Podcasts about true crime tv

What if your favorite horror movies weren't fiction at all? In this chilling episode of Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot, we uncover the real-life killers and legends that inspired Hollywood's most iconic nightmares. From Danny Rolling—the Gainesville Ripper who birthed Scream—to John Wayne Gacy's clown persona that echoed through It, the Manson Family's cult terror, the cannibal clan of Sawney Bean, and the Hmong sleep demon that gave rise to Freddy Krueger—these stories prove truth is far more terrifying than fiction. Grab your glass of Merlot, turn off the lights, and step into the shadows where real murder meets movie magic. Origins of Horror: The Real Monsters Behind the Movies - Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot Check out the merch, blog, buy the book and so much more! mysteriesmayhemandmerlot.net WHERE'S WINNIE! - https://linktr.ee/WinnieSchrader Check out Winnie's Linktree for everything Winnie! From merch for Paranormal 60, Love+Lotus Tarot & Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot to digital designs with WS Media & more! Find the Paranormal 60 Podcast & Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot Podcasts on Rumble Use our link & Sign Up Today! - https://rumble.com/register/Paranormal60Network IF YOU NEED HELP PLEASE CONTACT Call or Text to 988 Chat online at https://988lifeline.org/ PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Cornbread Hemp - Save 30% off your first order at www.cornbreadhemp.com/P60 and enter P60 into the coupon code Factor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkout Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60 Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV https://streambeacontv.com/⁠⁠ Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠⁠ Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/⁠⁠⁠ PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #TrueCrimePodcast #HorrorMovies #RealKillers #DannyRolling #JohnWayneGacy #MansonFamily #SawneyBean #FreddyKrueger #HmongSleepDemon #TrueCrimeMeetsHorror #MysteriesMayhemAndMerlot #TrueCrimeStories #HorrorHistory #SerialKillers #BasedOnTrueEvents #RealLifeHorror #TrueCrimeCommunity #CreepyStories #CultKillers #MovieMonsters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Orleans — a city where the dead outnumber the living, and every cobblestone seems to whisper a ghost story. From cursed ground to voodoo queens, plagues, fires, and floods, it's a place forever haunted by its own past. But among all its dark legends, one building stands out — the old Ursuline Convent. Its walls once housed pious nuns… and something else. Something that terrified the townsfolk so deeply, they locked their doors at sundown and prayed they'd live to see the morning. Anne and Renata uncover the chilling mystery behind one of New Orleans' oldest and most feared legends, in this episode of True Hauntings. The Vampires of New Orleans - A True Hauntings Podcast PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOWCornbread Hemp - Save 30% off your first order at www.cornbreadhemp.com/P60 and enter P60 into the coupon codeFactor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkoutMint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV https://streambeacontv.com/⁠⁠Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/⁠⁠⁠PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something's wrong with the world tonight — you can feel it.From whispers in the woods to shadows under the water, from skies that move when nothing should — to laughter echoing where no one stands… this week's news is crawling with the uncanny. Join Dave Schrader and the paranormal Detective, Greg Lawson as they uncover the most chilling, bizarre, and downright unexplainable stories of the week — ripped from the real headlines that might make you question everything you think you know. The stories are real. The things watching you from the darkness are too.And we all know… Words Is Hard. Goblins, Rituals and The Tarot Tabby - The Paranormal 60 News PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Cornbread Hemp - Save 30% off your first order at www.cornbreadhemp.com/P60 and enter P60 into the coupon codeFactor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkout Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60 Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV https://streambeacontv.com/ ⁠⁠Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/ ⁠⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/ ⁠⁠⁠PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #Paranormal60 #DaveSchrader #ParanormalNews #Haunted #CreepyNews #Unexplained #Supernatural #StrangeStories #Mystery #HauntedObjects #UFOs #Cryptids #Ghosts #ParanormalPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Schrader welcomes investigator and television host Jessica Chobot to uncover the secrets behind the new Discovery Channel series Bigfoot Took Her. Together, they confront the evidence, the eyewitness accounts, and the possibility that folklore and fear may have been closer to the truth than anyone dared believe. The hunt begins again — deep in the woods, where legends walk and people vanish. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqhcFrwkCL0&feature=youtu.beBigfoot Took Her - The Paranormal 60 PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Factor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkout Cornbread Hemp - Save 30% off your first order at www.cornbreadhemp.com/P60 and enter P60 into the coupon code   Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60 Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV  https://streambeacontv.com/ ⁠⁠Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/ ⁠⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/ ⁠⁠⁠PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #BigfootTookHer #JessicaChobot #DaveSchrader #Paranormal60 #Bigfoot #Sasquatch #DiscoveryChannel #MissingPersons #Cryptid #TrueCrime #ParanormalPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher and Eric bring Social Media Mayhem Month to a shattering close with this excruciating Netflix documentary about one woman's descent into longing and deception. SWEET BOBBY: MY CATFISH NIGHTMARE takes us across the pond to the UK where marketing executive and radio host Kirat Assi finds herself captivated and romanced by a man who can never quite make the time to see her in person. A murder attempt, witness protection, a series of strokes – the list of excuses for why handsome Bobby Jindu can't manage to propose marriage in person grows longer and more outlandish by the day, week, month, year. When the truth arrives during a desperate confrontation, a family is divided, and the limits of the British criminal justice system are laid bare.

