The Bad Taste Crimecast

From arsenic to antifreeze, we're diving deep into the dark world of deadly doses. Get ready for tales of twisted intentions and silent killers. This episode is toxic!You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below! The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - "Arsenic, Familicide, and Female Physiology in Nineteenth-Century America"Alexandria Gazette - "A Terrible Confession"Morning Journal and Courier - "A Modern Borgia's Deeds"The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer - "A Woman Executed""Periodic Insanity as Illustrated in the Case of Sarah J. Whiteling, and Others" by Alice Bennett, MDMurderpedia - "Sarah Jane Whiteling"Medium - "Sarah Jane Whiteling: The Wholesale Poisoner"BBC News - "Patricia Dagorn: France's 'Black Widow' jailed for poisonings"The Guardian - "France's 'black widow' jailed for 22 years after killing two elderly men"Pulse - "France's 'Black Widow' has prison term cut on appeal"South China Morning Post - "'Perverse' woman who seduced and murdered old men is jailed for 22 years in France"The Guardian - "France's 'black widow' on trial for killing two old men for their money"Getty Images - "Files in the case of Patricia Dagorn"New York Post - "How 'black widow' became the femme fatale of the French Riviera"The Times - "Black Widow of Côte d'Azur robbed and poisoned lonely men"RFI - "'Black Widow' gets 22-year jail term for poisoning wealthy old men"

This is part 2 of our 200th episode extravaganza!Two hundred episodes! We've journeyed through countless cases of darkness, mystery, and the truly unbelievable. To celebrate this milestone, join us as we return to the countdown you've all been waiting for: our definitive Top Ten crimes of all time. These cases have stuck with us, the ones that burrowed under our skin and continue to fascinate and disturb in equal measure. From shocking betrayals to baffling disappearances and the pure embodiment of evil, we'll revisit the details, the impact, and why these ten cases have earned a permanent spot in our true crime consciousness. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as we delve into the crimes that have defined our last 200 episodes – and perhaps, the genre itself. You might think you know our tastes, but are you ready for the ultimate reveal? Tune in and find out! A special thank you to this week's guest, Michael Wanfalt!

Two hundred episodes! We've journeyed through countless cases of darkness, mystery, and the truly unbelievable. To celebrate this milestone, join us as we return to the countdown you've all been waiting for: our definitive Top Ten crimes of all time. These cases have stuck with us, the ones that burrowed under our skin and continue to fascinate and disturb in equal measure. From shocking betrayals to baffling disappearances and the pure embodiment of evil, we'll revisit the details, the impact, and why these ten cases have earned a permanent spot in our true crime consciousness. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as we delve into the crimes that have defined our last 200 episodes – and perhaps, the genre itself. You might think you know our tastes, but are you ready for the ultimate reveal? Tune in and find out!

Walls can't hold 'em! From daring daylight dashes to tunnels that'd make a mole jealous, we're diving deep into two of the craziest prison escapes ever. Lock your doors, folks, because these stories are wild!You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast here!Research links below! Prison History - "Alfred George Hinds - Escape from prison"TIME - "Great Britain: Alfie the Elusive"TopfotoUK Parliament - "Alfred George Hinds"Greensboro - "Frequent Prison Escapee Alfred Hinds Dies a Free Man"The Burlington Free Press - "Escapee Murders Way Across Country"Jackson Sun - "Life, not death, for mentally ill"The Herald-Palladium - "Police Say Ypsi Center Worker Admits He Aided Man's Escape"Detroit Free Press - "Escape"Detroit Free Press - "Ex-state employe pleads no contest in Day's escape"Murderpedia - "William Scott Day"Detroit Free Press - "What was staffer running from when he aided escape?"The Tennessean - "Volunteer awards preserve legacy of slain activist"Detroit Free Press - "Michigan hospital escapee confesses 6 killings to sheriff"

From ghostly apparitions to missing persons, Unsolved Mysteries terrified and intrigued us. In this episode of the BTC, we revisit some classic cases and ask: What happened next?You can check out the Murder Road Trip podcast here!Research links below! Screen Rant - "15 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries Cases That Were Finally Solved"Houston Public Media - "'People Were Afraid Of Him' - Killer's Death Leaves Hope For New Information"Houston Chronicle - "Confessions of a cold-blooded killer"Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - "Student Charged With Exposure"The Waco Citizen - "Texas Most Wanted Fugitive #1"The Paris News - "Murder suspect arrested"IRE - "Suspected Texas serial killer confesses nearly 40 years later"Unsolved Mysteries - "Edward Harold Bell"Houston Public Media - "Texas Prisoner Responds To Theory That He's Responsible For Galveston Serial Murders"The Daily News-Journal - "Flasher convicted in 1978 slaying"Houston Matters - "Edward Harold Bell Claims He's At The Center Of A Vast Government Conspiracy"Mental Floss - "A Brief History of Unsolved Mysteries"Unsolved Mysteries - "Black Hope Curse"Unsolved Mysteries Wiki - "Black Hope"Terri Reid - "Black Hope Cemetery"Austin Ghosts - "Black Hope Cemetery"Anom Alien - "The Mysterious Case Of Black Hope Cemetery"

Cults: Power, control, and stories that will make your skin crawl. This week on the BTC, we're breaking down the two sketchy groups and what makes them tick.You can check out 600 Second Saga here!Research links below! ResearchGate - "Cults: Angel's Landing"Springer Nature Link - "Cults: Angel's Landing"A-Z of Cults - "A is for Angel's Landing"Oxygen - "Deadly Cults: Angel's Landing"E! News - "Oxygen's Deadly Cults Sneak Peek: Daniel Perezs Former Follower Recalls Mother's Untimely Death"The Witchita Eagle -"Case of Kansas cult killer and rapist Daniel Perez, AKA Lour Castro, Featured on TV"Oxygen - "Lou Castro Told His Followers He Was A 1,000-Year-Old Angel"Times Now World - "Who is Daniel Perez and Where is the Leader of Angel's Landing Now?"The New Yorker - "The Cult in the Forest"PBS News - "Kenyan authorities find 39 bodies during investigation of religious cult leader"BBC - "Kenya cult: Children targeted to die first, pastor says"Aljazeera - "Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie on trial for manslaughter"Mpasho - "11 Things you didn't know about Shakahola Pastor Mackenzie"CBS News - "Kenya starvation cult death toll hits 90 as morgues fill up: 'Nothing prepares you for shallow mass graves of children'"The Guardian - "Kenyan cult leader accused of inciting children to starve to death"Nation - "'I started a church with Mackenzie, then he ruined our lives': Tale of fight for church and the rise of a cult leader"The Standard - "Stalled case of pastor in cult-like deaths exposes cracks in justice system"Good News International MinistriesTuko - "The Making of a Cult: Rise of Pastor Paul MacKenzie's Good News International Empire"Nation - "Why court advised DPP to reduce murder charges against Shakahola suspects"

Bank robberies: a classic crime with endless stories. We're telling the best of them this week. Join Vicky and Rachel as they look at two tales with very different circumstances.You can check out the Book vs. Movie podcast here!Research links below! The Japan Times - "Plea of innocence from the grave"TIME - "Japan: Noose of Pneumonia?"The Japan Times - "Teigin Incident Convict Long Dead: Fight to clear mass-killer's name unending"The Japan Times - "Experts doubt Teigin Incident Verdict"The Japan Times - "Court calls end to plea seeing 'Teigin' retrial"The Sydney Morning Herald - "19th bid to clear late murderer's name"Murderpedia - "Sadamichi Hirasawa"Infinite Corridor - "Teikoku Bank Incident" Rolling Stone - "The MMA Fighter Who Pulled Off the Largest Money Heist in U.K. History"Getty Images - "Securitas Robbery Depot"BBC - "Man jailed over £53m Securitas raid refused parole"New York Post - "Britain's biggest bank heist was 'executed flawlessly' - then it fell apart"Metro - "Securitas heist 'inside man' still hasn't paid a penny back of £250,000 spoils"History Daily - "The Securitas Depot Robbery"Criminal - "The Securitas Depot Robbery (2006): England's Astonishing Heist that Shook the Nation"History - "Gang commits largest robbery in British history"

