Freshly Brewed Noir

You may be somewhat familiar with the case of Richard Speck, or at least heard about 8 student nurses being mass murdered in Chicago one evening in July of 1966, but we will discuss some things about this case that you may not have known and even touch on the history of Miranda Rights. We will discuss Speck's early life, the night leading up to the murders of the 8 student nurses, the sole survivor who hid under a bed, and an interview one of the victim's brothers gave about the impact this had on him and the other families, as well as how he wanted to pay tribute to the lives of his sister and her friends. Link to John Schmale's interview with the Chicago Tribune about the lives of Nina Schamle, his sister; Gloria Davy; Suzanne Farris; Merlita Gargullo; Mary Ann Jordan; Patricia Matusek; Valentina Pasion and Pamela Wilkening:  https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-richard-speck-chicago-mass-murder-victims-20200815-ofyebzxw5jgxrloxvxe4xmezwq-story.html   TW: violence is discussed in this episode and there are mentions of rape and a brief mention of a suicide attempt. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

Takahiro Shiraishi was a pretty average child except for the instances when he played a game with his friends where he would choke them until they passed out. Once in adulthood, he would use the social media app, Twitter, to engage with potential victims. He specifically targeted people who were mentally and emotionally vulnerable and who wanted to commit suicide. He'd present himself as some sort of confidant or spiritual guide who would assist them with the act and even suggested he would join them. His intention would be to rape and murder them instead. This despicable killer committed his crimes during August through October of 2017. If you are struggling with feelings of depression, please reach out to someone. You are not alone. Talking to a friend or a therapist can help in immeasurable ways. https://988lifeline.org or call 988, lines are open 24/7 National suicide prevention hotline 1-800-273-8255 / https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ TW: heavy talks of suicide and dismemberment. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

On February 14, 2000, Asha Degree, a 9 year-old girl from North Carolina, packs her book bag in the early morning hours and leaves her home. She is spotted walking by herself on a highway by two passerbys, roughly a mile from her home, but the rest of the investigation doesn't provide the Degree family with many answers. We will talk about the days leading up to Asha's disappearance, what the public was told about her case and how you can help. If you have any information about Asha's case, you can contact the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704-484-482, the FBI at 704-672-6100, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, or NCMEC, at 1-800-THE-LOST or 1-800-843-5678. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

In this episode, we discuss one of the biggest UFO sightings in Melbourne, Australia. In April of 1966, the teachers and students of Westall High School sighted what they believed to be a flying saucer. Shortly after, the military arrived at the scene and told the witnesses not to talk about what they had just seen. Years have passed and there are still many strange circumstances and questions regarding the incident. We'll discuss the media coverage of the event, possible theories and what seems to be a cover-up. Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, this story will make you wonder. **TW: brief talk of suicide** --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

Happy Halloween weekend! To celebrate, we are going to discuss the Vampires of Eastern Europe and early America. We will go into when vampires first appeared in history, the beliefs surrounding them, how it has changed over time, as well as what happened to people, or pumpkins, that were thought to be vampires. Yes, there are vampire pumpkins, so we will give you the ancient remedies to help keep you safe this Halloween. **TW: lots of morbid talk about dead bodies, blood, possessed vegetation, as well as Eastern European and early New England murderous beliefs (because we can't talk about ridiculous narratives designed to murder people without these two showing up). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

You may have heard of this infamous serial killer because of him being dubbed 'The cannibal' who would murder his victims and make them into hamburger meat and sell them to customers at his roadside BBQ stand. Join us in discussing what caused him to start his horrid rampage, how he gets caught and his confession. All may not be as it seems. TW: murder, rape, cannibalism, explicit language --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

One of the most prolific serial killers in Connecticut, William Devin Howell murdered 7 people in just 9 months. He would lure his victims into his “murder mobile” a large work van, and then bound them with zip ties and duct tape and took them to abandoned parking lots where he would keep them for a day and a half to rape and brutalize them for hours and hours. Then he would strangle them and bury their bodies in shallow graves, in a roughly ¾ of an acre swampy, wooded lot behind a strip mall he called his “Garden.” **TW: This episode contains talk of brutality, rape, dismemberment and murder. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

Alexander Spesivtsev was a cannibalistic serial killer in Russia known as The Siberian Ripper and the Novokuznetsk Monster. Throughout his childhood, his mother would show him gruesome crime scene photos, which possibly started his obsession with murder. Later in life, his mother took enabling to another level by enticing victims to come to Alexander's apartment where he would brutally torture, murder them, and then sometimes even cook and eat them. This horrifying serial killer is believed to have upwards of 80 total victims. **Trigger warning - rape, child murder, and cannibalism** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

Henry Louis Wallace would befriend women and then go to visit them at their home, rape them and then strangle and kill them, usually robbing them as well so he could buy drugs. The women were all young, attractive black women who either worked at Taco Bell, where he was a supervisor, or were friends of his girlfriend. After his capture, he confessed to killing 11 women, all friends, one of them he even had referred to as his “little sister." We will cover Wallace's early life, crimes and capture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

In the 1980s, Adolfo Constanzo took the practices of Palo Mayombe and used it to trick his followers into believing they were invisible and protected. He built what he perceived as a powerful following of drug lords and law enforcement through ritual sacrifice of animals then later escalating to humans. Join us in discussing his life, some of his devoted members, and the search for the victim that led to his attempted capture and demise. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

For this episode, we will go over Jan Brobergs multiple kidnappings by Robert Berchtold, who was a neighbor and friend of the family. The parents don't contact the police initially because they believe Robert is a good man and will come back with their daughter. But what happens next is truly unimaginable and will leave you questioning how this man was able to manipulate so many people and avoided multiple charges in the end. **TW: child molestation, child rape and brief mention of suicide. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's episode, we talk about the historic city of Savannah and the crime that shocked its people. Jim Williams was a wealthy antiques dealer and preservationist who made his name well known in Savannah. He was arrested for the murder of his assistant, then later convicted, and would continue to go to trial four times. We'll discuss the trials and his eventual acquittal, the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," and our trip. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Carol Nora King was an indigenous woman from Canada who went missing in August of 2011. The RCMP waited 3 days to start looking for Carol and that was only after her family flew out to put pressure on the police and investigate her disappearance for themselves. We cover her story, which was under reported in the media, like so many other missing indigenous women's stories are. For more information on how to support the indigenous community, please visit: https://www.csvanw.org/about-us/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Originally from Canada, Blake Lebiel was born into a life of wealth. He made his way to California to pursue his career in film and graphic novels. He would help create a concept surrounding a neuropathologist who would seek to cure the mind of a serial killer. Soon after, this graphic novel would almost mimic the horrific murder of his then girlfriend, Iana Kasian. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Imagine coming home from a night with your friends to find your spouse lying dead on the floor in your living room. You rush to call 911 and as soon as the police arrive, you are considered a suspect. The statistics are clear, the odds of being murdered by your spouse is high, but that is not how this story goes. Join us as we unravel the murder of Betsy Feria and discuss her husband, Russ Feria's trial and wrongful conviction, as well as Betsy's best freind and the last person to see her alive, Pam Hupp... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's episode, we discuss infamous murderer and cannibal, Issei Sagawa. His fascination with tasting human flesh started at a young age and became deadly later in life. We cover his life, his first murder victim, and the media's coverage of the incident. You may be surprised to hear how this case ends... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, we will discuss Sacramento, California's "Boarding House Serial Killer," Dorothea Puente. She operated a boarding house for the elderly and mentally disabled in the 80's right in downtown Sacramento. She would drug her unsuspecting victims with sleeping pills, suffocate them and then prepare their bodies for burial in an upstairs room with lye before dragging them into her backyard where she would bury them in one of the holes that had been dug by a hired handyman. Get ready to be suspicious of the sweet, little old lady down the street after you listen to his episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In part two, we discuss additional murders, the investigation and the trial. Stay tuned to hear what finally got them caught! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From Oct 1973 to April 1974, in San Francisco, California, the terrifying Zebra murders took place. A group of muslim extremists who called themselves the “Death Angels” committed at least 15 murders and wounded 8-10 confirmed victims. In part 1, we touch briefly on the belief at that time and the start of the murders that would cause the city to go into 179 days of panic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Most are familiar with the fictional character Dexter, but many may not be as familiar with Pedro Matador aka Killer Pete, who is one of Brazil's most prolific serial killer's. He claims to have only killed ‘bad men' and to have never hurt women or children. In this episode we'll discuss his life and crimes and even his YouTube channel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the 1970's, the era of serial killers was rampant with the likes of The Zodiac Killer, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and Rodney Alcala but you may not have heard of one named, The Doodler. He is a serial killer who was active in San Francisco who would meet his victims, draw their faces and isolate them before brutally killing them. There are 5 confirmed victims. It has been approximately 50 years and this case still remains unsolved but some recent updates prove to be promising. We discuss the social climate at the time, the victims, the anonymous 911 call and the police sketches. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Samuel Little is the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history with 93 confessed killings and 60 of them having been confirmed by the FBI. He targeted mostly sex workers and avoided capture for decades. We'll discuss his life, victims, capture and how the FBI used portraits he made to help identify his victims. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The crimes of Futoshi Matsunaga were so gruesome that the mass media in Japan would not release the details to the public until years later. We discuss his childhood and how early on, he began his manipulative ways. This Japanese serial killer would defraud and torture his victims and is said to have the ability to control their minds and make them do the unthinkable. Heavy trigger warnings : rape, torture, sexual assault, murder of children --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Make yourself a drink and join us for our first year in review bonus episode aka Coffee Break! We will discuss the trials and tribulations of starting a podcast, favorite episodes, funny moments, which stories haunt us the most (hint: it's not the ghost stories) and what's in store for 2022. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the late 70s and early 80s, several Midwestern states were plagued by a serial killer who preyed on hitchhikers and troubled youths. He was dubbed The Highway Killer and The Interstate Killer by law enforcement, but we now know that Larry Eyler was responsible for the brutal torture and murder of, at least, 21 young men and adolescent boys within just a two year time span. In this episode we'll cover Eyler's early life, escalation of violence, murders, arrests, trials and capture. This one has some heavy trigger warnings: child abuse, kidnapping, drug use, attempted rape, brutal torture and dismemberment, and the murder of an animal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Fox Hollow Farm is where serial killer Herb Baumeister buried his victims. The property is known to be one of the most haunted places in Carmel, Indiana. In this episode, we discuss the paranormal experiences and investigations. Grab a drink and get ready for the spooks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You may have heard about the I-70 Strangler who left his victims' bodies on the side of the interstate in ditches in the 80s and 90s. But have you heard of Herb Baumeister, a successful business man, husband and father of three who led a double life which included frequenting gay bars to find his next victim? After he buys an 18 acre farm in Indiana, curiously, the bodies stopped being found along I-70; however, men were still going missing...Join us as we dive into this one to see if Herb was actually the I-70 Strangler. And there will also be a part two to this one when we cover the hauntings at Fox Hollow Farm. **TW: murder and suicide** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In Burari, the tragic death of a family took India by storm. To this day, there are still many mysteries and questions about what happened to them. We talk about the theories, the superstitions and what happened to this successful family. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Enjoy a little bonus episode this Halloween as we take you with us on our business trip to Tarrytown, New York! We will discuss Washington Irving's classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, as well as the setting that inspired the famous short story that put America on the literary map. Come be spellbound with us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1965-1966, there were a huge number of sightings of a strange winged humanoid creature with red eyes. We cover these Mothman encounters and sprinkle in a few related paranormal ones too. Is this cryptid a real creature or is there a more rational explanation for these terrifying sightings? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Most likely you've heard of the witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts from 1692-1693, but have you heard about the trials that happened in the states 45 years prior? And what about the 35,000 plus Europeans that were executed during early modern Europe for witchcraft? Join us as we explore how witch hysteria got its start in the history books and find out which cohost has a family connection to the Salem trials. As always, listener discretion is advised. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Eastern State Penitentiary was built in 1825 and was considered revolutionary, being the first of it's kind. Join us as we discuss the history behind this prison, the punishment methods that took place, and notable inmates that were detained there. A building with this kind of past has to be haunted, right? Dont worry, we talk about that too! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In part two of the Atlanta Ripper, we cover the rest of the murders, the suspects and go into some of the reasons why this case may not be as well known as London's Jack the Ripper. Listener discretion is advised as we will discuss murder scene details. The majority of information obtained for this episode was gathered from a book by Jeffrey Wells titled, The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City's Most Infamous Murder. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Most of us are familiar with London's notorious Jack the Ripper, but what about the Atlanta Ripper? The moniker may not be familiar unless you've taken a true crime deep dive into Atlanta, Georgia's history during the early twentieth century. Join us in this two-parter as we talk about the series of murders that took the lives of young, black women in Atlanta during the 1900s. The murders were brutal and mimicked that of Jack the Ripper, so listener discretion is advised as we will discuss murder scene details. The majority of information obtained for this episode was gathered from a book by Jeffrey Wells titled, The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City's Most Infamous Murder. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Michael Madison was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. We will discuss his rough childhood, his known murders, and his trial. This episode will include discussions of his interview while on death row, incidents after his conviction and his encounter with serial killer, Anthony Sowell, The Cleveland Stangler. *TW: child abuse, sexual assault, murder, and kidnapping --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Taking it back to 1912 in Villisca, Iowa, for this turn of the century, gruesome axe murder of eight people, six of them children, on a quiet night in June. We'll go over the mismanaged investigation, suspects, and the hauntings that are said to take place in the restored home to this very day. *TW: gruesome murder scene descriptions, talk of drug use, and brief mention of sexual assault. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this paranormal cult episode, we discuss the life and death of the Heaven's Gate leaders, the shedding of their members' humanity and what ultimately lead to the mass suicide on March 19, 1997. As a bonus, we begin the episode with a discussion about Mercury in Retrograde, the turmoil it causes and how to survive the next one.**TW: drugs and suicide. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For the conclusion of our two-parter on Israel Keyes, we discuss the aftermath of Samantha Koenig's murder. We also cover what lead to his arrest, the FBI interrogation that follows and his last days.**TW: necrophilia, murder, graphic violence, gore, guns, robbery and suicide. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this two-parter, we discuss the life of methodical serial killer, Israel Keyes. We cover his confirmed murders, as well as the murders he is possibly linked to. Be prepared for this brutal episode as it includes heavy trigger warnings: stalking, kidnapping, home invasions, robbery, guns, torture, rape, murder and animal abuse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Whether you fall on the side of believer or non-believer, Skinwalker Ranch has an ancient history with many mysteries to uncover. In this episode we discuss the overwhelming amount of paranormal activity that has happened over the years and continues to occur to this day. Grab your favorite caffeinated beverage - and possibly your tinfoil hat - for this extraterrestrial story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Get your flashlights and hide under your blankets to prepare for this modern day haunting, set in Gary, Indiana. We cover the terrifying events that were experienced by the Ammons family during 2012. Additionally, we discuss the Demon House documentary that was produced by Zak Bagans. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A young girl shows up at a police station in Hong Kong, China, stating that she is being haunted. Police are then lead to an apartment building of a well-known triad leader. What they end up finding sewn inside a Hello Kitty doll will end up being part of the evidence in what is now known as one of the most brutal crimes in Hong Kong's history...**TW: kidnapping, sexual assault, murder and torture** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A young woman's body was found in a refuse room in Melbourne, Australia, and is ruled a suicide. However, the investigation leaves the family with many unanswered questions. Join us as we delve into the discussion of this mysterious death...**TW: suicide and gore** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Deep in the Russian Woods, nine experienced hikers embark on a treacherous expedition that lead to their demise. Join us in revealing the details of the incident and the many theories behind it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this two-parter, we discuss the events that led up to the tragic murder of the Alday family in Donalsonville, which was the second largest mass murder in Georgia history at the time. In part one, we get into the backstories of Carl Isaacs, Billy Isaacs, Wayne Coleman, and George Dungee and talk about the circumstances in which a killer can be "created." TW: sexual assault, child abuse --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support

Terry Neely went missing on August 2, 2009 and his body was found 3 days later in unrecognizable condition. Later on, the details of what happened to him would put the city of Phoenix, AZ in a panic. Angela Simpson was arrested and convicted of his brutal torture and murder. She would go on to do multiple interviews, one of which went viral. We'll discuss her cold and calculated demeanor in this episode and our thoughts on this horrific case. TW: torture

For this episode, we are covering a local missing woman, Allahnia Lenoir, who is called “Fruity” by her friends. Allahnia is a 24-year old Atlanta woman that went missing on the evening of July 30, 2022, after an evening spent hanging out with a family friend and two men at the 1660 Peachtree Apartments in Midtown. Despite being told that their daughter was probably a runaway, Janette Jackson and Abraham Lenoir, Allahnia's parents, started putting the word out in every way they could that their daughter had disappeared under very strange circumstances and that she would never have just left. It has been over six months now and there are two men in custody in connection with Allahnia's disappearance and one man, Steven Oboite, who is still a fugitive and the police are asking for help in locating him. Please listen to this episode and share it with others, especially our Atlanta listeners. If this was your sister or daughter, you'd want the same. And please continue to say her name, Allahnia Lenoir!According to news outlets, there is now a $15,000 reward leading to the arrest of Steven Oboite. There is also an up to $2,000 cash reward for an anonymous tip that leads to his arrest through Crimestoppers at: 404-577-TIPS(8477), or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637). Persons do not have to give their name for any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $2,000.The Atlanta Police Department's website atlantapd.org, had the following information:The Atlanta Police Department's Homicide/Adult Missing Person Unit is still requesting the public's assistance in locating 24-year-old Allahnia Lenoir. Ms. Allahnia was last seen at 1660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, Ga 30309 on July 30, 2022. Ms. Allahnia is 5'04 Ht. and 120 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a Blue Shirt, Blue Shorts, and Cream Shoes. If any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact 911 or the Atlanta Police Homicide/Adult Missing Person Unit at 404-546-4235.

Emanuela Orlandi went missing at the age of 15 under strange circumstances. Her disappearance is described as one of Italy's most baffling missing persons cases. This episode will take you down a rabbit hole that leads to suspicions of mafia ties, the KGB and a Vatican coverup. We'll discuss all of these theories and a few others.TW: kidnapping and brief mention of an alleged sexual assault on a teenager

In this episode we will discuss Harold Shipman a.k.a. Dr. Death. Shipman was a general practitioner from the United Kingdom who is estimated to have killed 250 of his patients, with the majority being women over the age of 40, with lethal injections of morphine, or by prescribing high amounts of a medication. 218 of those murders were committed between 1975 and 1998. Since most of his murders can be confirmed through medical records and the fact that he would be the last person with the patient before they died abruptly, he is considered one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history. TW: brief discussion of suicide

Lonnie Franklin, Jr. lived a double life as a charming family man who helped his neighbors with their cars then would sneak around Los Angeles to sexually assault and murder women. He began his spree in the 1980's but after realizing one of his victims survived, he decided to lay low and his next confirmed murder wouldn't happen until 2001. He was dubbed the Grim Sleeper because of his supposed 14-year hiatus. This monster would terrorize the city of Los Angeles for almost 30 years. TW: rape, murder, death of a child

In part two, we discuss the horrific massacre of the six members of the Alday family - Ned, Jerry, Jimmy, Shugie, Aubrey, and Mary Alday. We'll get into the eventual capture of the fugitives, the confession of what happened to Richard Miller and trials of the men responsible for this awful day in the small, quiet town of Donalsonville, Georgia.TW: sexual assault, murder