Crime Culture

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Hayley Langan and Kaitlin Mahar talk about true crime events and how they have influenced our culture through film, literature, music, and the way we live.

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6 - The Phantom Killer of Texarkana

On a clear warm night, a couple is parked on a secluded 'lover's lane' to hook up. The next morning, they are found shot to death in their car. For four months in 1946, the tiny border town of Texarkana was terrorized by reports of these gruesome murders that seemed to have no motive or suspects. The case of the Phantom Killer of Texarkana is still unsolved today, but the legend lives on in the town that dreaded sundown... Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com ...

May 08, 2018•1 hr 8 min

5 - Bernie Tiede

This week we cover the killer mortician, Bernie Tiede! Famously portrayed by Jack Black in the film "Bernie", the real-life case is not as comedic as it seems on screen. After befriending an elderly widow, Tiede slowly began to cut her off from friends and family until he became the sole beneficiary of her multi-million dollar estate. After killing her and putting her body in the freezer, he continued to live as if she were still alive. We talk about Tiede's sad past, the murder, and the impact ...

May 01, 2018•48 min

4 - The Slenderman

Instead of a true crime event influencing pop culture, today's episode is about a pop culture phenomenon inciting a true crime event. The Slenderman was originally posted to a creepypasta forum as an entry to a Photoshop contest in 2009 and has grown in popularity ever since. The character spawned multiple video games, fan art, various backstories, and even a movie. It was also the impetus for two 12-year-old girls in Wisconsin to stab their friend so they could become "proxies" to the Slenderma...

Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 12 min

3 - Mark David Chapman

No one exemplified peace and free love more than Beatles co-founder, John Lennon. At the height of 'Beatlemania', he seemed to be loved by all. All except one. On the night of December 8th 1980, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon four times, then sat down to read J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" until police arrived. Why would someone want to kill a man as peaceful as John Lennon? Why didn't anyone notice Chapman's downward spiral into madness? Is "The Catcher in the Rye" that good, or just ...

Apr 15, 2018•1 hr 14 min

2 - The Chicago Tylenol Murders

In this episode, we find out why medicine bottles are so hard to open. In 1982, seven people died by ingesting Tylenol laced with potassium cyanide. Who would poison pain reliever medicine? Was it a disgruntled ex-Tylenol employee? Was it a crazy blackmailer out for revenge? Was it the UNABOMBER?? Unfortunately we still don't know because the case remains unsolved to this day. Meaning whoever did it could still be out there... Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr....

Apr 09, 2018•42 min

1 - Scott Peterson

Our first episode! We're kicking it off with the very famous case of Scott and Laci Peterson! Laci was 8 months pregnant when she went missing on Christmas Eve in 2002, her husband Scott was the main (and seemingly ONLY) suspect for much of the case. We discuss the details of the case, the possibility that Scott Peterson is actually Guy Feiri, and the parallels with the David Fincher movie "Gone Girl". We hope you enjoy and for more information on the case and links to our resources, visit our w...

Apr 01, 2018•43 min

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