The long arm of the internet certainly took hold of many a panicked mammy this week with the fictitious spread of the Momo Suicide Challenge. It’s a story that prompts Sophie to revisit the curious case of a stabbing in Manchester in 2004. What seemed at first to be a random act, actually had roots in a very bizarre online mission. Welcome to the Creep Dive, a podcast in which hosts Sophie White, Jen O’Dwyer and Cassie Delaney investigate and report on the lesser known details of that bizarre st...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 14
The story of Cameron Todd Willingham, a man sentenced to death for the murder of his three children, is full of holes. His 1992 conviction rested on reports from two arson investigators who determined beyond doubt that Willingham had intentionally set his home on fire on the morning of December 23rd 1991. Convicted and sentenced to death, Willingham maintained his innocence for the 12 years he spent in prison. It's a story that will make you question your faith in authority, your faith in scienc...
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Unable to contain any excitement or demonstrate any form of self control - we’ve ended up with an extra long juicey two-parter for all y’all. And better yet, it’s a real mixed bag! There’s a smidge of murder, a festishist millionaire and a journalistic blunder that (spoiler) did not end well. Cozy on up and get creepy with us! #GetYourCreepOn Welcome to the Creep Dive, a podcast in which hosts Sophie White, Jen O’Dwyer and Cassie Delaney investigate and report on the lesser known details of that...
Feb 22, 2019•41 min
Unable to contain any excitement or demonstrate any form of self control - we’ve ended up with an extra long juicey two-parter for all y’all. And better yet, it’s a real mixed bag! There’s a smidge of murder, a festishist millionaire and a journalistic blunder that (spoiler) did not end well. Cozy on up and get creepy with us! #GetYourCreepOn Welcome to the Creep Dive, a podcast in which hosts Sophie White, Jen O’Dwyer and Cassie Delaney investigate and report on the lesser known details of that...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 4 min
It’s the one you’ve been waiting for and will regret listening to the most. It’s the tale of Mr. Hands, the equestrian who came to an untimely end after horsing around in beastiality. A tale so gruesome it shakes the Queen of Grotesque; Jen O D-W-Y-E-R. Come celebrate Valentines Week by listening to horrid tales of love gone very very wrong. Welcome to the Creep Dive, a podcast in which hosts Sophie White, Jen O’Dwyer and Cassie Delaney investigate and report on the lesser known details of that ...
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Jeremiah had a tough childhood. He was the son of a “lot lizard”, a sex worker named Sarah who unable to provide care for Jeremiah, exposed him to drug abuse and sex work at an early age. Tragically, after her death, Jeremiah was placed in temporary housing and had little support. That was until he met Dr. Terrence Owens, a psychologist who encouraged Jeremiah to write his stories. The result was a tale of overcoming trauma, remarkable recovery and inspiration. His work quickly gained notoriety ...
Feb 09, 2019•1 hr 31 min
There is much to discuss in this week’s dive. We start off with the tale of David Matheson, a conversion therapist who this week, renounced his ‘fought-for’ heterosexuality admitting that despite leading one of the USA’s most prolific conversion camps, he is and always will be a homosexual. Next Sophie tackles the tale of Father Kennedy who, found of a fib, seized the attention of media both near and far with the Dungarvan aids epidemic. Even Princess Diana was on his side. Finally, Jen talks us...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 22 min
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a hoax? On October 15, 2009, an oddly functional homemade helium-filled gas balloon (shaped like a flying saucer) was released into the atmosphere above Fort Collins, Colorado. The balloons creator Richard Heene claimed his aptly-named 6-year-old son Falcon was inside. A media frenzy and search party ensued. Luckily the boy was found safe and sound. Unluckily he wasn’t prepared for media scrutiny. Welcome to the Creep Dive, a podcast in which hosts Sophie White...
Jan 25, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of suicide. On Friday, September 14th 2001, a young man checked into the Quinault Inn, a motel in Amanda Park, Washington under the name Lyle Stevik. The only remarkable thing about the motel was that it was where Lyle decided to end his life. The room was full of clues but none led to the true identity of the young man. For 17 years he was known as the man with no name until internet sleuths blew the case wide open. Welcome to the Creep Dive, a podcas...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Dana Dirr was a supermom. Her ten children hadn’t halted her dreams of becoming a surgeon and to all that looked on, her life and family seemed perfect. All that changed when her son Eli was diagnosed with cancer. Thankfully, a community of people rallied around the family, providing financial donations and words of support. Then, unexpectedly tragedy struck in 2012 when a pregnant Dana was struck by a car on Mother’s Day. As a community mourned, one sleuth began asking some tough questions. Wel...
Jan 11, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Chances are this one will ring a ding dong (pun intended). The story of Lorena and John Bobbitt first gripped the public in 1993 when the couple’s explosive marriage began dominating headlines. Their tale was one of violence, assault and...dismemberment. It was a crime so unimaginable, its trial resulted in constant live streaming and dominance of a 24-hour news cycle. Was Lorena a cold blooded murder or was it John’s sexual violence that really shafted him? Tune in to this episode where we winc...
Jan 11, 2019•45 min
Tania Head had an incredible story. She claimed to be a survivor of the 9/11 attacks, and told an incredible tale of heroism, loyalty and perseverance. She clutched her severed arm and crawled to safety, inspired by her love for her fiance Dave who was in the South Tower. Little did Tania know, her fiance would not survive. She however, was one of only 19 people to survive who were above the point of impact at the time of the attack. She was lucky. She was unique. But was she to be believed?Welc...
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 8 min
In October 2013, a young girl was found wandering O’Connell Street. She was distressed, mute and Gardaí suspected that she may have escaped from a trafficking ring. They had no option but to release her image to the public in an effort to identify the girl. It was a controversial move that soon proved to be the right one. Nobody could have imagined who the girl really was. On this week’s episode of The Creep Dive, we sleuth into the details pre and post GPO girl. Who was she? What were her motiv...
Dec 12, 2018•56 min
Canoe You Believe It?Life was good for John and Anne Darwin. John, a prison guard by day, also had a side hustle with his wife Anne renting out 12 bedsits in the seaside town of Seaton Carew. In 2000 however, things took a turn when the couple fell into debt after purchasing two more houses in County Durham. As debt began to mount into the tens of thousands, the couple’s relationship became fractured. In March 2002, John turned to his age old passion for canoeing to provide a distraction from th...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 11 min
