Mysteries, Monsters, & Mayhem

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We welcome a guest this week: author Megan Rutter (who writes as M.R. Rutter). In this episode we cover the Memphis 3, wrongly convicted young men; a mother who stole her daughter's ide…

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In this episode on cannibalism, Nikki Partlow-Loyall joins us once more. We discuss the Siberian Ripper, the Donner-Reed party, and an anonymous Reddit user who chose an action others s…

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In the season premiere, MB and Shannon switch roles, with MB talking about the Bloody Bender Family and some of their compatriots, and Shannon detailing the mayhem that was the Clown Br…

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While we're on the final week of our season break, we bring you a compilation of past pod guests: Laura Hayden, David R. Slayton, K.A. Olgren, and Patrick Hester. They discuss urban leg…

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While we're on break, we've compiled two of our favorite, lighter stories, along with an intro that was cut due to a mistake. In this recap, we do the Maple Syrup Heist and the Gorbals …

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This week we lighten things up...a little. MB regales us with a Santa bank heist worthy of the movies and Shannon details an unsolved mystery from WWII England.

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Shannon addresses the heavy topic of femicides in Ciudad Juarez and the systemic issues behind them, followed by MB lightening the mood with a series of Santa capers, from runaway parad…

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This week, we both coincidentally ended up discussing an infamous kidnapping: Patty Hearst and John Paul Getty III.

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Shannon covers the Normalmstorg Robbery in the first of a two-parter on Stockholm Syndrome and MB regales us with Santa Claus slayings.

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We've covered crimes against Indigenous women, but this week we cover crimes against Indigenous men in acknowledgment of Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving. MB talks about …

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This week, MB talks about the kidnapping of heiress Barbara Mackle and Shannon discusses the mysterious disappearance of Belle Elmore, who left behind the strangest evidence.

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From a man charged with werewolfery to the servant girl annihilator of Austin, this episode touches on old-fashioned mysteries and frights.

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This week, MB and Shannon cover two notorious crimes among fans of true crime and unsolved mysteries: the mysterious Hinterkaifeck murders and the Boogeyman of Westfield, John List.

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This week's episode is a dark one, right in time for Halloween. Shannon discusses the Clockwork Orange Murder and MB tells us about the murder of two women in their home by a surprising…

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This week we're both talking about serial killers: The Pied Piper of Tucson and The Bullseye Killer.

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In this episode, Shannon discusses Henry Berry Lowry, a Civil War era Robin Hood, and MB talks about St. Olga, a Russian saint who left scorched earth behind after being wronged.

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This week we lighten things up with a focus on mayhem. Shannon discusses the origins of the term "going postal" and MB tells us the taut tale of British Airways Flight 5390.

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This episode features sponsoring author John H. Mudgett, who discusses his book Crazy is as Crazy Does: The Life of a Serial Killer. Each of us picks a serial killer mentioned in his bo…

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In this episode, Shannon covers Jim Jones & the Jonestown cult, with little known facts about the massacre. MB regales us with the hilarity and insanity of the 1904 Olympics. Specifical…

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This week we welcome guest Patrick Hester, podcaster and author. He details the eccentricities of the Winchester Mansion after MB tells of the dastardly murder castle of H.H. Holmes. Sh…