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2025 First episode About BELOW THE SURFACE Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection.
The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention.
Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
Season 1 launches January 3, 2026 with new episodes dropping every other Saturday.
Publisher Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment
Category true crime
Language en
Explicit No
First episode 4 Dec 2025
Latest episode 31 Aug 2026 Latest episodes 1 of 13 episodes have a transcript.
31 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing DNA ID Episode 205 The case of Eileen Zarlenga Host [Host Name] investigates the unsolved 1988 murder of Eileen Zarlenga, exploring how DNA technology failed to identify her killer.
9 May 2026
Grigori Rasputin Episode 11 Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire. For a time, he was the equivalent of a modern day rock star or celebrity, but as time went on, he began to be viewed by many in a negative light. Those people would take drastic steps to be rid of Rasputin once and for all.
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
25 Apr 2026
Louisa Ioannidis Episode 10 Louisa Ioannidis
24-year-old Louisa Ioannidis was found floating in Darebin Creek in the Melbourne Australian suburbs on October 11, 2011. While her death was ruled an accidental drowning, her brother, Tass, believes she was murdered, and has spent the last fifteen years urging Victoria authorities to reopen her case. In 2024, new evidence was brought to the Australian public, but was it enough to reclassify Louisa's death as a homicide?
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
11 Apr 2026
Tucker Hipps Episode 9 Tucker Hipps
Clemson University sophomore, Tucker Hipps, was found floating in one South Carolina's larges revisors, Hartwell Lake. Twenty-nine members of Tucker's fraternity were with him as he ran across the Seneca River Bridge on a fraternity initiation run. But when his body was found several hours later, none of them came forward to explain how he'd gone from running, to drowned.
To listen to every episode of Below the Surface early, and ad-free, and get access to any bonus content, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
28 Mar 2026
Rafael Hernandez-Torres Episode 8 Rafael Hernandez-Torres
Rafael Hernandez-Torres was a well liked, and respected member of his Tulsa, OK community. He was known by everyone as a kind and giving person, and was a fixture to locals who knew him from the time he spent driving his taxi cab. So in 2015 when Rafael was found shot to death and his body submerged in his cab in the Caney River, detectives struggled to find anyone with a motive to kill the beloved cabbie.
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
14 Mar 2026
The Kettlebell Drownings Episode 7 The Kettlebell Drownings
On February 19th, 2014, New Orleans couple, Kenneth and LaKieffa Joseph went missing and no one could have predicted the twists and turns their case would take before their bodies emerged in the Intracoastal waterway several weeks later. Blue nylon rope and thirty pound kettlebells painted a disturbing story of exactly what happened to them.
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
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28 Feb 2026
Elisa Lam Episode 6 Elisa Lam
Though a forensic pathologist ruled Elisa Lam's death at the Cecil Hotel as an accidental drowning in 2013, the internet disagreed. Her death fueled the imaginations of thousands of online web sleuths and youtubers who sought the answer to her 'mysterious' end. After a decade of speculation and hundreds of podcasts, videos, and documentaries, Elisa has become less a person and more a legend. But is this a fair way to immortalize her?
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
14 Feb 2026
Colleen Wood Episode 5 Colleen Wood
Colleen Wood moved from Dayton, OH to Boca Raton, FL to get a fresh start after losing her job and ending a long term relationship. She viewed it as a chance to lead the life she had always wanted. She settled in and got a new place and landed a new job, and before long, she met a new man that she became interested in. His name was John Paul. He was a Wall Street investor and race car driver, and he shared a love of sailing with Colleen. Unfortunately for her, he also had a very dark past, one that Colleen was not aware of. In December, 2000, 53 year old Colleen boarded John Paul's boat; the Diamond Girl, to embark on an around the world cruise. Instead of the experience of a lifetime, Colleen sailed into the unknown and was never seen again.
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
31 Jan 2026
Susan Smith Episode 4 Susan Smith
Many of our listeners may be familiar with the story of Susan Smith. Her case made headlines across the US, and even internationally, in the early 90s when it came to light that she had murdered her two young children by drowning them in her car, before concocting a cover story. But as with all cases, the deeper you dive, the more you find….
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
17 Jan 2026
Debbie Wolfe Episode 3 Debbie Wolfe
After completing her Christmas day shift in December, 1984, 28 year old nurse, Debbie Wolfe dropped from sight inexplicably causing those closest to her to worry. She was soon found dead on New year's day, 1985 in a pond behind her Fayetteville, NC home. Investigators ruled her death a tragic accident, but her mother, Jenny, believed that Debbie had been murdered and submerged in the pond to hide her. Several strange clues may back up her suspicions. How Debbie got into the pond is still a dark mystery over forty years later.
To listen to every episode of Below the Surface early, and ad-free, and get access to any bonus content, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
3 Jan 2026
Dan Short Episode 2 Dan Short
In October of 1989, bank president, Dan Short, was found floating in Grand Lake, near Grove Oklahoma, five days after his bank was robbed and he'd gone missing. Police were initially stumped, but the investigation into how Dan ended up in the lake would soon reveal not one, but two deadly perpetrators.
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
3 Jan 2026
Kim Wall Episode 1 Kim Wall
Best known for her articles in the Guardian, New York Times, and Vice, journalist, Kim Wall, disappeared in a submarine beneath the Oresund Strait after interviewing the inventor of the sub, Peter Madsen, on August 10, 2017. We can only speculate what exactly happened below the surface, but upon the submarine's resurface, Kim was missing, but Peter Madsen was not. When confronted about Kim's disappearance, Madsen gave ever changing stories.
Check out the Memoir about Kim written by her mother:
https://www.amazon.com/Silenced-Voice-Life-Journalist-Wall/dp/1542018110
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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.
4 Dec 2025
Below the Surface - Trailer Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection.
The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention.
Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)
Season 1 launches January 3, 2026 with new episodes dropping every other Saturday.
Be sure to follow Below the Surface on your favorite social media outlets.
Inside a recent episode Introducing DNA ID Episode 205 The case of Eileen Zarlenga Published 31 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Eileen remained missing throughout Tuesday night. Police responded to the missing persons report, and the following facts were documented. Eileen's car was parked outside her house undisturbed, but the front door to the townhouse was unlocked. Nothing was disturbed in the townhouse. There was no sign of a struggle. Eileen had just vanished, along with her coat, handbag, and winter boots. This was incredibly strange and deeply concerning. To a person, Eileen's family and friends said that Eileen would never leave Kristen home alone. Yet she had, and the fact that she took those personal items with her seemed to indicate that she left under her own power. […] Read the full transcript with a Pod Engine plan.
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