Broads Next Door

Grab your marriage license and your divorce papers Today, we're continuing to gain a Broader Understanding of a woman who was as adored as she was exploited, a woman whose name became shorthand for beauty, sexuality, tragedy, and contradiction. The woman who played the dumb blonde while reading Dostoyevsky in her trailer. The woman who could seduce the world, marry multiple times  and still be left so alone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a journal, get a makeover & try on that dress you're afraid to wear in public, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Marilyn Monroe. Or maybe we should say Norma Jeane. Because that's kind of the problem, isn't it? Everyone knows Marilyn Monroe. The white dress. The platinum hair. The beauty mark. The breathy voice. The sex symbol. The tragedy. But very few people know the little girl who came before her. that's what this episode is about. Not just how Marilyn Monroe died. Or how Marilyn Monroe lived. But how Norma Jeane Baker disappeared. Because on June 1st, 1926, one hundred years ago this week, a baby girl was born in Los Angeles. And over the next thirty-six years she would become the most photographed woman in the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your flashlights, your childhood urban legends, and maybe your rapidly deteriorating trust in society because today we're getting a broader understanding of… The 2025 movie  Weapons- why did it mean something different to all of us? How did comedy inspire some of it? Can we ever really keep each other safe?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your coffee or any  emotional support beverage, maybe even a blanket, because today's episode is one of those episodes- where we try and gain a broader understanding of a crash that may never be understood- the 2009 Taconic Parkway Tragedy And the documentary that followed, There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane It's horrifying, it's haunted me but it's not scary in the way we usually talk about scary. A normal Sunday morning… that ended in a way no one can fully explain.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your weighted blanket and an extra hot coffee cause we are no longer supporting iced beverages, and this episode is a rough one to get through without some extra comfort. Because today we are talking about ICE and the ways this is impacting our communities, as well as helping to share some resources for people to try and counter some of the brutality. We're going to do our best with this one, but there is a lot to cover and a lot that is constantly changing. There are so many people doing important work to help communities overcome this invasion on our rights, and hopefully this episode can cover some ground on pointing you in the right directions to show you where to look to stay informed. A lot of this is very daunting, but the ways we share information with each other goes along wayAdditional resources: Know your rights: www.irlc.org/protect National immigration legal services directory: www.immigrationadvocates.org Track ICE raids in your area: www.icemap.dev Accounts for resources MN specific:  Mutual Aid: www.standwithminnesota.com/  @standwithminnesota  @mutualmeals  @iceoutmn_  @mn_noice  @monarca.minn  @immigrantlawcentermn  @internationalinstituteofmn  @aclumn   @powwowgroundscoffee  @moona.moono (Images and tags) —  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTyocdQkirK/?igsh=MXM1OWRzZTNqMzY2cw== Contacting senators:  Capitol Switchboard number: 202 224 3121 https://www.instagram.com/p/DTtNSrSkteQ/?img_index=2&igsh=MmJ3YnN1c3E3MWE5 If no one answers, leave a voicemail Or use 5calls.org for state specifics and legit scripts Both sides are responsible for the funding and we need to keep the pressure on all of our officials and keep track of who is really on our side. Let your representatives know their decisions are affecting us all. - Names of 7 democrat house representatives who sided with republicans to give more funding to ice: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT2p7acjObu/?img_index=1&igsh=dzJqNXpkZ2NodWRq (OPTIONAL CLIPS)  Legal representatives trying to help: James cook gives some perspective on the deportation process at whipple building: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTo8wPSkzXQ/?igsh=cmUyajhtb2luanoz @Quadzillahikes / Jack Jones - Vermont updates: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVyVigBjFZV/?igsh=OGpwcm4wODl4cmE4 ————————— Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your linen aprons, your copies of Yesteryear, and maybe your emergency stash of prenatal vitamins and existential dread, because today we're getting a broader understanding of… Trad Wife Horror: Why Domestic Submission Keeps Returning as Fantasy.  How did repression become a Pinterest board?How did we get here?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your teenage memories and your unresolved suburban trauma, because today we're getting a broader understanding of… Mackenzie Shirrila and the Netflix documentary The Crash. Was a 17 year old girl in the Ohio suburbs trying to commit murder or was she simply being so reckless that it resulted in death?(QUICK NOTE: I apologize for the audio of the episode, my mic wsa off and it recorded through the computer mic)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your hand sanitizer but stop your doomscrolling, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Ebola, hantavirus and how we cope in a post COVID world when that pandemic never really ended eitherCheck out our sponsor for todqy's episode- NightChannels.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put down your true crime coloring book, turn off that third rewatch of Mindhunter, and triple-check your locks, because today we're getting a broader understanding of active serial killers.Maybe they didn't go extinct.Maybe they changed their ways just enough that we stopped noticing.We're not talking about Jeffrey Dahmer's glasses or the psychology of Ed Kemper. We're talking about the now.Because while Netflix has made a buffet of the past's worst men, we seem to forget:They're still out there.Still watching.Still following.Still killing.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your phone charger, your doomscroll thumb brace, and your latest screen time report because today, we're getting a broader understanding of why the internet doesn't feel dead but undead, how we became social media zombies, and why we can't stop scrolling. What is this doing to our brains- and worse, what is it doing to our futures and the next generations? Will friendships be replaced by an always flattering AI or can the internet ever going back to being a place instead of something that just exists in our phones?(originally released in June 2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your quartz crystals and your calendars, cause we're exploring the stars in a different way than just the movies today. You may want to take some notes on this one, because we have a special guest to help guide us through our collective grief today. There's a lot going on in the world around us, but the universe has a lot of plans right now and we're hoping this episode might bring some hope to anyone with a hurting heart lately. We are joined by our friend and special guest Laura from @6thHouseAstro for some deeper insights into the astral plane, and she's going to walk us through what we need to know about some of the things affecting us that we can't always see. Whether you're a skeptic or not, we just felt it might add some light to your day to think about some things a little differently. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your stake, your silver crucifix and some Holy water as we're joined by SlayerFest 98 to try and gain a broader understanding of the Buffy revival that wont be. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your rabbit's foot, avoid walking under any ladders, and maybe cancel your dinner reservation for thirteen, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Friday the 13th- and the fear of the number 13.  Is it all just superstition?  How did it start, and why did it stick?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

in this conversational episode we share some personal news while trying to gain a broader understanding of the world right now and how chaotic everything has been. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your suspect list and get ready to meet some real weirdos as we gain a broader understanding of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey; today we'll be focusing on the more overlooked intruder theory. Could there be more to confessions, letters, and local Boulder crimes?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your copy of People magazine and a bowl of pineapple because today we're continuing to gain a broader understanding of the 1996 murder of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey. Police suspected from the beginning that this was an inside job so today we'll be exploring things from that angle. Could parents really make an accident look like a murder? Could a 9 year old really do something like this? Why wasn't DNA evidence enough to exonerate the Ramsey's in the eyes of the Boulder Police Department? Today we're pulling back the layers- from the pineapple to the autopsy to the views of the detectives that worked this case. Could the killer have been so close to home that they were literally family?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Hold your babies close and dont trust your local police because today we're getting a broader understanding of the crime that broke America's brain, and heart the murder of JonBenét Ramsey.full sources available in show notes Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your favorite playlist and get ready to have a song stuck in your head because today we're getting a broader understanding of the music of Fire Walk With Me and Twin Peaks Tessa and Daniela get some big help from Lori Eschler and Scott Ryan to explore the music of the show, the movie, the history and most of all the music Sources & Further Reading: More on Lori- Dean Hurley about the approach to music sound. https://www.instagram.com/lorieschleragain https://bsky.app/profile/lorie...https://lxdmusic1.bandcamp.com... (2) The Soundtrack of the Movie of Your Relationshiphttps://bluerosetaskforce.tran...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... An Editor's Dream: Lori Eschler and Scott Ryan on “Always Music in the Air: The Sounds of Twin Peaks” - Cinema Femmehttps://www.thewire.co.uk/audi... Lori Eschler Frystak (credited as: Lori L. Eschler) – Det røde rum More on Scott- Books - https://www.bluerosemag.com/ Instagram @90s_movies_the_last_decadeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your camcorder & your belief that people deserve to be weird in peace,  because today we're getting a broader understanding of “Britney & Kevin: Chaotic” the five part 2005 reality series that was less of a show and more of a fever dream with a UPN budget and the plot of a scrapbook. Britney is constantly being criticized for her Instagram but I'm here to tell you, she's always been documenting her life. The good, the bad, the music & the memories.