Mysteries, Monsters, & Mayhem
A podcast about true crime, mysteries, cryptids, the paranormal, and any other creepy and interesting tales that cross our paths, all with a touch of humor.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 182
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
For the Sake of the Children
Shannon talks about the unfortunate death of Azaria Chamberlain and the world-wide damage inflicted on the family by the media. MB discusses the intriguing case of the Sodder children. …
Shadows, Demons, & Redheads
This week, we welcome guest Kim Olgren, mystery author, to the podcast. MB discusses the Redhead Murders, Kim tells us about shadow people, and Shannon reveals the true story of the exo…
Adventures & Atrocities
MB recounts the adventurous tale of Aloha Wanderwell and the mystery surrounding her husband's death. Shannon tells a story with two parts, covering a mother accused of killing her son …
Silence & Sweet Sticky Death
Shannon tells the sad, dark story of the Gibbons twins, June and Jennifer, who became known as the Silent Twins. MB recounts the Great Boston Molasses Flood.
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Of Castles & Colonies
Inspired by a recent road trip, MB covers the Colonial Parkway Murders, while Shannon talks about the sordid history of Houska Castle. This one's got murder, ghosts, demons, and even Na…
Temple Crimes & Backwoods Monsters
In this episode, Shannon covers the Waddell Buddhist Temple Murders, still considered one of the worst crimes in Arizona. Then MB tells a tale of the Flatwoods Monster, with a little as…
Tales Told Tall
Did art imitate fiction in the case of Krystian Bala? MB discusses murder allegedly committed by an author. In other sensationalized news, Shannon discusses the murder of Johnny Stompan…
Oh My, Oklahoma!
Special guest David R. Slayton tells us about the local lore of the Lady in White in his hometown, with a twist ending. Shannon discusses the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, known as one o…
Confessions & Other Crimes
In this episode, MB and Shannon both talk about hard topics. MB covers the murder of Irene Garza, which involved a coverup by the Catholic church. Shannon touches on the recent finding …
The Brilliant & The Bumbling
Shannon starts off the episode with the disturbing story of Ed Kemper, the Co-Ed Killer, a serial killer who became the foundation for the FBI's profiling unit. MB lightens things up at…
Shining a Light
In this episode, Shannon takes on two cases of missing and murdered indigenous women in the U.S. in honor of MMIWG2 month, albeit late. MB has named her piece "What the Hell, Waffle Hou…
Alabama Slammers
In this episode, we welcome special guest Laura Hayden, romance and mystery author, who discusses a crime committed against someone she knew, Donald A. Bergquist. But first, MB talks ab…
Flies, Lies, & Sweet Scams
In part II of Shannon's Amityville series, she discusses the Amityville Haunting and some of the details behind it. MB brings us another bout of fun food crime with a Nutella heist.
Circling the Truth
In this episode, MB discusses the Circleville Letters, an anonymous set of letters that went around a small, rural town accusing various people of uncomfortable things. Shannon talks ab…
Witches & What Happened
MB talks about the Springfield Three, a mystery that's never been solved, and Shannon talks about the Bell Witch Haunting while struggling not to refer to it as the Blair Witch Haunting…
Mommy Issues & Monsters
Shannon discusses La Mataviejitas, a serial killer with a couple quirks, and MB says a final goodbye to her trips to Arkansas with stories of local cryptids.
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D is for Dangerous
MB talks about several crimes involving dangerous pizza deliveries and Shannon goes over the mystery of Dyatlov Pass and the hikers who lost their lives on the side of a mountain under …
Of Towers & Typhoid
We discuss the formative case of Charles Whitman, the tower shooter, and the surprising real story behind Typhoid Mary. One desperate for medical answers, the other a medical mystery, b…
Banana Sandwich: Chicken Coops & Vampires
The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders are notorious for more than one reason, but the connections might surprise you. The Vampire of Sacramento was a short-lived serial killer whose reason…
Murder & Maple Syrup
Rodney Alcala is a serial killer who brushed with fame, luring women in with offers to photograph them. And would you believe the biggest heist involved maple syrup and Canadian cartels…