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Welcome to State of Crime, where amazing things happen. Kalynne and Elena, delve deep into the world of true crime. Listeners will get weekly episodes every Monday. Each week, Kalynne and Elena each cover a case from one specific state, with a touch (a lot) of sass, and personality.
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105. Illinois- Julia Markham

State of CrimeJul 13, 2020

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105. Illinois- Julia Markham

105. Illinois- Julia Markham

We argue a bit today. But all is well, we still love each other.

Jul 13, 202042:32
104. Connecticut- William Devin Howell

104. Connecticut- William Devin Howell

Back into the swing of things, Kalynne starts off with a quick story before she gets into todays case.

Jun 29, 202055:25
103. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Timeline/Update!

103. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Timeline/Update!

With new discoveries in this case we needed to do a update!
Jun 15, 202001:11:04
102. WEEE'RRREE BAAAAACK! ps. Black Lives Matter

102. WEEE'RRREE BAAAAACK! ps. Black Lives Matter

it's so good to be back!

Jun 07, 202001:14:53
101. Connecticut- Apocalypse Edition!

101. Connecticut- Apocalypse Edition!

We had to talk about Covid-19.. 

The world is ending

Mar 16, 202051:48
100!! Lori, OJ, and Gabriel

100!! Lori, OJ, and Gabriel

THIS IS OUR 100TH EPISODE! We talked about a variety of things! 

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Mar 10, 202001:22:15
99. Listener's choice- Jayme Closs

99. Listener's choice- Jayme Closs

We are back to Wisconsin, taking the recommendation of our listeners. We cover the case of Jayme Closs. This case was HUGE in the media. 

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Feb 24, 202050:34
98. Wyoming- Polly Bartlett and Big Nose George Parrot

98. Wyoming- Polly Bartlett and Big Nose George Parrot

YOU CAN TEXT US NOW! 208-590-7118

This episode is bonkers. Elena covers two different cases from the 1800's and Kalynne loses her mind!

Feb 17, 202047:23
97. Wyoming- Olga Mauger

97. Wyoming- Olga Mauger

Kalynne's case pick. Today we are talking about Wyoming's oldest, and coldest missing persons case that dates back to 1934. What happened to Olga Mauger? Did she decide to hitchhike her way into a new life and new identity? Did someone with sinister intentions grab her and take her? Dive In this case with us, and tell us what you think!

Feb 10, 202043:06
96. Mississippi- Emmett Till

96. Mississippi- Emmett Till

Elena tells the story of an unbelievably devastating and senseless lynching of 14 year old Emmett Till. Kalynne and Elena seem to switch roles as this case catches Kalynne off guard. 

Jan 27, 202046:11
95. Mississippi- Kristy Ray

95. Mississippi- Kristy Ray

Kalynne's case pick. Kristy Ray was a 20 year old college student with her whole life ahead of her. She had dreams and goals, until one day she gets home from work and a masked man is waiting for her. She would never be seen alive again. 

Jan 20, 202041:02
94. Maryland- Sister Cathy

94. Maryland- Sister Cathy

Elena's case pick. Her most public case she has covered to date. The death of Sister Cathy, and the corruption of the christian church.
Jan 13, 202057:50
93. Maryland- Charles William Davis Jr.

93. Maryland- Charles William Davis Jr.

Kalynne and Elena change the course of the podcast this week. We are now only doing 1 episode per week, each state will be covered over 2 weeks. 

This week we talk about a rescue volunteer that would dump his victims along his route so that he would be present when his victims are found. 

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Jan 06, 202047:28
92. Wrongful Police Shootings

92. Wrongful Police Shootings

OUR FIRST EPISODE OF THE NEW DECADE! Kalynne just celebrated her birthday and now she is here to do something different than anything else we have done. We lightly cover a handful of cases that some one was wrongfully shot by law enforcement.

Jan 04, 202001:16:13
91. Idaho- JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan

91. Idaho- JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan

THE LAST EPISODE OF THE DECADE!

