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True Hollywood Crime


    • Jun 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 127 - Sometimes You Gotta Catch A Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 107:16


    On this week's episode M&B are once again celebrating Father's Day with a case about one of the worst fathers in history. First M tells you the dark tale of Stephen Pladl, an incestuous pedophile, who was also an abusive loser. Then B reviews the rage-inducing Lifetime movie-Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story.  

    Episode 126 - The Episode of Terrible Endings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 74:54


    On this week's episode M&B take it to Poland to tell you about the insufferable narcissist Krystian Bala, the book he wrote, and the murder detailed in said book that matches the real-life murder of Dariusz Janiszewski. Then B reviews the 2016 Jim Carrey movie, Dark Crimes.

    Episode 125 - Flaunting Her Assets

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 93:24


    On this week's episode M&B celebrate Memorial Day the most patriotic way possible- by sticking it to "the man." First M tells you about a west-coast power company (PG&E) who takes advantage of their customers, routinely endangers their lives, and the woman who took them to court and won. Then B reviews the movie Erin Brockovitch, starring pod-newbie Julia Roberts. 

    Episode 124 - We're Not Scientists, We're Historians

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 125:44


    On this week's episode M&B uphold the long-standing, THC Mother's Day tradition of discussing the world's worst mothers. This year it's Casey Anthony's turn. M&B discuss the murder of Caylee Anthony, the trial of her mother Casey, and review the Lifetime movie Prosecuting Casey Anthony. 

    Episode 123 - Hippity Hop Mother F***er!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 78:40


    On this week's episode M&B are hopping into Spring with a Northern Virginia urban legend based on the true story of a hatchet wielding man dressed as a bunny. Then a review of a new Easter classic, "The Bunny Man."

    Episode 122 - Okie Dokie Artichokie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 99:59


    On this week's episode M&B once again take on government conspiracy theories by telling you about the CIA's massive human rights violation, Project MK Ultra. Then they review the unhinged movie, The Killing Room. 

    Episode 121 - Can it be Southie Boston without Ben Affleck?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 84:19


    On this week's episode M&B once again celebrate Paddy's Day with true crime, mafia movies, and shots of whiskey. M will kick things off by diving into South Boston and the life of Irish mafia member, turned FBI informant, James Whitey Bulger. Then B reviews two movies based on the infamous killer, Black Mass and The Departed. 

    Episode 120 - Is That Like a Crudité?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 136:01


    On this week's episode M&B celebrate President's Day with one of the most infamous assassinations of all time. First M gives a little history lesson on the life and assassination of 35th president, John F. Kennedy by supposed "lone shooter" Lee Harvey Oswald. Then B does a deep dive into the conspiracies plaguing the case by reviewing Oliver Stone's movie JFK. 

    Episode 119 - Suspect is a Possible Non-Secreter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 87:29


    On this week's episode M&B kick-off Super Bowl week with a case that is both football, and Valentine's Day related. They tell you about the serial killer (amongst other things) Randall Woodfield, aka The I-5 Killer. Then a review of the movie, The Hunt for the I-5 Killer. Happy Super-Valentine's-Day-Bowl everybody!

    Episode 118 - Council Committee of Douche Bags

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 88:01


    On this week's episode M&B are truly horrified by possibly the worst serial killer of all-time, Andrei Chikatilo. Then a review of the very well-made movie, Citizen X. All of this while still trying to navigate post-WW1 Russian politics and the Cold War.   

    Episode 117 - Don't F*** with the Seagulls!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 92:37


    On this week's episode M&B are back! After a 3-month hiatus your 2 favorite besties are here to help you start 2025 off right! This week they teach you about old lighthouses, cover the tragedy at Smalls Lighthouse, and review the Robert Egger's movie The Lighthouse. So, let's get this party started before the aliens take us all out. Cheers!

    Episode 116 - Thanks for Nothing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 69:44


    On this week's episode M&B cheer on the courageous 15yr old Kara Robinson, who saved herself after being kidnapped by serial killer Richard Evonitz. Then they review the Lifetime movie, The Girl Who Escaped. 

    Episode 115 - The Klan is F***ing Stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 84:16


    On this week's episode M&B cover every parent's worst nightmare.  In the late-1970's through early-1980's in Atlanta Georgia, almost 30 children and young adults were abducted and murdered. But the question remained, was the man they arrested THE Atlanta Child Murderer?

    Episode 114 - The Ultimate Gaslighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 105:39


    On this week's episode M&B bring you another horrific case from across the pond with the serial killer John Christie of Notting Hill, London. John was known for his creative ways of manipulating and killing women, then hiding their bodies in his apartment. Then they review the surprisingly good 1971 film, 10 Rillington Place. 

    Episode 113 - The Juice is Loose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 155:12


    On this week's episode M&B have once again delivered an extra-large episode to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of THC. After a few surprises from B, M dives into the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson, Ron Goldman, and the infamous trial of O.J. Simpson that followed. Then B reviews the unhinged? Lifetime movie, The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. 

    Episode 112 - This One's For You Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 94:12


    On this week's episode M&B saddle-up, and ride into some historic true crime as a tribute to M's dad. What starts out as the infamous shootout at The OK Corral turns into a blood bath when the Earp Bothers embark on a revenge-fueled killing spree. Then B has to voluntarily watch and review a western, Tombstone.

    Episode 111 - 2 For 1 Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 94:47


    On this week's episode your favorite Muthas gift you with an extra special Mother's Day episode of THC. They cover two cases, and two movies, all from the comfort of a hotel room. 

    Episode 110 - Folie a Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 98:41


    On this week's episode M&B represent besties everywhere with the murder of Honorah Rieper at the hands of her daughter Pauline, and Pauline's BFF Juliet. Then a review of Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures. Plus, lipstick reviews, horror movie trivia, and best friend tattoo brainstorming.  

    Episode 109 - Just Stir the Pot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 80:16


    On this week's episode M&B are inspired by the powerful lead performance of Frances Mcdormand in 2017's 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri. They also break down the murder of Kathy Page that served as inspiration for the movie.

    Episode 108 - The Italian D

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 116:04


    On this week's episode M&B finally fix their recording issues to bring you the rollercoaster ride that is the Amanda Knox case. Set in the beautiful Italian countryside, it's a true case of did-she or didn't-she when Amanda finds her roommate murdered in their apartment. The ladies then give you their take on the 2011 Lifetime movie, Amanda Knox-Murder on Trial in Italy.

    Episode 107 - Tony Shalhoub Forever!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 95:37


    On this week's episode M&B celebrate B's birthday by getting as drunk as possible, while still being able to record an episode. The celebration kicks off with M telling you about the insanely ridiculous case of the Sun Gym Gang, and the people they accidently murdered. Then B reviews the equally ridiculous movie, Pain and Gain.

    Episode 106 - He Just Doesn't Seem That Clever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 131:20


    On this week's episode M&B ring in the New Year with a hometown case that might be more complicated than they once thought. First M does a deep dive into the disappearance and murder of Laci Peterson. Then B reviews the 2004 Lifetime movie The Perfect Husband. All of this, plus THC's annual holiday gift exchange, and a very special guest.

    Episode 105 - Our Vision Has Blurred

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 68:52


    On this week's episode M&B finally delve into the mafia underworld, just in time for Christmas. First M gifts you with the true story of Henry Hill, and the largest heist in American history, The Lufthansa Heist. Then B stuff's your stocking with a review of the always-incredible, Goodfellas. 

    Episode 104 - My Favorite Ho

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 79:52


    On this week's episode- it's officially that time of year, when M&B fight off their (and your) seasonal depression- with a mix of true crime and holiday-themed horror. This week they review 3 versions of the OG holiday slasher film, Black Christmas. Then try to find any ties between the movies and the separate cases of 14yr. old murderer George Webster, and then Canadian serial killer, Wayne Boden- aka, The Vampire Rapist. 

    Episode 103 - A Three Gobble Suprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 82:48


    On this week's episode M&B get you ready for Turkey Day with an episode stuffed with home invasions, murder, blind veterans, and one dirty turkey baster. So, get ready for Byron Smith's Thanksgiving from Hell that resulted in the death of 2 teenagers, and a review of 2016's Don't Breathe. 

    Episode 102 - What's The Motive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 72:02


    On this week's episode M&B celebrate another Halloween, THC style. They cover the only case of death by Halloween candy, the poisoning of 8-year-old Timothy O'Bryan. Then a review of one of their favorite Halloween movies, Trick 'r Treat. Get ready for a fun-sized episode and a grand finale to Spooky Season. 

    Episode 101 - Let's Go!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 135:28


    On this week's episode M&B kick-off "Season 2" by reviewing one of their favorite movies, Urban Legend. Then they tell you the truth behind the gruesome tales, as they fact-check the classic 90's horror film.

    Episode 100 - We Got 99 Problems, But A.Monk Ain't One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 151:28


    On this week's episode M&B celebrate 100 episodes of THC by whipping out their bags of tricks for a super-sized episode filled with surprises. So, ask yourself, "do you want to play a game?" If the answer is yes, then get ready, because THC is turning 100 and the girls are ready to party. 

    Episode 99 - I'm Too Drunk For This

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 84:42


    On this week's episode M&B once again kick-off Spooky Season with a case involving legendary paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren. This time it is the 1986 haunting of The Snedeker Family in Connecticut. Then they review The Haunting in Connecticut to help set the mood for October.

    Episode 98 - I Don't Like Baked Alaska

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 95:45


    On this week's episode M&B venture deep into the Alaskan wilderness to bring you the case of real-life monster, Robert Hansen, aka The Butcher Baker of Alaska. Then they review the star-studded 2013 film, The Frozen Ground.

    Episode 97 - A Gooey Sack.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 76:56


    On this week's episode M&B keep it light with the alien abduction of Travis Walton, and the 1993 movie Fire in the Sky based on Walton's autobiography, for a fun end to the summer season. 

    Episode 96 - F**k Summer Break!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 109:28


    On this week's episode M&B are back from their summer vacations with the story of Elizabeth Smart's abduction, imprisonment, and unbelievable resilience post-rescue. Then they review the perfectly made Lifetime movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart, narrated by the hero herself. 

    Episode 95 - A Mischief of Rats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 106:58


    It's THC's third year anniversary and M&B are celebrating with Prosecco, mushrooms, presents, and fan's favorite moments. Then they get to this week's actual case, Dennis Depue and the murder of his wife, Marilyn. His erratic behavior influenced this week's movie, Jeepers Creepers. 

    Episode 94 - Dead-Beat Dads Exist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 76:27


    On this week's episode M&B are back with another horrific Father's Day episode. This time featuring a truly evil monster, Gregory Green, and a review of the movie, Smoke. 

    Episode 93 - I Love Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 70:46


    On this week's episode M&B try to keep a smile on your face while telling you about The Happy Face Killer- husband, father, truck-driver, wannabe Mountie, Keith Jesperson. Followed by a review of another incredible Lifetime movie, The Happy Face Killer.

    Episode 92- That Ain't It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 103:17


    DISCLAIMER- This episode features a movie that is extremely disrespectful to the case. It has nothing to do with Andrea's severe mental health issues, or the tragic way her children died.    On this week's episode M&B get deep while discussing the trials and tribulations of motherhood, and their own experiences as first-time moms. They tell you about the horribly tragic case of Andrea Yates, and the nightmare ending her mental health drug her and her five children to. Then they review the worst movie in THC history, Baby Blues.

    Episode 91 - Let's Raw-Dawg This B!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 116:06


    On this week's episode M&B grapple with their own control-freak tendencies while discussing how Nurse Charles Cullen abused his trusting, vulnerable patients eventually leading to a 16-year killing spree. Then they review The Good Nurse, a movie with an all-star cast, and a slow burn suspense. 

    Episode 90 - Pablo EscoBear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 74:10


    On this week's episode join M&B as they take you on a wild ride that involves dirty cops, drug smugglers, a decorated war hero, the Medellin Cartel, and one very coked-up bear. 

    Episode 89 - Happy Monk Menendez Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 103:48


    On this week's episode M&B try to decide what's really to blame for the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez. Was it due to their spoiled teenage sons, Lyle and Erik, being too money-hungry? Or was it due to the horrific abuse their sons endured at the hands of Jose and Kitty themselves? Then a review of the Lifetime movie, Menendez: Blood Brothers. 

    Episode 88 - Irish as F**k!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 94:17


    On this week's episode M&B celebrate their third THC St. Patrick's Day episode with a brief dip into Irish politics, and the bloody history of The Shankill Butchers. Then they review the 1998 movie Resurrection Man. The ladies also share some of their fondest, and messiest Paddy's Day memories. 

    Episode 87 - Everything is NOT Fine!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 153:12


    On this week's episode Ian Brady and Myra Hindley stir-up some mixed feelings in M&B as they take a deep dive into The Moors Murders of 1960's England. Then they review the BBC miniseries, See No Evil. 

    Episode 86 - I Choo-Choo-Choose You

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 98:16


    On this week's episode M&B give you the ultimate Valentines Day gift by telling you the twisted love story of murdering con-artists, Raymound Fernandez and Martha Beck, aka The Lonely Hearts Killers. Then they review the 2006 movie, with an absolutely stacked cast, Lonely Hearts. All this, plus a Galentine's present for B, and some very strong drinks that bring a "Surge" of energy to the episode. 

    Episode 85 - Just Bro Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 120:52


    On this week's episode M&B grapple with the world of Men's Olympic Wrestling, and the dark turn it took with the murder of the amazingly wonderful David Schultz. Then they review the 2014 movie Foxcatcher, based on pos rich-boy John du Pont, and the devastation he caused to not only a family, but the entire wrestling community. 

    Episode 84 - Black Metal-Lion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 78:17


    On this week's episode M&B dive into the dark world of Norwegian Black Metal, and the teenage boys who wanted it to be real so badly, that multiple people lost their lives. Then they review the highly entertaining, 2018 movie, Lords of Chaos.

    Episode 83 - The Smoking Pineapple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 140:48


    On this week's episode M&B close out the year with the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey and the still-open investigation filled with circumstantial evidence, and a long list of suspects that gets creepier and creepier.  Then they review the Lifetime masterpiece, Who Killed JonBenet. It's a new year, but the same old besties... Cheers to 2023!

    Episode 82 - Conjurings, Crabwalks, & Christmas. Happy Holidaze!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 89:20


    On this week's episode M&B invite you to celebrate the holidays with THC's Conjuring Christmas Finale. Your favorite set of ho-ho-hos tell you about the haunting of David Glatzel, and Arne Johnson's historic murder trial. Then they review the not-so-true Conjuring 3, and NBC's 1983 Kevin Bacon movie, The Demon Murder Case. So spike your eggnog & snuggle up for a fun-filled celebration with your besties. 

    Episode 81 - A Conjuring Christmas Miracle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 105:06


    On this week's episode M&B kick off the holiday season with a THC Conjuring Christmas. This episode focuses on The Conjuring 2, and the strange occurrences that happened to a real family in the 1970's in Enfield England.   

    Episode 80 - Cleveland Rocks, But This Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 116:26


    On this week's episode M&B are once again shocked and disgusted at the evil that someone can inflict on innocent people to fulfill their own twisted fantasies. Ariel Castro is an embodiment of that evil when he kidnaps, tortures, and rapes 3 teenage girls while keeping them chained up and captive for 11 years in his Cleveland home. After M tells you about this horrific case, B reviews a very well-made, and accurate movie, Cleveland Abductions.

    Episode 79 - ”Rippin'” Through Spooky Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 128:21


    On this week's episode M&B present Episode 2 of THC's Spooky Season with the o.g. serial killer Jack the Ripper and the absolute terror/chaos he brought to the Whitechapel slums of London in the 1880's. Then they review two movies based on The Ripper, From Hell starring Johnny Depp. And the very well-made Jack the Ripper, starring Michael Caine, which debuted 100 years after the Victorian murder spree. 

    Episode 78 - It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's MOTHMAN!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 95:13


    On this week's episode join M&B in kicking off their favorite time of year... Spooky Season! They start by telling you the intriguing and fortuitist? tale of The Mothman, set in small-town West Virginia. Then, B has a spooky surprise of not one, but two movies. 2002's The Mothman Prophecies, featuring an all-star cast, and 2010's highly entertaining, Mothman. 

    Episode 77 - Jinx! You Owe Me a White Claw

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 131:46


    On this week's episode B picked the case/movie, and M delivered. Listen as M takes you through the 30yr ride that is Robert Durst's crime spree, and B reviews the 2010 movie All Good Things. This episode has twists, turns, murder, and a spoiled rotten rich man dressed in drag. 

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