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Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Danielle Blinkawww.badactspod.com
Twisted true crime tales of dark deeds and despicable people. New episodes every Thursday. Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod
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Ep. 241 — Who Needs Enemies with Friends Like These: The Murder of Christina Muse

Send us a text After visiting her friends and former roommates, 20-year-old Christina Muse disappeared. For four months, she remained missing, but then one of her friends led police to her body in a big blue barrel. This friend, Tory Bush, pointed the finger at her boyfriend, Troy Clark, but there was much more to the story. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List: https://law.jus...

Aug 14, 20251 hr 4 minEp. 241

Ep. 240 — Witnessed: The Murder of Marquetta “Markie” Follis George

Send us a text In March 2000, Markie George found herself in a relationship with a dangerous man named Daniel Acker. Over the last few weeks of her life, she tried to get help and tried to stay safe. But it’s nearly impossible to stay safe when an abusive man has you in his sights. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: What the French Toast? Podcast — https://open.spotify.com/show/6MXDKZaYHsnKyHV7dpuhtA Episode Source List: https://www.supremecourt.gov...

Aug 07, 20251 hr 12 minEp. 240

Ep. 239 — The Murder of Lauri Waterman, Pt. 2: What Really Happened?

Send us a text In November 2004, Lauri Waterman’s husband Doc and 16-year-old daughter Rachelle Waterman arrived home from a weekend away to discover that Lauri was missing. Around that same time, police were responding to a report of a burnt out minivan with charred human remains inside. There is no part 3 this time! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-...

Jul 31, 20251 hr 9 minEp. 239

Ep. 238 — The Murder of Lauri Waterman, Pt. 1: Charred Bones & a Bunch of Red Flags

Send us a text In November 2004, Lauri Waterman’s husband Doc and 16-year-old daughter Rachelle Waterman arrived home from a weekend away to discover that Lauri was missing. Around that same time, police were responding to a report of a burnt out minivan with charred human remains inside. There is no part 3 this time! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b6504...

Jul 24, 20251 hrEp. 238

Ep 237 — Mr. Nobody: The Murder of Jackie Galloway

Send us a text In Summer 1991, police discovered the meticulously tied up body of Jackie Galloway. They would soon tie her murder to Patricia Cornwell’s debut novel Postmortem, a woman assaulted a year prior, and an oversharer named John Benson Waterman. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales — https://open.spotify.com/show/1N45VhVenWvUQTD5iPi9Er Episode Source List: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-waterman-no-884878986 https://peopl...

Jul 17, 20251 hr 5 minEp. 237

Ep. 236 – A Godawful Jigsaw Puzzle of Death: The Twitter Killer

Send us a text On October 31, 2017, police discovered 9 dismembered bodies in a studio apartment located in Zama, Japan. The apartment belonged to 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, a devil in disguise. Trigger warning for mentions of suicidal thoughts (though no details will be discussed). Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes Podcast — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode ...

Jul 03, 202551 minEp. 236

Ep. 235 — The Murder of Andrea Eilber Pt. 3: The Appeal, A New Suspect, & Partial Justice

Send us a text In November 2011, 20-year-old Andrea Eilber was found murdered in the basement of a house where she was house sitting. Her boyfriend was the main suspect, and his story about what happened sure sounded suspicious. But before she would get justice thanks to DNA, Andrea’s case would create a new injustice when the wrong man was convicted. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdown...

Jun 26, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 235

Bad Acts Live: Horror Movies & The True Crime Cases That Inspired Them

Send us a text Live show audio, y'all. Let's discuss three true crime cases and the horror movies they inspired. First, we’re going to be discussing The Hills Have Eyes franchise and the legend of a cannibalistic Scottish clan that inspired it. Then, we’ll talk about the movie Changeling and the tragic murder case at its center. Finally, we’ll discuss Borderland , which was inspired by a drug lord who thought a human sacrifice would make his men invisible. The Hills Have Eyes/Scottish Cannibal C...

Jun 21, 202549 min

Ep. 234 – The Murder of Andrea Eilber Pt. 2: The Trial

Send us a text In November 2011, 20-year-old Andrea Eilber was found murdered in the basement of a house where she was house sitting. Her boyfriend was the main suspect, and his story about what happened sure sounded suspicious. But before she would get justice thanks to DNA, Andrea’s case would create a new injustice when the wrong man was convicted. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode S...

Jun 19, 20251 hr 2 minEp. 234

Ep. 233 — The Murder of Andrea Eilber Pt. 1: The Crime & Investigation

Send us a text In November 2011, 20-year-old Andrea Eilber was found murdered in the basement of a house where she was house sitting. Her boyfriend was the main suspect, and his story about what happened sure sounded suspicious. But before she would get justice thanks to DNA, Andrea’s case would create a new injustice when the wrong man was convicted. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy Podcast — https://open.spotify.com/sh...

