American Malice: A True Crime Podcast

When a spate of mothers killing their children plagued the Dallas-Fort Worth area, no one could foretell when, where, or how the next tragedy would occur. Sources: CBS News Associated Press The Houston Chronicle  ABC13 News Fox News Dallas News The Washington Post Futurelearn.com Encyclopedia Britannica 

Just two and a half years after wealthy businessman Robert Kissel's bludgeoned body was found in his building basement, his brother Andrew Kissel's stabbed and bound body was found in his own basement.  How did two such dissimilar brothers meet such similar fates? Sources: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Unraveling-the-murder-mystery-of-Andrew-Kissel-1334824.php https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15061888 https://nymag.com/news/features/16861/ https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2009-02-26-kissel0226-art-story.html https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Grisly-photos-shown-police-testify-at-Kissel-842386.php https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084718/

Everyone thought that they were the perfect couple living the American Dream abroad. But when 40-year-old banker, Robert, goes missing, claims of abuse, drug use, infidelity, and a shopping addiction, reveal the dark and twisted truth behind the facade. Sources: Investigation Discovery Passport to Murder The Standard The Guardian The Daily Mail NBC News

When local women go missing in rural Wisconsin, the police suspect the town eccentric.  The unfathomable nightmare they uncover at his dilapidated farmhouse would go on to influence horror writers for decades. The world was not ready for bodysnatcher, cannibal, and necrophiliac Ed Gein. Sources: Deviant: The Shocking True Story of the Original “Psycho” by Harold Schechter Edward Theodore Gein “American Psycho”: Information summarized by Radford University students Brandie Jenkins, Amanda Clark, Cathleen Duncan, & Lacey Robinson "The Shambles of Ed Gein" by Robert Bloch

What is a body worth? In the early 2000s, one doctor in New York decided to find out when he began harvesting body parts from corpses without family consent. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/apr/02/usa.features https://www.oprah.com/relationships/husbands-secret-lives-revealed/2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_Tissue_Services https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/body-snatcher-michael-mastromarino-dead-article-1.1392503 https://nymag.com/news/features/22326/ Bodysnatchers of New York on Amazon Prime

When a young brother and sister are hospitalized with a mysterious ailment, doctors are initially baffled.  Soon though, who is poisoning them, and how, becomes all too apparent.   Sources: https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3392805/st-louis-mother-gets-life-in-prison-for-poisoning-her-two-kids-one-fatally https://www.stltoday.com/news/defendant-planned-lawsuit-mother-accused-of-killing-her-child-had/article_e8c1cb6e-2f77-542a-8e29-69dd3364d972.html https://www.stltoday.com/news/mother-is-found-guilty-of-poisoning-2-children-prosecutors-said-she-injected-her-ground-up/article_a7c37e0c-9a06-5b65-807f-c854a48bc67a.html https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/did-this-mother-poison-her-son-for-attention/Content?oid=2483876 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mo-court-of-appeals/1553816.html https://www.kansas.com/news/article1010303.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/201303/heroine-rush

In 2003, three teens found themselves in a love triangle and one ended up dead.  Was a psychotropic drug to blame for the murder, or was it committed out of good ol' fashioned jealousy?  Tune it to find out. Sources: The Baltimore Sun The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Psychology Today CBC News

When a mother and her mentally ill adult son go missing, family and friends grow increasingly concerned.  What has happened to the 56-year-old nurse and mother is so much worse than they could have ever imagined.   Sources: Reuters 9News.com Denver.cbslocal.com The Denver Post The Centennial Citizen  The Washington Times Findlaw.com Our Centennial News Intermountain Jewish News

An ex-marine serves a short prison sentence after killing his young wife in 2011. When he's released, he murders his transwoman girlfriend in broad daylight. Sources: https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/mother-friend-remember-trans-woman-killed-in-new-wilmington-attack/ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article249456625.html https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/man-police-shot-had-been-in-prison-for-killing-wife/article_3e03e148-73ac-11eb-b08f-fb560baf7b67.html https://www.4029tv.com/article/vigil-held-for-springdale-woman-who-was-killed-in-pennsylvania/35718474 https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/police-investigating-shooting-by-officer/article_e22c417b-5afb-5763-8a3d-7e2c18bdead8.html https://www.stewart-kyle.com/obituary/1220038 https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/nc-mom-says-slain-murder-suspect-killed-her-daughter-in-2011/ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article249456625.html https://www.jdnews.com/story/news/2021/02/22/convicted-murder-richlands-former-marine-killed-after-assaulting-transgender-woman/4542122001/

When people die during extreme consensual sex acts, who, if anyone, is to blame? In this episode, we explore two deaths that occurred during BDSM sessions and the lengths to which the doms go to hide the bodies. Sources: https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20010412/news/304129957 https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20021203/news/312039952 https://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20110506/news/305069702 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11102200 https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20060120/News/301209920 https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20060121/news/301219970 https://www.foxnews.com/story/lawyer-wears-dominatrix-mask-in-courtroom https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Dominatrix-Pleads-Innocent-in-Death-10473756.php http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/01/31/dominatrix_acquitted_of_manslaughter/ https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20060118/news01/301189988 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-28-na-dominatrix28-story.html https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dominatrix-denies-manslaughter-20vsqqhzg3r https://www.foxnews.com/story/suicide-note-leads-cops-to-body-of-missing-british-tourist https://abc13.com/archive/5957659/ https://www.advocate.com/news/2007/10/12/family-man-who-died-bondage-sex-act-files-lawsuit https://www.patriotledger.com/article/20071016/NEWS/310169600

When a beloved priest is brutally murdered in Eureka, CA, the suspect's bizarre behavior, and many interactions with townspeople and police, create more questions than answers.  Sources: https://casetext.com/case/people-v-bullock-175 https://abcnews.go.com/US/gary-lee-bullock-suspect-california-priests-murder-custody/story?id=21395571 https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/jan/2/epd-chief-mills-provide-updates-father-freed-inves/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/mar/29/bullocks-insanity-defense-undercut-drug-abuse-hist/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/jan/14/gary-bullock/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/feb/29/jury-selection-begins-trial-gary-lee-bullock-accus/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/sep/30/bullock-trial-murder-father-freed-postponed-until/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/may/6/sheriffs-office-changes-midnight-release-policies/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/mar/28/high-drugs-and-foaming-mouth-bullock-was-delusiona/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/mar/25/autopsy-photos-show-brutality-father-freeds-death/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/mar/24/bullocks-dna-found-father-freeds-body-freeds-dna-f/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/mar/21/jury-watches-chilling-security-camera-footage-bull/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/mar/18/bullock-intentionally-killed-father-freed-prosecut/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/feb/29/recorded-phone-call-bullock-pleaded-his-grandma-pu/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/apr/4/bullock-was-willful-deliberate-and-premeditated-wh/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/apr/5/attorneys-finish-closing-statements-bullock-case-n/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/apr/11/bullock-found-guilty/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/apr/15/bullock-withdraws-plea-not-guilty-reason-insanity/ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/may/11/gary-lee-bullock-sentenced/

In part 2 of this case, we look at the aftermath of the murder-for-hire plot of the "Bellaire Socialite" Yvonne Stern.  Did husband Jeffrey, his mistress Michelle, and the gang of hit-people get convicted of their crimes?  Did Yvonne go through with the divorce?  This crazy case continues with even more twists and turns after the arrests. Sources: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Stern-s-mistress-expected-to-plead-guilty-3739267.php https://texasborderbusiness.com/the-price-of-barratry-no-bail-for-houston-mcallen-attorney-jeffrey-stern-stays-in-jail/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/shocking-new-allegations-in-jeffrey-stern-case/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Bellaire-attorney-ordered-to-federal-lockup-in-14372098.php https://www.courthousenews.com/new-twist-in-tangled-murder-for-hire-story/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/sex-lies-and-hit-men-2/ https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5ee881104653d025cfc5d2d4 https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Stern-s-mistress-expected-to-plead-guilty-3739267.php https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/07-04-12-50-shades-of-murder-bellaire-socialite-yvonne-stern-mistress-delivers-a-steamy-tell-all-transsexuals-included/ https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/06-21-12-11-52-michelle-gaiser-worlds-worst-hitman-hirer-allegedly-tried-to-kill-ex-lover-jeffrey-stern/ https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/DA-dismisses-murder-for-hire-charges-against-3730905.php https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-06-12-23-33-5-strange-things-yvonne-stern-said-on-i2020i/ https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-11-12-shocking-twist-in-bellaire-socialite-yvonne-stern-attempted-murdercase-is-the-husband-mistress-a-wannabe-serial-killer/ Theme song:  Mysterioso March by Kevin MacLeod used under a creative commons license.  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

