As part of our 13 Days of Halloween - we added a series called Tricks N’ Treats! This series includes a video on Patreon where Heather and her guests blindly try weird/odd/different snacks and drinks. Each episode will include at least 3 snacks and at least 3 drinks that are rated on a scale of 1 (worst) to 6 (best). Each number in the scale is a particular Halloween candy. The Scale: 6 - Reese’s Pumpkins 5 - M&M’s 4 - Caramel Apple Lollipops 3 - Skittles 2 - Smarties 1 - Mary Jane Peanut Bu...
Oct 19, 2024•23 min
Day 14 of the Crimetober Series is about the Amityville case; which the trial began on October 14, 1975. I apologize for the late release Sources https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trial-begins-in-amityville-murders https://www.biography.com/crime/the-real-amityville-horror-facts https://suntup.press/the-amityville-horror/ The Night the DeFeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amittyville Murders by Ric Osuna The Real Amityville Horror: The True Story Behind the Brutal DeFeo Murders by Frances ...
Oct 18, 2024•30 min
Day 13 of the Crimetober Series is about the disappearance of Helen Claire Frost that occurred on October 13, 1970 & the murder of Angela Marie Samota that occurred on October 13, 1984. Sources https://vocal.media/criminal/the-disappearance-of-helen-claire-frost https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Helen_Frost https://www.instagram.com/p/C8-pzKdSVpo/?img_index=1 https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/254dfbc.html https://medium.com/@DaniBujold/a-teen-disappears-only-months-after-giving-birth-helen-...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr
Day 12 of the Crimetober Series is about John Dillinger’s jail escape that occurred on October 12, 1933. **Oops! Heather had one job and she still messed it up! Sorry everyone! Heather traveled to Nashville for her birthday and forgot to schedule the week of October 7th’s episodes ahead of time! So, you’re getting this a tad late, but you’re still getting it! Sources https://www.thisdaytrivia.com/trivia/october-12 https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/john-dillinger https://archives.fbi.gov/a...
Oct 13, 2024•25 min
Day 11 of the Crimetober Series is about the plague known as “sleepy sickness”, with a connection to October 11, 1921 and the end of a search for the Loch Ness Monster that occurred on October 11, 1987. **Oops! Heather had one job and she still messed it up! Sorry everyone! Heather traveled to Nashville for her birthday and forgot to schedule the week of October 7th’s episodes ahead of time! So, you’re getting this a tad late, but you’re still getting it! Sources https://www.scientificamerican.c...
Oct 13, 2024•13 min
BONUS EPISODE!!!! In this Bonus episode, Heather sits down with author Bruce LeMaster to discuss his recently released book “The Wolf & The Killer: Volume 1”. This was one of the most intriguing interviews that Heather has had on the show and can’t wait to hear your thoughts! Please be sure to let us know what you think of it and if you’ve read this book or ANY of Bruce’s books; we’d love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to email us at naturevsnarcissism@gmail.com . Check out Bruce on all th...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 1 min
BONUS EPISODE!!!! In this Bonus episode, Heather sits down with author Bruce LeMaster to discuss his recently released book “The Wolf & The Killer: Volume 1”. This was one of the most intriguing interviews that Heather has had on the show and can’t wait to hear your thoughts! Please be sure to let us know what you think of it and if you’ve read this book or ANY of Bruce’s books; we’d love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to email us at naturevsnarcissism@gmail.com . Check out Bruce on all th...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr
Day 9 and 10 of the Crimetober Series is about the disappearance of Zahra Clare Baker that took place on October 9, 2010. And the arrest of her stepmother on October 10, 2010 - who would eventually be convicted of her murder. **Oops! Heather had one job and she still messed it up! Sorry everyone! Heather traveled to Nashville for her birthday and forgot to schedule the week of October 7th’s episodes ahead of time! So, you’re getting this a tad late, but you’re still getting it! Sources https://a...
Oct 11, 2024•22 min
Day 8 of the Crimetober Series is about Martha Stewart’s sentencing date that took place on October 8, 2004. **Oops! Heather had one job and she still messed it up! Sorry everyone! Heather traveled to Nashville for her birthday and forgot to schedule the week of October 7th’s episodes ahead of time! So, you’re getting this a tad late, but you’re still getting it! Sources https://k1047.com/2021/10/08/5-of-the-weirdest-and-scariest-facts-for-october-8th/ https://genius.com/Billie-holiday-strange-f...
Oct 10, 2024•43 min
Day 7 of the Crimetober Series is about the beginning of Al Capone’s tax evasion trial that began on October 7, 1931. **Oops! Heather had one job and she still messed it up! Sorry everyone! Heather traveled to Nashville for her birthday and forgot to schedule the week of October 7th’s episodes ahead of time! So, you’re getting this a tad late, but you’re still getting it! Sources https://billybirthday.com/fun-facts/10/7 https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-capone https://books.google.com/...
