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Check The Locks Podcast

Check The Locks Podcast

A True Crime Podcast from Olivia Cornu and John Conner

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Mississippi Burning Pt. 1
Feb. 17, 2025

Mississippi Burning Pt. 1

In 1964, three civil rights activists disappeared in Mississippi. With membership in the Ku Klux Klan rising and violence increasing, investigators worked quickly to locate the missing men. However, when their vehicle turned…
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True Crime for the Short on Time: The Origins of Going Postal
Feb. 13, 2025

True Crime for the Short on Time: The Origins of Going Postal

We have all heard the phrase "going postal," but do you know the dark history behind it? Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner as they explore the troubling origins and violent incidents associated with this term. Will these act…
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True Crime for the Short on Time: Justice for Zemar
Feb. 6, 2025

True Crime for the Short on Time: Justice for Zemar

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The Crimes of Velma Barfield
Feb. 3, 2025

The Crimes of Velma Barfield

When a young woman loses her husband, she turns to prescription drugs for help. But as an addiction grows, the woman resorts to murder. And worse, she is caring for other people. Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner as they div…
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True Crime for the Short on Time: If I Can't Have You...
Jan. 30, 2025

True Crime for the Short on Time: If I Can't Have You...

In 2016, a woman in Oregon began an affair with her boss. But when she called it off, a disturbing pattern of stalking emerged. Sadly, the obsessive tale would end in murder. Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner as they dive de…
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The Odessa Lust Murders
Jan. 27, 2025

The Odessa Lust Murders

During the late 1960's and early 1970's, a serial killer was hunting in Odessa, TX. Sadly, there would be multiple victims before the authorities could connect the dots. And sexual lust seemed to be the killer's driving forc…
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About the Hosts

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Olivia Cornu

Olivia Cornu, star of Married at First Sight: New Orleans and a nurse practitioner in a NeuroICU, had a love of true crime before it was cool. She grew up watching COPS and Unsolved Mysteries, and has always been interested in the psychology behind why people do the heinous things they do. If she wasn’t a nurse, she’d be a forensic investigator. She’ll discuss the science behind it all - what gets a killer caught, and what makes a killer tick.

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John Conner

John Conner met Olivia on an episode of his longform podcast The Johnversations Podcast, where he discovered that they both shared a passion for true crime. John, a former touring musician and horror and true crime addict, had the same question as Olivia - what’s going on in the mind of a murderer? As an avid researcher, he’ll provide intriguing insight to the most curious of cases to the airwaves. Will curiosity kill the cat?