True Crime New England

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take you on a journey between the two states of New Hampshire and Florida as they navigate the murders of two young women who ended up being connected in death. Thanks to a Portsmouth, New Hampshire officer attending a conference in Florida in the late 1990s, a connection was made between the murder of two beautiful, dark-haired women that turned out to be all too real, and would lead to the solving of their cases, nine years later and twelve years later, respectively.

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, the girls talk about the story behind Netflix’s popular docuseries, “Trial 4”, which tells the story of a young man accused of a crime he did not commit. In 1993, corrupt Boston Police Officer John Mulligan was shot in the face while sleeping in his car. With the help of his equally corrupt colleagues, 19-year-old Sean Ellis was a scapegoat for the murder and spent 22 years of his life in prison. After fighting hard, he was able to get his charges dropped and become a free man. Join Katie and Liz as they give the details of this extremely compelling case.

On this week's episode of True Crime New England, head to Connecticut with Katie and Liz as they tell a true horror story involving possibly the world's worst landlord. Geoffrey Kent Ferguson, known for his threatening demeanor, was a one-chance only kind of guy, so if he saw a problem, he was going to take his own form of justice. This resulted in the 1995 murders of 5 tenants, a group of close-knit friends who did not deserve to die.

This week's episode of True Crime New England is most certainly going to give you whiplash, as this case has a ton of twists and turns that'll only lead to more questions. Katie and Liz dive into the mysterious death of Somersworth, New Hampshire nurse, Irene Copeland, who was found dead from an apparent accidental overdose in 1950. But thirty years later, a trunk is discovered, with horrifying contents, and suddenly Irene's case is brought back into the limelight...

Say goodbye to 2023 with Katie and Liz on this week's episode of True Crime New England as they cover one of the most infamous tales in the history of the region.... the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire! Thanks to no safety regulations, a greedy man, and flammable island-themed decor, a packed, Boston nightclub filled with over 1,000 patrons experienced a tragedy one fateful night in 1942. In the end, nearly 500 people would die. Make sure to tune in and get all the details of this insane story.

It's the last Case Profile episode of 2023! On this installment, Katie and Liz are ending the year with some tough cases that are sure to make you angry and sad. First, Liz tells the story of the murder of Curtis Ashford Jr., who was only 15-years-old when he was shot in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 2022. Then, Katie rounds out the episode by telling of the murder of Zaniya Wright, a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in Manchester, Connecticut in 2021.

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they discuss the confusing and tragic murder of loving mother Connie Dabate out of Ellington, Connecticut. According to her husband, Richard Dabate, Connie had been shot to death by an unknown intruder. It wasn’t until a few years later when the truth came out, and the real perpetrator was a lot closer than anyone realized. Thanks to the FitBit on her wrist, investigators were able to pull data and prove who the killer was, locking him up for good and giving Connie and her loved ones some justice. 

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they share the terrible details of the heartbreaking murder of 11-year-old Celina Cass from West Stewartstown, New Hampshire. In 2011, Celina disappeared from her apartment that she shared with her mom, her step-dad, her sister, and a 22-year-old son of her mom’s ex-boyfriend. Nearly a week after Celina disappeared, her body was found in a nearby river. It took over five years, but eventually her step-dad was arrested for her murder. The only question is… did he actually do it?

On this week's episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the horrible case of murderer James Soares Jr. In 2008, a woman reported her sister and brother-in-law missing after they failed to attend a family reunion. Once the police began to look into the disappearance of the couple, they spoke to their own child, James, and soon made the discovery that the missing couple had been right under them the whole time.

Join Katie and Liz on the third episode of this year's special Halloween themed True Crime New England cases. This week, the girls dive wicked deep into the tragically complicated and sinister history of the Ladd School, an institution that was built in 1909 in Exeter, Rhode Island with the sole purpose of housing individuals with intellectual disabilities and teaching them life skills to reintegrate them into society. This very decent-sounding plan did not last very long, as for the next nearly nine decades, hundreds of people were subjected to extreme neglect, deplorable living conditions, and lack of basic human rights. This was largely done with the hidden motive of eugenics- the idea of stopping people of "an undesirable stock" from reproducing. In 1994, the Ladd School finally closed, leaving a legacy of haunting memories and deep regret in its place.

Join the girls of True Crime New England this week as they head to the northern counties of Maine and share the details of an 18-hour crime spree. In July of 2015, 35-year-old Anthony Lord kidnapped his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend, brought her to a remote cabin, and raped her four times, before releasing her with the promise of never speaking a word to anyone. When the ex-girlfriend obviously reported Anthony's assaults to police and he was contacted as a result, he lost his mind and went crazy. Starting with arson, sprinkling in stealing and high-speed chases, and ending with the murder of two people, Anthony finally was arrested without incident. To this day, he is spending two life sentences at the Maine State Prison in Warren, Maine.

On this week's episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz tell the story of a missing boy and how his disappearance led to a confession over twenty years later. In November of 1992, 16-year-old James "Jamie" Lusher got on his bike and supposedly headed to his grandmother's house in Blandford, Massachusetts, which was over 12 miles away. He never made it there, and the only clue to his sudden disappearance was his bike being found a little while later near a pond. Nothing happened with his case until 2013, when already-convicted child killer Lewis Lent Jr. admitted to Jamie's murder. He sent police on a wild goose chase for Jamie's remains, but nothing was ever found. To this day, Lewis remains in jail and refuses to give the actual location of Jamie's body, as well as at least one other child's body.

On this week's episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take a deep dive into the life and crimes of Connecticut serial killer, Michael Bruce Ross. Between the years of 1981 to 1984, Michael brutally strangled eight young women, sexually assaulting seven of them. After his arrest, Michael was sent to prison and sentenced to death, and proceeded to sit on death row for more than 20 years. Despite having been confirmed as the killer of all eight of these victims, he didn't get charged with one of them. In 2005, Michael was executed by lethal injection.