Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danielle Hallan, Part 2 examines Raymond Horsch’s disturbing work and the growing number of women connected to the house. What starts with violent films, staged death imagery, writings about dissolving bodies, and Amy McHale’s disappearance quickly becomes sewer excavation and a search for evidence of chemical disposal. Investigators then begin reviewing 600,000 images and 70,000 videos, identifying Marbel Fresus and Gabrielle Amarando as women believed to have died inside the house before another video appears to show Raymond killing a third woman.
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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 1 follows how a random encounter in Philadelphia leads police to 417 West Chew Avenue. What starts with a woman using missing person Blair Tonzelli’s identity, drugs, loaded guns, fake federal badges, and Eugene Horsch’s arrest quickly becomes Blair’s disappearance and her ties to Eugene’s father, Raymond. A weeks-long search of the boarded-up house then uncovers chemicals, a 55-gallon drum, unusual plumbing, zip ties, a disturbing handwritten letter, and dozens of hard drives containing hundreds of thousands of files.
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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the 2019 murder of a beloved Kansas restaurant owner remains unsolved years later. What starts with an unusual morning phone call, conversations about funeral plans, and a normal day at his restaurant quickly becomes a fatal shooting outside the business after closing. Police initially considered robbery, but his deposit bag, watch, and jewelry were left behind. A suspect was arrested days later, only for the charges to be dismissed, leaving his family questioning the motive, the investigation, and who wanted him dead.
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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar on her way to school becomes a murder investigation without a body. What starts with a missed bus, a phone found in a field, and her bag containing the clothes she wore that morning quickly becomes DNA evidence linking a local man, surveillance placing him in the area, evidence recovered from his Volkswagen, and connections to three earlier attempted abductions. A jury ultimately convicts him of murder, but years of searches have still not brought Sierra home.
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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the 1932 kidnapping of 20-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr. becomes one of the most famous criminal cases in American history. What starts with a child missing from his nursery, a handmade ladder, and a $50,000 ransom note quickly becomes 13 ransom messages, meetings with the mysterious “Cemetery John,” a failed payment exchange, the discovery of Charles Jr.’s remains, and the arrest of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. The case also left unanswered questions and helped reshape federal kidnapping laws.
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