Whispers in the halls. Laughter echoing from empty rooms. At the Galt Museum in Lethbridge, Canada—once a bustling hospital—ghosts of its past still linger. Visitors report playful children seen in the windows after hours, and staff speak of a restless spirit born from a tragic accident. What binds these souls to this historic building? Anne and Renata uncover the chilling tales behind one of Alberta's most haunted landmarks in this spine-tingling episode of True Hauntings Podcast. The Ghostly Galt Museum - A True Hauntings Podcast PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOWFactor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkoutMint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60 Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV  https://streambeacontv.com/⁠⁠Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/⁠⁠⁠PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the heart of Egypt, a 4,000-year-old artifact vanishes—from a tomb said to be cursed. On a lonely highway, a driver swears a Chupacabra ran into his headlights before everything went black. Deep in the Texas dark, something half man, half beast prowls the parks of San Antonio.Man and the Moon may have ancient ties to our civilization.From ancient curses to modern monsters, the shadows are busy this week.And as always, The Paranormal 60 News crew, Dave, The Colonel & Greg are here to shine a light into the darkness and expose what is hiding in plain sight.Watch Dave, Cindy & Shane on Paranormal Mysteries here, Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV  https://streambeacontv.com/⁠⁠Moon Bases, Music & Monsters - The Paranormal 60 NewsPLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOWFactor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkoutMint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/⁠⁠⁠PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #Paranormal60 #DaveSchrader #ParanormalNews #Chupacabra #WolfMan #Dogman #CursedArtifacts #HauntedEgypt #HauntedHotel #BaseballGhost #CryptidSighting #Supernatural #ParanormalPodcast #TrueHauntings #WeirdNews #UnexplainedMysteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A whisper from the floorboards. A ghostly vision in your rearview mirror. A child frozen mid-sentence as the world stops around her. These aren't stories — they're pleas for understanding.Real encounters from listeners around the world, each one facing something they can't explain. In this haunting episode of The Paranormal 60, Dave Schrader, with mediums Scotty Davis and Sarah Lemos, open the inbox and confront six chilling accounts that blur the line between reality and the beyond. When the unexplained knocks… will you dare to answer? Follow Scotty the Medium here: https://scottythenjmedium.com/ Follow Sarah Lemos here: https://www.mediumsarahlemos.com/ Follow the Signal Network here: https://www.youtube.com/@thesignalnetwork Real Paranormal Stories - The Paranormal 60 PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOWFactor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkoutMint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60 Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV  https://streambeacontv.com/⁠⁠Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/⁠⁠⁠PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #Paranormal60 #GhostStories #DaveSchrader #SarahLemos #ScottyDavis #ParanormalEncounters #Supernatural #SpiritCommunication #TrueHauntings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of MatTalk, Jason and John dive into the Season 6 Matlock classic, “The Evening News.”

Social Media Mayhem Month continues with the crime that grabbed national headlines during the COVID pandemic even though it had nothing to do with masking or vaxxing. A frustrated Christopher and Eric serve up all three episodes of the Netflix true crime documentary series AMERICAN MURDER: GABBY PETITO, a show that uses bodycam footage and Gabby's own YouTubery to dubious result as they retell this tragic tale.  The stark differences between the victim's social media profile and her real life are laid bare, but the larger questions about how these two young souls got lost in the wilderness of their relationship never seem to get asked.

Even people who aren't fans of true crime documentaries can't stop talking about this mind blowing true crime documentary. To kick off Social Media Mayhem Month, Christopher and Eric serve up UNKNOWN NUMBER: THE HIGH SCHOOL CATFISH. In this small Michigan town, high school sports are king, Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny are the adorable couple everyone admires (and envies), and someone is using the anonymity of the internet to introduce chaos and fear into this tight knit community. When the hateful text messages start arriving one after the other, no one can pinpoint their source. Relationships are ruined. School officials are flummoxed. False accusations are waged. Once revealed, the author's identity sends out shockwaves more damaging than any string of words.

