Once Upon A Crime Podcast

11/21/2025

Look, I just want to talk. 👀

Me explaining why they need to know about every missing person case since 1950 🔍

11/19/2025

Thanksgiving dinner instantly ruined when someone admits they’re “not into true crime.” Great, now we have trust issues AND dry turkey.😒🦃

Share your favorite Holiday traditions ⬇️

11/19/2025

Update on the Jonathan Joss murder case that OUAC covered in June.

Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 57, was indicted by a grand jury for the fatal June 2025 shooting of 'King of the Hill' actor Jonathan Joss.

11/17/2025

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oj-simpsons-estate-agrees-pay-nearly-58m-ron-goldmans-father-rcna244346

Michaelle Rafferty, Fred Goldman's attorney, said the agreement was a "positive acknowledgement of the debt."

11/16/2025

The last letter written by Ruth Ellis before her ex*****on is being sold at auction. In it, Ellis she pleads for the MP to learn the truth about Desmond Cussen's involvement in the murder of her lover, David Blakely.

You can hear the whole story of the last woman executed in Britain on OUAC's series "Hanged: Ruth Ellis and the Price of Passion."

*****ons

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypzj4e20qo

11/13/2025

🖤 In this episode of Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder, we dive into “The Lost Week” — Elizabeth Short’s final, mysterious days before her brutal death in 1947.

Meet Robert “Red” Manley, the married salesman whose brief encounter with Elizabeth turned his life into a nightmare of suspicion and tragedy.

We’ll unravel the early days of the investigation — the crime scene, the detectives, and the media frenzy that made the Black Dahlia a national obsession.

🎧 Listen now to Episode 4: The Lost Week — link in bio.

11/12/2025

In this fourth installment of Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder, we trace Elizabeth Short’s final, mysterious days, the missing week between her last confirmed sightings in early January 1947 and the shocking discovery of her body on January 15th.

This episode follows “The Lost Week” through the eyes of those who crossed her path, beginning with Robert “Red” Manley, the married salesman who would become the first and most infamous suspect in the case. Listeners will hear how Manley’s brief encounter with Elizabeth turned his life into a nightmare. From his interrogation by the LAPD to his tragic decline under the weight of suspicion and mental illness.

🎧 Tune in now.

11/10/2025

One of the most brutal and misunderstood cases in true crime history…
⛓️ The Black Dahlia.

The media twisted her story for decades.
We’re breaking down the evidence, the suspects, and the myths that refuse to die.

🎧 Listen to our multi-part series now.
📌 Link in bio.

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