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Motivational speakers started really gaining popularity in the 70s and 80s, the golden age of “self-help.” And in recent years, they've been even more in-demand, especially in the business world. You can't swing a dead cat these days without hitting some self-proclaimed entrepreneurial guru who claims to have the formula for success and would be happy to share it with you, if you sign up for their seminar for the low-low price of thousands of dollars. Or buy their TikTok course. But you don't have to get certified or trained to be a motivational speaker, and their industry is almost totally unregulated—meaning, anybody with a megawatt smile and a catchphrase can do it. And according to a Harvard study, most of these guys focus more on entertaining you than teaching you the way to win. It all makes you wonder—are the ones who claim to have all the answers really so enlightened? Well, today we're gonna tell you about two who most definitely weren't.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, S3E4, “Chosen to Kill” https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/nyregion/25speaker.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/nyregion/man-seeks-plea-deal-at-retrial-in-assisted-suicide-of-long-island-counselor.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/nyregion/new-trial-for-man-who-helped-motivational-speaker-kill-himself.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/killer-of-l-i-motivational-speaker-is-sentenced/?searchResultPosition=6CNBC's American Greed, Episode "Making a Killing"Court papers: https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914e231add7b049348ef740/amphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/2009/08/02/several-questions-remain-in-investors-disappearance/2a3002f5-3c83-4c8d-8e1a-c0f115273394/https://patch.com/california/sanclemente/shawkey-admits-his-stories-sound-unbelievableFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

My Creepy Kid May Have Saved My Life; Strange Happenings on the Way to Granny's House; What was in My House??; The Tale of My Haunted Ant-Infested Apartment; Possible Encounter with a Shapeshifter and I was Sprayed by a Siegfried and Roy Tiger Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Listeners of Sinisterhood can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/CREEPY --Get your summer savings and shop premium wireless plans at MINTMOBILE.com/SINISTERHOOD. -Head to GiveHugz.co and use code “CREEPY” for 20% off your first order.

Nobody likes to be embarrassed. More often than not, people are kind of weird in one way or another, have some secret history or fascination they'd hate to have dragged out into the light of day. It's normal. What's less normal is just how far some people will go to avoid their embarrassing secrets coming out…even to the point of murder.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Blood Will Tell by Carlton SmithPalo Alto Online: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2013/11/30/palo-alto-murderer-dies-after-compassionate-parole/ SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/FITZHUGH-CONVICTED-Palo-Alto-jury-rejects-2892363.phpFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

The heart has been the subject of mythology for humanity for centuries. Egyptians believed that in the afterlife, your heart was weighed against a feather and if all your life's sins didn't outweigh the feather, you could join Osiris in the afterlife. If it was heavier, your heart was consumed by Amuut, a demon, and your soul disappeared forever. Ancient Greeks believed that the heart was the anchor of the soul and instinctively thought it was the source of heat for the body. Cultures all over the world recognized the importance of the heart, before even realizing how crucial it was to survival. Today's case is about matters of the heart, both literally and figuratively. A heart surgeon's wife is murdered in her locked house, shot through her heart in the middle of their nasty divorce and when the police find mounds of evidence, it all seems to lead them nowhere.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:https://www.bestplaces.net/city/pennsylvania/williamsport https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/heart_surgeon_convicted_of_kil.htmlInvestigation Discovery's "A Perfect Murder," episode "Heart Shot"CBS's 48 Hours, episode "A Shot in the Dark"Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

If there's one thing that gets people's blood pumpin', it's sports. All over the world on any given day, you can find people getting into passionate arguments about whose team has a better chance of making the playoffs, or the finals, or the World Cup or whatever. Sometimes there are fisticuffs involved! There are pubs in Scotland where you're not allowed to wear your football team colors, for fear of a brawl breaking out. In my hometown, when our college team won a big basketball game, people would celebrate by turning over cars and setting stuff on fire. Parents often treat their elementary school kids' Little League games like the fate of the free world is at stake. My point is, people get INTENSE about this stuff. And things can get real, real weird. This week, we bring you two stories that exemplify that weirdness.Case 1: The Wild Lies of Kevin Hart. Case 2: The Cleveland Ten-Cent Beer Night Riot.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:https://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=kevinhart&redirected=true https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7525340/kevin-hart-recruit-lied-california-golden-bears-sign-missouri-western-stateCleveland Magazine Archives: https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/terminal/articles/1974-cheap-beers-cause-mayhemCleveland Magazine: https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/sports/articles/10-cent-beer-night-an-oral-history-of-cleveland-baseball's-most-infamous-nightNew York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5528679/2024/06/03/cleveland-10-cent-beer-night-50-anniversary/YouTube Channel Kristian Crow, "The Absolute Chaos of Ten Cent Beer Night" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ZTGtMFVT8Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

