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Rotten Mango

Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into the darkest crimes and we tend to not leave out any details - which can get a little rotten at times. If you want deep dives in the psychology of killers, no holding back storytelling of crimes, and stories of lesser known criminals from around the world this is the place for you. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Rotten Mango ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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#80: The 10 Year Old Killers (Case of James Bulger)

When 2-year-old James goes missing at the mall his mom is quick to start her frantic search. Within seconds he had disappeared into the crowd. When the police arrive and show her the CCTV footage everyone is relieved. James had been lured out of the mall by two 10-year-old boys. Thank god it’s not some creepy old man. Nobody had any clue that these 10-year-olds were planning a murder. Full source notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...

Jul 11, 20211 hr 18 minEp. 89

#79: The FaceBook Killers (Case of The Potter Family)

What would you do if someone unfriended you on Facebook? You probably wouldn’t even notice. Maybe you confront them. Or maybe you sneak into their house and brutally murder them and their significant other… How dare they unfriend you on Facebook? This case is filled with twists, delusions, social media drama, and so much cat-fishing that you start to believe there’s no way this is real. But you know what they say - social media can be deadly Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Si...

Jul 07, 20211 hr 12 minEp. 88

#78: Isolated For 27 Years (Case of Christopher Knight)

In 27 years he only spoke one word. “Hi.” For decades he lived without a mirror - he had forgotten what he had looked like. He had no friends, no family, no pets, no emotional attachments - those were all cut off the day he disappeared. When he is finally arrested after 27 years - the questions remain. Why did a 20-year-old walk into the woods and decide to disappear? Was he running from something? Does he know something we don’t? And what happens to someone who has no social contact for 27 year...

Jul 04, 202153 minEp. 87

#77: A High Schooler, A Stripper & A Suspicious Mom (Case of Franklin Floyd)

Sharon - the high school student with straight A’s. She seemed perfect - but why does a 14-year-old have a closet full of lingerie and provocative clothes? Tonya - the mom who took a job as a dancer at a club. She was found dead on the side of the road. But why is her husband acting so strange? Sandra - the mom whose baby was kidnapped. But why are there rumors that Sandra sold her child? And how do these three individual stories collide into one big devious mess? Full Source Notes Here: rottenm...

Jun 30, 20211 hr 17 minEp. 86

#76: The Baskin Robbins Killer (Unsolved Case of Amy Mihaljevic)

The rookie police officer was sent to the local middle school to give a lecture on how to be safe. Stranger Danger! But this town had nothing to worry about - it was a safe small town. The officer left happy with his work - he had no idea that one of the very kids sitting in his lecture would be kidnapped and murdered right after school. This case was unsolved in the FBI files for over 30 years… but would a woman’s phone call in 2020 finally catch the child killer? Full Source Notes Here: rotten...

Jun 27, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 85

#75: The Mean Girls Killers (Case of Shanda Sharer)

The 4 teenage girls decided they wanted McDonald's for breakfast after their all-nighter. They carefully reverse parked into the lot so that all the bloody handprints on the back of their trunk would be hidden. They ordered a full breakfast - and one of the girls lifted up the sausage patty and giggled “doesn’t this look like Shanda?” The 12-year-old girl that they kidnapped? The one they tortured in unspeakable ways for the past 8 hours? The one that they just burned alive? Source: “Little Lost...

Jun 23, 20211 hr 27 minEp. 84

#74: The Party Monster Murder (Case of Michael Alig)

The hottest clubs in New York City were run by Michael. He knew how to throw a party - serving cat food as appetizers, performances of women pulling Christmas lights out of - well, you know where. A rotating wheel of 6 cow tongues for anyone to “rub” up against. This was the place to be. But when rumors started circling that Michael had injected one of his friends with Drano and dismembered him in his bathtub… nobody believed it. Or maybe they didn’t want to? Because the party must go on. Source...

Jun 20, 20211 hr 13 minEp. 83

#73: Hotel Of Horrors (Serial Killer - H. H. Holmes)

You’ve booked a room in a nice hotel that everyone calls “The Castle.” You quickly realize things are not what it seems here. Doors with spikes attached. Vaults filled with acid. Secret peepholes in the rooms. Staircases that start and stop out of nowhere. You see the “elasticity machine” it’s supposed to stretch your body so you can be taller. The owner wants to create a new race of giants… Everything feels so strange. Why the weird maze like layout? And who is H. H. Holmes? Source Notes: rotte...

Jun 16, 20211 hr 24 minEp. 82

#72: The Body In The FBI Agent’s Trunk (Case of Mark Putnam & Susan Smith)

The hardworking FBI agent was on his way to a meeting when he noticed the large crack on the passenger window of his car. How is he going to explain that? He had a lie for the large wound on his hand. What about the deep scratches all over his neck? Surely he could come up with something. Now the only thing left to take care of - was the decomposing body in his trunk. Nothing an FBI agent can’t handle. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz...