Jun 12, 202554 minEp. 233

Ep. 232 — The Casanova Killer aka The Cross Country Killer Pt. 3

Send us a text In 1995, a serial killer murdered four women with red hair in four different states. Sandra Gallagher, Linda Price, Tina Marie Cribbs, and Andy Lou Sutton each thought that they’d met the man of their dreams, but he was actually a devil in disguise named Glen Edward Rogers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Moonlight — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-moonlight/id1703911242 Episode Source List: https://law.justia...

Jun 05, 202546 minEp. 232

Ep. 231 — The Casanova Killer aka The Cross Country Killer Pt. 2

Send us a text In 1995, a serial killer murdered four women with red hair in four different states. Sandra Gallagher, Linda Price, Tina Marie Cribbs, and Andy Lou Sutton each thought that they’d met the man of their dreams, but he was actually a devil in disguise named Glen Edward Rogers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode Source ...

May 29, 202555 minEp. 231

Ep. 230 — The Casanova Killer aka The Cross Country Killer Pt. 1

Send us a text In 1995, a serial killer murdered four women with red hair in four different states. Sandra Gallagher, Linda Price, Tina Marie Cribbs, and Andy Lou Sutton each thought that they’d met the man of their dreams, but he was actually a devil in disguise named Glen Edward Rogers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Caffeinated Conspiracies — https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/caffeinated-conspiracies/id1454287363 Episode Source List: http...

May 22, 20251 hr 2 minEp. 230

Ep. 229 Injustice: The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

Send us a text May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Month, so we’re going to discuss the extreme disproportionality of crime committed against MMIP, particularly Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Then, we’ll talk about four unsolved cases of four innocent teenagers: Emily Pike, Jadie Butterfly, Maleigha Yallup, and Darian Rae Nevayaktewa. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales — https://linktr.ee/haun...

May 15, 20251 hr 2 minEp. 229

Ep. 228 — Carol Jenkins, The Girl in the Yellow Scarf

Send us a text In September 1968, 21-year-old Carol Jenkins was walking door to door in Martinsville, Indiana, selling encyclopedias. On one of her last stops, Carol told the woman who answered the door that two white men had been following and harassing her. As a Black woman, Carol was frightened. Thirty minutes later, Carol was found murdered. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-...

May 08, 202541 minEp. 228

Ep. 227 — I Turned into the Devil: The Murder of Rachelle Tolleson

Send us a text 20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson disappeared from her home in the wee morning hours of March 18, 2004, leaving behind her 5-month old baby Avery. Right away, the community rallied to try to find her, but it was too late to save Rachelle. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode Source List: https://caselaw.findlaw.com...

May 01, 202544 minEp. 227

Ep. 226 — The Tuberculosis Episode

Send us a text It’s super interesting, I promise. Did y’all know that Tuberculosis, aka TB, Consumption, King’s Evil, The White Plague (because of the pale skin), etc is still a major health risk world wide? Every year, about 1.25 million people die from TB, and it’s considered the world’s most infectious disease. We can cure TB, so why is it still such a threat? Thanks to author John Green, we are going to be talking about the moral crime of TB today. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod...

Apr 24, 202551 minEp. 226

Ep. 225 — The Frat Boy Cannibal: The Murders of Michelle Mishcon and John Stevens III

Send us a text In August 2016, Michelle Mishcon Stevens and John Stevens III were enjoying the evening in their garage when 19-year-old Austin Harrouff walked inside and attacked them and their neighbor. It took multiple police officers to pull Harrouff off John’s body, as he ate John’s face. What happened? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down and Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://www.court...

Apr 17, 20251 hr 29 minEp. 225

Ep. 224 – The Murder of AnnaRose Shove

Send us a text In August 2014, 17-year-old AnnaRose Shove went on vacation with her family to her favorite place, Brennan Beach. But after a solo visit to the shore, a kayaker found her floating face down in the water. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast – https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ny-supreme-court-appellate-division/1979532.html https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCO...

Apr 10, 202537 minEp. 224

Ep. 223 – “Dad, why do you have the knife?”: Matthew Lee Richards, Attempted Family Annihilator

Send us a text “We were all in bed when dad came around stabbing everyone and we all ran outside.” Police say this is what one of Matt Richards’ children said about him as detectives tried to sort out exactly what happened in the Richards home in the overnight hours of September 16, 2023. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=...

Apr 03, 202538 minEp. 223

Ep. 222 — It’s Satan Again: The Murder of Vickie Deblieux

Send us a text In 1994, Vickie Deblieux accepted a ride from a group of teenagers while she was trying to make her way from Tennessee to Louisiana. Four days later, a group of rock climbers found her mutilated body discarded off a mountain. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Moonlight — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-moonlight/id1703911242 Episode Source List https://law.justia.com/cases/alabama/court-of-appeals-criminal/1998/...