Ever wonder why your neighbor's cat is always watching you? Maybe they're a spy. Probably not. But Rachel and Vicky will talk about real-life spies this week anyway.You can check out the We're All Just Pretending Podcast here!Research links below! Accidental Talmudist - "Ballplayer And Spy: MoeBerg"ESPN Classic - "Moe Berg: Catcher and spy"NOVA Online - "Moe Berg"SB Nation - "Moe Berg: Catcher, Lawyer, Horndog, Spy"Atomic Heritage Foundation - "Morris 'Moe' Berg"Smithsonian Magazine - "The Baseball Player-Turned-Spy Who Went Undercover to Assassinate the Nazis' Top Nuclear Scientist"National Baseball Hall of Fame - "#Shortstops: Moe Berg's Life in Baseball"Warfare History Network - "WWII Spies: Morris 'Moe' Berg" FBI - "Velvalee Dickinson, the 'Doll Woman'"Smithsonian Magazine - "The Spy in the Doll Shop"History of Spies - "Velvalee Dickinson"National Cryptologic Foundation - "1944: Spy Velvalee Dickinson Sentenced"Gizmodo - "The Strange Case Of The Doll Seller Who Desperately Wanted To Be A Spy"HistoryNet - "The Doll Seller Who Played With Japanese Spies"

Join Vicky and Rachel as we explore the murky underworld of literary crime. This episode highlights the surprising criminal activities of two authors, proving that real life can be far more dramatic than any novel.You can check out The Vocal Fries Podcast here!Research links below! Oxygen - "Jack Unterweger Passed Himself Off As a Reformed Criminal, Then Killed Many More Victims"Independent - "Murderer's 'final freedom': The bizarre life of Jack Unterweger, poet and killer of prostitutes, ends at his own hand"The Guardian - "John Malkovich brings serial killer Jack Unterweger back to life on Vienna stage"Los Angeles Times - "Austrian Slayer of L.A. Prostitutes Kills Self""Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer" by John LeakeBBC - "Anne Perry: Murderer turned crime writer dies aged 84"Los Angeles Times - "Anne Perry, teen murderer turned crime writer, dies at 84"The Guardian - "'I was guilty. I did my time': Anne Perry, the novelist whose past caught up with her"Sutjata Massey - "A Journey With Anne Perry"NPR - "Remembering historical crime novelist Anne Perry"Daily Mail - "The best-selling crime novelist with a terrible secret: How Anne Perry helped her best friend batter her own mother to death with a brick in brutal murder that was turned into an Oscar-nominated film starring Kate Winslet"

Seas the day... for crime! We're exploring the dark side of the nautical world. Join Rachel and Vicky as they look at two stories of nautical nonsense.You can check out the High Expectations podcast here!Research links below! The Guardian - "Costa Concordia captain hands himself into prison"Tim Harford - "Cautionary Tales - Captain Coward and the Blame Game"Los Angeles Times - "Captain who commanded Costa Concordia in cruise disaster that killed 32 begins 16-year prison sentence"Hurriyet Daily News - "Captain Francesco Schettino"BBC News - "Costa Concordia captain's sentence upheld by Italy court"Oxygen - "What Happened to the Crew of a Florida Boat Found Abandoned at Sea - Pirates or Murderers?"NBC News - "Man gets life in 'Joe Cool' boat slayings"USA Today - "Bullet casings found on boat; 4 crewmembers still missing"CBS News - "Building A Case, Without The Bodies"

From coast to coast, terror rides the highways. This week, Vicky and Rachel explore the twisted minds behind highway killings.You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below! The Courier-News - "Following a trail of death"Clevland.com - "Ohio executes John Fautenberry, the trucker who went on killing spree"The Cincinnati Enquirer - "Fauntenberry talks of troubled past"The Anniston Star - "Fanburne police arrest Hawaii man"The Courier-News - "Fautenberry (2)"Daily Sitka Sentinel - "Body of Texan Sought in Suspected Serial Killings"The Courier-News - "Sketch released in slaying case"The Cincinnati Enquirer - "Fautenberry Doran found (2)"The Cincinnati Enquirer - "Fautenberry (2)"The Courier-News - "Man charged in trucker's killing in Hunterdon"Daily Sitka Sentinel - "Juneau Police Arrest Suspect in Murders"Daily Sitka Sentinel - "Fautenberry Confesses To Killing Juneau Man"The Courier-News - "Man charged in Hunterdon killing gets 99-year term in Alaska"Historic UK - "Moll Frith"Britannica - "Moll Cutpurse"Historic Royal Palaces - "Mary Frith, The Cross-Dressing Cavalier"Aspects of History - "Mary Frith: Roaring Girl"The Paris Review - "Roaring Girl: London's Sharp-Elbowed, Loudmouthed Mary Frith"National Portrait Gallery - "Mary Frith ('Moll Cutpurse')"

Uncover the shocking true stories behind two of history's most interesting mobsters. The BTC will expose the secrets, scandals, and sinister plots that have shaped our world.You can check out the Not Fade Away Podcast here!Research links below! North Carolina Digital Library - "Thomas 'Tommy Karate' Pitera Bonanno Family Hit Man"Casetext - "Pitera v. U.S."Justia - "United States v. Pitera, 795 F. Supp. 546 (E.D.N.Y 1992)""United States of America v. Thomas Pitera, a/k/a 'Tommy Karate'"Justia - "United States of America, Appellee, v. Thomas Pitera, Defendant-appellant, 5 F.3d 624 (2d Cir. 1993)"Beyond The Horizon - "Profile Of Evil: Tommy 'Karate' Pitera (9/2/23)"New York Post - "The butcher"Gangland Wire - "A Murder in Nassau County"Chicago Mag - "The Last Gamble of Tokyo Joe"Chicago Tribune - "Thanks, Tokyo Joe, and those lousy gunshots"The Chicago Syndicate - "Tokyo Joe: The Man Who Brought Down the Chicago Mob (Mafia o Utta Otoko)"abc7 News - "Mobster 'Tokyo Joe' is dead"

Wrongfully convicted, wrongly imprisoned. Join Vicky and Rachel as we delve into the gripping tales of those exonerated after years behind bars. From shocking twists to hard-won justice, get ready for a wild ride.You can check out the Murder Road Trip podcast here!Research links below! CNN - "He's the world's longest-serving death row inmate. A Court just exonerated him."The Standard - "Iwao Hakamada: World's longest-serving death row prisoner granted retrial"Policy Review - "On Death Row in Japan"Cornell Law School - "The Consequence of Wrongfully Convicting the Longest Serving Death Row Inmate"The Japan Times - "On death row and a cause celebre"The Conversation - "Why Japan is reluctant to retry the world's longest-serving death row inmate"Amnesty International - "Hakamada Iwao"JDP - "Japanese man is Guinness record holder for longest time on death row"Biography - "Rubin Carter"Tufts Archival Research Center - "Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Papers"The National Registry of Exonerations - "Rubin Carter"ESPN Classic - "Hurricane found peace at storm's center"The Stuttering Foundation - "The Turbulent Life of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter"National Park Service - "Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter"UC Law San Francisco - "After the Hurricane: The Legacy of the Rubin Carter Case"Tufts Digital Library - "Carter, Rubin, 1937-2014"Beldock Levine & Hoffman - "Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter"Rubin Carter Images

Join Rachel and Vicky as they step into the shadows of the industry and explore the chilling true stories of murder that rocked the world of music.You can check out 600 Second Saga here!Dimebag DarrellRolling Stone - "Behind the Murder of 'Dimebag' Darrell"Rolling Stone - "Phil Anselmo Remembers Dimebag Darrell: 'I Think of Him Every Day'"Wikipedia - "Columbus nightclub shooting"Loudwire - "19 Years Ago - Dimebag Darrell Slain Onstage in Ohio"Columbus CW - "The 'Columbus Curse' in musical history"Louisville Music News - "Dimebag Darrel: The Death of a Guitar LegendRollingstone - "Mia Zapata's Killer Has Died. Peers Remember the Gits Singer's 'True Independent Soul'"Pitchfork - "Mia Zapata's Killer Sentenced for Good, Finally"Medium - "The Tragic Murder of Mia Zapata"The Gits - "Mia Zapata"The Seattle Times - "Singer's killer sentenced to 36 years in prison again"FindLaw - "State v. Mezquia"Home Alive

From unethical tactics to outright fraud, join the BTC as we dive into the dark side of the legal profession. Discover shocking stories of attorneys who crossed the line and the consequences they faced.You can check out the Book vs. Movie Podcast here!Research links below! United States Attorney's Office - "Attorney Paul W. Bergrin Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Conspiracy And Racketeering Offenses"New York Magazine - "The Baddest Lawyer in the History of Jersey"New Jersey Law Journal - "Convicted Attorney Paul Bergrin Fails in Renews Attempt to Beat Case"Britannica - "Aaron Burr"Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - "Burr, Aaron"American Battlefield Trust - "Aaron Burr"Historic Valley Forge - "Aaron Burr"National Constitution Center - "Aaron Burr's trial and the Constitution's treason clause"UMKC School of Law - "Burr Conspiracy Trial (1807)"

Have you ever wondered how they catch the bad guys? Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of forensics. From fingerprints to DNA, we'll explore the two real-life cases that were cracked thanks to the power of science.You can check out the We're All Just Pretending podcast here!Research links below! Stars and Stripes - "Recounting US military's last days in the Philippines"FindLaw - "IN RE: the GUARDIANSHIP OF Jaime Mary-Jean SNODGRASS (1997)"Victims of Homicide Wiki - "Julie Snodgrass"Military Justice For All - "Military Spouse Julie Snodgrass Found Stabbed to Death in the Philippines; Air Force Sgt. Joseph Snodgrass Sentenced to Life in Prison (February 26, 1991)"CSO Online - "Computer Forensics Investigations: Body of Evidence"Internet Archive - "Forensic Files CNN March 21, 2015 11:30p-12:01a PDT"Mental Floss - "The History of the First Mass Fingerprinting Operation"History - "A three-year-old's brutal murder begins an unusual investigation"Cotton Town - "The Murder of June Anne Devaney"The Guardian - "Finger-Print Check: House-to-House Inquiry Into Blackburn Murder"Lancs Live - "The Blackburn child killer and rapist who changed criminal forensics forever"Trove - "Split Mind Defence in Child Murder Trial"British Executions - "Peter Griffiths"The Fingerprint Society - "The Fingerprint Society commemorates 60 years since landmark fingerprint identification"

From the gridiron to the hardwood, athletes have been known to cross the line and commit crimes. Join the BTC as we dive into the shocking stories of athletes who traded in their jerseys for handcuffs.You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast here!Research links below! Oxygen - "O.C. Millionaire Medical Innovator Fatal Victim of His Girlfriend and Her Secret Lover"ABC News - "Convicted killers in millionaire's love triangle murder case maintain innocence"CBS News - "Murder in the O.C.: Nov. 4 case update"ABC News - "Woman Convicted in Millionaire's Love Triangle Murder"FOX Sports - "Ex-NFL player gets life for murder"Yahoo! Entertainment - "Rich & Shameless: What Did former NFL Linebacker Eric Naposki Do?"People - "Inside the Murder of a California Millionaire - at the Hands of His Girlfriend and an Ex-NFL Linebacker"The Orange County Register - "McLaughlin murder case timeline"Crime Library - "Football Player and the Millionaire: Deadly Love Triangle"Hydroplane History - "David 'Salt' Walther"Historic Racing - "David Walther"Motorsport - "1973 Indy 500 Start, Salt Walther & 11 Others Crash"NBC Sports - "'A race we would all like to forget': 50 years later, 1973 Indy 500 is grim, haunting memory"Ed Justice Jr. - "Salt Walther's 1973 Indy Race Car"BANG Shigt - "Indy 500 History Video: the Incredible Salt Walther Wreck During the Ill-Fated 1973 Indy 500"

Ever wondered what people use to commit the unthinkable? Join Rachel and Vicky as they delve into the bizarre and downright unusual weapons employed in two of the most shocking murders. You can check out the High Expectations podcast here!Research links below!The Guardian - "Joanna Yeates murder: the full truth may never be known"The Sun - "Killed by Neighbour: Who was Joanna Yeates and how did she die"Wales Online - "The senseless murder of Joanna Yeates: How violent killer Vincent Tabak was brought to justice"Entertainment Daily - "Channel 5's 'Body In The Snow' examines Joanna Yeates murder and Vincent Tabak's fate"The Mirror - "Who killed Joanna Yeates and murderer's life now after twisted error sparked downfall"BBC News - "Vincent Tabak found guilty of Jo Yeates murder"BBC News - "Timeline: Jo Yeates killing"Crime Library - "The bizarre case of Duane Hurley and Daniel Kovarbasich"Oprah - "The Boy Who Killed His Molester"National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers - "Daniel Kovarbasich"Cleveland.com - "Teen killer Daniel Kovarbasich to be released on house arrest"The Morning Journal - "Hurley's niece calls Kovarbasich evil"The Morning Journal - "Kovarbasich back in jail"19 News - "Guilty: Murder suspect Who Claims Sex Abuse Found Guilty"

Sweden: Land of fjords, meatballs, and...murder? That's right, behind the Nordic charm lies a darker side. Join the BTC as we peel back the layers of this seemingly perfect country to reveal chilling true crime stories that will make you question everything you thought you knew about the Scandinavian dream. A special thanks to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out the Murder and Such podcast here!Research links below! Murderpedia - "Tore Hedin"Criminally Intrigued - "Tore Hedin: Sweden's Worst Spree Killer"Medium - "When the Law Turns Bad: Tore Hedin"Tina Eslami - "Tore Hedin Spree Killing"Wikimedia Commons - "Tore Hedin's body"Alamy - "Tore Hedin investigates the crime scene after the axe murder of mill owner John Allan Nilsson in Tjörnarp, Sweden in 1951"Aftonbladet - "Continued life for the 'Laserman'"Aftonbladet - "I have been living a lie"Aftonbladet - "My intention was murder"The Local - "German court jails Sweden's 'laser man' shooter for life"Murderpedia - "John Ausonius"The Guardian - "Germany extradites 'laser man' killer John Ausonius to Sweden"The Guardian - "Swedish police arrest man over Malmö racist shootings"The Guardian - "Sweden's 'laser man' killer John Ausonius goes on trial in Germany"BBC - "Swedish 'laser man' Ausonius on trial for 1992 German murder"DW - "'Laser man' gets life sentence in Frankfurt"

Sick of serial killers? Join the BTC for a deep dive into the dark world of deception. We're untangling the web of lies in two of the most horrifying hoaxes ever concocted. From fake kidnappings to manufactured massacres, prepare to be shocked, appalled, and maybe a little bit entertained. A special thanks to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast here!Research links below! ABC 7 - "Sherri Papini"ABC News - "Sherri Papini's ex-husband reflects on living under hoax, years after learning about her phony kidnap plot"Record Searchlight - "Sherri Papini still making plans for future after 2016 kidnapping hoax sent her to prison"The Hollywood Reporter - "Sherri Papini Kidnapping Hoax Docuseries Set at ID"NBC News - "Sherri Papini, who faked her own kidnapping, is released from federal prison""Sherri Papini" (Youtube)The Times - "I knew the Yorkshire Ripper tapes were fake. But I was just a woman"The Independent - "Wearside Jack: I deserve to go to jail for 'evil' Ripper hoax"The Standard - "Killer revealed 35 years later: Woman bludgeoned to death was not Yorkshire Ripper victim"The Yorkshire Post - "The Yorkshire Ripper Files: Who was the hoaxer Wearside Jack?"Wearside Jack Tapes AudioThe Times - "John Humble, 'Wearside Jack', obituary"The Telegraph - "John Humble, Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer dubbed 'Wearside Jack' who taunted the police with letters and a tape recording disastrously sending the murder inquiry down a blind alley - obituary"Biography - "Peter Sutcliffe"All That's Interesting - "The Sickening Story Of Peter Sutcliffe, The Yorkshire Ripper Who Brutalized 13 Women In 1970s England"Luxury London - "The Long Shadow: The true story of 'Wearside Jack' and the Yorkshire Ripper"Daily Mail - "Transcripts: Wearside Jack's letters and tape"The Independent - "Families of Yorkshire Ripper victims receive police apology for language used during investigation"West Yorkshire Police - "Death of Peter Sutcliffe: Statements from Chief Constable John Robins on behalf of West Yorkshire Police"

This week on the BTC, we explore the unnerving truth - sometimes, the monsters are the ones who tuck you in. Familicide: When family goes fatal. Buckle up, it's gonna be dark. A special thank you to this week's guest host Rachel Bauman!You can check out the Murder Road Trip podcast here!Research links below!Murderpedia - "Marilyn Lemak"The Picayne Sentinel - "Marilyn Lemak speaks out about her bid for clemency"Chicago Tribune - "Mother's Path From Despair to Tragedy"Daily Herald - "'You don't want to go in there': 25 years ago, the Lemak murders left Naperville and its officers reeling"Rxisk - "Marilyn Lemak Then and Now"Chicago Tribune - "20 years ago, Marilyn Lemak killed her 3 children at their Naperville home; the case still haunts law enforcement"Rxisk - "Marilyn Lemak's Trial and Punishment"Missing Persons Awareness Network - "Lemak Murders, March 4, 1999, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois"CBS News - "He murdered his parents when he was 12. Did he kill again a decade later?"CBS News - "Evidence in the Lori Slesinski murder case"The U.S. Sun - "Bloody Past: Haunting last sighting of missing Lori Ann Slesinski captured in Walmart security vid years after suspect kills parents"Crimelines - "Lori Ann Slesinski Crimeline"

Holy Moly! This Week on the BTC: When pious places turn to crime scenes. Join us as we look at two stories that'll leave you saying "Hallelujah, what?!" A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out 600 Second Saga here!Research links below! The Seattle Times - "Cultlike rituals, sex abuse alleged at church"Daily Mail - "EXCLUSIVE: Babies in black dresses abused while laying in a Pentagram, drinking cat's blood and Stanic writings on church walls: The twisted confessions of the pedophile pastor from Louisiana who inspired 'True Detective'"Casetext - "State v. Lamonica"Cult Education Insitute - "Hosanna Church"15WMTV - "Who killed Fr. Kunz? Detectives detail top theories 25 years after death"NBC News - "#WhoKilledFatherKunz?" Wisconsin detectives dedicated to solving 1998 murder of priest Alfred Kunz"Journal Sentinel - "Explore the cold-case murder of Father Alfred Kunz"Wisconsin State Journal - "Can DNA advancements help solve the 1998 murder of Rev. Alfred Kunz?"Catholic Online - "Murdered Catholic Priest Knew Too Much?"

This week on the BTC, we dissect corporate crime that'll make your blood boil (and your 401k whimper). A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out the Book vs. Movie podcast here!Research links below: Yahoo! Japan - "A whistleblower's 'pride' and 'regret' Tracing the days after the incident"Hoppo Journal - "Interviewing whistleblowers of the 'Meat Hope Incident,' the origin of food fraud"Asahi Shimbun - "Meat Hope files for bankruptcy; creditors meeting to be held in November"The Japan Times - "Meat Hope chief admits pork was disguised as ground beef"The Cattle Site - "Meat Hope Put Rabbit In Ground beef, Test Shows"TSR - "Meat Hope Co., Ltd."47 News - "Former president sentenced to prison in Meat Hope meat fraud case"Asahi Shimbun - "Who is responsible? MAFF and Hokkaido are at odds over Meat Company allegations being ignored"Asahi Shimbun - "Fake mince, whistleblower left unattended for over a year by Agriculture Administration Office"XTech - "What the prison sentence for Meat Hope's former president symbolizes"MAFF - "Follow-up investigation of ground beef and other products related to the beef mince incident and future responses"AL.com - "Marcus Schrenker"Forbes - "White Collar Tales: The Story Of Marcus Schrenker"CNBC - "Crash and Burn: The Marcus Schrenker Story"Indiana Department of Correction - "Incarcerated Data: Marcus J. Schrenker"IBJ - "Marcus Schrenker"UPI - "Topic: Marcus Schrenker"

This week we get to the meat of the matter: Cannibalism. Is it all killer, no filler, or is there more to the story? Join the BTC and find out! A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out We're All Just Pretending here!Research links below! Oxygen - "Omaima Nelson" GalleryAll That's Interesting - "The Story Of Omaima Nelso, The Woman Who Killed Her Abusive Husband - Then Allegedly Ate Him"Murderpedia - "Omaima Aree Nelson"Investigation Discovery - "Omaima Nelson: The Model Who Killed, Castrated & Ate Her Husband For Thanksgiving"Los Angeles Time - "Second-Degree Verdict for Wife in Grisly Murder"Law Offices of Schlissel Decorpo, LLP - "Omaima Nelson, Who was Convicted of Killing Her Husband and Cooking Him has Applied to Be Paroled"Ranker - "Patterns Of Abuse: Omaima Nelson, The Model Turned Murderer And Cannibal"Daily News - "How an Australian woman butchered her boyfriend and removed the skin from his body"News.com.au - "Bins, barrels, freezers and mailbags: The shocking places human bodies have been found in Australia"The Daily Telegraph - "Carve-up killer's plea"The Age - "Knight loses appeal for skinning partner"News.com.au - "Queen Bee: Cannibal killer Katherine Knight's life in prison where she's known as 'The Nanna'"Allen & Unwin - "Blood Stain" by Peter Lalor

This Mother's Day, we're ditching the brunch buffet and diving into the dark side of motherhood. Join BTC as we explore the twisted tales of moms who went rogue, proving that "Mommy Dearest" wasn't just a movie.  Forget the perfect roses and chocolates -  we're serving up a chilling cocktail of crime and deceit.  So, put down that mimosa and buckle up for a Mother's Day you won't forget...but maybe wish you could. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out The Vocal Fries podcast here!Research links below!Ozarks First - "Crime Traveler: The chilling murders of the Staudte Family"ABC News - "Mom, Daughter Describe Killing Family Members With Anti-Freeze in Never-Before-Seen Interrogation Tapes"Mirror - "Chilling story of church-going mum who poisoned her own family when she grew to hate them"People - "How a Mom's Horrifying Scheme to Poison Husband and Kids Was Revealed - Thanks to Her Pastor"Cosmopolitan - "A Mother and Daughter Plotted to Kill Their Family With Antifreeze, One at a Time"Thought Catalog - "Meet The Mother Who Poisoned Her Daughter Because Her Student Loans Were A 'Burden'"Red Tree Crime - "Interrogation Of A Psychopathic Woman" (YouTube)Red Tree Stories - "Interrogation Of Rachel Staudte" (YouTube)Springfield News-Leader - "Citing fear of men, Staudte daughter wanted do-over in antifreeze murder case"A&E - "How Diane and Rachel Staudte Killed Their Family With Antifreeze"Ma Barker House - "The Gang"All That's Interesting - "Why The FBI Thought Ma Barker Was America's Most Dangerous Mind In The 1930s"American Police Hall of Fame & Museum - "Ma Barker"Oklahoma Historical Society - "Barker Gang"Biography - "Ma Barker & Her Crime Family" (YouTube)HistoryNet - "A 'School of Crime, With Ma Barker Their Teacher'"FBI - "Barker/Karpis Gang"Faded Glory: Dusty Roads of an Era - "The Barker/Karpis Gang in General"

