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TrueCrimeIRL

TrueCrimeIRL

TrueCrimeIRL

TrueCrimeIRL is a podcast hosted by native Iowan, Kelli Berens-Brink. Kelli discusses murder and missing persons cases, as well as cold cases from across the nation. You'll enjoy first-hand accounts of crimes, told from Kelli's own unique and quirky perspective. Kelli includes many guests, such as law enforcement, lawyers, victims, perps, and more. Tune into TrueCrimeIRL, and visit TrueCrimeIRL.com for more info. Follow us on social media @ TrueCrimeIRL.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best TrueCrimeIRL episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to TrueCrimeIRL for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite TrueCrimeIRL episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

August 2005: Students were moving into their dorms and apartments at The University of Texas in Austin, getting ready for what would undoubtedly be, another epic school year. House parties were being planned, football was starting back up...and the city was bursting with the energy of young people returning to school. You’re listening to True Crime IRL, and I’m your host Kelli Berens-Brink, and this is the story of Jennifer Cave.

True Crime IRL is written, produced, and hosted by Kelli Berens-Brink. For more information, go to TrueCrimeIRL.com Follow True Crime IRL on social media at: Instagram.com/truecrimeirl Facebook.com/truecrimeirl Twitter.com/truecrimeirl Follow host Kelli Berens-Brink at: Instagram.com/kellibrink SOURCES & PHOTO CREDIT: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/fifteen-years-ago-this-week-the-tragic-death-of-jennifer-cave/269-4ebbb3f8-d1d2-45a5-b944-82bf9c87820d https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jennifer_Cave https://www.aymag.com/murder-mystery-the-murder-of-jennifer-cave/ https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/fifteen-years-ago-this-week-the-tragic-death-of-jennifer-cave/269-4ebbb3f8-d1d2-45a5-b944-82bf9c87820d https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/jennifer-cave https://www.statesman.com/news/20180315/laura-hall-involved-in-2005-west-campus-murder-of-jennifer-cave-out-of-prison https://www.tdcaa.com/journal/the-murderer-next-door/ https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/woman-sent-to-prison-after-gruesome-west-campus-murder-released/ http://truecrimediscussions.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-murder-of-jennifer-cave.html https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pitonyak-colton-photos.htm http://www.kathryncasey.com/a_descent_into_hell_50545.htm https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/when-darkness-fell-jennifer-cave/ https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/jennifer-cave https://youtu.be/EulICrZvnvI https://youtu.be/-MW9Yn9ApA8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-mystery-in-too-deep-20-03-2010/ MUSIC: Blue Ska by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3453-blue-ska License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Tyrant by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5031-tyrant License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cherry Blossom by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3496-cherry-blossom License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Basement Floor by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3419-basement-floor License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Variation on Egmont by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4579-variation-on-egmont License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license With a Creation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4637-with-a-creation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Unwritten Return by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4570-unwritten-return License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Decay by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3628-decay License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Unseen Horrors by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4569-unseen-horrors License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3982-lightless-dawn License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Some Amount of Evil by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4388-some-amount-of-evil License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Winter Reflections by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4632-winter-reflections License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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The Farmville Murders With Guest Host, Shane Waters from Foul Play Podcast

This episode was written and performed by Shane Waters.

SHANE WATERS OF FOUL PLAY, SOCIAL MEDIA:

• INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/crimefoulplay

• FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimefoulplay

The Farmville murders occurred in Farmville, Virginia, in September 2009 – the quadruple bludgeoning homicide of Mark Niederbrock, Debra S. Kelley, their daughter Emma Niederbrock and her friend Melanie Wells. Thank for listening, and sleep well...

Listen ad-free and get multiple versions of every sleep story (and support the show) by joining our Patreon!

Just go to: Patreon.com/truecrimeirl

SOURCE MATERIAL USED IN THIS EPISODE:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmville_murders

https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2021/2/17/farmville-murders-syko-sam

SOCIAL MEDIA:

• INSTAGRAM @truecrimesleepstories

• FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/truecrimesleepstories

• TIKTOK @truecrimeirl

• PATREON patreon.com/truecrimeirl

#mystery #truecrimeirl #truecrimesleepstories #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimememes #unsolved #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimestories #truecrimeallthetime #truecrimeandchill #buzzfeedunsolvedtruecrime #buzzfeedunsolved #kellibrink #kelliberensbrink #sleepstory #sleepstories #asmr #truecrimegarage #crimejunkie #podcast #farmvillemurders #sykosam #horrorcore #foulplaypodcast #shanewaters

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S4 EP12: GUILTY | True Crime IRL Presents The Manchester Mysteries

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TRUE CRIME IRL is written, produced, & hosted by Kelli Berens-Brink.