Jun 13, 20211 hr 33 minEp. 81

#71: Cannibal Mountain (Case - Uruguayan Rugby Team)

“What’s the last thing you ate?” the doctor asked. All 16 of them responded the same - “human flesh.” A plane of 45 passengers had crashed into the side of a snow covered mountain in the Andes. Yes, it’s freezing, they were only wearing t-shirts, and many were wounded if not dead - but, they will be rescued soon. That was what they put their faith in. But they were wrong. They wouldn’t be rescued for another 72 days and only 16 would get out alive. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by ...

Jun 09, 20211 hr 26 minEp. 80

#70: The Snuff Film Killers (Serial Killers Leonard Lake & Charles Ng)

Most people collect ordinary things - paintings, books, baseball cards. But what if you could collect your darkest desires? Two men decide they will collect women to be held captive in their torture bunker. The men started gathering all their weapons of torture - power drills, clamps, gags, and pliers… the last thing they needed was a video camera. Because they were going to film it all. The snuff film director, the collector, and the serial killer. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by...

Jun 06, 20211 hr 19 minEp. 79

#69: The Walgreens Killers (Case of Patricia Columbo & Frank Deluca)

When you step into this Walgreens it feels like any other - aisles filled with cosmetics, household goods, and a pharmacy. The employees are kind but they’re harboring their own dark secrets. The woman in cosmetics had inappropriate relations with a German Shepherd and her ex boyfriend refuses to get rid of the incriminating pictures. The store manager has a deadly liking for underage girls. Another employee is plotting the murder of 3 people. But is this really more sinister than your local Wal...

Jun 02, 20211 hr 24 minEp. 78

#68: The Girl Who Died Twice (Case of Becky Brown & Amy Burridge)

She died twice on that 12 story bridge. The first time - she was thrown off the bridge by two men in hopes of killing her. This would be the only way their night of sick torture would stay secret. The second time - 19 years later. The same bridge. The same spot. The same 120 feet fall. Are the events connected? How does someone die twice? Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...

May 30, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 77

#67: 105 Hostages - The Hijacking of Flight 701 (Case of Roger Holder & Cathy Kerkow)

A man with a briefcase entered the cockpit of Western Flight 701. The man tells the pilots there are 2 bombs on the plane and a grenade in his suitcase. For 20 hours - a couple terrorized the entire flight in hopes of having their demands met. They wanted $3 million dollars in cash, 5 parachutes, a woman on trial for murder to be handed over to them, and a flight to Vietnam. And for decades they got away with it - because the sky is the limit. Source: "The Skies Belong To Us" - by Brendan I. Koe...

May 26, 20211 hr 39 minEp. 76

#66: Burned Alive - 7 Hours of Torture (Cheshire Home Invasion Murders)

A family of 4 is startled awake by two masked men - they tell them that everything is going to be okay. We just want money - that’s all. Slowly for the next 7 hours - it becomes clear that’s not all they want. The 11yr old daughter was assaulted. The mother was assaulted and strangled. The house engulfed in flames - all while the police were standing outside. “A thief in the night. I’ve come to steal NOT your jewels and money. But your personal safety, privacy, and security. I violate your inner...

May 23, 20211 hr 13 minEp. 75

#65: The Sisterhood Of Torture (Case of Michelle Knotek)

They knew something was different about their family. The sisters saw it. They had guests doing chores - completely nude - in the house. Guests being duct-taped to the walls. They had a man jumping from their roof onto his bare feet over and over again. Until his legs broke. Even all this pain - was nothing compared to the humiliation and psychological torture taking place… what was really going on here? Who would finally tell? Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...

May 19, 20211 hr 43 minEp. 74

#64: The “666” Death (The Man Who Wrote Letters To Serial Killers)

Dear Mr. John Wayne Gacy… That’s how it all started… One letter to the “Clown Killer” who was responsible for 33 murders of young boys - and Jason was hooked. For months he developed relationships and even visited with John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, and Charles Manson. He wanted to get inside their heads - but what happens if they get inside his first? Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...

May 16, 20211 hr 56 minEp. 73

#63: Yosemite National Park Serial Killer (Case - Steven & Cary Stayner)

Why do so many people go missing in National Parks? Alien conspiracy theory? Government experiments? Or just lost in nature? In this case - it’s none of the above. It’s a serial killer that leaves a trail of bloodshed and a decapitated head bobbing in a stream in Yosemite. Once they catch the killer that’s when the real mystery begins - wasn’t his little brother a national hero? Didn’t they make TV shows about this family? How did one brother become America’s sweetheart and the other America’s h...

May 12, 20212 hr 10 minEp. 72

#62: Vanished In Tokyo Part 2 (Case Lucie Blackman / Joji Obara)

There is international panic on the fate of the missing British Airways flight attendant… and the crazy leads don’t make it any easier for police. She was sold to the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia). An adult film producer claims his colleague kidnapped her for producing a snuff film. The police finally get their first good lead - they knock on the suspect’s door and open up a can of worms. Why is his dog frozen? What are all the videotapes? How many victims does he really have? *Please listen to Part 1...

