Natasha "Tasha" Waalen was a beautiful young woman who thought she met the man of her dreams when she met Ryan Boland. However, Ryan wasn't Prince Charming, he allegedly abused Natasha--even after she gave birth to their daughter. In September 2008, a woman's body was found wiped out next to her motorcycle on a highway in Minnesota, and soon it was discovered to be Tasha. But some things just didn't add up...Listen to this week's episode to hear more about what happened to Tasha Waalen. SOURCES: - Simmons, Abby and Harlow, Tim. https://www.newspapers.com/image/250723285/?terms=natasha%20waalen%20&match=1 Star Tribune. 20 Sept 2008. - Associated Press. https://www.newspapers.com/image/219622010/?terms=natasha%20waalen%20&match=1 News-Press. 21 Sept 2008. - Associated Press. https://lacrossetribune.com/newsupdate/police-man-tried-to-make-girlfriend-s-death-look-like-motorcycle-crash/article_48874518-0b7d-5e8f-bd9b-b2aba8264889.html Lacrosse Tribune. 22 Sept 2008. - Associated Press. https://www.twincities.com/2008/09/23/anoka-county-police-deny-brothers-alibi-for-night-of-slaying/ Lacrosse Tribune. 23 Sept 2008. - Associated Press. https://www.newspapers.com/image/546500766/?terms=natasha%20waalen%20&match=1 The Winona Daily News. 23 Sept 2008. - Pabst, Lora. https://www.newspapers.com/image/250724563/?terms=ryan%20boland Star Tribune. 23 Sept 2008. - Associated Press. https://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/mn/man-charged-with-helping-brother-cover-up-killing/article_0ebe24ba-c46e-5016-8b07-600611052eb0.html Lacrosse Tribune. 24 Sept 2008. - Levy, Paul. https://www.startribune.com/no-easy-solutions-to-puzzle-of-natasha-s-death/29869164/ Star Tribune. 29 Sept 2008. - Gervais, Brady. https://www.twincities.com/2008/12/05/benefit-will-help-savannah-4-daughter-of-slain-anoka-woman/ Twin Cities Pioneer Press. 05 Dec 2008. - https://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,31213.0.html Sport-Touring.Net. 24 Sept 2008. - Lyons, Sheri. https://www.presspubs.com/north_oaks/news/local-tragedy-hits-long-time-north-oaks-family/article_f15723e0-723b-57a8-9eeb-b3fba72878c4.html North Oaks News. 30 Oct 2008. - Levy, Paul. https://www.startribune.com/bloody-baseball-bat-lies-between-anoka-brothers/78691582/ Star Tribune. 08 Dec 2009. - Associated Press. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2009/12/09/anoka-man-pleads-guilty-to-helping-cover-up-death MPR News. 09 Dec 2009. - Associated Press. https://www.postbulletin.com/newsmd/second-brother-pleads-guilty-in-homicide Post Bulletin. 02 Mar 2010. - Ngo, Nancy. https://www.twincities.com/2010/05/26/man-gets-11-years-in-prison-in-death-of-brothers-lover/ Twin Cities Pioneer Press. 26 May 2010. - https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/court-of-appeals/2011/a10-1480.html.

