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Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast

Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast

By: John Conner
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John Conner dives headfirst into some of the wildest, most unsettling true crime cases ever told in a brand-new weekly podcast where you help decide just how terrifying each story truly is. If you drift off to sleep with serial killer docs playing, lose hours deep-diving real-life mysteries, or constantly wonder what pushes a murderer over the edge, then Check the Locks is calling for your killer instincts. Tune in, weigh in, and help determine which cases are sinister enough to make you… check the locks.

John Conner
True Crime
Episodes
  • The Neighbor Downstairs
    May 19 2026

    For months, neighbors at a Dallas condo complex heard the arguments — complaints, threats, and rising tension between two apartments. Then, on a cold February morning in 2013, two people would lose their lives. Join John Conner as he dives deep into the dark to discuss the murders of Michelle Jackson and Jamie Stafford. Will this case be enough to make you check the locks?

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    This episode of Check the Locks is dedicated, with love, to the memory of our friend Mathew Scott Halliday.

    Sources:

    Trial begins for Dallas man accused of murdering neighbors in dog-poop dispute

    Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Neighbors Over Dog Waste

    Murders in dog-poop dispute complicated by race, language barrier and uncivil behavior - CultureMap Houston

    Dallas police say elderly man apparently killed couple over dog droppings

    Dog Poop Slaying Suspect Chung Kim Had Long History of Murder Threats, Prosecutors Say

    Neighbor Accused Of Dog Poop Double Murder Claims Self Defense - CBS Texas

    https://law.justia.com/lawsearch?query=Chung%20Kim



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    27 mins
  • Revisited: Nashville's Fast Food Killer
    May 5 2026

    This week marks 4 years of Check the Locks Podcast. Join John Conner for a very special re-release of the first episode. A giant thank you to anyone who has supported this podcast over the years. It means the world!

    It's February 1997, and a horrific double murder has a southern town gripped in fear. How could this happen? Will the killer strike again? Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner in their debut episode as they dive deep into the dark to investigate Nashville's "Fast Food Killer," Paul Dennis Reid. Will this terrifying, true crime case be enough to make you...Check the Locks.

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    This episode of Check the Locks is dedicated, with love, to the memory of our friend Mathew Scott Halliday.




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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Kim Larrow & Michigan's Missing Girls
    Apr 28 2026

    On a warm June night in 1981, a 15-year-old girl in Michigan visited an ice cream parlor and never came home. Delays, dead ends, and decades of silence turned a teenage disappearance into one of Michigan’s most haunting mysteries. Join John Conner as he dives deep into the dark to discuss the disappearance of Kim Larrow and Michigan's Missing Girls. Will this case be enough to make you check the locks?

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    This episode of Check the Locks is dedicated, with love, to the memory of our friend Mathew Scott Halliday.

    Sources:

    https://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/05/10/suspected-serial-killer-boasted-killings/595717002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z1135xxu113736e1135xxv002636&gca-ft=244&gca-ds=sophi

    The Disappearance of Kim Larrow

    Police say suspected serial killer touted body count | wzzm13.com

    In girl's wooded grave, a family finds closure

    The Disappearance of Kim Larrow

    Michigan Murderer Bragged About Killing 7 Girls: Police

    Kim Larrow | Cold Case Program with Michigan State Police

    Police believe these five girls may have been victims of suspected serial killer - mlive.com

    Kim Larrow disappeared more than 40 years ago. Canton police search for answers in cold case

    Man serving life for killing Michigan teen girl dies in prison - CBS Detroit




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    23 mins
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