A beloved dad, husband, son, and neighbor, Marty Duram was found shot to death at his Michigan home in 2015. His wife was present at the scene, but after eight months, no arrest had been made. The only witness willing to speak was Marty's 19-year-old African grey parrot, Bud. What was Bud saying? Would the authorities listen? Does it even matter when the only witness to a crime is an animal? This week’s episode is The Murder of Marty Duram and the Story of Bud the Hero Parrot - Part 2. Click her...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Tales from the Court Clerk; Haunted Playhouse; Possessed By An Entity; More tales of the mall; and special guest stories from Tyrella and Tori, co-hosts of the podcast Killer Queens! This week for our guest stories segment, we are joined by Tyrella and Tori, co-hosts of the podcast Killer Queens. With coverage in Cosmo and Marie Claire, Killer Queens has been making waves in the podcast space recently. They're known as the true crime podcast for millennials, which was perfect as we chat with the...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 20 min
A dad, husband, new grand-dad, and proud parrot owner, Marty Duram had no idea one day in May 2015 would be his last. When his body was found, police were startled when his wife, Glenna Duram lying shot beside him, sat up and began talking. However, the possible victim later seemed more likely to be involved. While his family waited for justice, his feathered friend was squawking for justice. This week’s episode is The Murder of Marty Duram and the Story of Bud the Hero Parrot - Part 1. Vote for...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 20 min
I Am Now Reminded That I Was Stalked; A Spooky Shaman Encounter; Trafficking at the Library; He broke my heart... Thank God!; Dead Body in a Storage Unit; The Night of the Caped Crusader and His Husky Cohort - The Paulding Light; and a special guest stories from Haley and Andrea, co-hosts of the podcast Inhuman! Our FF guest story this week comes from Haley and Andrea, co-hosts of the podcast Inhuman. Haley is a TikToker @robandhaley with a passion for helping victims of crime get justice. Andre...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 1 min
For thirty years, this man performed more exorcisms than anyone else, serving as the go-to demon hunter for the Vatican. He even allowed a Hollywood director to film one of the battles with darkness. His life is even the subject of a new horror film, but is this renowned evil fighter the real deal? This week’s episode is The Pope’s Exorcist: Father Gabriele Amorth. Vote for us for the 2023 Webby Awards now through April 20: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2023/podcasts/general-series/...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 33 min
College murderer encounter; Don’t Be So Quick To Judge; Ghosty Friends Encounter; Creepy Airbnb in Fayetteville AR; That time I almost shit my pants and probably ruined a lot of people’s “brunch”; and a special guest story from Vikki Petraitis. This week we are joined by Vikki Petraitis. Vikki is a bestselling, award-winning true crime author with twenty years experience at her craft. She has written dozens of books throughout her career, including her book about Frankston serial killer Paul Den...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Swirling seas, massive waves, and no land for miles. The beaches in this area draw tourists year round, but the waterways leading between them have been feared as some of the most deadly in the world. Are the deadly incidents caused by human nature, wicked weather, or something more sinister? This week’s episode is The Bermuda Triangle. Vote for us for the 2023 Webby Awards now through April 20: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2023/podcasts/general-series/comedy Click here for this we...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 33 min
My Experience as Part of the Lockdown Generation; My Father's Insane Survival Story; Where do you think we went when we lost an hour of time?; Connecticut's Sky Trumpets?; Security Ghost Puppy and More Storage Stories! Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show....
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Drew Thornton leapt out of a plane at 7,000 feet with a giant bag of cocaine strapped to his waist. What happened next has become the stuff of legends. A federal investigation, a tourist attraction, and now a major motion picture. What happened to the real cocaine bear and what is the legacy of the man who created it? This week’s episode is The Life and Death of Drew Thornton and Cocaine Bear - Part 2 Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to purchase tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON EN...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 15 min
If you aren't subscribed to our Patreon, we wanted to give you a glimpse of what we've got going on. This mega-mix of clips brings you some of our favorite segments from the month of February. Subscribe today to get full segments plus hundreds of hours of past content. Today you'll hear: r/aita: Picky Eater, More Than a Mom, and Bathroom Bully Dear Sinister: Landlord from Hell, Drama for Dorothy, and Breakup Blues Bonus Content Livestream: r/offmychest Minisode: The 2023 North American UFO Sight...
Mar 24, 2023•33 min
My dad's encounter with the Armaduchie; Where the hell did we stumble into??; High School, Livestock, and Meth; That time my husband found a little girl in the fog; Creepy Rhododendron Airbnb!; and Good Samaritan Fail! Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by B...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 3 min
A wealthy man of power. A tempting and valuable but highly illegal product. An insatiable lust for thrills, money, and power. Along with a crew of southern gentlemen, they used their connections and cash to run the largest guns for drugs ring in the United States’ history. What happened next has inspired one of the most exciting monster movies of 2023. This week’s episode is The Life and Death of Drew Thornton and Cocaine Bear - Part 1 Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to purchas...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 31 min
My Experience With the Urantian Cult; Crime and Weirdness of the Storage Industry; When your timelines glitch and twist; I accidently Cleaned a Crime Scene; Sliding Doors Moment With Nightclub Shooting; and What Happens When We Turn a Blind Eye Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show....
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min
In 2009, when Apple introduced video capabilities on its iPhone 3GS and other phones followed suit, the ability of everyday folks to notice and film unexplained phenomenon skyrocketed. Suddenly, when a strange incident occurred, there were cameras in every pocket to capture it. The timing was perfect, as beginning in 2008, people around the world started hearing strange sounds coming from the skies. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to purchase tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENER...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Ode to an Encounter; Sunday Scaries(t); Psychic Powers and My Past Life; My Anti-depressant Caused Hypnagogic Hallucinations and My Mother In Law Jumped into a Car Full of Teenage Boys; Inspired by Last Week’s Freaky Friday Boston Marathon Bombing Story; and "The Ole' Murderer on the Loose Joke." Click here to submit your odd but true stories Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consi...