Sheila and Clay Fletcher had one daughter, Lacey. When Lacey was a teen she was diagnosed with Autism and became homeschooled. No one saw Lacey for 18 years until her parents called 911. Sources: - Steinbuch, Yaron. “https://nypost.com/2023/06/27/parents-of-woman-found-melted-to-couch-re-indicted-on-murder-charges/” New York Post. June 27, 2023. - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/reindict, accessed September 16, 2023. - Richard, Stacie. “https://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/woman-found-dead-on-couch-officials-request-grand-jury-to-charge-parents/” BRProud. April 26, 2022. - Salk, Ariel. “https://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/people-who-knew-parents-of-woman-found-dead-on-couch-left-stunned/?ipid=promo-link-block1” BRProud. April 27, 2022. - Rai, Arpan. “https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/lacey-fletcher-body-found-parents-b2066340.html” Independent. April 28, 2022. - Bonvillian, Crystal. https://www.wokv.com/news/trending/louisiana-couple-face-grand-jury-after-grown-daughter-found-dead-body-fused-couch/J5VEVHBXLJGGVNZPCUCB6FXPJ4/ WOKV. April 29, 2022. - Kalmbacher, Colin. “https://lawandcrime.com/crime/authorities-push-for-grand-jury-in-sickening-alleged-neglect-case-where-woman-sat-on-couch-for-years-and-died-covered-in-feces-and-maggots/” Law & Crime. April 30, 2022. - Steinbuch, Yaron. https://nypost.com/2022/04/29/louisiana-woman-found-dead-in-neglect-case-melted-into-couch/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&sr_share=facebook&fbclid=IwAR213WqJayhFQFhpMuW3dv3iwcBAwwOHPtMsUa2CZ6Lv3a4opUgPOC5mpbMNew York Post. April 29, 2022. - Gross, Crystal. https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/colleague-of-lacey-fletchers-father-outraged-over-neglect/ Baller Report. April 30, 2022. - Woodfield, Greg. “https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10783477/Lacey-Fletcher-seen-public-15-years-death-neighbors-reveal.html” Daily Mail. May 5, 2022. - Change.org’s https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-lacey-fletcher, accessed September 18, 2023. - Bashinsky, Ruth. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10769793/Co-worker-Louisiana-dad-accused-murdering-daughter-locked-syndrome-shocked.html Daily Mail. May 26, 2022. - Nakamoto, Chris. “https://www.wbrz.com/news/court-delay-couple-accused-of-murdering-daughter-claim-they-ve-had-covid-exposure/” WBRZ-2. July 4, 2022. - Duhe, Lester. https://www.wafb.com/2023/06/08/charges-parents-woman-found-dead-couch-thrown-out-likely-be-reinstated/ WAFB. June 8, 2023. - Crabtree, Emma. https://www.the-sun.com/news/8364707/update-lacey-fletcher-death-rotting-remains-couch-neglect/ The U.S. Sun. June 14, 2023. - Staff writer, https://www.wbrz.com/news/judge-tosses-out-murder-charges-for-parents-whose-daughter-died-on-rotting-couch-da-seeks-to-re-indict/ WBRZ-2. June 19, 2023. - Bruce, Matt. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/parents-accused-of-letting-daughter-die-on-couch-reindicted/article_2dcbd942-0fa0-11ee-9910-7f17fd8989b5.html The Advocate. June 20, 203. - Arceneaux, Jordan. https://unfilteredwithkiran.com/grand-jury-indicts-parents-accused-of-letting-daughter-die-on-couch/ Unfiltered News. June 21, 2023. - Alexander, Harriet. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12236737/Parents-severely-autistic-Louisiana-woman-36-died-fused-couch-arrested.html The Daily Mail. June 26, 2023. - Kalmbacher, Colin. https://lawandcrime.com/crime/parents-indicted-on-murder-charges-for-the-2nd-time-in-case-where-paralyzed-daughter-melted-into-familys-couch-while-starving-and-covered-in-feces-sores-and-maggots/ Law & Crime. June 26, 2023. - Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239331107/lacey-ellen-fletcher. Accessed September 18, 2023. - Page, David. https://www.newspapers.com/image/844296891/?terms=clay%20fletcher&match=1. The Zachary Plainsman-News. November 14, 1974. - Obituaries. https://obits.theadvocate.com/us/obituaries/theadvocate/name/donald-fletcher-obituary?id=25895465. April 13, 2007. - HelpGuide. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/social-anxiety-disorder.htm. Accessed September 18, 2023. - Mount Sinai. https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/asperger-syndrome. Accessed September 18, 2023. - Johns Hopkins. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/about/community-health/johns-hopkins-bayview/services/called-to-care/causes-symptoms-caregiver-burnout. Accessed September 18, 2023.

Ruth Ellis was a beautiful platinum blonde who occasionally modeled in 1950s England. The mother of two children and divorced, Ruth met a man who would change the trajectory of her life forever--David Blakely. Ruth and David began a volatile love affair, one wrought with lies and bitter jealousy, that ended with one of them dead and one getting sent to the gallows. Listen to this week's episode to hear more! Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.crimesandconsequences.com--------------->Get ad-free early releases of each episode, plus over 170 exclusive Members Only episodes by going to Patreon.com/tntcrimes or joining our Apple Channel on the Apple Podcast App. WATCH US ON VIDEO ON YOUTUBE'S TRUE CRIME DAILY! 1) https://allthatsinteresting.com/ruth-ellis 2) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/12/ruth-ellis-files-bbc-documentary-murder-case-cant-let-go 3) https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/ruth-ellis-the-model-who-smiled-at-her-executioner-1.3690704 4) https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/ruth-ellis-hanging-capital-punishment-death-penalty/ 5) Book – Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman to be Hanged By Andrew Alexander

In 1985, two best friends went to the rural Northern Michigan town of Mio to kick off their start of the deer hunting season; they never returned home. After 18 years a witness came forward to reveal the unspeakable fate of the hunters. At the time of their disappearance, the terrifying Duvall brothers lived near Mio. The brothers liked to drink, fight, and tend to their pigs. And on the night the hunters died, they did all three. Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.crimesandconsequences.com--------------->Get ad-free early releases of each episode, plus over 170 exclusive Members Only episodes by going to Patreon.com/tntcrimes or joining our Apple Channel on the Apple Podcast App. WATCH US ON VIDEO ON YOUTUBE'S TRUE CRIME DAILY! Sources: 1) Court Records 2) Darker than Night: The True Story of a Brutal Double Homicide and an 18-Year Long Quest for Justice (St. Martin's True Crime Library) Mass Market Paperback – October 3, 2006

In the summer of 2011, the quiet town of Macon, Georgia, was shaken to its core by a horrifying and baffling crime Lauren Giddings was a 27-year-old law school graduate with a bright future ahead of her. Described as diligent, intelligent, and extremely kind-hearted, she was well-liked by her peers and had a promising legal career on the horizon. However, on June 29, 2011, she disappeared. Here is her story. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/lauren-giddingshttps://www.google.com/amp/s/wgxa.tv/amp/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgxa.tv/amp/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murderhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.macon.com/news/local/crime/article271369827.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.13wmaz.com/amp/article/news/local/5k-run-honors-former-mercer-law-student/93-f4c3177a-97ea-4af7-90e5-ff43908758e2https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.13wmaz.com/amp/article/news/local/5k-run-honors-former-mercer-law-student/93-f4c3177a-97ea-4af7-90e5-ff43908758e2https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.13wmaz.com/amp/article/news/local/5k-run-honors-former-mercer-law-student/93-f4c3177a-97ea-4af7-90e5-ff43908758e2 https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/true-crime/stephen-mcdaniel-murderer-police-interrogation-084405-20230828 https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/true-crime/stephen-mcdaniel-murderer-police-interrogation-084405-20230828

In a small town in Utah at a very remote cabin, the Tiedes were preparing to celebrate Christmas at their vacation home when they were surprised by some unexpected guests. This story is filled with some shocking twists and a lot of tragedy. Here is their story. Thank you so much for supporting us during this difficult personal time- we appreciate you all more than you know! CBS https://images.app.goo.gl/8Z6o5X7F6a2qVAfD8 CBS - https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/crime-scene-photos-deadly-home-invasion/2/ KSL.com - https://www.ksl.com/article/50215161/appeals-court-ruling-sends-double-killer-back-to-utahs-death-row EWU Crime Storytime - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3BEunjt_OE Discovery+ - Surviving Evil Season 2 Episode 3

Karl Denke was beloved around Munsterburg, Germany in the years between the great World Wars. Germany experienced a depression due to its loss during WWI, and Karl sold goods to his neighbors such as shoelaces, and soap but the big seller was his pickled pork. It flew off the shelves, so to speak. Until one day, a man named Vincens was found covered in blood running from Karl's apartment and he told one unbelievable tale--Karl tried to kill him! No one wanted to believe it but as time went on, that was the least of the crimes the authorities would uncover.

On March 10, 2016, a teenager named Stephen, went missing from his home. He seemingly vanished into thin air leaving no clues behind. His family and friends did everything they could to find him. Unfortunately, Stephen's case grew cold. Then, 13 months after his disappearance, a woman named Evette revealed a secret. She described a chilling tale of murder and betrayal. Stephen was dead...and she knew exactly who did it. Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.crimesandconsequences.com --------------->Get ad-free early releases of each episode, plus over 170 exclusive Members Only episodes by going to Patreon.com/tntcrimes or joining our Apple Channel on the Apple Podcast App. SOURCES: Macomb County 16th Circuit Court file

On May 11, 1999, Gary McCullough went missing after realizing his wife Sandy was having an affair with another man (and Gary had been her lover during her prior marriage, to Gary's brother, Albert). Sandy had six daughters who were fond of their stepfathers (the brothers McCullough) but one had a secret that she wouldn't reveal for years regarding Gary's disappearance. Then the daughter with the secret--Lena Chapin--disappeared too. SOURCES: 1) https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/unsolved-mysteries-lena-chapin-what-happened/ 2) https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lena_Chapin 3) https://thelatch.com.au/lena-chapin-unsolved-mysteries/ 4) https://www.phelpscountyfocus.com/article_43d12314-b585-11ea-8a73-2fd3ded7aa62.html 5) Netflix "Unsolved Mysteries" Volume 1, Episode 6

TW: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Lisa Harnum was a beautiful and adventurous young woman who loved everything about fashion, makeup, and hair. She was an aspiring model and hairdresser, who moved from her home in Toronto, Canada to Sydney, Australia. While in Sydney, Lisa met a man named Simon Gittany who became so controlling, that Lisa had to quit her hairdressing job and also stopped wearing makeup and fun clothing. Then things got worse. oin us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.crimesandconsequences.com--------------->Get ad-free early releases of each episode, plus over 180 exclusive Members Only episodes by going to Patreon.com/tntcrimes or joining our Apple Channel on the Apple Podcast App. SOURCES: 1) Book: "Why Did They Do It? Inside the Minds of Australia's Most Unlikely Killers" by Cheryl Critchley and Helen McGrath https://www.amazon.com/Why-Did-They-Do-it/dp/1743533179/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XC7N4A6S5CVV&keywords=why+did+they+do+it+cheryl+critchley&qid=1699888217&sprefix=why+did+they+do+it+cheryl+chritchley%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1 2) The Lisa Harnum Foundation: https://www.lisahf.org.au/ 3) News.com.au: https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/rachelle-louise-accuses-judge-who-sentenced-simon-gittany-as-having-men-issues-in-a-tendered-email/news-story/40f3d2efa10e303b59b8d717c16e033e 4) The Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/simon-gittanys-expartner-rachelle-louise-changed-name-while-at-cba-now-studying-law-court-hears-20150506-ggv32c.html