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a box of tissues and your voodoo doll of Justin Timberlake because in this episode we're time traveling back to the 90's and 2000's by way of The Woman in Me, the new memoir by Britney Spears. Using quotes from the book as well as news clips and interviews we'll try to gain a broader understanding of the life of Britney Spears— how everything was taken from her and how she's using her own voice to finally set the record straight.Sources:The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Gallery Books (October 24, 2023)The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears, HuluBritney Spears - Ed McMahons Star Search 1992Britney Spears Matt Laurer Interview, Dateline NBC, 2006Britney Spears Interview with Diane Sawyer, ABC Primetime News, 2003Justin Timberlake Interview with Barbara Walters, ABC News, 2003Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab the angel above your bed and get ready for some psychic warnings, as we go further into the world of the Twin Peaks prequel (with help of honorary co-host Tessa) and get a broader understanding of poems as prophecy, nightmares as warnings, men with missing limbs, and what happens when the horror isn't just in your home but instead directly in your bed.  CW: spoilers, SA, violence Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Hide your secret diary and compartmentalize your life, because today we're joined by Tessa W. to gain a broader understanding of the Twin Peaks prequel film Fire Walk With Me. In Part 1, we'll get an introduction to the film and how it was made before diving deeper and pulling back the layers of Lynch. CW: spoilers, SA, violence Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get a slice of cherry pie & hide your secret diary, in this episode we take a light look at Twin Peaks! The inspiration behind some of the stories and characters, how actors and creators felt making the show, the iconic filming locations, mingling studio execs, the cancellation, the return and why it's still such a cult classic today. Sources available in show notes When Bob Iger Ruined Season 2 of ‘Twin Peaks'ColliderThe Timeless Allure of Twin PeaksNevada Sagebrush, Emily HessLaura Palmer is Based on not 1, but 2 Real Life CrimesScreenrant, Laura Kelly‘Twin Peaks' Co-Creator Mark Frost Still Believes Laura Palmer's Murder Was Solved Too Quickly: ‘This Should Go on Forever'Variety, Todd GilchristHow David Lynch and Mark Frost Pitched Twin Peaks to ABC TelevisionTwin Peaks Blog, Steven MillerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on a pair of dark glasses and try to remember that the heart is deceitful above all things as we explore the broader story behind the infamous literary phenomena that was J.T LeRoyWas it all a hoax or merely a work of fiction?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your matches & your uneasy premonitions because today we're getting a broader understanding of the haunting last days of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. From the life she lived, to the visions she had, and the trip that changed everything. Sources:The Last Days of Left EyeVH1The Terrible Secret Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Took to Her GraveThe Terrible Secret Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Took to Her GraveGolden Roots, YouTubeTyler Henry Connects T-Boz to TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: FULL READING | Hollywood Medium | E!Aaliyah & Left-Eye Death Mystery | Their Death Doesn't Make SenseCulture Spill, YouTubeTLC E! True Hollywood StoryE!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on your flotation devices and keep an eye on the catering table, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of what happened on the set of Titanic when around 80 cast and crew members were drugged with PCP on the last night of filming in Nova Scotia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a book for your flight delay, turn off Lifetime, and cling to any sliver of hope because today we're getting a broader understanding of the government shutdown and flight delays, the distasteful Lifetime movie on the murders of Kaylee, Maddie, Xana and Ethan, and then finishing on a positive note with the Mamdani victory for NYC mayorSources available in show notesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Hide your chicken & get ready to roll with the homies, today we're taking a look at The Life and Death of Brittany Murphy. We will celebrate Brittany's life & career, and examine the tragic circumstances surrounding her death. In this episode, we take a look at Brittany's early life, and career achievements, as well as, her family dynamics and interpersonal relationships. We will also explore the impact of negative media attention, the pressures that surround women in Hollywood, and body image standards of the early 2000s. Lastly, we will unpack Brittany and her husband Simons death, and the factors that may have contributed to their demise. Please share, subscribe to our patreon, and become a monthly $upporter so we can keep making episodes for you!! Episode originallyJoin the Spreaker Support Club for ad review episodesSources:HBO Max's What Happened, Brittany Murphy The Smithosnian, The Curious Life and Death of Brittany Murphy Ebert, Roger. Uptown