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She Was Stalked & Then Abducted at Target… the Murder of Kelsey Smith Nov 13, 2025

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One evening, on June 2, 2007, 18-year-old Kelsey Smith went out shopping for an anniversary gift for her boyfriend. After being gone and silent for over an hour, her family knew something was wrong. Kelsey sadly would never been seen again, as she had been abducted from the store and killed that same evening.
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She Was Attacked by Her Ex and Survived: The Inspiring Story of Madison Schemitz Nov 06, 2025

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In 2023, then 18-year-old Madison Schemitz had been avoiding her ex-boyfriend, Spencer Pearson, who had been stalking her. One night she went out to dinner with her mother and some friends, spotted Pearson, and left the restaurant. That's when he followed her out into the parking lot with a knife, looking to end her life. He was able to attack her, along with her mother who ran over to help, nearly killing her. But he didn't, and she survived and has since made an incredible recovery.
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Killer Turned Horror Movie Star?! The Case of Shane Moore and Tucker Reed Oct 30, 2025

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On July 26, 2016, then 27-year-old Tucker Reed shot and killed her uncle Shane Moore during a family dispute over land allocation and money. Moore was responsible for caring for his father, and was promised the land and house, but his sister, Tucker's mother, took issue with this, as she had debts, and was using the family for money. This hatred and jealousy of her brother clearly made its way to Tucker, who fatally shot him after the two went over to sabotage Moore's appointment with a Notary Public.
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Teen Girl Found in D4VD’s Tesla: Breaking Down the Celeste Rivas Hernandez Case So Far… Oct 23, 2025

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The remains of a badly decomposed person were found in the front trunk of a seemingly abandoned Tesla in Los Angeles on September 8, 2025. They were soon discovered to belong to 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a girl who had been missing from home since this past April. And what’s more, the Tesla she was found in belonged to popular musician and streamer, 20-year-old David Burke, known professionally as D4VD. This case is ongoing, and in this episode is all we know so far…
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Vanished From Yoga Retreat In The Bahamas?! Where Is Taylor Casey? Oct 16, 2025

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On June 18th, 2024, 41-year-old yoga instructor Taylor Casey went missing from a month-long Bahamian yoga retreat. She was reported missing the following day after failing to make it to any of her classes. That July, her iPhone and journal were located, but they didn't lead police to any answers as to where she could have gone. Her family believes that the search for Taylor wasn't taken as seriously as it should have been because Taylor was a trans woman. To this day they are still looking for answers.
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Her Ex Lied About His Identity, Then Took Her Life: The Murder of Lauren McCluskey Oct 09, 2025

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Lauren McCluskey was a 21-year-old college student with a full life ahead of her when she was killed by a vengeful stalker ex-boyfriend. She tried on multiple occasions to get both campus police and local police involved as her dangerous situation escalated, but sadly, they failed her so many times along the way. The worst part being that if someone with the police had realized that her ex was a felon on parole–or perhaps if they listened to her when she told them this–the whole tragedy could have been avoided.
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Netflix’s Unknown Number: There’s More to the Story in Lauryn Licari’s Case Oct 02, 2025

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In October 2020, Lauryn Licari and her boyfriend Owen, both 13-years-old at the time, started receiving weird text messages about themselves from an unknown number. These weird messages would ramp up over the next few years, getting violent, graphic, and encouraging Lauryn to self-harm. After police got involved, the messages started to try to pin the sender as one of Lauryn’s classmates. Further investigation revealed Lauryn’s harasser’s identity, and it was a revelation no one was ready for.
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Her Mother Was Told She Died in a House Fire but the Truth Is Shocking Sep 25, 2025

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In December 1997, a fire broke out in Luz Cuevas and Pedro Vera’s house. While trying to get her kids out of the house, Luz realized that her newborn daughter Delimar was nowhere to be found. Firefighters thought that maybe she had just been taken by the fire, as they could find no trace of her anywhere. In actuality, Delimar had been kidnapped before the fire broke out. But the story doesn’t end here. In what seems like a miracle, years later, a now six-year-old Delimar finds her way home, and the questions begin.
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Killed by Her Best Friend!? The Unbelievable Case of Taylor Wright Sep 18, 2025

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Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop

Check out my other podcasts:
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Vanished From School? The Disappearance of Nathaniel Holmes Sep 11, 2025

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On December 19, 2017, 17-year-old Nathaniel Holmes was dropped off at high school for the last day of school before Winter Break, and was never seen by friends or family again. When his mother went to pick him up at the end of the day, she was informed by administration that Nathaniel wasn’t at school, and hadn’t been to classes all afternoon. He seemingly just left the building. Strangely, Nathaniel didn’t take any of his belongings with him–no phone, money, or anything that a “runaway” might want to take with them, if they were planning on running away. None of it made any sense.
If you have information on Nathaniel’s disappearance, please contact the Westminster Police Department Tip Line at +1 (303) 658-4360.
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Watch my documentaries:
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Apartment 801: https://bit.ly/2RJ9XXr
True Crime with Kendall Rae podcast:
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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jC66pr

Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop

Check out my other podcasts:
Mile Higher (True Crime) @milehigherpod
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2ROzJcw
Instagram: http://instagram.com/milehigherpod

The Sesh (Current events, a little true crime, pop culture, and commentary) https://bit.ly/3Mtoz4X @the_seshpodcast
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