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!"
Wayne Adam Ford // 156 // Serial Killer // Part 2
Wayne Adam Ford was a former long-haul truck driver who murdered four women from 1997 to 1998. When he turned himself into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California, he had a woman's breast in a bag in his coat pocket. He was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on June 27th, 2006 and was sentenced to death in August of 2006.
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Wayne Adam Ford // 155 // Serial Killer // Part 1
Wayne Adam Ford was a former long-haul truck driver who murdered four women from 1997 to 1998. When he turned himself into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California, he had a woman's breast in a bag in his coat pocket. He was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on June 27th, 2006 and was sentenced to death in August of 2006.
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Nicole van den Hurk // 154 // False confession
Nicole van den Hurk disappeared on her way to work in Eindhoven on October 6th of 1995, and her body was discovered in the woods on November 22nd. In 2011, her stepbrother falsely confessed to get her body exhumed for DNA tests. DNA collected from the crime scene led to the arrest of Jos de G. In November of 2016, he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, but this was later appealed and his sentenced was increased to 12 years.
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Candice Parchment // 153 // Candice's Diary
15-year-old Candice Parchment went missing in April of 2010. Police found her remains beneath a mattress in a wooded and secluded area in November of 2010. They finally got a break in the case when they read Candice's own diary where she described a previous attack by two other teenagers, Marshae Hickman and Jermaine Robinson.
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Who was Candice Parchment and how did she die? | The US Sun (the-sun.com)
Candice Parchment Murder: Where are Marshae Hickman & Jermaine Robinson Now? Update (thecinemaholic.com)
Man found guilty of murdering teenage girl –...
The Minnesota Iceman // 152 // Cryptid // Part 3
The Minnesota Iceman has been described as a male, human-like creature that is tall, hairy, with large hands and feet, and a flattened nose. Cryptozoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan Sanderson studied the specimen for 3 days and they believed it was the real deal. The Iceman was shown as an exhibit in a block of ice for several years. Could this be the "missing link" between man and Neanderthals? Or was it a hoax? That's for you to decide.
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The Minnesota Iceman // 151 // Cryptid // Part 2
The Minnesota Iceman has been described as a male, human-like creature that is tall, hairy, with large hands and feet, and a flattened nose. Cryptozoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan Sanderson studied the specimen for 3 days and they believed it was the real deal. The Iceman was shown as an exhibit in a block of ice for several years. Could this be the "missing link" between man and Neanderthals? Or was it a hoax? That's for you to decide.
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The Minnesota Iceman // 150 // Cryptid // Part 1
The Minnesota Iceman has been described as a male, human-like creature that is tall, hairy, with large hands and feet, and a flattened nose. Cryptozoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan Sanderson studied the specimen for 3 days and they believed it was the real deal. The Iceman was shown as an exhibit in a block of ice for several years. Could this be the "missing link" between man and Neanderthals? Or was it a hoax? That's for you to decide.
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Gregory Biggs // 149 // Windshield Murder
On October 26th, 2001, Chante Jawan Mallard hit Gregory Glenn Biggs with her vehicle. She drove home and left him lodged in her windshield as she parked in the garage. Chante was a nursing assistant, but she didn't render aid to Gregory as he was dying. She was convicted and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment for her role in his death.
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Leonarda Cianciulli // 148 // The Soap-Maker of Corregio // Part 2
Leonarda Cianciulli is known as "The Soap-Maker of Correggio". Her oldest and favorite child Giuseppe Pansardi was getting ready to head off to war and she wanted to protect him. She was a very superstitious woman who believed she needed to take a life, to save her son. She murdered 3 women and turned their remains into soap and teacakes.
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Leonarda Cianciulli // 147 // The Soap-Maker of Corregio // Part 1
Leonarda Cianciulli is known as "The Soap-Maker of Correggio". Her oldest and favorite child Giuseppe Pansardi was getting ready to head off to war and she wanted to protect him. She was a very superstitious woman who believed she needed to take a life, to save her son. She murdered 3 women and turned their remains into soap and teacakes.
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Hallie Illingworth // 146 // The Lady of the Lake
In July of 1940, the body of a strangled woman was discovered floating in Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park, Washington. The cold water preserved the body, but the flesh had turned into a soap-like substance. It took a while, but a dentist was finally able to identify the woman as Hallie Latham Illingworth. She had been missing since shortly before Christmas in 1937 and investigators arrested her husband, Monty Illingworth.
