On November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

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On November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases..

New episodes of this series will be released every Thursday and Sunday. Look for the final episode of the series this Sunday October 11.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

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If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com

On November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases..

New episodes of this series will be released every Thursday and Sunday. Look for Part 7 this Thursday October 8.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

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If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com

Onn November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases..

New episodes of this series will be released every Thursday and Sunday. Look for Part 6 this Sunday October 4.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

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If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases..

New episodes of this series will be released every Thursday and Sunday. Look for Part 5 this Thursday October 1.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

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If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases..

New episodes of this series will be released every Thursday and Sunday. Look for Part 4 this Sunday September 27.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

Music:

CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823

If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases..

New episodes of this series will be released every Thursday and Sunday. Look for Part 3 this Thursday, September 24.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

Music:

CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823

If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount.

When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention to the Shaver property, where a disturbing discovery would transform a missing-person investigation into a murder case.

What followed was an extraordinary trial involving conflicting accounts, accusations of deception, and testimony that would leave jurors with difficult questions about what really happened to Michael Shaver.

In this eight-part condensed courtroom series, Crimeatorium takes you inside the trial of Laurie Shaver through carefully selected testimony, evidence, and courtroom proceedings. Follow the prosecution and defense as they present their cases..

New episodes of this series will be released every Thursday and Sunday. Look for Part 2 this Sunday, September 20.

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

Music:

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If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com

In the early morning hours of June 24, 2000, fifteen-year-old Trisha Autry disappeared from her family’s home in Hyrum, Utah. She left behind her money and belongings, and no one knew whether she had gone willingly or had been taken. 

If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support.

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Ten-year-old Ame Deal lived in a crowded Phoenix home filled with adults and children. Yet behind its walls, she endured prolonged cruelty, degrading punishments, and treatment that singled her out from everyone else.

This is the case of Ame Deal: a child surrounded by people who could see what was happening, but failed to protect her.

This episode contains descriptions of severe child abuse and the death of a child. Listener discretion is advised.

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In May 1977, Immanuel and Rachel David moved their seven children into an eleventh-floor suite at Salt Lake City’s International Dunes Hotel. The children rarely ventured outside, received no conventional schooling, and appeared to live entirely within the world their father had constructed.

Born Charles Bruce Longo, Immanuel David claimed to be a prophet and eventually declared himself to be God. Around twenty people accepted his teachings, contributed money, and became members of what became known as the Family of David. As federal investigators examined fraudulent fundraising connected to his followers, Immanuel disappeared into the mountains outside Salt Lake City.

Three days later, Rachel gathered the couple’s seven children inside their hotel suite. Before that morning ended, the David family would become the center of one of the darkest and most haunting events in Utah history.

This episode examines the rise of Immanuel David, the isolation of his family, and the beliefs that continued to exert their influence long after his death.

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A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: Lauren is Mary-Beth Tomaselli’s daughter and Anthony Tomaselli’s granddaughter. She had been staying with Anthony and helping care for him, and she was inside his home on the night he died. According to investigators, Lauren was given a sleeping pill so she would remain asleep and not witness what happened. In this final installment, Lauren discusses her relationship with her grandfather, her role in caring for him, and what she remembers about the circumstances surrounding his death. Her interview offers a uniquely personal and firsthand perspective on the events examined throughout this series. Please listen to Parts 1 through 6 before continuing.

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a disturbing secret about her father’s final night.

Realizing the enormity of what Linda was telling him, the man discreetly began recording their conversation. What started as a private confession would lead investigators back to a death no one had questioned.

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A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: In Part 6, investigators speak with the doctor for whom Linda Sue Roberts worked for approximately 30 years. Although this interview does not introduce a major new development, it provides an outside perspective on Linda, her family, and the circumstances surrounding Anthony Tomaselli’s health and death. It also gives listeners additional context for evaluating statements made during the earlier recordings. Please listen to Parts 1 through 5 before continuing.

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a disturbing secret about her father’s final night.

Realizing the enormity of what Linda was telling him, the man discreetly began recording their conversation. What started as a private confession would lead investigators back to a death no one had questioned.

The final installment of the series will be released tomorrow.

Music:

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A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: Mary-Beth Tomaselli is Linda Sue Roberts’s sister and the other daughter of Anthony Tomaselli. After interviewing Linda, investigators brought Mary-Beth in for questioning about her father’s death and her possible involvement in the events Linda had described. The audio presented in Part 5 is Mary-Beth’s interview with detectives. For the clearest understanding of the case, please listen to Parts 1 through 4 before continuing.

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a disturbing secret about her father’s final night.

Realizing the enormity of what Linda was telling him, the man discreetly began recording their conversation. What started as a private confession would lead investigators back to a death no one had questioned.

Part 6 of the series will be released tomorrow.

Music:

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If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com.

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: Following the secretly recorded conversations presented in the previous episodes, investigators asked Linda Sue Roberts to come in for an interview. The audio in Part 4 is the resulting conversation between Linda and detectives as they question her about her father’s death. For the clearest understanding of the events, please listen to Parts 1 through 3 before continuing.

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a disturbing secret about her father’s final night.

Realizing the enormity of what Linda was telling him, the man discreetly began recording their conversation. What started as a private confession would lead investigators back to a death no one had questioned.

Part 5 of the series will be released tomorrow.

Music:

CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823

If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com.

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: The Anthony heard in this recording is Linda Sue Roberts’s former boyfriend, not her father, Anthony Tomaselli. After speaking with investigators, Anthony agreed to record another conversation with Linda using equipment supplied by law enforcement. The audio presented in this episode is that police-directed recording. For the clearest understanding of the events, please listen to Parts 1 and 2 before continuing.

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a disturbing secret about her father’s final night.

Realizing the enormity of what Linda was telling him, the man discreetly began recording their conversation. What started as a private confession would lead investigators back to a death no one had questioned.

Part 4 of the series will be released tomorrow.

Music:

CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823

If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com.

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: The Anthony heard in this recording is Linda Roberts’s former boyfriend—not her father, Anthony Tomaselli. Following the secretly recorded conversation featured in Part 1, he went to the police and described his interaction with Linda. This interview provides important context and fills in some of the gaps the original recording may have left. If you haven’t heard Part 1, please listen to it before continuing.

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a disturbing secret about her father’s final night.

Realizing the enormity of what Linda was telling him, the man discreetly began recording their conversation. What started as a private confession would lead investigators back to a death no one had questioned.

Part 3 of the series will be released tomorrow.

Music:

CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823

Jessie Gallagher https://jessegallagher.bandcamp.com/music

Source:

Pinellas County Sheriff's Department

I am always looking for lesser known/obscure true crime cases to cover. If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com.

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a disturbing secret about her father’s final night.

Realizing the enormity of what Linda was telling him, the man discreetly began recording their conversation. What started as a private confession would lead investigators back to a death no one had questioned.

Part 1 of this seven-part series the secret recording that unraveled everything. Throughout the series, you will hear extensive portions of the original recordings, police interrogations, and interviews with people directly connected to the case.

Look for part 2 of this series tomorrow.

Music:

CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823

Jessie Gallagher https://jessegallagher.bandcamp.com/music

Source:

Pinellas County Sheriff's Department

I am always looking for lesser known/obscure true crime cases to cover. If you have a case suggestion for Crimeatorium, please send it to crimeatorium@gmail.com.

Twenty nine year old Tiffany Moss stood trial on April 15, 2019 for the 2013 death of her 10 year old stepdaughter, Emani Moss. Emani’s father, Eman Moss, did nothing while Tiffany systematically starved, neglected, and abused his daughter, and later helped to cover up the murder. Emani was described as a precious and happy child who always had a smile on her face, by everyone that knew and loved her. At age three, she studied ballet and when she was 5 years old, she took guitar lessons. She did everything in her power to escape her abusive situation and was removed at one time, but was returned time and time again.

The details of this case are disturbing and graphic and involves heinous crimes against a child. Discretion is advised.

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Like a lot of people her age, sixteen year old Alexis Rasmussen turned to babysitting to earn money for clothes and hanging out with friends. In September of 2011, she was hired to watch a married couple’s two children while they went out on a date. Plans changed and Alexis didn’t babysit that night. This is Alexis Rasmussen’s story.

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