Nostalgia Month continues as Christopher and Eric celebrate crossing the 300 episode mark. To enshrine the occasion, they're serving up another one of their favorite series, VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL, and another trip back in time. In episode four of season three, they head to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1981, where the brutal murder of a devoted cop's (ex) wife sets off an international saga of frame ups, jail breaks and drug busts that have less to do with the war on drugs and more to do with a war on truth. Also, watch out for a cop they call Disco. "Was Bambi Framed?". That's the title of today's true crime serving. Christopher and Eric have thoughts, but they also want to hear yours.

It's widely acknowledged that art and madness often go hand in hand. Blend in some incompetent police work and you've got a crime they'll still be talking about in the next century. We sure are. Nostalgia Month continues as Christopher and Eric celebrate crossing 300 episodes. A CRIME TO REMEMBER has always been one their favorite series, and episode three of season four, entitled "Such A Pretty Face" is both riveting and surprising. Travel back in time to depression era America, where modeling was a disgraceful profession, strange men renting your spare bedroom was a regular occurrence, and the police felt free to beat the crap out of you until you confessed to whatever crime they were investigating at the time. You know, the good old days when things were still apparently so great.

Welcome to Nostalgia Month! Christopher and Eric celebrate their 300th episode by reminiscing about their favorite episodes past. But don't worry. It's not one of those punch-the-clock clip shows they threw together just to fill time. Those will come later in the year, when the jaw aches from all their yammering set in. They're also diving into another episode of THE PLAYBOY MURDERS, specifically the first episode of its second season, entitled "Double Trouble". Is Hugh Hefner's legacy getting the Me Too reckoning it deserves? Or should the blame for this sordid tale lie squarely at the manicured feet of one banished bunny and her wayward jewelry collection? One thing's for sure – never agree to an afterhours meeting in an alley in North Hollywood. We don't care what you're selling.

On this episode of Mattalk, we're breaking down one of the most intense episodes of Matlock yet — Season 6, Episode 5: “The Abduction.” When Michelle is kidnapped by the mob, it's a race against time as Ben Matlock and Conrad team up to save her. We dive into the tension, the emotional stakes, and how this story gives Michelle a standout moment in the spotlight. From Andy Griffith's commanding presence to the high-stakes rescue mission, “The Abduction” delivers courtroom-meets-crime drama at its best. We'll explore the evolving dynamic between Ben and Conrad, Michelle's pivotal role in this episode, and the suspense, character arcs, and behind-the-scenes trivia that make this story unforgettable. Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering Matlock for the first time, this recap and review is packed with insights, nostalgia, and love for classic TV.

Back To Fools months gets political, maybe more political than the podcast has ever gotten, as your hosts serve up the toxic formula of how the Wild West of Internet message boards led to one of the most disgraceful and chaotic events in United States political history. In the Netflix documentary THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK: MEMES TO MAYHEM, Christopher and Eric travel from LOLz, to social justice activism to deranged conspiracy mongering and ultimately an insurrection on the steps of the US Capitol. What's to blame for the complete breakdown in critical thinking skills that enables misinformation to spread, thrive and kill? Eric has some sharply critical answers. We hope someone out there adds them to their lesson plan.

Meet the Heenes. The father is an inventor whose process includes shouting abuse at his wife and son. The mother forgets the meaning of words like hoax when she's accused of perpetuating one. And the children tend to supply well shot, wide angle video coverage of some of their family's worst moments. Our family hour installment of Back To Fools Month takes to the skies over Colorado with TRAINWRECK: BALLOON BOY. Is there still as much hot air to this story as there was when it first went airborne in 2008? If so, will enough be left over for Christopher and Eric to inhale some and talk funny? These are the earthshattering questions that await in this exploration of one the most absurd alleged hoaxes of the 21st — or any — Century.

Back To Fools Month begins with the most dangerous type — a murderously irresponsible and privileged fool. Like so many of you, Christopher and Eric were riveted by this tale of hubris and catastrophe when it first broke across the world stage. The Titan submersible sounded like it could barely survive a dip in a duck pond. How could so many supposedly intelligent people send this glorified tin can to the dark ocean depths? The answers are chilling, as the Netflix documentary TITAN: THE OCEANGATE SUBMERSIBLE DISASTER makes clear. A stunning abuse of wealth and power and one spoiled billionaire's desire to be a "big swinging" you know what conspired to send five people to a dark and watery grave.  But the real crime on display is the same brand of disdain and disregard for sound scientific principles that's currently crippling parts of our federal government.

