Fans of true-crime are about to hear a tale of a man that is quite possibly one of the most prolific conmen that the world has ever seen. 31-year-old Shimon Hayut pretended to be a billionaire named Simon Leviev and claimed to be the son of a billionaire Russian-Israeli diamond mogul. He preyed on young successful women. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/tw...
Feb 02, 2022•29 min
It was quiet in the jail cell holding 47 year old Jollyamma Joseph, except for the sound of a faint scratching and what might be interpreted as a moan. This sound woke one of Jolly's cell mates who glanced across the dimly lit room. Something wasn't right, so she looked a little harder then called for the guards. Jolly was found bleeding her cell. Her bed and the wall next to it was covered in blood. She had bitten through the tissue on her wrists in an attempt to kill herself. In order to keep ...
Jan 26, 2022•46 min
In the summer of 1997 reporters raced to the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent to report on an American couple, Jim and Penny Fletcher, who had a reputation as rich rude Americans. They’d been kicked out of some of the best bars and restaurants in their hometown of Huntington, West Virginia before leaving for the Caribbean on a yacht called the Carefree. Alcohol and drug induced sexual hijinks followed them from port to port ending up in the Grenadines with a mysterious murder. DONATE: One time:...
Jan 19, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Janet Campbell was found dead by authorities at the bottom of cliff, with the surf washing up onto her body. Her newlywed husband was the one to alert authorities to this this terrible misadventure while they were camping. Police found him to be a grieving widow but Janet's family knew better. Des Campbell was the first person they suspected, but did he do it? DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social ...
Jan 12, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Ex Survivor (reality TV show) producer Bruce Beresford-Redman killed his wife Monica in Cancun while on a family vacation. His motive...money and the love for another woman. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/twistedtravelandtrue_crime https://www.tiktok.com/@twistedtravelandtruecrim?lang=en Resources: http...
Jan 05, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Raveesh Kumra was killed in in 7000sqft mansion and though a sex worker and 3 men were involved another man walked away free. His DNA was under the victims nails but how it got there is still a mystery. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/twistedtravelandtrue_crime https://www.tiktok.com/@twistedtravelandtru...
Dec 16, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 45
The perfect murder weapon, is it a gun, an icicle, ingested poison, or brute strength? In India, a man thought he had the perfect weapon to kill his wife and the mother of his child. His weapon of choice was none of the above but it worked. He used venomous snakes. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/twisted...
Nov 27, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In South Africa there is a case that has become infamous over the years. Its often referred to as "The Missing Six". Gert van Rooyen and his accomplice Joey Haarhoff allegedly abducted several young girls and trafficked many others, but what happened to these innocent victims is unknown. They have never been found. Some believe there was a massive cover up by people with high political standing and power. People who were entrenched in a large pedophile ring. This case is unsolved and going cold....
Nov 19, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 43
"All of a sudden we hear the most inhumane scream. It was blood curdling. Then it was over. Silence. There was no crying, nothing. There was no doubt what got him. The sharks got him." These words came from Deborah Scaling Kiley, one of the survivors from the sinking of the "Trashman". This is a true story worse than the movie "Jaws". Brad Cavanagh and Deborah Kiley survived to tell the story of how their friends, John Lippoth, Mark Adams and Megan Mooney died after being stranded at sea. DONATE...
Nov 10, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 42
The Forest of Horror - The ancient city of Ibadan, Nigeria has been playing host to the theatre of the absurd. Things have taken a dizzying pace. The focus on the city was on the unusual discoveries- mangled, decomposing bodies, human parts and walking corpses that people have been turned into. - The Western Post Nigeria, April 1, 2014 DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www....
Nov 02, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Love triangle murderess Sarah Williams who is often referred to in the press as a "Bunny Boiler" and her accomplice Katrina Walsh thought they had planned the perfect murder of Sadie Hartley. They believed she was the cause of all Sarah's troubles. The truth was that Sadie was completely innocent and Sarah was psychotic. Sarah and Katrina were caught in only 3 days. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support S...
Oct 26, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In 2010, Sue Neill Fraser was convicted of murdering her husband one year earlier. Her case is far from closed though as she has many supporters who refuse to give up on her and feel that she is innocent. Her partners body has never been found and her conviction was based on circumstantial evidence. She has never waivered in her claim of innocence but her extremely wavering recollections of her actions on the day and night of her partners disappearance were her downfall. If you like nice and tid...
Oct 11, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This is an interview with Wild Bill also known as William Dathan Holbert, an Amercian who killed several expatriates in Panama in order to steal their homes and money. It is a follow up episode to the previous 2 episodes. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/twistedtravelandtrue_crime https://www.tiktok.com/@...
Oct 04, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This is part 2 of Serial Killer William Dothan Holbert also known as Wild Bill. He lived like a king in Panama off the profits he made by killing multiple expatriated Americans in Panama. Motivated by money, he murdered innocent people before burying their bodies on the grounds of his stolen tropical paradise. The now confessed killer and self proclaimed hitman has become an inmate representative and has found Jesus. He leads daily church services and has covered his body with tattoos depicting ...
Sep 27, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Serial Killer William Dothan Holbert also known as Wild Bill, lived like a king in Panama off the profits he made by killing multiple expatriated Americans in Panama. Motivated by money, he murdered innocent people before burying their bodies on the grounds of his stolen tropical paradise. The now confessed killer and self proclaimed hitman has become an inmate representative and has found Jesus. He leads daily church services and has covered his body with tattoos depicting good and evil. Let's ...
Sep 21, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In early 2011, Don North and his sailboat, the Wind Dancer vanished somewhere off the coast of Panama. During the search for Don, a body was found floating near where he had gone missing. It was tied to an anchor and was clearly a victim of foul play but the body wasn’t Don’s. This is the story of how a disappearance, led to the capture of an alleged serial killer who targeted sailors. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-...
