This week we're closing out pride month with another LGBTQI+ murder case. How precious! Sam tells the tale of a boozy night of fun gone wrong. In 1994 in Madison, Wisconsin Penny Brummer goes out for a night of partying with Sarah Gonstead. According to Penny, they had a seemingly good night. But what happens at the end of the night is anyone's guess or is it? Penny Brummer is charged with the execution style murder of Sarah Gonstead a good friend of her former girlfriend. Penny claims she black...
Jul 02, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 46
This week we're celebrating PRIDE MONNTTHHH with a serial killer who target brown gay men. How uplifting! Bruce McCarthur was well known and liked within the gay village of Toronto. Owner of landscaping company and local Santa, no one could imagine the horror he was inflicting on the gay community. As man after man went missing in the Toronto gay village, the LGBTQIA community started putting pressure on the Toronto police force to take notice. NO ONE was looking into these disappearances or tak...
Jun 24, 2021•45 min
On this weeks episode, we discuss the chilling death of Sarah Widmer. Sarah was found dead in her bathtub by her husband Ryan. How did this newly married Sarah die? Was it an accidental drowning due to a medical condition? Or was it at the hands of her husband in a brutal drowning death? Come listen and explore all of the theories and suspicions around this murder case, as well as how Ryan has been tried THREE TIMES already for the same crime... THIS ONE IS WILD !
Jun 18, 2021•28 min
Morgan Ingram was being stalked. Night after night someone watched her from her bedroom window, tapping and then running away. Following her from her car, staring at her through her bathroom window. Morgan was terrified. So terrified she started sleeping in her parents closet at night. Her parents never left her alone in the house and installed cameras everywhere. The police were called time and time again and no one was ever caught-- and no one was taking this seriously. Until the tragic mornin...
Jun 11, 2021•49 min
In this week's episode we discover just HOW uneducated Sam is about hip hop and hip hop culture. Suge Knight vs. Puff Daddy? East Coast vs West Coast? Death Row vs Bad Boys? WHAT THE HECK DOES IT ALL MEAN? How did a growing friendship and brotherhood between Tupac and Biggie end up in brutal murders of two wildly talented men? Was Suge Knight behind the both murders? Did Death Row hire LAPD officers to kill Tupac and Biggie and cover up their crimes? Or was it just tragic gang war fare that left...
Jun 04, 2021•34 min
This week we've moved from 1990's: The Deadliest Decade. We know, we're sorry! But for the love of god and all that is holy we had to move on. On this episode Jeff covers Episode 1 of Evil Lives Here: What happened to Robbie. It explores the concept of nature vs. nurture-- are psychopaths born that way or is it their environment? Robbie Hawkins at a young age was demonstrating violent behaviors and soon his father and step mother found themselves institutionalizing him at the age of 4. In and ou...
May 28, 2021•30 min
On this weeks podcast we're continuing our journey of the 1990's: The Deadliest Decade with the episode A House in the Woods. We're almost done with the entire series! Thank you for joining us on this crazy ride of horrid shows ! This week we are launched to the Pacific Northwest where Lisa Carlson is found murdered in her home. At first the cops believe it could have been a home invasion gone wrong, but the precarious position Lisa is found post-mortem leaves them to begin looking at suspects.....
May 21, 2021•36 min
On this week's episode we're continuing our coverage of the 1990's the Deadliest Decade with episode 8: Don't Ask Don't Tell. This episode covers the tragic murder of Allen Schindler and the cover up that followed the murder by the U.S. government. Allen, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, was brutally attacked by two fellow navel men solely based on the fact that Allen was a gay man. A local military newspaper in an attempt to find out more information on this murder, stumbled upon a government cover u...
May 14, 2021•36 min
On this weeks episode of the pod, we're still on 1990s the Deadliest Decade --Episode 7: A Dangerous Man. Jonathan Levin was someone who thought money and wealth was a horcrux to society. To get fulfillment out of life, he dedicated himself to being an english teacher at Taft High School, which was on the toughest High Schools in the United States. Jonathan was unwavering in his support and belief in his students, staying late and giving up his weekends to tutoring and life lessons. That is why ...
May 07, 2021•33 min
And we're back with another episode from 1990s the Deadliest Decade with ROID RAGE! This week we're headed to Miami (Welcome to Miami!..) to try to solve the kidnapping of Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton. Who took Frank and Krisztina and where could they be? A crack in the case comes from a similar situation that happened to Marc Schiller, a man who had been beaten, extorted of all of his assets, and left for dead. Did those who did this to Marc also kidnap Frank and Krisztina? What was the mot...
