# The Murder of Meghan Landowski

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Podcast: [REDRUM true crime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/redrum-true-crime-586498)
Published: 2026-03-09T07:00:00+00:00
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On the 10th of April, 2008, 16 year old Meghan Landowski arrived home from school in Portsmouth, Virginia. She called her mum to say she was back safely - just a normal afternoon for a teenager juggling school, friends, and dance classes. When Meghan's stepfather walked through the front door later that afternoon, something immediately felt wrong. The house was quiet. The front door had been left open. And in the kitchen, he discovered a scene that would launch one of the most disturbing investigations the community had ever seen. Meghan had been brutally attacked, restrained with tape, and stabbed dozens of times. The violence suggested a deeply personal crime... but investigators initially had no clear suspect. Police began examining every part of Meghan’s life: her family, her friends, classmates, and anyone who might have crossed paths with the outgoing and very much loved teenager. Early in the investigation, detectives focused on a man who had previously been accused of assaulting Meghan... a lead that seemed almost too obvious. But as forensic evidence sent the investigating team in a completely different direction. Over the next few months, detectives conducted dozens of interviews, collected more than 80 DNA samples, and carefully pieced together Meghan’s final hours... With the case stalled and pressure mounting, one small detail ... and one suspicious interaction with a teenage boy ... would suddenly change everything. What followed was a bizarre story involving a mysterious masked attacker, a piece of chewing gum, and a lie that investigators would slowly unravel. In this episode, we explore the tragic murder of Meghan Landowski, the investigation that followed, the evidence that nearly went unnoticed, and the chilling truth that eventually emerged. This is…

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