Based on a True Crime Story

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True Crime

Every 2 weeks, we will go over a crime & it's movie counterpart!

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Episode 14 - The Central Park Five/Bernie

We are back with a new episode! This week, K took a deep look into the story & wrongful convictions of 5 young men and the Netflix docuseries "When They See Us" as well as the Ken Burns documentary "The Central Park Five". Also this week, A covers the murder of Marjorie Nugent by Bernie Tiede and the movie "Bernie" from 2011. Remember to rate, review and subscribe - We LOVE 5 star reviews!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email - Basedonatruecrimestory@...

Aug 26, 2020•59 min

Episode 13 - All The President's Men/The Slender Man

This week... We cover the 1970's Presidential scandal of Watergate & A's favorite "fall asleep to" movie "All The President's Men" from 1976 while K goes over the 2014 attempted murder of a young girl with the Slender Man Stabbing & the movie "Mercy Black" Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe - everyone loves 5 star reviews - even us!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory@gmail.com Theme music: Confused Piano by Sympho...

Jul 15, 2020•36 min

Episode 12 - Heavenly Creatures/Boys Don't Cry

2 episodes in a row...look out world!!! This week, K goes over the case of the Parker-Helm Murder from New Zealand which the movie "Heavenly Creatures" starring Kate WInslet & Melanie Lynsky from New Zealand & A covers the murder of Brandon Teena in Nebraska and the Oscar winning role for Hilary Swank in the movie "Boys Don't Cry" Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe - everyone loves 5 star reviews - even us!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 E...

Jul 01, 2020•41 min•Ep. 12

Episode 11 - Reversal of Fortune/The Accused

We are back after a 4 month hiatus due to the pandemic so we decided to each take a case A chose the attempted murder trial of Sunny von Bulow & the movie 'Reversal of Fortune" K went over the dark case of Cheryl Araujo and the movie "The Accused" (TRIGGER WARNING: this case goes over brutal sexual assault) Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe - everyone loves 5 star reviews - even us!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory...

Jun 17, 2020•27 min•Ep. 11

Episode 10 - The Murder of Adrienne Jones aka The Texas Cadet Murders

Sorry for the delay but this week's episode is finally here... K is going it alone for a few episodes so this week she chose the Murder of Adrienne Jones by David Graham & Diane Zamora in 1995. The movie based on this case is called "Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder" or "Pledging Allegiance" starring Holly Marie Combs (from Charmed fame), David Lipper and Cassidy Rae (from Melrose Place spin off Model's Inc) Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe - everyone loves 5 star rev...

Mar 01, 2020•30 min

Episode 9 - The Girl in the Box

This week A & K cover the kidnapping case of Colleen Stan **TRIGGER WARNING - this case covers sexual assault, torture and gaslighting** We also cover the movie "Girl in the Box" from Lifetime in 2016 starring Addison Timlin, Zane Holtz and Zelda Williams - you can watch it on The Lifetime Movie Club channel on Amazon Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe - everyone loves 5 star reviews - even us!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatru...

Feb 13, 2020•38 min•Ep. 9

Episode 8 - In a Child's Name

This week we cover the murder of Theresa Taylor by her husband Ken and the custody battle for her child - We also watched the movie "In a Child's Name" starring Valerie Bertanelli and Chris Meloni (with hair!!!) You can watch the movie here: https://youtu.be/cLPqWTIVXmg Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe - everyone loves 5 star reviews - even us!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory@gmail.com Theme music: Confused Piano by ...

Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 8

Episode 7 - The Billionaire Boys Club

We are back from our hiatus and we came back with a tale with so much 80's excess & synthesizers...you will wonder exactly what decade you're in. It's the story of Joe Hunt & BBC (Billionaire Boys Club) and the 1987 movie of the same name starring Judd Nelson (Yes, of the Brat Pack...see totally 80's) You can watch the movie on Youtube - https://youtu.be/uQOTcBbZQU4 Don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe! 5 Stars are like totally awesome!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory...

Jan 15, 2020•29 min•Ep. 7

Episode 6 - Laurie Dann aka Murder of Innocence

This week we cover the rampage of Laurie Dann from 1988 and it's made for TV movie "Murder of Innocence" starring Valerie Bertinelli (movie is available on Amazon Prime or Tubi) Don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe - 5 stars always help!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory@gmail.com Theme music: Confused Piano by Symphoid on Freesound.org

Dec 12, 2019•39 min

Episode 5 - Diane Downs aka Small Sacrifices

This week we cover the absolute bananas story of Diane Downs and her infamous crimes. We also watched Small Sacrifices based on the book by Ann Rule and starring Farrah Fawcett. You can find the movie on Youtube.com but be committed it's 3 hours! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory@gmail.com Theme music: Confused Piano by Symphoid on Freesound.org

Nov 28, 2019•44 min

Episode 4 - Jeff and Jill Erickson aka A Normal Life

This week we go over the craziest crime spree and movie (so far, anyway) - The Chicago suburb bank robbers Jeff and Jill Erickson and the very "R" rated "A Normal Life" starring Luke Perry and Ashley Judd from 1996. Remember to rate, review and subscribe!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory@gmail.com Theme music: Confused Piano by Symphoid on Freesound.org

Nov 14, 2019•27 min

Episode 3 - Laurie Kellogg AKA Lies of the Heart

This week we cover the Laurie Kellogg case from 1991 and it's very dark movie counterpart "Lies of the Heart - The Story of Laurie Kellogg" starring Jennie Garth. You can find the movie on youtube.com. Show notes: https://people.com/archive/permanent-separation-vol-37-no-23/?fbclid=IwAR1A5fQiQDtQbqm9K7-yST38WzveJxCiESJT2s1UpRfeQUkNYyqIFw6gI2Q Theme music: Confused Piano by Symphoid Remember to rate, review and subscribe!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Ema...

Oct 30, 2019•31 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2 - The Murder of Michelle Avila aka A Killer Among Friends

This week's episode covers the murder of Michelle "Missy" Avila & the movie A Killer Among Friends starring Tiffani Amber Theissen and Patty Duke Please rate, review and subscribe!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory@gmail.com

Oct 17, 2019•24 min

Episode 1 - The Murder of Kirsten Costas aka Death of a Cheerleader

Our first episode covers the murder of Kirsten Costas by Bernadette Protti & the movie Death of a Cheerleader starring Tori Spelling & Kellie Martin Please rate, review and subscribe!!! Check us out on IG - basedonatruecrimestory Twitter - basedonatruecr1 Email: Basedonatruecrimestory@gmail.com

Oct 16, 2019•31 min

Preview - Based on a True Crime Story

A & K have a new podcast "Based on a True Crime Story" Every 2 weeks, we will dive into a crime and its movie counterpart! Check us out on IG - Basedonatruecrimestory FB - Based on a True Crime Story Podcast Twitter coming soon!!!

Oct 13, 2019•46 sec

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