Ever wondered if that heist movie you love gave someone ideas? This week, we dive into the dark side of cinema and explore chilling true stories of crimes inspired by Hollywood! Buckle up, 'cause things are about to get real...unreal. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out High Expectations here!Research links below! All That's Interesting - "The Chilling Crimes Of The Scream Killers, The 16-Year-Olds Who Murdered Their High School Classmate"News.com.au - "Chilling interview with a disturbed teenage killer"The Crime Wire - "The Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart by the Real Life 'Scream' Killers"Medium - "The Scream Killers: What Happened to Cassie Jo Stoddart?"Explore With Us - "The Disturbing Case of the Scream Killers" (Youtube)Explore With Us - "A 16 Year old Killer's Video Diary | Documentary" (Youtube)ResearchGate - "Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime?"Abigail Rieley - "Scared out of his wits"Ranker - "Did the Lost Film 'London After Midnight' Possess A Man To Commit Murder?"Den of Geek - "Unearthing the Greatest Vampire Movie You'll Never be Able to See"TV Tropes - "Film/London After Midnight"Silent-ology - "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About 'London After Midnight' (Practically)"

Love goes south. Hearts get broken. People get murdered. Buckle up for more twisted tales of passion gone wrong in this episode of the BTC. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below! India Times - "Before You Watch Akshay Kumar's Rustom, Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Case It's Based On"Legal Authority - "K.M.Nanavati vs. State Of Maharashtra"Mint - "Sylvia's story beyond the scandal"Legal Service India - "Case Analysis: KM Nanavati v/s State Of Maharashtra"Times of India - "He was a fine tall specimen who came and told me, I've shot a man"Biography - "Inside Phil Hartman's Tragic and Shocking Death"Y! Sports - "The Tragic Murder-Suicide That Took Phil Hartman's Talented Life"All That's Interesting - "How Did Phil Hartman Die? Inside His Murder At The Hands Of His Wife"CNN Entertainment - "Phil Hartman: 25 years after actor's tragic death, his work still resonates"Investigation Discovery - "'90s Crime Flashback: The Life And Tragic Death Of Phil Hartman"

This week, we delve into the shadowy corners of the unknown, exploring unsolved mysteries that leave us scratching our heads. Prepare for goosebumps and unanswered questions as we explore the cases that continue to baffle investigators and haunt our imaginations. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast here!Research links below! Tales of History and Imagination - "Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?"Curious Archive - "'Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?': Espionage, Witchcraft, and Other Theories"The Crime Wire - "The Strange Case of the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"Morbidology - "The Phantom Barber"Sun Herald - "The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula is one of the creepiest stories to come out of Mississippi"Mental Floss - "Mississippi's Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"Gulflive.com - "Pascagoula's 'Phantom Barber' represents Mississippi on Huffington Post's list of weird things"History Daily - "The Phantom Barber: The Strange Crime Spree That Will Have You Scratching Your Head"Oddly Historical - "The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"Jason Roberts - "The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"

Justice served...cold? Dive into the chilling (and infuriating) world of wrongful convictions. This episode exposes cracks in the system, amplifies unheard voices, and asks: how often is "guilty" actually a lie? A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out Murder Road Trip here!Research links below! The National Registry of Exonerations - "Marvin Haynes"People - "Man Who Spent 19 Years in Prison on Wrongful Murder Conviction Is Freed: 'We Inflicted Harm,' Says Prosecutor"FOX9 KMSP - "Marvin Haynes is rebuilding his life after serving 19 years behind bars for wrongful conviction"CNN - "After 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here's what he plans to do next"Great North Innocence Project - "Marvin Haynes"Hennepin County Attorney's Office - "Hennepin County wrongful conviction vacated, Marvin Haynes to be released from prison"Unicorn Riot - "The Case of Marvin Haynes - A Unicorn Riot Investigative Series"Innocence Project - "Innocence Project's Uplifting Moments from 2023"Georgia Fort - "Chance of Freedom: Man Fights to Overturn Life Sentence"Innocence Project - "Rickey Dale Wyatt"Dallas Observer - "After 31 Years Locked Up, Ricky Dale Wyatt is Free But Not Quite Exonerated"The National Registry of Exonerations - "Rickey Dale Wyatt"

As we travel further into the new year, it provides new opportunities for the world's scammers. In this episode of the BTC, we look at two strange cases of scams going awry. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Eileen Walters!You can check out 600 Second Saga here!Research links below!Ring the Damn Bell - "A Wrestling With Sin Mystery: The Carny Con Man Jerry Balisok"Casetext - "State v. Balisok"Mental Floss - "How Conman Jerry Balisok Pulled the Ultimate Disappearing Act"68 Wn. App. 277, 843 P.2d 1086, STATE v. BALISOKStevenWarran - "March 10, 1990, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 'Jonestown Victim' Turns Up Alive In the King County Jail, by Jack Hopkins"Find A Grave - "Jerry Bibb Balisok"Justia - "State v. Balisok"The Seattle Times - "Murder Conviction Overturned By Court -- Court Of Appeals Rules Jury Action Prejuduced Trial"The Seattle Times - "Man Feared Dead In Jonestown Ran Hoax, Police Say"AARP Podcast - The Perfect Scam - Colorado Funeral Home Body Brokering Scheme Part 1 & 2 - Episodes 153-154 - May 11 & 18, 2023.KKCO11 News - "Montrose funeral home mastermind and co-conspirator sentenced"United States Attorney's Office: District of Colorado - "Sunset Mesa Funeral Home Operators Sentenced to Federal Prison For Illegal Body Part Scheme"Courthouse News Service - "Colorado funeral home director to pay restitution for selling body parts"The Daily Sentinel - "Body of complaints piled up: State knew of funeral home concerns long before FBI raid"

Love bites. Medicine lies. Tune in for a double dose of deceit – where hearts break and bank accounts bleed. This week, BTC talks romance scams and medical fraud. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Eileen Walters!You can check out the Book vs. Movie Podcast here!Research links below! For Better Science - "Macchiarini's trachea transplant patients: the full list"The Guardian - "Sweden: surgeon convicted of bodily harm over synthetic trachea transplant"The Guardian - "Dr Con Man: the rise and fall of a celebrity scientist who fooled almost everyone"Vanity Fair - "The Celebrity Surgeon Who Used Love, Money, and the Pope to Scam an NBC News Producer"AARP Podcast - The Perfect Scam - Star Studded Wedding Becomes Bride's Worst Nightmare - Episodes 131-132 - August 25 / September 1, 2022Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife - Netflix Series - November 2023New York Post - "America's most prolific romance scammer sentenced to 5-year slap on the wrist"CNN - "A fake Romeo charmed more than 100 women with promises of romance, then scammed them. Now he's going to prison"The New York Times - "Dating Scammer Who Swindled Women Sentenced to Five Years in Prison"Love Fraud - "Patrick Giblin trolls phone dating lines, taking money from 132 women"U.S. Department of Justice - "Atlantic City Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Escape and Wire Fraud"Daily Beast - "Inside the Heartbreaking Cons of America's Most Prolific Romance Scammer"The U.S. Sun - "Stole her Heart: Inside heartless crimes of 'fake Romeo' Patrick Giblin likened to Tinder Swindler who scammed hundreds out of thousands"U.S. Department of Justice - "Atlantic City Man Admits Escape and Wire Fraud"The Philadelphia Inquirer - "New Jersey con man charged with using dating services to scam"Federal Trade Commission - "Romance scammers' favorite lies exposed"

Unwrap a special true crime podcast episode that'll leave you saying "Bah humbug!" to holiday cheer. We're diving into some dark Christmas murders, where jolly carols become chilling screams. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Tiff Follmann!You can check out We're All Just Pretending here!Research links below! NAACP - "Harry T. and Harriette Moore"Zinn Education Project - "Dec. 25, 1951: Murder of Harriette and Marry Moore in Florida"Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex, Inc. - "The Story of the Moores"NPR - "Remembering the man who 'laid the groundwork for the modern civil rights movement'"PBS - "The Legacy of Harry T. Moore"PBS - "Harriette V. Moore"BuzzFeed - "The Murder Of Harry And Harriette Moore Was Investigated For Decades, But These KKK Members Were Never Truly Punished For Their Crimes"Smithsonian Magazine - "The Unsolved Murder of Civil Rights Activist Harry Moore""Sweet Honey In The Rock: Ballad Of Harry T. Moore (Democracy Now)" (Youtube)U.S. Department of Justice - "Harry T. Moore, Harriette V. Moore - Notice to Close File" Ancestry - "Za'zell Dominique Preston"The Orange County Register - "Woman, dead at Christmas, studied abuse"The Orange County Register - "Anaheim man propped dead wife on couch for kids opening Christmas presents, prosecutor says"The Orange County Register - "Anaheim man who propped dead wife on couch for kids on Christmas convicted of murder"The Orange County Register - "Anaheim man gets 15-to-life for killing wife whose body he propped on couch for kids at Christmas"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Is there ever a good reason to kill? In this week's episode, Vicky and Tiff crack open the vault of history's assassinations, examining the tangled webs of power, politics, and vengeance that led to the ultimate silencing. BTC sends a special thank you to Tiff Follmann for guest hosting on this week's episode!You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast here! Research links below!The New York Times - "University Head Killed In Beirut; Gunmen Escape"Wikipedia - "Malcolm H. Kerr"Middle East Studies Association - "Biographical Sketch of Malcolm H. Kerr (1931-1984)"Wikipedia - "Lebanese Civil War"National Library of Medicine - "The Assassination of Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago: A Review of His Postinjury Medical Care"Northern Public Radio - "This Week in Illinois History: Chicago Mayor killed by assassin (March 6, 1933)"Chicago Tribune - "90 years ago, the father of Chicago's political machine died after being struck by an assassin's bullet intended for FDR"Chicagology - "1933 - The Assassination of Mayor Cermak"UPI - "Roosevelt unhurt, but Chicago mayor's condition critical"Wisconsin Legislature - "Journal of Proceedings of the Sixty-First Session"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Dogs are being kidnapped, and we're on the case! In this episode, we dive into the dark world of dognapping to uncover the truth behind this growing crime. Join Janelle and Vicky as they explore the motivations of dognappers, the methods they use, and the impact their actions have on victims and their beloved pets.You can check out the High Expectations podcast here!Research links below!: ABC News - "Dognapping on the Rise: How to keep Your Pets Safe"Wikipedia - "Handsome Dan"Rolling Stone - "Lady Gaga Dognapping Shooting Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison, Confronted by Victim in Court"CBS News - "Woman involved in Lady Gaga dognapping case now suing pop star for reward money"Pride - "Gaga has gone through a lot for her fur babies!"The Montreal Gazette - "Gangs steal pedigree dogs and hold them for ransom"NPR - "5 Facing Charges Over Shooting Od Lady Gaga's Dog Walker And theft Of French Bulldogs"The Guardian - "Five arrested in Lady Gaga dognapping case - including the woman who returned them"KTLA5 - "U.S. Marshals offers reward for info on suspected Lady Gaga dognapper mistakenly released from custody in L.A.""Crime and Punishment in Victorian London" by Ross GilfillanCrime Reads - "On the Dignapping Gangs That Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet Who Fought Back"History Today - "Who's Afraid of the Dog-Banditti?"Truly Adventurous - "The Dognapping of the Century"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Murder for hire: it's the perfect crime, right? No witnesses, no messy cleanup, and you get away with it. But what if it's not so perfect after all? This week, join Vicky and Janelle as they explore the twisted world of murder for hire, and the people who get caught up in it.You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below!: Casetext - State v. LogueThe Newport Plain Talk - "From a dead calf to the South Carolina electric chair"The State - "Edgefield Sheriff Returning with To Wanted Men"The Greenville News - "Edgefield Man Shot To Death In Own Store"The Greenville News - "Logue in State Penitentiary"The Gaffney Ledger - "Woman, Two Men Pay for Killing" The Real Deal - "LA developer charged in murder-for-hire case accused in arson plot"Los Angeles Times - "A landlord who was arrested in a murder-for-hire plot is now accused of trying to set fire to his building"Casetext - United States v. AslanianThe Planning Report - "Insider Planning: NoHo Nightmare Reveals Pitfalls of LA's Housing Policies & Obsession with Density ay Any Cost"U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California -"La Cañada Flintridge Man Found Guilty of Murder-for-Hire Plots Against His Former Lawyer and a Litigant Who Defeated Him in Court"CBS News - "La Cañada businessman charged with trying to hire hitman to kill 2 people he owed money"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Can psychic mediums help solve true crime's coldest cases? Or are they just a bunch of hocus pocus? In this episode, we are joined by Jacob Mayfield to explore the world of psychic mediums and their role in solving crime. This episode is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering if there's more to the world than meets the eye.A special thank you to Jacob Mayfield! You can find him here or at https://www.mayfieldmagic.com/ Use code BADTASTE for 15% off of your reading!You can check out the Not Fade Away Podcast here!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Life insurance is supposed to protect your loved ones in case of your death, but some people see it as an opportunity to make a quick buck. This episode explores the twisted world of life insurance murder, where people kill their loved ones for money.You can check out Murder Roadtrip here!Research links below!: Murderpedia - "Lin Yuru"TNL Mediagene - "A Taiwan Witch Burning"Unknown Gender History - "Lin Yuru, Taiwanese Female Serial Killer - 2009"Apple Daily - "The witch who killed his mother, his wife and his husband was sentenced to death"Taipei Times - "Does Lin Yu-ju deserve to die?"World Coalition Against the Death Penalty - "Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP)"Apple Daily - "'Correction is the most important' The with killed three people and escaped death by feigning bail."The Guardian - "Death, fraud and canoes: how a mind-blowing insurance scam became an ITV drama"Vice - "The Dark Side of 'Canoe Man', the Tabloid Sensation Who Faked His Death"BBC News - "'Missing' man charged by police"The Guardian - "Detectives to question long-lost canoeist"The Guardian - "Timeline: Anne and John Darwin, the canoe couple"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Montana is known for its wide-open spaces and rugged beauty but is also home to a fair share of crime. In this episode, Janelle and Vicky look at two stories from the Treasure State. So if you're curious about crime in Montana, or if you're looking for a good true crime podcast, then this episode is for you!You can check out 600 Second Saga here!Research links below! The Press Courier - "Man Admits Killings, Found Hanged in Jail"BDC - "Murder victim's mother speaks out against death penalty"Montana Standard - "David Meirhofer"All That's Interesting - "The Terrifying Story Of Wwayne Nance, The Suspected Serial Killer Who Terrorized Montana"Murderpedia - "Wayne Nance"Newswweek - "Serial Killer Wayne Nance's Links Woman's Death Probed After DNA Breakthrough"Thought Nova - "Wayne Nance: The Serial Killer Murdered By His Victim"Morbidology - "The Serial Killer Killed by His Victim - Wayne Nance"Billings Gazette - "Wayne Nance, 'The Missoula Mauler'"The Missoulian - "Ravalli County couple died from stab wounds"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

France is known for its beauty, culture, and history. But there is also a dark side to France, a side that is often hidden from tourists. In this episode, Vicky and Janelle look at two of these crimes from the city of light.You can check out the Book vs. Movie podcast here!Research links below! Liberation - "Le dernier procès du tueur multirécidiviste. L'assassin de Karine avait déjà été condamné pour viols et meurtre."l'Humanite - "L'assassin de Karine était le suspect numéro un"Murderpedia - "Patrick Tissier"Liberation - "«C'était un monstre». Une des victimes de Patrick Tissier a raconté hier son calvaire."l'Humanite - "Un preneur d'otage se rend à Perpignan"The Guardian - "Spy theory revives French murder mystery"Project MUSE - "The Dominici Affair: Murder and Mystery in Provence"The National Archives - "Murder of Sir Jack Drummond and Family at Lurs, Basses Alps, Southern France, on the night of 4/5 Aug. 1952"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

