Episode 69 | Justice For Sandra Birchmore, Stoughton, Massachusetts (part one)
Sandra's case languished for over 3 years (minus a decade of abuse) until August 2024 when Stoughton cop, Matthew Farwell, was arrested
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Anngelle Wood
- Aug 16
Behind The Headlines! North Shore Crime Cases Live show on October 10 at Off Cabot, Beverly
Crime of the Truest Kind is back at Off Cabot on Thursday, October 10, digging deeper into our crime headlines and impactful storytelling.
Anngelle Wood
- Jul 5
Episode 68 | Massachusetts Cold Cases with Emily Sweeney of the Boston Globe, Live from Faces Brewing in Malden, Mass
Explore the chilling true crime mysteries of Massachusetts cold cases with Emily Sweeney of the Boston Globe
Anngelle Wood
- Jun 29
Episode 67 | Molassacre: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919, Boston, Massachusetts
Boston's dark history: The Great Molasses Flood in 1919. The Molassacre. Explore this bizarre, and deadly story. It's criminal.
Crime of the Truest Kind
- Jun 15
Episode 66 | A Fifty-Year-Old Cold Case Is Solved & The Dark History Of Murder in Bedford, Massachusetts
Five murders in as many decades, one went unsolved for 50 years. Travel back in time as we recount this small town's dark past.
Anngelle Wood
- Jun 1
New Live Show! Massachusetts Cold Cases with Emily Sweeney of the Boston Globe
On sale now! Join us for a live case discussion at Faces Brewing in Malden as we Uncover Massachusetts Cold Cases with journalist Emily...
Anngelle Wood
- May 28
Episode 65 | Brace For Impact: Juvenile Lifers, Parole Hearings, & The Families' New Fight
Massachusetts families are in the fight of their lives to keep their juvenile killers behind bars for good.
Anngelle Wood
- May 4
Episode 63 | The John O'Keefe Murder Trial, Canton, Mass with Dubs The True Crime Bloodhound
The death of John O'Keefe has been overshadowed by the frenzy surrounding Karen Read, the woman on trial for his murder
Anngelle Wood
- Apr 9
Replay | The Murder of Beth Brodie, Crime of a Hometown Kind, Groveland, Massachusetts - CALL TO ACTION
Revisiting the story of Beth Brodie, Crime of the Hometown Kind, Groveland, Massachusetts. Beth's killer is seeking parole this month!
Anngelle Wood
- Mar 15
Episode 60 | UNSOLVED New England Crime Cases with Emily Sweeney of the Boston Globe (recorded live at Faces Brewing, Malden, Mass)
We mark the 60th episode of Crime of the Truest Kind with the Unsolved New England show recorded live at Faces Brewing in Malden, Mass
Anngelle Wood
- Feb 23
Episode 59 | Stranger Than Fiction: The Truth About The Crimes of Daniel LaPlante, Townsend, Massachusetts, with author Joe Turner
Horrific small town crimes, a teenage tyrant, & poor reporting in 1986 and 1987. Coverage of Daniel LaPlante's life & crimes is all wrong.
Anngelle Wood
- Feb 7
Episode 58 | The Pepperell Prequel & The True Story of The Bowen Family Nightmare, Pepperell, Massachusetts
The Bowen family's true nightmare is the stuff you'd find in screenplay Their story has been retold as urban legend. There is so much more.
Anngelle Wood
- Jan 5
Episode 56 | Where Is Debra Melo & Deadly Massachusetts Domestic Violence Cases
Debra Melo is missing and her family won't give up trying to get answers. Someone knows something.
Anngelle Wood
- Jan 3
New Year, New Live Shows! First up, New England Crime Stories Live on March 7 at Off Cabot
Crime of the Truest Kind Presents New England Crime Stories Live at Off Cabot in Beverly on March 7
Anngelle Wood
- Dec 29, 2023
Episode 55 | The Suspicious Disappearance of Debra Melo, Taunton, Massachusetts (part one)
The disappearance of Debra Melo who went missing in June 2000 from Taunton, Massachusetts is riddled with red flags.
Anngelle Wood
- Nov 17, 2023
Episode 53 | Rita Hester & The Murder That Started A Movement, Allston, Massachusetts
Uncover the gripping true crime story of Rita Hester, the murder that sparked a movement in the Massachusetts-based true crime podast
Anngelle Wood
- Nov 6, 2023
Episode 52 | I Heart Lewiston, Maine with Bernadette from Murderific podcast
Lewiston, Maine, where a local man known to the community opened fire on two businesses in the largest mass casualty event in Maine history
Anngelle Wood
- Nov 4, 2023
Episode 51 | Breanne Pennington & The Dark History of Murder In Gardner, Massachusetts
Murders that shook the quiet town of Gardner, Massachusetts to its core going back to the 1960s
Anngelle Wood
- Oct 20, 2023
Episode 50 | Lizzi Marriott: A Life So Bright, Dover, New Hampshire
This is a true crime, local history, and storytelling podcast. I write about crimes, I set the scene, connect story themes, I talk about...
Anngelle Wood
- Oct 6, 2023
Episode 49 | Shawn Drumgold, Roxbury, Massachusetts: The Sonoma Street Alibi (Tiffany Moore part 2)
In August 1988, Tiffany Moore was shot three times in what police would call a rival gang turf war on Humboldt Ave in Roxbury. The...
Anngelle Wood
- Sep 25, 2023
Crime of the Truest Kind LIVE! True crime event on November 9
Crime of the Truest Kind's True Crime Night on November 9!
Anngelle Wood
- Sep 23, 2023
Episode 48 | Darlene Tiffany Moore, Roxbury, Massachusetts: Murder on H-Block (part one)
Darlene Tiffany Moore's murder in the summer of 1988 sitting on a mailbox on Humboldt Ave in Roxbury had a huge impact on the city.
Anngelle Wood
- Aug 7, 2023
True Crime Podcast Festival in Austin
Crime of the Truest Kind will be at True Crime Podcast Festival in Austin at the end of August!
Anngelle Wood
- Aug 5, 2023
Episode 47 | Holly Piirainen Cold Case Mystery, Sturbridge, Mass with journalist Rich Price
30 years ago today, 10-year-old Holly Piirainen was enjoying a family vacation in Sturbridge when she was taken. Why is her murder unsolved?
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