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Skip straight to the case discussion: (7:50) In this episode of the True Crime Society we discuss the 2023 murder of Texas father Austin Kanuch. This episode was originally released in January 2026 as a Patreon exclusive and we have chosen to release it as a main episode following a request by a friend of Austin’s. Austin was a father-of-three. On Thursday September 21, 2023, Austin and his wife Mary closed on the purchase of a new home. During the early morning of September 22, an unidentified person was seen riding a bike to the Kanuch’s rental home. The person was at the property for around an hour before they carried out a brutal and fatal attack on Austin. Mary called 911 before the perpetrator had even left the home. Over two years later, Austin’s murder remains unsolved. Police believe the attack was targeted and not random. No public suspects have been named. Read our blog for Austin’s case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2026/01/01/who-killed-texas-father-austin-kanuch/ Be sure to join us on Patreon for weekly exclusive episodes and all episodes are ad-free - Patreon.com/truecrimesociety Join us on Instagram for the latest crime news - Instagram.com/truecrimesociety
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In 2015, Australians watched a Melbourne personal trainer search for love on national television on ‘The Bachelor’. By the end of the season, he had chosen a single mother from Western Australia, and the pair appeared to have found something that reality television rarely delivers: a lasting relationship. That man was Sam Wood. The woman he chose was Snezana Markoski, now known as Snezana Wood. They went on to marry, raise a family together and build a public profile that extended well beyond reality television. Sam became known as a fitness entrepreneur, while Snezana developed her own public profile as a mother, businesswoman and social media personality. Their family life, their children and their relationship featured regularly in the content they shared with followers. But in October 2026, that public image was thrown into uncertainty when Sam was charged with domestic violence offences following a police investigation in Noosa, Queensland. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the downfall of ‘The Bachelor’ Sam Wood. Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesociety.com/2026/10/18/the-downfall-of-the-bachelor-sam-wood/ Join us on Patreon for weekly exclusive episodes and all episodes are ad-free - Patreon.com/truecrimesociety Check out our Instagram for the latest crime news - Instagram.com/truecrimesociety Follow our Facebook page for breaking news - Facebook.com/truecrimesociety This episode is sponsored by:
Timestamp to skip straight to the case: (7:11) A routine police encounter has opened the door to one of Philadelphia’s most disturbing investigations. Inside a home linked to filmmaker Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, investigators have uncovered more than a million photos and videos, disturbing material involving women, drugs, weapons and chemicals—and evidence that has now connected the property to seven missing women. With five of those women believed by investigators to appear in footage that may show them dead, authorities are trying to separate fact from fiction in a vast collection created by a man who spent decades making violent, graphic films. What really happened inside the Horsch home, and how many secrets are still buried there? Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesociety.com/2026/09/27/the-horsch-case-philadelphias-house-of-horrors/ Join us on Patreon for weekly exclusive episodes and all episodes are ad-free - Patreon.com/truecrimesociety Check out our Instagram for the latest crime news - Instagram.com/truecrimesociety Follow our Facebook page for breaking news - Facebook.com/truecrimesociety
Approx Timestamps: (10:20) - Patrick Clancy 60 Minutes Interview (15:00) - Christa Pike On the night of January 12, 1995, 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer walked into an isolated area near the University of Tennessee campus. She would never walk out alive. At the centre of the case was an 18-year-old woman named Christa Pike — a teenager whose childhood, relationships and increasingly disturbing behaviour would become crucial to understanding how Colleen's murder happened. Christa was found guilty of Colleen’s murder and is scheduled for execution on September 30, 2026. In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the horrific murder of Colleen Slemmer and the scheduled execution of Christa Pike. Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesociety.com/2026/09/20/scheduled-for-execution-christa-pike/ Join us on Patreon for weekly exclusive episodes and all episodes are ad-free - Patreon.com/truecrimesociety Check out our Instagram for the latest crime news - Instagram.com/truecrimesociety Follow our Facebook page for breaking news - Facebook.com/truecrimesociety This episode is sponsored by: