Dolls and Doom The Podcast

When an adult sleepover ends with a loving mother dead and witness statements just don't add up, Tamla Horsford's friends and family refuse to stop looking until they finally find the truth about what happened the night Tamla died.     Episode Credits: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tamla-horsford-death-georgia-1026889/ Justice for Tamla

In this episode we complete the story of the Disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit. 

When a well liked news anchor goes missing under very suspicious circumstances, a small town is forever changed.  Could a stalker, a sexual predator or even a friend be responsible?  Listen to Part 1 of the Jodi Huisentruit story. 

When a man calls the police with a "too bizarre to be true" tale of his girlfriend being abducted, and 48 days later she shows up at her dad's house, the local police quickly decide this entire kidnapping was staged. Listen to this week's episode and let us know what you think about the case that has been called the "Real Life Gone Girl."   Episode Credits: 2020 Episode "Taken"

Every year people go missing in our National Parks and Forests...what you might not know is that many of these people go missing under very strange and unusual, yet similar, circumstances.  In this episode we will discuss some of the children who seemingly fell off the face of the earth.  Episode Credits: Missing 411 Documentary

This week Cynthia tells you the story of the time her husband, a police officer, was shot in the line of duty. 

A 28 year old man gets injured on vacation and then begins acting bizarrely. Was he really being stalked and threatened or was he having some type of mental break? After arriving to the airport to make his journey home, Lars becomes frightened and runs away, never to be seen again.  This week, Cynthia tells you the story of Lars Mittank, "The Most Famous Missing Person on the Internet."

If you followed TLC's "19 Kids And Counting," then you are probably very aware of the Duggar family's rise and fall, however, you probably don't know all of the details as they have been very well hidden. This week Cynthia shares with you exactly what makes Josh Duggar such a monster.  

When a little boy goes missing in the middle of a blizzard, time is obviously of the essence. Unfortunately, a delay in gathering a search party, nightfall and a total white out are stacked against a family finding out what happened to their 8 year old boy.  Episode Credits: Caseremains.com Findagrave.com Medium.com www.trailwentcold.com Upper Left Corner PNW True Crime

When an elderly couple goes missing, then is found brutally murdered, their family never gives up the hope of bringing their killer(s) to justice.   

A little girl seemingly leaves her house alone in the middle of the night, is spotted walking along a wooded highway, and then never seen again.  Years later her belongings are found under very mysterious circumstances.  This week, Cynthia tells you the tragic story of the disappearance of Asha Degree. 

This week, Paula brings listeners the stories of the Colonial Parkway Murders, with a twist! One of Paula's dear friends lived in the area at the time of the murders and has a related scary story to tell! 

For decades, parents have worried about evil people slipping poison, razor blades or push pins into their children's Halloween candy.  Today's tragic story is one of the reason's these poisoned candy rumors exist.  Episode Credits: Melissa Ellen- Youtube Murder With My Husband- Youtube Better of Red

This week's episode concludes the story of Rebecca Zahau. Episode Credits: CBS8.com Timesofsandiego.com Kusi.com Nbcsandiego.com Heavy.com Azcentral.com Oxygen.com We Would Be Dead Podcast  

One of the most baffling cases in recent true crime history, the death of Rebecca Zahau fills our minds with more questions than answers.  Did Rebecca kill herself due to extreme guilt or was she the victim of a bizarre murder?  Listen to this week's episode and tell us what you think!  Episode Credits: CBS8.com Timesofsandiego.com Kusi.com Nbcsandiego.com         Heavy.com Azcentral.com Oxygen.com We Would Be Dead Podcast

This week we bring you updates on the Gabby Petito case.   Episode Credits: Nypost Newsweek Cnn.com

This week, our resident "Ghost Gal Paula" tells us the creepy stories surrounding the Monte Vista Hotel!    Episode Credits:  Hotelmontevista.com Antiquearchology.com Phoenixghosts.com  

This week's episode is a full time line of the Gabby Petito disappearance.  Our thoughts, prayers and well wishes are with Gabby Petito's family. 

When a man comes home from work to find his wife dead in their home, the scene is quickly passed off as a burglary gone wrong. As the case unfolds and more players are revealed, the murder of Sherri Rasmussen takes on a crazy twist that is hard to believe!   Episode Credits:  "Rasmussen Amended Complaint". Scribd. January 28, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2013. ^ "Stephanie Lazarus found guilty in 26-year-old murder of ex-lover's wife". CBS News. Associated Press. March 8, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012. ^ "State of California Inmate Locator". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved July 28, 2015. ^ "Stephanie Lazarus Criminal Appeal – Appellant's Opening Brief" (PDF). forensictranmissions.com. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2013. ^ Jump up to:a b Jackson, Hillary (July 13, 2015). "Appeal by LAPD detective convicted of gunning down romantic rival fails". MyNewsLA.com. 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We are never more vulnerable than we are when we place our lives in the hands of doctors and nurses. Of course the majority of health care providers devote their lives to helping others.....but, just like in every profession, there are some who have ulterior motives.  Today Paula tells us the stories of the "Angel of Death."

This episode has been so popular we decided to re-release it for all of those listeners who have not started binging from the beginning!  A mysterious death, a super creepy photograph and a husband with no filter....what do you think happened to Tina Watson????

When 15 year old Ruth Star Zeitler is found brutally murdered, attention quickly turns to a schoolmate whose story seems a little "off."  This week, Paula tells you the story of Ronald Marrone.    Show Credits: 

When an avid hiker is seen on a mountain trail and seems to vanish off the face of the earth less than a minute later, her friends and family along with authorities quickly form a search party.  What do you do when someone literally seems to vanish before your eyes? 

When his family begins receiving terrifying death threats, Christopher Coleman, the head of the security team for a well known televangelist, does what he can to protect his family by alerting local authorities and placing cameras around his home.  What investigators saw when they reviewed his security footage was shocking.  This week's episode covers the case of the Coleman Family Murders.  Episode Sources: Eldoradoinsurance.cm www.stlmag.com Wikipedia

When 16 year old Cassie Jo Stoddart was housesitting in the middle of nowhere one weekend, her night began to feel like a real life horror movie.  Do killers actually find inspiration from violent video games and scary movies?  What do you do when two misguided teens start talking about murdering their friends and classmates under the guise of making a horror film?  Let us know what you think after you listen to this week's episode on the Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart, also known as the "Scream Murder." 

A little girl's tragic story births a system that goes on to effect tens of thousands of Americans. Amber Hagerman's legacy will be forever honored thanks to the Amber Alert System.   Episode Credits: Allthatsinteresting.com Keranews.org Wftv.com Missingkids.org Wikepedia.org

When a single mother never comes home after a rare night out, her family immediately jumps into action. Unfortunately, what they find out only causes their concern to grow.    Episode Credits: UnresolvedMysteries  Geneva Verneal Adams-The Charley Project nbcnews.com www.stltoday.com St. Louis Post-Dispatch-Newspapers.com Reddit.com

Two films which some say rank up there among the scariest ever made, appear to have a real life curse attached to them.  This week we tell you all about the real life events that followed the films, Poltergeist and The Exorcist!   Episode Sources: Wikepedia Indiatimes.com Read.ilovehalloween.net Murderpedia.org www.the13thfloor.tv

When a woman is last seen in New York on September 10, 2001, her friends and family are left wondering if she perished at the World Trade Center the next day or if she met another type of fate.  Listen to the story of Sneha Anne Philip and let us know what you think. 

When a group of ten hikers never show up at their next destination and a search party finds their campsite in complete disarray, the mystery only grows as more details are revealed.  What was responsible for the disappearance of these experienced travelers? A Yeti attack? Aliens? An angry local tribe? Top Secret Government Weapons Testing?  Listen to this week's episode on the Mysterious Dyatlov Pass Incident and tell us what you think!  Episode Sources:  Wikepedia www.adventure-journal.com dyatlovepass.com Morbid Podcast

Is the hit television show cursed? Many say that it is after three of it's leading actors have met their untimely deaths.  This week Paula tells all about the Glee Tragedies. 

When a woman's parents walk into her home in the middle of her attack, at first they don't even realize what they have just witnessed.  The murder of Jodine Serrin was Carlsbad, California's only unsolved homicide for several years but fortunately, this case has since been solved.   In this episode, Cynthia tells you about the murder of Jodine Serrin. 

In this minisode, Paula tells us a real live ghost story and gives an update to the Tommy Zeigler case!  We will bring you another full length episode next Friday!

When a 15 year old boy is found at the bottom of a Bluff, what at first appears to be an accident quickly becomes a case much more sinister.  This is the story of the tragic death of Terry Sutter. 

When two well traveled young woman seemingly disappear into thin air while on a hike in the jungles of Panama, at first it is assumed they succumbed to the dangerous terrain.  Months after their disappearance, a bizarre clue is found and from that moment on the mystery only grows.  From strange phone calls to creepy night time photos, we are left wondering what happened to the Lost Panama Hikers, Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon. 

