Synopsis
Have you listened to "Serial" Season One more than once? Do you have notes in the margins of your copy of "Zodiac?" Could you have watched seven MORE episodes of "The Jinx?" Us Too! Each week hosts Patrick Hinds and Gillian Pensavalle break down one of these true crime classics in the funny, engaging, and interesting way that only two gorgeous theater nerds can.
Episodes
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366: The New Years Eve Murder
23/05/2024 Duration: 43minNew Year's Eve 2018. Police bodycam footage captures the cries of Army Sergeant Kemia Hassel as she cradles the lifeless body of her husband, Sergeant Tyrone Hassel in the driveway of their home. Tyrone had just been shot and killed, his murderer having stalked him to the home he shares with his wife and newborn son. Who would do this? And why? This episode recaps Season 2, Episode 1 of Hulu's "Killer Cases." FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should come hang out!! RSVP HERE AND LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, The Murder of Laci Peterson, Casey Anthony: American Murd
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365: The Hollywood Ripper (from "Snapped: Notorious Hollywood Ripper")
21/05/2024 Duration: 49minOn February 1, 2001, 22 year old Ashley Ellerin was at home in Hollywood, California getting ready for a date with Hollywood A-lister Ashton Kutcher. Early the next morning, Ellerin was found brutally murdered--stabbed 47 times and left for dead. Kutcher was quickly ruled out, but as more women start to die under similar circumstances to Ashley, LAPD realizes they have a serial killer on their hands. FAM!! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY!! Patrick is coming to town to get the TCO Fam together and you should come hang out!! RSVP HERE AND LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, The Murder of Laci Peterson, Casey Anthony: American Murder Myste
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The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (From our Patreon Feed)
16/05/2024 Duration: 01h08minWhen Michael and Kristine Barnett receive a call from an adoption agency looking to place a 5 year old Ukrainian orphan suffering from an incredibly rare form of Dwarfism, they jump at the chance to bring the little girl into their family. They quickly become suspicious that she is now who she says she is, but rather a psychopathic adult with murderous intentions. You can get all 6 ad-free episodes of our coverage of seasons 1 and 2 of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace right now on our Patreon feed. It's where you'll also find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, The Murder of Laci Peterson, Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery, and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and so many more! JOIN HERE!
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364: Escape from a House of Horrors: The Turpin Family
14/05/2024 Duration: 01h18minOn January 14, 2018, 17-year-old Jordan Turpin did the unthinkable: She broke out of the home where she and her 12 siblings were being heled prisoner by their parents, and, using a stolen cell phone, she called 911. 90 minutes later, police entered the home and discovered a horror that's almost impossible to imagine: Children chained to beds, living in filth, emaciated from years of malnutrition. The decades-long nightmare was over, but how on Earth had these parents been able to conceal their abuses for so long? FAM!! NATALIE IS PRODUCING A SHOW AT 54 BELOW ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH!! GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, The Murder of Laci Pet
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363: The World's Most Evil Killers: Todd Christopher Kohlepp
09/05/2024 Duration: 50minOn November 3, 2016, authorities found 30 year old Kala Brown handcuffed to a pipe inside a storage container on property owned by popular local real estate agent Todd Kohlepp. Kohlepp had kept the missing woman as his prisoner for 65 days. A few hundred feet away, the authorities found the buried bodies of four other missing people--and they would soon discover that Kohlepp was also responsible for an unsolved quadruple homicide nearly two decades earlier. How had this monster stayed hidden in plain sight for so long? And how many other bodies would they find? FAM! COME TO A TCO MEETUP THIS WEEK: Milwaukee: TONIGHT! Thursday, May 9th: 6pm to 8pm at Pilot Project Brewing (1128 N 9th St) Chicago: TOMORROW! Friday, May 10th from 6pm to 8pm at Spin Chicago (344 N State St,) LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, an
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362: Can I Tell You A Secret: Part 2
07/05/2024 Duration: 47minNow that the stalkers identity has been revealed, a detective sets out to find him and take him down in order to end the terror he has brought to the lives of his victims. FAM! COME TO A TCO MEETUP THIS WEEK: Milwaukee: Thursday, May 9th: 6pm to 8pm at Pilot Project Brewing (1128 N 9th St) Chicago: Friday, May 10th from 6pm to 8pm at Spin Chicago (344 N State St,) LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, The Murder of Laci Peterson, Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery, and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and so many more!
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361: Can I Tell You A Secret? Part 1
30/04/2024 Duration: 46minFAM! This is part 1 of our two part coverage of "Can I Tell You A Secret". Episode 2 is available right now and ad free at the $5 tier on Patreon. It will be our regular free episode next week. Imagine it: you're out there living your life. You're young, having fun, living your dream by building a social media following of people rabid for your content. You feel like you've made it. But then one day, you answer a cryptic direct message, and your entire world is turned upside down. You're being stalked and terrorized by what feels like a network of people who are out to destroy you and all that you have built. And you wonder if you will ever feel safe again. This is exactly what happened to the three women at the center of "Can I Tell You A Secret." LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of
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360: This is Revenge (From "20/20")
25/04/2024 Duration: 56minA prominent and beloved local doctor is found murdered in his Lubbock, Texas home. He was shot, chased, and then stabbed 11 times. When investigators take a closer look at the doctor's life, they uncover a tale of stalking and deception that led to this brutal crime. FAM! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY - HOSTED BY PATRICK! Patrick will be in Milwaukee on Thursday, May 9th and Chicago on Saturday, May 10th. PLEASE RSVP TO THE EVENT PAGE WHICH YOU CAN FIND PINNED AT THE TOP OF THE FACEBOOK GROUP!! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, The Murder of Laci Peterson, Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery, and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and so many more!
