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by Bobby Capucci
Moscow is a city located in northern Idaho, United States, with a population of approximately 25,000 people. It is the largest city and the county seat of Latah County. The city is situated in the Palouse region, known for its fertile soil and rolling hills, and is surrounded by wheat fields, forests, and mountains. Moscow is home to the University of Idaho, which is the state's flagship institution and a major research university. The university is a significant contributor to the local economy, and many businesses in the city are directly or indirectly tied to the university. The city also has a thriving arts and culture scene, with several galleries, museums, and performance venues. In terms of recreation, Moscow has several parks and outdoor recreation areas, including the Latah Trail, the Moscow Mountain Trail System, and the Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area. The city also hosts several annual events, including the Moscow Farmers Market, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and the Renaissance Fair. However, things would change forever after Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were murdered in the early morning hours of November 13th, 2022. What followed in the wake of the murders captivated not only the nation but the whole world as the authorities scrambled to find the person responsible for the heinous crime. This podcast will document the Murders In Moscow from right after the murders were committed all the way through the real time evolution of the trial of the person that the authorities say is responsible, Bryan Kohberger. We will also cover other stories that are based in the world of true crime that are currently in the courts or that are headed that way.
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- Yesterday11 min
The House on Chew Avenue: Raymond Horsch And The Missing Women (Part 1) (10/6/26)
The investigation surrounding 417 West Chew Avenue in Philadelphia began after Eugene Horsch was stopped in June 2026 with firearms, drugs, fraudulent federal credentials and a woman carrying identification in the name of missing woman Blair Tonzelli. That encounter led authorities back to the Horsch residence, where investigators uncovered an enormous digital archive created largely by Eugene’s late father, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, a convicted felon with a decades-long history involving counterfeiting, drugs, false identities and violent-themed photography. Police say more than one million digital files have been recovered, including disturbing photographs and videos involving women who were missing or later found to have died. Among the women now central to the investigation are Amy McHale, Blair Tonzelli, Gabrielle Amarando, Maribel Fresses and Nicole Fusaro, along with two additional women whose identities have not been fully released. Investigators say imagery appears to show Amarando and Fresses alive and later apparently dead or gravely incapacitated, while recovered footage allegedly shows Raymond tightening a zip tie around the neck of a woman later identified by relatives as Fusaro until she became unconscious or appeared lifeless. McHale disappeared after spending the night at the Chew Avenue house in 2016, while Tonzelli had also stayed at the property before vanishing years later. The discovery of Tonzelli’s identity being used by another woman ultimately became one of the key developments that brought investigators back to the house.Authorities are now attempting to determine where Raymond Horsch’s long-established world of staged violence ended and possible real violence began. Raymond spent years photographing vulnerable women, including women struggling with addiction, while creating scenes involving bondage, strangulation, apparent death and body disposal, making forensic authentication of the recovered material critical. Investigators have searched the house, plumbing, sewer lines, containers, storage devices and concealed areas while collecting chemicals, suspicious materials and other evidence for laboratory testing. Approximately 95 search warrants had reportedly been obtained by late September, and authorities planned an invasive forensic examination of the property beginning October 5, including removing floors, opening walls and sampling locations shown in Raymond’s photographs and videos for blood, DNA and other trace evidence. Only a portion of the digital archive had been reviewed by mid-September, meaning investigators could still identify additional women or uncover evidence that changes the scope of the inquiry. Raymond died in May 2025 and can never be questioned about what investigators are finding, leaving detectives to reconstruct the story through digital files, metadata, witnesses and whatever physical evidence remains inside the house. For the families who spent years without answers, the investigation has transformed long-dormant disappearances into one interconnected mystery centered on a single Philadelphia property and the disturbing archive left behind by the man who lived there.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
- Yesterday44 min
Mega Edition: Madison Mogen And The DNA Under Her Finger Nails (10/6/26)
