The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation. On today's episode we tell you about how this organization got start...

Michael Mastromarino was a former dentist who made headlines when his human tissue scam came to light. Mastromarino was illegally obtaining and selling human tissue. Tune in to hear the details! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

Betty Gore was brutally stabbed to death with an axe 41 times in her home on June 13, 1980. Betty's infant was left alone in another room while she was murdered. The investigation into Betty's death revealed her husband's affair with their friend, Candy Montgomery. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

In Part 1, we detailed Jane's life and both of her poisonings. Now, we dive deep into the investigation of her death and the corruption that took place on many different levels. San Francisco Police and Stanford University still maintain Jane died of natural causes, but is that the truth? Tune in to hear all the details! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

Jane Stanford and her husband, Leland, founded Stanford University in 1891 in honor of their son, Leland Jr, who passed away from typhoid fever. Jane was eventually poisoned twice in 1905. The second poisoning resulting in her death. Tune in to hear the details of Jane's early life and both poisoning. Part 2 is available now on Patreon! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

Brian Shaffer was a med student at the Ohio State University when he disappeared during a night out with friends on April 1, 2006. There are many theories about what happened to Brian, but he hasn't been seen or heard from since 2006. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

In April 2017, Halee Rathgeber was found murdered near remote soccer fields in Newburgh, Indiana. Officers started to try and figure out who would do this to a 20 year old college student. Tune in to hear all the details that we know of Halee's murder. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

21 year old North Carolina Central University student, Latrese Curtis was found murdered on Interstate 540 in Raleigh in 2008. She had been stabbed at least 40 times. There were several suspects in her murder before one unlikely person was arrested. What happened to Latrese? Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

2 year old DeOrr Kunz Jr. disappeared from a family camping trip in Idaho in 2015. His remains have never been found and there are questionable circumstances surrounding his disappearance, including conflicting statements from those who were with him. What happened to baby DeOrr? www.patreon.com/caffeinatedcrimes Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

At least 10 young women were found murdered in the 1970s and left in an embankment near Santa Rosa, California. Most girls were last seen hitchhiking or known to hitchhike. The murders are still unsolved today. Tune in to hear the details! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

In part 2, we continue discussing the investigation into John O'Keefe's death and Karen Read's trial for his murder. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

John O'Keefe was a Boston police officer who was found unresponsive in the yard of his friend's home during a snowstorm in January of 2022. His death was suspicious and his girlfriend, Karen Read was accused of hitting him with her car. In Part 1, we cover the lives and relationship of John O'Keefe and Karen Read as well as the day John died. Tune in for part 2 to learn more about the investigation and Karen's trial! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedc...

34 year old Sherri Papini made national headlines when she disappeared during a run near her home in 2016. She had been missing for 22 days when she reappeared and told an elaborate story of being kidnapped and held hostage. But what really happened to Sherri? Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

29 year old Sarah Maguire was a kind hearted person who always tried to help those in need. Her kindness was taken advantage of and she was murdered in January 2022. Tune in to hear all the details! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

19 year old Nancy Anderson was murdered in her Honolulu apartment in 1972. Decades passed with no answers about her murder, but due to her family's persistence and ancestry DNA, her murder was finally solved in 2022. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

15 year old Megan Nicholas disappeared from her Fairfield, Illinois home in July 2014. She had been apart of a love triangle before her disappearance. It would be years before investigators found out what happened to Megan. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

On August 26, 1980, 2 men brought what looked like a IBM copy machine into Harvey's Casino in Stateline, Nevada. It was actually a bomb. A very long ransom letter was left with detailed instructions on a money exchange for details on how to defuse the bomb. Tune in to hear all the details! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

On October 26, 2015, Lee Antoni arrived home from a business trip to find his wife Amanda dead in their basement. The details surrounding her death remain a mystery to this day. What happened to Amanda? Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

In Part 2, we continue discussing the horrific racial violence that occurred during the Summer of 1919. This episode covers the riots in Chicago, Knoxville, Omaha, and Phillips County Arkansas, as well as multiple other lynchings in other areas of the United States that year. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support the show

In 1919, the United States experienced what is now called “Red Summer” where a series of violent riots erupted across the country, predominantly against Black citizens. It lasted from May to October and resulted in around 600 deaths. In part 1 we cover the riots of Charleston, Vicksburg, Ellisville, Longview, and Washington DC. Stay tuned for part 2! Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespod Twitter: @caffcrimespod Email: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.com Facebook: Caffeinated Crimes Support ...