A young woman found naked and dead in the water. A diary that held clues to a secret life. Dark truths hidden behind suburban walls, and a mind at war with itself. This week we have a tale of mystery and madness where the borders of reality itself start to crumble.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Deadly Whispers by Ted SchwarzInvestigation Discovery's "Swamp Murders," S1E1, “Multiple Personalities”UPI archives: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/11/Video-shows-accused-killer-as-Satan/7506595227600/Court paperwork: https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1991/38a89-0.html Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

There's a meme I've seen a few times. It says “You never know how toxic something is until you breathe fresher air.” I think it's about how easy it is to get so completely wrapped up in a relationship, or a group dynamic, or a way of thinking that you stop seeing it for what it is. You become less and less tuned in to what's normal. This happens a lot when you get two close friends together—two people who might not be likely to do any damage if left to themselves, but who become like fire and gunpowder together. Pushing each other further and further, with neither one willing to flinch. This can get even scarier when the two friends in question are teenagers with huge egos and a fascination with all things dark and edgy.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:LA Weekly, "Two Against One," Christine Pelisek. January 8, 2004.Redlands Daily Facts: https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2023/07/19/high-profile-killer-of-redlands-teen-granted-release-from-prison/CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/best-friends-held-in-teens-death/Court transcriptsLA Times Archives: "Teen's Crush Was Fatal," Lance Pugmire, January 2005LMN's "I Killed My BFF," S3, E5Investigation Discovery's "Mean Girl Murders," episode "Goth Girl Gone"Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

Two high-profile inmates could see freedom while two wrongfully convicted men await long-overdue justice. Plus, two mysteries see movement, a fallen legal titan awaits sentencing, and mysterious sightings keep Congress and the public guessing. This week's episode is Prior Case Updates. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Get your summer savings and shop premium wireless plans at MINTMOBILE.com/SINISTERHOOD. -Head to tryfum.com and use code creepy to get a free gift with your Journey Pack. -IQBAR is offering our special podcast listeners twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. To get your twenty percent off, text CREEPY to sixty-four thousand. Text CREEPY to 6-4-0-0-0

You're supposed to be safe at home. Why wouldn't you be? And that sense of comfort must be even greater if “home” is a beautiful house you built yourself, where you live happily with your family in a town where you're successful and respected. You'd have no reason at all to think that someone was watching you with binoculars through the trees, their heart burning ever hotter with rage, ever closer to exploding with murderous fury. Join us for a story of madness and grandiose delusion, a case that rocked 1970s California almost as much as the Manson Family murders did. Sources:Court records: https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/5/287.htmlNew York Times archives: https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/16/archives/killer-of-eye-doctor-and-four-on-coast-is-sentenced-to-die.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/30/archives/mechanic-on-coast-guilty-of-killing-5-in-oneman-war.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/21/archives/5-slain-on-coast-and-left-in-pool-surgeon-wife-2-children-and.htmlNew York Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/03/22/crazed-hippy-killer-caused-horror-with-1970-murder-of-california-doctor/SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Santa-Cruz-mass-murderer-kills-self-in-prison-3221281.phpCrime Library: https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/mass/john_frazier/index.htmlInvestigation Discovery's "A Crime To Remember," episode "Killer Prophet"Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIREFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, tons of extra content, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

A quaint, religiously conservative community in central Ohio turned into a violent gang after a power-hungry bishop declared himself the forever leader. He twisted scripture to encourage attacks and then the feds came knocking. This week's episode is The Bergholz Beard-Cutting Attacks. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to Ollie.com/CREEPY, tell them all about your dog, and use code CREEPY to get 60% off your Welcome Kit when you subscribe today! -Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to hero.co and use code CREEPY at checkout. -Head to Graza.co and use CREEPY to get 10% off of TRIO which includes Sizzle, Frizzle and Drizzle, and get to cookin' your next chef-quality meal! -Listeners of Sinisterhood can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/CREEPY.  

Obsession is one of humanity's greatest boons… and curses. Obsession can fuel a scientist's entire career in trying to solve a singular problem. An athlete's obsession can pull them to physics bending heights, a politician's obsession with a cause can push a world changing bill forward. People can be obsessed over all sorts of great and mundane things: books, trading cards, cars, art without any kind of harm… But when that obsession is about controlling or possessing another person? Things can take a sinister turn. In today's story, 7 people's lives are ruined by a single woman's obsession. Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Court papers: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ct-supreme-court/1131876.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ct-court-of-appeals/1456321.htmlCourant.com: https://www.courant.com/1997/07/16/vermont-man-receives-30-year-sentence-for-manslaughter/  https://patch.com/connecticut/middletown-ct/middletown-double-murder-case-be-featured-crime-documentaryInvestigation Discovery's "Diabolical," episode "Recording Evil"Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

There are some people who, if they find themselves stuck in a hole, will just keep digging deeper. Maybe they think they'll find some highly improbable way out of their troubles, more likely it's all they know to do. This week's story is about a man who kept doubling down on his lies and bad decisions until the lives of those closest to him were torn to pieces. Join us for a twisty tale of deception and betrayal.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:ABC's 20/20, S46 E18, “A Killer Renovation” JCS (Jim Can't Swim): "Husband Tries to Look Sad" https://youtu.be/6d-kCW46kqs?si=c5Q5WTBM45H7-OL-CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-tronnes-shanti-cooper-murder-case-florida-48-hours/Orlando Sentinel: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2019/05/17/twist-in-strangulation-case-against-delaney-park-man-detectives-explore-poison-theory-while-interviewing-his-ex/Fox 35 Orlando: https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/medical-examiner-called-as-witness-in-david-tronnes-murder-trialThe Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/20/david-tronnes-guilty-murdering-wife-zombie-house-floridaOrlando Sentinel: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/10/18/orlando-man-found-guilty-for-2018-delaney-park-zombie-house-renovation-homicide/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

The U.S. military teaches recruits to function together as a well-oiled machine—and for young people who dream of joining the most elite forces, it requires discipline, commitment, and loyalty, not to mention the courage to put yourself in harm's way for the greater good. For the ones with the deepest commitment, there has to be a fire in the belly that drives them to keep their eye on the prize, no matter what the risks. Most of the time this sets the stage for great achievements. But sometimes, the personality type that lends itself to flawless dedication can teeter over the line into feverish obsession. Where's the line? When you've cultivated a “failure is not an option” attitude your entire life, how do you put the brakes on when that determination starts to bleed into your personal relationships? Join us for the story of one of the most infamous killer couples of the 1990s: Diane Zamora and David Graham. Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Blind Love by Peter MeyerTexas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth: https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-killer-cadets/A&E's "American Justice," 2000: "Duty, Honor, Murder"Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

How far would you go to get what you want? For most of us, there's a hard limit on the answer to that question, and that limit is hurting someone. Especially someone close to you. But in this week's story, we meet a man who didn't believe in limits like that, who would let nothing and no one stand in the way of his ambition and desires. It's a mindset you might expect from a Wall Street bigshot, but our guy wasn't that—he was a suburban rabbi, who kept all his demons hidden under a cloak of godliness.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets on sale now: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/hit-man-in-slaying-of-new-jersey-rabbis-wife-to-be-freed/ https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/neulander-conspirator-paul-daniels-released-from-prison-after-14-years/https://www.inquirer.com/news/rabbi-fred-neulander-convicted-murderer-dead-nj-prison-20240419.html https://www.inquirer.com/crime/tale-murder-took-years-unfold-20000507.html https://www.nydailynews.com/2002/11/22/killer-rabbis-flame-miss-vicky-falls-for-wife-slayer/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/fiveminute-memoir-author-pam-jenoff-recalls-her-uncle-s-murder-confession-8533234.htmlhttps://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2006/a3616-02-opn.htmlFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

