Check The Locks Podcast
A True Crime Podcast from Olivia Cornu and John Conner
Recent Episodes
True Crime for the Short on Time: A Garage Sale Murder
June 7, 2023
A 17-year-old girl has her life stolen from her while trying to purchase collectible cups. Her murder shocks a small Illinois community, but sometimes the "why" remains a mystery. Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner as they di…
A Violent Grandson
June 5, 2023
The body of a 78-year-old woman is discovered in her home, leaving the police baffled. Who would want to hurt such a gentle person? And when the crime scene is analyzed, the evidence leads to a familial connection. Join Oliv…
True Crime for the Short on Time: A Friendly Hand
May 31, 2023
A man walks into a police station and admits he helped a friend dispose of her husband's body. She claims it was self-defense, but the police eventually begin to believe the murder may be a pre-meditated act. Join Olivia Cor…
Episode 54: The Lobster Boy
May 29, 2023
When a circus performer is shot dead in his home, the end is only the beginning. And to understand "why?" his family's troubled history needs revisiting. Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner as they dive deep into the dark to d…
True Crime for the Short on Time #31: A Storybook Murder
May 17, 2023
A year after her husband's sudden death, a woman writes a book to help children with grief. But in a surprise twist, the woman was arrested for her husband's murder a year later. Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner as they div…
Episode 53: The Murder of Jonelle Melton
May 15, 2023
When a woman is discovered brutally murdered in her home, the police immediately focus on her estranged husband. The community turns on the man, and the case goes cold. But years later, detectives get the break they've been …
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About the Hosts
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?
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.