In 1986, Massachusetts, USA, the Bowen family was going through it. Frank Bowen, along with his two young daughters, lost their wife/mother unexpectedly. At a desperate time of comfort and need, Tina and Karen Bowen attempted to contact their deceased mother using a Ouija Board, a centuries old method for contacting those beyond the veil. Little did they know though, that they had let something, or someone, far more sinister into their home and havoc would ensue.
Aug 19, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 141
Cyanide is a poison that has captured our imagination in mysteries and spy novels, but the danger is all too real. In this episode we'll talk a bit about how the poison works and how it has been used in several prominent true crime cases.
Aug 05, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Kitty Genovese was a young, bright, charismatic woman with a promising future ahead of her. While living in New York City with her girlfriend, she had dreams of opening a family style Italian restaurant. However, those dreams were snuffed when she was brutally murdered just steps from her front door. Kitty's murder, while not directly responsible for the creation of the 911 system, did contribute to its development and the broader discussion about bystander intervention. Listen now to hear how h...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 139
Anna Marie Hahn at first glance seems like an angel. She rained her affections on her elderly acquaintances in 1930s Cincinnati. But her sweetness came with a price that multiple people would pay over the course of the decade. Anna was no angel, when it came down to it, she was a devil who cruelly used poison as her M.O. and stole everything of value from her victims.
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 32 min
On July 29th, 2023, O'Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer and choreographer, and his friends were celebrating Queer Black Excellence by dancing together in a Mobil gas station parking lot. However, what was a joyous occasion quickly turned violent and deadly when the group of friends were approached by a group of homophobic and racist teens. This episode was recorded during pride month and on Juneteenth - O'Shae's murder is a reminder that even during times of celebrations, we still need to fight ...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 137
June is LGBT+ Pride Month and we're kicking it off by remembering one of the giants of the Gay Rights Movement: Harvey Milk. He was the first openly gay politician elected in the United States and paved the way for other members of the queer community to not only be out and living their lives as their true selves, but leading in a world that can be hostile to their existence.
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 39 min
In January of 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman went on a bike ride with her brother around her neighborhood in Arlington, Texas, but she never returned. Amber's tragic abduction and murder, however, inspired a national response system for missing children that has reunited more than a thousand children with their families thanks to public awareness. The AMBER Alert is a tribute to her in the hopes that one day no child will go missing again.
May 29, 2025•1 hr 10 min
In the 1890s, Victorian London was just getting over the terrible Jack the Ripper murders, but just a few years after the terrible crimes a new villain roamed the streets to terrorize the city's sex workers: the Lambeth Poisoner.
May 12, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Vincent Chin was a thriving business man living in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, USA. With the auto industry booming due to foreign parts and models being shipped in from overseas, some Americans felt that Asian companies were to blame. Vincent unfortunately was a victim due to this. Listen now to hear the tragic and unfortunate fate Vincent had, due to racism and economical turmoil.
Apr 27, 2025•57 min•Season 4Ep. 133
On November 27, 1928 in the quiet small town of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania Nelson Rehmeyer welcomed three guests into his home including his former farmhand. However, this was no friendly visit. Each man accused Rehmeyer of putting a hex on them and they wanted it lifted by any means necessary.
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Andrea Yates: One of the most well known trial where a perpetrator was found not guilty by reasoning of insanity rocked US headlines for years. Join Patrick for a brief overview of her trial and a glimpse into how this method of defense is viewed by the world's public. **Disclaimer: The audio is poor. Please forgive us this week! :)
Apr 03, 2025•35 min
For more than two centuries a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia has been baffling treasure hunters; causing the losses of great fortunes and even deaths. Over these 2+ centuries, traps and mysterious clues have been found indicating that some kind of massive fortune must be buried on the island, but who put it there and why? This mystery leaves us with more questions than answers.
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 24 min
St Paul/Minneapolis are well known for their beautiful parks, lively music and art scene, good food, and always having a white winter. However, during the 1980s, the Twin Cities were making headlines for something different, the growing number of young women found brutally murdered and recorded confessions from the one responsible; The Weepy Voiced Killer.
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 129
We're finally back for 2025 and we're kicking off this new year with a Minnesota classic! In June of 1977, wealthy heiress, Elizabeth Congdon and her nurse, Velma Pietila were murdered in the iconic Glensheen Mansion on the shore of Lake Superior. The shocking murders became headline news and the truly devious plot became the stuff of local true crime legend.
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 18 min
The Villisca Ax Murders of June 1912 remain an enduring and unsettling enigma in American criminal history. In this quaint small Iowa town on a pleasant summer’s night, eight unsuspecting victims - including six children - were bludgeoned to death as they slept following a church service. Despite a nationwide manhunt, multiple suspects and two trials, the murder remains unsolved.
