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True Crime Bloodlines

True Crime Bloodlines

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 Some cases are never truly closed. The files go cold, the headlines fade — but the questions remain.

True Crime Bloodlines is a podcast that goes beyond the surface of real crime cases to expose what most investigations miss: the family ties, inherited patterns, and generational secrets that turn ordinary people into killers. This isn't standard criminal investigation content. Every case is examined through the lens of bloodlines — how violence, manipulation, and obsession travel through families across decades.

Jack is a former forensic case researcher with over eight years of experience consulting on cold cases and studying criminal psychology. He has spent years inside police archives, court transcripts, and victim advocacy files that never made the evening news. That background shapes every episode — no speculation without evidence, no drama without facts.

This show is built for listeners who feel like true crime podcasts scratch the surface but never go deep enough. If you want criminal investigation analysis that connects the dots between psychology, family history, and crime, you are in the right place.

New episodes drop every Tuesday, running between 18 and 25 minutes. Each case is fully researched and presented as a standalone investigation, so you can start anywhere.

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Episodes
  • The Flannan Isles: The Storm That Never Was

    The Flannan Isles: The Storm That Never Was
    Apr 22 2026
    The Flannan Isles: The Storm That Never Was: The Mystery of the Three Missing Keepers of Eilean Mòr

    Three experienced men disappear from a lighthouse in 1900. Their log describes the worst storm in decades, but witnesses on the mainland confirm clear skies on those same days. How is it possible that steel railings are bent and a ton-sized rock is displaced if the storm never occurred?

    In this episode, we explore the impossible contradiction that defines this unsolved case: the log records extreme terror and cries for help while the island's coroner shows massive physical damage, but the official investigation ignores that no coastal witness verified the storm. Bent railings, a raincoat hanging, food on the table, and a final calm entry before total disappearance raise a question that Scottish justice never answered.

    Victims: Donald MacArthur, James Ducat, William Marshall
    Date: December 1900
    Location: Eilean Mòr Island, Flannan Isles, Scotland
    Status: Unsolved case

    - The raincoat hanging on the hook suggests an unplanned departure or forced abandonment under non-climatic conditions.
    - The log ends on December 15 with a relieved entry, but the three men disappeared just after, not during the supposed storm.
    - Coastal witnesses miles away report exceptional visibility and clear skies on the same dates the log speaks of unprecedented winds.
    - The bent steel railings and the displaced large rock require extraordinary external force, but no storm was officially verified.

    Donald MacArthur, James Ducat, William Marshall, Eilean Mòr 1900, abandoned lighthouse, inexplicable storm, forensic investigation, missing mystery, physical contradiction, closed case, Spanish true crime

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    Recommended Listening:
    If you are a fan of deep-dive investigative podcasts and suspenseful storytelling like Crime Junkie, True Crime with Kendall Rae, Dateline NBC, 48 Hours, Morbid, 20/20, Betrayal Season 5, MrBallen Podcast: Strange Dark & Mysterious Stories, My Favorite Murder, Criminal, Murder at the U, Snapped: Women Who Murder, Serialously with Annie Elise, Casefile True Crime, or The Epstein Files, this will be your new favorite podcast.

    Topics Covered:
    True crime podcast, unsolved mysteries, cold cases, serial killers, missing persons, real crime stories, investigative journalism, homicide investigations, forensic science, interrogations, 911 calls, true crime daily, true crime 24 hours podcast, unexplained deaths, true crime stories English.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    20 mins
  • Thirty years of silence: Art's confession

    Thirty years of silence: Art's confession
    Apr 21 2026
    Thirty years of silence: Art's confession: The case of Art and Lisa's decision in 1989

    In 1989, a father hears his wife beating their unconscious son upstairs after he attacked their baby with a knife. At two different moments, he realizes that his son will die if he does not intervene. Both times, he chooses not to. Thirty years later, he publishes the full confession on Reddit.

    In this episode, we explore the central contradiction: Art and Lisa leave food for their severely injured son but openly declare that they wanted him to die. We examine how a father evaluates his son's life—years of violence, knife attacks, bestiality—and decides that neglecting to help is his response. Is it extreme negligence or intention disguised as moral paralysis?