When three separate murder attempts were made on a prominent Houston socialite, her husband's mistress was fingered for the paid hits. But was she working alone? In what came to be known nationally as the "Bellaire Socialite" case, nothing is as it seems. Sources: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Stern-s-mistress-expected-to-plead-guilty-3739267.php https://texasborderbusiness.com/the-price-of-barratry-no-bail-for-houston-mcallen-attorney-jeffrey-stern-stays-in-jail/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/shocking-new-allegations-in-jeffrey-stern-case/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Bellaire-attorney-ordered-to-federal-lockup-in-14372098.php https://www.courthousenews.com/new-twist-in-tangled-murder-for-hire-story/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/sex-lies-and-hit-men-2/ https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5ee881104653d025cfc5d2d4 https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Stern-s-mistress-expected-to-plead-guilty-3739267.php https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/07-04-12-50-shades-of-murder-bellaire-socialite-yvonne-stern-mistress-delivers-a-steamy-tell-all-transsexuals-included/ https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/06-21-12-11-52-michelle-gaiser-worlds-worst-hitman-hirer-allegedly-tried-to-kill-ex-lover-jeffrey-stern/ https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/DA-dismisses-murder-for-hire-charges-against-3730905.php https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-06-12-23-33-5-strange-things-yvonne-stern-said-on-i2020i/ https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-11-12-shocking-twist-in-bellaire-socialite-yvonne-stern-attempted-murdercase-is-the-husband-mistress-a-wannabe-serial-killer/ https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/DA-4th-socialite-death-plot-was-in-the-works-1698632.php

In this episode, we go to Tyler, Texas, where a socialite dies in what her son claims is merely a tragic and bizarre fall.  Was the death an accident, or was Bette Lucas murdered because her deeply in debt son, Steven Lucas, wanted and needed his inheritance?  You be the judge. Sources:   https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/baker-steven-lucas/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11125672/#affiliation-1 https://www.cityoftyler.org/about-us/tyler-history https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1144607/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdXId3XX2hQ Theme song:  Mysterioso March by Kevin MacLeod used under a creative commons license.  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode 

In this episode, we go to Framingham, Massachusetts, where a man brutally murders his wife during an argument over burnt pasta. Did he act in self-defense, thinking his wife was a creature from out of this world, or is he a cold-blooded killer, faking mental illness by mutilating the body and making bizarre claims? You be the judge. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/dec1b541f15a9a16aca62a59054f4727 https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1996/11/5/framingham-man-pleads-insanity-in-murder/ https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19961108/News/311089997 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/11/07/Hancock-exec-guilty-of-wifes-murder/7927847342800/ http://www.celebrateboston.com/crime/burnt-ziti-murder.htm https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/07/30/how-a-burnt-ziti-gave-us-session-9 http://ganglandscribe2.blogspot.com/2011/08/actual-boston-crime-story-that-inspired.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=60458794&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ0MTEyOTA1OSwiaWF0IjoxNjE0NDU3OTY1LCJleHAiOjE2MTQ1NDQzNjV9.u5qcwIWXHHiqsdROyS_1UKb95HqpJPsT2jyHux-88rU https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ma-supreme-judicial-court/1409617.html Theme Song: Mysterioso March by Kevin MacLeod used under a creative commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode