About the Show
The “True Crime News” newsroom is up and running with senior staff that includes investigative journalists from some of the biggest crime shows of the year, including, “Scamanda” and “The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson,” as well as an award-winning news-gathering staff and producers from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and VICE.
Hosted by award-winning journalist and host of “True Crime News: The Podcast” Ana Garcia, “True Crime News” will deliver 52 weeks of original programming with breaking crime stories and fresh updates on developing crime stories, including murder mysteries, cold cases, missing persons, fugitives and scams.
“True Crime News” is one of the only true-crime shows in syndication that is able to jump on news as it happens. With the news pedigree of its staff, and the help of its affiliates’ newsrooms, no other show in daytime can bring this type of programming in this way.
With 3.1 billion digital views in our established true crime community and over 30-million annual podcast downloads, “True Crime News” marks one of the first times a true crime show has launched in syndication with such a powerful digital footprint.
UPCOMING AIRINGS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
In an exclusive interview, True Crime News interviews a grieving father and family members who battle for justice against a legal system that failed to protect their family member, nursing student Lauren Johansen. (Nashville, Biloxi).
Former model Tara Lambert, involved in a bitter custody dispute, hires an undercover detective to murder her husband’s ex-wife; True Crime News investigates. (Columbus, OH)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
True Crime News examines the Michael Shaver case, a man found buried beneath a fire pit at his home three years after he went missing. His wife Laurie stands trial. At first, she said her 7-year old daughter committed the murder. Prosecutors allege after she murdered her husband, she impersonated him in text messages.
(Orlando)
In a True Crime News exclusive, Ana Garcia sits down with Tina Davis who survived an attempted murder by her ex-husband, Ronald Richard Goss, in a violent attack driven by lingering anger and resentment after their divorce. (Atlanta, GA)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Monster-in-law? True Crime News looks at the murder of Dan Markel, who was killed in his Florida driveway. The investigation reveals possible connections to his ex-wife's family orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot. (Florida)
True Crime News brings you the latest on Susan Smith, convicted for killing her two babies, as she goes up for parole. (Union County, SC)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
True Crime News delves into the trial of former TikTok star Ali Abulaban (known as JinnKid) for the murder of his estranged wife, Ana, and her companion, Raymond Barron, in their San Diego apartment. Abulaban, who was struggling with mental illness and addiction, claimed he acted impulsively out of betrayal after discovering his wife with Barron. Prosecutors argue otherwise. (San Diego, CA)
Darren Berg would go down in history for being one of America's biggest fraudsters, for creating a massive Ponzi scheme defrauding investors of over $100 million. If only authorities could find him after escaped from prison. He remains a fugitive. True Crime News’ Ana Garcia investigates. (Seattle, WA)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
The body of Madeline Soto, 13, was found on March 1, 2024, in a rural area after being reported missing days earlier. Her mother's ex-boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, has been charged with her murder, along with several sexual abuse crimes. True Crime News investigates. (Osceola County, FL)
The trial begins for John Blauvelt, charged with murdering his estranged wife, Cati Blauvelt. She was found murdered at an abandoned house. John, who was having an affair with a minor, Hannah Thompson, at the time, became the prime suspect. Both are being charged. True Crime News investigates. (Greenville, SC)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
True Crime News' Ana Garcia interviews Evelyn Bunte, an 18-year-old, after being hospitalized in Texas when she was shot three times in the head and stabbed in the neck while sleeping at a Fort Worth home. (Forth Worth, TX)
