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Taylor Schabusiness and the horrific murder of Shad Thyrion Aug 03, 2023

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TW – Graphic violence.
Taylor Schabusiness was in a sexual relationship with Shad Thyrion in 2022 in Wisconsin. The two had known each other since high school.
One night in February 2022, the two went into Shad’s mother’s basement and Taylor said she ‘went crazy’. She stranged Shad with metal chains until he died and she then abused his body.
Taylor used kitchen knives to dismember Shad and she then fled the scene.
Shad’s mother went into the basement and stumbled across the horrific site of her son’s head in a bucket.
When police caught up with Taylor, she told them they were “going to have fun trying to find all of the organs as she dismembered the body”.
She also said, “damn the head,” and “I can’t believe I left the head though.”
In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the horrific murder of Shad Thyrion by Taylor Schabusiness.
If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please go to (9:42)
Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/07/26/taylor-schabusiness-and-the-murder-of-shad-thyrion/

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Rex Heuermann | The Alleged Long Island Serial Killer Jul 27, 2023

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In 2020, in one of our very early podcasts, we bought you a double episode on the Long Island Serial Killer.
In terms of a background in the case, the Long Island Serial Killings or the Gilgo Beach Killings were a series of murders between 1996 and 2011 in which the remains of up to 18 people were found in Gilgo Beach, on the South Shore of Long Island. Most of the known victims were sex workers who advertised on Craigslist.
On July 13, 2023, Rex Heuermann was arrested and charged with three of these murders. It is thought that more charges are to come. Rex was not on anybody’s radar in relation to this case. He was living a seemingly normal, suburban life in Massapequa Park, New York, living with his family and working as an architect.
Police have spent days searching Rex’s home and have been seen emerging with creepy dolls and pornography. It is also believed that Rex had a large vault in the basement of his home.
In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the arrest of Rex Heuermann and the Long Island Serial Killings.
If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please goto 9.35.
Read our blogs for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/07/19/is-rex-heuermann-the-long-island-serial-killer/
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Rudy Farias | Alive after "vanishing" for 8 years Jul 20, 2023

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Rudy Farias was 17 when he vanished in Houston in 2015. He was last seen walking his two dogs – the animals returned home and he did not.
Over the years, Rudy’s family gave multiple media interviews and conducted fundraising in an effort to find him. Rudy’s mother Janie even flew to California to visit a John Doe in a hospital at one point, who authorities thought may have been Rudy. When she found the male was not her son, she collapsed and had to be hospitalized herself.
On June 29, 2023, a man resembling Rudy was found injured and unable to communicate on the steps of a Houston church. Somehow, Rudy’s family were notified and were on the scene before law enforcement. They made many social media posts announcing that their beloved son had been found alive after eight years! What a miracle!
Except their story quickly unravelled. It turns out that Rudy actually returned two days after he went missing in 2015 and he had been home this entire time. There are now allegations of abuse and sexual assault against Rudy’s mother, Janie.
In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the wild case of ‘missing man’ Rudy Farias.
We also discuss a quick overview of the recent Island Serial Killer updates.
If you’d like to skip straight to Rudy’s story, please goto (9:56)
Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/07/09/the-twisted-tale-of-missing-person-rudy-farias/
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Updates | Delphi, Harmony Montgomery & Moscow Jul 13, 2023

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In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss updates in the Delphi murder case, new details in the case of missing child Harmony Montgomery as well as updates in the Moscow murder case.
- At the end of June 2023, 118 documents were released in the Delphi murder case. These documents were previously sealed. We have now learned about Richard Allen’s alleged confessions to the murders, as well as about items seized from his home.
- Harmony Montgomery was last seen alive in 2019 and she was not reported missing until 2021. An affidavit has now been released that outline horrific details about Harmony’s final moments. This section does contain graphic details so please use caution when listening.
- Prosecutors have announced that they intend to seek the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger in the Moscow murder trial. The house where the four University of Idaho students were murdered in November 2022 is due to be demolished soon and we discuss that.
If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please go to (11:35.)
Read our blogs for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/07/09/updates-delphi-harmony-montgomery-and-moscow/
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Missing 3x | Hannah Upp Jul 06, 2023

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Hannah Upp is an American who was last seen alive in 2017 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, following a hurricane. Hannah’s vehicle was found in a beach parking lot and her belongings were found on the sand. It appears on the surface that Hannah may have gotten into trouble after going swimming in stormy conditions.
However, this is the THIRD time that Hannah has been missing. She was missing for weeks in New York City before she was found sunburned and floating in the Hudson River, with no memory of where she had been. On the second occasion, Hannah came to in a dirty creek in Wheaton, Maryland. She remembered her mother’s phone number and asked a stranger to call for help.
Before vanishing for a third time, Hannah was diagnosed with dissociative fugue - a temporary state where a person has memory loss (amnesia) and ends up in an unexpected place. People with this symptom can't remember who they are or details about their past. Other names for this include a "fugue” or a “fugue state.”
Could Hannah Upp be alive and in a fugue state, not knowing who she is, almost 6 years later?
In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the strange case of missing woman Hannah Upp.
If you’d like to skip straight to the story, please goto (11:45)
Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/48gi6C52Y7n3nEko1XfleJ?si=KStFk6EeTXq5DmbAaPmdjQ
Listen on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/true-crime-society/id1504300714?i=1000619470973
Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/07/03/missing-for-the-third-time-the-strange-case-of-hannah-upp/
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Missing in Japan | Patricia Wu-Murad Jun 29, 2023

