The Original Deadtime Stories
The Original Deadtime Stories: bringing murderous tales to life in the fashion of a modern day radio drama since June 2018. Created by writer, researcher, and true crime junkie Schuyler Fastenau.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Chapter 81: Happy Birthday, Florida Man (Rebroadcast)
If the 2000s have shown us anything it is the popularity of social media "challenges." Tide Pod, Cinnamon, and 10 Year are just a few that come to mind. Does anybody else remember the ALS Ice Bucket …
00:34:28 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
Chapter 67: Murder at the Midway (Rebroadcast)
Stop number one on our murderous road trip across America is Rhode Island. Summer may nearly be over but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a good old theme park! Frank Sheffield took his five year old…
00:35:19 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
Chapter 38: Love like a Hurricane (Rebroadcast with a Note)
Hey Deadtime Storians I wanted to share some sad news with all of you. Unfortunately we lost a very close friend to our personal family as well as the Deadtime Stories family this weekend. On Sunday …
00:41:30 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Chapter 26: Megan Wants a Murderer (Rebroadcast)
We all know I LOVE a good competition show (like Big Brother which premiered last week for those who didn't know). I also love true crime. So when the two passions meet in the middle, you get this we…
00:41:25 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
Chapter 80: Legends Never Die (Rebroadcast)
Welcome back to a brand new episode! Join us on a tour of the Old City Jail in Charleston, South Carolina with our lovely guide, Katie. Katie's going to introduce us to John and Lavinia Fisher and th…
00:49:28 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Chapter 1: Sweet Meat (Rebroadcast)
Our very first episode! Meet Little Fanny Adams and the tragic story behind a classic phrase. Plus a brief history on the mason jar, Schuyler's interests, and terrible microphone quality. Originally …
00:19:44 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Chapter 53: Alimony Acrimony (Rebroadcast)
The name on everybody's lips is gonna be...Schustie! The world certainly beat up on Roy Schuster. After the Depression, his divorce (gasp!), and a talent vaudeville no longer wanted to recognize, nav…
00:29:31 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
Chapter 21: The Artist San Francisco Forgot (Rebroadcast)
The Doodler was one of the first stories that drew me into the true crime world. Back in the 70s, a man was terrorizing The Castro District in San Francisco by luring in his victims with drawings of …
00:30:13 |
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Chapter 55: Catching the Love Bug (Rebroadcast)
How's that old COVID-19 joke go? Murder your spouse now, blame it on the corona virus later? If you're a fan of true crime memes then you probably saw this at some point last year. In Florida, it bec…
00:32:00 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
Chapter 90: "It's Going to be Okay." (Rebroadcast)
Growing up a gay man in a Mormon household probably isn't easy and when Gordon Ray Church was able to go to college, he likely became more comfortable in his skin. He met some supportive friends and …
00:44:30 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
Chapter 48: The Polaroid Project (Rebroadcast)
It certainly wasn't easy being a young gay man in the 1980s. Running into a monster like Robert Berdella made it much worse. Originally broadcast November 18, 2020.
Written by Keelan Brown, narrated b…
Written by Keelan Brown, narrated b…
00:32:05 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
Chapter 89: Do Say Trans (Rebroadcast)
Pride Month is just about here and with certain political parties and states attacking the rights of my people, I feel the need to take the time to share stories from my community during June. Angie …
00:47:55 |
Wed 31 May 2023
Chapter 57: Current Events (Rebroadcast)
They say it's wrong to be obsessed with true crime but if you watched "Don't F**k With Cats," you'll know it can work out in your favor. Before Facebook found Luka Magnotta, a hotel manager's child b…
00:23:00 |
Wed 24 May 2023
Chapter 24: A Bad Case of the Mondays (Rebroadcast)
Not so fun fact: there have been 200 mass shootings which have claimed over 11,000 lives in the United States this year. For those counting, we're at 130 days this year which means we're averaging mo…
00:34:52 |
Wed 10 May 2023
Chapter 39: Whistle in the Graveyard, Summon the Devil (Rebroadcast)
On March 16, 1991, Jessica Lyn Keen took the most important run of her life. Hopefully if you ever find yourself running for your life in pitch darkness, you're in familiar territory. Originally broa…
00:35:45 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Chapter 47: First Edition (Rebroadcast)
Blake Leibel was either a trust fund brat or a misunderstood genius. It depends on who you asked back in the early 2000s. Nowadays I think we can all agree there was something scary and twisted going…
00:34:43 |
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Chapter 45: Cookie Time (Rebroadcast)
Camp Scott was a place of peace, happiness, and beauty until someone snuck in the middle of the night and murdered three innocent Girl Scouts. Since the airing of this show, we learned something musi…
00:33:22 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
Chapter 44: Beauty in a Barrel (Part Two, Rebroadcast)
Shortly after the Burger Chef murders, another diner employee went missing after her shift and the culprit was allegedly seen at the aforementioned fast food joint. Are the crimes related? Is it poss…
00:18:49 |
Wed 29 Mar 2023
Chapter 43: Speedway 78 (Part One, Rebroadcast)
Four employees at one popular fast food restaurant go missing on the same night. Were they just smoking weed to celebrate a birthday? One mother pleads with officers to dig deeper. Part one of two. O…
00:22:39 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Chapter 52: "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman" (Rebroadcast)
It's safe to say most people have heard about the Lewinsky-Clinton scandal and ate up the screaming headlines. Time seems to have erased the Levy-Condit scandal though. It's one blunder after another…
00:35:49 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
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