Drinking The Cool Aid
Drinking The Cool Aid is a true crime podcast with two sisters, Megan and Hanna. We cover recent and cold cases, paranormal, unsolved mysteries, serial killers, disappearances, conspiracies, and pretty much all things spooky. We go in depth with our twisted stories and sprinkle in a little humor. "Tell your friends, tell your cats, ummm byyeeeee!"
Phrogging // 213 // Daniel Laplante
Amber Dawn noticed food and other items had gone missing in her apartment. One day, she noticed the attic door was open and someone had been living in there.
The Bowens were tortured for months by Danny Laplante who was living in their walls. After his mom bailed him out of jail, he murdered Priscilla Gustafson and her two children, William and Abigail.
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Phrogging // 212 // Andrew Swofford and Ezekial Zayas
Madisyn, Destiny, and Ahmiyah were living in an apartment together. Many of their items went missing, and they later found a man named Andrew Swofford living in their closet.
James and Brittany Campbell went on vacation, and when they came back early, they found Ezequiel Zayas in their home. He journaled about them, moved all of their belongings, and wrote about procedures he wanted to perform on the family.
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Kaitlyn Ledbetter // 211 // Unsolved disappearance
On May 2nd, 2021, around 5 AM, 26-year-old Kaitlyn Ledbetter, allegedly leapt out of her bedroom window after an argument with her father's girlfriend. Her father, Scott, said he saw Kaitlyn running towards the woods, and that was the last time he saw her. She was barefoot, wearing pajamas, and didn't take her phone.
If you have any information regarding Kaitlyn's disappearance, please contact the Overton County Sheriff's Department at 931-823-5635.
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Sunny Sramek // 210 // unsolved disappearance
On April 20th, 2019, 18-year-old Sunny Sramek left her home in Trenton, Nebraska, with a male Indvidual. They were allegedly taking a trip to Omaha to pick up the man's niece, but Sunny hasn't been seen or heard from since. She was last seen wearing denim shorts and a black tank top. She was in a 2004 white Ford Explorer with an Iowa license plate HGJ341. If you have any information about Sunny, please contact the FBI Omaha Division at 402-493-8688.
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William Rankin // 209 // The man who rode the thunder
William Rankin was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter on July 26th, 1959. During the flight, the engine stopped, and a fire warning light flashed. He was forced to eject and parachute into a cloud, where he got stuck in a thunderstorm. He suffered severe decompression which casued his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth to bleed. William was stuck in the storm for 40 minutes, but he survived the experience.
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Justin Turner // 208
On March 5th, 1989, 5-year-old Justin Turner's body was discovered inside his family's small camper. He was found by his father, Victor Lee Turner, two days after he was reported missing. His stepmother, Megan R. Turner, who was previously known as Pamela K. Turner, was the last person to see Justin alive. The case was reopened in 2021 and Justin's parents were arrested.
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James Ruppert // 207 // Easter Sunday Massacre
The Easter Sunday Massacre occurred on March 30th, 1975, when 41-year-old James Ruppert fatally shot 11 of his family members in his mother's house at 635 Minor Avenue in Hamilton, Ohio. James was found guilty on two counts of aggravated murder, but not guilty for the other nine counts by reason of insanity.
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Tina Mott // 206 // Tim Bradford // 622 Minor Avenue
At 622 Minor Avenue, in the upstairs apartment, Tim Bradford slashed the throat of his girlfriend, Tina Mott. He claimed that he accidentally killed her, but then he dismembered her to cover his tracks. Tim entered the prison system in 1997 and was released on December 6th, 2023, after serving a 25-year sentence.
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Amy Pagnac // 205 // Unsolved disappearance
13-year-old Amy Sue Pagnac stopped at the gas station with her father on August 5th, 1989, after working on the family farm. The gas station was just two miles from their home in Maple Grove, Minnesota. When Marshall walked out of the station, Amy was not in the vehicle. She remains missing and her case is unsolved.
