The Book of the Dead
Hosted by Courtney Liso, The Book of the Dead is a true crime podcast that focuses on the victims of lesser-known crimes. Each episode presents a deep dive into a case from around the world, dissecting the details to tell the whole story of who each victim was, in addition to what happened to them. Formerly hosted by a mother-daughter team, the podcast has evolved with one host, taking the care necessary to ensure each victim is honored as they should be. Join Courtney every Wednesday at 12am EST for a new chapter in The Book of the Dead.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 134
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Chapter 14: The Vampire Cult Murders Part 2
Happy Halloween guys!!
In Part 2 of The Vampire Cult Murders we fall down the rabbit hole into the Wendorf Murders, discussing how they were murdered, and the events leading up to, and following them.…
In Part 2 of The Vampire Cult Murders we fall down the rabbit hole into the Wendorf Murders, discussing how they were murdered, and the events leading up to, and following them.…
00:44:31 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Chapter 13: The Vampire Cult Murders Part 1
On November 25th, 1996, Jennifer Wendorf came home from an evening with her boyfriend to find her parents, Richard and Ruth Wendorf, brutally murdered in the family home. to add to this horrific sigh…
00:42:55 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
Chapter 12: The Death Ship of the South Seas Feat. Special Guest
In the late 1940's, the S.S. Ourang Medan sent out an S.O.S. to near by ships asking for urgent help and that everyone was dead. when help arrived, the whole crew was dead, including the ship's dog, …
00:35:08 |
Sat 29 Oct 2022
Chapter 11: The Man That Killed Halloween
Ronald Clark O'Bryan never really took his children, Elizabeth and Timothy, Trick r' Treating. On October 31st 1976, he decided this was the year he was going to take them. This should be a fun night…
00:36:30 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
Chapter 10: The Mysterious Death of Christina Kettlewell *Reupload*
On May 20, 1947, Christina and Jack Kettlewell were spending their honeymoon in a cottage in a remote area of Severn Falls in Canada.....along with Jack's roommate, Ronald Barrie. When the cottage su…
00:48:28 |
Sun 16 Oct 2022
Chapter 9: The Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart
On September 22nd 2006, Cassie Jo Stoddart, a beautiful, kind, and intelligent 16 year old girl was house sitting for her Aunt and uncle. She hung out with her boyfriend, Matt Beckham, and 2 school f…
00:52:00 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Chapter 8: The Icebox Murders Feat. Special Guest Gerald Ferra
On June 23rd 1965 police were called to do a welfare check on 81 year old Fred Rogers and his 72 year old wife, Edwina Rogers. Police were unprepared for the horrific scene that would await them conc…
00:42:37 |
Sun 02 Oct 2022
Chapter 7: The Disappearance of Nicholas Barclay
On June 10th 1994, 13 year old Nicholas Barclay went to the park near his home in San Antonio, Texas. When it was time for him to come home he called for a ride but was told to walk home. Nicholas ne…
01:20:59 |
Sun 25 Sep 2022
Chapter 6: The Farmville Murders
In 2009, 20 year old Richard Sam McCroskey was going to a horror core music festival with two girls he met on myspace, 18 year old Melanie Wells and 16 year kid Emma Neiderbrock whom sam saw as his l…
00:50:50 |
Sun 18 Sep 2022
Chapter 5: Sakakibara Seito-The Kobe Child Killer
In 1997, The town of Kobe Japan had a killer targeting children on the loose. The only true leads investigators had to go on was notes written in red ink that had been left at the crime scene and mai…
00:43:34 |
Sun 11 Sep 2022
Chapter 4: The McStay Family Murders Pt. 2
In Part 2 of the Mcstay family murders, we go over the absolute mess that was the Trial of Charles Ray Merritt, and a whole bunch of circumstantial evidence. we also discuss Dan Kavanaugh and the the…
00:44:34 |
Sun 04 Sep 2022
Chapter 3: The McStay Family Murders Pt. 1
In Part 1, We discuss the disappearance and eventually discovery of the McStay Family. Who killed this loving family and why did it take almost 4 years to find them? This case goes down one hell of a…
01:01:44 |
Sun 28 Aug 2022
Chapter 2: The Murder of Breck Bednar
Breck Bednar was 13 years old and the brightest future ahead of him. He was incredibly intelligent and an absolute whiz at computers, he could have done anything he wanted with his life, until Breck …
00:55:13 |
Sun 21 Aug 2022
Chapter 1: The Lainz Angels of Death
From 1983-1989, 4 women terrorized the patients in Pavilion 5 at Lainz Hospital in Vienna Austria. From administering overdoses to torturing them with "the water cure" the Lainz "Angels of Death" mur…
00:47:37 |
Sun 14 Aug 2022
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