Four lifelong friends and family members enjoy drinks while dissecting true crime stories from all over the New England region.
A couple of right wing extremists had the brilliant idea to kidnap Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer. The FBI was right there with them all along, so there was little chance of the plot ever coming to fruition.
Hunter Moore used unauthorized pornographic images to build his website and he tried to ruin the people whose images he stole.
The funniest, most tawdry and lurid murder you have never heard of.
A school bus full of children is hijacked for ransom, and buried underground. This is another "idiots committing crimes" case.
We look at the Depp/Heard case with the appropriate level of amusement
A young family buys their dream home and immediately gets threatening letters from a stalker. It is a nightmare that last for years.
In January 1994, US figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in an attempt to keep her out of the Olympics. Learn all about the masterminds behind the crime.
In January 2006, Neil Entwistle murdered his wife Rachel and baby girl Lillian. Fortunately he made it easy for the police to determine he was the killer, and easy for the jury to convict him.
Rape is a crime that often goes unpunished. We look at the topic in general, but also specifically at Roethlisberger, who was accused but never committed of rape.
We discuss the sad story of Gabby Petito's murder and Brian Laundrie's demise
In 1901, Leon Czolgosz assassinated President William McKinley. Why did he do it?
A 14 year old boy was railroaded by a racist justice system in South Carolina in 1944 and was executed in short order.
Juan Rivera spent 20 years in jail for a rape and murder he did not commit. When the DNA analysis proved he was not the rapist, the prosecution claimed that he was still the murder. This is the ridiculous unindicted co-ejaculator theory, and believe it or not, more than one prosecutor has been loony enough to use it.
Karina Holmer was an au pair, working in the rich Boston suburb of Dover. On June 23, 1996 half of her severed body was found in a dumpster near Fenway.
On June 4, 2004, Marvin Heemeyer took his homemade tank and went on a rampage to demolish his hometown of Granby Colorado.
On Jan.6, 2021 thousands of people stormed the Capitol in DC in an attempt to keep Donald Trump in power, after he lost the election. This episode carries on where Part 1 left off.
On Jan.6, 2021 thousands of people stormed the Capitol in DC in an attempt to keep Donald Trump in power, after he lost the election. Here is a deeper look at what happened.
America's First Serial Killer struck in Austin, Texas in December 1884. The murders were grisly and some believe that this same killer went on to become Jack the Ripper.
A deeper look into why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev chose to detonate bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev detonated two pressure cooker bombs in a crowd at the 2013 Boston Marathon. We try to understand what caused them to do this.
In January 2005, Neil Olsen was found dead in his barn. Murdered. His wife, Patricia Olsen, was adamant that Neil's horse was the murderer.
Modern day mass shootings trace their roots back to this event. On Aug.1, 1966, Charles Whitman set himself up at the tower at University of Texas - Austin, and shot anyone he could.
Jolly Jane, the original Incel. She was a nurse who drugged her patients in order to sexually assault them. Here's to you Bill Cosby. By her own account, she also poisoned and murdered over 100 people.
More on Richard Kuklinski, the psychopath killer known as The Iceman.
Richard Kuklinksi was the epitome of a cold-blooded killer. Murder was both a hobby and a profession for him. He claims to have killed as many as 200 people.
Britney Spears has been victimized by a conservatorship system run amok and has had her freedom taken away. Bill Cosby on the other hand has raped many women and is totally free. Nice job US legal system.
Vanessa Marcotte was a smart, successful young woman, with a great career, great family great life. It all ended one day while she was out for a run in the very safe town of Princeton, MA.
Skylar Neese was a teenager with a bright future ahead of her, but it was brutally ended by her best friends, Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf.
Theresa Corley was a lovely young woman, with a promising life ahead of her. Then, in December 1978 she was raped and murdered. Her sister, Geri, has spent decades trying to get justice for her sister. Geri talks with us about the murder and the botched investigation.
In 1974 a woman was murdered and left in the sands of a Cape Cod beach. Decades later, this is still a hot case that people want to get to the bottom of, but still nobody knows who the killer is, or who the victim is. We have theories.
The DC area was terrorized for over a three week period in October 2002, as people were randomly targeted and killed by a gunman. It actually turned out to be the work of two, rather than one - John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo.
The DC area was terrorized for over a three week period in October 2002, as people were randomly targeted and killed by a gunman. It actually turned out to be two the work of two, rather than one - John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo.
Holly Piirainen was abducted and murdered in Sturbridge MA in 1993 while on vacation with her family.
In 19th Century New England, people did crazy things, like digging up dead bodies in order to cure tuberculosis.
Brianna Maitland disappeared in March 2004 in Northern Vermont. Her body was never found. The case has some similarities to the Maura Murray case.
Maura Murray was a UMass Amherst student who mysteriously disappeared during a road trip in February 2004. Theories abound as to what happened to her, and her case has gained much attention because there are so many questions and so few answers.
Our third and final episode on the Andrew and Abby Borden murders. We look at the trial and the evidence against Lizzie, and we identify the likely killers in this century-old murder mystery.
Part 2 of our look at the Andrew and Abby Borden murders, typically referred to as the Lizzie Borden murders. Our investigation calls into question the theory that Lizzie was the killer.
Lizzie Borden is generally believed to have killed her father and step-mother with an axe. We examine this infamous murder and discuss many interesting aspects of this case that you probably won't find anywhere else..
Tune in as the group dives into the Angel of Death. Kristen Gilbert was a nurse and a serial killer, whose patients were her victims.
Over the last couple decades, many successful, popular young men have been found dead in bodies of water, under suspicious circumstances. These deaths have been labeled as accidents and suicides but is there really a network of serial killers that are responsible for these deaths? Listen as we investigate.
Since 2003 there have been numerous deaths of successful young men in Boston. These deaths have been officially ruled as accidental drownings and suicides, but closer examination calls those conclusions into doubt. The details of these deaths suggest that foul play was involved, and that there may be a serial killer, or killers, behind the deaths. Tune in as we discuss these cases and follow us on Instagram @cocktailsmocktailsandcrime.
In June 1973, Maureen Moynihan and her young daughter were murdered on a secluded road in Rutland MA. Tune in as we discuss the case, the suspects, and much more. Follow us on Instagram @cocktailsmocktailsandcrime.
In 2000, Molly Bish disappeared from her lifeguard station, where she worked in the town of Warren MA. Police investigators estimate there was a three minute window where she could have been abducted, between when she was dropped off and when other people arrived. Tune in as we discuss the case, the suspects, and much more. Follow us on Instagram @cocktailsmocktailsandcrime.