Send us a text In 1995, a serial killer murdered four women with red hair in four different states. Sandra Gallagher, Linda Price, Tina Marie Cribbs, and Andy Lou Sutton each thought that they’d met the man of their dreams, but he was actually a devil in disguise named Glen Edward Rogers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https:/…

Send us a text May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Month, so we’re going to discuss the extreme disproportionality of crime committed against MMIP, particularly Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Then, we’ll talk about four unsolved cases of four innocent teenagers: Emily Pike, Jadie Butterfly, Maleigha Yallup…

Send us a text In September 1968, 21-year-old Carol Jenkins was walking door to door in Martinsville, Indiana, selling encyclopedias. On one of her last stops, Carol told the woman who answered the door that two white men had been following and harassing her. As a Black woman, Carol was frightened. Thirty minutes later, Carol was found murdered. Pa…

Send us a text 20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson disappeared from her home in the wee morning hours of March 18, 2004, leaving behind her 5-month old baby Avery. Right away, the community rallied to try to find her, but it was too late to save Rachelle. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thigh…

Send us a text It’s super interesting, I promise. Did y’all know that Tuberculosis, aka TB, Consumption, King’s Evil, The White Plague (because of the pale skin), etc is still a major health risk world wide? Every year, about 1.25 million people die from TB, and it’s considered the world’s most infectious disease. We can cure TB, so why is it still…

Send us a text In August 2016, Michelle Mishcon Stevens and John Stevens III were enjoying the evening in their garage when 19-year-old Austin Harrouff walked inside and attacked them and their neighbor. It took multiple police officers to pull Harrouff off John’s body, as he ate John’s face. What happened? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactsp…

Send us a text In August 2014, 17-year-old AnnaRose Shove went on vacation with her family to her favorite place, Brennan Beach. But after a solo visit to the shore, a kayaker found her floating face down in the water. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast – https://linktr.ee/oddenti…

Send us a text “We were all in bed when dad came around stabbing everyone and we all ran outside.” Police say this is what one of Matt Richards’ children said about him as detectives tried to sort out exactly what happened in the Richards home in the overnight hours of September 16, 2023. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https:/…

Send us a text In 1994, Vickie Deblieux accepted a ride from a group of teenagers while she was trying to make her way from Tennessee to Louisiana. Four days later, a group of rock climbers found her mutilated body discarded off a mountain. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Moonlight — https:/…

Send us a text In 1946, a couple of schoolboys found Olive Balchin murdered in the debris left from WWII bombings in Manchester, England. Police were convinced they had their man when they connected a convicted murderer named Walter Graham Rowland to Olive. But then another man confessed, and a similar murder cast doubt on Rowland’s guilt. Was the …

Send us a text Sarah Pasco and Melissa Pugh were abducted in August 2020. Their captors forced them to dig their own graves and eventually forced them into a well. My Poetry Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/so-the-light-stays-danielle-blinka/1146953814?ean=9798888388754 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.netw…

Send us a text In June 2018, two Vietnamese tour guides named Sang Boi Nghia and Khuong Ba Le Nguyen were found stabbed to death in their Las Vegas hotel room in a random crime that occurred because of a faulty door lock. Then, in July 2019, 38-year-old Amber Morris was found brutally murdered in her hotel room after she and her sister randomly met…

Send us a text In December 2019, 35-year-old Jennifer Paxton crossed paths with a monster and disappeared. For nine months, she remained missing—until police made an unlikely discovery under a man’s bed. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine Podcast — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/row…

Send us a text In September 1935, police recovered 70 parcels containing body parts from under a bridge in Gardenholm Linn near Moffat, Scotland. Experts would have to reassemble the remains to prove that they belonged to Isabella Ruxton and Mary Jane Rogerson, two women who’d disappeared from Lancaster, England, where they lived with a popular, we…

Send us a text In September 1935, police recovered 70 parcels containing body parts from under a bridge in Gardenholm Linn near Moffat, Scotland. Experts would have to reassemble the remains to prove that they belonged to Isabella Ruxton and Mary Jane Rogerson, two women who’d disappeared from Lancaster, England, where they lived with a popular, we…