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Ejaz Ahmad // 204 // Leah Ward // Part 4
In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward. His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee. Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense. Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story. She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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Ejaz Ahmad // 203 // Leah Ward // Part 3
In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward. His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee. Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense. Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story. She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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Ejaz Ahmad // 202 // Leah Ward // Part 2
In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward. His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee. Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense. Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story. She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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Ejaz Ahmad // 201 // Leah Ward // Part 1
In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward. His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee. Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense. Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story. She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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Molly's Game // 200 // Underground poker
Molly's Game was one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world. It began in the late 2000's and Molly Bloom was running the show. Everyone wanted in, but it was invite only. Millions of dollars were won and lost at Molly's table and the people that were allowed to play were celebrities and millionaires. She was living the high life until the FBI got involved and everything came crashing down.
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Blake Leibel // Iana Kasian // 199 // Part 2
Shortly after Iana Kasian and Blake Leibel became engaged, and 3 weeks after Iana gave birth to their daughter, Iana stopped answering her phone. On May 26th, 2016, the police arrived at the couple's apartment in West Hollywood, California. They found Iana's mutilated body lying on the bed in the master bedroom, and she had been drained of blood. During the trial, prosecutors said that Blake was jealous of the baby, and he wanted to control his fiancé. On June 20th, 2018, he was convicted of first-degree murder, torture and aggravated mayhem. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Blake Leibel // Iana Kasian // 198 // Part 1
Shortly after Iana Kasian and Blake Leibel became engaged, and 3 weeks after Iana gave birth to their daughter, Iana stopped answering her phone. On May 26th, 2016, the police arrived at the couple's apartment in West Hollywood, California. They found Iana's mutilated body lying on the bed in the master bedroom, and she had been drained of blood. During the trial, prosecutors said that Blake was jealous of the baby, and he wanted to control his fiancé. On June 20th, 2018, he was convicted of first-degree murder, torture and aggravated mayhem. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Serial farter and the woman who birthed rabbits // 197
This is our holiday episode where we cover things like: snorting ashes, hidey holes, a serial farter, a woman who had a reptile in her pants, a tiny doll family, and a woman who claimed she was birthing rabbits! You do not want to miss this one!
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Radium Girls // 196 // Part 5
The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint. This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut. The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.
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Radium Girls // 195 // Part 4
The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint. This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut. The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.
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Radium Girls // 194 // Part 3
The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint. This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut. The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.
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Radium Girls // 193 // Part 2
The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint. This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut. The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.
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Radium Girls // 192 // Part 1
The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint. This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut. The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.
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Mary Vincent // 191 // Roxanne Hayes // Larry Singleton // Part 3
On September 29th, 1978, Mary Vincent was hitchhiking and accepted a ride from Larry Singleton. She survived a violent attack where he cut her arms off and Larry served eight years of his fourteen-year sentence. He later murdered Roxanne Hayes on February 19th, 1997 and was sentenced to death, but he died in prison in 2001.
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Mary Vincent // 190 // Roxanne Hayes // Larry Singleton // Part 2
On September 29th, 1978, Mary Vincent was hitchhiking and accepted a ride from Larry Singleton. She survived a violent attack where he cut her arms off and Larry served eight years of his fourteen-year sentence. He later murdered Roxanne Hayes on February 19th, 1997 and was sentenced to death, but he died in prison in 2001.
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Mary Vincent // 189 // Roxanne Hayes // Larry Singleton // Part 1
On September 29th, 1978, Mary Vincent was hitchhiking and accepted a ride from Larry Singleton. She survived a violent attack where he cut her arms off and Larry served eight years of his fourteen-year sentence. He later murdered Roxanne Hayes on February 19th, 1997 and was sentenced to death, but he died in prison in 2001.
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Margarita Gracheva // 188 // Survivor
On December 11th, 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband, Dmitry, took her into an isolated forest and cut off her hands with an ax. Doctors were able to recover one of her hands during a highly complex surgery. Russia decriminalized domestic violence, so Dmitry's sentence was only 14 years. Margarita is now an advocate and has a TV show where she helps other victims of violence.
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The Queen Mary // 187 // Haunted ship
The Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed from 1936 to 1967. During World War II, the ship was gutted, painted grey, and used by soldiers for travel. Once the war was over, Queen Mary was transformed back to her original state until she retired in 1967. You can tour the great ship, but it's considered to be one of the most haunted ships in the world and one of the top 10 most haunted places in America according to Time Magazine.
