Send us a text Disappearances, break-ins, and a possible murder…at the zoo? On January 13, 2023, the Dallas Zoo discovered that a leopard named Nova had mysteriously disappeared. But their problems compounded when a pair of monkeys disappeared and someone (or something) killed an endangered vulture. What was going on? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Lost Signal - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-signal-podcast/id1465964518 Episo...
Sep 28, 2023•41 min•Ep. 152
Send us a text On October 30, 2020, a 28-year-old man arrived home to find a box addressed to him. But when he opened the gift inside, a hiss alerted him to something wrong. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Speak of the Devil - https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil Episode Source List: https://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=1:21-cr-00075&s=MD&d=168677 https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/ohio-man-admi...
Sep 21, 2023•39 min•Ep. 151
Send us a text In October 2022, 25-year-old Rasheem Carter, who is black, disappeared in a small Mississippi town. In the days leading up to his disappearance, Rasheem told his mother and the local police about problems he was having, including threats from white men in trucks. A month after he disappeared, the first set of his remains were found. Rasheem Carter deserves justice. Get Involved: Justice Department Criminal Division: Call 202-353-4641 or email Criminal.Division@usdoj.gov Local FBI ...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 150
Send us a text In March 2017, artist Corrina Mehiel was planning a trip to visit her family. On the day she planned to leave, her phone suddenly went silent. The next day, investigators discovered that she’d become the victim of a terrifying crime. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Crime & Spirits Podcast - https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcast Episode Source List: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-life-prison-murder-...
Aug 31, 2023•41 min•Ep. 149
Send us a text In 2006, the husband of actress and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly found her murdered in the bathroom of a Greenwich Village apartment she used as an office. Investigators initially labeled her death as a suicide, but her husband knew they were wrong. A small mistake by her killer would reveal the truth. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: My Second Self and I - https://open.spotify.com/show/3pzH0fR9c5jqIV404VuAAM?si=a189ce0b59bc4241&nd...
Aug 24, 2023•55 min•Ep. 148
Send us a text In March 2022, 18-year-old Naomi Irion disappeared from a Walmart parking lot. Surveillance footage showed a strange man forcing his way into her car. The case reached an unlikely end this month. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Beyond the Shadows Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6hgfTsx24MjcxaopQNURyX?si=b7679e12b5a0417f&nd=1 Episode Source List: https://apnews.com/article/nevada-teenager-kidnapping-inmate-dead-a6241f51b...
Aug 17, 2023•37 min•Ep. 147
Send us a text In 2011, Percy Palomino came home from a long night of running his business to find his wife Elizabeth Roxana Palomino brutally murdered in their son’s bedroom. Who took the life of this vibrant woman? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Freaky Fridays - https://linktr.ee/freakyfridayspod Episode Source List: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/arrest-made-in-brutal-stabbing-death-of-sw-miami-dade-woman/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/ne...
Aug 10, 2023•56 min•Ep. 146
Send us a text We’re covering two cases this week that share a common thread. The perpetrators–one in Ireland and the other in Australia–tried to hire hitmen to kill their wives’ Facebook friends. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy - https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1 Episode Source List: Bryan Kennedy https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2023/01/16/man-who-tried-to-hav...
Aug 03, 2023•49 min•Ep. 145
Send us a text In January 2016, Nicole Lovell disappeared out of her bedroom window. Three days later, a special investigator found her body discarded along a roadside. The search for her killers would reveal a disturbing danger. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Doe Identify - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doe-identify-podcast/id1544009777 Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/virginia/court-of-appeals-published/2020/0279-1...
Jul 27, 2023•54 min•Ep. 144
Send us a text In 1999, country singer Melissa Love (born Melissa Haferman) was on the way home from recording her first album in Nashville when she encountered a burgeoning serial killer. For four and a half years, police had no real leads. That is, until a woman found the body of 24-year-old Amanda Wood in her basement. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy - https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://...
