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A beautiful city can hide an ugly secret and New Orleans has one that still echoes down Royal Street. We start with a quick Cajun vs Creole reset, because Louisiana’s culture and class lines shape everything that comes next, then we jump into our own memories of wandering the city as travelers, not tourists. That Garden District walk, the cemeteries, the heat, the music, and the sense of history stacked on top of itself all lead to one address that refuses to fade: 1140 Royal Street.

We tell the documented true crime history of Madame Delphine LaLaurie, a...

We’re headed down I-75 toward Plant City, Florida for Sir Henry’s haunted trail, we’ve got road noise, we’re wide awake, and we’re doing a bonus episode that turns unexpectedly heavy. Jesse brings a recent true crime case involving Haley Megan Dempsey, and as we read through the timeline together, it becomes painfully clear that the real subject isn’t “spooky season” at all. It’s postpartum psychosis, how fast it can escalate, and how little most people are taught to recognize it as a medical emergency.

We talk through what postpartum psychosis can look like in r...

A man calls in a fire, first responders arrive, and he’s standing there with blood on his hands. Then he drops the line that makes your stomach turn: two kids are dead and it was a “spell gone bad.” We’re Jesse and Lindsay, and we’re walking you through the true crime case of Lawrence Douglas Harris Sr, a story that gets mislabeled as “witchcraft” when the real themes are control, jealousy, and violence hiding behind a mask.

We trace how Larry meets Marla Strowman, how fast the relationship moves, and how he builds trust by looking lik...

Twenty stab wounds is not a detail you can shrug off, especially when ten are to the back of the head and neck. We unpack the death of Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia first grade teacher whose story became known as “Death in Apartment 603,” and we lay out why so many people hear the facts and immediately think: this cannot be suicide.

We follow Ellen’s life leading up to January 2011, including her engagement to Sam Goldberg, the anxiety and codependency friends noticed afterward, and the mental health treatment that later gets used as a catch-all explanation. Then we wal...

A prison escapee shows up in Tallahassee with a new name and a “fresh start,” and within days the violence returns with a speed that still feels unreal. We walk through Ted Bundy’s final Florida spree, including the Chi Omega attacks near Florida State University, the evidence left behind, and the fear that ripples through survivors, families, and an entire campus community.

We also trace the timeline beyond Tallahassee, from the attempted abduction in Jacksonville to the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach in Lake City, a case that hits especially hard when the locations are pl...

Ted Bundy doesn’t just “get worse” in the mid-70s. He speeds up, spreads out, and starts using the same tools and scripts again and again until someone finally catches a clear glimpse of what he’s carrying with him.

We’re Jesse and Lindsay, and we take a hard look at Bundy Part Two as the timeline shifts from Washington to Salt Lake City, Utah, then across Idaho and Colorado. We talk through the cases that often get skipped in documentaries, the tightening cooling-off periods, and the chilling mix of charm and authority he leans on, includ...

A woman with a gun hitchhiking across Florida sounds like a myth until you follow the dates, the roads, and the bodies left behind. We tell the full story of Eileen Wuornos, from the brutal childhood that shaped her to the relationship and money pressure that set the stage for a fast, violent run through 1989 and 1990. Along the way, we talk about why Monster hit so hard, what the movie gets right, and what it smooths over to make the story easier to watch.

We walk through each victim and the contradictions that keep showing up in...

Ted Bundy doesn’t start as a headline, he starts as a story people around him tell to make everything feel normal. For our 100th episode, we kick off season three with part one of a three-part series that traces how secrecy, shame, and early violence can sit right beside a polished smile, a law school plan, and a “seems like a good guy” reputation.

We walk through Bundy’s early life and the identity lie that shaped it, plus the disturbing reports that show up long before the murders: cruelty, fear games, animal torture, voyeurism, and a growin...

We hit record from one of the most infamous addresses in American true crime: the Lizzie Borden house in Fall River, Massachusetts. We’re on a New England road trip, we’re exhausted, and we’re literally sleeping in the Lizzie and Emma suite while telling the story of the 1892 axe murders that still spark arguments 130 years later. The house is tight, creaky, and weirdly calm, which somehow makes the details hit harder. 

We walk through the Borden family dynamics, Andrew Borden’s money and extreme frugality, the slow-building tension over property and loyalty, and the way Victorian...

He didn’t just fantasize about being a serial killer. He said it out loud, chased the identity, studied the psychology, and then acted on it in the most brutal way. We’re closing Season Two with the case of Stephen Griffiths, also known as the “Crossbow Cannibal,” and it’s the kind of story that leaves you asking how many warning signs a system can ignore before the outcome becomes inevitable. 

We trace Griffiths from early violence and fixation on infamous killers into a life that looked “smart” on paper, with psychology and criminology studies, while his private beh...