Vengeance is such a core human urge that there are hundreds and thousands of parables and plays and stories warning us about what a dangerous path it is. In the classic Shakespearean tragedy, Hamlet destroyed himself and the entire Danish royal family in the name of revenge. Francis Bacon wrote “A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.” Today's story is a good reminder that if you seek revenge, you should dig two graves. Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets are on sale now: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Crime Traveler, Fiona Guy: https://www.crimetraveller.org/2024/12/fiona-beal-murder-case/The Independent, Amy Clare Martin: https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/fiona-beal-murder-trial-sentence-teacher-b2553200.htmlBBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-68846713NN Journal, Sarah Ward: https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/im-not-a-total-monster-i-know-whatEmma Kenny, YouTube channel: Respected Teacher Conned Boyfriend Into Deadly Sex GameFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

For at least the past 200 years or so, there's been a lot of debate about women and the role we're supposed to play in society. Historically, we've been expected to be the nurturers, the caregivers—the gentler sex, as we used to be called. We cook the food, we nurse the sick, we mind the children. Some of us are perfectly content in that role. But all throughout history, there have also been women who've chafed against these expectations. Some of them rebelled in a healthy, heroic way—fighting for women's right to vote, to manage our own money, to pursue careers. And some have rebelled in a darker, more toxic way, using the very tools of stereotypical womanhood—food and drink—to commit the deadliest crimes. Today we'll tell you about two of those women. Case 1: Tillie Klimek. Case 2: The Marquise de Brinvilliers.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets are on sale now: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Lady Killers by Tori TelferBritannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite-dAubray-marquise-de-BrinvilliersBounjour Paris: https://bonjourparis.com/history/mystery-and-murder-in-paris-the-infamous-madame-de-brinvilliers/PBS: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/unforgivable-blackness/mann-act-full-textMedium, Heather Monroe: https://heathermonroe.medium.com/the-strange-murders-of-tillie-klimek-effa70912b5bFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

My Papaw Stood Up to the KKK; My Dad, the Nazi Hunter; Response to Last Week's Freaky Friday Episode-Cold Case Too Close to Home; I Went to School with A Killer; “Just Creepin?”; and My Near-Death Experience Was... Different? Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/sinister to get 10% off your first month. -Sign up with code CREEPY and wager a minimum of five dollars to receive FIVE HUNDRED CASINO SPINS ON A FEATURED GAME. Only on the most rewarding place to play, DraftKings Casino -Listeners of Sinisterhood can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/CREEPY. -Shop SKIMS best intimates including the Fits Everybody Collection and more at SKIMS.com and SKIMS stores.

For people of faith, a minister is supposed to be a figure of trust, a rock to support you in times of trouble. Not everyone who holds that position meets those ideals, though. This week's story is about a man whose minister's robes and carefully practiced smiles hid a heart burning with violence and dark desires, someone who would betray every trust given to him and leave pain—not salvation—in his wake. Join us for our latest "Sinister Minister" episode. Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets are on sale now: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Investigation Discovery's True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, S4E1, “Sins of the Father" CBS's 48 Hours, S26E17, “Death at the Parsonage” NBC's Dateline, S21E21, “Fallen” Pocono Record: https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/12/suicide-dominates-schirmer-trial-testimony/49162405007/ https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/16/two-wives-one-cause-death/49158909007/ID News: https://www.ldnews.com/story/archives/2015/12/16/schirmer-gets-20-40-years-murder-bethany/77424050/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

Running For My Life Along with Thousands of Cheerleaders; Terrorists Lived in My Neighborhood; Effects of Roe's Overture; Cornered; Update on Stalker in the Warehouse; and The Necklace that Disappeared Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to Graza.co and use CREEPY to get 10% off of TRIO which includes Sizzle, Frizzle and Drizzle, and get to cookin' your next chef-quality meal! -For a limited time get 40% off your first box PLUS get a free item in every box for life. Go to Hungryroot.com/creepy and use code creepy. -Listeners of Sinisterhood can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/CREEPY. -Listen to Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube, or wherever you get your podcast!