Sep 12, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 36
It was undoubtedly one of the most horrific murders in Wilmington history. The body of a disemboweled woman was found in a wooded area off Shipyard Boulevard, February 22, 1990. It would turn out to be a 32-year old woman named Talana Kreeger. This murder was called a hate crime and would lead to some fantastic changes in the way the LGBTQ community would be treated in Wilmington. At the time there wasn't much news about her murder or about Talana as her friends were told that they shouldn't mou...
Sep 05, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Armed with boiling water, a fire extinguisher and a food cart, the exceedingly brave passengers of Flight 93 put aside their personal fears and revolted against the terrorists who now steered the plane. They had only one goal, to take back control of the plane. Their actions and sacrifices may have saved thousands of innocent lives. On one of the darkest days in US History, these men and women are bright shining example of humanity. They are truly heroes and should be celebrated and emulated for...
Aug 25, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Let me set a scene for you. It’s a busy shopping center, on a busy Saturday afternoon. A mentally exhausted worker from a Burger King restaurant is taking a smoke break outside. A young woman walks by him. He remembers her because she was with an abusive customer who got upset, cursing and swearing over some small problem with his order. The woman is beautiful. She has long dark hair and a slight build. The man she’s with is large. There was another woman too, but he doesn’t see her anymore. The...
Aug 11, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 33
A missing wealthy farmer, who hosted sex games at his private nudist gathering in "Kinky Cottage", was found dead in a castle tunnel several months after his wife reported him missing. His glamourous wife, her boyfriend and his close friend all ended up being accused of murder but it was the victims actions in life that garnered the most press and shocked the nation. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support ...
Jul 30, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 31
On what started as a beautiful June day in 1971, a small group of people were taking a short sail in Tampa Bay when to their shock and horror they sailed right by a body, bloated and bobbing in the bay. They called the police to retrieve it and shortly after 2 more bodies were found floating the same way. They were three women, a mother and her two daughters. What kind of monster could toss them overboard tied to cement blocks and leave them to die? You will hear all about this monster and the a...
Jul 23, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Moulay Hassen, also known as Moulay the Nightingale and the Ogre of Fez has quite an interesting history. By the time Moulay had reached 47 years old she had been running a fairly exclusive harem in one of her three homes in Fez, Morocco. For many years, there had been whispers about this woman who was once beautiful but now had a face and a heart as hard as the jewels she wore all over her body. There were whispers of murders and torture so fantastic that they eventually reached the ears of the...
Jul 10, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Thomas Gimeno planned and secretly plotted the worst and most spiteful “revenge” possible against his ex-wife. He set sail with his two daughters who were only 1 and 6 years old, on April 27th of this year. The next day his boat was found adrift with no one aboard. He was up to no good. His actions that night were despicable and authorities are still searching for him by land, sea and air. Domestic Violence Help: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_domestic_violence_hotlines Social Media: ht...
Jun 29, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Is murder ever justified? Yes, you say, it it's self defense. I agree but what if you take self defense out of the equation? Maybe you are thinking, well if the person is a murderer themselves and that person is sentenced to death. That might be ok, too. Are there more instances where murder is justified? The sailor in the story I’m about to share with you believed that it was. He hoped others would believe him too. Today’s case is about sailors aboard the Mignonette who did something so terribl...
Jun 19, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Some survival stories are so incredible that they are almost unbelievable. This is the case with a young girl who survived a devastating plane crash which left her stranded and alone in the middle of the Amazon jungle. How could she have survived not only the miracle of a fall from almost 2 miles above the earth but a second miracle of surviving for 10 days in one of the wildest and most dangerous places on earth. This is the story of Juliane Koepcke. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?use...
Jun 10, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Sam Gillingham believed her mother had walked out on her at 16 years old. The full story only begins to emerge when her father falls overboard while chartering a yacht, but it’s what she finds out after her father disappears that is so shocking and so unexpected. It turns Sam's world completely upside down. You don't want to miss this episode and I don’t want to spoil this one because it’s got some twists and turns! DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: ht...
May 25, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Michelina Lewandowska, 27 years old and a young mother, was tasered with a stun gun multiple times. She was then bound and gagged and shoved into a cardboard box. Her one-time fiancé Marcin Kasprzak taped the box closed and attempted to murder her by burying her alive. Then Michelina, incredibly brave and strong-willed, escaped from her shallow grave in the woods. She slashed her way free from her bindings using the engagement ring she continued to wear in the hopes that she and her lover could ...
May 19, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Genius, murderer, inventor, rapist, these are all words that have been used to describe John McAfee. His tale is scandalous, violent, and has more twists and turns then most could come up with in a fictional story. Yep, this one is a doozy. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: The link is at the very bottom of this page. Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/twisted_travelandtruecrime/ https://www...
May 12, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Margaret and Roger Pratt planned for years to make their retirement plans come true. They dreamed of a retirement which included living aboard their sailboat full time and sailing all over the world. They had sailed for years, decades really, on weekends and long vacations. Their time and experience sailing led up to the purchase of a beautiful 41 foot steel cutter. A sailboat named the Magnetic Attraction. The culmination of their hopes and dreams, the trip of a lifetime ended in tragically whi...
Apr 29, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Incest, pedophilia, and rape are not the things you want in your mind when your are thinking of an island paradise. More likely, cold drinks, warm sand and sun are at the top of your list. Sadly, what many believe to be an island paradise was rocked with allegations of sexual depravity when several young local girls came forward with information about several of the men living on Pitcairn Island. This scandal rocked the small community, then the world and revealed over a century of what could be...
Apr 21, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 22
