Our story begins with the birth of Charles Ray Hatcher. We discuss his alcoholic and abusive father, Jesse James Hatcher and the horrific event Charles witnessed as a child, the electrocution of his older brother while flying a kite attached to a wire. Charles becomes a criminal while still a child and then he is sent to prison for the first time. There, psychiatrists diagnose him with different mental illnesses and disorders but he never gets real treatment. And then, when he is released, child...
Dec 24, 2024•29 min
I have two terrible stories of family annihilation for you today. What is going on in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma? Why has there been two such rare instances there? Is the land cursed, as some believe? I'm also going to talk about a subject that often gets me into trouble: the ties between homeschooling and family annihilation. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...
Dec 18, 2024•32 min•Ep. 59
A rare story about a new age practitioner who used the ancient practice of trepination on willing participants. These people were living out in Beryl, Utah, near my hometown of Cedar City, doing something unbelievable. They were drilling holes in each other's skulls because they believe that the surgery increases blood flow to the brain, cures depression, and opens the spiritual third eye. When 20/20 and journalist Chris Cuomo get involved, the Iron County Prosecutor, Scott Burns decides to file...
Dec 16, 2024•31 min•Ep. 58
This is an incredible story of struggle, near death, survival and then excellence. Katrina Brownlee had a very difficult life and when her cop boyfriend Alex Irvin attacked her and almost killed her, she wanted to give up. Instead, she took inspiration along the way and what she did with her second chance at life with leave you with all the feels. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz...
Dec 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 57
Today we are talking about the dangerous and insidious Texas cult known as The House of Yahweh. A man named Buffalo Bill Hawkins and his brother JG change their names to Yisrayl and Yaaqob and state that they are The Two Witnesses prophesied in the Book of Revelations. They gather a small following and before long, as in all cults, everything gets dark. Children are horrifically abused. Women are treated like cattle. Fire and brimstone reign down from Yisrayll's pulpit and he begins making predi...
Dec 04, 2024•38 min•Ep. 56
This is the story of Ashley Byers Benefield and Doug Benefield. Ashley couldn't cut it in the ballet world and never made it past the youth ballet she was in. But her dreams in the ballet world continued and she talked her new man, Doug who was thirty years her senior, into helping her form the American National Ballet Company in Charleston, South Carolina. Dancers moved from all over the world to become part of the new company and then Ashley washed her hands of the whole thing and walked away ...
Dec 02, 2024•33 min•Ep. 55
Two secret lovers drive to a Holiday Inn in Amana, Iowa in 1980. They are Roger Atkison, a married man, and Rose Berkert, his mistress. They have planned a weekend far from home to be together. They check into their motel and order room service. The next morning, they fail to check out so the maid alerts the manager and he opens their room door. What he finds is something straight out of a horror film. The small motel room is painted with blood and Roger and Rose are hacked to pieces. Who commit...
Nov 27, 2024•37 min•Ep. 54
Bodies begin turning up along interstate highways in the Bible Belt. The victims all have one thing in common: beautiful red hair. For years the police cannot catch the killer and the body count continues to rise. Who is murdering redheaded women and why? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Nov 25, 2024•33 min•Ep. 53
I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. From government plots to assassinate Fidel Castro to horrific racist medical experiments and fake testimony from children coached to lie to congress, there is no question, our government is capable of some terrible atrocities. Not every wild and far out tale is a lie and the stories in today's episode are proof of that. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations ...
Nov 20, 2024•36 min•Ep. 52
There is a wacky conspiracy theory going around on social media and people actually believe Garth Brooks is killing people in every city he visits during a concert tour. People even claim to have matched up dates of murders and missing people with dates that Garth Brooks is in the city the murder takes place. We talk about the origins of the conspiracy theory and how it all took hold but then, the story takes a very dark turn. Weeks ago, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's hair and makeup artist ...