Jul 20, 2023•45 min•Ep. 143
Send us a text In August 2012, 15-year-old Zachary Davis attacked his mother Melanie Davis and his brother Joshua Davis, leaving them for dead inside the burning family home. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Anything Bones - https://anythingbonespodcast.squarespace.com/ Episode Source List: https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/davis_zachary_everettopn.pdf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zachary-davis-tenn-teen-who-allegedly-killed-his-mom-wit...
Jul 13, 2023•46 min•Ep. 142
Send us a text In June 2023, hotel employees at a Holiday Inn in Marlborough, Massachusetts called 911 to report that a guest came into the lobby covered in blood, saying he’d just killed someone. When police arrived, they learned that this wasn’t the first time that Daniel Uhlman tried to murder his mom. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Ugly Radio - https://open.spotify.com/show/2w8Gzu6MH44ECXgdYIc8P2 Episode Source List: https://www.nbcboston.co...
Jul 06, 2023•38 min•Ep. 141
Send us a text In December 2015, Jhordann Rust went on a trip to San Diego with her boyfriend. The pair checked into a hostel the night they arrived, but police arrested the boyfriend that same night. Jhordann spent most of the night on the phone with her mom and other family members–as well as a killer. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Cryptid Cocktail Party - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cryptidcocktail Episode Source List: https://ca...
Jun 29, 2023•40 min•Ep. 140
Send us a text In May 1983, 14-year-old Peter Zimmer brutally murdered his family. Given an absurdly short sentence, Zimmer started his life over as Jovan “Joe” Collier four years later. As Joe, he masqueraded through people’s lives, eventually meeting his birth mother and wooing a woman named Candy Williams. Twenty-five years after murdering his family, he became a dangerous stalker. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Cryptid Cocktail Party - https...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 139
Send us a text In September 2008, a gruesome murder shocked Ottawa County, Michigan when a house fire led to the discovery of a mass murder. Inside the home, authorities recovered the charred bodies of Sharmaine Zimmer, Jeremy Zimmer, Tyler Zimmer, and Katherine Brown. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: F**k My Work Life - https://linktr.ee/fmwlpod Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2010/20101123-...
Jun 15, 2023•49 min•Ep. 138
Send us a text Megan Tilman thought she found love with William Rice and Christina Harnish. When the trio first dropped off the map, everyone thought they were together. Unbeknownst to investigators, Megan’s remains were already waiting for identification. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Dead On: A True Crime Podcast - https://www.deadonpodcast.com/ Episode Source List: https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/pair-sentenced-to-40-years-for-...
Jun 08, 2023•49 min•Ep. 137
Send us a text 18-year-old Aaron Iturra seemed to have it all: popularity, a close-knit family, and a big heart. So, why did someone kill him in his bed? The investigation into his murder would reveal a very unlikely killer. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Supernatural Sisters Podcast - https://www.supernaturalsisters.com/ Episode Source List: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jul/24/gang-mom-sentenced-for-arranging-murder/ https://www.oxyge...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 136
Send us a text In February 2015, a gruesome discovery behind a vacant building revealed a twisted plan to murder 29-year-old mom-to-be Samantha Dean. This web of deceit would involve multiple (pretty dumb) hitmen and take the FBI all the way to the island of Bali in Indonesia. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://saturdaysarefortheghouls.podbean.com/ Episode Source List: https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Clark_-_07.23.15.pd...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 135
Send us a text After committing four horrific crimes in Colorado, the hammer-wielding attacker hitchhiked to Kingman, Arizona. A day after his arrival, he committed another violent bludgeoning. This crime would get him caught–at least temporarily. It turns out, he was slippery–and would use him time outside of bars to resume his crime spree. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Moustachioed Podcastio - https://linktr.ee/mpodcastio Episode Source L...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 134
Send us a text Over 12 days in January 1984, a hammer-wielding attacker terrorized the suburbs of Denver. In addition to harming several survivors, he took the lives of Patricia Smith, Debra Bennett, Bruce Bennett, and Melissa Bennett. When the murders stopped, investigators wondered why. Unbeknownst to everyone in Colorado, the elusive killer was already hitchhiking to his next destination. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Addicted to Crime Podca...