In this week's episode, we are going to be looking at “Bullshido,” a catch-all term for martial arts practices that are either fake, delusional, or just plain useless. This is the land of no-touch knockouts, touches of death, and mystical masters who can't manage their own lives. We'll be asking the question—should you learn self-defense from summon who struggles with basic reality? Spoiler, the answer is no, no you shouldn't. This is a fun one, y'all. Nobody dies, and everybody is an absolute goober. Sources:Interesting Stuff From Around the World YouTube channel (videos on Ashida Kim, George Dillman and Steven Seagal, plus much more): https://youtube.com/@interestingstufffromaround8014?si=E9-UiKKcTZQ4ng-Jhttps://ashidakim.com/The Dance of the Deadly Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xw5wjwVkFc&t=36sNinja “levitation” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl3QF3t58RkNinja curtains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCaZmajZ_g4&t=258sKim catches a bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PJZjwWwFc4Kim dodges bullets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc1sN7eeyvM&t=78s https://www.dillman.com/George Dillman on tongues and toes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIL5nD2PQ0Y&t=326s George's chi bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYez2RKQn8c&t=748sGeorge mostly resurrects a pet https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w7hgVWbPxG8Seagal's Lightning Bolt ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IId64OJdCKM Seagal running weird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwwXE-T4HPI Seagal's very real Russian aikido demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmEx8Moy7ro Seagal essential oils https://members.tripod.com/life_scents/oldfiles/seagal.html  Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Pay up front or set up a payment plan. Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRE Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

Art is a mysterious thing. It's hard to pin down why one thing moves us and another does not. Similarly, it can be hard to identify that special spark, that unique creativity that an artist can have that lifts their work into something magical. If you don't have that, all the technical skill and carefully won knowledge in the world won't get you to that special place. Unless, of course, you just steal it from someone else. This is “Faking It: Art's Greatest Forger.”This is a fun one, y'all. Opulent settings. Drama even a fan of telenovelas might find over the top. International intrigue...and salmon throwing?Sources:Fake! by Clifford IrvingNew York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/08/obituaries/fernand-legros-dealer-in-art.htmlJoin Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets on sale now, and payment plans are available: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRE Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

When a young mother was brutally murdered in a small town, the list of suspects was short. But even after a trial, her family was left to find justice themselves. This week's episode is The Murder of Corinna Mullen. Wildfire Relief links: California Fire Victims How to Help Those Impacted Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Check out "Timesuck" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/SINISTERHOOD and use code SINISTERHOOD at checkout. -Shop SKIMS best intimates including the Fits Everybody Collection and more at SKIMS.com and SKIMS stores.

We've covered some real nasty pieces of work on our show over the years. Dive into true crime for any length of time, and you're bound to come across plenty of people you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley. Or a lit one, even. But even among the rogue's gallery of devil's rejects out there, there are some in a league of their own. People so devoid of morals and human empathy that they should really just be shoved in some dank little spider-infested oubliette somewhere and forgotten about, just to protect the rest of us. Today, we're gonna tell you about two of them.Case 1: Hell's Belle - The Crimes of Melissa PattersonCase 2: Making a Killing - The Story of Mark Barton, the Day Trader KillerJoin Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Appeals court filings, Patterson v State: https://casetext.com/case/patterson-v-state-2099Investigation Discovery's "Diabolical," episode "The Rich Get Richer"Oxygen's "Snapped," episode "Melissa Patterson"Martin Knell's ObituaryKRGV: https://www.krgv.com/videos/murder-victim-s-only-son-speaks-out-following-conviction/My RGV: https://myrgv.com/local-news/2023/09/23/five-years-later-monica-melissa-patterson-still-claims-innocence-despite-the-evidence/Time magazine: https://time.com/archive/6736072/a-portrait-of-the-killer/New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/31/us/shootings-in-atlanta-the-overview-killer-confessed-in-a-letter-spiked-with-rage.htmlWashington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/07/31/killer-wrote-of-fear-hopelessness/af33786a-de37-45cd-9d5f-1098379892dd/South Coast Today: https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/1999/07/31/atlanta-shooter-had-been-disgruntled/50508538007/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

My Dog Found a Dead Body; Getting Away Twice; Precognitive Phenomena? And the Work Conference from Hell; Tales from the Night Shift; Knock, Knock, Knock; and The Time my Dog Caught a Fugitive. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Wildfire Relief links: California Fire Victims How to Help Those Impacted Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Listeners of Sinisterhood can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/CREEPY. - Give your teeth a break without breaking the bank. Head to shopremi.com/SINISTER and use code SINISTER to save up to 50%. -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY -Listen to Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube, or wherever you get your podcast!

Last week, we learned the identity of the man hired to kill Rozanne Gailiunas—Andy Hopper, an insurance adjustor turned weed dealer who had apparently added “hitman” to his list of careers. But investigators were still uncertain whether Andy was who they were after, or just a middleman who could lead them to the real killer. So they let him remain free—and then, tipped off by his girlfriend, he vanished. Join us for the conclusion of “Bound by Hate: The Murder of Rozanne Gailiunas.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Open Secrets by Carlton StowersD Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1991/july/fatal-obsessions/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

In last week's episode, young nurse Rozanne Gailiunas was brutally murdered while her  young son slept in the room next door. Suspicion initially fell on both her estranged husband, Peter, and her new boyfriend, Larry Aylor. But evidence was thin on the ground, and the case went cold. Three years later, Larry was the target of a botched assassination attempt, but had trouble getting the police to take it seriously. No one connected this shooting to Rozanne's death. Then, out of the blue, a mysterious woman called investigators and laid the blame for Rozanne's murder at the feet of her menacing husband, Bill Garland. This mysterious caller turned out to be Carol, the elder sister of Larry Aylor's wife Joy. And she said Joy was behind the whole thing. Join us for part 2 (of 3) of this twisty tale. Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Open Secrets by Carlton StowersD Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1991/july/fatal-obsessions/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

The late, great Bo Diddley asked one of life's big questions in one of the 20th century's greatest songs—“Who Do You Love?” That's a simple question, but in some relationships, the answer isn't simple at all. Love, money, revenge—people kill for all kinds of reasons. And in this week's case, those motives tangle together in a way that will tear lives to pieces. A woman torn between two men, a crime scene straight out of a nightmare, and an investigation that twisted and turned for years. Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets go on sale February 7: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:Open Secrets by Carlton StowersD Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1991/july/fatal-obsessions/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

Cat videos. Viral dances. Real community. It seems silly that a simple app could become an outlet, a source of hope, answers to medical mysteries, on-the-ground guerilla journalism, and even a way for small businesses to find customers, but starting in 2020, the US government set its sights on the app for more reasons than a viral dance. Now, the app and its community's future hangs in the balance. This week's episode is The TikTok Ban. Wildfire Relief links: California Fire Victims How to Help Those Impacted Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY -Head to Ollie.com/CREEPY, tell them all about your dog, and use code CREEPY to get 60% off your first box of meals when you subscribe today! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

Her name is one of the most recognizable in the world. You know her lyrics. You've seen her concerts. But what about the more sinister side of this global superstar? Lawsuits, crimes, stalking, and more - this week's episode is Taylor Swift: The Crimes, Claims, and Controversies - Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at BollAndBranch.com/creepy. -Head to acorns.com/creepy or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! -Shop SKIMS best intimates including the Fits Everybody Collection and more at SKIMS.com and SKIMS stores.

Bookstore Creeper; Retail Store Perv; Retail Prank Call-The Pillow Man; Girl on the Side of the Road; Tarot Pregnancy Scare?; and Giant Squid Conspiracy Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Shop SKIMS Holiday Shop at SKIMS.com. Available in styles for women, men, kids and  even pets! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

The past few years, whistleblowers with high levels of security clearance have been coming forward and revealing that our government may know more than it's letting on about visitors from another world - or another dimension. Are all these high-ranking individuals merely fabricating their sworn testimony? Or is it more likely our government is keeping the public in the dark? This week's episode is Immaculate Constellation: UAP Update Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY

Ghosts, phantom lights, unidentified aerial phenomena, and Bigfoot - this place has everything! Is the southeastern chunk of Massachusetts haunted beyond measure or have witnesses merely been primed to see strange things in such an eerie place? This week's episode is The Bridgewater Triangle. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code CREEPY at OSEAMalibu.com. 

Welcome to this special Halloween bonus episode of Sinisterhood! We're bringing you four spine-tingling tales that we've crafted to send shivers down your spine. These stories are written by Heather, Christie, and our husbands, Tommy and Paris, all with one shared goal: to bring about the feeling of fear. So, dim the lights, settle in, and prepare for a journey into the creepy, scary, strange, and unknown. Let's get into it… if you dare. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.

In September 2016, we covered the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, from its history to its architecture and the otherworldly inhabitants that never left. But this spring, we were invited to conduct an overnight paranormal investigation inside the haunting halls and conduct some on-the-ground research of our own. This week's episode is Trans-Allegheny (Lunatic) Asylum - Revisited. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to HelloFresh.com/freecreepy for 10 free meals applied across 7 boxes; new subscribers only. -Visit CBDistillery.com and use code CREEPY for 20% off. -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas!  Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood From A Survivor: How To Help Hurricane Helene Survivors; My Mum Almost Got Picked Up By A Serial Killer; That Time My Mom Survived A Kidnapping From A Serial Rapist And Murderer!; Escaped Big Cats; Possible Alien Sighting?!; And My House Is Haunted Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. From now until Halloween, 100% of the profits from every single item sold in our online store will go directly to organizations that are working hard on disaster relief for those affected by these hurricanes. But that's not all—we're also going to match every dollar you spend. That means 200% of the profits will be donated to help these communities rebuild and recover. This is a chance for all of us to come together, support the relief efforts, and make a real impact. So head to sinisterhood.com/shop and know that every purchase you make is contributing to a greater cause. Let's all pitch in together. Thanks so much for your support. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to PAIRED.COM/CREEPY50 to get a 7-day free trial and 50% off if you sign up for a subscription. -Head to FACTORMEALS.com/creepy50 and use code "creepy50" to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box. -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

Our Nash Bash Fiasco; Terrifying Teenage Job; Vigilante Justice; What Are The chances?; A Glitch in the Matrix; and Freaky Friday 127 Connection Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app to start earning cash back and use code "CREEPY"

Every phone call. Every text message. Every mouse click. Our virtual footprints have to route through somewhere on the way to their destinations. And the prying eyes of the U.S. government is there every step of the way. Copies of your private digital details just may be stored on Uncle Sam's cloud inside an unassuming building in the desert. This week's episode is America's Dark Web - The NSA's Utah Data Center. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Go to Zocdoc.com/CREEPY and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today

My Uncle Was a Demon; My Mom Joined a Cult... Twice; My Fugly 2000's Nails Saved My Life; The Time Someone Threatened to Kill Me; Blondie's Looking for a Bathroom Break; and Cosmic Synchronicities with a Kraken. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Helix is offering up to 25% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to helixsleep.com/creepy -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

Sinisterhood is six years old this year. At nearly 300 episodes, 120 Freaky Fridays, and untold hours of chaos on Patreon, we've had a lot of fun over the years. In anticipation of our 300th episode, we're looking back at some favorite moments and origin stories. This Week's Episode is Pre-300th Comedy Look-Back. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app to start earning cash back and use code "CREEPY" -Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code CREEPY at OSEAMalibu.com. You'll get free samples with every order, and free shipping on orders over $60. -Head to PAIRED.COM/CREEPY to get a 7-day free trial and 25% off if you sign up for a subscription.

Their faces graced the cover of teen magazines, and the dreamy roles they played in the 1990s and 2000s got the hearts of their young fans pumping. But now, not one but two former ‘90s heartthrobs have been accused of running cults. Are these men using their fame and influence for personal gain and gratification? Or has the media taken a few too many liberties with the truth? This week's episode is: Andrew Keegan and Jared Leto - 90s Heartthrobs or Cult Leaders? Part 1 Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Head to PAIRED.COM/CREEPY to get a 7-day free trial and 25% off if you sign up for a subscription. -Visit OliveandJune.com/CREEPY for 20% off your first Mani System! -Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

The Friendly Neighborhood Murderer; I Crashed a Killer's Family Reunion; Mid-day Stalker; How I Ended Up in a Developing Nation with a Cult; Tell Me, Was I Visited by Aliens?; and You Helped Me Save My Wedding Dress and My Sanity Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. -Head to FACTORMEALS.com/creepy50 and use code "creepy50" to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box. -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

My Mum's Casual True Crime Stories; I Am Trapped in a Foreign Country Due to My Abuser; Misery of Uncertainty; The Vanishing Onion and a Glitch in the Matrix; My Grandpa's Bigfoot Story, Tall Tale, or Did it Happen?; and My Dad's Bigfoot Encounter Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to hero.co and use code CREEPY at checkout -Head to PAIRED.COM/CREEPY to get a 7-day free trial and 25% off if you sign up for a subscription. -Visit OliveandJune.com/CREEPY for 20% off your first System!

Charles Dederich's sanctuary for those fighting drug addiction had morphed in its first decade of existence. It expanded from helping those with substance issues to becoming a utopian community with a growing list of business assets and resources. With its leader running things like a corporation, Synanon residents soon found their every hour accounted for, but they had no idea what was in store for their own futures or the future of their children. This week's episode is The Cult of Synanon - Part 2. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

Who is Uncle Scott; Bloody Relations or Modernesque Greek Tragedy; Did I get PunchTok'd?; Forestry Intern Brush with True Crime; My Brush With Remote Viewing," a.k.a, "The Time I Stole My Twin Sister's Memory; and Two Times I Called Out of Work Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

A year on from her death, the public was reeling from the loss of broadcasting megastar and UK's darling, Jill Dando. Police reviewed initial tips and zeroed in on a suspect, setting off a decades-long fight for justice and creating more questions than answers. This week's episode is The Unsolved Murder of Jill Dando - Part 2. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/CREEPY -Head to factormeals.com/creepy50 and use code creepy50 to get 50% off -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY

Once the source of coveted building material, the tunnels that snake beneath the City of Lights are now home to a thriving subculture of urban explorers who face down danger at every turn. Whether from collapsing ceilings, unsavory characters, or the ghost of lost explorers, the dangers of this underground expanse threaten to make you one more body added to the collection six million already laid to rest down there. This week's episode is The Paris Catacombs. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

A town founded on its underground riches was plagued by bad luck. Mass casualty events filled the place's only graveyard. One family chose to honor their departed loved one in a unique way – they built a motel adjacent to the cemetery decorated with an onslaught of clowns. Thousands of figurines outfitted in red noses and giant shoes greet visitors to this roadside inn, but the proximity to the burial ground has generated tales of paranormal activity. Is this ghost business merely a circus act meant to attract visitors or does something horrible lurk beneath these curly wigs? This week's episode is The Clown Motel. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -BÉIS is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/CREEPY -Head to TryFum.com and use code CREEPY to save 10% off when you get the Journey pack today -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

I Was in the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade; How I Almost Got Converted; The Navy SEAL Con Man Who Tricked Us All; My Mother Was Mistaken for Patty Hearst In The 1970's; My Parents Met in a Cult; and I've Been Given a Gift? United for Waukesha Resiliency Center (unitedwaukesha.org) Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Visit oliveandjune.com/CREEPY and use code CREEPY for 20% off your first Mani System

Our guests this week are the hosts of Let's Go To Court, Kristin Caruso and Brandi Pond! Armed with one semester of law school and one semester of criminal justice, Let's Go To Court has been been bringing the laughs and details on true crime and court cases since 2018. Brandi tells us about an unwelcome visitor at her place, while Kristin shares an all-too-relatable road trip tale. Thanks to Brandi and Kristin for joining us! Check out more from Let's Go to Court! https://www.instagram.com/lgtcpodcast https://open.spotify.com/show/13K8XKhgpoNqjY8XzHtcTm Stories this week: Never Should Have Purchased an Elf on the Shelf…; That Time Santa Flew Over My House; Black Eyed Kids or Elf?; A British Ghost Story; and Guest Stories from Brandi Egan and Kristin Caruso Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER

The most wonderful time of the year can also be the scariest. From centuries old winter tales to the most adapted holiday novella of all time, the holiday season has always had its fair share of frights. But why does gathering around the yule log incite within us a yearning to tingle our spines as well? This week's episode is The Ghosts of Christmas. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Get up to 40% off Beam Dream Powder for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/SINISTERHOOD and use code SINISTERHOOD at checkout -Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to helixsleep.com/creepy and use code HELIXPARTNER20 -Right now you can get Two Memberships for the Price of One at masterclass.com/creepy -Go to HelloFresh.com/CREEPYFREE and use code CREEPYFREE for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active.