Nov 18, 2024•43 min•Ep. 51
Today I've got three brand new stories that I will continue to follow and update as they progress. We are talking about Timothy Murphy-Johnson and the death of his wife Molly, JP Miller and the death of his wife Mica, and then a very strange and goofy story unfolding on TikTok. A man named Michael Guzman who uses the handle Rebuilding Atlantis has offered his land in Texas for anyone to come and live on it for free. Is this the start of a new cult? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com...
Nov 13, 2024•40 min•Ep. 50
A maniac on a killing spree crosses the ocean to continue to get away with murder. Like other serial killers of that era, he employed a ruse using a camera, stating he was a professional photographer to get close to his victims. On one occasion, he is even captured on film himself ogling his next victim at a Las Vegas mall during a fashion show. Christopher Wilder is one of the most prolific serial killers of his era, but most people do not know his name. Support this podcast at — https://redcir...
Nov 11, 2024•36 min•Ep. 49
A man suddenly becomes very religious and his personality begins to change. His wife seeks the help of two priests who decide he is possessed by the devil. After a nine hour exorcism, they send the man home to rest. The next morning, the police are called to his house and what they find is literally something out of a horror film. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...
Nov 06, 2024•24 min•Ep. 48
This is one of the strangest deaths I've ever covered. During a night of drinking, Sarah Boone and her boyfriend Jorge Torres, who fought regularly, decided to play "a game." Jorge got inside a suitcase which Sarah then zipped closed. Jorge was trapped and began to beg Sarah to let him out. Instead, Sarah took out her iPhone and began recording. The next morning, Jorge was dead. Was this a tragic accident or something much more sinister? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-heart...
Nov 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 47
You've heard all the urban legends about poisoned Halloween candy or razor blades, needles and drugs in Halloween candy. But did you know, there is not a single reported case of it ever happening? Well...almost. Join me for a spooky holiday episode, a brief overview of Halloween and the story of Rodney O'Bryan who tried to blame poisoned Halloween candy for his own despicable act. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, a...
Oct 30, 2024•27 min•Ep. 46
A mother and grandmother is brutally assaulted and murdered in her Salt Lake City Mormon bookstore. Her ties to wealthy Utah mogul Larry H. Miller have the public and the media in a panic. The cops investigate but soon, the case goes cold. Years later, something called Phenotyping becomes more available to the police and a diligent cold case cop named Ben Pender has a brilliant idea that will lead him on a quest with genealogists to find this monster. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle....
Oct 28, 2024•38 min•Ep. 45
This is an almost forgotten story and you know, I like to bring you these types of stories because every victim matters. When sex workers start turning up dumped in the homeless camps of Seattle, called The Jungle, the cops very quickly realize they have a huge problem on their hands. All the victims have something very specific in common. After months of working the cases, they get a break and when the killer tells on himself, he turns out to be just as cold as the icy little creature he's nick...
Oct 23, 2024•30 min•Ep. 44
This horrific massacre has all but been forgotten and I don't want that to happen. One night, a group of grocery store workers were accosted by a man who'd been hiding in the store after it closed. What he did is one of the most callous and evil acts I know of. And to this day, we do not know who he is. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...
Oct 21, 2024•27 min•Ep. 43
With all the Diddy news, this story is being overlooked. Marilyn Manson is being accused of horrific behavior by multiple women. His fans went crazy when I posted this story on YouTube, saying he's "been proven innocent." That is a total lie. The FBI raided his house, there are multiple lawsuits against him, and he has not yet been in court on any of these allegations. He is far from "proven innocent." Join me for this disturbing story about another celebrity behaving badly. Support this podcast...
Oct 16, 2024•43 min•Ep. 42
You've seen the posters advertising for Shen Yun Dance, a traveling Chinese dance troupe that comes to your town every so often. But did you know, Shen Yun is part of a very dangerous and insidious cult called Falun Gong? This cult deprives people of their freedom, their money, their personal possessions, and their individuality. It makes millions each year on the Shen Yun shows, the dancers in which are basically slaves. Falun Gong is also involved in a massive propaganda effort for the extreme...