When a 12 year old dies suddenly, suspicions rise almost immediately.  In this case we have a soccer coach, a Sheriff's deputy and a whole bunch of questions....   Episode Credits:  Who Killed Garrett Phillips- HBO Wikipedia No Big Deal Podcast Mysteries Still Unsolved Podcast

24 year old Jennifer Kesse got up one Tuesday morning, showered, got dressed for work and left her condominium in Orlando, Florida. She was never seen again.  For 15 years her friends and family have searched for answers and we don't have any more today than we did on that Tuesday morning.    Episode Credits: www.Orlando Sentinel ID Discovery Channel Disappeared Brenmar71.medium.com by author Brenda Thornlow Wikipedia TIME TO KILL CREDITS: IMDB

A triple homicide where father, mother and a young girl were all murdered in their own home, those close to this case are still haunted by the tragedy endured by the Sims family.  One of Florida's biggest unsolved mysteries, the Sims family murders still baffles the minds of Tallahassee's residents.  Episode credits:  www.projectcoldcase.com fletchermarple.com ididitforjodie.com

When a sweet 12 year old girl goes missing, her family and local community rally together in an effort to find answers.  A mysterious abandoned pig farm, a frightening photograph and a group of people who refuse to give up all come together in this episode of Dolls and Doom.    Episode Sources:  Insider.com Thetruecrimefiles.com Charleyproject.org www.spcoalition.org Sherry Lynn Marler Still Missing FB Page

Get to know the dolls a little bit better in this week's questions and answer session.

The details of this case are probably the strangest we have told thus far on Dolls and Doom. When 4 year old Paulette goes missing from her bed in the middle of the night, the Farah family immediately launches into action to find their daughter.  10 days after her disappearance, Paulette's body is found and you won't believe where she was the entire time. Accident? Homicide? Tell us what you think after you listen to the story of Paulette Gebara Farah.    Source  Credits: Morbidnmacabre.com www.reddit.com www.distractify.com

Primatologist Dian Fossey devoted her entire life to the study and conservation of Mountain Gorillas but made many enemies while doing so.  When her favorite gorilla, Digit, was brutally murdered while trying to protect his family, the hate between primatologist and poachers came to a head and eventually Dian Fossey was found dead in her cabin, bludgeoned to death with a machete.     

When a beautiful woman ends up dead at the bottom of a garbage chute it is almost immediately ruled a suicide...but Phoebe Handsjuk's friends and family disagree with this finding. Suicide? A freak accident? Murder? Listen to this week's episode and tell us what you think.  Sources:  The Sydney Morning Herald (smh.com.au) www.news.com.au phoebehandsjuk.com amp.reddit.com crimereads.com

Nannie Doss may have looked like your average grandmother, but when those close to her start dying mysteriously, it becomes clear she is anything but! From her husbands to her grandchildren, no one is safe from this granny!

When the Johnson family is told that beautiful 38 year old mother of two, Jessica Renee Johnson, has committed suicide, they are in complete shock. Shock turns into complete disbelief when the circumstances of how Jessica was found come to light.... allegedly having strangled herself with her own shoelaces on a 38" tall mailbox post. There is much more to this story than meets the eye.    

August 1, 1966 began like any normal day. Unfortunately, U.S. history was forever changed as Charles Whitman opened fire on unsuspecting victims from the top of the University of Texas Tower. This event would be called "America's first mass school shooting." In this episode, Paula tells us about the days leading up to this horrific event and the aftermath, forever changing how America's local law enforcement responds to these tragic events. 

When 9 year old Asha Degree disappears from her home in the middle of a stormy February night, everyone is mystified.  A rule follower, Asha is not the type of child who would run away, yet all clues lead to her leaving on her own. This week, Cynthia tells you what happened during the days, weeks, months and years following the disappearance of this sweet little girl. 

This week Paula shares the stories of two bright young women whose lives were cut short by their abusive partners. Wilma Andersson and Caitlyn O'Brien had their whole lives ahead of them when tragedy changed everything. If you or someone you know needs help escaping an abusive situation, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (3224) Research Credits:dailymailco.uk, news.com.au, nypost.com, wikipedia, au.news.yahoo, theage.com.au, abc.net.au

In this episode, the dolls talk about some of the most notorious crimes in history.  In this episode we cover John Wayne Gacy and his fascination with clowns, the Dating Game Killer, 'Making a Murderer', Ted Bundy and more! Do you have a favorite case you would like Paula and Cynthia to cover? Email us at Dollsanddoom@gmail.com, like and follow us on Facebook and Instagram! 

A haunted house gets even scarier when a freak fire traps a group of students inside.  Let Paula scare you to your core as she tells you this true story. Research credits:Haunted Castle: Wikipedia, femoran.com, nytimes.com, qchron.com, and youtube.com.

If you are a child of the 80's, you might recognize Judith Barsi as the face and voice of some of your favorite characters in "The Land Before Time", "All Dogs Go to Heaven", and Jaws III.  You might not, however, be aware of her tragic story of abuse that ultimately ended with her murder. This week, Paula, will share the tragic story of Judith Barsi.