A “suicide” ruling can close a case in minutes, but it can also lock a family into years of unanswered questions. We’re telling the story of Joanna Lynn Hunter, a talented, empathetic woman whose life becomes tangled in coercive control, religious pressure, and a partner with a documented history of violence. The details are infuriating: prior strangulation and abuse, a relationship shaped by a cult-like church environment, and an investigation that appears to accept the simplest explanation without doing the work Joanna deserved.

We walk through the timeline: Joanna’s early life and promise, the way Mark Lew...

A $30 million lottery ticket sounds like freedom, until it starts sounding like footsteps behind you. We’re drinking about the true crime case of Abraham Shakespeare, a Florida lottery winner who went from day labor and barbershop hangouts to sudden fame, nonstop handouts, and the kind of attention that turns every relationship into a transaction. We talk through how he took the lump sum, how quickly the money moved through houses, mortgages, and “loans,” and why winning big can make it impossible to know who’s actually in your corner.

Then we dig into the part that still ma...

A lot of true crime starts with a stranger in the shadows, but this one starts with something almost innocent: fan mail. We’re talking about Rebecca Lucille Schaefer, a young actor and model whose career was taking off when a man decided her life was supposed to belong to him. What follows is a brutal look at celebrity stalking, parasocial obsession, and how quickly “I’m your biggest fan” can turn into a threat.

We trace Rebecca’s path from Oregon to New York City, the early modeling work, soap operas, and the breakout attention that came with...

A man lives a public life with a wife, kids, tenants, holidays, and steady work, while a second family exists behind locked doors no one is allowed to open. That contradiction is what we can’t stop circling in this recap of the Josef Fritzl case, because the most terrifying part isn’t just the basement, it’s how believable the surface story becomes when everyone is trained to look away.

We walk through the core timeline in Amstetten, Austria: the early family dysfunction, the respectable mask, and the slow construction of a hidden cellar built to disapp...

A hidden basement. A respected neighbor. A story about a “runaway” that people accepted for decades. We dig into the second half of the Josef Fritzl case and walk step by step through how Elisabeth Fritzl was kept in a concealed cellar in Amstetten, Austria for 24 years, and how that prison expanded from isolation into a terrifying second “family” built on rape, incest, kidnapping, and total control.

We talk about the mechanics of coercive control in a way true crime rarely slows down to explain: the forced letters about joining a cult, the missing persons report that bought h...

A state-funded “bomb shelter” sounds like safety, but what if it’s the perfect cover for a secret no one wants to imagine? We go from a quick deep dive on the real origin of Stockholm syndrome to a case that makes your stomach drop: Josef Fritzl in Amstetten, Austria, a man who manages to look like a respected family provider while quietly building control into the bones of his home.

We lay out Fritzl’s disturbing path from a violent childhood shaped by war and abuse to a pattern of escalating sexual violence, stalking, and entitlement. Along th...

A Burger King crown, a couple of drinks, and a story that still splits people down the middle: was Patty Hearst brainwashed, fighting to survive, or making a willing leap into radical politics? We’re Jesse and Lindsay, and we’re doing a fast, no-frills recap of all three parts of our Patty Hearst saga so you can hear the full arc without losing the thread.

We start with the Symbionese Liberation Army’s origin story and the murder of Marcus Foster, then move straight into the February 1974 kidnapping that turns Patty into the most famous hostage in Ame...

A TikTok “Netflix documentary” joke turns into a real-life horror story, and it’s the perfect gut-punch opener for a finale about what happens when people stop seeing consequences. We close out our three-part Patty Hearst saga by picking up after the LA shootout and following the Symbionese Liberation Army as they rebuild, recruit, and unravel. What’s left isn’t a movement, it’s a shrinking crew of fugitives arguing over power, money, and control while a captive young woman tries to survive inside the mess. 

We walk through the farmhouse hideout, the new faces who join the SLA...

Patty Hearst’s story doesn’t just escalate, it mutates. One moment she’s a kidnapped college student being ordered to read revolutionary scripts, and the next she’s forced into a public “Tanya” identity that the whole country can judge from a photo and a grainy surveillance frame.

We walk through the pressure cooker the SLA builds around her: blindfolding, isolation, relentless propaganda, and explicit threats that make “choice” feel like a trick word. We also dig into why the media reaction split so sharply between “brainwashed” and “traitor,” and how coercion, Stockholm syndrome, and survival behavior can create acti...

A bathrobe, a knock at the door, and a split-second decision that turns into one of the biggest American true crime stories of the 1970s. We’re drinking about Patty Hearst, the Hearst Communications heiress whose quiet Berkeley routine gets shattered when the Symbionese Liberation Army storms in, beats her fiancé, and kidnaps her at gunpoint.

We break down who Patty is beyond the headline, what her upbringing looks like inside a legacy-wealth family, and why being publicly “known” becomes its own kind of danger. Then we zoom out to the SLA: the aliases, the cult-like leadership energy...

A throwaway joke at work that nobody understands can make you feel ancient, but nothing snaps the room into focus like a story where fame, paranoia, and violence collide. We’re Jesse and Lindsay, and we’re digging into the Oscar Pistorius case, from his rise as the celebrated “Blade Runner” to the night Reeva Steenkamp was shot behind a locked bathroom door in South Africa. The details are brutal, and the contradictions are hard to ignore, especially once you look at what was happening around him: escalating fear, constant weapons practice, heavy caffeine use, and a relationship that appears...

A police badge is supposed to signal safety. In Sarah Everard’s case, it became the tool that took it away, and we’re still angry about it. We jump on live for a raw recap of our full coverage, walk through who Sarah was, and trace how a normal night in London during COVID lockdown restrictions turned into a tragedy no one should have to fear.

We talk through the details we can share on social platforms: the shifting pandemic rules, the way “following directions” can be used against a good person, and how Wayne Cousins, an offic...

A normal walk home. A well lit London street. CCTV everywhere. Then a man flashes a badge and says the words that are supposed to mean safety: “I’m a police officer.” Sarah Everard’s case hits like a punch because it’s not a mystery built on bad decisions, it’s a nightmare built on trust, compliance, and power.

We walk through who Sarah was, what that March 2021 COVID lockdown felt like in the UK, and the minute by minute timeline that investigators pieced together through bus footage, dash cams, and surveillance. Then we get into Wayne Couzen...

A fake pregnancy is one thing. Keeping it alive for months, staging a gender reveal, and pulling everyone into the performance is something else entirely and the ending is as brutal as it is hard to understand. With drinks on the table and zero filter, we pick back up on the viral Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct and walk through the moments where the story should have collapsed, the red flags that got waved off, and the gut punch that comes when deception turns into violence. 

Then we hard pivot into a completely different kind of true crime: S...

A man with a genius IQ. A trail of fraud that spans states. Multiple prison escapes that sound impossible until you realize he planned them like a full-time job. We’re drinking about Stephen J. Russell, the real-life con artist behind I Love You, Philip Morris, and we’re not just retelling the plot, we’re digging into what made it all happen.

We talk through Russell’s early life, adoption fallout, and how abandonment issues and secrecy can shape a person’s choices for decades. From law enforcement jobs to identity scams, he keeps reinventing himself, and the re...

A true crime documentary rarely hits like this, but Maternal Instinct starts with a scene so shocking we’re still trying to process it while we talk. We’re recording “raw, uncut, and unedited,” drinks in hand, walking through the viral story out of New Boston, Texas and the disturbing spiral around Taylor Parker and Wade Griffin. What begins as a relationship that moves way too fast turns into a maze of claims, pressure, and public posts that make it harder for everyone involved to admit what they’re seeing.

We unpack the inheritance narrative that powers the whole...

A mother, a wheelchair, a stack of diagnoses, and a whole community convinced they’re watching a miracle of survival. Then the news shows Gypsy Rose Blanchard standing up, and everything people “knew” collapses. We’re telling this story with care and honesty because it’s not just a viral headline, it’s a brutal example of medical child abuse and coercive control hiding in plain sight. 

We break down Munchausen by proxy (factitious disorder imposed on another) in plain language, then track how Dee Dee Blanchard allegedly used doctors, paperwork, and performance to keep Gypsy isolated and dependent...

A “missing” purse. A hot tub night with new friends. A couple chasing thrills so hard they stop seeing people as people. We jump into the strange, brutal story of BJ and Erica Seifert and how their relationship goes from intense to outright dangerous, with a vacation in Ocean City, Maryland as the turning point.

We walk through the early timeline and the whiplash pace of their marriage, then dig into the toxic push and pull that shows up once real life hits: long absences, control, jealousy, and the need for constant intensity. From there, the recap move...

A friendly shuttle ride and a “buy us a drink” deal shouldn’t end in horror, but sometimes the danger shows up wearing a smile. We start with our usual kitchen-table banter and a round of “what made us feel old,” then we pivot into a killer couple story that left us furious, sick, and desperate for people to hear the warning signs.

Pride Month is also front and center. We share resources for The Trevor Project and encourage donations, especially as funding gets cut for services that LGBTQ youth rely on. We also point you toward the Matthe...

A missing kid case is devastating on its own, but it hits differently when it starts with something painfully normal: a teenager heading out to get a haircut and buy Christmas gifts. We talk through the Daniel Morcombe case with the respect it deserves, including how a routine bus stop and a sudden change in plans can create the exact opening a predator looks for. 

Then we move from grief to action. We highlight the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, “Day for Daniel,” and why child safety education works best when it’s simple, repeated, and matched to a child’s...

A child’s brain can do something both miraculous and devastating when the world becomes unsafe: it can split experience into separate parts just to survive. That’s the core of the Jenny Haynes story, and it’s why we brought back our most-listened-to revisit. This conversation is heavy, raw, and full of the kind of details that stick with you, so take care of yourself while you listen.

We break down dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly called multiple personality disorder (MPD), and why it’s not a “bullshit diagnosis.” We talk about trauma, memory, and the reality that...

The human mind's capacity to protect itself is both remarkable and haunting. When four-year-old Jeni Haynes began suffering unimaginable abuse at the hands of her father, her developing brain created an extraordinary defense mechanism – dissociating into multiple personalities. Not just a few, but OVER 2,500 distinct alters emerged to help her survive seven years of torture.

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Three minutes late can be the difference between a normal Saturday and a family’s worst nightmare. We’re talking about the Daniel Morcombe case from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where a 13-year-old boy leaves home to get a haircut and shop for Christmas gifts, waits at an unofficial bus stop under an overpass, and is never seen again.

We walk through the timeline with care, from the confusing moment a replacement bus drives past, to the decision that no kid should ever have to make: accepting a ride from a stranger. We also lay out the chilli...

A man steps out from behind a bedroom door wearing yellow dish gloves and raises a claw hammer. Susan Kuhnhausen, a 51-year-old ER nurse in Portland, Oregon, has seconds to decide whether she becomes a headline or a survivor. What happens next is one of the most gripping true crime survivor stories we’ve ever covered, and it’s a raw reminder that the most dangerous moment in a breakup can be the moment you finally choose freedom.

We walk through Susan’s life leading up to the attack, from her bold 1980s personal ad to the slow r...

Rockville weekends don’t just give you a lineup, they give you a full-body story: dust, heat, storm warnings on repeat, and those perfect sets that make the struggle feel worth it. We’re coming at our Welcome to Rockville 2026 recap raw, live, and unedited, ranking performances by sound, crowd energy, stage presence, and overall vibe while we relive the best surprises and the biggest letdowns.

We also get extremely practical about festival survival. Lindsay breaks down her clear, stadium-approved bag essentials for camping festivals and concert days, from antibacterial wipes and gum to backup cards when wris...

A sweaty campsite morning at Welcome to Rockville turns into a surprisingly deep conversation about concert culture, safety, and what we owe each other in a crowd. We’re recording from the Orange Lot at Daytona International Speedway, so you’ll hear the real festival backdrop while we swap stories from night four, including the kind of chaotic glow-party lore and rail-life exhaustion that only makes sense when you’ve been living on adrenaline and dust.

From there, we get real about crowd etiquette at rock and metal festivals: the people who shove to the front after you’ve...

Three teenagers get branded as monsters, a community falls hard for a satanic panic storyline, and a case held together by a false confession becomes “truth” for nearly two decades. We wrap our West Memphis Three series by following Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley from conviction into the realities people don’t like to picture: prison violence, death row, and years of solitary confinement that change a person’s body and brain.

Then we track the counter-force that kept this from disappearing. Paradise Lost helps ignite public pressure, supporters build a real innocence movement, and Lori Dav...

A small-town murder case collides with the peak hangover of the 1990s Satanic Panic, and the result is a lesson in how a narrative can outrun the facts. We’re rereleasing Part 2 of our West Memphis Three series because this case still lives under our skin, and because the details around Jessie Misskelley’s confession deserve to be heard with fresh ears.

We break down who Jessie is, why his reported IQ and developmental delays matter, and how a vulnerable teen can be questioned until “I heard rumors” turns into “I was there.” We talk about Vicky Hutchinson...

Three little boys disappear after a normal day of school, and West Memphis, Arkansas flips from worry to terror in a matter of hours. When their bodies are found in a muddy drainage ditch in Robin Hood Hills, the town wants an answer fast and the system starts acting like a story matters more than the truth. That’s where Part 1 of our West Memphis Three series begins. 

We walk through the timeline of May 5 and May 6, 1993 and the details that still feel unreal decades later. Then we dig into early investigative turns that should have been tre...

A case can be horrifying on its own, then the internet shows up and makes it even uglier. We sit down with our drinks and recap two stories that hit hard for very different reasons: Catherine Knight in Australia and the Idaho 4 murders at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho. Along the way we also talk about why certain true crime details stick in your brain, and why some stories take longer to shake than others.

On the Catherine Knight side, we track the early instability, her life in Aberdeen, New South Wales, her job in the abattoir...