Send us a text In May 2023, 31-year-old DeAnn Parkin reached a low point in her life. Her marriage was over, and she blamed one person: the woman she accused of hooking up with her husband. Rather than focusing on her own happiness, DeAnn logged onto the Internet and visited one of our favorite sites: Rent-a-Hitman.com. DeAnn, noooooo. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy Podcast — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpb...
Jan 09, 2025•37 min•Ep. 212
Send us a text In November 1969, a teenage boy out bird watching discovered the body of a young woman discarded along the famed Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. Dubbed Jane Doe #59, this woman would be connected to the similar murder of Marina Habe, the Manson family, and Scientology—but investigators struggled to find out what happened to her. In 2015, a family friend finally identified her as 19-year-old Reet Jurvetson, who may have been connected to a man named Jean/John. Patreon: https://www...
Jan 02, 2025•49 min•Ep. 211
Send us a text In November 2021, Jennifer and Stephen Chapple were locked in a feud with their neighbors over the most mundane topic: parking spots. Because their neighbor was a “trained killer,” Jennifer told her friends that she feared for her life. Turns out, she had a reason to be afraid. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Saturdays are for the Ghouls – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id1570983561 Episode Sourc...
Dec 19, 2024•52 min•Ep. 210
Send us a text On Christmas 1934, 40-year-old Kathryn Schoch was in no mood to celebrate. And if she couldn’t feel merry and bright, the rest of her family couldn’t, either. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales – https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales Episode Source List: *Note* I normally wouldn’t use Murderpedia or Find a Grave as a sour...
Dec 12, 2024•39 min•Ep. 209
Send us a text This week, we’re keeping it chill with two recent cases where people tried to hire a hitman to handle their problems. Bonus: These peeps weren’t trying to kill their partner or a romantic rival. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-spooky-feminist-folklore-mytho...
Dec 05, 2024•48 min•Ep. 208
Send us a text Thanksgiving Eve, 1930: A family is murdered on their small dairy farm in Stanfordville, New York, near Poughkeepsie. Their murder remained a mystery for over 90 years…but has it been solved? Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ 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/id1...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 207
Send us a text In October 2022, 22-year-old Jimi Patterson was visiting a friend when he became the victim of a senseless attack. Stay tuned for a bonus case at the end. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ 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://www.krmg...
Nov 21, 2024•33 min•Ep. 206
Send us a text First, we’ll talk about Elena Estrada, a woman who literally cut out a man’s heart. Then, we’ll talk about Mae Woodman, who had no sense of humor with a practical joke and decided to commit murder instead of laughing it off. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Moonlight — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-moon...
Nov 14, 2024•52 min•Ep. 205
Send us a text We’re still in New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz. Also, WTF, Sylvia?? Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Macab at Midnight Podcast — https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303990 Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 204
Send us a text Today, we’re going to New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Speak of the Devil Podcast — https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2005/2005-50...
Oct 31, 2024•56 min•Ep. 203
Send us a text In April 2016, 15-year-old Karen Perez celebrated her quinceañera surrounded by family and friends. A month later, she didn’t come home from school on a Friday afternoon. Her family was pretty sure that she was with her 15-year-old boyfriend, Jesus Campos, Jr.— Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Crime and Spirits Podcast - https...
Oct 24, 2024•45 min•Ep. 202
Send us a text In September 2023, Essex Police uncovered a disturbing pair of murders in a nondescript rowhouse. For 4 years, 36-year-old Virginia McCullough lived with the bodies of her murdered parents hidden in her home. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast – https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List: https://ww...
Oct 17, 2024•46 min•Ep. 201
Send us a text In December 2004, 36-year-old Arleatha Hopkins disappeared. Her husband, Reverend Anthony Hopkins, told multiple stories about what happened to her, and no one questioned him for nearly four years. But then, his eldest stepdaughter ran away from the family home and revealed a mess of secrets that some refused to believe—at least, at first. Pre-Order My Poetry Book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ba...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 200
Send us a text 17-year-old Ida Place had the stepmother from hell. When her father William married Martha Place, he probably didn’t expect her to become a total psycho. But she definitely wasn’t responsible enough to be left around all those potential murder weapons. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/place-martha.htm#goog...
Oct 03, 2024•46 min•Ep. 199
Send us a text On August 1, 2022, 18-year-old Aurora Dahl went for a run in Michigan that she barely survived. The next day, someone killed Patrick Ernst in his Wisconsin home. Another murder down in Alabama that took the life of Dwight Dixon would link the same suspect to all three cases. Also, I’m sorry to the town of Flomaton, Alabama, for reasons that will become obvious. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Anything Bones — https://podcasts.apple...
Sep 26, 2024•53 min•Ep. 198
Send us a text Tillie Klimek has many nicknames, among them “The Black Widow of Chicago,” “The High Priestess of the Bluebeard Clique,” and—my favorite—“The Premonition Poisoner.” She was rumored to be a psychic, and said to have poisoned as many as 20 people, cementing her name as one of the merry murderesses of 1920s Chicago. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Ugly Radio Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id15158950...
