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April 24, 2023

S7 Ep280: Episode 280: April Fools: World’s Worst Criminals w/ Leroy …

On our final collaborative episode for the series “Fool Me Once,” Leroy and I share true stories about criminals who were very bad at their jobs. Resources: Taco Shop Turns Burglary Footage Into Awesome Ad (newser.com) https:...

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April 17, 2023

S7 Ep279: Fool Me Once: Metal or Murder

We continue our “April Fools” series with a fun game for all you Metalheads! Play along as I try to stump Leroy Luna, host of Excuse Me, That’s Illegal, as he tries to guess I’m quoting serial killers or lyrics …

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April 3, 2023

S7 Ep278: Fool Me Once: Fake or Felony? With Guest Co-Host Leroy Luna

We’re celebrating April, the month of “April Fools” by having a little fun with true crime. The best person I know to help me with this is my friend and fellow podcaster Leroy Luna, host of Excuse Me, That’s Illegal. …

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March 27, 2023

S7 Ep277: The Devil’s Luck: The Zodiac Killer Survivor

A young couple out for a leisurely day at the lake find themselves faced with one of the most infamous killers of the 20th century. Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard were victims of a brutal attack by a hooded man …

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March 13, 2023

S7 Ep276: The Devil’s Luck: The Moorhouse Murders Survivor

This month I’m sharing cases of people who, against all odds, survived some of the worst killers in modern history. In this week’s story, a teenage girl is picked up by a seemingly ordinary couple and then spends two days …

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March 6, 2023

S7 Ep275: The Devil’s Luck: The Bluebelle Massacre Survivor

In this month’s episodes I’ll tell you stories of people who were fortunate enough to survive horrifying experiences. In this episode, a family dream vacation turns into a nightmare on the sea. All seems lost when the ship ...

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Feb. 20, 2023

S7 Ep274: Love Monsters: Daniel and Manuela Ruda, Part 2

In this second part of a two-part episode, in their quest to be transformed into vampires, Daniel and Manuela Ruda conclude that the only way to prove their loyalty to Satan is by performing a human sacrifice. Their crime wo...

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Feb. 13, 2023

S7 Ep273: Love Monsters: Daniel and Manuela Ruda, Part 1

Daniel Ruda, a 26-year-old, self-described “black vampire” immersed himself in Germany’s goth and death metal scene as an outlet for his dark proclivities. In the year 2000, he was ready to find his soulmate or, as he put it...

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Feb. 6, 2023

S7 Ep272: Deep Cover: Never Seen Again with Jake Halpern

I’m pleased to have Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jake Halpern, back with me again to discuss a new case he investigated for his podcast “Deep Cover”. Deep Cover, a Pushkin podcast, is all about people who lead double li...

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Jan. 30, 2023

S6 Ep271: The Girl Who Cried Orphan - Barbora Skrlova, Part 2

We continue the story of Barbora Skrlova from where we left of last week. In part two, you’ll learn all the details of the bizarre unfolding of events in the Mauerova home. I’ll conclude by telling you the unbelievable tale...

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Jan. 23, 2023

S6 Ep270: The Girl Who Cried Orphan - Barbora Skrlova - Part 1

For our first series of 2023, we’ll do a deep dive into a case that has so many bizarre twists and turns a Hollywood horror movie was later based on it. In this first part of a 2-part series, a …

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Jan. 16, 2023

S6 Ep269: “Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias w/Special Guest Donavan Bering

In 2008, Travis Alexander was brutally murdered in his home in Mesa, Arizona. His ex-girlfriend, Jodi Arias, was convicted of the slaying and was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A new Lif...

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Dec. 26, 2022

S6 Ep268: “I Am Vanessa Guillen" with Special Guest Margot from Milit…

In this last of our special holiday episodes, Esther and Lorena discuss the Netflix documentary “I Am Vanessa Guillen" with Margot, host of the podcast Military Murder. Vanessa Guillen was a United States Army soldier who wen...

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Dec. 19, 2022

S6 Ep267: “The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist" with Special Guest Bob Ru…

In this special episode Esther and Lorena talk with Bob Ruff, host of the podcasts Truth and Justice and True Crime Binge. They discuss the Netflix documentary series "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist" that details one...

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Dec. 12, 2022

S6 Ep266: "The Watcher" with Special Guest Tim and Lance from Crawlsp…

In this special holiday episode Esther and Lorena discuss the Netflix series "The Watcher" with Tim and Lance from Crawlspace Podcast. We compare and contrast this fictionalized version of the true mystery "The Watcher House...

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Nov. 28, 2022

S6 Ep265: Holidays in Hell: The Richmond New Year’s Murder Spree

For many people around the world, ringing in the new year brings with it the promise of new hope, a fresh start, and renewed possibilities. But each year of Ricky Javon Gray’s short life brought only violence, brutality, and...

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Nov. 21, 2022

S6 Ep264: Holidays in Hell: Little Boy Blue

On Christmas Eve, 1985 a grim discovery was made on a frozen field outside of Chester, Nebraska. The body of a child had been abandoned. The mystery of who the anonymous child who locals dubbed “Little Boy Blue” would take …

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Nov. 14, 2022

S6 Ep263: Holidays in Hell: Missing Mom Kelsey Berreth

A young mother goes missing after a Thankgiving Day shopping trip in 2018. After meticulous detective work on the part of several law enforcement agencies answers come to light. The perpetrator would be someone no one would ...

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Nov. 7, 2022

S6 Ep262: “What the Crime?” 3 Strange and Unusual Crime Stories

In today’s episode, I’ll share three strange and intriguing true crime cases currently in the news - a suspected serial killer hunting for victims in a small California town, a gruesome discovery on a local walking trail, and...

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Nov. 2, 2022

S6 Ep261: A Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 2

A Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 2 …1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campf...

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Oct. 31, 2022

S6 Ep260: A Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 1

…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 cr...

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Oct. 17, 2022

S6 Ep259: Bands Gone Wild: N.W.A. - Drama in Detroit

N.W.A. became one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time and became one of the first rap groups to reach platinum status with their debut album Straight Outta Compton. In 1989, they took the stage in front of …

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Oct. 10, 2022

S6 Ep258: Bands Gone Wild: The Cure

Robert Smith formed the band The Cure with his schoolmates when he was still in middle school. They found early success and soon began touring around the world. But their sobriety and mental health began to suffer from the ...

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Oct. 3, 2022

S6 Ep257: Bands Gone Wild: Guns N’ Roses and The Riverport Riot

In our first “Rocktober” episode of the month I’ll tell you the story of the Bad Boy of Rock and Roll - Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses. In July of 1991, Guns N’ Roses was on its 28-month “Use …

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