Oct 10, 2024•19 min
Day 6 of the Crimetober Series is about the Great Train Robbery that occurred on October 6, 1866. Sources https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/october-06/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-u-s-train-robbery https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1866?amount=13000 https://pinkerton.com/our-story/history https://www.history.com/news/6-daring-train-robberies...
Oct 06, 2024•18 min
Day 5 of the Crimetober Series is about the discovery of Arroyo Grande Jane Doe, now known as the murder of 17-year-old Tammy Corrine Terrell that occurred on October 5, 1980. Sources https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/family-speaks-out-after-nevada-cold-case-victim-identified-as-new-mexico-teen/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tammy-terrell-identified-girl-found-dead-1980-nevada/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11590948/tammy_corrine-terrell https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/dec/02/henderson...
Oct 05, 2024•9 min
Day 4 of the Crimetober Series is about the murder of Kimberly Cates that occurred on October 4, 2009. Sources https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kimberly_Cates https://www.newspapers.com/image/853858247/?match=1&terms=Kimberly%20Cates https://www.montvernonnh.us/about https://www.newspapers.com/image/360224538/?match=1&terms=Kimberly%20Cates https://www.wmur.com/article/spader-issues-apology-to-mont-vernon-victim-s-family/5181058...
Oct 04, 2024•26 min
Day 3 of the Crimetober Series is about OJ Simpson’s acquittal that occurred on October 3, 1995. Sources https://popculturecrime.medium.com/today-in-true-crime-history-october-3-768517d421d8 https://wtop.com/back-in-the-day/2023/10/today-in-history-october-3-jury-finds-o-j-simpson-not-guilty-of-murder/ https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-oj-anniv-goldman-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-08-ss-54623-story.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/09/22/Jury-didnt-hear-from-ke...
Oct 03, 2024•37 min
Day 2 of the Crimetober Series is about the West Nickel Mines Amish School shooting that occurred on October 2, 2006. TRIGGER WARNING - Discussion of SA and murder of children. Sources https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/02/amish-shooting-10-year-anniversary-pennsylvania-the-happening https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2021/10/tragedy-at-west-nickel-mines-amish-school-15-years-ago-girls-were-shot-execution-style.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nickel_Mines_School_shooting https://...
Oct 02, 2024•24 min
Day 1 of the Crimetober Series is about the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino mass shooting that occurred on October 1, 2017. Sources https://apnews.com/article/today-in-history-health-covid-las-vegas-mass-shooting-b9f79df10f908b5de7a1de9faf16aa1c https://www.newspapers.com/image/692248194/?match=1&terms=Mandalay%20Bay%20casino%20hotel%20shooting https://www.newspapers.com/image/878614628/?match=1&terms=Mandalay%20Bay%20casino%20hotel%20shooting https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-shooter-...
Oct 01, 2024•19 min
Join Heather and Brittany in Part 2 of Fred & Rosemary West to see what their thoughts are on Nature, Nurture, and Narcissism. WHY did they commit these heinous crimes? Were they happy in this life together? Did they enjoy being someone else's nightmare? Had they never crossed paths; would they have committed such awful crimes?And what about Fred? Was he manipulating and grooming a child to mold her into the monster he wanted her to be? Or was Rosemary doomed from the start based on her home...
Jul 10, 2024•41 min
TRIGGER WARNING - This episode involves torture, rape, and murder of children. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Between 1971 and 1987, Fred and Rosemary West abducted, sexually assaulted, tortured, and murdered at least 11 women and girls. Some believe that the number could actually be 30 or more. How did these two individuals decide to kill together? And in such a heinous way? Let’s go back to the beginning, before they ever met one another, and see how their paths crossed one another. ...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr
In 1909, 38-year-old Perth, Australian Martha Rendell was tried, convicted, and executed for the murders of her three stepchildren. She was the last woman to be hanged in Western Australia. But how did she do it? And why wasn't she stopped? ALSO - just to remind you guys! The True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival is happening in July 2024! We will be in Denver, Colorado from July 12th - 14th and YOU can visit us, meet us in person, grab some stickers, and hang out! You can also get 15% off ...
Jul 06, 2024•32 min
Alabama mother Jessica and her ex-husband had a bitter divorce which led to an even more bitter custody battle over their children. In February of 2002, Jessica and her new husband took matters into their own hands by shooting and killing her ex-husband Alan G. Bates, and his new wife Terra Bates. McCord and her husband, former Pelham police officer Jeff Kelley McCord, were charged in the deaths of the Bateses, who were found shot to death and stuffed in the trunk of their burning rental on Feb....
