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Homicide & Hotdish

If you’re looking for a true crime podcast without the chit chat and nonsense...this is it! I started this podcast for those of you who are like me and don’t care for the chit chat and just want to get to the true crime part! I’m a small town girl from Minnesota who loves talking about 2 things...homicide and hotdish! Each episode will discuss a homicide and a recipe. I will share the full recipes on our Facebook & Instagram pages (Homicide and Hotdish) and will BRIEFLY talk about them at the beginning of the episodes. And when I say briefly I mean like literally 10 seconds :)
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The murders of Robert DePaul and August Dempsey

Two nextdoor neighbors who once had a father/son relationship quickly become enemies over something as mundane as a property fence. As the tension boils, they continuously take jabs at each other. What starts out with childish moves like pouring maggots on the other's front steps, ends up taking a turn for the worst when two people end up murdered. **Please note, there are a couple times when quoting someone that curse words are used. Please listen at your own discretion....

Aug 10, 202252 minSeason 2Ep. 21

The Murder of Jacob Wetterling (Part 4 of 4)

**There are 4 parts to this case This case is every parent’s worst nightmare….11 year old Jacob Wetterling was on his way back from a convenience store with his brother and a friend. They had just rented a movie and were walking their bikes back down the dirt road leading to Jacob’s house. Out of nowhere a man appears. He's wearing a mask and has a gun. He orders 2 of the boys to run away and when they get far enough away that they feel safe, they turn around to look back but see nothing. The ma...

Jan 21, 20221 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 20

The Murder of Jacob Wetterling (Part 3 of 4)

**There are 4 parts to this case This case is every parent’s worst nightmare….11 year old Jacob Wetterling was on his way back from a convenience store with his brother and a friend. They had just rented a movie and were walking their bikes back down the dirt road leading to Jacob’s house. Out of nowhere a man appears. He's wearing a mask and has a gun. He orders 2 of the boys to run away and when they get far enough away that they feel safe, they turn around to look back but see nothing. The ma...

Jan 21, 202218 minSeason 2Ep. 20

The Murder of Jacob Wetterling (Part 2 of 4)

**There are 4 parts to this case This case is every parent’s worst nightmare….11 year old Jacob Wetterling was on his way back from a convenience store with his brother and a friend. They had just rented a movie and were walking their bikes back down the dirt road leading to Jacob’s house. Out of nowhere a man appears. He's wearing a mask and has a gun. He orders 2 of the boys to run away and when they get far enough away that they feel safe, they turn around to look back but see nothing. The ma...

Jan 21, 202243 minSeason 2Ep. 20

The Murder of Jacob Wetterling (Part 1 of 4)

**There are 4 parts to this case This case is every parent’s worst nightmare….11 year old Jacob Wetterling was on his way back from a convenience store with his brother and a friend. They had just rented a movie and were walking their bikes back down the dirt road leading to Jacob’s house. Out of nowhere a man appears. He's wearing a mask and has a gun. He orders 2 of the boys to run away and when they get far enough away that they feel safe, they turn around to look back but see nothing. The ma...

Jan 21, 202231 minSeason 2Ep. 20

The Murder of Jim Nibbe

26-year-old Jim Nibbe was asleep in his bed in the early morning hours of August 31, 2010. His wife, Jennifer, was in the bathroom when she heard a loud bang. She opened the door and was met by a gunman. He pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger but, the gun didn’t go off. The man then attacked her as he drug her to the living room before he fled out the door. Jennifer then ran to check on her husband, Jim. But, he was dead...from a gunshot wound to the head. Jennifer called 911 and when ...

Nov 27, 202144 minSeason 1Ep. 19

The attack of Mary Vincent

Mary Vincent was just 15 years old when she ran away from home and hitchhiked from Nevada to California. Mary is standing alongside the road with two other hitchhikers when a man pulls up in a blue van. The 2 hitchhikers ask him for a ride but he says he only has room for one and could give Mary a ride. They notice his van his completely empty. There's no reason he couldn't fit all three of them. They tell Mary not to go with him....it's not safe. But, she does. And she would regret it for the r...

Oct 16, 202147 minSeason 1Ep. 18

UPDATE: MINNEsode - The disappearance of Gabby Petito

Here is an update to our previous episode (episode 16). This episode has new information that we now know as of 12:00pm CST TODAY (Sept 21st) 22 year old Gabby Petito and her 23 year old fiance Brian Laundrie were spending the Summer traveling from New York to Oregon in a van they converted into a camper. They were blogging their journey and were set to reach Oregon by Halloween but when Brian returned home to Florida on September 1, 2021, without Gabby, everyone knew something was very wrong....

Sep 21, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 17

MINNEsode - The disappearance of Gabby Petito

22 year old Gabby Petito and her 23 year old fiancé Brian Laundrie were spending the Summer traveling from New York to Oregon in a van they converted into a camper. They were blogging their journey and were set to reach Oregon by Halloween but when Brian returned home to Florida on September 1, 2021, without Gabby, everyone knew something was very wrong.

Sep 18, 202125 minSeason 1Ep. 16

The murders of Alberto Covarrubias, Emma Valdez, Magno Albarran, Flora Albarran, Alberto Covarrubias Jr, David Covarrubias, and Luis Albarran

Jasmine was only 7 years old when her life was changed forever. Her parents were divorced and on June 1, 2006, she had spent the day with her father and begged her mother to let her spend the night at his place. Her mother kept refusing and finally Jasmine agreed that she would just see her father the next day. But that would never happen….unknown to all of them, Jasmine’s mother had just saved her life. 7 of Jasmine’s family members (including her father) were brutally murdered later that night...

Sep 10, 202148 minSeason 1Ep. 15

The murder of John Yelenic

A millionaire dentist, an (almost) ex-wife, a cop, and 2 psychics are what make up this case…. When John Yelenic, a small town dentist, meets the woman of his dreams, he tells his friends that he ‘got the homecoming queen’. John is a very wealthy dentist who showers his new wife with lavish gifts. But things soon go south for the couple….John’s wife has a confession. And John isn’t so innocent himself and also has something to confess. The couple ends up heading for divorce, and on the day he is...

Aug 19, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 14

The murders of Stephen Delicino and Robert Haney

When 56-year-old Robert Haney is reported missing in January 2014, detectives search the property where he was living. And what starts out as a search for a missing person, quickly turns to a double murder investigation that includes a woman he was working for and her pet pigs.

Aug 03, 202133 minSeason 1Ep. 13

The murder of Jessica Goebel

Domestic violence is something that happens all too often. And unfortunately in this case a young mother, who is stuck in a love triangle, falls victim to it over and over again. In January 2015, Jessica Goebel ends up being attacked in her home and is stabbed over 20 times. But, she's STILL ALIVE! The killer leaves after the attack and a call is placed to 911. The police get to Jessica's house and find her leaned up against the wall on the kitchen floor, clinging to life. Her 2 1/2-year-old dau...

Jul 26, 202147 minSeason 1Ep. 12

The murder of Rhonda Oakley

On September 1, 2016, a 13-year-old boy returns home from school. He hears his dogs barking in the basement so he goes to see what they're barking at. They're scratching and barking at a closed door. When he opens it, he finds his 52-year-old stepmother Rhonda Oakley....murdered. Detectives immediately search the house and find that a knife is missing from a set in the kitchen. When Rhonda's husband gets home he can't believe what he's seeing...his son crying, there are police everywhere...and t...

Jul 16, 202137 minSeason 1Ep. 11

The murders of Dana Woods and June Guerry

In the late hours on August 26, 2012, 18-year-old Dana Woods and her 22-year-old best friend June Guerry stop at a fast-food restaurant. They call Dana's mother to say they are going to give a friend a ride home and will be back home shortly. But, the girls never return home. The next morning June's dad ends up driving around in search of the girls or their car. As he's driving he spots the car! They had just passed him on the road! But neither girl is driving it....instead, he sees a man drivin...

Jul 08, 202139 minSeason 1Ep. 10

The murder of Debbie Gama

Debbie Gama was a 16-year old student from Erie, Pennsylvania, who was about to enter her Senior year of high school. But, she never gets that opportunity. Debbie is found strangled to death and floating in a creek. The man responsible for Debbie's death was actually someone she was very fond of..and someone no one would ever imagine to be behind this. After admitting what had happened to Debbie, her killer says it was a complete accident...that he never intended to kill her. But, then police di...

Jun 23, 202158 minSeason 1Ep. 9

The murders of Cindy Schaeffer, Andrea Hall, Leah Lamp, Jackie Gilliam, and Shirley Lynette Ledford

During the Summer of 1979, two men who met in prison (now known as the 'Toolbox Killers') scanned the Pacific Coast Highway in California looking for girls between 13 and 19 years old. The men came up with a plan to act out a sick fantasy they shared...to abduct, rape, torture, and murder teenage girls. On Halloween 1979, the pair end up killing their final victim…and start making some mistakes that could get them caught.

Jun 06, 202134 minSeason 1Ep. 8

The murders of Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara

On Halloween night 2004, three roommates in Napa, California, go to bed after handing out candy to local trick-or-treaters. One of the roommates goes to her downstairs bedroom while the other two go upstairs to their rooms. A little while later the downstairs roommate sees their security light go on outside but, she assumes it's just one of the other roommates' cats. Then, minutes later she hears someone enter the house and go upstairs. Assuming it's just a boyfriend she tries to fall back aslee...

Oct 24, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 7

The murder of Timothy O'Bryan

Halloween should be a fun time for kids. They get to dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating with their friends, and eat candy all night long. But on Halloween night in 1974, 8-year-old Timothy O'Bryan had his last candy hunt. While Timothy is going house-to-house filling his bag with candy, he gets home and his father lets him choose one piece of candy before bed. Timothy chooses a large pixy stix. Shortly after eating the candy, Timothy becomes ill.....and actually ends up dying. The candy ...

Oct 09, 202024 minSeason 1Ep. 6

The murder of Cally Jo Larson

On April 20, 1999, 12-year-old Cally Jo Larson got off her school bus and walked the 1 ½ blocks to her home like she always did. But this time when she got home, she was met by an intruder. It seemed like it was a robbery turned murder...maybe the intruder panicked and killed the girl. Police are scratching their heads trying to figure out who killed this young girl. After many months go by with no suspects it seems the case may go unsolved. But, it would take a phony identification card to catc...

Sep 30, 202027 minSeason 1Ep. 5

The murder of Carol Thompson

The murder of Carol Thompson was known to many as the “murder of the century” and has actually been rumored as having been the inspiration for the 1996 film, Fargo . In the morning on March 6, 1963, a woman looks out her window and sees something that makes her do a 'double take'. She sees her neighbor slumped on the front steps of her home. She's partially clothed in a robe and bloodied beyond recognition. Carol Thompson was brutally attacked in her home and barely makes it out alive. But a few...

Sep 24, 202026 minSeason 1Ep. 4

MINNEsode - The murder of Tamara Mason

On Christmas day 2010, Tamara Mason wanted to play a game of Yahtzee with her 3 sons after their Christmas dinner. But, her sons didn't want to play and had a different idea. The friendly game quickly turns deadly as the 3 sons murder their own mother. With the ground being frozen, they aren't able to bury her body. So, instead they hide it in a shed for months! What fueled these brothers' sinister plan?

Sep 18, 20209 minSeason 1Ep. 3

The murders of Jim and Cathy Hively

In April 2015 there is a house fire near the very small town of Balaton, MN. After the blaze is under control, 2 bodies are discovered inside the home. But, the cause of death isn't the reason that seems to be right in front of firefighters....could it have been a burglary gone wrong? Or something more?

Sep 12, 202022 minSeason 1Ep. 2

The murders of Tracy and Alec Kruger

February 2, 2007, was just like any other ordinary Winter night for the Kruger family. But in the middle of the night, their entire world was turned upside down as an intruder broke into their home. He claims he was just looking for help...what starts as an intrusion soon leads to a father being murdered. When the family believes the intruder has left.....he comes back.

Sep 05, 202029 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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