Episode 305: The Murder of Tori Stafford

In February 2010, the 4 members of the McStay family - Joseph, Summer, Gianni, and Joseph Jr. - disappeared from their home in Fallbrook, CA. For the next several years, many believed they were voluntarily missing, but their family was sure they had met with foul play. When their bodies were found in November 2013, investigators revisited some suspects they initially talked to, but the man they ended up charging with the murders maintains his innocence to this day.  Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a spectacular listener stories episode for you guys today! Prepare to be spooked, gooped and gagged by a little blue Honda, a hit and run and 12 men at Walmart! To submit your own listener stories or case suggestions + all sources material for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Click here to join our Patreon.  Click here to get your own Inhuman merch.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid 1980s, five women were murdered in Honolulu, Hawaii by a serial killer that became known as “The Honolulu Strangler”. While no one has ever been charged in the case, one suspect who directly lead police to the last victim’s body is believed to be the killer. But unfortunately, Vicki Purdy, Regina Sakamoto, Denise Hughes, Louise Medeiros and Linda Pesce have never gotten justice. Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reena Virk was 14 years old when she went missing from Vancouver Island in British Columbia. She had been at odds with her family and hanging around an unsavory group of teenagers at the time of her disappearance. On November 22, 1997, Reena was found, unveiling a dark and unimaginable reality. Even the authorities were stunned by the ghastly account of what transpired beneath the Craigflower Bridge. Reena’s Father, Manjit’s Book: https://a.co/d/2IURXms Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 year old Tori Stafford disappeared while walking home from school in April 2009 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. She would not be found until 103 days later when her killer admitted the horrific, brutal murder they had committed, and a lengthy trial ensued to get justice for Tori. Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Discover your inner detective when you download June’s Journey for free today on iOS and Android. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2021, Ashley Wadsworth, a 19-year-old from Vernon, British Columbia, embarked on a life-changing journey to meet her longtime boyfriend, 23-year-old Jack Sepple, in Essex, London. Ashley and Sepple had been in close contact since she was 12 after meeting online in 2015. No one ever anticipated the nightmare Ashley would endure once she left the only home she’s ever known. Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jodi Jones was just 14 years old when she was brutally murdered in the woods in Midlothian, Scotland. Her boyfriend Luke Mitchell, who was also 14 at the time, was eventually arrested for her murder, but he maintains his innocence to this day and the public is divided. Did he do it, or is an innocent man in jail? Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Discover your inner detective when you download June’s Journey for free today on iOS and Android. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivan Milat was convicted of murdering 7 backpackers in Australia in the 1980s and 90s, but many believe he committed many more murders. In this final part, we will discuss several unsolved disapperances and deaths that Milat may be a person of interest and/or suspect in. We’ll also talk about Milat’s great nephew Milat who “followed in his footsteps”. Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In November 1993, a man named Paul Onions called a tip in to the Australian task force working to find a serial killer in New South Wales. 6 months later, Ivan Milat would be arrested, and when police raided his home, what they found in the walls and ceiling implicated him in the 7 backpack murders. In part 2 we talk about how Milat was connected to the crimes, his trial, and what happened after his conviction. Click here to join our Patreon.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australian truck driver Ivan Milat grew up as one of 14 children who were well-known among local law enforcement. After spending time in and out of jail for burglaries and other petty crimes, he escalated. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, several hitchhikers and backpackers in New South Wales went missing. But when bodies started turning up in the Belanglo State Forrest, police determined they had a serial killer on their hands. Book: Outback Outlaw: The Dark Legacy of Australia’s Backpack Killer, Ivan Milat by Ryan Green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices