Hey Slaycaters, are you ready? Seriously. Are you sitting down somewhere safe and sound, away from dangerous machinery or open windows? Good. Oh, and please, no hot liquid in your mouth while listening, or any liquids for that matter around electronics. Because, TRIGGER WARNING: this case about Sharon Lopatka is a sprayer. That's right, the dizzying details will have you gasping, gagging and WTF’ing. Without giving anything away, it is one of the most F’d up cases we’ve ever done…or ever heard! ...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Hey Slaycation Nation, here comes a doozy of a case that will have you rethinking everything you know about resorts. Let’s just say this, be sure to read ALL the reviews before booking your stay! Unfortunately, Florida woman, Carla Stefaniak either didn’t read or didn’t heed the numerous 1-star reviews when she booked one final night at a Costa Rican villa through Airbnb back in 2018. Without giving any details away — what was supposed to be a birthday celebration trip quickly turned into a nigh...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 80
OK Slaycaters, picture this — a seasoned solo traveler, a beautiful hiking trail in Central Japan, and a chance to check another spiritual journey off a personal bucket list. What could go wrong? Well, if you’re a fan of our show you know we turn ‘going wrong’ into an art form. Pattie Wu-Murad, an experienced traveler and avid hiker from Connecticut headed to Japan to hike the well-known Kumano Kodo Trail. To say things didn’t go according to plan would be a huge understatement. A simple hike be...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Today we have a special treat for our Slaycaters: A sneak peek of one of our favorite true crime shows, Dakota Spotlight. Host James Wolner spends this season investigating a frustrating cold case - and ends up with new leads and a shift from the Attorney General's office. It's beautifully produced and deeply investigated - we think you'll love it! 15-year-old Barbara Louise Cotton vanished from the streets of Williston, North Dakota, on April 11, 1981, five blocks from her home. What happened t...
Jun 11, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Hey Slaycaters, get ready for a Slaycation that's part psychological thriller and part international cover-up with a side of WTF! This week we’re diving into the mysterious case of Magdalena Żuk, a 27-year-old woman who traveled alone to Egypt and... wound up on our show. Did Magdalena suffer a sudden mental health crisis, or was something far more sinister at play? As always, we’ll let you decide—but prepare to yell at your speaker at least five times. As always, thanks for Slaycating with us, ...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with a case that starts out sad, gets better for two minutes, then turns tragic. Aren’t Slaycations the best? But hey, we all know what we signed up for. Unfortunately, Kiara Agnew did NOT sign up for what happened to her in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. And while the details of this case are completely nutso -- what happens during the ensuing investigation and trial will have you throwing your hands up in the air wondering what kind of world we live in. Rather than give a...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Hey Slaycaters — we're back with part two of the harrowing case of Levi Davis. Some people asked how could this story story get any worse for this poor young man? Well... get ready to find out in the shocking conclusion. As always, thanks for Slaycating with ‘More, Husband & Tolerable’ and please stay safe out there! For AD FREE LISTENING and weekly 'MORE KIM' Bonus Segments SUBSCRIBE to SLAYCATION PLUS right in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on our website: https://plus.slaycation.wtf/suppo...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Hey Slaycaters — we know, we know… we tried to do this case in one episode — but trust us, there are so many ups & downs and twists & turns to the strange and tragic case of Levi Davis, it was impossible to fit it all in just one. When you hear it — you’ll understand. This case literally has it all — fame, fortune, misfortune, blackmail, sex, drugs and…rugby! On top of that, it's a very recent case so there are lots of details and yet lots of questions and mysterious motivations and disc...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Hey Slaycaters, you’re in for a special treat because this case embodies the perfect Slaycation. In 1998, Kim and Steve Hricko booked a romantic, Valentine’s weekend getaway at a golf resort on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Not only would love be in the air — but also murder — because included in the package was a staged murder mystery play where guests get to solve a whodunit! Unfortunately, the theatrical performance wouldn’t be the only death that weekend. Instead of rekindling their love, Kim an...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Hey Slaycaters, get ready for a truly disorienting case that you won’t soon forget. When Judith Lois Bradford Smith accompanied her husband, Jeff, to a pharmaceutical conference in Philadelphia the plan was to mix business with pleasure. While Jeff attended the conference, Judith was to enjoy a day of sightseeing in Philly, including visits to Independence Hall and The Liberty Bell. But when it was time to meet back up — Judith was nowhere to be found. Thus begins a case that starts as a mysteri...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 72
You asked for ‘More Kim’—now you got it! Please enjoy a free sneak peek of the weekly MORE KIM episodes that are normally SUBSCRIBER ONLY! These are Kim’s takes on Slaycation cases and life’s general madness. Due to the exciting breaking news in this episode, we’re giving non-subscribers a sneak peek of More Kim bonus content. But if you want it WITHOUT ads and EVERY week - subscribe now for less than the cost of a skein of yarn a month and you get a 7-day free trial. On today’s MORE KIM we expl...