May 11, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 133
Send us a text On May 12, 2007, 20-year-old Maggie Haines awoke to screams coming from her brother’s bedroom. She ran to her neighbor’s house for help, narrowly escaping a knife-wielding killer. But who would murder a nice family like the Haines? The answer would prove to be just as shocking as the murders. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://linktr.ee/TheLostSignal Episode Source List: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/0...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 132
Send us a text In September 2016, a driver found the bloody body of 15-year-old Nisa Mickens on a quiet suburban sidewalk in Brentwood, New York. The next day, authorities recovered the body of her best friend, 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas. The girls went to school with their killers, who were terrorizing the community. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Speak of the Devil: https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil Episode Source List: https://www.justice.gov/u...
Apr 27, 2023•49 min•Ep. 131
Send us a text In October 2017, two little girls woke up for school and found blood stains on their living room sofa. Their dad was missing, so they called his girlfriend for help. When police arrived, they found a crime scene in the home’s living room, but where was Aaron Friar? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast https://theoddentitypodcast.wordpress.com/ Episode Source List: file:///C:/Users/danie/Downloads/Media%20Release%20...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 130
Send us a text In February 2014, a night of hanging out with friends turned into a gruesome murder. Corriann Cervantes disappeared on February 4, 2014. A few days later, a friend found her bloody, brutalized body in a vacant apartment. The crime scene–with its bloody markings on the walls–told a dark story about her final night. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Freaky Fridays https://www.freakyfridayspodcast.com/ Episode Source List: https://casel...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 129
Send us a text In January 2015, Joann Hakes disappeared into a dark Wyoming night near the Salt River mountains. For over four years, her family and friends had no idea what happened to her. Then, a bad storm revealed a shallow grave. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh Episode Source List: https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/article_352d3a46-a2f5-5cff-9b8c-b3...
Apr 13, 2023•37 min•Ep. 128
Send us a text In July 2017, Lucy McHugh disappeared. When a dog walker found her body the next morning, the police started to unravel a horrible story and a totally preventable murder. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal Bizarre and Boozy: https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1 Episode Source List: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/R-v-Nicholson-sentencing-remarks.pdf https://www.th...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 127
Send us a text In January 2018, 19-year-old Caitlin Marie Denison took a flight from her home in Reno, Nevada, to Midland, Texas. She’d met a man from Midland online, but meeting him in real life turned out to be a mistake. Caitlin disappeared. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doe-identify-podcast/id1544009777 Episode Source List: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-find-caitlin-denison?member=9368600&shar...
Mar 23, 2023•41 min•Ep. 126
Send us a text In 2008, 19-year-old Brianna Denison disappeared from her friend’s couch. Nearly a month later, a passerby found her body in a field under a discarded Christmas tree. DNA from Brianna’s case connected her attack to two prior sexual assaults in the University of Nevada-Reno community. Who was attacking college students? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.buzzkillerspodcast.com/ Sources: https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 125
Send us a text In 2019, a man came to police to report that his two ex-girlfriends–who are sisters–had killed their father, and he had it on tape. But Anthony Tomaselli died four years prior of natural causes, right? Did two sisters get away with murder… Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095 Episode Source List: https://people.com/crime/sisters-hid-secret-of-dads-murder-then-confessed-sa...
Mar 03, 2023•44 min•Ep. 124
Send us a text In July 2017, 21-year-old Cheyanne Willis threw herself a gender reveal party and invited her family and friends, including her cousin 22-year-old Autum Garrett. Late that night, two gunmen burst into the home and opened fire on the remaining guests. As investigators unraveled the case, the details got very bizarre. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://anchor.fm/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://www.cincinnati.com...
Feb 23, 2023•44 min•Ep. 123
