Mariticide Podcast

We celebrate our first year of the Podcast. We briefly talk about the behind the scenes of the Podcast. Also had some updates on cases that took place earlier this year. Finally, we shared a personal Ghost story to close.

We discuss two authors with wildly different stories.

The disappearance of 43 students in the town of Iguala, Mexico was a subject of world wide attention as a brief glimpse into the criminal under world in Mexico. This episode covers the events of the kidnapping to the current state of the case. 

The kidnapping and brutal murder of Emmett Till in 1955 shocked the world when photos of Emmett’s brutalized body in his casket appeared in Jett magazine. In Part II we discuss the murder, trial and the reopening of the case.

The kidnapping and brutal murder of Emmett Till in 1955 shocked the world when photos of Emmett’s brutalized body in his casket appeared in Jett magazine. In Part 1 we discuss how Emmett lived  and the events leading up to his fatal trip to Mississippi.

An unidentified man was found on a beach in Australia in 1948, seventy years later there are still no answers to how he died or how he lived. 

hey call him Canada’s Van Gough, and his tragic death in Algonquin Park in 1917 ended his career but started a century long investigation by the public. Was it just a tragic accident or is there something to the whispers of murder that have not let this story rest. Could the ghostly canoeist moving silently across the lake hold the key to this mystery?

After a traumatic event, 18 year old Esther Cox and her family noticed strange happenings around their home. However, once Esther left her family home it was discovered that it wasn’t her house that was haunted, it was her.

We take you back to Australia to learn some history and murder. A killer couple created a living hell for 5 weeks in the city of Perth. The only way they got caught was one of there victims got away. This is the story of David and Catherine Birnie.

The conclusion to our two part series about the Westray Coal Mine Disaster. On May 9th, 1992 at 5:18am an explosion from the local coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia shook the nearby houses and the community to it’s core. Did we learn anything from this disaster? What does justice for this case look like?

On May 9th, 1992 at 5:18am an explosion from the local coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia shook the nearby houses and the community to it’s core. When the dust settled, 26 miners lost their lives; an act of God? Or the inevitable conclusion to a larger story of power and greed at the expense of the people. 

Recently caught Lois Riess has some startling similarities to Nannie Doss. Lois Riess is currently being held in Lee County jail awaiting her verdict. While Nannie "Giggling Granny" Doss has not smiled since 1965.

We will walk you through a brief history of a small forgotten island south west of Nova Scotia. with over one hundred ship wrecks in this area no wonder a spirit would linger on this Island. 

One of the largest manhunts in Canadian history, Albert Johnson eluded the RCMP for 49 days in the Northwest Territories. When the manhunt was over would he give up his secrets?

A quiet and hardworking baker in the state of Alaska has a secret that nobody knows about. His passion for going on "The Hunt" is not what the normal person would assume. As he would be hunting for the fellow human beings that he would release into the wilderness. Track them and kill them and bury them. This is the story about Robert C. Hansen. 

On October 4th 1967 an Undentified Flying Object crashed into Shag Harbour located South west coast of Nova Scotia. This incident is known as the Worlds only government documented UFO. 

With thousands of indigenous women missing in this country. This is an episode about one of the most prominent cases in eastern Canada for missing and murdered indigenous women. 

The Internet Black Widow. The Final Episode of the Black Widow Series. A Canadian Black Widow close to our home town in Nova Scotia. Death and financial ruin follow her wherever she goes. Despite this, she still walks among us today under the restrictions of multiple peace bonds. Watch your coffee and don't swipe right; this is the final episode of the Black Widow Series. Enjoy the show!

The Fourth Installment of the Black Widow Series. The first Australian woman to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The Godmother of Cocaine, Part 3 of the Black Widow Series. She was known as The Godmother of Cocaine and The Black Widow. She murdered three of her husbands and by some accounts over one-hundred more people in a battle for money, power and greed. 

Part two of The Black Widow Series.  One of the most prolific serial killers in United Kingdom, she had more the a dozen victims to her name. 

This is the first episode of our Black Widow Series. Two sisters Catherine and Margaret Flannagan take there twisted ideas on entrepreneurship to another level. Only question is...how many will die?? 

A mass grave, an eerie photograph, and countless unanswered questions. We tell you the story of a North Carolina family killed on Christmas Day in 1929. A picture is worth 1000 words…

The Holidays are here which means everything is merry and bright...or is it? The sound of hooves on your roof might not mean Santa Claus is here…

**Disclaimer: As with all of our content, some events described in this epsiode may not be suitable for all listeners. Listener discretion is advised.** From September 1956 to January 1957 the people of the city of Toronto, ON were held hostage in fear of a violent serial killer targeting young children. Even after the case was solved, the Canadian public were put at risk once again years later.

We will guide you through the life of Margaret "The Unsinkable" Brown. She was a survivor from the the sinking of the Titanic. Her life is one of the first that can say she lived American Dream. Her death would come early due to a brain tumour found after an autopsy was performed. But in her home in Denver, Colorado people would tell you that she has never left..

The unsolved murder of Geraldine Pickford at the Aurora, Ontario all boys school St. Andrews College in 1965.

Nova Scotia is famous for their seafood, there is famous restaurant in Halifax that serves some great food and great scares.

A famous case from Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Jane Hurshman's case helped lay the foundation for battered spouse syndrome and helped spark changes in the Canadian Justice System.

Mark Twitchell AKA "The Dexter Killer was an aspiring movie director with multiple products on the go. Until the spring of 2008, the life of Mark Twitchell and his family took a dark turn where fantasy and reality would become blurred.

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