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American Patricia (Pattie) Wu-Murad was an avid world explorer and hiker. She had traveled to Japan in the past to hike the beautiful scenery. She returned again in March 2023 for another adventure and something went wrong.
Pattie left her accommodation on April 9 to resume her hike. When she didn't arrive at her next stop later that day as planned, the alarm was raised. Local authorities in Japan started looking for Pattie, but her family was not notified of the situation until April 14.
Her family raced to Japan and started their own search for her. They were met with red-tape, language barriers and a lack of resources. The search was fruitless and they finally had to stop searching for Pattie on May 30, as the typhoon season became imminent.
In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the vanishing of Pattie Wu-Murad.
Was Pattie lost to the elements following an accident? Or did she encounter someone sinister that day on the trail?
Read our blog for Pattie- https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/06/14/american-patricia-wu-murad-missing-in-japan/
In this episode, we also discuss the recent Titan Submarine Disaster and some life updates. Please forward to (15:24) if you would like to go straight to Pattie's story.

Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark" Jun 26, 2023

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Leon Benson spent more than half of his life, a total of 24 years, in an Indiana state prison for a murder he didn't commit. Despite the lack of physical evidence and a questionable eyewitness identification, he was convicted. But new realities start to come to light when attorney Lara Bazelon takes up his case and is determined to secure Benson's release.
Season three of Suspect, co-produced by Campside Media and Wondery, delves into the flaws in the criminal justice system that led to Benson's wrongful conviction for the 1998 shooting of Kasey Schoen in Indianapolis. The investigation aims to uncover the truth about who really committed the crime and why the eyewitness testimony that led to Benson's conviction was so shaky.
Host Matthew Shaer joins co-producer and writer Bazelon to take a deep dive into the nature of memory and how it can be fallible and result in an innocent man's life being wasted, while the real perpetrator remains unpunished. As the investigation unfolds, will Bazelon and her team gather enough evidence to free Benson? And what will happen to Schoen’s real killer?
Listen to Suspect: Five Shots in the Dark early and ad-free on Wondery Plus. Find Wondery Plus in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts: https://wondery.app.link/Suspects3_TCS

Missing | Theo Hayez Jun 22, 2023

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Belgian man Theo Hayez was living his dream and traveling around Australia in 2019. He had seen amazing sites like the Great Barrier Reef and Australian outback.
In May 2019, Theo ended up in Australia’s famous beachside town Byron Bay. He made some friends at the hostel where he was staying and they visited the notorious Cheeky Monkey’s bar for a night out.
Theo was having fun dancing and socializing, but a security guard thought he was bordering on intoxication. He was asked to leave the bar, which he did quickly and quietly. Theo has never been seen again.
The investigation into Theo’s disappearance is one of the largest ever conducted in Australia. A $500,000 reward exists for information in his case.
Was Theo a victim of misadventure? Or did he come across the wrong person that night? There are some gaps in the timeline of his disappearance and his family believe someone in Byron Bay may hold the answer as to what happened to Theo.
In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the disappearance of Theo Hayez.
If you’d like to skip straight to the story, please goto (7:45)
Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/06/14/has-missing-man-theo-hayez-been-found/

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Bonus Episode!! | THE WEDDING ❤️ Jun 20, 2023

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It’s bonus episode time at True Crime Society! DISCLAIMER – THIS EPISODE FEATURES NO CRIME CONTENT!
For anyone who has been following us since our 2017 beginnings, you would know that podcast hosts Stephanie and Olivia are based on opposite sides of the world. Stephanie is in New York and Olivia is in Australia.
We have always done the podcast remotely and never met in person. Until now!
Stephanie got married in a beautiful ceremony in upstate New York in early June and Olivia was able to make the trip to join in the celebrations.
In this highly requested bonus episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss meeting for the first time and our New York adventures!
We will be back with our usual crime episode later this week – scheduled to be released 12am EST Thursday.
If you’re planning a wedding and looking for some amazing vendors, these are Stephanie’s recommendations:
Venue/ Catering: Emerson Resort & Spa
Photographer: Megan Niger
DJ: DJ Mav Entertainment - DJ Loren Latham
Flowers: Something Borrowed Blooms
Cake: Adams Fairacre Farms

The Henryetta Mass Murder-Suicide | Sex Offender Jesse McFadden Jun 15, 2023

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TW – minor sexual assault and murder.
On Monday May 1, 2023, a Missing and Endangered Alert was issued for two missing teens in Oklahoma. Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer had last been seen at the home of Jesse McFadden, the step-father to their friend Tiffany. Police obtained a search warrant on that day, and when they entered the property, they found seven bodies. Jesse McFadden had killed the two girls as well as his entire family before turning a gun on himself.
Jesse was a sex offender who was due to go back to court on May 1 for soliciting child pornography. He decided that he wasn’t going to do that and he took 6 others out with him.
Police seemed to have decided that an investigation into the murders was not needed. When family members searched Jesse’s property, what was found could be described as a house of horrors.
After a week off, the True Crime Society Podcast is back with the horrifying story of the Henryetta Murders.
Listen by searching True Crime Society on your podcast platform. #truecrimesociety #truecrimesocietypodcast #truecrimepodcast #podcast #henryetta #jessemcfadden #oklahoma
Read our blog for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/06/13/horror-in-henryetta/

If you’d like to skip straight to the crime content, please goto (9:52)
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