We did something a little different, we took a trip to our home state and covered a case that is currently unfolding in real time. 

Dec 30, 201943:55
90. Hawaii- Xerox Murders

90. Hawaii- Xerox Murders

Elenas case pick. Most people don't realize how common mass shooters are. Elena has covered a couple of them, including this infuriating case.

Dec 19, 201950:22
89. Hawaii- Lisa Au

89. Hawaii- Lisa Au

Kalynne's case pick. A cold case from 1982, almost 38 years later.. will it ever be solved?

Dec 16, 201948:31
88. California- Daniel Hohenstein

88. California- Daniel Hohenstein

Kalynne's case pick. This is ranked pretty high on the list of really sad cases that we have covered!

Dec 12, 201950:16
87. California- Josepha

87. California- Josepha

Elena's case pick. This case follows the first and only woman to be executing by hanging in the state of California.

Dec 09, 201940:32
86. Kentucky- Bardstown Murders

86. Kentucky- Bardstown Murders

Kalynne's case pick. Starting in May of 2013, 4 Bardstown, Kentucky locals will lose their lives and 1 missing, but presumed dead. 5 unsolved cases in the very small Kentucky town. Coincidence, or are they somehow connected?

Dec 05, 201954:58
85. Kentucky- The Ashland Tragedy

85. Kentucky- The Ashland Tragedy

Elena's case pick. We cover the tragedy that wrecked multiple families just before Christmas in 1881.

Dec 02, 201945:15
84. Bonus Colorado- Patrick Frazee Update

84. Bonus Colorado- Patrick Frazee Update

Maria came back to do an update on one of her previous episodes. If you haven't listened to episode 28, we suggest you do that before listening to this one.

Nov 29, 201947:14
83. Minnesota- The Johnson Family Annihilation

83. Minnesota- The Johnson Family Annihilation

Elena's case pick. This week we have returning guest, Maria. 

Nov 25, 201931:32
82- Minnesota- Jacob Wetterling Part 2

82- Minnesota- Jacob Wetterling Part 2

Part 2 of the Jacob Wetterling case. One of the most infamous child abduction cases in America.

Nov 21, 201943:17
81. Minnesota- Jacob Wetterling Part 1

81. Minnesota- Jacob Wetterling Part 1

Another two parter this week. Kalynne talks about one of the most well known missing child case in American history.

Nov 18, 201942:23
80. New Hampshire- Bear Brooks Murders

80. New Hampshire- Bear Brooks Murders

Kalynne's case pick. A cold case from the 80's where our prime suspect is dead. But thankfully there have been some answers over the last couple of years.

Nov 07, 201935:27
79. New Hampshire- The Dartmouth Murders

79. New Hampshire- The Dartmouth Murders

Elena's case pick this week. She talks about the murder of two college professors. Should minors be able to be tried as adults? Should they get the same punishment as adults? Let us know your thoughts.

Nov 04, 201938:56
78. Maine- Stephen A Marshall

78. Maine- Stephen A Marshall

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Kalynne's case pick, along with a ton of other true crime related topics in todays whirlwind episode!

Oct 31, 201944:54
77. Maine- Smuttynose Island Murder

77. Maine- Smuttynose Island Murder

Elena's case pick. We are in Maine this week, and Elena falls back into her normal routine with German immigrants, ax murders, and historical cases. Both, Kalynne and Elena, have decided this is one of their favorite cases covered so far.

Oct 28, 201944:53
76. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders- Part 4

76. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders- Part 4

The fourth and final part of our four parter on the terrible murders of black male children, teens, and young adults.

Oct 24, 201947:33
75. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders- Part 3

75. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders- Part 3

Week 2 in Georgia, coving the ACM. This is part 3 out of 4. 

Oct 21, 201934:17
74. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders-Part 2

74. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders-Part 2

Part 2 of 4. 30 male African American children, teenagers, and young adults are murdered between 1979-1981
Oct 17, 201935:56
73. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders- Part 1

73. Georgia- Atlanta Child Murders- Part 1

Kalynne and Elena dive into the case of about 30 children, teens, and young adults being murdered between 1979 and 1981. This is Part 1 of 4.