DNA recovered from Madison “Maddie” Mogen’s fingernails became a significant issue in the Bryan Kohberger case because testing of the clippings from her left hand produced a mixture containing DNA from at least three people. Mogen was the major contributor, and the analysis strongly supported Kaylee Goncalves as another contributor, but the mixture also contained male DNA from an unidentified contributor. Initial testing by the Idaho State Police laboratory could neither include nor exclude Kohberger from that complicated mixture, an important distinction from saying his DNA was actually identified beneath Mogen’s nails. The evidence from her right hand was different: those fingernail clippings produced a single-source female profile matching Mogen herself. The left-hand mixture therefore became particularly important because it potentially preserved biological material transferred during or before the killings, while also presenting the difficult problem of determining when and how the additional DNA reached her fingernails.Kohberger’s defense subsequently sent the left-hand DNA data for additional analysis using TrueAllele, probabilistic genotyping software designed to separate complicated mixtures. According to defense expert-disclosure materials filed with the court, that additional testing conclusively excluded Kohberger as a contributor, while the male contributor remained unidentified. That finding fueled a pretrial fight over how prosecutors would be allowed to characterize the original Idaho State Police result, because the defense argued that telling jurors the result involving Kohberger was merely “inconclusive” could wrongly suggest that his DNA might have been beneath Mogen’s fingernails when the later analysis excluded him. The evidence did not by itself establish that the unidentified male DNA belonged to the killer; DNA can be transferred through ordinary contact and investigators would still need to establish its source, timing and significance. But from an evidentiary standpoint, the striking fact was that investigators recovered an unidentified male DNA contribution from Mogen’s left fingernails while subsequent defense testing reported that contribution was not Bryan Kohberger.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
- Yesterday40 min
Mega Edition: The State Of Idaho Once Again Responds To The Kohberger Autism Motions (10/6/26)
The State argued that Bryan Kohberger should not have been allowed to use his autism diagnosis as a broad explanation for his behavior during the guilt phase because Idaho law sharply limited the use of mental-condition evidence. Prosecutors relied on Idaho Code § 18-207, which provides that a mental condition is not itself a defense to criminal conduct and permits expert testimony only when it bears directly on a state-of-mind element the State must prove. Kohberger’s own expert disclosures said the autism testimony was not being offered as a traditional mens rea defense, but instead to explain his demeanor, social behavior and other characteristics the defense feared jurors might interpret negatively. The State responded that this put the evidence outside the statutory exception: if Kohberger was not claiming autism prevented him from forming the required criminal intent, then the diagnosis did not tend to prove or disprove an element of the murders. Prosecutors also said they did not intend to introduce evidence characterizing Kohberger as socially odd or use his courtroom behavior as proof of guilt, weakening the defense’s argument that autism evidence was needed to rebut such impressions.The State also argued that Kohberger’s demeanor while sitting at counsel table was not evidence in the first place, particularly if he chose not to testify, so expert testimony explaining that demeanor would invite jurors to focus on something they legally were not supposed to consider. Judge Steven Hippler largely agreed with that reasoning, finding that allowing experts to explain Kohberger’s flat affect, intense eye contact, awkward posture or limited emotional responses could confuse the issues, encourage jurors to scrutinize his behavior even more closely and potentially generate sympathy unrelated to the actual evidence. The judge noted that he had observed Kohberger through numerous lengthy hearings and had not seen the kind of extraordinary or alarming courtroom behavior that required expert explanation. The court therefore ruled that autism evidence offered merely to explain Kohberger’s courtroom demeanor was inadmissible if he did not testify, while leaving open the possibility that some neuropsychological evidence could become relevant if the State opened the door to it or if Kohberger testified and his demeanor became relevant to his credibility.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
- Yesterday49 min
Mega Edition: The Murder Of Suzanne Morphew (10/5/26)
Suzanne Morphew was a 49-year-old mother of two from Colorado who disappeared from her home near Salida on May 10, 2020, Mother’s Day. She had originally been from Indiana and was married to Barry Morphew, but investigators later uncovered evidence that the marriage had deteriorated and that Suzanne had been considering divorce. Her disappearance triggered an enormous search after she was reported missing when she failed to return messages and plans with family members. Her bicycle was eventually found away from the home, and investigators increasingly focused on Barry, alleging that he killed Suzanne on May 9 and attempted to make her disappearance look like the result of an abduction or bicycle ride gone wrong. Barry denied killing his wife and maintained that someone else could have abducted her. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in 2021, but prosecutors dismissed the case without prejudice in April 2022 after serious discovery problems led a judge to restrict key prosecution witnesses, leaving authorities free to bring charges again if additional evidence emerged.The case changed dramatically in September 2023, when Suzanne’s remains were discovered in a shallow grave near Moffat, Colorado, more than 40 miles from her home. An autopsy subsequently classified her death as a homicide, and investigators found chemicals associated with the wildlife tranquilizer mixture known as BAM in her remains; Barry had experience using tranquilizers while raising deer, and investigators had previously recovered tranquilizer equipment during searches connected to the case. In June 2025, a Colorado grand jury indicted Barry Morphew again for first-degree murder, putting the case back on track for trial. He has continued to maintain his innocence and dispute the prosecution’s theory. As of October 2026, Barry is again in custody after his bond was increased to $10 million following an August 2026 incident, and his murder trial is currently expected in the summer of 2027. Suzanne’s disappearance therefore evolved from one of Colorado’s most closely watched missing-person cases into a homicide prosecution that, more than six years later, is still moving toward a final courtroom reckoning.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
