True Crimecast

In November 2025, someone broke into a Virginia ABC liquor store in Ashland, Virginia, by falling through a ceiling tile. The intruder proceeded to ransack shelves, smash bottles, and consume spirits (reportedly whiskey and scotch). Who/what was this intruder? And exactly what does a drunken raccoon do to cool off?

The episode investigates the devastating 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash where Diane Schuler drove erratically, killing eight people, including herself and four children in her minivan. Despite a damning toxology report, many witnesses claim that Diane was just fine throughout the morning. Schuler's husband and family denied substance use, claiming a medical emergency was to blame. What was really long with Diane and what caused the crash?

On July 25, 2025, three Knoxville Fire Department responders mistakenly pronounced a woman dead at a home. Minutes later, the death investigator arrived, noticed signs of life, and intervened by administering Narcan and providing first aid, successfully reviving the individual. How did this happen? And how could it be prevented in the future?

The episode details the bizarre "Mrs. Doubtfire scam" in Borgo Virgilio, Italy, where a 56-year-old former nurse allegedly impersonated his deceased mother, Graziella Dall’Oglio, for approximately three years to collect her survivor’s pension payments (totaling around €53,000, or US $60,000).

The disappearance of 21-year-old Jason Landry in December 2020 remains an unsolved mystery. While driving home to Houston from Texas State University, Jason vanished after his car was found wrecked in Luling, Texas. The scene was highly unusual: his vehicle was crashed, but his clothes were found neatly stripped and dropped along the road nearby, along with his backpack and phone. The Office of the Attorney General continues to encourage anyone with credible information to contact the Missing Persons unit at texasattorneygeneral.gov/coldcasetips.