Look, Christopher and Eric love DATELINE as much as the next true crime junkie. But sometimes the show's rush to get an episode on the air can lead to a rush to judgment. That's their concern with a recent episode entitled "Siren Song", the seventieth episode of their thirtieth – that's right, thirtieth! – season. TV show detectives love to say it's always, always, always the husband. Or boyfriend. Or fiancé. But is that really the case in the strange disappearance of Sarm Heslop, who vanished from her boyfriend's luxury catamaran off the coast of the US Virgin Islands in the hours before dawn? COVID kept her friends and loved ones from joining the search and now they fear the local authorities let the most likely suspect slip through their fingers.

Last Resorts Month continues as Christopher and Eric set sail on the fiery seas of hell, otherwise known as the stormy waters off New Jersey during the Great Depression. The horrifying story of the SS Morro Castle was in danger of being lost to history until the popular YouTube Channel, Oceanliner Designs, worked overtime to salvage this dark tale from the forgotten depths. In this offbeat, but exhaustive documentary INFERNO – THE BURNING OF MORRO CASTLE we learn how international political tensions, Depression era desperation and a serial killer conspired to turn a popular floating pleasure palace into a smoldering labyrinth of horrors.

As summer swelters, your hosts Christopher and Eric are determined to get in their last bit of beach time — inside in the frosty air conditioning watching bad things happen to those who spend too much time on the beach. Welcome to the first episode of Last Resorts Month, in which a new travel-themed true crime series called FATAL DESTINATION takes us south of the border for some bad real estate dealings and some bad romance. In episode 1, entitled "Baja Noir", we follow an affluent Houstonian as he heads to Rosarito Beach to pick up the keys to his sunny new condo. Little does he know the other man named on the deed has him scheduled for a darker date.

It's rare that one finds a documentary in which all the interview subjects direct the same level of venom and disdain at the same target with quite this much elegance and skill, but the BBC special EDWARD VIII: TRAITOR KING is one of them, and Christopher and Eric delight in every barbed sentence. Summer of Scandal concludes with a grand promenade into the world of royal families — and their scheming, traitorous, black sheep sons. You may know Edward VIII as the supposed romantic hero who gave up the crown for love. Did you also know he was a traitor to his country who gave the Nazis intelligence that proved critical to their war plans and that he spent more time trying to retrieve his wife's swimsuit from a war zone than to protect his brother and sister from the Blitz? We didn't either.

Summer of Scandal jitterbugs into the dangerous dance of politics with FALL TO GRACE, a so-called documentary that could use a lot more skip in its step. Remember when a politician coming out of the closet seemed like a seismic news event? In comparison to today's political climate, the story of New Jersey governor Jim McGreevy seems almost quaint. And that's why your hosts spend the first part of this episode talking about Christopher's spicy new erotic romance novella, PARTY OF THREE, which features a hot throuple's weekend stay at Sapphire Cove, the luxurious beachfront resort that plays host to Christopher's ongoing gay romance series. And then there's whatever FALL TO GRACE is.

The hacking scandal at infamous media baron Rupert Murdoch's News of the World was one of the biggest stories of the early 2000's. Naturally, it resulted in complete destruction of everyone responsible, including one of the biggest right wing — Oh, wait. As Summer of Scandal surfs its way into the world of media, Christopher and Eric serve up two episodes of the BBC series THE RISE OF THE MURDOCH DYNASTY to find out what cost or consequence, if any, one of the world's most powerful media empires suffered after engaging in widespread acts of fraud, bribery, blackmail and defamation as well as invading the privacies of everyone from celebrities to grieving parents.

Grab your beach bag, Party People! (And the phone number for your best lawyer friend!) It's time for a Summer of Scandal. For the kick off, Christopher and Eric hop in a brand new Pierce-Arrow with Fatty Arbuckle, one of 1921's biggest silent film stars, and head up the California coast for said star's date with personal ruin. But did the highest paid actor in the world at that time do anything wrong in that infamous twelfth floor suite at San Francisco's St. Francis hotel? As they serve up season 1, episode 2 of the (surprisingly good) late 90's true crime TV series SCANDAL, entitled "Silenced Star", your hosts chew on Hollywood's first ever celebrity scandal. Turns out it's hard to say whether the sour taste of guilt is coming from the accusers, or the accused.