May 07, 202157 minEp. 71

#61: Vanished In Tokyo (Case Lucie Blackman / Joji Obara)

A Japanese Hostess Club - purchase a table by the hour - female hostesses will come and sit with you the entire time. They pour your drinks, light your cigarette, flirt with you, and stroke your ego. There’s an unspoken law that all the flirting - was nothing but a fantasy. But when a British Airways flight attendant disappears while working at a hostess club - a question arises… Was her abduction someone’s fantasy? Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

May 05, 20211 hr 32 minEp. 70

#60: The Death Room Murders (Serial Killer - Dorothea Puente)

You look out your window - the landlord has dug up another large hole in the backyard… they’re always doing strange gardening projects late at night. You walk into the kitchen - there’s that smell again… the landlord says it’s new fertilizer but the smell is distinct. There are usually 8 tenants but once in a while, one will disappear without notice… what really is going on in this house? Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor...

May 03, 20211 hr 24 minEp. 69

#59: The Pig Farm Serial Killer (Case - Robert Pickton)

Did you know pigs will eat anything? The Pickton Pig Farm - was isolated, private, had its own slaughterhouse equipped with commercial freezers, and hundreds of very hungry pigs. The farm was well known by locals for many things - mainly the smell that radiated from it… but soon it would be known by the whole world. For where 49 women get murdered… Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pe...

Apr 28, 20212 hr 29 minEp. 68

#58: Dr. Starvation The Serial Killer (Linda Hazzard & Belle Gunness)

A massive 3 story sanatorium in the isolated woods of Washington. The whispers about what goes on in there - I heard she buries another patient every single day. If you walk past it the scary doctor might snatch you, lock you in a room, and starve you to death. Sounds like campfire scary stories? But what if it’s not. What if this is one of America’s worst female serial killers? Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

Apr 25, 20211 hr 13 minEp. 67

#57: The Kidnap Kit (Case of Becky Watts)

A family begged their community to help find their missing 16 year old daughter. #FindBecky started trending on social media. Nobody was prepared to find out that - A 16 year old schoolgirl had been brutally murdered in her own room, decapitated, dismembered, and placed into suitcases. Not long after 6 people were arrested - 2 of them are family members. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

Apr 21, 20211 hr 30 minEp. 66

#56: Mommy Needs Money Murders (Case of Ellen Boehm)

Ellen could hear her 8-year-old daughter splashing around in the bath with her barbies. Thankfully her son was fast asleep - another long exhausting day as a single mom. But what if things didn’t have to be this way? Ellen calmly walked over to the bathroom, plugged in her hairdryer… and threw it in the bathtub where Stacy was playing... Plop. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona...

Apr 18, 20211 hr 16 minEp. 65

#55: The Killer Kitty (Richardson Family Murders)

The Richardson family was found viciously murdered in the middle of the night… The police are gathering clues when they realize that a family member is missing. The 12-year-old daughter… where is she? Has she been abducted? Did she escape? Was she killed? Is her body somewhere else? Time is ticking... Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Apr 14, 20211 hr 54 minEp. 64

#54: Abducted, Tortured, Left For Dead (Case of Alison Botha)

She was driven off the main road where she was assaulted, disemboweled, and left for dead. Against all odds, she managed to survive this attack. But that was just the beginning of a diabolical crime... Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Apr 11, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 63

#53: Captive For 24 Years/ Girl In The Basement (Case-Elizabeth Fritzl)

She was held captive for 24 years in the secret basement of the house that she grew up in. During her captivity she gave birth to 7 children - all in the dark with nothing but a pack of diapers and a pair of scissors. For 24 years there were two families residing in one house. The “family above” lived a normal life. Celebrating holidays. Taking pictures. The “family below” lived a life with no sunlight, mold on the walls, and torment beyond imagine. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by...

Apr 07, 20211 hr 59 minEp. 62

#52: Giggling Granny Serial Killer (Nannie Doss)

Who would ever suspect a sweet little grandma with the best-baked goods in town of having a sinister past? She was a doting grandmother, wife, daughter, and a “domestic goddess.” But once in a while, she would add a special ingredient to her baked goods resulting in the death of her loved ones. After 11 funerals - nobody suspected the grieving grandma. Do you trust your grandma? Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

Apr 04, 20211 hr 22 minEp. 61

#51: The Architect’s Almost Perfect Murder (Case Elaine O'Hara)

Two friends go fishing - instead of fish they catch: BDSM leather masks, ropes, handcuffs, knives, and bondage equipment. Could this be the aftermath of a really crazy party? OR was it something more sinister? A case filled with intimate text messages between the killer and victim, bloodlust, and a raging psychopath. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Mar 31, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 60
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