Episodes

A woman begins receiving harassing phone calls and letters from a stalker. It would take years to discover who the anonymous man was, but when he was finally identified a shocking secret would be revealed.Resources:Book: Little Girl Fly Away by Gene StoneArticles:'Poet" makes life a living horror for Wichita Woman by Scott Kraft for AP in the Garden City Telegram, Jan 24, 1980'Poet' strikes again and Wichita police still baffled by Scott Kraft for AP in Garden City Telegram, Feb 21, 1980...

A 7-year-old goes missing while on a family camping trip in 1973. Anonymous calls would be placed demanding a ransom, but, the trail would grow cold until exactly one year later when the kidnapper would call her mother to brag about taking her daughter.Resources:Documentary: The FBI Files, "Dark Woods", Season 5, Episode 13.Articles:Bible Verse May Have Spurred Meirhofer, The Daily Interlake, October 4, 1974Small Town Terror by Joseph MacNamara for The New York Daily News, December 22,...

In a small French village, a little boy goes missing and the family receives anonymous letters from a person taking responsibility who is dubbed "The Crow". This strange case could be considered the Jon Benet Ramsey case of France.Resources:Articles:The Long Shadow of the Crow by Scott Kraft for The Los Angeles Times, December 9, 1993Gregory by Anthony Davis for CrimeMagazine.com, April 30, 2009The Murder of Little Gregory: The unsolved case that haunted France by John Henley for The G...

A young girl goes missing in South Carolina in 1985. Soon after, her kidnapper would begin calling her family - but not to make demands for her safe return, but only to cruelly taunt them. This is the first chapter in the series "Taunting Terrors".Resources:Book: Murder in the Midlands: Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror that Shook South Carolina by Rita Y. ShulerArticles:South Carolina serial killer forced girl to write a farewell note and tormented his victims' families after si...

A horror film franchise is seemingly cursed when it experiences tragedies including hauntings, serious accidents, fatal illness and murder.Resources:https://www.ranker.com/list/victims-of-the-poltergeist-curse/melissa-brinkshttps://www.grunge.com/35883/bizarre-things-happened-set-poltergeist/http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2015/12/22/the-shocking-history-of-the-poltergeist-curse/http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Oliver.htmhttps://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/24/nyregion/crash-at-la-guardia-surviv...

From 1922 to the 1940s over 40 child actors would be cast in a popular series of short films and many of them would later fall victim to strange accidents, illnesses, drug addiction, financial hardship, murder and suicide. This is The Curse of The Little Rascals.Resources:Television Episode: E! True Hollywood Story: Curse of the Little RascalsAlfalfa's Mysterious Death - www.tvparty.comConvicted killer of "Little Rascal" dies - AP, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, July 19, 2014

Every manifestation of the Man of Steel - comic books, television shows and films - has been marked by bad blood, shattered careers, tragic accidents and even murder. This is the Curse of Superman.Resources:George Reeves Revealed: An Inside Look at the Life and Tragic Death of Television's First Superman by Ed Gross for CloserWeekly.com, Feb. 27, 2019Who Killed Superman? TheGuardian.com, Nov. 17, 2006

Three child actors become stars after being cast in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in 1978. But, all three would go on to live troubled adult lives including drug addiction, legal troubles and untimely death.These are the stories of Todd Bridges, Dana Plato and Gary Coleman.Resources:The Tragic Stars of Different Strokes, People Magazine, March 25, 1991Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes by Dennis McClellan for The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2010.The Overdo...

Susan Polk enters into a relationship with her therapist when she is a young girl. Years later, after 20 years of marriage, she will claim she has been abused by her husband for decades. After he is found dead in their guest house the question would be, was this a case of self-defense or a cold-blooded murder?Resources:Court record: The People, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Susan Mae Polk, Defendant and Applellant, Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 031668-7, December 13, 2010Articles:A C...

A mother seeks help for her special needs child, but a church prayer service ends tragically.Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:Book:True Stories of Law and Order by Kevin Dwyer and Jure FiorilloArticles:Death by Exorcism by David Krajicek for the New York Daily News, October 8, 2006Sponsor:Native Deodorants - www.nativedeodorant.com - Use promo code ONCE for 20% off your first purchase.Subscribe to "Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime"On iTunes: htt...

In the second chapter of the series "Deadly Therapy" a young girl who grows up in an unstable home is placed up for adoption. Her adoptive mother finds her behavior problematic and has her undergo a new and controversial therapy - with tragic results.Resources"Her Name was Candace by Carla Crowder and Peggy Lowe for Denver Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 29, 2000 https://culteducation.com/group/1115-rebirthing/17893-her-name-was-candace.htmlSeeking Child’s Love, A Child’s Life is Lost by Barry Si...

In this month's series, "Deadly Therapy", I’ll detail cases of people who sought help from experts, but rather than receiving healing and transformation, their journeys came to an abrupt and deadly end. In this first chapter, you’ll hear how James, Arthur Ray, a self-described success coach and guru required his followers to perform increasingly more extreme mental and physical challenges all in the pursuit of “enlightenment” with deadly results.Resources:Articles:The Death Dealer by Matt ...

Identical twin sisters, Sunny and Gina Han were lifelong rivals. One sister's jealousy would lead her to plot her twin's murder.Resources:Court Transcripts:People v. Han, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 3, California, Feb. 25, 2000Opposition of Parole letter from Orange County District Attorney's Office to Office of Governor Jerry Brown, November 20, 2017.Articles:'Evil Twin' Granted Parole Despite DA's Objections by Nathan Solis for Courthousenews.com, June 21, 2018.Lin...

I continue the story of the Gibbons Sisters - twins who were locked in a battle their entire lives. Neither believed they could survive without the other, but controlled each other so completely they only spoke to or associated with one another. When they reached adolescence, they knew they had to find some way to break out of this destructive twin bond or both would perish. Their desperation lead them to commit increasingly antisocial and criminal acts. This is part two of "The Silent Twins"....

June and Jennifer Gibbons were identical twins who, from a very young age, were so bonded to one another that they created their own “twin language” to communicate speaking only to one another. They rejected any other relationships including their own parents and siblings. Later, they would construct a fantasy world that only they inhabited. This lead to more serious anti-social behavior that resulted in a shocking crime spree.Resources:Marjorie Wallace, The Silent Twins, (London, Vintage Bo...