Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More

We once again had the privilege of speaking with Mr Bruce Bennett! So many yarns were spun that we made a two parter- enjoy! 

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Hey! Ever wonder why people get so skittish on Friday 13th? Neither did we! But we figured a Friday 13th themed episode was appropriate. We’ve tracked down some of the origins of this creepy unoffici…

In this episode we examine the story of Blanche Monnier- a beautiful young woman who was locked away for 25 years simply for loving the wrong man. But was she though? Everyone on the internet says so…

In the second and final part of our Maura Murray series, we examine some of the more popular theories as to what could have happened to Maura on that fateful night. (Subject Matter Begins @ 4:45)

This is part one of our two part series on one of the most infamous missing persons cases in true crime- the disappearance of Maura Murray. In this episode, we give a brief summary of her life, then …

In our second and final episode on the Muriel Court murders, we cover the colorful cast of characters that made up the list of suspects and “people of interest” in the murders of the Sims family. One…

When Jennie Sims walked in to her home at 641 Muriel Court in Tallahassee, Florida on the evening of October 22nd, 1966,  she discovered both her parents and younger sister lying, bound and gagged in…

Happy April Fools Day! In this episode the boys try to track down the origin of the  holiday, and talk about some of the crazier pranks pulled in the name of April Fools, like how In Vienna A Nurse W…

In our third and final episode on serial killer Red Hall, we cover his interrogation, confession, and attempt to help authorities locate the remains of his wife along with other locations associated …

In Part 2 we cover the disappearance of Red's wife, more murders in the Little Rock area and how the police finally figured out that Red Hall was responsible for everything. (Subject matter begins at…

In the late 30s to mid 40s, James Waybern "Red" Hall thumbed his way around the US robbing and murdering the kind hearted folks who had offered him a ride. He also committed plenty of crimes on his h…

This episode begins with perhaps the greatest thing we have ever played on our podcast, so I will provide NO "skip ahead" time this episode- but after THAT business is taken care of, we cover the cas…

In this episode we open with another rousing edition of "Bidet Mate". Then, we cover 50s radio personality Peter Tripp's record breaking "Wake-a-Thon" in which he went without sleep for over 8 days. …

The Stockdale's were a salt of the earth, hard working, wholesome family who loved working their small farm in Ohio. They also had a family band, and traveled the country playing Bluegrass music to t…

In this episode we discuss the strange decline of (yet another) YouTuber turned murderer, Randy Stair. As a child he became obsessed with one of the characters from thr Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phan…

In this episode we discuss the mysterious disappearance of Richey Edwards. Richey achieved fame throughout Europe in the 80s and early 90s as part of the rock band “Manic Street Preachers”. However h…

Women have participated in all aspects of warfare... well, for as long as there's been warfare. From Joan of Arc to Molly Pitcher, countless brave women have fought and died on the battle field. This…

In this episode we break down the melt down of popular early youtuber Trey Sesler, otherwise known as Mr. Anime. His Channel, LensCapProductions, was very successful in the early years of YouTube, bu…

In this episode we had the opportunity to speak with Jonathon Hamburg, who's  mother had him after escaping from  years in a religious cult. After that, she met his father and raised Jonathon in anot…

In this convo with our man Frankie, we talk about El Nino, California's date with destiny (aka a catastrophic earthquake) and we even drop the beat while Frankie lays down some sick weather related r…