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The Grim Curriculum

 Dina Valentine and Charlotte Smelt

Welcome to The Grim Curriculum, a Canada based podcast, with hosts Charlotte and Dina.
Join us as we chat about True Crime, Cryptids, Historic Events, and a whole lot more.
If it’s macabre and nightmarish, we want to discuss it. Join us every Saturday for a new episode.

Be sure to listen with the lights off.

True Crime History
Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
227
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Episode 88: The Grim Curriculum Live Show at Felice Cafe

Episode 88: The Grim Curriculum Live Show at Felice Cafe

Well the day we've been talking about for months finally arrived. Our very first live show. We tell the tale of American Mafia Legend, Bugsy Siegel and have an array of Extra Credit topics including …

01:26:46  |   Sat 16 Dec 2023
Hackers For a Strange Cause, The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche & A Quick Death by a Slow Animal

Hackers For a Strange Cause, The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche & A Quick Death by a Slow Animal

Today we bring you a welcome update to the Luis Garavito case that we covered long ago on The Grim Curriculum. Dina brings us the sad and devastating story of the 1982 Alpine Meadows avalanche that h…

00:31:57  |   Wed 06 Dec 2023
Episode 87: Roch Thériault and The Ant Hill Kids - Part 2

Episode 87: Roch Thériault and The Ant Hill Kids - Part 2

Today we are picking up right where we left off with Roch Theriault. His escalating violent behavior has only just gotten started.

In this epsiode we’re going to find out all about his followers, The …

00:34:53  |   Sat 02 Dec 2023
Extra Credit - Episode 18: Arachnid Claw Machines, 30 Days of Night & Dr. Tattoo

Extra Credit - Episode 18: Arachnid Claw Machines, 30 Days of Night & Dr. Tattoo

A health update from Dina on our favourite fan and Rainbow Lorikeet, Mango and then some interesting but creepy science stories, a town in Alaska that is now living in complete darkness for a month a…

00:43:48  |   Wed 22 Nov 2023
Episode 86: Roch Thériault and The Ant Hill Kids - Part 1

Episode 86: Roch Thériault and The Ant Hill Kids - Part 1

Today, we are starting our series on Roch Theriault and the Ant Hill Kids.

Roch was a self proclaimed surgeon, father of many, torturer, murderer, and cult leader.

This French Canadian who claimed he w…

00:31:53  |   Sat 18 Nov 2023
Extra Credit: Volcano Eruption Updates, Rampaging Robots & Would you give it all for a Wii?

Extra Credit: Volcano Eruption Updates, Rampaging Robots & Would you give it all for a Wii?

We've got volcano and earthquake news from some of Earth's usual suspects and more. A robot from South Korea made a deadly mistake and would you "Hold your wee for a Wii?" Even if it meant risking y…

00:30:55  |   Wed 15 Nov 2023
Episode 85: The Adventures of Elmer McCurdy & His Corpse

Episode 85: The Adventures of Elmer McCurdy & His Corpse

If this story is new to you, you probably have a lot of questions already. One being: who the hell was Elmer McCurdy.

The next question will undoubtedly be: How does one end up with their body on disp…

00:29:45  |   Sat 11 Nov 2023
Episode 84: Belle Gunness - Part 4

Episode 84: Belle Gunness - Part 4

In our final episode of our series covering Belle Gunness, we are going to be covering what was found at the Gunness farm as well as the fate of Ray Lamphere.We’re also going to try to answer the age…
00:31:34  |   Sat 04 Nov 2023
Sydney Powell Sentenced, Campi Flegrei Eruption & Our Sad, Sad Friend, The Squonk

Sydney Powell Sentenced, Campi Flegrei Eruption & Our Sad, Sad Friend, The Squonk

We've got some more current events for you including the sentencing of Sydney Powell, whose crime was so vicious and senseless that it will leave you reeling and a more light hearted yet strange cryp…
00:28:35  |   Wed 01 Nov 2023
Episode 83: Belle Gunness - Part 3

Episode 83: Belle Gunness - Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of our Belle Gunness series.We have watched Belle go through victim after victim with zero remorse or really any consequences. Up until this point, she has only benefited from the d…

00:30:40  |   Sat 28 Oct 2023
Episode 82: Belle Gunness - Part 2

Episode 82: Belle Gunness - Part 2

Last week we introduced you all to the woman who would ultimately become known as Belle Gunness. There is no doubt that death and destruction certainly followed her everywhere she went. In a way that…
00:32:20  |   Sat 21 Oct 2023
Extra Credit - Episode 15: Bigfoot Sighting, Jacked Kangaroos & Does Your AI Girlfriend Want You to Commit Crimes?

Extra Credit - Episode 15: Bigfoot Sighting, Jacked Kangaroos & Does Your AI Girlfriend Want You to Commit Crimes?

I mean doesn't this episode's title say it all? Yes! Another Bigfoot sighting and from the window of a moving train no less. Roos on 'roids apparently have an ongoing beef with dogs and their owners.…
00:40:30  |   Wed 18 Oct 2023
Episode 81: Belle Gunness - Part 1

Episode 81: Belle Gunness - Part 1

Today we begin the story of Brynhild Paulsdatter StØrset, better known as:Belle Gunness. She was a Norwegian born woman who immigrated to America in the late 1800s in search of the one thing she love…
00:31:26  |   Sat 14 Oct 2023
Episode 80: Grim Encounters #4

Episode 80: Grim Encounters #4

Today we are bringing you three stories from our very own listeners. Go make a hot chocolate and sit down with a warm blanket because this are about to get a little eerie.WE HAVE LIVE SHOW NEWS! We w…
00:20:31  |   Sat 07 Oct 2023
Extra Credit - Episode 14: Taylor Schabusiness sentenced, a scathing obituary & a Florida otter attack

Extra Credit - Episode 14: Taylor Schabusiness sentenced, a scathing obituary & a Florida otter attack

We have some current true crime news to share with you in today's episode; Taylor Schabusiness Sentenced and Gypsy Rose Blanchard to be released from prison on parole in December. We have a quick his…
00:39:09  |   Wed 04 Oct 2023
Episode 79: The Byford Dolphin Accident

Episode 79: The Byford Dolphin Accident

On November 5th, 1983, four saturation divers and one crew member were killed in a gruesome accident aboard a Norwegian-operated oil rig called the Byford Dolphin.What should have been a routine proc…
00:28:45  |   Sat 30 Sep 2023
Episode 78: Jeepers Creepers! It's Dennis DePue

Episode 78: Jeepers Creepers! It's Dennis DePue

This true crime case was the (unofficial) inspiration for the opening scene of 2001 film, Jeepers Creepers. Once you learn a little more about the events witnessed by couple Ray and Marie Thornton on…
00:25:53  |   Sat 23 Sep 2023
Extra Credit - Episode 13: Family Content Vlogger, Ruby Franke, Arrested

Extra Credit - Episode 13: Family Content Vlogger, Ruby Franke, Arrested

If you've been on the internet at all lately, you've may have heard the name, Ruby Franke or the name of her family YouTube channel, 8 Passengers. The mother of six from Utah, was arrested on August …
00:30:52  |   Wed 20 Sep 2023
Episode 77: The Excavation of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Episode 77: The Excavation of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Welcome to our Grim history lesson on Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun and the historical and legendary excavation of his tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Although King Tut's life was relativ…
00:36:38  |   Sat 16 Sep 2023
Episode 76: Issei Sagawa - The Kobe Cannibal - Part 2

Episode 76: Issei Sagawa - The Kobe Cannibal - Part 2

Last week we introduced you all to Issei Sagawa, a seemingly intelligent young man who appeared to have a very bright future ahead of him.On the outside, he was shy and a little strange and didn’t se…
00:29:41  |   Sat 09 Sep 2023
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