Apr 30, 2021•37 min
This episode we start with a HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out to your favorite host. Sam!! She then goes on to completely forget what day she is born on and spouts off true crime facts for April 20th and not April 19th the actual day of her birth. This will be addressed next episode, but THANK GOD she's pretty! We continue with the 1990's the Deadliest Decade series with the episode Soldier of Misfortune . Tracie McBride's one goal in life was to enlist in the US Army. She was a fun. warm. and determine...
Apr 23, 2021•29 min
Cruise with us to 1996, for the fourth episode of 1990's the deadliest decade. It was one year and one day past the bombing of Oklahoma City when a pepsi plant was bombed in Fort Meyers Florida. No one had any idea who had committed such an act of domestic terrorism, but soon the police couldn't focus on this, as a favored teacher in Fort Meyers was found dead, shot point blank in the threshold of his home. Who could have done such a thing? Was it his new girlfriend, or possibly his new girlfrie...
Apr 16, 2021•27 min
This week we're on episode 3 of our 1990's the Deadliest Decade coverage with : Death of an Angel. It was 1996 and NYC Club kids were running the party scene. Michael Alig was the king of club promotion and everyone who was anyone was at his party. Andre Melendez, a pier queen at the time, was sucked into the club kid life by Michael Alig and was soon selling every synthetic drug imaginable. Everyone knew if you saw two large angel wings that Andre "Angel" Melendez was there to keep the party go...
Apr 09, 2021•33 min
We continue with the TV series 1990s: The Deadliest Decade with Episode 2, The New Girl. Trigger warning for this episode. This is by far the most gruesome and disgusting case we've covered to date, and that is an understatement. Shanda Sharer was an innocent 12 year old girl who fell in love with another classmate at her new school. This classmate , Amanda Heavrin, not only brought new feelings to Shanda that she never experienced before, but also made her the target for Amanda Heavrin's ex-gir...
Apr 02, 2021•36 min
This week Sam stumbled upon a new true crime series --- 1990's the DEADLIEST DECADE!! It turned out to be a treasure trove of true crime stories and for the next 8 weeks, we'll be covering each episode one by one. Episode one was labeled LONE STAR and covered the death of Houston socialite Doris Elizabeth Angleton. Doris was found murdered in her kitchen and the police immediately began looking at her husband for the death.. but he was coaching their daughters softball game at the time -- how co...
Mar 26, 2021•35 min
Have you even been so in love it drove you to do crazy things? Have you ever lied or catfished in the name of love? Eric Abramovitz experienced all of the above it cost him greatly. Listen to this wild story of how one clarinetist career was destroyed in the name of love Jeff also talks about his old cat fishing ways and shares some crazy ideas of how to catch your loved ones in their CHEATING WAYS!
Mar 19, 2021•25 min
Everyone who grew up in the late 90's early 2000 remembers the ambush episodes of talk shows -- paternity tests, cheating scandals, and love triangles. No one was more shocked by their ambush than Jonathan Schmitz...and three days later he faced his embarrassment in the most grizzly way, shocking the nation. When episodes of talk shows go wrong-- who is responsible? The people on the shows or the producers and talk show hosts themselves? Especially when it could lead to murder... LISTEN IN TO HE...
Mar 12, 2021•36 min•Ep. 30
We all know the age old nursery rhyme "Lizzi Borden took an Axe--Gave her Mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, gave her father 41." But is the rhyme true? Did Lizzi Borden brutally murder her father and step mother? Or was there another suspect involved? What was the motive for murder? Was Lizzie greedy for the family money... or did she have a torrid love affair she was trying to hide? Listen in to our deep dive on all things Borden!
Mar 05, 2021•38 min
Are you fan of Michael Jackson? Have you followed his entire career? Then you know of the heinous LIES that have tarnished his legacy of child abuse and molestation. This week we cover the documentary Square One: Michael Jackson that cover all of the inconsistencies and lies that come from the Chandler family -- the first family to accuse Michael of any abuse. The facts uncovered from this case are INSANE and we will FOREVER stan Michael Jackson!!