    Victim: Art and Lisa's son
    Date: 1989
    Location: United States
    Status: Missing since 1989; unsolved case

    - The son attacked animals before turning ten: he blinded a dog and set a cat on fire.
    - Art describes being attacked twice with a knife, leaving him with permanent scars on his legs, before the son turned sixteen.
    - Lisa beat the unconscious son for minutes; Art heard from the kitchen and chose not to intervene.
    - Art never saw his son again after 1989; in 2019 he states: "If he kept causing harm, I hope someone finished the job."

    Art, 1989, knife attack, missing son, deliberate negligence, omission of help, criminal minds, investigation, intrigue, Spanish true crime

    If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.

    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    Recommended Listening:
    If you are a fan of deep-dive investigative podcasts and suspenseful storytelling like Crime Junkie, True Crime with Kendall Rae, Dateline NBC, 48 Hours, Morbid, 20/20, Betrayal Season 5, MrBallen Podcast: Strange Dark & Mysterious Stories, My Favorite Murder, Criminal, Murder at the U, Snapped: Women Who Murder, Serialously with Annie Elise, Casefile True Crime, or The Epstein Files, this will be your new favorite podcast.

    Topics Covered:
    True crime podcast, unsolved mysteries, cold cases, serial killers, missing persons, real crime stories, investigative journalism, homicide investigations, forensic science, interrogations, 911 calls, true crime daily, true crime 24 hours podcast, unexplained deaths, true crime stories English.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    21 mins
  • The Farm of Secrets: Pickton and the Perfect Crime

    The Farm of Secrets: Pickton and the Perfect Crime
    Apr 20 2026
    The Farm of Secrets: Pickton and the Perfect Crime: The Serial Murder of Robert Pickton

    A key in the pocket unlocks the handcuffs of a bloodied woman. The same man appears in the hospital with a cut on his face. The police release him days later. For eleven years, a serial killer operated mere meters from the police station while authorities ignored reports, victim clothing, identification documents, and recorded confessions.

    In this episode, we explore how institutional negligence, the profile of the victims, and a farm turned party palace allowed Robert Pickton to confess to 49 homicides while only facing justice for six. The remains of 26 women were excavated from three hundred thousand cubic meters of dirt and manure. Twenty-three were never identified. Why did the system abandon these women not once, but multiple times?

    Victim: Multiple women from Downtown Eastside
    Date: 1991-2002
    Location: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
    Status: Robert Pickton sentenced to life imprisonment; 23 victims not formally identified

    - The key in his pocket directly unlocked the handcuffs of the only known survivor; the police ignored this physical evidence in 1997.
    - Forty-nine confessions recorded by an undercover officer; only six judicial convictions secured due to lack of physical evidence.
    - Clothing, identification documents, and victim bags reported years earlier in his trailer; the police never executed the search warrant without a corroborating witness.
    - The remains were processed in an industrial rendering plant; the resulting fat was distributed in sausages served at parties, community kitchens, and orphanages.

    Robert Pickton, Port Coquitlam, Piggy Palace, serial murder, 1991, Canada, investigation, forensic, missing victims, police negligence, true crime, failed justice, true crime Spanish

    If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.

    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com.

    Recommended Listening:
    If you are a fan of deep-dive investigative podcasts and suspenseful storytelling like Crime Junkie, True Crime with Kendall Rae, Dateline NBC, 48 Hours, Morbid, 20/20, Betrayal Season 5, MrBallen Podcast: Strange Dark & Mysterious Stories, My Favorite Murder, Criminal, Murder at the U, Snapped: Women Who Murder, Serialously with Annie Elise, Casefile True Crime, or The Epstein Files, this will be your new favorite podcast.

    Topics Covered:
    True crime podcast, unsolved mysteries, cold cases, serial killers, missing persons, real crime stories, investigative journalism, homicide investigations, forensic science, interrogations, 911 calls, true crime daily, true crime 24 hours podcast, unexplained deaths, true crime stories English.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    25 mins
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