In a legal first that made headlines across the globe, a small town in North Wales became the backdrop for a case that redefined the boundaries of digital harassment. What began as a domestic dispute took a surreal turn when 25-year-old Rhiannon Evans decided to weaponize her phone camera in the most juvenile—yet legally consequential—way possible.

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Ana Montes seemed like the ultimate American patriot. By day, she was the "Queen of Cuba," the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) top analyst at the Pentagon. By night, she was the most dangerous mole in U.S. history, using a Toshiba laptop and a shortwave radio to dismantle American operations from within.

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Cairenn Binder is the Assistant Director of the IGG (Investigative Genetic Genealogy) Center and the Director of the IGG Certificate Program. Cairenn has been at the forefront of IGG since its inception, applying genetic genealogy to identify human remains with the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project from 2018 through 2023. In 2022, she co-founded Coast to Coast Genetic Genealogy Services to fulfill the need for additional IGG practitioners to generate leads in violent crimes. She began working at Ramapo in October of 2022, helping to launch the IGG center in December 2022. Her casework has been featured on BBC news, ABC, NBC, Fox, Oxygen, and CourtTV, in addition to podcasts and digital media.

Cairenn joins True Crimecast today to talk about the work of investigative genetic genealogy, give insight to how it helps solve crimes, and share information about how YOU can contribute directly to the great work being done in investigative genetic genealogy.

Support IGG work being done at Ramapo: https://www.ramapo.edu/igg/how-you-can-help/

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In the scenic hot spring city of Beppu, Japan, a 21-year-old college student noticed a few missing items from her laundromat dryer. What seemed like a minor inconvenience led police to a discovery that left seasoned detectives speechless: 730 pieces of women’s undergarments meticulously stashed in a single apartment.

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In the early morning hours of late December 2025, a quiet residential street on Liberty Road in Lexington, Kentucky, became the scene of a terrifying home invasion. Neighbors watched in horror as a man went door-to-door, eventually forcing his way into a home and launching a violent knife attack on a resident.

This episode of True CrimeCast breaks down the chaotic arrest of Dion Hale, a 35-year-old who now faces a mountain of felony charges—including first-degree burglary, strangulation, and assaulting a police officer.

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Byron Paul Griffy was a pillar to his community in Fowler, Colorado. He owned Griffy Family Funeral Home and brought comfort to countless families during their time of grief. He also served on the Fowler School Board for over 13 years. On October 12th, 2012, one day before his 77th birthday, Bryon was found murdered in his home. When police began the investigation, they uncovered more questions than answers. Bryon's case, and his life, was complicated and made solving his murder difficult.

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In January 2026, Pennsylvania police conducting surveillance at a historic cemetery spotted a man emerging from the shadows with a crowbar and a burlap bag. What was inside that bag launched an investigation into what authorities called "a horror movie come to life."

This episode of True Crime To-Go digs into the macabre case of Jonathan Christian Gerlach. We explore the discovery of over 100 human remains—including skulls, mummified limbs, and even an active pacemaker—hidden in a basement and a storage unit. It’s a story of graveyard desecration on an industrial scale and a man who treated a 200-year-old cemetery like his personal warehouse.

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In Lexington, Kentucky, a funeral home is supposed to be a place of sanctuary and respect. But for Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr., it was a data mine for a heartless federal fraud scheme.

In this episode, we expose how a 27-year-old employee exploited the identities of deceased infants and homicide victims to swindle a local charity.

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