- Yesterday12 min
Murder In Moscow: The Detached Reality Inhabited By The Pro-Bryan Kohberger Crowd
Despite Bryan Kohberger’s guilty plea to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, a loud corner of the internet remains in absolute denial. These die-hard defenders—many of whom spent over a year spinning elaborate conspiracies—have refused to accept reality. Instead of acknowledging the confession, they’re now claiming he was coerced, framed, or railroaded into pleading guilty. Some insist it was a "tactical move" or a "ploy to expose the real killer," despite there being no legal precedent, factual basis, or courtroom indication supporting any of it. The DNA evidence, cell phone data, surveillance footage, and now his own words aren't enough for this fringe crowd that’s emotionally invested in his innocence.What’s most baffling is the persistence of the "he’s still innocent" narrative, even as Kohberger’s own legal team has moved toward sentencing. For these online truthers, the guilty plea isn't a conclusion—it’s just another chapter in a fantasy where they get to play internet detective and cast doubt on grieving families and surviving victims. Many of them had built parasocial attachments to Kohberger, painting him as an intellectual, an underdog, even a victim of the justice system. Now that he’s confirmed what the evidence already screamed, their response isn’t to reflect or admit they were wrong—it’s to double down on delusion.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
- Yesterday16 min
Murder In Moscow: Bryan Kohberger And The Fantasist Theory
Forensic psychologist Dr. Joni Johnston argued that Bryan Kohberger appeared less like a criminal mastermind and more like an obsessive fantasist who became consumed with the idea of committing murder while overlooking basic steps that could have helped him avoid detection. Speaking to The U.S. Sun in January 2023, Johnston pointed to the evidence then described by investigators, including Kohberger allegedly driving his own Hyundai Elantra near the King Road residence, carrying his cellphone during portions of the relevant timeframe and leaving behind the knife sheath that authorities said contained DNA linking him to the crime scene. She believed the killings may have been planned for weeks or months, but suggested Kohberger’s attention was focused on elements that satisfied a fantasy — such as the weapon, clothing, mask, timing and manner of entering the house — rather than the practical details of avoiding capture. Johnston also rejected the assumption that Kohberger’s criminology studies would necessarily have taught him how to commit an undetectable crime, noting that his academic focus involved criminal behavior and psychology rather than forensic science. Her central theory was that obsession with carrying out the act overwhelmed the kind of common-sense precautions someone attempting to conceal a murder would ordinarily consider.Johnston also focused on cellphone evidence that investigators said placed Kohberger’s phone in the general area of the King Road house at approximately 9 a.m. on November 13, hours after Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed. She theorized that if Kohberger did return to the area, it may have been less about retrieving the forgotten sheath and more about seeing whether the victims had been discovered and watching the aftermath of the killings begin to unfold. Johnston described that possibility as another extension of the fantasy, suggesting he may have wanted to relive the experience or observe the reaction to what had happened. She further speculated that Kohberger might have anonymously followed or participated in online discussions about the murders afterward, although claims linking him to accounts such as “Pappa Rodgers” or “InsideLooking” had not been established. Overall, Johnston portrayed the alleged behavior as that of someone intensely preoccupied with the experience of committing the crime and its aftermath, but whose fixation may have contributed to a series of mistakes that ultimately helped investigators identify him.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
- Yesterday11 min
Tyler Robinson Preliminary Hearing Transcripts (Day 3 Part 4) (10/5/26)