Sep 19, 2024•52 min•Ep. 197
Send us a text In August 2023, trash collectors working at a garbage dump in Thailand discovered a fertilizer bag filled with dismembered human remains. The body parts came from an island that’s popular with tourists—Koh Phan-Ngan. Investigators soon connected this murder to a YouTube star who’s also a member of a famous Spanish acting family, which resulted in the case being plastered all over the headlines. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Satur...
Sep 12, 2024•48 min•Ep. 196
Send us a text In May 1896, a fiend attacked 5 members of the Meeks Family with a gun and a blunt object—allegedly an ax or hatchet. One family member survived to point the finger at the family’s killers, who turned out to be two very prominent citizens. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales – https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales Episode Source List: https://www.newspapers.com/article/franklin-county-tribune-meeks-murder/16252402/ https://www.n...
Aug 29, 2024•35 min•Ep. 195
Send us a text When 18-year-old Katherine Foster disappeared, her friends and family banded together to find her. Two days later, searchers found her body in a wooded area near the University of South Alabama campus. Proving who put her there would be difficult—but not impossible. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Moustachioed Podcastio – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moustachioed-podcastio/id1516217740 Episode Source List: https://...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 194
Send us a text In February 2022, Christina Yuna Lee was followed into her apartment complex in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood. Her neighbors called the police, who arrived in minutes—so why doesn’t this story have a happy ending? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-spooky-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List: https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-...
Aug 15, 2024•40 min•Ep. 193
Send us a text In December 2020, Timothy Saunders discovered a horrific scene in his daughter’s home on Cemetery Road. His daughter, Risa Saunders, lived in the house with her husband Daniel Long, and three sons named Gavin Smith, Gage Ripley, and Jameson Long. The crime that had occurred in their small West Virginia home scarred their small town. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 192
Send us a text This week, we’re going to take a break from talking about traumatic crimes. Instead, we’re going to tell you about some ridiculous crimes involving pie. Trust us, you’ll enjoy this episode. It’s officially one of our favorites. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Caffeinated Conspiracies Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/caffeinated-conspiracies/id1454287363 Episode Source List: https://mndaily.com/204532/uncategorized/pi...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 191
Send us a text In February 2021, “the Reading Man” of Grand Junction, a man named Warren Barnes, became the target of an aspiring serial killer. Two days after Warren was last seen by his friends, a local teen’s mom found a severed head and hands in her son’s closet. Also, Junction apparently refers to the confluence of the Colorado River and the Gunnison River—though there are also some trains in Grand Junction. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: H...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 190
Send us a text On Halloween 2019, 26-year-old Kristen Trickle died in her bed. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but both Kristen’s family and the detectives on her case knew that it had to be murder. The evidence kept stacking up until authorities finally had enough to arrest her killer. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Macab at Midnight - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303990 Episode Source List: https://www.kake.com/story/50718207/kansas-man-who-kil...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 189
Send us a text In November 2017, 24-year-old Dedra Lawrence was sharing a home with her mom, 46-year-old Deanna Lawrence. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Speak of the Devil Podcast: https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2023/e2022-01342-cca-r3-cd.html https://www.local3news.com/update-bledsoe-man-gets-consecutive-life-terms-in-grisly-2017-double-ax-murders/article_f...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 188
Send us a text In 2013, 48-year-old Jill Stacy was canning homemade salsa made from veggies she grew on the morning someone brutally murdered her. Investigators suspected she knew her killer, but they really didn’t have any suspects. But cold case detectives weren’t going to give up on Jill’s case, and her family would make sure she got justice. Note: Aaron said it was okay to leave in the thing, haha. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Crime and Sp...
Jun 21, 2024•48 min•Ep. 187
Send us a text As police arrived to arrest him, murderer Frederick Moses McCallum sat at a kitchen table, drinking tea. The priest he’d called to the crime scene stood nearby. Inside the small house in Buffalo Narrows, the seven members of the Pederson Family lay bleeding from axe wounds, along with family friend John Baptiste Herman in one of the bloodiest murders in Canadian history. The Pederson family included Thomas, Bernadette, Connie, Cynthia, Grace, Donny, Robert, Richard, and Rhoda Pede...
Jun 13, 2024•48 min•Ep. 186
Send us a text It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than meets the eye. This case has murder, fortune telling, crystal balls, snakes, lies, snarky reporters, past lives (allegedly), even more lies, and a wayward preacher’s daughter. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth...
Jun 06, 2024•56 min•Ep. 185
Send us a text In January 2022, 17-year-old Zion Foster got off work and decided to hang out with her cousin. She never came home that night, and her family lost a creative girl who loved reading and being a big sister. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast - https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://apnews.com/article/missing-teen-michigan-landfill-murder-205018a13dc3c32869acce1263ce29c6 https:...
May 30, 2024•44 min•Ep. 184
Send us a text Join us for a 3-Part Live Show from Comicpalooza in Houston, TX. We’re going to talk about movies inspired by real-life murders (hello, Scream), murders committed by killers who claimed to be creatures (sure, you’re a real vampire), and a few dummies who committed crimes dressed as superheroes (Spiderman gets his butt kicked). Episode Source List: Part 1: Movie Murders https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/ https://screenrant.com/strangers-movie-true-story-real-crimes-inspiration-e...
May 27, 2024•48 min•Ep. 183
