We discuss the notorious serial killer, Son of Sam, or David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1976 to 1977. We timeline his life, beginning with his birth to adoption, and offer insights into his neuroses surround...
We discuss the paranormal history of The House of Death–the one-time home of author Mark Twain. We reenact some of the haunting moments from Jan Bryant Bartell’s memoir, Spindrift: Spray from a Psychic Sea, which chronicles h...
Drew solo hosts to discuss the infamous “Seduction of Jane Doe” case–based on journalist Skip Hollandsworth’s 1994 article, published in Texas Monthly –that outlined Coach (Jesse) Lynn Stroud’s grooming and sexual abuse of se...
We discuss Wicked Wonderland owner, Kymberlee Schopper, who was arrested and charged with a second-degree felony for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. We dissect the oft-stigmatized industry of oddities, curiosit...
We discuss the violent murder of 33-year-old NYC artist, Sabina Khorramdel-Rosas, found dead at the Shou Sugi Ban House, in the Hamptons. We chronicle her move to the U.S., toxic relationship with her killer, Thomas Gannon, i...
We figuratively roam the Colonial corridors of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. We briefly outline its history, discuss our favorite amenities, and outline the most haunted hot spots in the Vortex, Concert Hall, and Rooms 217 and 428.
We discuss the stressed Amazon delivery driver who dumped 80 packages along a wooded road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. We consider this case alongside the unionization of Amazon workers and stories of overwhelmed and exploited workers.
We discuss Andrew Jesus Arroyo’s vehicular rampage, as he drove his Subaru Outback through a CarMax showroom, shattering glass and ruthlessly causing bodily injuries and paralysis. We review conflicting eyewitness reports, Carmax employee reports, and crash footage.
We discuss the vile and depraved abuse of power by North Bergen, New Jersey Police Chief Robert Farley, and the eight or more allegations of intimidation and harassment. Farley is accused of exposing himself and defecating in the presence of fellow officers and creating a hostile work environment.
We discuss two absurd and em-bear-assing cases involving criminals who attempted to frame (and blame) bears for murder and insurance fraud.
We discuss the Cocoa Beach house party hosted by Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan and third-grade teacher Karly Anderson. A raucous neighborhood scene played out with teens shouting obscenities, puking on the front lawn, drunk driving, smoking marijuana, and wielding a …
We explore narratives of a child ghost haunting The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas. We dive into the Finney family history and discuss Debra Pickman’s ghost memoir, The Sallie House: True Story, which outlines her year-long accounts of living with “Sallie” and the alleged ghost’s temperamental at…
We examine the brazen and hyperpolarized case of Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old who premeditated, plotted, and pulled the trigger of his self-designed, 3D-printed ghost gun on 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on December 4, 2024. We present a nuanced timeline leading up to th…
We discuss 23-year-old content creator Kelli Tedford and her participation in (and recording of) public urination in the Monadnock Food Co-op in Keene, NH, and the surrounding area spanning four years. We investigate whether Tedford was inspired–and participated in–a sub-culture of public pissers o…
We discuss the egregious and incomprehensible defrauding of members of Victorious Grace Church by Pastor Eligio (Eli) Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn Regalado, by establishing a worthless cryptocurrency, INDXcoin, in 2024. We explore the levels of rhetorical manipulation and outright greed by weapon…
We discuss the case timeline of the four-part docuseries Lorena (2019) and comment on the intersectionality bias in the media and the volatile events surrounding the infamous severing of John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis on June 23, 1993.
We discuss the infamous Long Island Lolita case as re-told through the documentary Amy Fisher: Kill for Me (2021). We give a brief bio and overview of Amy Fisher, the Buttafuocos, and the obvious media bias and perpetuation of sensational to “slutty” tropes.
We discuss the 2023 double homicide in an affluent neighborhood in Herndon, Virginia, in which 23-year-old Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães and her 39-year-old married lover, lured in Joseph Ryan, who had a profile on the fetish website FetLife, to restrain Banfield’s wife, Christine, for …
We discuss the scintillating details of ex-porn star-turned-racquetball instructor Robert Baker and his affair with Monica Sementilli, the wife of renowned hairstylist Fabio Sementilli, that led to his murder. We unravel the scandalous details of their 18-month affair, sexually-charged jailhouse le…
We discuss the numerous patient sexual abuse, assault, rape, negligence, and endangerment cases of Acadia Healthcare and nationwide subsidiary facilities for children, teens, and adults with mental illness to opioid addictions. We begin with the New York Times exposé and deep dive into the case fro…
We conclude our two-part discussion of the JonBenét Ramsey case based on the streaming episode of Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey. We talk about media spectacles, the sexualization of pageant children and depictions of youth in the media, and the biases for and against the Ramsey family.
We discuss the JonBenét Ramsey case by providing a timeline, analyzing the language of the ransom note, and reacting to the streaming episode of Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey.
We discuss the 2010 Russian “illegal” spies arrested in the U.S. as part of the FBI’s “Operation Ghost Stories.” We look at the case in-depth, focusing on Richard and Cynthia Murphy, two “Illegals” who posed as run-of-the-mill suburbanites in the idyllic town of Montclair, New Jersey.
We scanned the bags of 23-year-old, alleged drug trafficker Ceestra Burgess as she traveled with her lover from Fort Lauderdale to St. Croix with approximately 25 lbs of marijuana, vacuum-sealed and wrapped as Christmas gifts. We weed through the details, cut through the smoke, and debunk the skunk…