Cafecito & Crime
Estela and I (Barbara) are sister in laws who share a major love for true crime and coffee, as many other people! We thought to ourselves “Why not just record our crime talks while drinking coffee?!” so here we are. We hope you enjoy this lighthearted podcast and bear with us while we iron out some details. Thank you and gracias! Barbara and Estela.
Episodes
173 episodes
172. The Murders of Jean, Vicky, and Izzy Wholaver
Every year for Christmas, Jean Wholaver and her family would make the drive to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to spend the holiday with her parents. In 2002, the plan was no different than it had been in previous years. However, this year, Jean and h...
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Episode 172
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171. The Murder of Bill Hall Jr.
When 50-year-old Bill Hall Jr. was driving his motorcycle on October 10, 2013, he never imagined that it would be the last time he rode it. During a vehicle chase on the Texas Highway 1604 between Bill's wife, Frances Hall, and another woman he...
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Episode 171
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170. The Ortega Family Massacre
On Christmas Eve 2008, the Ortega family gathered for their annual celebration. The family, which included Joseph and Alicia Ortega, their five adult children, and their families, was spread out around the house. Some adults were playing poker,...
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Episode 170
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169. Death Row Granny: Velma Barfield
When people around Velma Barfield began dying in the late 60s and 70s, it seemed tragic rather than suspicious since they suffered from health issues. It began with her first husband, Thomas Burke, in 1969, followed by her second husband, Jenni...
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Episode 169
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168. The Murder of Sara Tokars
On November 29, 1992, 39-year-old Sara Tokars was on her way back home, with her two kids, to Georgia, from spending the Thanksgiving holiday with her family down in Florida. Sara's family, the Ambrusko's, were waiting for Sara's call to let th...
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Episode 168
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167. The Case of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis
In the early morning of January 9, 2002, 12-year-old Ashley Pond headed to the school bus stop, but never arrived. As the search for Ashley began, her family and friends came together to help in any way they could. One of those people was 13-ye...
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Episode 167
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166. The Murder of Brad Perry
In the early hours of May 26, 1984, 22-year-old Brad Perry was working his graveyard shift at the local Texaco gas station. After returning the change to customer who had purchased beer, he never expected for an argument to arise. The argument ...
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Episode 166
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165. The Case of Megan Huntsman
In April 2014, Darren West was cleaning his garage, in the home he had once shared with his estranged wife, Megan Huntsman, in Pleasant Grove, Utah. As he moved boxes around, he came across a strange white box wrapped in plastic and decided to ...
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Episode 165
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164. The Case of Taylor Marks
When 58-year-old Kristie Marks went to pick up her daughter, Taylor, from her boyfriend's house on October 24, 2009, she felt ecstatic. They had been going through some issues, and Kristie thought that maybe Taylor was ready to come home for go...
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Episode 164
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58:33
163. The Case of Irenia Cotner
On the night of August 22, 2005, 20-year-old Josh Bennet went to his estranged mother, Jacqueline's, house to have dinner and spend the night, as they were trying to repair their strained relationship. However, those hopes were shattered when, ...
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Episode 163
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162. The Woodchipper Murder: Helle Crafts
On November 19, 1986, 39-year-old wife and mother Helle Crafts was dropped off by a friend and coworker at her home after returning from an overseas flight, where she worked as a flight attendant. After she made her way inside, she was never se...
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Episode 162
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161. The Brutal Murder of Doreen Erbert
On Halloween night in 1984, 31-year-old Doreen Erbert expected to relax after taking her four-year-old daughter, DeAnna, trick-or-treating. After her husband, Charles, left home to run to the nearby convenience store, Doreen planned to stop giv...
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Episode 161
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1:07:51
Episode 160. The Strange Murder of Blair Adams
In early July 1996, a Canadian man named Blair Adams entered the US and never returned home. Before he left, family and friends noted that Blair was acting strangely and even mentioned that someone was after him, trying to kill him. Tragically,...
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Episode 160
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Episode 159. The Murder of Mindy Morgenstern
In September 2006, 22-year-old college senior Mindy Morgenstern couldn't wait to graduate that December and start her adult life. Unfortunately, she would never reach graduation. On September 13, friends went to her off-campus apartment since t...
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Episode 159
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Episode 158. The Hello Kitty Murder
In the spring of 1999, a 14-year-old girl, using the alias Ah Fong, contacted the Hong Kong police about the ghost of a woman who haunted her. According to Ah Fong, the only way to get rid of this said ghost was to confess to the horrific murde...
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Episode 158
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Episode 157. The Case of Brigida McInvale
In the fall of 2017, Brigida Uto, a wife and mother, fell ill with no apparent cause for her illness. Though she sought medical help for months, doctors were not able to figure out what was wrong with her and what was causing her debilitating s...
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Episode 157
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Episode 156. The Tragic Murder of Arlis Perry
In the fall of 1974, 19-year-old Arlis Perry moved to California with her new husband, Bruce Perry, where he was attending Standard University. A few weeks later, on the night of October 12, the couple argued, prompting Arlis to go to nearby St...
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Episode 156
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Episode 155. The Murders of Carter Elliott and Timmy Wayne Robertson
When a woman named Brandi Watkins arrived at her boyfriend's home on the late afternoon of May 19, 2002, she was not expecting to walk into the horrific scene that she did. There, lying in the foyer, were the dead bodies of her boyfriend, 48-ye...
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Episode 155
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Episode 154. The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
In June of 1977, 10-year-old Denise Milner, 9-year-old Michele Guse, and 8-year-old Lori Farmer were settled into their tent on a stormy night at Camp Scott in Oklahoma. The following morning, on June 13, a camp counselor made a horrific discov...
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Episode 154
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Episode 153. The Murder of Jesse Valencia
When college junior Jesse Valencia got home from a party in the early hours of June 5, 2004, in Columbia, Missouri, he had no idea it would be the last party he'd ever attend. Later that afternoon, at 2 pm, his deceased body was discovered in a...
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Episode 153
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59:51
Episode 152. The Case of Ashley Bush
On October 31, 2022, pregnant 33-year-old Ashley Bush met up with a woman she had connected with through Facebook, thinking it was to help her find a job. But what she didn't know was that this woman, whose real name was Amber Waterman, had dif...
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Episode 152
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Episode 151. The Murder of Rhoni Reuter
When 41-year-old Rhoni Reuter woke up on October 4, 2007, she had no idea that she and her unborn child would be killed, but tragically, that is what happened just before 8 am. When investigators discover a typed note in her purse about her che...
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Episode 151
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Episode 150. The Case of Gurpreet Singh
In 2019, 41-year-old Gurpreet Singh presented himself to the outside world as someone who had it all figured out and had the money to show for it. What he didn't want others to know was that he was struggling financially, and he and his family ...
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Episode 150
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Episode 149. The Case of the Stovall Twins
On the night of September 28, 2001, law enforcement in Fremont County, CO, had no idea that it would turn out to be the worst night of many of their careers. What started as a routine 911 call escalated into the death of Deputy Jason Schwartz, ...
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Episode 149
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Episode 148. The Lin Family Murders
In 2009, the Lin family was thriving in North Epping, a suburb of Sydney. Lin, the dad, and Lily, the mother, ran a successful business, and they had three wonderful children: Brenda, 15, Henry, 12, and Terry, 9. Tragically, that July, almost a...
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Episode 148
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