For more information, go to truecrimeirl.com

FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA: INSTAGRAM: @TRUECRIMEIRL AND @KELLIBRINK

TIKTOK: @TRUECRIMEIRL FACEBOOK: @TRUECRIMEIRL TWITTER: @TRUECRIMEIRL

BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/TRUECRIMEIRLPODCAST

Spend an evening with The Captain from True Crime Garage, Bob Ruff from Truth & Justice, and Kelli from True Crime IRL in Grand Rapids MI, Saturday, April 16th at 7PM. Buy tickets at: captainfathands.com/events

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimeirl/support
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TrueCrimeIRL - Bonus: Morgan from Crimepedia Podcast
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01/05/23 • 30 min

This show originally aired on our YouTube channel. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/h4VhzywwgLE

Morgan from the CrimePedia Podcast chats with Kelli about true crime podcasting and answers 15 very important questions from The Colbert Questionert. Follow CrimePedia: https://www.instagram.com/crimepedia

https://www.crimepediapodcast.com/

Support the show! Go to Patreon.com/truecrimeirl Follow on SOCIAL MEDIA: • INSTAGRAM: @truecrimeirl @kellibrink @truecrimesleepstories • FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/truecrimesleepstories www.facebook.com/truecrimeirl • TIKTOK @truecrimeirl #truecrimeirl #truecrimesleepstories #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimestories #truecrimeallthetime #truecrimeandchill #buzzfeedunsolvedtruecrime #buzzfeedunsolved #kellibrink #kelliberensbrink #sleepstory #sleepstories #truecrimegarage #crimejunkie #podcast #redlight #talkshow #comedy #crimepedia

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TrueCrimeIRL - BONUS: The Problems With Prohibition
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02/03/23 • 8 min

The prohibition of alcohol in the United States lasted from 1920 to 1933 and was arguably one of the most unsuccessful social experiments in American history. Despite its noble intentions, prohibition had a number of negative effects on society that made it difficult for people to abide by these restrictions. Please subscribe to the channel for more great videos! #prohibition #history #ushistory #truecrime #crime #interestingfacts #kellibrink #sleepstories #sleepstory --- --- --- --- Support the show by joining Patreon.com/truecrimeirl Follow on SOCIAL MEDIA: • INSTAGRAM: @truecrimeirl @kellibrink @truecrimesleepstories • FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/truecrimesleepstories www.facebook.com/truecrimeirl • TIKTOK @truecrimeirl --- The following music was used for this media project: Music: Inspiring Noir Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8785-inspiring-noir-piano-waltz License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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TrueCrimeIRL - Thanksgiving Special
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11/26/21 • 23 min

Hey everyone. I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving and that you’re all having a fun Black Friday, getting your shopping done, and enjoying family & friends!

So, if you’ve been listening to the show from the very beginning, you know that I used to do these more light-hearted daily mini episodes called “The Murder Minute” – I would quickly summarize a case as quickly as I could in one or two minutes. But – I got really busy, and I stopped doing them. But I actually have had a lot of feedback on these little baby episodes and a few of you have said you liked them. SO – my question for you is – did you like them? Do you miss them? Do you want me to bring them back?

My thought process on these was that I would eventually do a full episode on each of the stories, but there are several that I haven’t covered in full yet.

Today’s episode is actually a montage of 9 Murder Minute episodes I’ve done that – so far – haven’t been made into full episodes. So – listen to them and do me a favor – follow me on Instagram, facebook, or ticktok at True Crime IRL, all one word, and tell me which one you’d like to hear more about! I really love to get listener feedback and I’d love to hear your thoughts!

SO GUYS! What do you think? Which Murder Minute mini should I do a FULL episode on in the future? Remember to shoutout to me on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok at TrueCrimeIRL – and let me know!

Don’t forget that True Crime Thursday Night at Franklin Street Brewing is coming up December 9th at 6pm – be there! AND I am doing a live show on December 11th with the captain, from true crime garage, and you should definitely come to it – it’s in Champaign Illinois and you can find all the details – and buy your tickets – online at captainfathands.com/events.