Meet Herb Baumeister. Successful businessman. Noted introvert. Lover of rotting food. And possible serial killer. As All About Representation Month continues, Christopher and Eric serve up the final two episodes of THE FOX HOLLOW MURDERS: PLAYGROUND OF A SERIAL KILLER, spotlighting the crusading Indiana coroners working to identify the forgotten gay victims of a staggeringly prolific serial killer. When a bungled investigation and a sudden suicide served as an excuse to shut down the search for answers as to how a massive amount of human remains ended up on a pastoral Indiana horse farm, suspicions and conspiracy theories ran amuck, and various documentary filmmakers found a way to insert themselves into the fray. But were their cinematic efforts a hindrance or a help? Join Christopher and Eric as they try to find a closure in a case that has offered blessed little to the victims and their families.

FROM MILITARY LEADER TO MISS USA INTERNATIONALLisa Tauai's Unbelievable Transition Story | HeroFront PodcastWhat happens when a 20-year Air Force commander trades her uniform for a crown? In this epic episode, we sit down with Lisa Tauai — a retired Lt. Colonel, nationally recognized dietitian, and current Miss USA International 2025 — to explore what it really takes to reinvent your life after military service.Whether you're navigating transition, battling imposter syndrome, or dreaming bigger than your circumstances, Lisa's story is your roadmap to rising strong.00:00 – Intro Trailer04:50 – Lisa's Joyful Energy and “Flow” Mentality05:31 – Fish-Forward Nutrition and Sustainable Wellness06:49 – True Crime TV and America's Most Wanted Story09:39 – Instagram Growth and Meta Verification Secrets14:50 – Pageant Queen Origins: First Time on Stage18:44 – Air Force to Runway: How She Did It22:54 – Squadron Commander Lessons on Leadership29:50 – Veteran Depression and Finding Post-Service Identity34:35 – Launching “Vegas Saints” and Creating Legacy Content39:52 – Why Veterans Need to Prioritize Health Now46:15 – Purpose and Longevity: What Blue Zones Teach Us52:13 – Lisa's NICU Trauma and Motherhood Resilience1:04:09 – Parenting, Perspective, and Post-Military Healing1:16:04 – Where Lisa's Going Next (Cosmetology and Coaching)1:21:04 – Military vs Civilian Mindset: Owning Your Voice1:24:04 – Final Message: “You're Not Too Late — Start Now”GUEST: LISA TAUAIMiss USA International 2025Registered Dietitian, Veteran, SpeakerInstagram: @lisatauaiIf Lisa's story inspired you, be sure to follow, rate, and share this episode. Your support helps us continue amplifying the voices of veterans, leaders, and everyday heroes.Listen now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms.

This year, Pride Season at TDPS is all about visibility, inclusion and respect for LGBT people, three things of which our current political climate is in desperately short supply. Welcome to All About Representation Month, beginning with a supersized True Crime TV Club that's about bringing long overdue justice to the forgotten gay victims of a vicious and prolific serial killer. When queer men started vanishing without a trace from the streets outside popular Indianapolis gay bars in the early 90's, their desperate final hours were eventually traced to a palatial horse farm in a seemingly idyllic suburb. Once there, investigators found what was then the largest repository of human remains in United States history. Was the supposedly upstanding owner of the property a vicious killer? And did he act alone? Christopher and Eric tackle these questions and more as they serve up Episodes 1 and 2 of the Hulu series THE FOX HOLLOW MURDERS: PLAYGROUND OF A SERIAL KILLER.

In their second and final episode devoted to the Paramount + true crime series, SIN CITY GIGOLO, Christopher and Eric watch in disgust as a sanctimonious district attorney attempts to deflect the public's attention from terrible police work, and the man who most likely committed this awful crime descends into self-pitying rationalizations and flat out delusions. Are there any heroes to be found in this sad, tragic tale? And what single event first started this destructive and lethal spiral? The producers of the reality show that brought victim and killer together are willing to take some of the blame, but your host Eric has a more complex theory of the case that throws a much harsher light on everyone's role.

Magic mushrooms have never felt less enchanting. Christopher and Eric serve up the first two episodes of SIN CITY GIGOLO, a salacious new true crime series from Paramount + in which the scorching Las Vegas sun reveals the murderous truths coiled beneath reality TV illusions. What happens when the cameras stop rolling, the checks stop coming and you realize all that fame you supposedly enjoyed was mostly a few thirsty people on the internet? Episodes 1 and 2 offer some disturbing answers. When an allegedly famous male escort calls 911 with a convoluted tale of a drug trip gone wrong, only one thing is clear — a woman has brutally lost her life. But a shoddy police investigation, and the conflicting accounts of the chief suspect's friends send the case gyrating into Conspiracyville before the evidence can be collected. In our next episode, Christopher and Eric bring you the final installment of the series along with their uncensored thoughts about what really happened on that long, awful night in the desert.

Mad Love Month continues with the first in an all-new true crime pairing about a resourceful and indefatigable conman who will stop at nothing to be with the man he loves. If he has to involve that same man in a few dozen criminal conspiracies along the way, so be it. All's fair in love and insurance fraud. Christopher and Eric serve up episode 9 of season 3 of the Discovery + and IDCaseFiles show I ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT entitled “Got A Boyfriend To Support”, the jaw dropping tale of Steven J. Russell, the man they call King Con. To say he exposed some gaps in the Texas prison system is a massive understatement.

Is a romance between a prison's warden and one of its most violent inmates a match made in hell or just Alabama? We're not quite sure after watching the Netflix documentary JAILBREAK: LOVE ON THE RUN. Welcome to Mad Love Month, where Christopher and Eric celebrate the month that shelters Valentine's Day with tales of misguided passions that run afoul of the law…and sound judgement, common sense, self-preservation. You know, the lot. After seventeen years as the director of operations at Lauderdale County Jail, Vicky White told her co-workers she planned to celebrate her retirement by going out with a bang. They had no idea how literally she meant it. Neither did we!

Every holiday season, your hosts Christopher and Eric search high and low for a holiday themed true crime story that goes easy on the bloodshed. A high-speed chase involving a van full of stolen frozen turkeys, perhaps? No such luck again this year. Once again, we were confronted with the same gory buffet of holiday horrors, giving us no choice but to continue a dark – dare we day black -- TDPS tradition.  In season 4, episode 7 of the Peacock series HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS, entitled “Cold Turkey”, Brent and Charlotte Springford have just returned home after a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with their daughter. Unbeknownst to them, a vicious predator awaits them in the shadows of their luxurious Montgomery, Alabama mansion. Black Friday Month continues with the tale of a gruesome murder that was discovered on Black Friday itself. 

Black Friday Month continues with an unconventional installment of Christopher & Eric's True Crime TV Club in which the victims range from the self-esteem of teenage girls everywhere to the coastline of an African nation. Ever heard of fast fashion? Christopher and Eric hadn't until they watched this eye-opening documentary BRANDY HELLVILLE & THE CULT OF FAST FASHION on Max. Follow along on this globe-trotting journey from a small Italian town known for fashion prowess (and fraud), to the struggling nation of Ghana to a Santa Monica, California boutique where the customers become unqualified employees and ultimately victims of this head spinning con job involving smoke, mirrors, misogyny and shirts that are only meant to be worn several times before landing in the trash where the journey to their final tragic destination only begins.

Welcome to Black Friday Month, when Christopher and Eric offer discounts on the many shades of black— from the darker side of retail, to the gorier side of gratitude to the glory of giving and receiving. In this installment of Christopher & Eric's True Crime TV Club, your hosts serve up THE ABERCROMBIE GUYS: THE DARK SIDE OF COOL, in which a brand that exemplified all American masculine perfection became a front for toxically masculine abuse. With the recent arrest of the fashion label's former CEO Mike Jeffries, this BBC expose on the dark goings on at Jeffries's isolated Hamptons compound and other private playgrounds seems more relevant than ever. It's a disturbing tale of what happens when the rich and powerful distort the boundaries between consensual sex work and human trafficking and young queer men are taught that their bodies are the only things they have to offer.

Matthew Watts is currently show runner for FATAL FAMILY FUEDS on OXYGEN. He previously was show runner on KILLER SIBLINGS, ACCIDENT,SUICIDE, OR MURDER, Director/Executive Producer of "Dahmer on Dahmer: A Serial Killer Speaks" and many other excellent true crime shows, PLUS Swamp People and Urban Tarzan. While we missed Urban Tarzan, we did get into Swamp People!

How is it possible two avowed true crime junkies like Christopher and Eric haven't heard of a serial killer alleged to have been one of the most prolific in history? Could it have anything to do with the fact that this killer's victims were mostly queer men? In the first of this true crime pairing on Dennis Nilsen, your intrepid hosts brave the grandiosity, pretentiousness and sheer evil of a media-savvy monster who never met a dire situation he couldn't exploit to his own evil ends. Is a childhood trauma to blame for all this madness, or is that part of the story just another manipulative ploy from this endlessly narcissistic menace? On next week's episode, find out how celebrated actor David Tenant brought Nilsen to life in the British television series, DES. Also, having recently celebrated what would have been the 83rd birthday of beloved Premiere Party Person Anne Rice, your hosts have a special announcement about her legacy.