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La Llorona // 186 // The Weeping Woman
La Llorona "The Weeping Woman" is a ghost or spirit who wails near bodies of water mourning for her children who she drowned in a jealous rage after finding out that her husband cheated on her. There are many variations of this tale as it's been passed down for many generations, but the earliest documentation of La Llorona is traced back to 1550 and it could be linked to Aztec mythological creations stories.
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Harold The Doll // 185 // Part 2 // Haunted
Harold the Doll was listed on eBay in 2003 with an interesting backstory. He became a sensation when people began experiencing headaches, back pain, illness, or even death after being around him, or even seeing his picture. Anthony Quinata became the final owner of the doll in 2004, and he discovered that there may be multiple spirits trapped inside. Please be respectful of the doll, do not taunt him, and listen at your own risk!
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Harold The Doll // 184 // Part 1 // Haunted
Harold the Doll was listed on eBay in 2003 with an interesting backstory. He became a sensation when people began experiencing headaches, back pain, illness, or even death after being around him, or even seeing his picture. Anthony Quinata became the final owner of the doll in 2004, and he discovered that there may be multiple spirits trapped inside. Please be respectful of the doll, do not taunt him, and listen at your own risk!
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The Island of the dolls // 183 // La Isla de las Munecas
The Island of the Dolls also known as La Isla de las Munecas is a chinampa located in the channels of Xochimilco, south of the center of Mexico City, Mexico. The former owner, Don Julian Santana Barrera began collecting and hanging dolls all over. Many local legends surround the island and the dolls, and some believe that it's haunted.
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Karen Stitt // 182 // Gary Ramirez
15-year-old Karen Stitt was a student at Palo Alto High School. On September 3rd, 1982, she was stabbed to death in Sunnyvale, California. Her murder went unsolved for almost 40 years until forensic genealogy was used to identify her alleged killer, Gary Ramirez.
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Jonathan Luna // 181 // Part 5 // Conspiracy
Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case. On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM. His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds. Could this have something to do with his line of work? Perhaps this is a cover up. Some people believe he ended his own life, but others say this is an obvious homicide.
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Jonathan Luna // 180 // Part 4 // Conspiracy
Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case. On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM. His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds. Could this have something to do with his line of work? Perhaps this is a cover up. Some people believe he ended his own life, but others say this is an obvious homicide.
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Jonathan Luna // 179 // Part 3 // Conspiracy
Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case. On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM. His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds. Could this have something to do with his line of work? Perhaps this is a cover up. Some people believe he ended his own life, but others say this is an obvious homicide.
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Jonathan Luna // 178 // Part 2 // Conspiracy
Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case. On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM. His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds. Could this have something to do with his line of work? Perhaps this is a cover up. Some people believe he ended his own life, but others say this is an obvious homicide.
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Jonathan Luna // 177 // Part 1 // Conspiracy
Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case. On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM. His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds. Could this have something to do with his line of work? Perhaps this is a cover up? Some people believe he ended his own life, but others say this is an obvious homicide.
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Amy and Todd Mullis // 176 // The Corn Rake Murder // Part 2
On November 10th, 2018, Amy Mullis was found in the red shed at her farm and she had been impaled by a corn rake. Her husband called 911 and said he believed she fell on the corn rake, but her injuries didn't make sense. Amy had 6 puncture wounds, but there were only 4 tines on the rake. Todd Mullis was found guilty of murdering his wife and he was sentenced to life in prison.
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Amy and Todd Mullis // 175 // The Corn Rake Murder // Part 1
On November 10th, 2018, Amy Mullis was found in the red shed at her farm and she had been impaled by a corn rake. Her husband called 911 and said he believed she fell on the corn rake, but her injuries didn't make sense. Amy had 6 puncture wounds, but there were only 4 tines on the rake. Todd Mullis was found guilty of murdering his wife and he was sentenced to life in prison.
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Ellen Greenberg // 174 // Part 5 // Mysterious death
On January 26th of 2011, Ellen Rae Greenberg left work early as a blizzard was going to hit Philadelphia. She was a first-grade teacher and she waited until all her students had left before she headed out and she gassed up her vehicle on the way home. She got back to her apartment that she shared with her fiancé, Sam Goldberg, who was a TV producer for NBC. Sam went to the gym for roughly 45 minutes and when he got back, the apartment door was locked with the swing latch, and he couldn’t get in. When he entered the apartm...