May 03, 2025•27 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Hey Slaycaters, especially the ones who wait until part two comes out to listen to a two-part episode — here ya go! The shocking, frustrating, tragic conclusion to the story of Otto Wambier, a young man charged with subversion and theft in North Korea. Whether it’s a case of the punishment not fitting the crime, or a complete set-up — things do not end well. Once again, you may know the story but you haven’t heard it quite like this. Strap in for another wild trip to the DPRK! As always, thanks ...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Hey Slaycaters! While doing some spring cleaning, we found a hidden gem: the wild story of how Adam got a Christmas card from serial killer John Wayne Gacy! It’s packed with behind-the-scenes chaos featuring GG Allin, the most hardcore punk rocker ever, and involves smuggling paintings out of jail and the director of Joker. Originally recorded for another podcast but deemed too “hardcore,” we knew our Slaycaters could handle it. Enjoy — and see you on the next Slaycation! Learn more about your a...
Apr 25, 2025•21 min
You asked for ‘More Kim’—now you got it! These are my takes on Slaycation cases, the all-Kim regime in North Korea, and life’s general madness. This week, we’re giving non-subscribers a sneak peek of More Kim bonus content—but with ads. Want it every week, ad-free? Subscribe now. SLAYCATERS ONLY: Interact with the Hosts and get behind the scenes info, photos and more in our FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394778366758281 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Apr 24, 2025•21 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Hey Slaycaters, normally we take you to a beautiful island, popular tourist destination or even on a cruise… and then something tragically bad happens. This episode is different. Today we’re taking you to the DPRK, aka The Hermit Kingdom, aka North Korea. Not known for being a popular tourist destination because, let’s face it, you’re not really allowed to go. However, that only made it more intriguing to young 22-year old Otto Wambier, who had a penchant for visiting global hotspots. By all acc...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with a case that feels like a scripted mini-series that has it all: fame, fortune, sex, illicit sex, betrayal, backstabbing, front stabbing and of course, murder. When famed art dealer and world renowned Manhattan gallery owner Brent Sikkema was found brutally murdered in his luxury apartment in Rio de Janeiro it set off an investigation that spanned continents and uncovered a sea of dirty dealings and greed. And since this case happened in January of 2024, it is still...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Hey Slaycaters, we are back on the high seas for more losin’ on a cruising’. Oof. This case both perfectly exemplifies the concept of this show as well as the illusion of safety you might feel when you’re on a vacation that should be safe. Amy Bradley, a 23 year old recent college graduate, boarded a Royal Caribbean Cruise to the ABC Islands with her family. But did she ever get off the ship? That becomes the question as we go down the many rabbit holes of Amy’s mysterious disappearance that is ...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 68
TRIGGER WARNING: Talk of death by suicide OK Slaycaters, we know we say it a lot — the episode you’re about to hear is strange, mysterious, unexplainable, and/or just downright WTF! Well, forget the others because this one might just take the WTF cake! Seriously. The story behind what happened to poor Elisa Lam at The Cecil Hotel (home of serial killers & ghosts) in Los Angeles has captivated both hardcore & casual true crime fans for over a decade. If you know the story, you haven’t hea...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with another mysterious case sure to leave your jaws agape. It’s a perfect storm of WTF as we look into the tragic case of Elijah Snow, a firefighter celebrating his wedding anniversary in Cancun, Mexico with his beloved wife, Jamie. There really are no words to describe the mixture of incompetence, corruption and potential cover-up that took place. However, devastated wife Jamie managed to come up with some choice words in her blistering 1-Star hotel review on TripAdv...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Hey Slaycaters, for better or worse, we’re continuing our Spring Break cases — this time with one of the strangest mysteries we’ve ever covered on the show. In 2006 a medical student named Bryan Shaffer entered a bar called The Ugly Tuna Saloona near Ohio State University, and never came out! Join us as we break down one of the most confounding cases we’ve ever heard and try to unpack the mystery of what happened that night. As always, the Throuple thanks you for Slaycating with us — and we beg ...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Hey Slaycaters, we're back with Part 2 of this crazy, tragic case of murder on the campus of the University of Iowa. If you haven't heard part one, we suggest you do. For those who did, as you remember, poor Sarah Ann Ottens was found dead in her dorm room. And while there wasn't a lot of evidence -- there was enough to lead investigators to a suspect. In fact, a jury even found him guilty. But was he? Was the evidence even real? This case takes a few shocking turns you won't see coming and is s...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Hey Slaycaters, it’s Spring Break time which means we’re bringing you crazy, tragic cases of people being killed on Spring Break. And as today’s case proves, you don’t even need to have Spring Break plans to wind up un-alived. Ugh. Without giving too much away, we’re going back to 1973 for the first murder on the campus of the University of Iowa . This case has so many twists and turns that we couldn’t fit it all into one episode. But we promise you’ll have plenty to absorb and digest with this ...
Mar 03, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 63
As Slaycation fans, we know you love learning about vacation murders – but how would you like to learn about, well, everything else? Introducing, THE DAILY BRAIN, a brand new podcast from Atomic Entertainment (creators of Slaycation, Who Smarted?, Brain Games and Brainchild) Hosted by The Tolerable One, Slaycation’s own Mr. Jerry Kolber, the Daily Brain is a fast, fun daily brain workout designed to make you smarter, sharper, more focused and better at problem-solving – all in under 10 minutes a...
Feb 27, 2025•9 min
Hey Slaycaters, today’s case is a mystery from 1980 that went on to haunt a serene, seaside, Georgia town for decades. Driving back to New York from their annual winter holiday in Miami, Charles and Catherine Romer stopped off in one of their favorite roadside hotels — the Holiday Inn, in Brunswick, Georgia. But while they checked in — they never checked out. The couple, in their mid-to-late 70’s disappeared along with their custom, 1979 Lincoln Continental. We won’t give away what happened — bu...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with yet another head scratching case to add some mystery to your day. In this one, Jón Jónsson, an Icelandic man, travels to Dublin, Ireland to take part in a Poker Tournament in 2019. His wife, Kristjana, also a poker player, shows up a day later because she couldn’t find her passport. After an argument, Jón storms off and… Well, let’s just say there are lots of theories about what happened next. Join your favorite Throuple of True Crime as we try to unpack this myst...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Hey Slaycaters -- here is a FREE SNEAK PEEK of a MORE KIM segment. Kim records one of these every week. Normally, you have to SUBSCRIBE to SLAYCATION PLUS to get them -- but as a Valentine's Day present we're giving you a special episode to enjoy! You asked for ‘More Kim’ so now you get ‘More Kim!’ These are musings about Slaycation cases and other insights and observations of life’s insanity. On this episode, Kim discusses Valentine's Day and Valentines gone wrong. To get future (and past) epis...
Feb 14, 2025•31 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with another crazy case that you just have to hear to believe. It takes place in Suwannee, Florida — an interesting part of South Florida — right near the famous Suwannee River (from the famous Old Folks at Home song that also happens to be Florida’s State song despite the original version being completely racist) But we digress… This case involves the Rainey Family: Dad David Rainey, his wife Cindy and their two 20-something year old sons. Joining them on this Dixiela...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Oh boy... you're in for a rough ride with this one. We'd put a 'Trigger Warning' on it -- but which of our episodes aren't triggering?!? When 13 year old Dylan Redwine was put on a plane to visit his father, Mark Redwine, on the other side of Colorado, he really didn't want to go. Unfortunately, he and his Mother had no choice as it was a court-mandated, parental visit. What transpires next will leave you shocked, appalled, and questioning, ever letting your kids out of your sight again. This on...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 59
OK Slaycaters, it’s time for the shocking conclusion of our tragic tale of murder in Shenandoah National Park. If you haven’t heard Part 1, you’ll want to do so in order to be up on all the facts of the case featuring Julie and Lollie, two young lovers and hikers who were just starting their life together. Unfortunately, they won’t make it out of the park alive. The twists and turns the investigation takes will have you guessing and second-guessing whodunnit (it sure did with us!) Again, a word ...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 58
OK Slaycaters, today’s case takes us to the Shenandoah National Park where two young lovers, and avid hikers and expert woods-women, Julie and Lollie, decide to go for a celebratory camping trip before moving in together. Let’s just say, things don’t go as planned. The less you know going into this heartbreaking case the better — but just know this story takes some insane turns and will have you guessing the entire time. Word of warning: This case is pretty brutal. Second word of warning: We don...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 57
