{"podcast":{"title":"Crime House 24/7","slug":"crime-house-24-7-7180165","podcast_index_feed_id":7180165,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/crimehouse","website_url":"https://www.pavestudios.com/crimehouse","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8476771.jpg","author":"Crime House","episode_count":339,"summary":"Crime House 24/7 is your home for breaking true crime news and the cases everyone is talking about.Every morning, host Vanessa Richardson brings you the latest crime stories developing across the country, delivering the key facts, updates, and headlines you need to know as they happen.We also take you inside the courtroom with a legal expert, breaking down the most fascinating trials happening right now, from the evidence and strategy to what it could mean for the verdict.New episodes of Crime House 24/7 release every weekday.Follow now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and stay with us as the story unfolds.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T10:17:36.897186+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165"},"episode":{"title":"Makayla Settles' Father Pleads Guilty | True Crime News","slug":"makayla-settles-father-pleads-guilty-true-crime-news","published_at":"2026-05-25T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165/makayla-settles-father-pleads-guilty-true-crime-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/serve.castfire.com/audio/8240210/8240210_2026-04-14-024510.256.mp3?rssID=5997","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/serve.castfire.com/audio/8240210/8240210_2026-04-14-024510.256.mp3?rssID=5997","summary":"In Ventura County, Stephen Chavez pleaded guilty to incest after sexually assaulting his 18-year-old biological daughter Makayla Settles two days after she moved across the country to live with him; Makayla died by suicide five months later, and her family says the maximum three-year sentence he faces is not justice. And in Bakersfield, the preliminary hearing is finally underway more than two years after a woman was shot and killed after tracking her stolen Dodge Hellcat with an AirTag and confronting the men who took it; the accused shooter rejected a plea deal, sending the case to trial. If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad-free listening subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Crime House 24/7 is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow me on Social Instagram: @Crimehouse | @crimehouse247 TikTok: @Crimehouse | @crimehouse247 Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousestudios","meta_description":"In Ventura County, Stephen Chavez pleaded guilty to incest after sexually assaulting his 18-year-old biological daughter Makayla Settles two days after sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1740,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-house-24-7-7180165/episodes/makayla-settles-father-pleads-guilty-true-crime-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165/makayla-settles-father-pleads-guilty-true-crime-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}