While many of us in the present day wish we could return to times of old, the wild west would make for a difficult transition. In this episode, Janelle and Vicky look at two cases from the wild country. From bank robberies and train heists to murders and gunfights, these crimes were all part of the fabric of life in the untamed frontier.You can check out the We're All Just Pretending podcast here!Research links below!: Slate - "The Story of the 'Bloody Benders,' the Serial-Killing Family That Terrorized the Wild West - Then Disappeared"A&E - "Who Were the 1870s Serial Killing 'Family' Known as the 'Bloody Benders'?"Medium - "The Bastardized Story of the Bloody Benders"Kansas Historical Society - "Kate Bender"Smithsonian Magazine - "The Kansas Homestead Where America's First Serial Killer Family Committed Its Crimes Is Up for Sale""Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier" by Susan Jonusas (Amazon)Legends of America - "Levi Boone Helm - Murderer, Cannibal & Thief"The Caribou Sentinel - "Kentucky Cannibal In Cariboo""Vigilante days and ways; the pioneers of the Rockies; the makers and making of Montana and Idaho" by Nathaniel Pitt LangfordThe Spell of the West - "Montana Vigilantes""The Vigilantes of Montana; or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains" by Prof. Thos. J. DimsdaleThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

The perfect place to relax and unwind, the beach can also be a dangerous place. In this episode, Vicky and Janelle explore the dark side of the beach and the stories of those murdered there. So grab your sunscreen and a beach chair, and settle in for a chilling look at the dark side of paradise.You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast here!Research links below!: The National Film and Sounds Archive of Australia - "Wanda Beach Murders and the Beaumont Kids"The Sydney Morning Herald - "Call to release Wanda Beach murder pictures"The Canberra Times - "Bodies on Beach: Two Sydney girls found murdered"ABC News - "DNA advances may solve brutal murders"The Sydney Morning Herald - "Double killing DNA sample lost"The Canberra Times - "Sydney murder 'like Jack the Ripper'"Unsolved Casebook - "The Wanda Beach Murders - Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock"The Sydney Morning Herald - "Child killer stays silent on death bed"Time - "This Septic Isle: Backpackers, Bloodshed and the Secretive World of Koh Tao"The Guardian - "Koh Tao's dark side: dangers of island where Britons were murdered"BBC News - "Thailand's paradise island murder mystery"The Guardian - "Thailand backpacker murders: David Miller and Hannah Witheridge - two lives cut short"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

California is known for its beautiful beaches, stunning mountains, and iconic landmarks. But it's also home to a dark side. Join us as Janelle and Vicky explore the dark underbelly of the Golden State and learn about the people who committed these heinous acts.You can check out the High Expectations podcast here!Research links below!: History - "Zoot Suit Riots"PBS - "Zoot Suit Riots"JSTOR Daily - "The Zoot Suit Riots Were Race Riots"Los Angeles Times - "Zoot Suit Riots: After 75 years, L.A. looks back on a violent summer"Los Angeles Times - "L.A. County supervisors denounce 'dark chapter' of Zoot Suit Riots 80 years later"Cherry Poppin' Daddies - "Zuit Suit Ruit [Official Video]" (Youtube)Justia - "People v. Catlin (2001)"AP News - "Man Found Guilt of Poisoning Wife With Paraquat"Casetext - "Catlin v. Davis"Wicked We - "Steven David Catlin/Parricide by Paraquat/Murder so Sweet"The Cinemaholic - "Where is Steven David Catlin Now? Is He Dead or Alive?"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Stalking is a serious crime that can have a devastating impact on victims. In this episode, Vicky and Janelle look at two cases of stalking that prove is best to always stay on guard. You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below!: Research links below!: United States Attorney's Office - "Ohio Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Federal Prison for Lon-Running Harassment Campaign Against TV Actress and Her Daughter"abc7 Chicago - "DNA from fast-food straw led FBI to stalker who threatened 'CSI: Miami' actress for 12 years"New York Post - "Ohio man sentenced for stalking 'CSI: Miami star Eva LaRue for over a decade"Sports Keeda - "What did James David Rogers do? Ohio man sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for harassing actress Eva LaRue"NBC News - "Ohio man who stalked and threatened actor Eva LaRue and her daughter for more than a decade is sentenced to prison"Stalking Prevention Awareness, Resource CenterDeadline - "Stalker Who Threatened Actress Eva LaRue & Her Daughter With Torture, Rape Is Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison"CNN - "This 'CSI: Miami' actress was threatened by a stalker for 12 years. The FBI caught him after he left his DNA on a fast-food straw"CSI Guide - "Eva LaRue"US District Court for the Central District of California - U.S. v. James David RogersDaily Star - "Playboy Bunny obsessed fan killed model's husband after she told him 'let's take break'"Investigation Discovery - "Obsessive Fan Shoots Playboy Playmate's Husband In Murder-Suicide"AP News - "Man Kills Husband of Former Playboy Centerfold, Commits Suicide"Mel Magazine - "The Internet Before The Internet: The Bizarre Heyday Of The 1-900 Number"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Corruption in local government is a serious problem that can have a devastating impact on communities. In this episode, Janelle and Vicky explore the different ways that corruption can manifest itself at the local level, and look at two prime examples of what happens when accountability is tossed out the window. You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast here!Research links below!: Politico - "She Stole $54 Million From Her Town. Then Something Unexpected Happened."United States Attorney's Office: Northern District of Illinois - "Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years In Federal Prison For $53.7 Million Theft From City"All the Queens Horses (Documentary)Fraud Magazine - "Small town, huge fraud, insightful documentary"23WIFR - "Why do government and public officials steal so often?"Chicago Tribune - "Photos: Rita Crundwell case"Chicago Tribune - "Federal agents raid Springfield, Cicero offices of Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval, source says"Chicago Tribune - "Guilty plea lays bare ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval's greed in red-light camera bribery scheme. 'So why don't I get that offer?'"United States District Court: Northern District of Illinois - "United States of America v. Martin A. Sandoval Plea Agreement"Reason - "Chicago's Red Light Cameras Keep Fueling Corruption Scandals"Chicago Tribune - "Red-light camera officials caught on FBI wire talking about giving perks to suburban mayor, unsealed document shows"AP News - "Chicago state senator indicted in red-light camera scandal"abc20 - "Illinois senator indicted in red-light camera scandal"Chicago Tribune - "Sandoval's bait-and-switch"Chicago Sun-Times - "Ex-State Sen. Martin Sandoval, snared in political corruption investigation, dies of coronavirus: attorney"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Love can be a dangerous thing. In this episode of the BTC, Vicky and Janelle explore the dark side of affairs, and how they can sometimes lead to murder.You can check out Murder Road Trip here!Research links below!:Talk Murder With Me - "The Murder of Jesse Valencia"The Cinemaholic - "Jesse Valencia Murder: Where is Steven Rios Now?"Columbia Missourian - "Rios gets life sentence for murder"The Midwest Crime Files - "Keeping Secrets: The Murder of Jesse Valencia"The U.S. Sun - "Crime of Passion: Who was Jesse Valencia and what happened to him?"Oxygen - "Missouri Police Officer Murders College Student After He Threatens To Expose their Affair"KOMU - "Revisiting the Steven Rios murder case"Distractify - "The 2004 Slaying of College Student Jesse Valencia Will Be Featured on 'Dateline'"The Maneater - "Rios sentenced to life for 2004 slaying" Delaware Online - "'20/20 interview with husband in Meredith Chapman murder-suicide case reveals new details"Delaware Online - "Judge upholds findings in dispute over former UD official Meredith Chapman's life insurance"People - "Man Whose Wife Murdered Mistress Before Suicide Says She Would Have Killed Him If He Walked in First"Heavens Law - "Court Rules in Favor of Meredith Chapman's Ex-Husband's Life Insurance Claim"WDEL - "The stolen life of Meredith Chapman in Radnor, Pennsylvania, murder-suicide"Daily Mail - "Husband in murder-suicide love-triangle tells Dr. Oz that his wife, 48, who shot dead his younger mistress, 33, planned to kill him too if he had walked in on the slaying"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