Oct 14, 2024•43 min•Ep. 41
I spent a weekend traveling through these killers' hometown, hunting grounds and even their body dumpsites. My husband and I stood right where these two monsters hid many bodies and it remains one of the most eerie experiences of my life. I'm always surprised that most people don't know about this case. We true crime fanatics have heard the story, but the average American has no idea that not one, but two vicious serial killers were prowling tiny Linden, California from the 1980s to the late 199...
Oct 09, 2024•45 min•Ep. 40
This story has a shocking new update! Ten years ago, someone broke into Russell and Shirley Dermond's peaceful home on the shores of Lake Oconee near Atlanta, Georgia and not only murdered the elderly couple, but did it in the most brutal manner. For years, the FBI and Georgia police have investigated but have had no luck in finding the killer. Just months ago, an announcement was made and we now know that DNA testing is underway. Hopefully this will bring some answers to this grieving family wh...
Oct 07, 2024•35 min•Ep. 39
Serial Killer Jack Unterweger was a local fascination and dangerous media darling in Austria. He killed a prostitute in Gratz and went to prison for 16 years. While inside, he learned to read and write and began writing novellas and poems. His work was so impressive that scholars and critics began to lobby for his release, claiming he had been changed by the power of art. Jack was released and then, prostitutes began dying in the area. Jack was then hired by an Austrian magazine to fly to Americ...
Oct 02, 2024•36 min•Ep. 38
On a chilly September evening in 2009, five members of the Gee family living in tiny Beason, Illinois went to bed. After they did, a monster snuck into their home and slaughtered the entire family. As the story unravels we learn about Rick and Ruth Gee's sex life, their drug use, their troubled children and their adult daughter. The investigation reveals not only a shocking motive, but an even more shocking killer. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcas...
Sep 30, 2024•35 min•Ep. 37
A thirteen year old boy Nicholas Barclay goes missing in San Antonio, Texas. Years later, Texas cops get a call from a detective in Spain telling them he has that boy in custody half way across the world. Nicholas' family flies to Spain to pick him up, grateful and excited about this miracle. But as soon as they see Nicholas, they know....something is wrong. Join me for this story about one of the strangest men and most bizarre cases of impersonation I've ever heard. Support this podcast at — ht...
Sep 25, 2024•34 min•Ep. 36
This is the stuff horror films are made from. One night, a beautiful young woman named Sierah Joughin was riding her bike home down a country road. A monster appeared by the cornfields, dragging her into the rows and taking her life. When police were led to his property, what they found inside his barn? Almost too sinister to believe. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...
Sep 23, 2024•33 min•Ep. 35
Two Mormon Fundamentalist men with some very strange ideas take their children into the Southern Utah desert to wait out what they believe to be the coming apocalypse. Samuel Shaffer and John Alvin Coltharp take their children, two boys and four girls under the age of eight and hide them from the law and their mothers. When the cops finally catch up to them, they almost cannot believe the stories the children have to tell but they must because they are all true. The level of abuse is unthinkable...
Sep 18, 2024•43 min•Ep. 34
You probably haven't heard of this serial killer or his doppelgänger. In this crazy story, we have not one, but two suspects and the police are stumped. The suspects look almost identical. They could be brothers. So which one of them was taking and killing sex workers in Rhode Island? The answer is even more shocking than the resemblance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for ...
Sep 16, 2024•37 min•Ep. 33
A little boy is found frozen and wrapped in a blue blanket on the side of a rural Nebraska road on Christmas Eve. For years, his identity is unknown. And then, as men begin turning up murdered first in Colorado and then in Texas, the police connect their killer to the little boy's father. Eli Stutzman left the Amish community behind him and walked into a world of drugs, alcohol and murder. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simp...
Sep 11, 2024•33 min•Ep. 32
This is one of the most incredible stories I have ever covered with an ending that sadly, we don't usually see here in the true crime community. When Ethan Walton and Amanda Burney went to sell a piece of land to Glen Gouker they had no way of knowing they were walking into a trap. Ethan is attacked and Amanda is captured and assaulted. This story could easily be a horror film. When Amanda is tied up in a bedroom, she finds a way to free herself and she makes one of the most daring escape attemp...
Sep 09, 2024•32 min•Ep. 31