Jul 04, 2024•32 min
Susan was an American murderer from Texas who made headlines in 2003 for stabbing her husband, Jeff Wright, 193 times in an act of matricide and then burying his body in their backyard. But what led to this heinous act of violence? And where is Susan now? ALSO - just to remind you guys! The True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival is happening in July 2024! We will be in Denver, Colorado from July 12th - 14th and YOU can visit us, meet us in person, grab some stickers, and hang out! You can al...
Jul 02, 2024•36 min
Turner, aka the “Antifreeze Killer” was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole on March 27, 2007 for the murder of her husband and later her estranged boyfriend. The circumstances surrounding their deaths were eerily similar and took the victim's mothers to bring forth their concerns for the GBI to dig a little deeper. Turner was found dead in prison on August 30, 2010. Much speculation remains as to whether her death was suicide, or perhaps due to an accidental overdose of prescri...
Jun 30, 2024•39 min
Misty Witherspoon was sentenced to life in prison without parole on July 15, 2007 for the shooting death of her police officer husband, for his life insurance. After multiple stories portraying a series of improbable events, police realized that stuff just wasn't adding up and they needed to dig a bit deeper into what actually happened on that fateful day. Even after the proof showed Misty's guilt and the motive was clear as day...her husband's family AND their church community stood behind her ...
May 03, 2024•38 min
For those who have been listeners since the start of NVN, you know that the very first episode in 2017 was about Aileen Wuornos. But the recent episodes provide a lot more depth and offer details that we found through documentaries and books that were in Aileen’s words. This truly changed my perspective on the person she was. This made me want to look more into other female killers (some we’ve discussed briefly and others we’ve never talked about on the podcast). Heather and Karah will be coveri...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Marie Alexandrine Baker was classified as a serial killer who would rob and poison her victims in Belgium. Marie began killing at 55 years old, in 1932 and was apprehended in 1936. In the span of 4 years, Marie killed at least 10 people, including her husband, a male lover, and many female customers. For her crimes, Marie was sentenced to life in prison in 1936, only to die 2 years later in 1942. Since Part 1 was less than 10 minutes; we combined Part 1 and Part 2 for one episode! If you are int...
Apr 24, 2024•43 min
Join Heather and Brittany in Part 2 of Aileen Wuornos to see what their thoughts are on Nature, Nurture, and Narcissism. WHY did Aileen do what she did? Why did she behave so erratically? COULD she have stopped killing? Could she ever have actual remorse for her actions? Did she truly believe that she was the target of government conspiracies? What was going on in that head of hers? And what about Dawn? Was she a positive influence on Aileen? Or just another person who Aileen could manipulate, g...
Mar 09, 2024•1 hr 16 min
The Monster. The Damsel of Death. Infamously referred to as the first female serial killer. At five feet, four inches tall and 137 pounds; a transient sex worker who took the lives of 7 men in several acts of self-defense, according to her. But how could this be possible? Aileen aka Lee, was all love, at one time, stating quote “Too bad society has me all wrong, from all the cop lies and defamation put out on me. Because really I was all ‘LOVE’. Now I’m not.” For this episode, I tried to stick t...
Mar 01, 2024•35 min
HaPpY hAlLoWeEn!!!!!! Heather is back and has a brand new guest; KARAH!!!! Heather and Karah bring you this final Spooktober Series episode of 2023's spooky season and that's because it's one of our favorite HAUNTS! Heather and Karah share all the details about the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. We delve into the nitty gritty details of the construction of the prison as well as pop culture connections, real-life hauntings, and the Halloween attraction, BLOOD PRISON. Does this sound l...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Heather and Courtney bring you this Spooktober Series episode about a the Old Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio! Join us as we discuss several notable inmates who once called this prison their home. Additionally, we will discuss what sits on the old prison land and some of the spooky happenings that have been reported. Sources Klockow, Kat. (2016). Ohio's Haunted Crimes: An Exploration of Ten Haunted Crime Scenes. Schiffer Publishing Ltd....
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Heather and Brittany bring you this Spooktober Series episode about a farm family that was destroyed by some smear cheese and the terrible seasoning that made it unique in Lucas, Ohio. The 23-year-old daughter of the Rose Family was either a terrible cook or just a terrible person. You decide. Join us as we discuss the Rose Family Murders and the hauntings that have happened since. Sources Klockow, Kat. (2016). Ohio's Haunted Crimes: An Exploration of Ten Haunted Crime Scenes. Schiffer Publishin...
Oct 29, 2023•40 min
