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Cocktails, Mocktails, and Crime

Four lifelong friends and family members enjoy drinks while dissecting true crime stories from all over the New England region.

Episodes

Gretchen Whitmer and the Boogaloo Boys

A couple of right wing extremists had the brilliant idea to kidnap Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer. The FBI was right there with them all along, so there was little chance of the plot ever coming to fruition.

Apr 01, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 44

Hunter Moore

Hunter Moore used unauthorized pornographic images to build his website and he tried to ruin the people whose images he stole.

Oct 07, 202256 minEp. 43

Sash Weight Murder

The funniest, most tawdry and lurid murder you have never heard of.

Aug 29, 202249 minEp. 42

Children Buried Alive

A school bus full of children is hijacked for ransom, and buried underground. This is another "idiots committing crimes" case.

Jun 25, 202232 minEp. 40

Amber Heard v Johnny Depp

We look at the Depp/Heard case with the appropriate level of amusement

Jun 15, 20221 hr 19 minEp. 41

The Watcher

A young family buys their dream home and immediately gets threatening letters from a stalker. It is a nightmare that last for years.

Apr 15, 202249 minEp. 39

Attack on the Ice Queen

In January 1994, US figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in an attempt to keep her out of the Olympics. Learn all about the masterminds behind the crime.

Mar 15, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 38

Baby Killer

In January 2006, Neil Entwistle murdered his wife Rachel and baby girl Lillian. Fortunately he made it easy for the police to determine he was the killer, and easy for the jury to convict him.

Feb 15, 20221 hrEp. 37

Ben Roethlisberger

Rape is a crime that often goes unpunished. We look at the topic in general, but also specifically at Roethlisberger, who was accused but never committed of rape.

Jan 15, 20221 hr 16 minEp. 36

McKinley Assassination

In 1901, Leon Czolgosz assassinated President William McKinley. Why did he do it?

Nov 15, 202145 minEp. 33

Unindicted Co-ejaculator

Juan Rivera spent 20 years in jail for a rape and murder he did not commit. When the DNA analysis proved he was not the rapist, the prosecution claimed that he was still the murder. This is the ridiculous unindicted co-ejaculator theory, and believe it or not, more than one prosecutor has been loony enough to use it.

Oct 25, 20211 hr 35 minEp. 31

Karina Holmer

Karina Holmer was an au pair, working in the rich Boston suburb of Dover. On June 23, 1996 half of her severed body was found in a dumpster near Fenway.

Oct 11, 20211 hr 15 minEp. 30

Killdozer

On June 4, 2004, Marvin Heemeyer took his homemade tank and went on a rampage to demolish his hometown of Granby Colorado.

Oct 04, 202142 minEp. 29

Insurrection - Part 2

On Jan.6, 2021 thousands of people stormed the Capitol in DC in an attempt to keep Donald Trump in power, after he lost the election. This episode carries on where Part 1 left off.

Sep 27, 20211 hr 45 min

Insurrection - Part 1

On Jan.6, 2021 thousands of people stormed the Capitol in DC in an attempt to keep Donald Trump in power, after he lost the election. Here is a deeper look at what happened.

Sep 20, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 28

Servant Girl Annihilator

America's First Serial Killer struck in Austin, Texas in December 1884. The murders were grisly and some believe that this same killer went on to become Jack the Ripper.

Sep 07, 202154 minEp. 27

Boston Marathon Bombers Part 2

A deeper look into why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev chose to detonate bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Aug 30, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 26

Boston Marathon Bombing

Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev detonated two pressure cooker bombs in a crowd at the 2013 Boston Marathon. We try to understand what caused them to do this.

Aug 23, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 25

The Horse Did It

In January 2005, Neil Olsen was found dead in his barn. Murdered. His wife, Patricia Olsen, was adamant that Neil's horse was the murderer.

Aug 09, 20211 hr 19 minEp. 24

Texas Tower Shooter - Charles Whitman

Modern day mass shootings trace their roots back to this event. On Aug.1, 1966, Charles Whitman set himself up at the tower at University of Texas - Austin, and shot anyone he could.

Aug 02, 20211 hr 15 minEp. 23

Jolly Jane, the Original Incel

Jolly Jane, the original Incel. She was a nurse who drugged her patients in order to sexually assault them. Here's to you Bill Cosby. By her own account, she also poisoned and murdered over 100 people.

Jul 26, 20211 hr 10 minEp. 22

The Iceman Part 2

More on Richard Kuklinski, the psychopath killer known as The Iceman.

Jul 19, 20211 hr 20 minEp. 21

The Iceman - Richard Kuklinski

Richard Kuklinksi was the epitome of a cold-blooded killer. Murder was both a hobby and a profession for him. He claims to have killed as many as 200 people.

Jul 12, 202159 minEp. 20

Britney Spears and Bill Cosby

Britney Spears has been victimized by a conservatorship system run amok and has had her freedom taken away. Bill Cosby on the other hand has raped many women and is totally free. Nice job US legal system.

Jul 08, 202141 minEp. 19

Vanessa Marcotte

Vanessa Marcotte was a smart, successful young woman, with a great career, great family great life. It all ended one day while she was out for a run in the very safe town of Princeton, MA.

Jun 28, 202146 minEp. 18

Murdered by Best Friends - Skylar Neese

Skylar Neese was a teenager with a bright future ahead of her, but it was brutally ended by her best friends, Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf.

Jun 21, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 17

Ep16 - Theresa Corley

Theresa Corley was a lovely young woman, with a promising life ahead of her. Then, in December 1978 she was raped and murdered. Her sister, Geri, has spent decades trying to get justice for her sister. Geri talks with us about the murder and the botched investigation.

Jun 14, 20212 hrEp. 16
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