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On a warm September night in 2005, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague finished her shift at a Wendy's restaurant in Barrhaven, Ontario. She stopped to chat with friends at the local Mac's Milk before beginning the short walk home, a route she'd taken countless times before. She never made it.

Jennifer's disappearance shattered the sense of safety in one of Ottawa's fastest-growing suburbs. As police, volunteers, helicopters and search dogs scoured the community, her family refused to believe she had run away. Ten days later, the search ended in heartbreak when Jennifer's body was discovered in the Stony Swamp Conservation Area.

For months, investigators chased leads that went nowhere. A composite sketch. A $100,000 reward. Dozens of new tips. Then, in one of the most unusual twists in Canadian true crime history, a Barrhaven man began telling complete strangers that he had killed Jennifer.

In this episode of Serial Napper, we're revisiting Jennifer's case nearly twenty years later, exploring who she was before she became a headline, how one ordinary walk home changed an entire community, and why her story still resonates with so many people today.

Sources:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/from-the-archives-jennifer-teague-there-will-never-be-closure-until-the-truth-is-known-father-says

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/finding-hope-after-the-murder-of-their-daughter-jennifer-teague/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/jennifer-teague-s-killer-heads-to-prison-after-pleading-guilty-1.712530

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/neighbours-stunned-after-ottawa-man-charged-in-teen-s-slaying-1.586319

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On April 3, 2022, 27-year-old Christian "Toby" Obumseli was fatally stabbed inside the luxury Miami condominium he shared with his girlfriend, influencer and OnlyFans creator Courtney Clenney.

Courtney never denied causing the fatal injury, but she insisted it was self-defence. Prosecutors insisted it was murder.

For years, this case divided the internet. Security footage, police bodycam video, disturbing audio recordings, allegations of domestic abuse from both sides, and forensic evidence all fueled a debate that seemed destined to play out in front of a jury.

But after years of delays, the trial never happened.

In this updated episode of Serial Napper, we're revisiting this case, including the new evidence both sides planned to present, the shocking developments that changed the course of everything, and the plea agreement that brought the criminal proceedings to an unexpected end.

Was Courtney Clenney a victim who fought back? Or was Christian Obumseli the victim all along?

Sources:

https://www.instagram.com/courtneytailor/reels/

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/it-definitely-could-have-been-stopped-former-neighbor-speaks-out-after-onlyfans-model-charged-with-murdering-boyfriend/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/onlyfans-murder-not-guilty-courtney-clenney-christian-obumseli-1234584744/

https://www.newsweek.com/what-we-know-courtney-clenney-onlyfans-instagram-model-arrested-murder-1733236

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/08/03/onlyfans-model-courtney-clenney-plea-deal-boyfriend-stabbing-death/

https://nypost.com/2026/07/09/us-news/onlyfans-killer-courtney-clenney-to-use-boyfriends-texts-about-beatings-to-fight-murder-case/

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In June 2009, four women from the same family were found dead inside a submerged car at the Kingston Mills Locks near Kingston, Ontario. At first, it appeared to be a tragic accident. Their family claimed the women had taken the car for a late-night drive and somehow ended up in the water.

But investigators quickly uncovered a much darker truth.

As evidence mounted, police began to suspect that the deaths of Zainab Shafia, Sahar Shafia, Geeti Shafia and Rona Amir Mohammad were not an accident at all, but a carefully planned act of so-called "honour"-based violence carried out by the very people who were supposed to protect them.

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In February 2007, two-year-old Mariah Alvarez died after suffering a catastrophic head injury just days after her family moved into a new apartment in Harlingen, Texas. Within hours, investigators became convinced they were looking at one of the worst cases of child abuse they had ever seen. Mariah's mother, Melissa Lucio, endured a five-hour interrogation while pregnant with twins, eventually uttering the words, "I guess I did it. That confession helped send her to death row.

But nearly two decades later, the case has become one of the most controversial in America. Medical experts have challenged the original forensic conclusions. Specialists in false confessions have questioned the reliability of Melissa's interrogation. Jurors who voted to sentence her to death have publicly changed their minds. And in a stunning turn of events, a Texas judge recommended overturning both her conviction and death sentence, even concluding she is actually innocent of intentionally murdering her daughter.

As of 2026, however, Melissa Lucio remains on death row while the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decides whether to uphold or overturn her conviction.

Was this a horrific case of child abuse? Or a tragic accident followed by a false confession?

Sources:

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/21496.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/26/us/melissa-lucio-what-we-know/index.html#:~:text=Lucio%2C%20a%20mother%20of%2014,wrongfully%20convicted%20of%20capital%20murder.

https://dockets.justia.com/docket/mississippi/msndce/4%3A2026cv00040/52130

https://legalclarity.org/melissa-lucio-supreme-court-decision-and-legal-update/

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/trial-judge-signs-agreed-findings-of-fact-and-conclusions-of-law-recommending-melissa-lucios-conviction-and-death-sentence-be-overturned

https://innocenceproject.org/news/case-update-texas-trial-court-recommends-melissa-lucios-conviction-and-death-sentence-be-overturned/

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/melissa-lucio-conviction-reversal-20335304.php

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/22/1094156659/melissa-lucio-execution-texas

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On November 24, 2022, 38-year-old Liam Smith stepped outside his home in Shevington, Greater Manchester. He never made it back inside.

For nearly ten hours, Michael Hillier had been waiting in a Mitsubishi Shogun parked outside Liam's home. When Liam approached the vehicle, Hillier shot him in the face at close range before pouring sulphuric acid over him as he lay fatally wounded. The shocking attack stunned the community, but what investigators uncovered next was even more disturbing.

The motive traced back to a single Tinder date three years earlier. Hillier claimed his girlfriend, Rachel Fulstow, had told him Liam had raped her during their encounter in 2019. According to Hillier, the couple spent months planning a vigilante attack because they believed the justice system would never hold Liam accountable. Rachel told a very different story. She admitted she had told Michael about the encounter, but denied ever wanting Liam harmed, insisting she was living under Michael's coercive control and had become trapped in his obsession.

As detectives pieced together CCTV footage, internet searches, cloned licence plates, burner phones, and months of meticulous planning, one question emerged: Was Rachel Fulstow an equal participant in Liam's murder, or another victim manipulated by the man who carried it out?

Sources:

https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a71770037/killer-couple-love-on-trial-bbc/

https://www.thejusticegap.com/documentary-reveals-inside-story-of-womans-joint-enterprise-murder-conviction/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-66600454

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-66615107

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-love-you-much-always-27585163

https://www.iclr.co.uk/document/2025002869/transcriptXml_2025002869_2025050612425263/html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H4-F-wRA1Y

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murderer-who-shot-dad-face-27582056

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/michael-hillier-rachel-fulstow-court-b2393233.html

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