Send us a text My anxiety is all keyed up due to my propensity to read the news, so please indulge me in this bizarro hitman case that is THE BEST HITMAN CASE WE HAVE EVER DONE. It has everything: a doctor, an unsuspecting man, a hitman, Disney adults (no shame), the occult, a death spell, the FBI, a fake assassin, interstate commerce—okay, that la…

Send us a text In July 1999, Mary Stetson went out for a much needed night on the town. When she didn’t return home, her kids knew something bad had happened. Their worst fears came true two days later when some folks enjoying a day on the river found a duffle bag holding horrific cargo. Also, the fake name was Jeffrey/Jeff…sounds like “Jesk” heheh…

Send us a text When Cheryl Coker disappeared in October 2018, her family and friends started looking for her right away. She was a dedicated mom, a loving daughter, and a great friend, but she had one person in her life who didn't value her enough. An abandoned vehicle, surveillance footage, and long searches would turn up lots of evidence and Cher…

Send us a text In May 2023, 31-year-old DeAnn Parkin reached a low point in her life. Her marriage was over, and she blamed one person: the woman she accused of hooking up with her husband. Rather than focusing on her own happiness, DeAnn logged onto the Internet and visited one of our favorite sites: Rent-a-Hitman.com. DeAnn, noooooo. Patreon: htt…

Send us a text In November 1969, a teenage boy out bird watching discovered the body of a young woman discarded along the famed Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. Dubbed Jane Doe #59, this woman would be connected to the similar murder of Marina Habe, the Manson family, and Scientology—but investigators struggled to find out what happened to her. In …

Send us a text In November 2021, Jennifer and Stephen Chapple were locked in a feud with their neighbors over the most mundane topic: parking spots. Because their neighbor was a “trained killer,” Jennifer told her friends that she feared for her life. Turns out, she had a reason to be afraid. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: htt…

Send us a text On Christmas 1934, 40-year-old Kathryn Schoch was in no mood to celebrate. And if she couldn’t feel merry and bright, the rest of her family couldn’t, either. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth…

Send us a text This week, we’re keeping it chill with two recent cases where people tried to hire a hitman to handle their problems. Bonus: These peeps weren’t trying to kill their partner or a romantic rival. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com…

Send us a text Thanksgiving Eve, 1930: A family is murdered on their small dairy farm in Stanfordville, New York, near Poughkeepsie. Their murder remained a mystery for over 90 years…but has it been solved? Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ba…

Send us a text In October 2022, 22-year-old Jimi Patterson was visiting a friend when he became the victim of a senseless attack. Stay tuned for a bonus case at the end. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.net…

Send us a text First, we’ll talk about Elena Estrada, a woman who literally cut out a man’s heart. Then, we’ll talk about Mae Woodman, who had no sense of humor with a practical joke and decided to commit murder instead of laughing it off. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Pa…

Send us a text Today, we’re going to New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ A…

Send us a text We’re still in New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz. Also, WTF, Sylvia?? Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmo…

Send us a text In April 2016, 15-year-old Karen Perez celebrated her quinceañera surrounded by family and friends. A month later, she didn’t come home from school on a Friday afternoon. Her family was pretty sure that she was with her 15-year-old boyfriend, Jesus Campos, Jr.— Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-t…

Send us a text In September 2023, Essex Police uncovered a disturbing pair of murders in a nondescript rowhouse. For 4 years, 36-year-old Virginia McCullough lived with the bodies of her murdered parents hidden in her home. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://w…

Send us a text In December 2004, 36-year-old Arleatha Hopkins disappeared. Her husband, Reverend Anthony Hopkins, told multiple stories about what happened to her, and no one questioned him for nearly four years. But then, his eldest stepdaughter ran away from the family home and revealed a mess of secrets that some refused to believe—at least, at …

Send us a text 17-year-old Ida Place had the stepmother from hell. When her father William married Martha Place, he probably didn’t expect her to become a total psycho. But she definitely wasn’t responsible enough to be left around all those potential murder weapons. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: …

Send us a text On August 1, 2022, 18-year-old Aurora Dahl went for a run in Michigan that she barely survived. The next day, someone killed Patrick Ernst in his Wisconsin home. Another murder down in Alabama that took the life of Dwight Dixon would link the same suspect to all three cases. Also, I’m sorry to the town of Flomaton, Alabama, for reaso…

Send us a text Tillie Klimek has many nicknames, among them “The Black Widow of Chicago,” “The High Priestess of the Bluebeard Clique,” and—my favorite—“The Premonition Poisoner.” She was rumored to be a psychic, and said to have poisoned as many as 20 people, cementing her name as one of the merry murderesses of 1920s Chicago. Patreon: https://www…

Send us a text In August 2023, trash collectors working at a garbage dump in Thailand discovered a fertilizer bag filled with dismembered human remains. The body parts came from an island that’s popular with tourists—Koh Phan-Ngan. Investigators soon connected this murder to a YouTube star who’s also a member of a famous Spanish acting family, whic…

Send us a text In May 1896, a fiend attacked 5 members of the Meeks Family with a gun and a blunt object—allegedly an ax or hatchet. One family member survived to point the finger at the family’s killers, who turned out to be two very prominent citizens. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales…

Send us a text When 18-year-old Katherine Foster disappeared, her friends and family banded together to find her. Two days later, searchers found her body in a wooded area near the University of South Alabama campus. Proving who put her there would be difficult—but not impossible. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth…

Send us a text In February 2022, Christina Yuna Lee was followed into her apartment complex in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood. Her neighbors called the police, who arrived in minutes—so why doesn’t this story have a happy ending? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine Podcast - https:/…

Send us a text In December 2020, Timothy Saunders discovered a horrific scene in his daughter’s home on Cemetery Road. His daughter, Risa Saunders, lived in the house with her husband Daniel Long, and three sons named Gavin Smith, Gage Ripley, and Jameson Long. The crime that had occurred in their small West Virginia home scarred their small town. …

Send us a text This week, we’re going to take a break from talking about traumatic crimes. Instead, we’re going to tell you about some ridiculous crimes involving pie. Trust us, you’ll enjoy this episode. It’s officially one of our favorites. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Caffeinated Conspiracies …

Send us a text In February 2021, “the Reading Man” of Grand Junction, a man named Warren Barnes, became the target of an aspiring serial killer. Two days after Warren was last seen by his friends, a local teen’s mom found a severed head and hands in her son’s closet. Also, Junction apparently refers to the confluence of the Colorado River and the G…

Send us a text On Halloween 2019, 26-year-old Kristen Trickle died in her bed. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but both Kristen’s family and the detectives on her case knew that it had to be murder. The evidence kept stacking up until authorities finally had enough to arrest her killer. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://p…

Send us a text In November 2017, 24-year-old Dedra Lawrence was sharing a home with her mom, 46-year-old Deanna Lawrence. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Speak of the Devil Podcast: https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeal…

Send us a text In 2013, 48-year-old Jill Stacy was canning homemade salsa made from veggies she grew on the morning someone brutally murdered her. Investigators suspected she knew her killer, but they really didn’t have any suspects. But cold case detectives weren’t going to give up on Jill’s case, and her family would make sure she got justice. No…

Send us a text As police arrived to arrest him, murderer Frederick Moses McCallum sat at a kitchen table, drinking tea. The priest he’d called to the crime scene stood nearby. Inside the small house in Buffalo Narrows, the seven members of the Pederson Family lay bleeding from axe wounds, along with family friend John Baptiste Herman in one of the …

Send us a text Familiars are popular in fictional shows and books about witches. (Everyone knows Salem the black cat from Sabrina the Teenage Witch and/or The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, right?) But how do modern witches view familiars? Today, we’ll be talking about the history of familiars and how you can find one if you’d like. Website: https…

Send us a text It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than meets the eye. This case has murder, fortune telling, crystal balls, snakes, lies, snarky repo…

Send us a text Storms are a part of nature—they’re both creative and destructive. All storms carry a lot of energy, but the type can vary depending on the type of storm and the time of day. In this episode, I’ll be talking about the types of energy you can connect with during a storm and how you can incorporate storm energy into your witchcraft. We…

Send us a text In January 2022, 17-year-old Zion Foster got off work and decided to hang out with her cousin. She never came home that night, and her family lost a creative girl who loved reading and being a big sister. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast - https://linktr.ee…

Send us a text Where do you place your besom? How do you use it as part of your witchcraft? Join me for a short history of besoms and brooms, lore about witches’ brooms, and how you can use a besom as part of your magical practice. Website: https://bewitchingpod.com/ Ad: Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5uzx4TEFdqTLhBv…