Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
Twisted true crime tales of dark deeds and despicable people. New episodes every Thursday. Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 251
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ep. 145 - Dangerous (Facebook) Liaisons: Two Botched Hitmen Stories
We’re covering two cases this week that share a common thread. The perpetrators–one in Ireland and the other in Australia–tried to hire hitmen to kill their wives’ Facebook friends.
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Ep. 144 - The Kidnapping and Murder of Nicole Lovell
In January 2016, Nicole Lovell disappeared out of her bedroom window. Three days later, a special investigator found her body discarded along a roadside. The search for her killers woul…
Ep. 143 - The Murders of Melissa Haferman (Melissa Love) and Amanda Wood
In 1999, country singer Melissa Love (born Melissa Haferman) was on the way home from recording her first album in Nashville when she encountered a burgeoning serial killer. For four an…
Ep. 142- Hammer & Fire: The Davis Family Tragedy
In August 2012, 15-year-old Zachary Davis attacked his mother Melanie Davis and his brother Joshua Davis, leaving them for dead inside the burning family home.
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Ep. 141 - The Murder(s) of Nancy Uhlman
In June 2023, hotel employees at a Holiday Inn in Marlborough, Massachusetts called 911 to report that a guest came into the lobby covered in blood, saying he’d just killed someone. Whe…
Ep. 140 - Hostel Hell: The Murder of Jhordann Rust
In December 2015, Jhordann Rust went on a trip to San Diego with her boyfriend. The pair checked into a hostel the night they arrived, but police arrested the boyfriend that same night.…
Ep. 139 - Another Zimmer Family Murder + The Stalking of Candy Williams
In May 1983, 14-year-old Peter Zimmer brutally murdered his family. Given an absurdly short sentence, Zimmer started his life over as Jovan “Joe” Collier four years later. As Joe, he ma…
Ep. 138 - The Murder of the Zimmers and Katherine Brown
In September 2008, a gruesome murder shocked Ottawa County, Michigan when a house fire led to the discovery of a mass murder. Inside the home, authorities recovered the charred bodies o…
Ep. 137- Broken Ties: The Disappearance and Murder of Megan Tilman
Megan Tilman thought she found love with William Rice and Christina Harnish. When the trio first dropped off the map, everyone thought they were together. Unbeknownst to investigators, …
Ep. 136 – Fallen Protector: The Murder of Aaron Iturra
18-year-old Aaron Iturra seemed to have it all: popularity, a close-knit family, and a big heart. So, why did someone kill him in his bed? The investigation into his murder would reveal…
Ep. 135 - Why Do the Good Die Young? The Murder of Samantha Dean
In February 2015, a gruesome discovery behind a vacant building revealed a twisted plan to murder 29-year-old mom-to-be Samantha Dean. This web of deceit would involve multiple (pretty …
Ep. 134-The Colorado Hammer Murders Part 2: Arizona and Nevada
After committing four horrific crimes in Colorado, the hammer-wielding attacker hitchhiked to Kingman, Arizona. A day after his arrival, he committed another violent bludgeoning. This c…
Ep. 133-The Colorado Hammer Murders Part 1: Aurora and Lakewood
Over 12 days in January 1984, a hammer-wielding attacker terrorized the suburbs of Denver. In addition to harming several survivors, he took the lives of Patricia Smith, Debra Bennett, …
Ep. 132- The Haines Family Murders
On May 12, 2007, 20-year-old Maggie Haines awoke to screams coming from her brother’s bedroom. She ran to her neighbor’s house for help, narrowly escaping a knife-wielding killer. But w…
Ep. 131: The Murders of Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens & The Murders in the Brentwood Woods
In September 2016, a driver found the bloody body of 15-year-old Nisa Mickens on a quiet suburban sidewalk in Brentwood, New York. The next day, authorities recovered the body of her be…
Ep. 130 - “We’re Worried About Your Dad”: The Murder of Aaron Friar
In October 2017, two little girls woke up for school and found blood stains on their living room sofa. Their dad was missing, so they called his girlfriend for help. When police arrived…
Ep. 129 - Deal with the Devil: The Murder of Corriann Cervantes
In February 2014, a night of hanging out with friends turned into a gruesome murder. Corriann Cervantes disappeared on February 4, 2014. A few days later, a friend found her bloody, bru…
Episode 128 - A Likely Story: The Disappearance and Murder of Joann Hakes
In January 2015, Joann Hakes disappeared into a dark Wyoming night near the Salt River mountains. For over four years, her family and friends had no idea what happened to her. Then, a b…
Ep. 127 - Into the Woods: The Murder of Lucy McHugh
In July 2017, Lucy McHugh disappeared. When a dog walker found her body the next morning, the police started to unravel a horrible story and a totally preventable murder.
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Ep. 126 - The Disappearance of Caitlin Marie Denison
In January 2018, 19-year-old Caitlin Marie Denison took a flight from her home in Reno, Nevada, to Midland, Texas. She’d met a man from Midland online, but meeting him in real life turn…