The Cari Farver case

HBO's The Mortician, a three-part documentary series premiering June 1, 2025, exposes the criminal operations at Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena, California during the early 1980s, when family member David Sconce orchestrated mass cremations, organ harvesting, and alleged murder conspiracies.

A mysterious death involving a photographer was the subject of investigation on 48 Hours, CBS's long-running documentary series that examines complex criminal cases.

The Danish podcast Mørkeland has released Episode 307, focusing on two separate cases involving death and severe neglect. The episode examines circumstances where individuals were subject to dangerous living conditions and inadequate care.

A young man arrived at his mother's allotment house in Valby on a red motorcycle with his 7-year-old son, claiming his wife and daughter were hospitalized. When the boy vanished and a cryptic letter arrived, what followed was an investigation into a tragedy that shook the Danish community.

Sarah Hartsfield, an Army veteran and mother of four, was found guilty on October 8, 2025, of murdering her fifth husband, Joseph Hartsfield, 46, by poisoning him with insulin in their Beach City, Texas home in January 2023. The rapid conviction followed a one-week trial in Chambers County and has reopened questions about other deaths linked to the defendant.

Crime reporter Stine Bolther's podcast Danske Drabssager tackled a complex legal question on February 10, 2026: whether Danish courts can convict a deceased murder suspect. The episode brought together former investigators and prosecutors to explore the intersection of criminal law and mortality.

On the night before Halloween 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death outside her family home in Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years later, her killer—Michael Skakel, a Kennedy family cousin who was also fifteen at the time—was convicted in a 2002 trial that captivated the nation and raised uncomfortable questions about wealth, privilege, and the American legal system.

In November 2012, Cari Farver vanished from Omaha, Nebraska, after a brief relationship with Dave Kroupa. What followed was an unprecedented case of digital impersonation: thousands of harassing messages sent from Farver's phone over three years—not by her, but by her killer.

On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death in her family's backyard in Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years later, her neighbor Michael Skakel—a Kennedy cousin—was convicted of the crime. But the conviction didn't hold.

Frederik Strand from Copenhagen Police Museum (Politimuseet i København) hosts a Danish-language podcast exploring the country's most significant criminal cases. The series, featuring journalist Thea, delves into Denmark's darkest crime stories through the lens of police history and investigation.

Journalist Keith Morrison examines the puzzling disappearance of Cari Farver, a single mother whose vanishing weeks into a new romance triggered a cascade of threatening messages, stalking, and violence. The case unfolds across Morrison's podcast 'Something About Cari,' available on major streaming platforms.

On October 31, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found bludgeoned to death in her family's backyard in Greenwich, Connecticut. The murder weapon—a Toney Penna golf club—belonged to her neighbors, the prominent Skakel family, setting off a case that would span decades and implicate a Kennedy nephew.

Cari Lea Farver, a 37-year-old computer programmer from Macedonia, Iowa, disappeared on November 13, 2012. What began as a missing persons case became a haunting tale of impersonation, harassment, and murder—solved not by traditional detective work, but by the digital footprint her killer left behind.