Mar 10, 2023•58 min
Over 1 billion cups of Celestial Seasonings' Sleepytime tea have been sold, but many are unaware of its founder’s inspiration: a fringe religion with extraterrestrial ties created by a pair of Chicago doctors who had some controversial thoughts on how to improve humanity. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to purchase tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour! Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min
I Saw Peter Madsen's Arrest; My Old Church Was Harboring a Fugitive and a Sex Pest; Lunatic in Miami; The Creepy Guy at the Gas Station; I Survived Childhood in the 80s/90s, Barely; My Encounter with a SWAT Team Click here to submit your odd but true stories Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show....
Mar 03, 2023•59 min
Kim Wall went aboard a homemade submarine with an eccentric inventor, Peter Madsen, thinking the trip would last just a few hours. The final text she sent on board would be the last anyone heard from her. Authorities combed waters, meanwhile, the last person she was with changed his story time and again. Soon her family was left to learn the truth of what happened. Click Here for this week's show notes. Click here to purchase tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour! Click here to sign up for ...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 35 min
My Sliding Doors Moment and Near-Brush With Terrorism; High School Ex Stalked Me and Others; A Lost Little Girl With An... Owner?; Why Are Guys at the Gym So Fucking Creepy; Red Flag Teleporter; Maybe They're Not Gone After All... Click here to submit your odd but true stories Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! Sinisterhood is spons...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Kim Wall, a brilliant journalist, was on assignment in one of the safest countries in the world. While interviewing Peter Madsen, internationally known inventor, about his eccentric creations, she had no idea she was spending time with a violent psychopath. This week’s episode is The Murder of Kim Wall. Click here to purchase tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour! Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Related Media: HBO Documentary - Undercurrent: The D...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min
If you aren't subscribed to our Patreon, we wanted to give you a glimpse of what we've got going on. This mega-mix of clips brings you some of our favorite segments from the month of January. Subscribe today to get full segments plus hundreds of hours of past content. Today you'll hear: Minisode on the Murdaugh Trial True Crime Headlines – Moscow, Idaho updates Rural Internet Posts Livestream Unpopular Opinions - Scratching Parlors If you like what you hear and want full versions of all this and...
Feb 20, 2023•38 min
A Christmas Eve That I Won't Forget; A Teenage Stalking; The Mineshaft; Bagpiping Demons; True Love Never Dies; Unexpected Angels After Last Orders Click here to submit your odd but true stories Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to LOMI.COM/CREEPY and use the promo code CREEPY to get $50 off your Lomi. -Visit oliveandjune.com/CREEPY and use code CREEPY for 20% off your first Mani System -Get y...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Two women were murdered. One more narrowly escaped a savage attack. Killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver remained free, and found his next victim on a social media app. That same app and this victim’s family would prove to be his downfall. Click here to purchase tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour! Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Kitsch is offering you 30% off your entire order at MyKitsch.com/SINISTER...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Dude Where's My Car?; The Beach Wanker; Dallas Alien Encounter; Paranormal meets True Crime; The time my husband bear hugged an intruder; My First Ghost Hunt Click here to submit your odd but true stories Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to LITTLESPOON.COM and enter our code CREEPY at checkout to get 50% OFF your first Little Spoon order -Go to SundaysForDogs.com/SINISTERHOOD or use code SINIST...
Feb 10, 2023•59 min
Women throughout New Jersey, and Philadelphia were being targeted by a serial killer hiding in plain sight. Using charm, technology, and deceit, he lured them from the company of friends and family and discarded their bodies without detection. Even when one of the victims managed to provide police with more than enough information to track him down, he remained free to continue his hunt. Click here to purchase tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour! Please consider supporting the companies t...
Feb 08, 2023•58 min
We Spent the Night in a Mormon Cult - Not Clickbait; Let's Not Meet--Naughty Aughties Mall Edition; The time I got in a car with strangers; Turn on Channel 4!; The time my daughter was almost kidnapped; and My intuition and timing saved me from a Mass shooting. Click here to submit your odd but true stories Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Blaming violence on movies is nothing new. From John Hinckley shooting Ronald Reagan and blaming the film Taxi Driver to scapegoating violent video games in the 1990s, attorneys have found creative ways to present defenses. Was this science fiction action film somehow more harmful than any movie before it? Or is the real answer something more sinister. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Visit oliveandjune.com/CREEPY and use our code CREEPY for 20% off your first Mani Syst...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 36 min
Online dating demon dodged; That could have been me; Axe Encounter; The Vanishing Man; Paging Zak Bagans. A Ghost Just Spoke Through My Phone; and Surreal Almost Mass Shooting. Head to sinisterhood.com/freakyfriday to submit your odd but true story Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/SINISTER and get on your way to being your best self....
Jan 27, 2023•45 min
This beautiful holiday destination plays host to families looking to relax on its lovely beach. But one pair of kids in the 1970s encountered something far stranger than they could’ve ever expected: a creature with a bizarre appearance, behaving oddly, and then vanishing without a trace. Did they encounter a ghost? A spaceman? Or something far more sinister? Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to factormeals.com/creepy60 to receive 60% off your first box -Go to Zocdoc...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Terrifying Tales from Jakarta, Indonesia; LOCK YOUR F****** DOORS!; You will not take me without a fight; A plane, a drone, a helicopter, or a UFO?!!!; and Sexually attractive ghost. Head to sinisterhood.com/freakyfriday to submit your odd but true story...
Jan 20, 2023•55 min