Mar 27, 202556 minEp. 222

Ep. 221 – The Blitz Site Murder: The Murder of Olive Balchin

Send us a text In 1946, a couple of schoolboys found Olive Balchin murdered in the debris left from WWII bombings in Manchester, England. Police were convinced they had their man when they connected a convicted murderer named Walter Graham Rowland to Olive. But then another man confessed, and a similar murder cast doubt on Rowland’s guilt. Was the right man put to death? Also, the hat people are called milliners. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: T...

Mar 20, 202559 minEp. 221

Ep. 220 — The Murder of Sarah Pasco & Attempted Murder of Melissa Pugh

Send us a text Sarah Pasco and Melissa Pugh were abducted in August 2020. Their captors forced them to dig their own graves and eventually forced them into a well. My Poetry Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/so-the-light-stays-danielle-blinka/1146953814?ean=9798888388754 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Caffeinated Conspiracies – https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/caffeinated-conspiracies/id1454287363 Episode Source List: https://people.co...

Mar 13, 202552 minEp. 220

Ep. 219 — The Circus Circus Murders: Two Grisly Crimes in Las Vegas & Reno

Send us a text In June 2018, two Vietnamese tour guides named Sang Boi Nghia and Khuong Ba Le Nguyen were found stabbed to death in their Las Vegas hotel room in a random crime that occurred because of a faulty door lock. Then, in July 2019, 38-year-old Amber Morris was found brutally murdered in her hotel room after she and her sister randomly met two men on the streets of Reno. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales — https://linktr.ee/h...

Mar 06, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 219

Ep. 218 — The Murder of Jennifer Paxton

Send us a text In December 2019, 35-year-old Jennifer Paxton crossed paths with a monster and disappeared. For nine months, she remained missing—until police made an unlikely discovery under a man’s bed. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine Podcast — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List: https://www.courttv.com/news/tn-v-sean-finnegan-kept-alive-to-tort...

Feb 27, 202553 minEp. 218

Ep. 217 — The Jigsaw Murders Pt. 2

Send us a text In September 1935, police recovered 70 parcels containing body parts from under a bridge in Gardenholm Linn near Moffat, Scotland. Experts would have to reassemble the remains to prove that they belonged to Isabella Ruxton and Mary Jane Rogerson, two women who’d disappeared from Lancaster, England, where they lived with a popular, well-respected doctor named Buck Ruxton. Well, that was his name now… Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: ...

Feb 20, 202545 minEp. 217

Ep. 216 — The Jigsaw Murders Pt. 1

Send us a text In September 1935, police recovered 70 parcels containing body parts from under a bridge in Gardenholm Linn near Moffat, Scotland. Experts would have to reassemble the remains to prove that they belonged to Isabella Ruxton and Mary Jane Rogerson, two women who’d disappeared from Lancaster, England, where they lived with a popular, well-respected doctor named Buck Ruxton. Well, that was his name now… Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: ...

Feb 13, 202546 minEp. 216

Ep. 215 – The Death Spell Hitman Case (aka The Most Ridiculous Hitman Case Ever)

Send us a text My anxiety is all keyed up due to my propensity to read the news, so please indulge me in this bizarro hitman case that is THE BEST HITMAN CASE WE HAVE EVER DONE. It has everything: a doctor, an unsuspecting man, a hitman, Disney adults (no shame), the occult, a death spell, the FBI, a fake assassin, interstate commerce—okay, that last one is kinda blah, but this case has the IT factor, folks. Side Note: Is there an app that blocks all news? JK *dies inside* Patreon: https://www.p...

Feb 06, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 215

Ep. 214 – The Murder of Mary Stetson

Send us a text In July 1999, Mary Stetson went out for a much needed night on the town. When she didn’t return home, her kids knew something bad had happened. Their worst fears came true two days later when some folks enjoying a day on the river found a duffle bag holding horrific cargo. Also, the fake name was Jeffrey/Jeff…sounds like “Jesk” hehehe Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy – https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDx...

Jan 30, 202552 minEp. 214

Ep. 213 — The (Not Very) Mysterious Disappearance and Murder of Cheryl Coker

Send us a text When Cheryl Coker disappeared in October 2018, her family and friends started looking for her right away. She was a dedicated mom, a loving daughter, and a great friend, but she had one person in her life who didn't value her enough. An abandoned vehicle, surveillance footage, and long searches would turn up lots of evidence and Cheryl's body...but how will authorities get their man? Episode Source List: https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Cold-C...

Jan 23, 202557 minEp. 213
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