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[BONUS] What Happened to Liam Tomen? - Chat w/ True Crimecast

In this episode, the True Crimecast team, John and Jamie, sit down with Nikki Young, host of the Serial Napper podcast, to take a deep dive into the disturbing and unsolved disappearance of 22-year-old Liam Tomen. On the weekend of January 31, 2025, Liam and two friends travelled from Whitby, Ontario, to the resort village of Mont Tremblant, Quebec, for a ski trip. After spending the evening at local village spots—ending at Le P'tit Caribou—Liam got separated from his friends. Surveillance footage captures him walking directly toward his hotel, L'Auberge du Voyageur, just minutes away. He never made it inside. Despite extensive search efforts using cadaver dogs, snowmobiles, helicopters, and pond drainage, no trace of Liam was found during the winter. Months later, as the snow melted, his wallet was recovered near a parking lot—intact with his ID and bank cards, but stripped of cash. With phone pings raising questions and a white vehicle spotted in the area, Liam’s family continues to fight for answers. Check out True Crimecast: https://www.stoveleg.com/true-crimecast https://www.facebook.com/truecrimecast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing Ever Happens Here: Jennifer Teague's Last Walk Home

On a warm September night in 2005, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague finished her shift at a Wendy's restaurant in Barrhaven, Ontario. She stopped to chat with friends at the local Mac's Milk before beginning the short walk home, a route she'd taken countless times before. She never made it. Jennifer's disappearance shattered the sense of safety in one of Ottawa's fastest-growing suburbs. As police, volunteers, helicopters and search dogs scoured the community, her family refused to believe she had run away. Ten days later, the search ended in heartbreak when Jennifer's body was discovered in the Stony Swamp Conservation Area. For months, investigators chased leads that went nowhere. A composite sketch. A $100,000 reward. Dozens of new tips. Then, in one of the most unusual twists in Canadian true crime history, a Barrhaven man began telling complete strangers that he had killed Jennifer. In this episode of Serial Napper, we're revisiting Jennifer's case nearly twenty years later, exploring who she was before she became a headline, how one ordinary walk home changed an entire community, and why her story still resonates with so many people today. Sources: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/from-the-archives-jennifer-teague-there-will-never-be-closure-until-the-truth-is-known-father-says https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/finding-hope-after-the-murder-of-their-daughter-jennifer-teague/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/jennifer-teague-s-killer-heads-to-prison-after-pleading-guilty-1.712530 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/neighbours-stunned-after-ottawa-man-charged-in-teen-s-slaying-1.586319 Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OnlyFans Murder Case: Courtney Clenney's Self-Defence Claim

On April 3, 2022, 27-year-old Christian "Toby" Obumseli was fatally stabbed inside the luxury Miami condominium he shared with his girlfriend, influencer and OnlyFans creator Courtney Clenney. Courtney never denied causing the fatal injury, but she insisted it was self-defence. Prosecutors insisted it was murder. For years, this case divided the internet. Security footage, police bodycam video, disturbing audio recordings, allegations of domestic abuse from both sides, and forensic evidence all fueled a debate that seemed destined to play out in front of a jury. But after years of delays, the trial never happened. In this updated episode of Serial Napper, we're revisiting this case, including the new evidence both sides planned to present, the shocking developments that changed the course of everything, and the plea agreement that brought the criminal proceedings to an unexpected end. Was Courtney Clenney a victim who fought back? Or was Christian Obumseli the victim all along? Sources: https://www.instagram.com/courtneytailor/reels/ https://lawandcrime.com/crime/it-definitely-could-have-been-stopped-former-neighbor-speaks-out-after-onlyfans-model-charged-with-murdering-boyfriend/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/onlyfans-murder-not-guilty-courtney-clenney-christian-obumseli-1234584744/ https://www.newsweek.com/what-we-know-courtney-clenney-onlyfans-instagram-model-arrested-murder-1733236 https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/08/03/onlyfans-model-courtney-clenney-plea-deal-boyfriend-stabbing-death/ https://nypost.com/2026/07/09/us-news/onlyfans-killer-courtney-clenney-to-use-boyfriends-texts-about-beatings-to-fight-murder-case/ Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four Women at the Bottom of the Locks: The Shafia Family Murders

In June 2009, four women from the same family were found dead inside a submerged car at the Kingston Mills Locks near Kingston, Ontario. At first, it appeared to be a tragic accident. Their family claimed the women had taken the car for a late-night drive and somehow ended up in the water. But investigators quickly uncovered a much darker truth. As evidence mounted, police began to suspect that the deaths of Zainab Shafia, Sahar Shafia, Geeti Shafia and Rona Amir Mohammad were not an accident at all, but a carefully planned act of so-called "honour"-based violence carried out by the very people who were supposed to protect them. Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mother Texas Almost Executed: Is Melissa Lucio Innocent?

In February 2007, two-year-old Mariah Alvarez died after suffering a catastrophic head injury just days after her family moved into a new apartment in Harlingen, Texas. Within hours, investigators became convinced they were looking at one of the worst cases of child abuse they had ever seen. Mariah's mother, Melissa Lucio, endured a five-hour interrogation while pregnant with twins, eventually uttering the words, "I guess I did it. That confession helped send her to death row. But nearly two decades later, the case has become one of the most controversial in America. Medical experts have challenged the original forensic conclusions. Specialists in false confessions have questioned the reliability of Melissa's interrogation. Jurors who voted to sentence her to death have publicly changed their minds. And in a stunning turn of events, a Texas judge recommended overturning both her conviction and death sentence, even concluding she is actually innocent of intentionally murdering her daughter. As of 2026, however, Melissa Lucio remains on death row while the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decides whether to uphold or overturn her conviction. Was this a horrific case of child abuse? Or a tragic accident followed by a false confession? Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/21496.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/26/us/melissa-lucio-what-we-know/index.html#:~:text=Lucio%2C%20a%20mother%20of%2014,wrongfully%20convicted%20of%20capital%20murder. https://dockets.justia.com/docket/mississippi/msndce/4%3A2026cv00040/52130 https://legalclarity.org/melissa-lucio-supreme-court-decision-and-legal-update/ https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/trial-judge-signs-agreed-findings-of-fact-and-conclusions-of-law-recommending-melissa-lucios-conviction-and-death-sentence-be-overturned https://innocenceproject.org/news/case-update-texas-trial-court-recommends-melissa-lucios-conviction-and-death-sentence-be-overturned/ https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/melissa-lucio-conviction-reversal-20335304.php https://www.npr.org/2022/04/22/1094156659/melissa-lucio-execution-texas Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices