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We’re back with with Part II of Ronald Gene Simmons, the "Hillbilly From Hell!  We left you last time with Gene spiraling out of the control Nothing ever good comes from quitting your jobs and going t...

We’re back with a new episode this week! It’s a two-parter with the second part coming out very soon (not 6 months from now)! Soooo, Ronald Gene Simmons (AKA the Hillbilly from Hell) was not a good gu...

Herb seemingly had a picture-perfect life, but things are not always as they seem. Join us this week as we talk about Herbert the Pervert and the terrible crime spree. Join our True Crime Dumpster Fac...

Isaac Wright Jr. had a great life–a successful career as a music producer, a beautiful wife in a Platinum-selling group that he managed, and a loving daughter. What he didn’t know was that something w...

John of God? More like John of Fraud. Hailed as a spiritual healer for decades and popularized in the western world by Oprah Winfrey, this spiritual con man spent years abusing the people who believed...

This is a listener suggestion from Jennifer who was friends with the victim in high school. The case takes place in Livermore, CA. Jenna Nannetti was a 17-year old girl who fell in love with Mike Simo...

4-year-old Derrick Robie, was “ebullient, precocious, doted on by all who knew him, a ripper of a kid in short sleeves and suspenders with a mop of blond hair and a mischievous grin.” Everything chang...

“Omaima Nelson is the most bizarre and sick individual I’ve had the occasion to meet. No one needs to look to the Dahmers of Milwaukee or the Hannibal Lecters of the screen. A new predator has emerged...

Charles “Chuck” Morgan left his Tucson home on March 22, 1977 to drop his two daughters off at school, just like any other day. But after dropping his girls off, he never made it to work, and didn't m...

This is the second part of a two-part episode. This is an active court case. Theranos was supposed to revolutionize and democratize healthcare. Elizabeth Holmes was supposed to be the next Steve Jobs....

Theranos was supposed to revolutionize and democratize healthcare. Elizabeth Holmes was supposed to be the next Steve Jobs. Investors were supposed to rake in millions of dollars. However, things don’...

Ogden, Utah: 1974. No one could believe this crime could actually happen in this place. Join Kevin and Amy as they talk about the torture/killings of the Hi-Fi Shop. You can join our True Crime Dumpst...

Are some people just born bad? We’d like to think not, but serial pedophile and suspected cannibalistic killer Nathaniel Bar-Jonah seems to be just that--born bad. From very early on, he exhibited vio...

Reeva Steenkamp was a promising young star and social justice advocate on the rise in South Africa. She had been dating Olympian Oscar Pistorius for three, difficult months before her horrifying murde...

This is the second half of our 2-parter on Kip Kinkel. We recommend that you go back to episode #71 and listen to that before starting this one. Before Columbine and Sandy Hook, there was Kip Kinkel--...

Before Columbine and Sandy Hook, there was Kip Kinkel--the moody, dark, gun-obsessed, trench-coat-wearing poster child for school shootings. That image of Kip has remained frozen in time: the dangerou...

This Father’s Day, we will be talking about a father that will be receiving  no awards from us. Justin Ross Harris was a seemingly good father to his 22-month old son Cooper until June 18, 2014. Was C...

Thanks to our Aussie listener, Katrina, for requesting this case.  In western Australia during July of 2007, Chantelle McDougall and her daughter Leela went missing along with her cult leader boyfrien...

Arturo “Thunder” Gatti was a world-champion boxer, competing from 1991 to 2007. In the ring, he was a dedicated fighter, but in his personal life, he was a decadent playboy. That is, until he met Aman...

Once John Alexander Lawson turned into Pazuzu Illah Algarad, all bets were off. Join us as we talk about this “Satanic,” next-level, 4th-dimensional edge-lord who sought to destroy his quiet, very Chr...

We are finally back after our month-long hiatus dealing with family stuff. We are pleased to announce that our baby Abigail is born and one month old now! Also, Amy’s dad is back home and on the mend ...

This is a mysterious one that was big in the news when it happened, and since, has been a tragic head-scratcher for arm-chair detectives, YouTubers, and Redditors. Kendrick Johnson (aka KJ), 17, was ...

"Oh, Grandma, I won't need a coat," Ted said. "Not tonight." Ted, nor the other 4 men he was with, could know what would happen on February 24, 1978--and we still don't know to this day. 5  "boys" wen...

Marcus Wesson manifested and created his forced congregation. He also destroyed them. This week, Kevin, Amy, and special guest host Lauren discuss this Jesus-Vampire-God-coffin-hoarding monster who ki...

Some say professional wrestling is fake--just a bunch of ‘roided out maniacs in tights acting out a play. They’re not totally wrong. While professional wrestling is scripted with story lines and prede...

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done for love? Ed Okun can probably top your wildest deed. To celebrate Valentine’s Day and that special someone you would do almost anything for, we find out wha...

300 Center Street in Findlay, Ohio was a house of horrors. Many people were in and out of there, but no tenant was as innocent or tragic as Vera Jo Reigle. Cheri Brooks, AKA Sugar Babe, was the ring-l...

We continue the amazing story of Natascha Kampusch, abducted by Wolfgang Priklopil at the age of 10. She survived 3,096 days living underground and living through physical and psychological torment in...

3096 days is about 8.5 years. Think about what you did from the time you were 10-18. Now, think about spending those precious adolescent years forced in a damp, dark, underground, cement basement dung...

James Jameson: one of the direct heirs to the Irish whiskey powerhouse--was he a misunderstood rich kid or a sadistic, depraved voyeur? This week, we cheers with a big glass of whiskey and dive into s...

Unsolved cases haunt us all, but unsolved mass murders are even more mystifying and rare--especially when there is an apparent treasure-trove of evidence at hand. It’s infuriating and maddening.  This...

2020 was...something. We discuss the year in review, focusing on some of the biggest crimes of the year. Join Kevin and Amy as they finger the real criminal: 2020. You can join our Facebook group, Tru...

Christmas is a time for family, giving, and celebration--but not for Michele Anderson and Joseph McEnroe. These assholes decided to do the complete opposite, and wiped out 3 whole generations of the A...

Edward Joseph Leonski was also known as Eddie--but  later on, he would be remembered as the “Brownout Strangler” and the “Singing Strangler.” Kevin and Amy look into this 78-year old Australian/Americ...

We’re talking about more than just soap this week. Leonarda Cianciulli was a cold-blooded killer who would do anything to protect her children--but was that it, or did she derive more pleasure than we...

This week, we bring you the master of holiday entertaining--Martha Stewart. For a while, she was also known for her time in prison, but what exactly was it for and how did it get to that? We talk abou...

Vanished. Disappeared. Gone. This week, we talk about mysterious disappearances, ultimately focusing on Bryce Laspisa and his final days before he went missing at Castaic Lake in August 2013. His frie...

It’s Friday the 13th again, so we are coming back to you this week with a crazy tale that happened on June 13, 1980. The Gores and the Montgomerys were two God-fearing, Christian families living in th...

It doesn't get much worst than Gary Heidnik--a true garbage person who tortured, raped, abused, and killed women. He joins the list of a whole lot of Bad Garys we've talked about since the beginning o...

Seances, ghosts, witchcraft? It’s spooky season, so it’s the best time to tell the story of Daniel LaPlante. Joining Amy this episode is our good friend Megan and guest appearances from all of our dog...

Alisson Cambier, Gina Castillo, and Cassie Jo Stoddart--all of these young women were needlessly murdered by men and boys that felt inspired by Wes Craven’s Scream movie franchise. Today, we discuss a...

Family Annihilators--unfortunately, it’s a tale as old as time. However, because of a Chris Watts documentary, there is renewed interest around this criminal phenomenon. 95% of family annihilators (th...

Yaser and Patricia Said had 2 beautiful, talented, bright daughters--Amina and Sarah. They also had a son, Islam. After years of abuse and terror, Yaser executed his daughters in cold blood. The FBI d...

Episode #43: Peggy Jo Tallas Join us this week as we take a wild ride into bank robberies and the crazy cowboy who committed a series of them that stumped even the most seasoned FBI agents.  Don't for...

From the outside, it looked like Barbara Daly Baekeland had it all--a good looking husband, a stunning child, socialite-status, beauty, riches--but beneath it all was something much more sinister. Joi...

Despite all odds, Paulette Gebara Farah was born on July 20, 2005 in Mexico City. Born nearly 15 weeks early and weighing in at only 1.7 pounds, Paulette defied all odds. She was a happy, 4-year-old g...

Amina and Sarah were two fun, beautiful, lively teenagers who met their horrible end at the hands of their own father, Yaser Said, on January 1, 2008. The story leading up to this event is unbelievabl...

Love and marriage--go together like a horse and carriage? Not this week. We feature two stories of marriages gone awry. The first one is the story of 29-year-old Rogério Damascena, a salesman, and his...

Hi all! It's been a minute, but we are coming back to being a weekly podcast again. We just took a little summer break. In this week's episode, we explore some camping/road trip stories that we talked...

Join hosts Amy and Kevin in the dumpster this week as they chat with Amy’s former students, Le’Asia and Alisha, about the ever-enigmatic Rachel Dolezal and being young, Black people in Portland.  Rach...