Day three of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing focused largely on what happened after Robinson turned himself in following the killing of Charlie Kirk. Utah State Bureau of Investigation agent Brian Davis testified that he was sent to St. George after authorities learned that a man was preparing to surrender in connection with the shooting. Davis said Robinson arrived at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with his parents and family friend Mike Mitchell, was formally arrested in the early morning hours of September 12, and later had his phone, clothing, fingerprints and DNA collected pursuant to warrants and booking procedures. Davis also testified about searches of Robinson’s parents’ home and the residence Robinson shared with Lance Twiggs. The hearing additionally touched on a live .223 round found on the roof of a different campus building, though testimony indicated that location did not have a clear line of sight to where Kirk was shot.A major portion of the shortened hearing was consumed by a fight over whether prosecutors could publicly play a recorded interview with Twiggs, Robinson’s roommate and romantic partner. Davis testified that Twiggs had been interviewed twice and had been granted limited use immunity for his statements. Prosecutors wanted to introduce the later recorded interview with relatively few restrictions, while Robinson’s attorneys argued that large portions should be redacted to protect his right to a fair trial and prevent potentially prejudicial material from being widely circulated before a jury was ever selected. The Kirk family’s attorney argued in favor of greater public access, while Judge Tony Graf said he had to balance transparency against Robinson’s constitutional rights. Graf ultimately directed prosecutors to return with an edited version of the video, leaving the dispute to carry over into the next day of the preliminary hearing.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
- Yesterday14 min
DOJ Moves to End Katie Phang’s Epstein Files Lawsuit (Part 4) (10/5/26)
This is Document 52-1 in Phang v. Blanche, filed October 1, 2026, and it is the DOJ’s Memorandum in Support of its Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. In plain terms, Todd Blanche and the Justice Department are asking Judge Emmet Sullivan to end Katie Phang’s case without further factual development because, in their view, her claims fail as a matter of law. The DOJ’s core argument is that the Epstein Files Transparency Act does not give private citizens a right to sue to enforce it. The government says Congress deliberately created reporting and oversight mechanisms involving Congress and the Federal Register, but did not create a private cause of action. It also argues that Phang lacks Article III standing because her alleged injury is no different from that of any other member of the public who wants the government to comply with the law. Her status as a journalist, and her argument that withheld or redacted Epstein material harms her reporting and professional interests, is dismissed by DOJ as too speculative to establish a concrete and particularized injury. The filing further contends that the Administrative Procedure Act cannot be used as a workaround because FOIA already provides an adequate judicial remedy for people seeking government records.The DOJ also attacks Phang’s claims on the merits. It argues that courts may compel only agency actions that are specifically and unequivocally required by law, and says the EFTA does not require the precise actions Phang is demanding. The Department defends its redactions, saying the statute expressly permits withholding victim-identifying information and that the Privacy Act independently requires protection of certain personal information. It rejects Phang’s position that the newer Epstein statute displaced those privacy protections, arguing the two laws must be read together. The government also says the EFTA contains no specific requirement that DOJ translate, review and produce foreign-language documents, and maintains that doing so would require immense resources and falls outside any clear statutory command. Taken together, the filing is a broad attempt to knock out the case at the threshold: no private right of action, no standing, no enforceable APA claim, no unlawful redactions, no mandatory obligation to produce foreign-language material, and no viable ultra vires or Declaratory Judgment Act claim. DOJ is asking Sullivan to enter judgment for Blanche and effectively terminate Phang’s lawsuit on the pleadings.to contact me:bobbycapuci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
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About The Moscow Murders and More
Moscow is a city located in northern Idaho, United States, with a population of approximately 25,000 people. It is the largest city and the county seat of Latah County. The city is situated in the Palouse region, known for its fertile soil and rolling hills, and is surrounded by wheat fields, forests, and mountains. Moscow is home to the University of Idaho, which is the state's flagship institution and a major research university. The university is a significant contributor to the local economy, and many businesses in the city are directly or indirectly tied to the university. The city also has a thriving arts and culture scene, with several galleries, museums, and performance venues. In terms of recreation, Moscow has several parks and outdoor recreation areas, including the Latah Trail, the Moscow Mountain Trail System, and the Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area. The city also hosts several annual events, including the Moscow Farmers Market, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and the Renaissance Fair. However, things would change forever after Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were murdered in the early morning hours of November 13th, 2022. What followed in the wake of the murders captivated not only the nation but the whole world as the authorities scrambled to find the person responsible for the heinous crime. This podcast will document the Murders In Moscow from right after the murders were committed all the way through the real time evolution of the trial of the person that the authorities say is responsible, Bryan Kohberger. We will also cover other stories that are based in the world of true crime that are currently in the courts or that are headed that way.
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