The Murder Tape Khronicles | True Crime Secrets Unveiled

MURDER OF ASHLEY LOCKHART

Ashley Lockhart was a mother of six trying to navigate separation, fear, and daily life when her story ended in broad daylight on a West Philadelphia street. In August twenty twenty two, she was found stabbed inside her minivan despite having a protection from abuse order against her partner. The case moved quickly from discovery to arrest, exposing the gap between legal safeguards and real world safety. Told in a forensic, pressure driven style, this three chapter series examines the investigation, the plea that avoided a jury trial, and the lasting cost left behind for Ashley’s children and community.

Murder of Zion Foster

This three-chapter true crime series examines the disappearance and murder of seventeen-year-old Zion Foster in Michigan, tracing how an early runaway assumption delayed urgency and shaped the outcome of the case. Told in a forensic, grit-driven style, the story follows the investigation from Zion’s sudden silence to the discovery of her remains and the controversial plea deal that closed the case. It focuses on pressure, power imbalance, institutional limits, and the cost of decisions made too late.

MURDER OF ELLA GOODIE

A routine rideshare shift turns fatal when Ella Goodie vanishes during her final trip, triggering a multi state investigation that exposes how quickly ordinary work can become lethal. As digital records replace eyewitnesses and a suspect moves across borders, investigators race against time to determine what happened inside a car that left almost no physical trace. This case follows the forensic reconstruction of Ella’s last hours, the pursuit of the man tied to her disappearance, and the hard reality of justice that arrives too late to save her.

MURDER OF DIANA ALEJANDRE California, 2023

The Murder of Diana Alejandre examines how a routine custody dispute in California escalated into lethal violence. Told in a gritty, forensic style, the story follows investigators as they piece together the final days of a mother whose growing fear went largely unseen by the systems meant to protect her. Through digital evidence, witness accounts, and methodical police work, the case exposes how pressure, control, and unresolved conflict can turn deadly without warning.

MURDER OF BRANDON SMOTHERS

The Murder of Brandon Smothers is a gritty, forensic true-crime narrative that examines the fatal shooting of a high school athlete at a crowded party in Louisiana in two thousand twenty one. Told with restraint and urgency, the story traces the night violence erupted, the investigation that followed, and the lasting impact on a family and community left without clear answers. It focuses on evidence, silence, and the cost of a moment that changed everything.

Murder of Mark Garrity (Oregon, twenty twenty three)

This three chapter limited series reconstructs the killing of Mark Garrity in an Oregon grocery store parking lot after a road rage confrontation spiraled beyond control. Told in a hardline forensic style, the story follows the incident from the first raised voices through the rapid police response, arrest, and legal aftermath. Ordinary routines, split second decisions, and access to a firearm converge, showing how quickly everyday conflict can turn irreversible when anger is carried forward instead of contained.

Murder of James Scurlock

This hardline true-crime forensic series reconstructs the killing of James Scurlock during a night of protest unrest in Omaha, Nebraska, in May twenty twenty. Told in a neutral, grounded voice, the narrative traces the incident from the chaotic street encounter through the investigation, legal decisions, and lasting civic fallout. The case became a dividing line for the city, raising unresolved questions about self defense, armed civilians, protest dynamics, and the gap between legal closure and public acceptance.
 

Murder of Maria Beltran

In the early morning darkness of a quiet Texas neighborhood, nurse Maria Beltran steps outside for her routine walk and is fatally shot near her driveway. What initially appears as a sudden act of violence quickly reveals signs of planning, precision, and familiarity. This nonfiction forensic narrative follows investigators as they move from a silent crime scene to an increasingly narrow field of possibilities, confronting the limits of evidence, time, and certainty while a community struggles to understand how such violence reached their street.

MURDER OF KATIE BAUNACH

The Murder of Katie Baunach examines the final hours of a Florida woman who vanished after visiting her ex-husband in twenty twenty two. What began as a routine welfare check quickly exposed a violent crime rooted in jealousy, control, and unresolved conflict. Through forensic evidence, digital timelines, and investigative pressure, the case traces how a private visit turned fatal and how proof, not speculation, ultimately determined accountability.

Murder of Abby Choi

A restrained, forensic account of the twenty twenty three killing of Abby Choi, a Hong Kong model whose disappearance revealed a carefully planned crime rooted in family access and financial control. The story follows investigators as a routine missing persons report turns into a homicide case involving an ex husband and his relatives. Told with a gritty but factual tone, it focuses on evidence, timelines, and betrayal rather than spectacle.