Crimery
Crimery is your no nonsense dose of true crime. Each episode unpacks a real case with facts, twists, and zero filler. Hosted by Jennifer Novotney. New stories drop soon. If you like your murders served cold, hit follow.
Crimery
THE MURDER OF AIDEN PAIZ: CUL-DE-SAC AMBUSH
A well-liked Pleasant Valley freshman drives to a secluded cul-de-sac for a $120 marijuana sale—and meets three teens who never planned to pay. Within minutes, 15-year-old Aiden Paiz is shot with an AR-15, his friend is wounded, and the killers scatter into the Poconos night. It will take Pennsylvania State Police less than a day to crack the case—built on a brave survivor’s account, confessions, recovered weapons, and a pattern of “drug rips” plaguing rural Monroe County.
In this episode of CRIMERY, host Jennifer Novotney follows the case end-to-end: the Snapchat setup, the ambush at Squirrelwood Road, the rapid arrests, and the hard sentences that followed—alongside the grief of a family whose world stopped in November 2020. We examine how guns, isolation, and small-time dealing collided—with consequences that will echo for decades.
What you’ll hear
- How a wounded 15-year-old’s statement broke the case in under 24 hours
- Why prosecutors call these robberies “drug rips”—and how they escalate
- The roles of Anthony Mitchell, Michael Demuro-Correll, and Justin Lemont
- Sentences that turned a “quick score” into lost futures
Content warning: teen victim, firearm violence, armed robbery.
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Host: Jennifer Novotney • Show: CRIMERY – True Crime Uncovered
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