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
154 episodes
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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Season 3
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Episode 152
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38:10
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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1:01:15
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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58:59
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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Episode 147. The Murder of Noor Almaleki
In 2009, 20-year-old Noor Almaleki fought to become independent from her family. Each time they managed to pull her back in and make her dependent on them again, but that summer, it seemed she might have finally broken free. Tragically, Noor wo...
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Episode 147
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Episode 146: Serial Killer: Quincy Allen
When the body of a woman, Dale Hall, was discovered shot and burned in early July 2002 in Columbia, SC, it was initially thought to be an isolated incident. During the investigation, law enforcement reached a dead end, and it would be almost a ...
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Episode 146
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1:07:56
Episode 145. The Case of Saqib Hussain
When TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari encouraged her mother, Ansreen, to create her own social media accounts, she had no idea what her mother would end up involved in. Ansreen began an affair with a younger man, Saqib Hussain, whom she met onli...
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Episode 145
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Episode 144. The Case of Jordan Graham and Cody Johnson
When Cody Johnson met Jordan Graham in late 2011, he quickly realized she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. After dating for about a year, he proposed, and Jordan accepted, making Cody the happiest he had ever been. When...
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Episode 144
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Episode 143. The Tragic Case of Nia Wilson
On July 22, 2018, 18-year-old Nia Wilson was heading home with her two sisters from a family gathering when she was fatally stabbed. Letifah, Nia's sister, was also stabbed but managed to survive and helped investigators piece together what hap...
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Episode 143
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44:29
Episode 142. The Case of Mackenzie Shirilla
In 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla seemed to have a life most girls her age could only dream of. She was beautiful and popular, had style, and the perfect boyfriend, Dominic Russo. That summer, with plenty of graduation parties, Mackenzie,...
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Episode 142
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1:06:00
Episode 141. The Murder of Saltanat Nukenova
Looking from the outside in, it appeared that 31-year-old Saltanat Nukenova had a perfect life. She was beautiful, successful, had a great family, and had a powerful husband who took care of her. What people couldn’t have imagined was that Salt...
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Episode 141
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1:11:28
Episode 140. The Case of Keana Barnes
Keana Barnes seemed to have it all growing up: a close-knit family, friends, and a cushy lifestyle. But somewhere things took a turn for her where she decided she no longer wanted those things, and left her privileged life behind for one of unc...
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Episode 140
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59:04
Episode 139. The Case of Eric Hill, Rosa Hill, and Selma Hill
When Eric Hill and Rosa Li met in late 2002, the couple quickly hit it off, began dating, and married in 2005. It seemed that the Hills were set to start a wonderful life as husband and wife, but Eric soon discovered that this was not going to ...
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Episode 139
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51:16
Episode 138. The Staudte Family Murders
When two members of the Staudte family died in 2012, people thought that the family was a magnet for tragedy. When a third family member was hospitalized in June 2013, things no longer seemed like bad luck to someone in the family's close circl...
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Episode 138
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1:10:20
Episode 137. The Amato Family Murders
The Amato family seemed to be a good family unit from the outside, but things were not as they appeared. Chad and Margaret were parents to Jason, Cody, and Grant, who were great children until one of them seemed to spiral out of control. Grant,...
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Episode 137
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55:46
Episode 136. The Case of Jimmy McClain
When Jimmy McClain, a beloved teacher and coach at Ridgeway High School, didn't show up to work two days in a row, colleagues began to worry. A welfare check was requested, and when officers showed up at his home, they discovered him deceased. ...
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Episode 136
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1:00:08
Episode 135. The Romeoville Massacre
On September 17, 2023, when the mother of Zoraida Bartolomei hadn't been able to get a hold of her 32-year-old daughter, she worried and asked the police to perform a wellness check. When officers arrived at the home that evening they had no id...
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Episode 135
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59:37
Episode 134. The Case of Nick Brady, Haile Kifer and Byron Smith
On November 22, 2012, Thanksgiving Day, Nick Brady and Haile Kifer, were supposed to meet with the rest of their family to celebrate the holiday, but the teenagers never showed up. Their families quickly began to worry and filed missing person ...
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Episode 134
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1:03:58
Episode 133. The Case of Steven Riley Jr.
When 51-year-old Steven Riley Jr. received the news that he would inherit millions in 2023, he believed all his problems would be finally solved. He planned to start over and leave his old life behind, including his long-time girlfriend, 47-yea...
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Episode 133
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Episode 132. The Case of Stephanie Parze
When 25-year-old Stephanie Parze began dating John Ozbilgen in the summer of 2019, she thought she had found the perfect man. She described their relationship as a fairytale and was head over heels. However, not long into their relationship, St...
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Episode 132
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40:35
Episode 131. The Case of Jung Yoo-jung
When a taxi driver in Busan, South Korea, contacted the police about a strange woman he had given a ride to Nakdong River in the middle of the night, they did not expect to discover the horrific truth about what she had done. Jung Yoo-Jung, the...
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Episode 131
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50:25
Episode 130. The Case of Diego Gonzalez
In 2003, 17-year-old Diego Gonzalez had his whole life in front of him. He was a senior in high school, a star wrestling athlete, beloved by his friends and family, and had plans to join the military after he graduated. Sadly, he wouldn't get t...
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Episode 130
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57:29
Episode 129. The Case of Gavon Ramsay
When 98-year-old Margaret Douglas's neighbors hadn't seen her in a couple of days, they contacted her family to let them know. Her nephew, Howard, entered her home through an open door and made a horrific discovery, Margaret's dead body. For we...
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Episode 129
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52:20