Oct 14, 201940:24
72. Oklahoma- Oklahoma City Bombing Part 2

72. Oklahoma- Oklahoma City Bombing Part 2

Part 2 of the worst homegrown terrorist attack in the US.

Oct 03, 201901:06:06
71. Oklahoma- Oklahoma City Bombing Part 1

71. Oklahoma- Oklahoma City Bombing Part 1

Kalynne and Elena team up for this weeks case. Back home in the US, this weeks case is to date, the worse home grown terrorist attack on the US. 

Sep 30, 201956:19
70. Japan- Sada Abe

70. Japan- Sada Abe

Kalynne's case pick. Kalynne and Elena switch roles when Kalynne picks a more historical, more light hearted case.

Sep 27, 201946:46
69. Japan- Junko Furuta

69. Japan- Junko Furuta

Elena's case pick. This is probably one of the worst cases we've ever covered, to date. Elena say's you shouldn't even listen>

Sep 23, 201929:29
68. Australia- George Duncan

68. Australia- George Duncan

Kalynne's case pick. A sad, " cold case" from the 70's that changed the course of history to a huge amount of people in Australia.

Sep 19, 201939:07
67. Australia- Martha Needle

67. Australia- Martha Needle

Elena's case pick. This case was fascinating, The Black Widow of Richmond.

Sep 16, 201940:26
66. England- Jack the Stripper

66. England- Jack the Stripper

Kalynne's case pick. Since we refused to cover Jack the Ripper, we decided be had to cover something.

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Sep 12, 201944:45
65. England - Ogress of Reading

65. England - Ogress of Reading

Elena's case pick. This is our last week in England, and unlike Elena's case last week, this one is a lot less light hearted. Kalynne gets worked up a bit.


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Sep 09, 201940:09
64. England-The Yorkshire Witch

64. England-The Yorkshire Witch

Elena's case pick. Our 2nd of 4 episodes we are doing in England.
This is a more light hearted case. We had fun with this one.

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Sep 05, 201937:16
63. England- Robert Black

63. England- Robert Black

Kalynne's case pick. We are still international and this week, we are in England. We cover a man that may be connected to last weeks Mary Boyle disappearance.

Sep 02, 201901:06:59
62. Ireland- Mary Boyle

62. Ireland- Mary Boyle

Kalynne's case pick. Kalynne talks about the longest running missing persons case, as well as the youngest missing persons case in Ireland. 

Aug 29, 201938:03
61. Ireland- Maamtrasna Murder

61. Ireland- Maamtrasna Murder

Elena's case pick. Week 2 of being international, and both cases are very very frustrating cold cases. Elena covers a historical, family annihilation.  Follow our instagram, twitter, and join our facebook discussion group!

Aug 26, 201937:19
60. Germany- Fritz Honka

60. Germany- Fritz Honka

Kalynne's case pick. We have gone INTERNATIONAL. Our first country is Germany! Kalynne comes back around with what are considered, "easy targets" 

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Aug 22, 201935:44
59. Germany- Hinterkaifeck Murders

59. Germany- Hinterkaifeck Murders

Elena's case pick. First week international and we are loving it! Elena adds another case to her series of her ax murders cases, and Kalynne gets more emotional than usual.

Aug 19, 201936:16
58. New Jersey-Jeannette Depalma

58. New Jersey-Jeannette Depalma

Elena's case pick. Kalynne helps out telling the story of Jeannette Depalma, sometimes also referred to as the Devil's Teeth. 

Aug 09, 201946:48
57. New Jersey- List Family Murders

57. New Jersey- List Family Murders

Kalynne's case pick. We are back with special guest Maria. Kalynne had a blast getting Maria and Elena raged up!

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Aug 05, 201901:04:17
56. Update! Scott Riggs

56. Update! Scott Riggs

Update on Scott Riggs! 

PS.. we are PISSED!

Aug 02, 201927:34