Ashleigh Banfield x Drop Dead Serious

Ashleigh Banfield x Drop Dead Serious

@dropdeadserious · 616K subscribers · 750 videos · English

Welcome to my Drop Dead Serious podcast! I'm Ashleigh Banfield. I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. Drop Dead S…

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38:04

Parents Played Dumb When 11-Year-Old Gave Birth at Home, Both Get Life in Prison | House of Horror

121K views · 11h ago · 38:04

Cherie and Dustin Walker said they had no idea their 11-year-old was pregnant. Then she gave birth at home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and a DNA test identified her stepfather, Dustin Walker, as the baby’s father. On October 30, 2026, Cherie Walker was sentenced to seven consecutive life terms, while Dustin Walker was ordered to serve 42 years for child neglect before his life sentence begins.

1:12:02

Sandra Birchmore Trial: Filthy Cop's Twin Brother Spills the Beans

107K views · 1d ago · 1:12:02

Guest: Sandra Birchmore Trial

A married Massachusetts police detective is accused of killing 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and her unborn baby to conceal a secret that stretched back to when she was fifteen. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by WBZ-TV reporter Kristina Rex, who was inside the courtroom when Matthew Farwell's twin brother, Billy Farwell, testified.

1:24:38

Nancy Guthrie: Kidnapping Gone Wrong or Murder for Hire? | 9 Months Missing

165K views · 3d ago · 1:24:38

Guest: Nancy Guthrie

Nine months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home, where are the answers? The 84-year-old mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie was reported missing on February 1, 2026. Despite blood found outside her front door, video of an armed, masked man, and purported ransom notes demanding millions in Bitcoin, her disappearance remains unsolved.

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'People's Court' Fiancé Charged with MURDER After Episode Airs | Michelle Parker Murder Case

107K views · 1w ago · 42:40

Guest: Michelle Parker Murder Case

A bitter engagement-ring fight aired on “The People’s Court,” and that same day, Michelle Parker vanished. Nearly 15 years later, her ex-fiancé, Dale Smith Jr., is charged with second-degree murder. Michelle Parker disappeared on November 17, 2011, after dropping off their 3-year-old twins at his Orlando home. Her Hummer was found abandoned with its business decals removed, her iPhone was recovered from a lake, and her body has never been found.

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‘House of Horrors’ Couple Accused of Torturing 3 Kids, Taunting Them Over Dead Parents

198K views · 1w ago · 33:59

Dirty cat litter dumped in their beds, dog poop on their belongings, and forced to run barefoot on a gravel driveway. That’s what three kids say they endured inside their West Virginia home, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Erica Lynn Sayre, 45, and her husband, Clifford “Gale” Sayre, 46, are now facing a combined 12 felony charges after the children described years of alleged abuse.

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54:44

Sandra Birchmore Trial: Cop’s Alter Ego ‘Joey’, Mistresses, & Bombshell DNA

181K views · 1w ago · 54:44

Guests: Sandra Birchmore Trial, WBZ-TV Trial Reporter Kristina

Matthew Farwell’s wife gave birth to their third child on February 2, 2021, the day after prosecutors say he killed 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, and he was texting colleagues from the hospital asking what was happening at the police station. Sandra’s body hadn’t even been found.

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1:03:23

Beauty Queen’s Prison Reality Check After Killing Her Baby | Laken Snelling

433K views · 1w ago · 1:03:23

Guest: Laken Snelling

From beauty pageants and college cheerleading to a ten-year prison sentence for killing her newborn son, Laken Snelling is facing a VERY different future. The former University of Kentucky cheerleader pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter after her baby, McCoy Cade Hall, was found dead inside a trash bag in her bedroom closet.

1:23:28

Sandra Birchmore Trial: Cop’s Filthy Secrets & Vile Texts Exposed In Court

225K views · 2w ago · 1:23:28

Guest: Sandra Birchmore Trial

A married Massachusetts police detective is accused of killing 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and her unborn baby to conceal a secret that stretched back to when she was fifteen. Matthew Farwell allegedly told Sandra Birchmore she was “the worst person on the face of the earth” after she announced her pregnancy, and now a federal jury is reading the messages he wanted deleted.

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