Diane chats with ABBOTT ELEMENTARY EPs Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacher about Season 4 and helping to craft the hit comedy. Andy and Diane talk about the smashing INDUSTRY season finale, the lowkey gem PENELOPE from Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, and we look at the newest turn in the Menendez Brothers case. Andy talks spooky viewing options GROTESQUERIE and SALEM'S LOT. Andy also talks about why WILL & HARPER is a Must Watch on Netflix. Diane previews the new HBO comedy THE FRANCHISE.

There are certain questions your hosts Christopher and Eric return to again and again on this true crime-centric podcast. What is the true nature of justice? Is it possible for victims of violent crime to ever get closure? What the hell is bitcoin? In episode 5 of season 1 of the Canadian – not that there's anything wrong with that – true crime series RICH AND SHAMELESS, entitled “The Mysterious Disappearance of a Bitcoin Millionaire”, we get a crash course in how this confusing Internet based currency allows for con artists and criminals to rook people out of their savings. Meet Gerry Cotten, founder of one of the largest Bitcoin trading platforms in the world. Now get a good look at him because he's about to jet off to the other side of the world and die suddenly of a disease no one knew he had after locking your money away in a digital wallet only he had access to. His new wife doesn't even have the code. Do you? Does anyone?

Your hosts Christopher and Eric are both bestselling authors who are never reluctant to share personal details about their lives. But at the end of the day, what does an author of fiction truly owe their audience when it comes to their own life story? This is just one of the questions that defines the twisty and edgy tale of literary phenomenon J.T LeRoy as Christopher and Eric serve up episode 2 of season 4 of one of their favorite series, VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL, entitled “The Boy Who Cried Author”.  As Double Identity Month continues, we travel from West Virginia truck stops to San Francisco night clubs to the vaunted offices of New York publishers as the line between fiction and memoir gets stretched to the breaking point. Christopher also shares his own experience at the hands of a literary catfish who took the romance writing world by storm.

After having thoroughly conspiracy wearied themselves last month, Christopher and Eric are desperate for a little justice and closure. Here they kick off a new batch of episodes devoted to con artists getting their just deserts. Welcome to Double Identity Month. Open wide, bastards! Hell hath no fury like a woman conned. That's certainly the case in THE TINDLER SWINDLER, a popular Netflix documentary that forces us to answer the question, if a handsome stranger invited us to hop on a private jet to Bulgaria at the end of our first coffee date, would we go? By the end of this delicious serving, Eric coins a new phrase, “Don't **ck with Dutch women!” Listen to find out why.

Deep in the You Tube vaults lurks this authoritative and impeccably reported takedown of one of the worst lies ever told about the Kennedy assassination. FALSE WITNESS, adapted from the groundbreaking non-fiction book by Patricia Lambert, responds to Oliver Stone's preposterous blockbuster JFK with a hail of hard truths. The fact that it enjoys a fraction of the audience of that odious film is just one more injustice offered up by the deeply strange story of deranged New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison and his baseless hunt for a homegrown conspiracy to kill the president — made up entirely of homegrown homosexuals. This is just one of the injustices about this story Christopher and Eric are determined to correct. Conspiracy Weary Month's final pairing goes out with a loud wet bang — the kind a truth bomb makes when it goes off on a pile of conspirapoo. 

Welcome to Conspiracy Weary Month, where your skeptical hosts, Christopher and Eric, add some of their typical adverbs and spices and a dash of their signature saltiness to the sacred cows of online speculation while serving them up on a hot takeaway platter. The disappearance of notorious labor leader Jimmy Hoffa in the mid 1970's inspired rafts of conspiracy theories and a host of aging mob guys to issue suspicious confessions to the alleged murder late in life so they could rake in book and movie deals while avoiding consequences (or prosecution). While the frenzied documentary, KILLING JIMMY HOFFA, drowns us in factoids, title cards and meandering interviews, its final menu of possible suspects leaves Eric hungry for more. Who killed Jimmy Hoffa? Our fresh take on this old mystery may surprise you.

Sex Scandal Summer goes royal as Christopher and Eric head across the pond — and then back again — with “PRINCE ANDREW: BANISHED”, a snarky takedown of the House of Windsor's possible connection to convicted sex trafficker and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, streaming on Peacock in the US. It's the first in a long overdue “true crime pairing” that continues in our next episode with a True Crime Movie Time featuring SCOOP, a recent Netflix film. Despite being Queen Elizabeth's favorite, Prince Andrew never showed an aptitude for much beyond flying helicopters and carousing. And sweating. And then, in his later years, lying about sweating. Was rank entitlement to blame for the colossal PR mistakes the prince made while trying to convince the world he had no connection to one of Jeffrey Epstein's most credible and high profile accusers? While Christopher and Eric enjoyed watching this bevy of journalists and royal watchers make the case, they were disturbed by this tale of entitlement run amok.

