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
141 episodes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 128. The Incredible Case of Alison Botha
On December 17, 1994, 27-year-old Alison Botha, spent her Saturday with her friends at the beach. Later that night, after midnight, Alison went to drop off her friend back at her place, and it never crossed her mind how life was about to change...
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Episode 127. The Murder of Valentina Trespalacios
When 21-year-old Valentina Trespalacios moved in with her boyfriend, John, in January 2023, she had no idea that he would end up murdering her. Valentina grew up in a struggling household in Bogota, Colombia, and all she strived for was to be s...
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Episode 126. The Case of Danyna Gibson and Tanaya Lewis
In 2018, 16-year-old junior Danyna Gibson was at the top of her academics at Fitzgerald High School. She was one step closer to becoming the valedictorian of her graduating class and couldn't wait to pursue computer engineering after graduation...
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Episode 125. The Case of Alyssa Burkett
When 24-year-old Alyssa Burkett made it work on October 2, 2020, she had no idea that there was someone there already waiting for her to shoot her. Unfortunately, Alyssa would be killed that day, but investigators would not have to look long be...
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Episode 124. The Brighton Axe Murder
When Jim Krauseneck made it home after work on February 19, 1982, he had no idea the horrific scene he was about to walk into. In their Brighton, NY home, Jim found his wife, Cathy, dead with an axe lodged in her head. When the investigation be...
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Episode 123. The Tragic Case of Aileen Seiden
When Aileen Seiden returned with her ex, Zach Abell, she didn't know he would be her demise. Now, in a volatile relationship and on the road without her belongings, Aileen is trying to figure out how to make it back home safely. With a plan set...
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Episode 122. The Case of Mandy Stavik
When 18-year-old Mandy Stavik returned to her small hometown, Acme, Washington, for Thanksgiving, she never thought it would be the last time she ever did. An avid runner, she went on a post-Thanksgiving day run down her regular route of Strand...
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Episode 121. The Crossbow Cannibal
When three similar missing persons reports were made in the area of Bradford within months of each other, police suspected they might all be connected but weren’t sure. While searching for the third missing woman, Suzanne, the police rece...
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Episode 120. The Case of Virginia McCullough
In 2023, a wellness check for Lois and John McCullough was called in by the couple's doctor's office since they had been canceling their doctor's appointments throughout the years. Not only that, but no one had seen them around since the pandem...
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Episode 119. The Murder of Andreen McDonald
When 29-year-old business owner Andreen McDonald didn’t show up to work on March 1, 2019, friends and family knew that something was wrong. As it happens in many cases, her husband, Andre, soon became a person of interest in her disappear...
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Episode 118. The Tragic Case of Colleen Ritzer
On October 22, 2013, beloved 9th-grade math teacher Colleen Ritzer went to work just as she loved to do every day. On this day, toward the end of the school day, she stayed with a student, Phillip Chism, who was also new to the school, in her c...
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Episode 117. The Case of Brooke Skylar Richardson
High school senior Brooke Skylar Richardson seemed to have everything going for her. She was a cheerleader, she was a good student, she had a good boyfriend, and was on her way to the University of Cincinnati. But Skylar was keeping a big secre...
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Episode 116. The Case of Viktoria Nasyrova
When Nadia Ford called her mother, Alla, multiple times on October 5, 2014, and didn't answer, she knew something was wrong. She soon suspected that her mother’s neighbor, Viktoria, knew something about her mother’s whereabouts. Sadly, Alla’s r...
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