Nothing like a little murder and incest to start your Monday! András Pándy was a Hungarian-Belgium “pillar of the community,” and we all know what that means! The only thing more disturbing than this body count is the way McKenzie butchers every name along the way.
A cheating husband, his wife, and his mistress and her daughter all walk into a house… Unlike a good ol’ bar joke though, only one walks out alive. Gerald “Mike” Bullinger was cheating (again) on his wife Cheryl Baker when she stumbled upon his mistress and her daughter living in their brand new home. Shots are fired, and only one walks away and disappears - never to be seen again.
Twists. And. Turns. A classic who-dun-it and the answer will undoubtedly surprise you. Dana Laskowski was a 36-year-old mother of three when she was discovered dead in her home, but the perp was the most unsuspecting… suspect?
Australia… what in the hell is going on down under, my friends!? If your boyfriend is one of the worst guys in the world and you still go back to him because you’re a match made in hell, you must be Hazel Passmore. When Hazel becomes suspicious that Daniel Holdom is cheating on her, he reassures her it simply isn’t possible… because the woman in question is dead. Rather than report the murders of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and Khandalyce Pearce, Hazel’s next actions are just truly unbelievable. Lis...
Robert Haney and Stephen Delicino were unsuspecting handymen who went to work for Oregon pig farmer Susan Monica… but they ended up being fed to the farm animals. Keep Oregon weird or nah?
Amy Lynn Bradley was only 23 years old when she boarded a Caribbean cruise ship with her family and disappeared forever. Theories have floated (no pun intended) about trafficking, drowning, suicide, etc., but the question remains - what happened to Amy?
Spreckels mansion part 2! McKenzie had to do a follow up episode after realizing how much content and research she left out of part 1. Please accept this follow-up episode with our sincerest apologies.
In 1976, citizens of Circleville, OH began receiving mysterious letters from an unknown author with various threats, blackmail, rants, and details of the recipients’ lives. Ignoring the letters didn’t seem to pay off though, and eventually a man ends up dead and another is falsely imprisoned while the writer remains unidentified. Who was the Circleville Letter Writer?
Two people dead within 48 hours, in the same house, seemingly unrelated, with no charges? That’s exactly what happened at Spreckels mansion when 6-year-old Max Shacknai seemed to accidentally fall off a second-story landing. Two days later, his dad’s girlfriend Rebecca Zahou was found hanging from an outside balcony. All signs point to foul play, but investigators weren’t convinced. Tell us what you think happened!
Guest co-hosts Kara and Cici sit in to listen the uncomfortable and unbelievable case of Richard Chase known by several aliases but most notably "Dracula of Sacramento" and "The Vampire Killer of Sacramento.” TW: kids, animals, cannibalism
We have a special guest this episode, Fatina's wife Kara. She gets filled in on the bizarre case of Becky Watts.
Jennifer Pan had mastered the art of lying to her parents, but when her tales began to unravel she decided that coming clean or moving out on her own just weren’t as reasonable of options as murder. When backed into a corner the next natural step is to kill your parents, right?
Susan Walters was an unsuspecting ER nurse when she was attacked in her home one evening. She fought tooth (literally, she bit him!) and nail to survive the attack, but the real plot twist is what happened to her attacker and why he attacked her in the first place.
Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells were best friends who suddenly went missing in their neighborhood after stumbling across the home of their teacher’s assistant, Maxine Carr. When Maxine’s boyfriend, Ian Huntley, oddly inserts himself into the investigation, all signs point to foul play.
Was Scott Peterson actually fleeing to Mexico? Was that DIY home bleach job really to disguise himself from police? We’re wrapping up the arrest, the trial, and giving our final thoughts on this case before we lay it to rest. Just out of curiosity though, how many of you changed your stance throughout this case coverage? Let us know!
Part 2 of 3 and we’re asking the age old question: did the husband do it? We’re going through the results of the search warrants, Amber Frey, and some of Scott’s behaviors and other theories surrounding the day of Laci’s disappearance.
Scott Peterson may be guilty solely based on the fact that he eats pizza with milk... ew. The first of THREE PARTS may be short, but don’t fret - the next two promise to be much longer and more in depth. Today, we’re doing the highest level overview with the known facts and Scott’s accounts. In part 2 & 3, we’ll discuss the controversies.
Wrapping up our coverage of Robert Durst, The Jinx, what happened after the hot mics, and who wrote the cadaver note (yes, we can tell you definitively who wrote it).
Is Robert Durst jinxed, or the luckiest alleged murderer on the planet? This real estate heir seems to always to be caught up in some kind of murder drama, but lucky for us he also loves the spotlight. We're covering HBO's The Jinx and the bodies that seem to fall around Durst under the most coincidental of circumstances.
Do you like scary movies? What's your favorite scary movie? If you answered Halloween, you're wrong. Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik took their love of the Scream franchise way too far when they used the movie as inspo to terrorize and murder Cassie Jo Stoddart. When they say life imitates art, I don't think this is what they had in mind.
A new segment, perhaps? We're discussing some high profile, highly controversial cases in today's episode of True Crime Chats and asking the age-old question: Guilty or Innocent? These aren't deep dives, but rather a true crime snack, ice breaker, shoot-the-shit, appetizer-type-thing, if you will. The possibilities are endless for this segment - guilty or not guilty, would you rather?, unpopular opinions, etc. Send us your ideas/requests and join us on IG @astrangerdangerpodcast to cast your vot...
When parents cut off their freeloading children from the gravy train (not the Thanksgiving kind that goes with turkey and mashed potatoes), things tend to escalate quickly. Deadbeat Joel Guy Jr. didn’t take too kindly to his parents forcing him to get a job, so he took matters into his own hands and did what will likely be the only manual labor he completes in his lifetime.
Anything for Selenaaas! Rising pop star Selena Quintanilla was noted as the queen of Tejano music and was ready to take the music industry by storm when she was gunned down at the age of 23. The murderer? A fan, friend, and employee. We’re doing a deeper dive into some of the events you didn’t see in the movie (shoutout J.Lo!) and what took place following one of music’s most puzzling murders.
Bringing you another installment of our Mindhunter series - the long awaited Richard Speck. Classified as a mass murderer rather than a serial killer, Speck went on a murder frenzy one night without much rhyme or reason. While one of the less reflective of the Mindhunter participants, he definitely gives us lots to analyze in this episode. Dedicated to my love, Mikey. Thank you for always being my #1 fan on this journey. Love, McKenzie
More Spook! Special guest Cici stops by to tell us her Tijuana story about demon possessions. We also hear about her experience in a creepy old house and sleep paralysis.
We looked into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder of successful attorney Robert Eric Wone. What was supposed to be a night with friends quickly turned sinister.
Beware of stranger danger with this trio of spooky tales. This episode features the urban legend of Clara Crane, the "Candy Lady", perfect timing for spooky season. A listener sent us her story about her run in with the paranormal that may have stemmed from real true crime, The Farmville Murders.
During the 1970s - 1980s, male Hmong immigrants suddenly began dying after days of not sleeping in a desperate attempt to avoid night terrors and sleep paralysis. The phenomenon became known as SUNDS (Sudden Nocturnal Death Syndrome) and later inspired the film Nightmare on Elm Street. In honor of spooky season around the corner, we're recounting some terrifying sleep paralysis stories. Sleep tight, Murder Lovers.
Something a little more light-hearted in the wake of COVID, murder hornets, protests, mass fires, etc. Harry R. Truman (not the president) lived on Mt. St. Helens when it erupted in 1980 and refused to evacuate. Learn a little about him and his fate with this not-so-true-crime mini-history lesson.
Not sure if that’s what this murder is actually called, but these girls put Regina George to shame! Shanda Sharer was just twelve years old when she was brutally murdered... by a bunch of teenage girls. Young, dumb, and evil may be the ultimate understatement of the century to describe Amanda Heavrin, Melinda Loveless, Hope Rippey, Laurie Tacket, and Toni Lawrence.