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Martin Couney // 145 // The incubator doctor
Martin Couney was an advocate and pioneer of neonatal technology, and he was also known as the incubator doctor. He displayed prematurely born babies in incubators at expositions and fairgrounds and ended up saving thousands of lives.
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Rent-a-hitman in LegoLand // 144 // Dumb criminals
A bank robber that calls ahead of time, a criminal with a LegoLand license, a swarm of bees, and pumpkins stuffed with condoms. These are just a few of the stories you will hear in our dumb criminals episode!
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Florida Man Accused of Attacking Girlfriend With Banana – NBC 6 South Florida (nbcmiami.com)Charles Ross, Fla. man, arrested for giving wedgies outside movie theater, police say - CBS NewsFlorida Man Bites Neighbor's Ear Off Over a Cig...
A squirrel stabbin Christmas // 143 // Dumb criminals
SantaCon may not be as jolly as it sounds. In this story, we cover the puking, face-planting, bar-trashing kind of Santas. Then, you get Christmas criminals with prickly bits and a squirrel stabbin!
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Natalia Grace // 142 // Orphan
Natalia Grace is a Ukrainian orphan who was adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett in 2010. They began to believe that she was actually an adult posing as a child and trying to kill them, but Natalia says she was only 6 years old when they adopted her.
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Lyntell Washington // 141 // The barefoot witness
Lyntell Washington died from a gunshot wound to the head near Baton, Rouge, Louisiana, when she was seven months pregnant. Her boyfriend Robert Marks was a married assistant principal, and he was later convicted of her murder. Solving the case came down to the barefoot witness, Lyntell's 3-year-old daughter.
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Ken McElroy // 140 // The town bully // PT 3
Ken Rex McElroy was accused of many felonies, but continuously escaped conviction, except for the last one. In 1981, he was convicted of attempted murder for shooting Bo Bowenkamp at the local grocery store. Ken was murdered while he was out on bond, but no one in Skidmore saw a thing.
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Ken McElroy // 139 // The town bully // PT 2
Ken Rex McElroy was accused of many felonies, but continuously escaped conviction, except for the last one. In 1981, he was convicted of attempted murder for shooting Bo Bowenkamp at the local grocery store. Ken was murdered while he was out on bond, but no one in Skidmore saw a thing.
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Ken McElroy // 138 // The town bully // PT 1
Ken Rex McElroy was accused of many felonies, but continuously escaped conviction, except for the last one. In 1981, he was convicted of attempted murder for shooting Bo Bowenkamp at the local grocery store. Ken was murdered while he was out on bond, but no one in Skidmore saw a thing.
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Christopher Porco // 137 // Romeo Killer
On November 15th, 2004, Peter Porco was found dead in his home and his wife Joan had been bludgeoned to death and was clinging to life. On August 10, 2006, their son, Christopher Porco was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder.
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Anarae Schunk and Palagor Jobi // 136
Palagor Jobi was shot to death outside of Nina's Bar in Burnsville, Minnesota, on September 21st, 2013, by Shavelle Chavez-Nelson. On the same night, Shavelle and his girlfriend, Ashley conrade were involved in the gruesome murder of his ex-girlfriend Anarae Schunk.
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Edinburgh Castle // 135 // Haunted
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland that stands on Castle Rock. There is evidence that at least 26 sieges took place which makes it one of the most besieged landmarks in the world. Reports of ghost sightings and paranormal activity dates back hundreds of years.
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The South Shields Poltergeist // 134 // Part 2
In 2006, Marianne and Marc contacted paranormal investigators for help with their new unwanted guest, a poltergeist. They were experiencing many spooky things in their home. The shower turned on by itself, they heard random noises, objects were falling, being thrown, or moving on their own, and their 3-year-old son Robert said he could see a man, a lady and a kid named Sammy.
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The South Shields Poltergeist // 133 // Part 1
In 2006, Marianne and Marc contacted paranormal investigators for help with their new unwanted guest, a poltergeist. They were experiencing many spooky things in their home. The shower turned on by itself, they heard random noises, objects were falling, being thrown, or moving on their own, and their 3-year-old son Robert said he could see a man, a lady and a kid named Sammy.
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Wendigo // 132 // mythological creature
Wendigo is a mythological creature or evil spirit that is said to invoke feelings of insatiable greed and hunger and they have a strong desire to cannibalize other humans. Descriptions of the Wendigo will vary, but they are typically associated with winter and famine. When they eat another person, they grow in proportion to that meal, so they can never be satisfied.
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