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359: Girl in the Picture
23/04/2024 Duration: 01h10minA young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal-fugitive at the center of it all. FAM! COME TO A MEETUP IN YOUR CITY - HOSTED BY PATRICK! Patrick will be in Milwaukee on Thursday, May 9th and Chicago on Saturday, May 10th. PLEASE RSVP TO THE EVENT PAGE WHICH YOU CAN FIND PINNED AT THE TOP OF THE FACEBOOK GROUP!! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, The Murder of Laci Peterson, Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery, and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and so many more! Episode Sponsors: Curology - Personalized prescriptions formulated to treat your individual skin ne
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358: Sex, Lies, and the College Cult
16/04/2024 Duration: 01h15minThe true story of a sex cult of students from Sarah Lawrence told in the victims’ own words -- a tale of control, sex trafficking, violent assault and extortion, all orchestrated by a master manipulator. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more!
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357: Revenge of the PTA Mom (from Sundance TV's True Crime Story)
11/04/2024 Duration: 58minA wealthy and INSUFFERABLE Orange County mom and her husband, both attorneys, plot revenge on the PTA president for not properly supervising their son at school. It starts with a smear campaign, then escalates to something TRULY INSANE. This might be Gillian's new favorite show. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more!
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356: Chowchilla: The Strangest Mass Kidnapping In History
09/04/2024 Duration: 01h10minOn July 15, 1976 , in Chowchilla, California three armed and masked men hijacked a school bus carrying 26 children (aged 4 - 14) and an adult bus driver. What ensued is one of the most terrifying--and truly awe inspiring--stories we have ever covered. AND WE WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW--EVERYONE LIVES AND THE CHILDREN ARE NOT PHYAICALLY HARMED. So go listen and let these bad-ass kids make your day. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Ma
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355: Last Stop Larrimah
02/04/2024 Duration: 55minNestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects. And insanity ensues. ALSO MEAT PIES...LIKE, WHAT? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more!
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354: The Tree that Helped Solve A Murder (from 48 Hours)
28/03/2024 Duration: 52minWhen a young mother mysteriously vanishes, DNA from a tree is used to lead investigators to her killer. BECAUSE SCIENCE IS WILLLLLLLLD! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more!
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353: The Disappearance and Murder of Lynette Dawson
26/03/2024 Duration: 57minChris and Lynette Dawson were the "perfect" couple. He was a famous rugby star, model, and teacher. Lynette was a loving wife and mother. But everything changed when on of Chris's female students moved into the family home. Chris's obsession with the student was obvious. And then, suddenly Lynette was gone. Chris claimed that she needed some time away. But when she never came back, it was obvious that something sinister had happened. The documentary this episode is based on can be watched here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of
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352: The Murder of Jasmine Fiore (From Max's "The Playboy Murders")
19/03/2024 Duration: 54minOn August 15, 2009, the body of 28-year-old Playboy model Jasmine Fiore was found stuffed into a suitcase in San Diego, California. She had been brutally beaten and then dismembered to prevent identification. Her husband, former reality TV contestant Ryan Alexander was the prime suspect. The only problem was that nobody knew where he was. Quickly, and international manhunt is mounted to locate him. But with money and resources available to him, it was unclear if he would ever be brought to justice. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder
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351: The Murder of Julie Jensen
14/03/2024 Duration: 55minIt was late afternoon, December 3, 1998 when Mark Jensen found his wife, Julie, in their bed where she lay under the covers, not breathing. EMTs arrived quickly, but it was too late to save her. However, one responder noticed something unusual. There was something...off...about the way her face and body looked. And what's more, they could tell Julie had been dead for a while but had no idea how she died. There was nothing obvious, no visible wounds or signs of trauma. So what was going on here? And what, or WHO, had killed Julie Jensen? This episode comes from the Dateline episode "Secrets in Pleasant Prairie" LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the
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350: They Called Him Mostly Harmless
12/03/2024 Duration: 01h06minAn emaciated man is found dead in a tent on the southern end of the Appalachian trail. He was surrounded by food and cash and there was no evidence of foul play. So who is this man? And how did he die? The hiking community and internet sleuths team up to uncover his identity--the result of which will leave you screaming. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more!
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349: The Murder of Joey Comunale (From Peacock's "New York Homicide")
05/03/2024 Duration: 58minOn November 26, 2016, 26-year-old Joey Comunale was partying with his friends at night club in NYC's Meatpacking District. When the club closed at 4am, he got separated from his friends and joined another group--a group of strangers--heading to an after party in one of Manhattan's most exclusive neighborhoods. Joey was never seen again. This episode covers season 1, episode 1 of New York Homicide which can be found here. Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan"
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348: The Murder of Chiquita Tate: From Dateline's "Shining Star"
29/02/2024 Duration: 49minA rising star and ambitious defense attorney, Chiquita Tate, was stabbed to death in her Louisiana legal office on February 19, 2009. The crime scene is brutal and bizarre, and very few clues are left behind. A local prosecutor and friend of Chiquita's investigates who would do this to such a pillar of the community, and why. And then suddenly, a suspect emerges. Come see Patrick on tour with his Traveling Book Party! Here's where he'll be: Red Bank, NJ: Friday March 8th. Tickets Here. Louisville, KY: Sunday, March 10th. Tickets Here. Cincinnati, OH: Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets Here. Columbus, OH, Wednesday, March 13th. Tickets Here. Buffalo, NY, Thursday, March 14th. Tickets Here. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Love Has Won", "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," "House of Haammer" "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stal