Girls, Rogerebert.com, 2003. Logan, Elizabeth. Melanie Lynsky RnemebersBrittany Murphys Self-Image Issues. Glamour, 2022. June, Sophia. Clueless Director Reveals What Made Her Cast Brittany Murphy, Nylon, 2021. Brittany Murphy Biography, Biography.com, 2014. https://www.biography.com/acto... Johnson, ChristenEverything to Know about Brittany Murpy's Husabnd, Simon Monjack. Cosmopolitan, 2021.https://www.cosmopolitan.com/e... Kranc,Lauren, Esquire Magazine, 2021. https://www.esquire.com/entert... --Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Phone home and don't ignore those lights in the sky, because today we're getting a broader understanding of aliens and UFOs.In this episode we get a brief history of alien encounters and UFO sightings. We'll listen to the different theories on what they may be before getting into the whistleblower UAP hearings that recently happened in Congress and what this could mean for our intergalactic future (originally aired in October 2023)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on your trench coat and and get ready to call the tip line, because today we're getting a broader understanding of one of the eeriest, mesmerizing and most iconic shows to ever hit television: Unsolved Mysteries. We'll hear from people who worked on the series, revisit some memorable cases, And maybe you too can help solve a mysteryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your consent forms (but don't sign them yet) and your government-issued fetal monitoring bracelet, because today we're getting a broader understanding of what happens when people aren't treated like people but like data, vessels, and experiments. The body keeps the score- even when it's for medical horror stories. From Adriana Smith, kept alive against her will to serve as a human incubator under Georgia's abortion laws, to Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were stolen, immortalized, and monetized without her knowledge or family's consent, this episode unpacks the long, horrifying legacy of unethical medical research in America.We'll walk through the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the Holmesburg Prison experiments, the HIV-tainted blood scandal that infected kids like Ryan White, while the government spent more money on the Tylenol murders than AIDS research. And this isn't ancient history, it's happening today- not just with Adriana Smith, or Terri Schiavo as a human prop before her but with forced sterilizations, CRISPR babies, and what happens when “the greater good” doesn't include you.This isn't an anti-science episode. I'm pro-science, but not when the most marganilzed among us have to die for it. And in a world where women, people of color, and the poor are still being used, sometimes even after death- it's more important than ever to ask:Who gets to be a patient? And who's just a test subject?(Originally released May 2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your neighborhood watch pamphlet and a flashlight with dying batteries because today we're getting a broader understanding of Horror in the Suburbs.. and no, not the kind where you can't take a five minute walk to grab a coffee but instead the insidious underbelly hiding behind perfect lawns and closed doors. Why are the suburbs so scary? Urban planning gone wrong or have we just watched Halloween too many times?Sources:Why do the Suburbs Exist? (This House, YouTube)https://youtu.be/JAR7R_tecFc?s...Horror in The Suburbs Trope (SyFy)https://youtu.be/AWzSpjOsMb8?s...How The Suburbs Became the Perfect Setting for Horror (Nylon)https://www.nylon.com/articles...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Don't answer the phone when you're babysitting, know that noise was not just the wind, and never say “I'll be right back” because today, we're getting a broader understanding of urban legends: the stories that may not be true but spread so much it seems like they should be. Why do we love them? And why do they linger?sources: https://www.rd.com/list/scary-urban-legends/https://youtu.be/S4Qq1htzd_0?si=W5YkFOYPdqXosKf0https://crimereads.com/why-our-fascination-with-urban-legends-will-never-die/https://youtu.be/9ofcLGx5VQA?si=nFe9GwKGIgePAagvBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Find a shaman and call your clairvoyant grandmother because today we're getting a broader understanding of the tragedy that plagued the poltergeist sequels, both on and off screen, as we ask once again- can anything really be cursed or is it just our realities (and greedy studios) that haunt us?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Turn off the movie and get ready to go behind the scenes, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the murder of Poltergeist star Dominique Dunne. This episode contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence, failures of the justice system, and the fact that sometimes the things that haunt us our deeply human. My main sources for this episode our the writings of Dominique's father Dominic Dunne for Vanity Fair, the writings of her brother Griffin Dunne, the E! true Hollywood story on her life and court testimony of those involved. This is a heavy one for me, I really struggled to record this but I think what happened to Dominique is important to talk about, it's something that happens every day.CW: Domestic ViolenceSources:Justice, Dominick Dunne for Vanity FairThe E! True Hollywood Story: Dominique DunneBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a strong sense of spiritual boundaries, hide your clown dolls, and be prepared to feel enraged and also terrified because today, we're getting a Broader Understanding of the curse of Poltergeist: the classic horror film that used real skeletons, haunted its cast and made America question whether some movies really are cursed.This is Part 1Sources:Poltergeist Theatrical Trailerhttps://youtu.be/q0p4JUlKJYI?si=K4J2V9Mz3qKSq6O7E! True Hollywood Story: Poltergeist The True Story That Inspired Poltergeist (Nerdist)https://nerdist.com/article/poltergeist-true-story-inspired-movie/?amp Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your ouija board and your teenage rage because today, we're getting a broader understanding of poltergeists What if they aren't ghosts at all? Not even a haunting but a manifestation? What if it's all just the raw, unfiltered energy of adolescence, the force of pure, unspoken rage and heartbreak? A panic attack attack at a pivotal time, an attempt to be seen so strong it bends the astral realm itself- What if the scariest part of poltergeist activity is not that it's real but that it's us?We're going through the history of poltergeists, the science, the scares and the teenage angst to try and figure out what it means when your house is haunted not just by ghosts but by puberty.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sleeping bag & steal your moms expired lipstick because tonight we're getting a broader understanding of sleepover rituals: the games we played, the spirits we tried to summon, and the strange ways we scared ourselves silly just to feel something. From light as a feather stiff as a board, truth or dare, bloody mary, and a gaggle of horror stories we'll relive our teenage slumber parties with some help from a very special guest, Kristen Bear of Creative Sobriety. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your tiny plastic tea set, your irrational attachment to Samantha's velvet holiday dress, and maybe an extra rosary, because today we're getting a broader understanding of dolls with baggage (with some help from Kristen Bear of Creative Sobriety)From the American Girl historical trauma pipeline to the haunted legends of Robert and Annabelle, we're busting out our broken babydoll memories and trying to understand why we wanted harrowing backstories instead of pristine BarbiesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get ready to go to The Bronze but don't answer any texts from A because today we're getting a broader understanding on the joys of watching TV with your friends, with some very special help from Robin Tran. (originally aired May 2023)You may know her from That's My Time With David Letterman or her TikTok clips but in this episode you'll get to know her as Daniela does- as a best friend to binge TV with.In this episode we watch the unaired pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and give our thoughts and feelings on this twenty-five minute almost masterpiece before getting into our history of watching TV together.From Pretty Little Liars, Buffy and our favorite episodes- (the musical, the mental institution…), Dawson's Creek and the Witch Island episode plus the story Grams told that made Daniela laugh and Robin cry, why we gave up on binging Glee, and the shows we're currently watching now- Yellowjackets and House.Plus we get into TV before the internet and elaborate more on our television watching rituals.If you feel like watching TV with a best friend this is the episode for you!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your garlic necklace and maybe double check that your doors are locked, because today we're getting a Broader Understanding of The Vampire of Sacramento: Richard Chase. CW: this one's heavy, graphic, and disturbing. It deals with severe mental illness, animal abuse, necrophilia, cannibalism, and some of the most brutal murders I've ever covered on this show.  But we're also going to talk about how the system failed everyone involved  and how “evil” isn't always the right word for something that is deeply, deeply sick. Sources: Can Violence be Predicted with the Macdonald Triad? (Dr. Grande)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxp1SFgrMCIRichard Chase (Real Crime)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cqgveqs-bA&t=564sFBI files on Richard Chase”The Vampire of Sacramento” documentary Court transcripts and psychiatric evaluationsSacremento Court House The book The Vampire Killer by Clifford L. Linedecker Psychology Today articles on schizophrenia and serial killersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab some tissues and your inner rage because today we're getting the verdict in the trial of Jason and Damien.In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part three we examined the months leading up to the trials. In part four, Jessie Misskelley was found guilty of the crimes in a separate trial. In part five we heard from the prosecution but today it's all about the defense.In part 6, Damien's defense calls witnesses to the stand (including Damien himself) while Jason's team opts to only call on one witness, a fiber specialist. We hear closing statements from the state and defense as well as clips from the trial, Paradise Lost & Damien's book. We end the episode with the verdict and what it means for Damien and Jason CW: child abuse, child death, self-harmSources: Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.  Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980) Court Documents: http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.com Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89.  Damien Echols, Life After Death Mara Leverit, Dark Spell (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.  Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc Spanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.  McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective". Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing: The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and bookL Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get an HBO film crew and your best experts on satanic panic, because today we're going back to West Memphis for the trial of Damien Echols and Jason BaldwinIn part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part three we examined the months leading up to the trials. In part four, Jessie Misskelley was found guilty of the crimes in a separate trial. In this episode we hear the states case against Damien and Jason. In Part 6 we will hear from the defense and learn the verdict of the case. CW: child abuse, child death, self-harm Sources: Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.  Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980) Court Documents: http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.com Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89.  Damien Echols, Life After Death Mara Leverit, Dark Spell (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.  Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc Spanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.  McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective". Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing: The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and bookL Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your court appointed lawyer and remember anything you say may be used against you, as we head back to West Memphis for the trial of Jessie Misskelley.In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part three we examined the months leading up to the trials.In Part 4 of our West Memphis series we're breaking down the January 1994 trial of Jessie Misskelley, from opening arguments and witnesses to closing arguments and what verdict the jury reaches in this cased plus the implications it will have in the trial of Damien and Jason.CW: child abuse, child death, self-harm Sources: Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.  Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980) Court Documents: http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.com Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89.  Damien Echols, Life After Death Mara Leverit, Dark Spell (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.  Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc Spanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.  McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective". Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing: The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and bookL Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your copies of Paradise Lost from Blockbuster because today we're getting a broader understanding of the suspects in the HBO docuseries.In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie.In part three of our West Memphis Murders series we focus on the time period after the arrests- June 1993 to jury selection for Jessie's trial in January of 1994.We hear from the Paradise Lost filmmakers, the families of the accused and include exercerpts from both Damien and Jason's books as well as clips from Paradise Lost and Devil's Knot as we gain a broader understanding of the work private investigators like Ron Lax and the public defenders appointed in the case did in preparation for trial. We end the episode with a conversation with Brooke's dad, The Honorable Judge Fisher and hear his perspective on Satanic Panic and this case.CW: child abuse, child death, self-harmSources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire. Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.comFurther Reading:Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot  (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times. Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85. McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing:The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and book) Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your death metal albums and don't talk to the cops without a lawyer because today we're gaining a broader understanding of the satanic panic of the 80s and 90s and how it greatly impacted the case of the West Memphis ThreeIn part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas. We told you things the way that they seemed, now it's time to get into things the way that they actually were.In this episode we try and gain a broader understanding of the "Satanic Panic" and it's origins (from preschools to memoirs to rock music) while examining how this same search for satan narrowed the murder investigation by the West Memphis Police Department in 1993We learn about the way polygraphs were used in the investigation and why they held so much weight for the police and some of the people who may have gotten off without much questioning. We also include passages from Damien's book Life After Death and the book Jason Baldwin helped write with Mara Leverit, Devil's Knot. We end this episode with a confession from Jesse Misskelley and the arrests of Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin.There's so much to unpack in this episode and this case!Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.).Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"Further Viewing: Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your your old cassette tapes, and your deepest sense of injustice, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the 1993 West Memphis Murders and the three little boys who never made it home.On May 5th, 1993, three second graders- Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers left their homes in West Memphis, Arkansas for an ordinary bike ride. They were eight years old. They never came back.What happened that night would become one of the most infamous child murder cases in American history.In 1994, three teenagers- Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley would be convicted of those murders, in a trial driven by satanic panic, coerced confessions, and a complete collapse of justice.In 1996, HBO aired Paradise Lost and the world saw what had happened in that courtroom. Over the next twenty years, the West Memphis Three would fight for their freedom from behind bars. They'd get it eventually- kind of. But this case? It's not over.There's new evidence. There's new DNA. There's a chance to finally do what Arkansas never did: find out the truth.In part one of this series, we're not starting with suspects. We're starting with Stevie, Michael, and Chris-who they were, what they loved, and what was taken from them.Because before this became a media circus, before it became a cause, it was a tragedy.(originally released in May of 2023, full sources available in show notes)Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire. Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times. Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85. McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"further viewing: Devils Knot (2015)Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your Hawkins lab keycard, put on your anti-mind-control headband, and step carefully through the static, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Camp Hero, the Montauk Project, and what may or may not be hiding beneath the sands of Long Island.We're going to Camp Hero.To a decommissioned military base at the edge of Montauk, Long Island. Where the Cold War never really ended. Where stories of kidnapped psychic kids, alien technology, and mind control experiments echo beneath the boardwalk.And to help guide us through this rabbit hole of radar towers, recovered memories, and portals to god knows where we're joined by friend of the show Tessa who has her own stories of trips to Camp HeroSources: Investigating Reports of Psychic Experiments (Discovery UK)https://youtu.be/E7_UZS__kUw?s...Weird History Gal (Montauk Series)https://youtube.com/@weirdhistorygal?si=rVl-57EPamL0YBYfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put down your true crime coloring book, turn off that third rewatch of Mindhunter, and triple-check your locks, because today we're getting a broader understanding of active serial killers.Maybe they didn't go extinct.Maybe they changed their ways just enough that we stopped noticing.We're not talking about Jeffrey Dahmer's glasses or the psychology of Ed Kemper. We're talking about the now.Because while Netflix has made a buffet of the past's worst men, we seem to forget:They're still out there.Still watching.Still following.Still killing.But now? They've adapted to a world with doorbell cameras, automatic license plate readers, and a public that no longer pays attention unless there's a trailer attached.We prefer our killers archived, not active.Dead, not digital.Cold case, not current.But that's a myth. And today, we're breaking it wide open.Sources:Houston Serial Killer (Law &Crime Network)https://youtu.be/DWF-sP7M92g?s...The Disturbing Trait That Almost all Serial Killers Share (Grunge)https://youtu.be/XVNxZmPwU0s?s...New England Serial Killerhttps://youtu.be/7SGTmBEuKyM?s...Smiley Face Killer (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/Ju_RvpH7ng0?s...Samuel Little (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/CJImvxxuERU?s...Israel Keyes (ABC News)https://youtu.be/9mztHlgThj0?s...MMIW & Girls (Broads Next Door)https://open.spotify.com/episo...Why Are There Fewer Serial Killers? (Northeastern University)https://cssh.northeastern.edu/...Did Serial Killers Become School Shooters? (salon)https://www.salon.com/2018/02/...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a date and put on your prom dress, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of adolescent rage, telekinetic revenge, teenage trauma and Carrie White:On Writing, Stephen KingIs Telekinesis Real? (Ted Ed)https://youtu.be/Jq9D_HkQhAA?s...Analyzing Evil Margaret White from Carrie (The Vile Eye)https://youtu.be/tihF7bFKvW8?s...How Did Carrie Get Her Powers (Screen Rant)https://screenrant.com/stephen...Carrie White (The Take)https://youtu.be/9bSCYqKsu_w?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your heart rate monitor and your Halloween candy because today we're getting a broader understanding of why we like being scared and the science behind fear itself. How can something that works almost as a survival mechanism also feel kind of good in the right situation? Are we sadists or are we helping ourselves survive? Sources: IFL Science, Fearhttps://youtube.com/shorts/_2W... Why We Love to Be Scared, PBShttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/a... The Science of Fear, Northwestern Medicinehttps://youtu.be/K1ITDysPHpc?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.