Cases of murder-suicide seem to leave behind massive amounts of devastation. These tragic occurrences seem to be primarily male-driven for many reasons. Join Janelle and Vicky as they examine two horrifying cases and attempt to unravel the explanations behind these tragedies.You can check out 600 Second Saga here! Research links below!:People - "Mich. Man Who Killed Wife, Family Members Before Suicide Was Having Affair and Was Abusive, Victim Wrote"NBC News - "Man who killed his wife and her family in a murder-suicide grew 'more manipulative, more controlling' amid divorce, lawyer says"New York Post - "Protection order denied for Michigan woman weeks before murder-suicide: report"Inside Edition - "Michigan Family Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide After Judge Denies Wife's Protective Order Request"9 an 10 News - "Community is Devastated After Triple Murder Suicide in Houghton Lake"LEB - "Domestic Murder-Suicide: A Compound Tragedy"Oxygen -"Estranged Husband Of Michigan Woman Denied Protective Order Killed Her Entire Family"Fox 8 - "Deadly Secrets: The Lawson Family Murder"PlanetSlade - "So hard to die: Murder of the Lawson Family"Southern Calls - "The Lawson Family Tragedy: A North Carolina Christmas Story"Horror Obsessive - "Christmas Mass Murder: The Lawson Family"Murderpedia - "Charles Davis Lawson""White Christmas, Bloody Christmas: Finally, The True Story Of The Lawson Family Murders Of Christmas Day, 1929" by M. Bruce Jones with Trudy J. Smith"The Carolina Buddies - Murder Of The Lawson Family" (Youtube)"The Stanley Brothers - The Story of the Lawson Family" (Youtube)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3663283/advertisement

The amount of cases left unsolved is seemingly never-ending. On this episode of the BTC, Vicky and Janelle look at two of these cases and see if time has brought any answers. You can check out the Book vs Movie Podcast here!Research links below:Mental Floss - "The Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings, Germany's Most Famous Unsolved Crime"Medium - "The Hinterkaifeck Murders - Germany's Oldest Unsolved Massacre"Grunge - "The Creepy Truth About the Hinterkaifeck Murders"Factschology - "The Hinterkaifeck Murders of 1922, Germany"All Thats Interesting - "The Gruesome Tale Of The Unsolved HinterKaifeck Murders"Historic Mysteries - "The Mystery of Hermany's Hinterkaifeck Farmhouse Murders"Medium - "The Fond du Lac County Jane Doe: the Tragic Story of Amy Yeary"23WIFR - "Rockford teen Amy Marie Yeary identified as Fond du Lac county 'Jane Doe'"abc20 - "Body found 13 years ago identified as Illinois sex trafficking victim"Stories of the Unsolved - "Case Update: Fond du Lac County Jane Doe Identified"Fox11 News - "New details to be announced in 2008 'Jane Doe' body discovery"

From Chernobyl to Deepwater Horizon, the world has witnessed the catastrophic consequences of human error and negligence. But what causes these disasters, and why do they keep happening? In this episode, Janelle and Vicky look at two of these massive disasters. Get ready for a gripping exploration of the devastating costs of our mistakes, and the importance of accountability and responsibility.You can check out the We're All Just Pretending podcast here! Research links below!:Very Well Health - "An Overview of Minamata Disease""The History and the Present of Minamata Disease" by Noriyuki HachiyaThe Lancet - "Japan Remembers Minamata"Science Daily - "New potential cause of Minamata mercury poisoning identified"Science Direct - "Minamata Disease"EPA - "The Love Canal Tragedy"Geneseo - "Love Canal: A Brief History"The New York Times - "Love Canal: Suit Focuses On Records From 1940's""The Road to Love Canal" by Craig E. Colten and Peter N. SkinnerEPA - "Summary of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund)"

In this week's episode, the ladies visit one wild and rowdy town: Philadelphia. Join Vicky and Janelle as they talk crimes from the city of brotherly love. You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast here! Research links below!:"Cellar of Horror" by Ken EngladePhiladelphia Magazine - "Inside the House of Heidnik"Time - "House Of Horrors: Serial Murder in Philadelphia"Jet Magazine - "Black Women Report of Sex, Torture, Murder At Hands of White Philadelphia 'Bishop'"Serial Killer Crime Index - "Heidnik, Gary Michael"Gettysburg Times - "Cyril 'Tony' Brown pleads not guilty in captivity case"The Telegraph Herald - "Heidnik tries suicide"truTV - "Gary Heidnik: To Hell and Back"All Thats Interesting - "Gary Heidnik, The 'House Of Horros' Killer Who Inspired Buffalo Bill"The True Crime Edition - "The Real-Life Silence of the Lambs"UPI - "Lawyer: Heidnik's church alive and well"FindLaw - "Berkery v. Estate of Stuart NJ"Philadelphia Weekly - "Bootleggers, Burglars and a Beauty"Justia - "United States of America Ex Re. Raplh Staino, Jr. H-4329 v. Joseph R. Brierly, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130"The Philadelphia Inquirer - "Pottsville Burglary: An Incredible Caper That Had Everything"AP News - "Mobster Asks Judge To Cut His Prison Term"Casetext - "Reis v. United States Marshal"Kiko's House - "A Decades-Long Love Story Acted Out Against A Backdrop of Prison & Passion"Temple University Libraries - "State's star witness [Richard Blaney] in fantastic upstate burglary killed by bomb blast"Philadelphia City Paper - "War of the Words"Vlex - "Com. v. Staino"

If you're looking for a podcast about sex and cults, then by golly you've found the right one! In this episode, Janelle and Vicky look at two cults with sex at the center of their practices for very different reasons. You can check out the High Expectations podcast here! Research links below:Bloomberg - "The Dark Side of the Orgasmic Meditation Company""Orgasm, INC." on NetflixThe Spinoff - "My Weekend at OneTaste, the 'sex cult' made famous by Netflix's Orgasm Inc"Variety - "'Sexual Wellness' Company Founder Loses Libel Bid Against BBC Over Podcast"Page Six - "Former OneTaste participants sue Netflix over 'Orgasm Inc' documentary"Harpers Bazar - "Orgasm Inc: Netflix explores alleged 'orgasm cult' company, OneTaste"Insider - "Former members of an 'orgasm cult' say leaders encouraged them to have sex to settle arguments and heal from trauma"OneTaste.USBloomberg - "FBI Is Probing OneTaste, a Sexuality Wellness Company" NY History - "The Oneida Community""The Communistic Societies of the United States; From Personal Visit and Observation: Including Detailed Accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, The Amana, Oneida, Bethei, Aurora, Icarian, and Other Existing Societies, Their Religious Creeds, Social Practices, Numbers, Industries, and Present Condition." by Charles NordhoffVCU Libraries Social Welfare History Project - "Oneida Community (1848-1880): A Utopian Community"Syracuse University Library - "The Oneida Community Collection in the Syracuse University Library"Oneida Community Mansion HouseWBUR - "The Rich, Sexy History Of Oneida - Commune and Silverware Maker"Collectors Weekly - "The Polyamorous Christian Socialist Utopia That Made Silverware for Proper Americans"Syracuse University Library - "John Humphrey Noyes, the Putney community; compiled and edited by George Wallingford Noyes""The Ideas of John Humphrey Noyes, Perfectionist" by Leonard Bernstein

There is nothing that wets your true crime whistle like a juicy fraud story. Luckily, we've got two for you! Join Janelle and Vicky as they tackle more stories of people trying to game the system. You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below: Thought Co. - "The Whiskey Ring: Bribery Scandal of the 1870s"National Archives - "Grant, Babcock, and the Whiskey Ring"History - "Ulysses S. Grant, the Whiskey Ring and America's First Special Prosecutor"The New York Times - "845 Years in Prison, If the Authorities Can Catch Him; F.B.I. Says Fugitive Has a Flair For Fraud and Hiding Stolen Cash"Bloomberg - "Fraudster Returns Home After Trump Commutes 835-Year Term""Anatomy of a Failure" by Sally WhitneyTimes Herald-Records - "Convicted thief paid for religious school"The Yeshiva World - "Shulem Weiss Suffers Stroke - Just Two Months After Commuted By President Trump"The New York Times - "Fugitive Arrested in Austria After a Year on the Run"