Feb 26, 2021•53 min
We covered the pitfalls and dangers of online dating before -- but we never dived into the laws behind it. If you meet someone online and it ends up being a horror story, who is responsible? Is the dating app liable for any acts of violence or assault that occurs on dates between two matches? What if the sites have been warned by prior victims? WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN THE WRONG? Listen in to this week as we debate the legalities around this very issue!
Feb 19, 2021•36 min
What makes a cult? Is it the amount of people that follow a certain belief? It is that there is a specific set of beliefs followed? This week we debate what constitutes a cult while also discussing the Children of Thunder Cult and the senseless acts of violence that were committed to further their cults mission.
Feb 12, 2021•43 min
This weeks episode dives into the murder of Stephanie Roller who was found dead in Silverthorne Colorado. There were many suspects in Stephanie's death: Dale - Her Husband Ron Holthaus - Stephanie's secret boyfriend (whaaat) Ron Holthaus's Wife - (another whaat) Who could have done it? Who had the true motive? We also have a special guest, Maggie Marino who spent summers working with the murderer. What did she know? Was she surprised when she heard of the murder ? LISTEN AND FIND OUT!...
Feb 05, 2021•35 min
This is part two of the murder of Garrett Phillips. In this episode we dive into the terror of Mary Rain -- District Attorney of Potsdam. Mary had it out for Nick Hillary and digs her claws in until she can get an indictment. We also toy with the idea of other suspects, especially John Jones ...a deputy Sherriff of Potsdam at the time of the murder..and ex boyfriend of the mother of Garrett Phillips. This is one messssyyy case. Listen to find out who we think killed Garrett Phillips....
Jan 29, 2021•36 min
This is going to be a two part series. This case is so insane we couldn't cover it all in one go. This weeks episode we recap the HBO documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips and dive into the death of Garrett Phillips and how the entire town of Potsdam railroaded an innocent black man. Listen to how Nick Hillary is immediately deemed guilty by the court of public opinion. This case will drive you insane and have you screaming WHO KILLED GARRETT PHILLIPS?!?
Jan 22, 2021•45 min
Not much leaves Jeff speechless.. and this week ya'll, we did it. This week we cover the HBO documentary Baby God and the INSANE story of Dr. Quincy Fortier. Dr. Fortier spent YEARS heralded as one of the top fertility specialist in the United States.. but how did he obtain such accolades? What made his couples experience the joy of pregnancy? Listen to find out the true reason behind his success, and the evil that lived inside of him.
Jan 15, 2021•29 min
Have you ever heard of Marta Erblinger? How about Albert Soleilland? Not many have but this case changed Parisian history. The heinous death of Marta Erblinger moved the media at the time to stir the people of Paris in a frenzy to overturn the death penalty and put Albert Seoleilland to death. Listen to the episode to see just how this all occurred, if law was changed, and what led to Alberts eventual death.
Jan 08, 2021•26 min
On this week episode we explore the HBO Documentary Alabama Snake. The case is about Glenn and Darlene Summerford and what exactly happened one night in Scottsboro Alabama when Darlene Summerford called the police to report her husband had attempted to kill her by poisonous snake. The case itself involves serpant handling, religion, sex, and attempted murder. ALLLLLL the ingredients for a wild true crime case. Listen and come up with your own theories of what happened to Darlene .
Jan 01, 2021•40 min
It's the Merriest time of the year! Time for our first Christmas Episode! Jeff is driving tranwreck this week covering the Devils of Dayton, four teenagers who went on a three day killing spree for NO APPARENT REASON. What was the motive --- Money? Lust? Drugs? or just plain stupidity? Listen in and find out!
Dec 25, 2020•39 min
This weeks episode is another Buffalo case, and another serial killer! The 22 caliber killer was tearing a part the city of Buffalo by killing African American men without any cause or reason splitting an already racially segregated city even further. The Buffalo police were struggling to determine who the assailant was and eventually had to bring in the FBI to profile the case to begin to get an idea of exactly who this monster was.. Listen to find out the wild story of how this killer was even...
Dec 18, 2020•36 min
This week we tackle our first SERIAL KILLER!! I know, ya'll have been waiting for this moment! We discuss another Buffalo case, the Bike Path Rapist. The episode goes into his numerous victims, how he wasn't caught right away and how being a "pillar of the community" could lead police astray... This case also led into another Buffalo exoneration! Buckle up for a wild ride!
Dec 11, 2020•33 min