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 127
For those who call the USA home, Thanksgiving is a much beloved holiday and is enjoyed by being with friends and family as everyone enjoys a delicious meal together and makes memories. However, in the year 2009, Thanksgiving was a horror story for a family in Florida, who all had everything going for them, or so it had seemed.
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Where we last left off, Jeremy Bamber appeared to be the clever, scheming relative that orchestrated his family's murder and was justly locked away in prison. However, in this episode, a lot of contradictory evidence comes to light and some of those around Jeremy had a vested interest in him taking the fall for the murders. Was Jeremy framed? Take a listen and decide for yourself.
Nov 09, 2024•1 hr 3 min
On August 7, 1985, the well-to-do Bamber family of Tolleshunt D'Arcy in Essex, UK was found murdered in their family home. The only family member left alive was the son, Jeremy Bamber, who was left with the grief of losing his parents, his sister, and his two nephews. But in the period after the murders suspicion soon fell upon Jeremy. This is a classic case of not everything is as it appears.
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 27 min
The evening of October 29th, 2022, was supposed to be a fun night out in the bustling neighborhood of Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. It was the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that large crowds were allowed to gather again. More than 100,000 people flocked to Itaewon for Halloween parties and festivities. However, the fun night quickly turned to horror as a preventable tragedy unfolded, leaving hundreds dead. Sources: The Korean Herald The Sun New York times Wikipedia Rotten Mango Podcast...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 123
In the summer of 2000, Molly Bish, a 16-year-old lifeguard, disappeared from Comins Pond in Warren, Massachusetts on June 27, 2000. Her remains were found years later in the woods of Palmer, a few miles away from the pond. But who killed her, and why? The case remains unsolved, and no one has been charged with her murder. Listen now and make your own conclusions...
Oct 06, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 122
In April of 2014, two Dutch tourist and best friends, Kris Kremers and Lissane Froon, set out on a dream adventure in Panama. With the intention of volunteering with children and sightseeing in mind, the two were having the time of their lives. That is, until a fateful mountain hike ended in horror.
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 121
In 2017, 21-year-old Brooke Preston was murdered by her friend and roommate Randy Herman Jr. The police, public, and Herman himself all agree that he is the culprit. However, what is not agreed on is as to why Herman committed the crime. He claims it all occurred while he was sleepwalking. Listen now and decide for yourself if you believe this defense!
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Ira Einhorn, the one-time hippie intellectual, is often credited as being one of the founders of Earth Day, but in this episode we discuss how that is false and that his true claim to fame is actually quite sinister. Einhorn, who once preached free love, murdered his ex-girlfriend Holly Maddux and then led investigators on an international manhunt. It's a story decades in the making, but luckily no one gave up on getting justice for Holly.
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 119
On Christmas day in 2006 a horrific murder occurred in Ryan and Heather's home. the next day, Ryan's father discovered Heather's lifeless body and Ryan alive, but injured, inside the home. Police believed this was a domestic violence situation and that Ryan was the culprit. What next happened is a complete unjust use of power and neglect at the hands of the Phoenix Arizona police department.
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 118
*LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED* Junko Furuta was a well liked, responsible, and wholesome 17 year old who resided in Tokyo, Japan. She had big dreams of becoming a star post her graduation and enjoyed spending time with her friends, family, and at work. But her life was tragically cut short after a group of teenage monsters kidnapped her and brutally tortured for over 40 days.
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 117
While Patrick is moving his life cross-country Chris has arranged an interview with the author of the book Boys Enter the House: The Victims of John Wayne Gacy and the Lives They Left Behind . The book is now available in paperback in bookstores everywhere.
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 39 min
The imposing gray three-story edifice known as the “haunted house” looms fortress-like on the corner of Royal and Governor Nicholls streets in the French Quarter. Now a famous landmark, the home was once home to Madame Lalaurie who, in the early 1830s, starved and tortured her slaves and was hounded out of town by an angry mob when a fire revealed her misdeeds. Over time the story has been embellished with increasingly gruesome details, but archival research reveals that at least some of it is t...
May 25, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 115
In suburban Ohio, an entire family goes missing while their house is filled with ominous blood stains. The mystery deepens when it is revealed that the daughter was kidnapped and kept in a house FILLED WITH LEAVES.
May 09, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 114
In 1968 in the middle of the Cold War, a missing Soviet submarine sparked a daring operation spearheaded by the CIA to retrieve the vessel without being detected. The result was a hail Mary plan that involved innovative technology, a billionaire cover story, and a ship like none other. The plan was called Project Azorian.
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 113
On July 13, 1966, Richard Speck unleashed his terror on Chicago by breaking into a building in the neighborhood of South Deering. At the time, this building functioned as a dormitory for student nurses. And tragically, eight women inside would meet horrific ends that night.
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 112
