apps for money and allegedly drugging a 69-year-old man, who later told investigators he believes she may have tried to poison him on multiple occasions.
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