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. 125 - Abducted in Her Sleep: The Kidnapping & Murder of Brianna Denison
In 2008, 19-year-old Brianna Denison disappeared from her friend’s couch. Nearly a month later, a passerby found her body in a field under a discarded Christmas tree. DNA from Brianna’s…
Ep. 124 - The (Almost) Perfect Murder: The Case of Anthony Tomaselli
In 2019, a man came to police to report that his two ex-girlfriends–who are sisters–had killed their father, and he had it on tape. But Anthony Tomaselli died four years prior of natura…
Ep. 123: The Colerain Township Gender Reveal Mass Shooting
In July 2017, 21-year-old Cheyanne Willis threw herself a gender reveal party and invited her family and friends, including her cousin 22-year-old Autum Garrett. Late that night, two gu…
Ep. 122 - The Belize Ripper: A Modern Day Madman
Between 1998 and 2000, Belizean police recovered the brutalized remains of five teenage girls who all died at the hands of the same killer. Because of how he killed his victims, authori…
Ep. 121 - The Lunch Time Killer – The Murder of Carolyn Byington
On June 10, 2019, 26-year-old Carolyn Byington went home on her lunch break and never returned to work. She had no idea that she was at the center of a despicable man’s world, and the t…
FEED TAKEOVER: Addicted to Crime Presents The Bible John Murders
Note: We are on a trip this week and didn't have time to record an episode. We thought you'd enjoy this awesome episode from our sister podcast Addicted to Crime.
The Bible John Murders
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Episode 120: Historical True Crime in Bisbee, Arizona
We talk about two bizarre historical events in Bisbee, Arizona that are massive crimes...but basically went unpunished.
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Ep. 119-The Last Dance: The Murder of Haruka Weiser
In April 2016, a shocked University of Texas campus searched for missing dance student Haruka Weiser. The next day, UT police found her body in a nearby creek bed.
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Ep. 118 - The Classmate Poisoning: The Murder of Bala Manikandan
In September 2022, 13-year-old Bala Manikandan collapsed after rehearsing his private school’s Annual Day presentation. Later, a doctor determined that Bala, who was an accomplished stu…
Ep. 117 - The Sweetheart & The Sailor: The Murder of Ebony Harris
In February 2015, an apartment maintenance worker discovered Ebony Harris murdered in her bedroom. Who killed the young mother–and her unborn babies?
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Ep. 116 - The Christmas Tree Farm Murder
In January 2008, a man desperate for money targeted an unlikely business–the local Christmas tree farm. The robbery ended in a triple-murder at Hudler Carolina Tree Farm. But that trage…
Ep. 115-The Ouija Murders: Harry and Nicola Fuller
In February 1993, police found a couple slain in their English cottage. Later, a jury at their killer’s murder trial used a Ouija board to communicate with the spirit world to find answ…
Ep. 114 - Horror in White Springs, Florida: The Murder of Damien Kornegay
In January 2015, Florida police arrested two teenage girls who’d run away from home. Earlier that day, 15-year-old Ariel Kornegay shot her older brother. When police began investigating…
Ep. 113 - “A Battle Between God and Satan”: The Murder of Taylor Powell
In March 2010, friends and MMA fighters 21-year-old Taylor Powell and 29-year-old Jarrod Wyatt were hanging out when things took a terrible turn. Caught in a delusion about God and Sata…
Ep. 112 - A Problem in New Orleans: The Murder of Hasahn Shawl & The Short Life of Jaquin Thomas
In July 2016, 15-year-old Jaquin Thomas went with his uncle to an apartment for a confrontation. Jaquin, whom everyone knew as a helpful, kind teen, carried a gun that day. According to…
Ep. 111 - The 2015 San Francisco Drifter Murders
In October 2015, 23-year-old Audrey Carey and 67-year-old Steve Carter had their lives stolen in two separate murders. The identities of their killers shocked the world and kicked off a…
Ep. 110 - Halloween Special!
Let's get spooky! In honor of spooky season, we read some of my chilling creative writing. Join us for a poem set in a murderous hotel, a short story about a murder set in the famed Cec…
Ep. 109 - Halloween is Canceled: The (Actual) Satanic Murders of Terry and Marilynn Brooks
In 1995, the village of Bellaire, Ohio, canceled Halloween after the horrific murders of two of its citizens. On September 30, 17-year-old Nathan Brooks committed a gruesome murder that…
Ep. 108 - Halloween Convent Murder: The Murder of Sister Tadea Benz
On Halloween 1981, a killer snuck into the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo, TX, and viciously murdered a nun named Sister Tadea Benz. The police arrested 17-year-old Johnny Frank Garret…
Ep. 107 - A Heartbreaking Halloween: The Murders of Tamara Massey, Tiffany Massey, & Jean Ann Yackle & Kidnapping of Brian Massey
On Halloween night in 1984, siblings Tamara, Tiffany, and Brian Massey, along with their mom Jean, were preparing for a typical spooky night. Instead, they’d find a literal monster livi…