True Crime Conversations: Gillian Pensavalle, Alvin Williams, and Lanie Hobbs

True Crime Conversations: Gillian Pensavalle, Alvin Williams, and Lanie Hobbs

Author: True Crime Obsessed December 21, 2025 Duration: 1:05:43
Hey Fam! We're back as promised with the second true crime conversations episode.  This time it's Gillian's turn, Chatting with Lanie Hobbs from True Crime Cases with Lanie and Alvin Williams of Affirmative Murder.  They chat about their origin stories with true crime, their recording processes, and the importance of getting all kinds of different perspectives out in the world when telling these true crime stories. 

Check out Alvin and Lanie's Stuff:
True Crime Cases with Lanie: Welcome to True Crime Cases with Lanie, a podcast dedicated to examining the most compelling true crime cases. Join your host Lanie as she delves deep into the details of each case, providing insight into the motives and actions of both the victims and perpetrators. But True Crime Cases with Lanie is not just another true crime podcast. Lanie brings a unique perspective to each case, highlighting the ethical implications of each crime and the ways in which our justice system.
Affirmative Murder: Affirmative Murder is the true crime comedy podcast hosted by Alvin Williams and Francel Evans. Each week they swap murder stories from marginalized communities, while trying not to rant about anything from fast food, to what is actually buried in graveyards...Follow them as they shed a light on the darker side of true crime, pun intended.

If you've ever found yourself deep in a documentary rabbit hole, captivated by a real-life mystery but needing a friend to process it all with, you've found your people. True Crime Obsessed is the place where gripping stories meet genuine conversation and unexpected laughter. Each episode, the hosts dive into a true crime documentary, breaking down the facts, the filmmaking, and the often-bizarre details that these stories unearth. It's less about the shock value and more about the shared experience of trying to understand the incomprehensible, all through the unique lens of people who are, well, obsessed. You'll hear passionate recaps, thoughtful commentary, and the kind of relatable reactions-from outrage to darkly comedic disbelief-that happen when you're watching from your couch. This podcast lives in the space between Society and Culture, treating these real narratives with the gravity they deserve while acknowledging the catharsis of discussing them with a sense of community and even humor. It’s for anyone who analyzes every frame, questions every interview, and then immediately needs to talk about it. Join the obsession.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
460: Murder Has Two Faces: Good Guys Gone Bad [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:36
The two cases shared a checklist of similarities - a conventionally handsome perpetrator preying on sex workers behind closed hotel doors. But the difference in how the media and investigators handled the two serial kill…
459: Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:59
READY TO LET THE WOMEN DO THE WORK? Toronto real estate broker Heather Rovet finds the perfect romance with "Jace" He's, cute, successful, and has a great butt--just ask her! But the dream is shattered when she discovers…
458: Sin City Clickbait (Deadly Influence S1E1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:49
We're in Las Vegas this week, Fam, with a male escort turned reality TV star turned social media influencer and "sex and fitness guru." But behind his enviable online facade, his drug-fueled descent would lead to ultimat…
457: Unknown Number: The High School Catfish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:17
FAM!!! We had A LOT to say about this documentary, along with some differing opinions between the two of us, so strap in for a super-sized roller coaster of an episode today!Lauryn and her boyfriend Owen were just young…
456: Ruby Red Handed [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:49
When the world's most iconic piece of film memorabilia--Judy Garland's iconic ruby slippers--were stolen from a small museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota (yes, Minnesota) in 2005, the world went on high alert. The question…
455: Where is Jermain Charlo? (from "48 Hours S37E8") [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:06
In June 2018, young mother Jermain Charlo disappeared in Missoula, Montana. Still searching for the missing woman, investigators post the last known video footage of her, hoping to turn up leads and find Jermain.WE'RE ON…
454: Manhunt: The Murder of Emily Longley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:19
Emily Longley was only dating her boyfriend for four months when she was found dead in his bedroom. Though the cause of death was initially undetermined, the ensuing investigation would uncover not only the boyfriend's h…
453: New York Homicide: Broken Pride (S1E5) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:21
A Brooklyn lesbian couple faces a nightmare after an intruder enters their home and attacks them on the Fourth of July weekend in 1995. Sylvia Lugo is shot twice, and later dies. As the police investigate, suspicion fall…
452: Look Into My Eyes Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:57
As investigators look deeper into the deaths of the three students at North Port High School, the case also starts to attract more attention in the press. But will the community hold the principal accountable, or will th…
451: Murder Has Two Faces: Capitol Killings [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:44
FAM! This series is excellent, and huge hats off to Robin Roberts bringing attention to cases that have loooooooong deserved it. In episode two, we learn the story of Joyce Chiang, a promising DC intern and law student w…