The Interview Room with Chris McDonough

Chris McDonough
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The Interview Room with Chris McDonough

Welcome to The Interview Room. I'm Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective. With my wife, Karen, a veteran investigative journalist, we bring you true crime like no one else. We dive deep into mysteries, missing-person cases, cold cases, and unsolved crimes, some of which make national headlines. Others are WhoDunits from unfamiliar places. From time to time, we're joined by a lineup of experts -- including forensic specialists, behavior analysts, DNA gurus, and more -- as we explore these cases and help crime victim families. Join us in The Interview Room and Take a Seat!

  1. 04/18/2023

    A look back at how a killer used a knife

    In another high-profile killing that involved a knife...Chris takes you back to the scene where Matthew Cecchi, 9, had his life taken from an assailant with a knife inside an Oceanside, Calif. bathroom some 25 years later. On Nov. 14, 1998, Matthew had his life taken while inside a public beachside bathroom in Oceanside. Matthew and his family were visiting the Oceanside Harbor for a family reunion. Chris was the lead investigator on the case. The assailant, Brandon Wilson, 20, used a 4-inch knife on his victim. He confessed to the murder and showed Chris in one of the most chilling videotaped police interviews ever shared how he did it. Wilson was convicted, sentenced to death, and sent to San Quentin Prison's death row. While in prison, Wilson unlived himself in 2011. Trigger Warning: The interview of Wilson is graphic and for mature audiences only. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com

    13 min

  2. 04/16/2023

    SUSAN SMITH, KILLER MOM

    Susan Smith, the killer mom who drowned her two young boys in a lake in 1994, is up for parole in November 2024. THE INTERVIEW ROOM WITH CHRIS MCDONOUGH looks back at the case that shocked the nation when Susan Smith confessed to killing her sons, Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months. CHRIS TAKES YOU ON THE ACTUAL DRIVE SMITH TOOK FROM HER HOUSE IN UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO JOHN D. LONG LAKE, WHERE SHE DROWNED HER TODDLERS, PROVIDING INSIGHT ONLY A SEASONED HOMICIDE DETECTIVE CAN SHARE. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS! On Oct. 25, 1994, Susan Smith, 23, told police she was carjacked by a black male who took her two young sons inside the car. Her story rocked her small hometown of Union, South Carolina, and the country. For days, she appeared on TV news with her estranged husband, David Smith, crying and pleading for her boys' return. After nine days, Smith confessed to police that she drove her car, with her boys strapped in their car seats inside, into John D. Long Lake. Smith was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison - at Leath Correctional Institution in Greenwood, South Carolina - with a possibility of parole after 30 years. She is up for parole on Nov. 4, 2024.

    18 min

  3. 04/12/2023

    Similarities between Kohberger & Serial Killer BTK, Says His Daughter Kerri Rawson

    This video is a HIGHLIGHT REEL from our panel interview with guest Kerri Rawson, the daughter of serial killer BTK Dennis Rader. Imagine discovering your father was a hunted serial killer for over 30 years. Kerri talks about growing up with her father and the similarities she sees with accused mass murderer Bryan Kohberger.

    17 min

  4. 04/06/2023

    Alex Murdaugh's confession of roadside shooting & insurance plot

    The audio of Alex Murdaugh's full confession of the botched murder-suicide insurance scheme is the roadside shooting of Sept. 4, 2021. This was played in court on Feb. 16, 2023. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com

    44 min

  5. 04/03/2023

    Alex Murdaugh, is an Elimination Murderer The Motive - The Interview Room

    Join Chris for a riveting discussion with his special guest, world-renown forensic psychologist Dr. Gary Brucato about the "elimination murderer," how Alex Murdaugh is one, and how that relates to MOTIVE. Dr. Brucato coined the term "elimination murder" and explains it. Do not miss this! Dr. Gary Brucato's bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/dr... Gary's books: "The New Evil" https://amzn.to/3fhzuD8; "Understanding and Caring for People with Schizophrenia" https://amzn.to/3gTObMY

    1h 57m

  6. 04/02/2023

    Murdaugh Murder Trial: Alex Murdaugh On The First Responder Video The Night of the Deaths

    Join Chris for a live stream as he breaks down the first responder video of Alex Murdaugh and the crime scene on the night of the murders. Chris dives into the details of this video that only a seasoned homicide detective would catch. Join us! Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com

    2h 3m

  7. 03/31/2023

    Murdaugh Murders: What Alex Murdaugh Told Police In The Second Police Interview

    Chris breaks down the second interview law enforcement did with Alex Murdaugh, three days following the killings of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and his son, Paul, 22, at the dog kennels on his property in Islandton, South Carolina. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com

    2h 28m

  8. 03/31/2023

    Maggie Murdaugh's Cell Phone Location After The Murders & Why It Matters

    Join Chris & Karen as they review the bombshell data that debunked Alex Murdaugh's alibi, the new GM Onstar vehicle info that used cell tower data...revealed four weeks into the Murdaugh Murder Trial. Bios: ✅ Chris - Bio: https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ch... ✅ Karen - Bio https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/ka... Website: ✅ https://www.theinterviewroom.net/ TIR MERCH! https://theinterviewroom.myshopify.com

    1h 54m
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Welcome to The Interview Room. I'm Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective. With my wife, Karen, a veteran investigative journalist, we bring you true crime like no one else. We dive deep into mysteries, missing-person cases, cold cases, and unsolved crimes, some of which make national headlines. Others are WhoDunits from unfamiliar places. From time to time, we're joined by a lineup of experts -- including forensic specialists, behavior analysts, DNA gurus, and more -- as we explore these cases and help crime victim families. Join us in The Interview Room and Take a Seat!

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