Based on a True Crime

On November 3, 1981, 14-year-old Marcy Renee Conrad was murdered by her friend, Anthony Jacques Broussard. For two days afterward, he bragged about the killing and took classmates to see her body in the hills, four miles outside of town.

The callousness of the teenagers who didn’t report his crime, and the backlash against the teenagers who finally did, triggered a nationwide reflection on disaffected youth and inspired the 1986 Tim Hunter film, River’s Edge. 

This is Based on a True Crime.

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

Find us at our website and on Instagram @basedonatruecrime, Twitter @truecrimebased and Facebook @basedonatruecrime.

If you'd like to see David's art and see what else we're up to in the art world, follow Lab Creature Art Studio on Instagram @labcreature.

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We love #SharkWeek, we figured that this minisode would be a perfect time to chat about shark versus human attacks and JAWS.

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

Find us at our website and on Instagram @basedonatruecrime, Twitter @truecrimebased and Facebook @basedonatruecrime.

If you'd like to see David's art and see what else we're up to in the art world, follow Lab Creature Art Studio on Instagram @labcreature.

Our podcast intro music, called Spray paint it Gold by Little Glass Men can be found here. The music track was edited for length. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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On May 2, 1962, Clairvius Narcisse was pronounced dead after suffering a brief illness at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti, and was buried in a cemetery near his village. In 1981, he returned to the village, claiming that he had spent two years as a zombie slave, controlled by a powerful Haitian vodou sorcerer.

This case, and the phenomenon of zombification, was investigated by ethnobotanist Wade Davis in his book, “The Serpent and the Rainbow,” which served as the basis for Wes Craven’s 1988 film of the same title.

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

Sources:

Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie PoisonBy Patrick D. Hahn - http://www.biology-online.org/articles/dead_man_walking.html

The Curious Case of Clairvius Narcisse, and Other Instances of Haitian “Zombies” -

http://kreyolicious.com/the-curious-case-of-clairvius-narcisse-and-other-instances-of-haitian-zombies/4005

How Haitian Slave Culture Gave Life to Zombies by Matthew Blitz

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-haitian-slave-culture-gave-life-to-zombies

The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis

http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Serpent-and-the-Rainbow/Wade-Davis/9780684839295

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Phenomena, directed by Dario Argento stars Jennifer Connelly who, while attending boarding school discovers she has a psychic connection to insects and teams up with Donald Pleasance and a chimpanzee to find a serial killer. We start out by discussing the 'no body, no murder' common law established in the 17th century and the more modern cases which set new precedents for convicting bodiless murders. 

This is Based on a True Crime.

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

Find us at our website and on Instagram @basedonatruecrime, Twitter @truecrimebased and Facebook @basedonatruecrime.

If you'd like to see David's art and see what else we're up to in the art world, follow Lab Creature Art Studio on Instagram @labcreature.

Our podcast intro music, called Spray paint it Gold by Little Glass Men can be found here. The music track was edited for length. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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On July 17, 1975, twin gynecologists Cyril and Stewart Marcus were found dead in their upscale Manhattan apartment, surrounded by decaying chicken parts, rotten fruit, and empty pill bottles. 

The rise and precipitous fall of the doctors was the inspiration for David Cronenberg’s 1988 film, Dead Ringers, starring Jeremy Irons as both of the identical twins. 

This is Based on a True Crime.

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

The promo at the beginning of this episode is for the RedHanded True Crime podcast with Suruthi & Hannah. Subscribe to their show here.

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If you'd like to see David's art and see what else we're up to in the art world, follow Lab Creature Art Studio on Instagram @labcreature.

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Hey everyone! Life got in the way this past week or so, which means that our episode won't come out until a little later this week. We're also switching to a bi-weekly (one per fortnight) format for our longer episodes with minisodes on alternating weeks. Between research, watching the movies, recording and editing (plus both our full time jobs and art) each episode takes a long time to make and we really don't want to skimp on quality in favor of quantity! 

Our minisodes will be similar to the Awakening the Zodiac episode (but 20-30 minutes hopefully unless I talk too much!), and will also give us the freedom to talk about some of our favorite horror movies, current true crime events, etc! 

We hope you enjoy our new format and we look forward to your feedback! (And sorry for the late episode!)

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

Find us at our website and on Instagram @basedonatruecrime, Twitter @truecrimebased and Facebook @basedonatruecrime.

If you'd like to see David's art and see what else we're up to in the art world, follow Lab Creature Art Studio on Instagram @labcreature.

Our podcast intro music, called Spray paint it Gold by Little Glass Men can be found here. The music track was edited for length. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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In this special minisode (a mini-deluxe), we discuss the 2017 film 'Awakening the Zodiac'. We also chat about other serial killers who have sent taunting letters to the press, along with some of the most prolific killers in the United States. We also give a few shout-outs and announce our first Instagram giveaway!

What if you discovered evidence hidden in an unclaimed storage locker linking the true identity of the Zodiac killer?

This is Based on a True Crime.

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

Find us at our website and on Instagram @basedonatruecrime, Twitter @truecrimebased and Facebook @basedonatruecrime.

Our podcast intro music, called Spray paint it Gold by Little Glass Men can be found here. The music track was edited for length. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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On March 9, 1950, Timothy John Evans was executed by hanging, following the murder of his wife, Beryl, and 13 month old daughter, Geraldine.

Three years later, it would be revealed that their neighbor John Reginald Halliday Christie was a serial killer, responsible for the deaths of Beryl, Geraldine, and 6 other women. The wrongful execution of Evans lead to the suspension and eventual abolishment of capital punishment in the UK, and was dramatized in the 1971 film, 10 Rillington Place. This is Based on a True Crime.

Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.

The New Yorker article that Chelsea mentioned during our discussion of capital punishment covering the case of wrongly accused 'Cameron Todd Willingham' can be found here. 

Find us at our website and on Instagram @basedonatruecrime, Twitter @truecrimebased and Facebook @basedonatruecrime.

Our podcast intro music, called Spray paint it Gold by Little Glass Men can be found here. The music track was edited for length. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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