Stay safe this holiday season, everyone. Thank you for listening – I love you all – I’m thankful for you – I’m humbled that my voice is going into your earholes right now – and I’ll see ya next week! Until then – lock your doors, people. BUH -BYE!

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TrueCrimeIRL is written, produced, and hosted by Kelli Berens-Brink.

Please subscribe to TrueCrimeIRL wherever you get your podcasts and consider leaving a 5 star review.

Go to TrueCrimeIRL.com for more information.

Support the show by becoming a Patreon donor! Go to https://www.patreon.com/TRUECRIMEIRLPODCAST

You can also support the show by leaving a tip in the TCIRL tip jar! Go to https://truecrimeirl.com/and click on the “donate” button.

OR, by buying merch in the TCIRL merch shop: https://truecrimeirl.com/merch/

Watch True Crime IRL on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/kellibrinktv

TrueCrimeIRL Theme music is produced by Captain at True Crime Garage.

Follow True Crime IRL on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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TrueCrimeIRL - Bonus: Captain From True Crime Garage
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01/03/23 • 37 min

This show originally aired via YouTube. You can watch the interview in its entirety at: https://youtu.be/B7PTj5Sui-U

The Captain from True Crime Garage chats with Kelli about podcasting and answers 15 very important questions from The Colbert Questionert.

Thank for listening, and sleep well...

Support the show!

Go to Patreon.com/truecrimeirl

Follow on SOCIAL MEDIA:

• INSTAGRAM: @truecrimeirl @kellibrink @truecrimesleepstories

• FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/truecrimesleepstories www.facebook.com/truecrimeirl

• TIKTOK @truecrimeirl

#mystery #truecrimeirl #truecrimesleepstories #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimestories #truecrimeallthetime #truecrimeandchill #buzzfeedunsolvedtruecrime #buzzfeedunsolved #kellibrink #kelliberensbrink #sleepstory #sleepstories #asmr #truecrimegarage #crimejunkie #podcast #redlight #talkshow #comedy

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In 1912, in Villisca Iowa....the Moore family was considered affluent in their small community – and they were VERY well liked - until they were all brutally murdered in their beds by an unknown monster.

Was it a serial killer? A creepy window peeper? Or a supernatural entity?

Thank for listening, and sleep well... Listen ad-free and get multiple versions of every sleep story (and support the show) by joining our Patreon! Just go to: Patreon.com/truecrimesleepstories

Follow on SOCIAL MEDIA:

• INSTAGRAM: @truecrimeirl @kellibrink @truecrimesleepstories

• FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/truecrimesleepstories www.facebook.com/truecrimeirl

• TIKTOK @truecrimeirl

#mystery #truecrimeirl #truecrimesleepstories #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie #truecrimeobsessed #truecrimememes #unsolved #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimestories #truecrimeallthetime #truecrimeandchill #buzzfeedunsolvedtruecrime #buzzfeedunsolved #kellibrink #kelliberensbrink #sleepstory #sleepstories #asmr #truecrimegarage #crimejunkie #podcast #villisca

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TrueCrimeIRL - 35. ANNOUNCEMENT!

35. ANNOUNCEMENT!

TrueCrimeIRL

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07/14/21 • 1 min

Hey guys...I have a very important announcement! True Crime IRL is joining "That's Not Canon" Productions, based in Brisbane, Australia! I am so excited to be a part of this amazing podcast network. OK....excuse me now, while I go practice my best Australian accent. Until next time... Lock Your Doors, People!! Buh-BYE!

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimeirl/support
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Welcome to the True Crime IRL Murder Minute, hosted by Kelli Berens-Brink. It's one murder, in one minute. Let's go! In 1965 police found the body of 16-year-old, Sylvia Likens. She was covered in cigarette burns and sprawled out on a filthy mattress in the home of 37-year-old Gertrude Baniszewski. This is the story of The Torture Mother.
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How many episodes does TrueCrimeIRL have?

TrueCrimeIRL currently has 115 episodes available.

What topics does TrueCrimeIRL cover?

The podcast is about True Crime and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on TrueCrimeIRL?

The episode title 'The Murder of Jennifer Cave: LIVE From CrimeCon2021 Austin' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on TrueCrimeIRL?

The average episode length on TrueCrimeIRL is 30 minutes.

How often are episodes of TrueCrimeIRL released?

Episodes of TrueCrimeIRL are typically released every 5 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of TrueCrimeIRL?

The first episode of TrueCrimeIRL was released on Jan 7, 2019.

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