Synopsis
An investigative discovery, uncovering the series of events, circumstances, and state of mind which cause ordinary people to do unthinkable things.
Episodes
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Episode 143 - The Disappearance of Jacob Millison
21/11/2022 Duration: 41minIf you’ve ever watched shows like Yellowstone - you know that sometimes out west on a Ranch, there are secrets: secrets never supposed to leave the corral. This was something a ranch hand would discover firsthand, in Gunnison, Colorado in 2017, after witnessing two other ranchers, uncover something horrific. While digging in the horse corral with a backhoe…they unearthed what appeared to be rib bones…human rib bones - poking out from a dirty white sheet of plastic. It was at that moment the ranch hand was told: “You know you can’t ever leave now, right?” How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: The Atlantic Denver Post Office of the District Attorney Dateline: Trouble at the 7-11 Ranch Oxygen Crested Butte News Mercury News Daily Mail Denver Post Gunnison Country Times
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Episode 142 - 7 Minutes
07/11/2022 Duration: 36minMonday, April 23rd, 2018 was a surprisingly warm day in Toronto, Ontario, causing residents to be out in droves, ditching their winter coats, eager to enjoy the sunshine. Among those taking advantage of the warmer weather, was 68 year old Catherine Riddell, headed to the library off of Yonge Street, when a van suddenly struck her from behind. The vehicle had hit Catherine with such force, it sent her body flying in the air, before crashing through a transit shelter. The strange thing was, Catherine hadn’t been hit crossing the street. She’d been walking on the sidewalk. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Dennis LM Lewis Featured Podcast: Strictly Stalking https://www.podcastone.com/pd/Strictly-Stalking Sources: Professor Michael Halpin’s full interviews with Mark Torrender can be viewed on the Talk Beliefs YouTube channel here: “GENERATION INCEL – Insid
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Episode 141 - Ironclad Alibi
23/10/2022 Duration: 46minOn the night of December 3rd, 1997 Frank Dosso was supposed to be home from work by 5:30 pm, just in time to celebrate his twin daughters’ 10th birthday. But when he never showed up, his family drove out to his office looking for him. When they arrived they discovered, what would later be described as the worst mass murder in the history of Polk County Florida. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Special Guest: Christina Crane Featured Podcast: Murderific http://murderific.com Sources: Amended Initial Brief Initial Brief Appeal decision March 2011 Initial Brief 2013 Postconviction denial appeal Los Crimenes de Bartow Initial Motion for Post-Conviction Relief The Ledger Murderpedia How Much Is A Life Worth? To catch a killer CBS Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights NelsonSerrano.org
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Episode 140 - Abduction At Big Sky
09/10/2022 Duration: 40minIn the early 1980s, many of the staff at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky Montana were like a close-knit family, both working and living together on the property. Not only did the Lone Mountain actually function as a working cattle ranch, it also offered luxury guest accommodations for tourists looking to get a taste of the Old West. On a hot July day in 1984, one of the staff members had decided to go out for a run along a well-used trail through the scenic beauty of the surrounding area and never returned. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Victims: The Kari Swenson Story Incident at Big Sky LA Times Wikipedia Don Nichols Released (Guardian) Dan Nichols Drug Charges Kari Swenson Op-Ed Bozeman Chronicle 2012 Carnegie Hero (Alan) Sports Illustrated (Terror in the Wilderness) Homestead Act Lone Mountain Ranch 30 for 30 Out of the Wo
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Episode 139 - Urge To Kill
25/09/2022 Duration: 43minJoin us, as we take a look at the case of the Frankston Serial Killer. You’ll hear how three young women became victims of a remorseless murderer who chose his victims at random, striking whenever he felt the urge to kill. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Dr. Sohom Das https://www.youtube.com/c/apsychforsoreminds Phil https://classicedge.ca Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: The Frankston Murders 25 Years On (2018) - Vikki Petraitis No Mercy, No Remorse (Documentary) Forensic Investigators Season 1 Episode 1 University of New England (Australia) The Age (August 28, 1994) The Age (June 15, 1993) The Age (August 2, 1993) Paul Denyer (wiki) Murderpedia 9 News Australia Sadistic Personality Disorder (wiki) Vice
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Episode 138 - Partners In Crime
11/09/2022 Duration: 46minWhat if I told you that the boogeyman was real? That there really was a dark figure running around out there waiting to strike, where exactly, nobody knows. Maybe hiding out in the woods, the toolshed, or somewhere even closer....like your closet. And because the possibilities are endless, that’s precisely why it's so terrifying. Now, what if I told you that there were two of them? How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Broken Boys, Thieves, Killers, and now Escapees (New York Times) Escape from Dannemora (2017) - Michael Benson] Dannemora (2019) - Charles A. Gardner ESCAPE ROUTE VIDEO (GoPro - ABC News) We Stand Corrected: Dannemora - Documentary The Tarsia Fils Kevin J. Tarsia Memorial Buffalo News New Republic Democrat & Chronicle June 8 Press Conference June 6 Press Conference Joyce Mitchell Sentencing Cuomo Press Conferenc
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Episode 137 - The Brass Ring
27/08/2022 Duration: 01h04minIn 1989, Collier Landry was 11 years old, living with his parents in Mansfield, Ohio. His father was a highly respected physician, his mother Noreen Boyle was a full-time caregiver, raising and doting on her son and his adopted sister Elizabeth. From the outside looking in, the Boyles seemed like the perfect family. But everything wasn’t as it seemed. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Collier Landry https://www.collierlandry.com Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: A Murder in Mansfield (Documentary by Collier Landry) Jack’s Habeus Corpus writ Jack appeal 2020 Timeline Forensic files My True Crime Story News-Journal (June 29) News Journal (June 30) News Journal (June 26) News Journal (June 09) News Journal (June 03) News Journal (Feb 04) News Journal (June 15) Akron Beacon Journal (1995) 2000 appeal 1994 appeal Forensic Files Now Forensic
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Episode 136 - Plenty Of Catfish
14/08/2022 Duration: 50minA Scottish mother and daughter uncovered a horrifying conspiracy within the pharmaceutical industry A drug company literally being paid to kill the participants in a clinical stem cell trial and the government was in on the cover-up. But because of an ironclad confidentiality clause, participants and their families couldn’t tell ANYONE ANYTHING without facing a 20-year prison sentence. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Dr. Meghan Sacks Dr. Amy Shlosberg https://womenandcrimepodcast.com Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Scottish Daily Mail #1 Scottish Daily Mail #2 Herald Scotland #1 Herald Scotland #2 Herald Scotland #3 Herald Scotland #4 Herald Scotland #5 Herald Scotland #6 Herald Scotland #7 Daily Record UK #1 Daily Record UK #2 Daily Record UK #3 Express UK The Times RawNewsNow Court Sentencing Remarks Video Glasgow Times #1 Glasgow Times #2 D
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Episode 135 - Framed: The Story Of Russ Faria - Part 2/2
31/07/2022 Duration: 01h01minJoin us for the conclusion of our 2-part series on the false conviction of Russ Faria. You’ll learn how Pam Hupp’s greed eventually opened the door for the justice system to right a wrong that should’ve never happened in the first place. And Russ’s mission to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone, ever again. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Russ Faria Carol McAfee Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Bone Deep, Charles Bosworth, Jr. & Joel Schwartz (2022) Wikipedia The Thing About Pam (NBC Podcast) 911 Call Newsweek Forejustice.org FOX2
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Episode 134 - Framed: The Story Of Russ Faria - Part 1/2
17/07/2022 Duration: 45minWe take a look into a case with so many twists and turns, that it’s made its way into a dramatized series “The thing about Pam” starring Rene Zellweger. However, in this version of events, Pam Hupp takes a backseat as we focus on the destruction she left in her wake. Her victims, the survivors, and how Russ Faria was left picking up the pieces of his life, ignited by a single mission - to prevent his experience from ever happening to someone else. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Russ Faria Carol McAfee Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Bone Deep, Charles Bosworth, Jr. & Joel Schwartz (2022) Wikipedia The Thing About Pam (NBC Podcast) 911 Call Newsweek Forejustice.org FOX2
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Episode 133 - Blue Moon Murders
03/07/2022 Duration: 49minOn August 4th, 2015 in Pensacola, Florida. Escambia County Sheriff, David Morgan delivered a disturbing press conference, giving insight into a recent triple homicide that had taken place inside a quiet suburban home. The grizzly crime scene he described and the brutal way the victims had been murdered was disturbing, but it’s what he said next that sent chills down reporter's spines. The murders appeared to have been ritualistic. Part of some sort of witchcraft ceremony coinciding with the recent and rare Blue Moon. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Featured Podcast: Least Of These - https://audioboom.com/channels/5077396 Special thanks to everyone that helped with our new studio build: https://modecoconstruction.com https://citysoundproofing.ca http://www.cattapanproductions.com https://www.youtube.com/c/DarkCornerStudios Sources:
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Episode 132 - The Birdhouse
19/06/2022 Duration: 47minIt was undeniable, that Eudy Simelane was born to play soccer. From an early age, she gravitated to the sport and by the time she was an adult, was being recognized as one of South Africa's star players. But while Eudy proudly represented her country with her gifted athletic abilities, she eventually decided to dedicate herself to representing a different community. A community in need of a champion, a strong voice against hate crimes in South Africa. A force that would continue, even into her heartbreaking and barbaric murder. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Content Consultants: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Nicole Engelbrecht - True Crime South Africa Podcast Karen Lotter Simone Mathews - Murderous Minors Podcast Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Featured Podcast: True Crime South Africa - https://truecrimesouthafrica.com So
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Episode 131 - Stranger Than Fiction
05/06/2022 Duration: 35min“Who are you and what have you done with my wife?” It's the kind of rhetorical question asked in jest, expressing pleasant surprise when someone has a change in behavior or attitude. But what if this wasn’t a rhetorical question? What if someone believed their spouse had actually been replaced by someone else? An imposter. A lookalike. Suddenly “Who are you and what have you done with my wife” takes on a much darker, and more sinister tone. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Habeas Corpus Appeal Student Guilty of Wife’s Murder SMH.com In Fear of the Most Loved Ones Independent.ie Uk Telegraph Otago Daily Times Ithaca.com Caroline’s Personal Bio No Self Without Self-Delusion Star Gazette Star Gazette #2 Barbara Kot Obituary GQ-induced Psychosis case in France Capgras Syndrome in Chloroqui
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Episode 130 - Hiding In Plain Sight
22/05/2022 Duration: 41minWatch enough crime shows and it doesn’t take long to figure out the steps a killer will take to get away with murder. They stage the crime scene, they ditch the murder weapon, they fabricate an alibi, and at all costs, make sure to keep their mouths shut until the day they die. But in the case you’re about to hear the killer takes things a step further by actually manipulating information in the case file. Even making evidence disappear. All while hiding in plain sight for more than two decades. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Crime Library Complaint against LAPD Stephanie Lazarus Appeal The Atlantic LA WEEKLY: ART COP CONFIDENTIAL LA MAG: IN PLAIN SIGHT Hot Art, Joshua Knelman (2012) LAPD ONLINE: Art Theft Detail Sprocket-Trials.Blogspot Stephanie Lazarus Police Interview Prosecution Statement of Views The Lazarus Files, Matt
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Episode 129 - Redhead Murders
08/05/2022 Duration: 55minIn the mid-1980s, numerous bodies were discovered along the highways of the American South over the course of several years. They were all women. They all had red hair. And all of them had been murdered. This is a unique case unlike any other we’ve ever told. Because it involves a podcast host who went beyond what you’d normally expect of a podcaster. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Shane Waters https://www.itsfoulplay.com Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Redhead Murders Wikipedia Fox 17 Nashville NBC News Kentucky Findagrave.com Appalachain Unsolved Johnson City Press The Evening Times
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Episode 128 - The Black Widow
24/04/2022 Duration: 40minThe courtyard of an elementary school is probably the last place on earth you'd expect someone to attempt hiring a hitman. Not for a mom in Southern Australia in 2001. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: Dead By Friday, Derek Pedley (2012) Contract Killers: Who Killed Carolyn Matthews? The Sydney Morning Herald The Daily Mail NZ Herald True Crime Library The Adelaide Advertiser The Adelaide Advertiser #2 ABC.net.au
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Episode 127 - Lundy Family Murders
10/04/2022 Duration: 01h03minOn the morning of August 30th, 2000 - Mark Lundy left a series of messages on his wife’s phone, sounding increasingly irritated that she hadn’t called him back. When he finally did receive a callback, it wasn’t from his wife, but from a friend telling him that the police were at his house…Something horrible had happened. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Mike White https://www.stuff.co.nz/authors/mike-white Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Justin Hellstrom Sources: Anatomy of a Scandal What The Jury Didn’t Hear Lundy’s Last Chance Brain in a Bucket Salient Magazine Mark Lundy Wikipedia Mark Lundy Appeal (2019) The Mystery of Mark Lundy’s Shirt Mark Lundy Privy Council Appeal (2013)
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Episode 126 - Disappearing Act
27/03/2022 Duration: 38min40-year-old mother Carole Packman had been living in a toxic household - with a husband who physically abused her, and was openly having an affair with another woman he’d invited to live with them. Carole had the means, motive, and opportunity to vanish completely and start fresh somewhere else. And for nearly ten years, that’s exactly what everybody thought she’d done. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Justin Hellstrom Featured Podcast: Murderish https://murderish.com Sources: Investigating the Almost Perfect Murders, Anthony Nott (2020) The Daily Telegraph The Daily Telegraph #2 Kensington News The Guardian Guernsey Press When Missing Turns to Murder The Investigator: A British Crime Story BBC Murder and Fraud Mirror.co.uk Russel Causley Conviction Appeal 2003 The Justice Gap
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Episode 125 - Gorgeous Grey-Haired Widower
13/03/2022 Duration: 38minIn June 2011, UK author Helen Bailey began writing a blog after the death of her husband as a way to deal with her grief and to provide comfort and a voice to the bereaved. She openly chronicled her journey following her loss - the ins and outs, the highs and lows, and eventually revealed that things were, indeed, getting better for her - she’d met someone: a man she called “The Gorgeous Grey-Haired Widower.” How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Justin Hellstrom Sources: Death of an Author - Hilary Nettleton When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis - Helen Bailey Diane Stewart Obituary Daily Mail #1 Daily Mail #2 Daily Mail #3 Daily Mail #4 Daily Mail #5 Daily Mail #6 Plainsmenpost #1 Plainsmenpost #2 BBC Helen Bailey Wiki Crown Sentencing Remarks Diane 911 Call ITV What The Killer Did Next Documentary Trial Testimony Twitter
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Episode 124 - Deadly Path To Enlightenment
28/02/2022 Duration: 57minCharlotte and Brent Springford Sr. were well-respected, successful, progressive-minded pillars of their community in Montgomery, Alabama. Everything in their lives seemed perfect, but that was all about to change. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Special Thanks: Mark Pinsky Drifting Into Darkness Editing: Justin Hellstrom Recommendation: Lies In Bone https://www.audible.com/pd/Lies-in-Bone-Audiobook/B09RG7BR4 Sources: Drifting Into Darkness, Mark Pinsky (2022) Boulder Weekly #1 Boulder Weekly #2 AlabamaNews.net Caroline Scoutt Obituary Denver Post Newcastle News Letter Journal #1 Newcastle News Letter Journal #2 Newcastle News Letter Journal #3 Springford’s Obituary Bonnie’s Blog Drifting Into Darkness Mark Pinsky