After Eric unleashes a tirade against Pinterest, his winner for Most Homophobic Social Media Platform In Existence, he and Christopher kick off the next chapter of Sex Scandal Summer by serving up an hour of television that makes its host look worse than the scandalous subject. In episode 2, season 1 of THE UNITED STATE OF SCANDAL, entitled “Mark Sanford”, the notoriously unfaithful conservative Southern politician pales in comparison to host Jake Tapper, who, while making the story largely about himself, reveals distressing political biases hiding behind a strange soft-pedaled apology. In the end, Christopher and Eric are left craving some real journalism on this iconic political sex scandal — or maybe just a long hike on the Appalachian Trial with their favorite international reporters.

Pool boys and Evangelicals and cougars, oh my! Christopher and Eric kick off Sex Scandal Summer by serving up the spicy Hulu documentary GOD FORBID: THE SEX SCANDAL THAT BROUGHT DOWN A DYNASTY. When twenty-year old Miami pool boy Giancarlo Granda is invited to take part in a night of taboo busting sex with a wealthy older woman he met at the Fontainebleu Hotel and her (at least) voyeuristic husband, little does he know he'll eventually find himself at the center of a scandal that helped remake American presidential politics. It's a seemingly no holds-barred expose of con artists and blackmailers, and the culture war politics that attacks minorities while enriching sanctimonious hypocrites. But Christopher and Eric still have questions about what's not being said in this otherwise steamy tell (almost) all.

Say the name Matthew Shepard to any queer person who lived through the 1990's, or any person with an ounce of humanity, and they're likely to get tears in their eyes. That's the case with Christopher and Eric. As they serve up THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY: AN AMERICAN HATE CRIME on Discovery ID, their own memories of that painful time come bubbling to the surface, reinforcing their personal devotion to the concept of Pride Month, visibility and equality. It's a searing comprehensive documentary about the horrific, headline-making murder that changed the nation's understanding of what a hate crime is. But it's final note is a controversial one. Are we losing the progress we've made or are we losing perspective on how much has been accomplished since Matthew's terrible murder and beyond? Christopher and Eric share their thoughts.

Sometimes LGBT equality means the freedom to make the same crappy choices straight people do. Your hosts travel to the beautiful Ohio River Valley to meet an out and proud hairdresser turned coal mine foreman with questionable taste in men and home decor. In episode 8 of season 32 of venerable true crime classic DATELINE, entitled “Dangerous Secret”, the unflappable Dennis Murphy narrates this twisty, soapy tale of bedroom antics turned deadly.  Meanwhile, Christopher and Eric play a speedy game of who can spot the guilty party the quickest. It's usually Eric, but this time it might be a draw.

Pride Month continues as Christopher and Eric head to Texas for a True Crime TV Club installment that deepens their previous episode's discussion of crime and hate in the Lone Star State. It turns out Paul Quintanilla was just one of many queer people who lost their lives to cable TV's supercharging of bigoted televangelists in the 1990's. In season 2, episode 3 of VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL, entitled “The Killing Trail”, we follow a hateful and bloody path from the windswept beaches outside Corpus Christi to the public parks of Dallas. Along the way they encounter brave, dedicated activists who managed to effect change in one of the country's most conservative states.

In today's episode I welcome to the podcast Steven Keogh, a former London Metropolitan Police Officer, Author of the books Murder Investigation Team: How Killers are Really Caught and Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper, a 21st Century Investigation, and star of the new True Crime TV show Secrets of a Murder Detective.Find out more about Steven, his books, his TV show and so much more, by visiting stevenkeogh.comDon't forget to subscribe to my new podcast The Blue WaySOURCES:Please see our website for all source material and photos at https://scottishmurders.com/episodes/stevenkeoghSHOW:Support Us: ko-fi.com/scottishmurdersPatreon - patreon.com/scottishmurdersMerch - teepublic.com/user/scottishmurdersWebsite - scottishmurders.comTwitter - @scottishmurdersInstagram - @scottishmurderspodcastFacebook - facebook.com/scottishmurdursYouTube - @ScottishMurdersLinktree - linktr.ee/scottishmurdersCREDITS:Scottish Murders is a production of cluarantonn.comHosted by Dawn YoungEdited and Produced by Erin Ferguson - instagram.com/erinfergus0n/Production Company Name by Granny RobertsonMUSIC:Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter