In 1976, student pilot Rafael Pacheco Pérez took off on a routine training flight in Mexico and landed hours later with a bizarre story of lost time and an unexplained encounter. Jane explores the mystery behind his flight, while Deklan revisits the horrifying 1966 murders of eight student nurses in Chicago by Richard Speck. One woman survived by hiding under a bed, and her testimony helped bring Speck to justice. Join us for both stories in Episode #214 of Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy.

We also enjoy the Spruce Goose cocktail.

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Sources:

El Financiero, Britannica, Wikipedia,

https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/entretenimiento/2026/06/20/cronologia-del-caso-del-piloto-rafael-pacheco-relacionado-con-el-dia-de-la-revelacion/, https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/entretenimiento/2026/06/20/la-historia-real-detras-de-una-escena-de-el-dia-de-la-revelacion-que-si-ocurrio-en-mexico/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Speck, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Massacre:_Richard_Speck,

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Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/70n0dtNlMtLhozhJes14mH?si=317da3b3b0ea42c9

This week on the Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy podcast, Deklan covers the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando by Omar Mateen. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. Then Jane explores Canada’s remote Nahanni Valley, also known as the Headless Valley, where mysterious deaths, disappearances, and decades of legends have given the wilderness an ominous reputation.

We also drink the Pulse Strawberry Mule cocktail.

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Wikipedia, Mysteries of Canada, Time, The Northern Review, NWT exhibits, FBI,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahanni_National_Park_Reserve, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_nightclub_shooting, https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nwt/legends-of-the-nahanni-valley/, https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,854301,00.html, https://thenorthernreview.ca/index.php/nr/article/download/1163/1337/2901, https://www.nwtexhibits.ca/staffpicks/nahanni-index.asp, https://www.fbi.gov/history/cases-and-criminals/pulse-nightclub-shooting,

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Peculiar Pairings Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/4fUp0bhNvKj2lndQNXvVGr?si=1ece897e06ef440d

This week, Jane covers Aisling “Tucker” Moore-Reed and the fatal shooting of her uncle, Shane Moore—a case complicated by a recorded confrontation and footage later used in a horror film. Deklan explores the life of Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, from the story of how she lost her sight to the predictions attributed to her before and after her death.

We also drink the Midnight Manuscript.

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Sources:

Oxygen, ABC news, CBS news, Washington Post, Scholastic, Wikipedia, History UK,

https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/aisling-tucker-moore-reed-killed-her-uncle-shane-moore, https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/tucker-moore-reed-actress-kills-uncle-similar-to-film-plot, https://abcnews.com/US/actress-starring-murderer-horror-film-charged-real-life/story?id=66850925&utm, https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/horror-film-actress-charged-murder/, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/05/an-actress-shot-an-attacker-horror-flick-then-crew-discovered-shes-suspect-her-uncles-real-life-killing/, chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.scholastic.com/internationalsales/int_sales_092812/Fall%202012%20Trade.pdf, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Reed, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Vanga, https://www.history.co.uk/articles/baba-vanga-which-of-her-predictions-came-true,

Beyond the Shadows Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/5endELxvb6KI9IQZdvqHhD?si=75e2434043634b54

In Episode 211 of Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy, Deklan covers Dylann Roof and the 2015 Charleston church shooting at Emanuel AME Church, where nine people were murdered during a Bible study in a racially motivated attack. Jane then explores the bizarre Cash-Landrum incident, a 1980 Texas UFO encounter in which three witnesses reported seeing a strange, intensely bright object above the road—followed by claims of serious physical symptoms and a lawsuit against the U.S. government.

We also enjoy the Churchill cocktail.

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Sources:

Wikipedia, CUFON, Blue Blurry Lines, National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, Global UFO archive, PBS,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash%E2%80%93Landrum_incident, chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.cufon.org/cufon/cashlani.pdf, https://www.blueblurrylines.com/2018/02/the-original-cash-landrum-case-file.html, https://www.nicap.org/reports/801229huffman_report2.htm, https://www.ufouap.net/en/cases/cash-landrum-incident, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylann_Roof, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/dylann-roof,

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Where the Weird Ones Are

https://open.spotify.com/show/2FRNSpqUaRHiAbWukyV6iG?si=a47de26efb5b4c13

In episode 210 of Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy, Jane covers Mark Twitchell, the Canadian filmmaker dubbed the “Dexter Killer,” who lured men to a rented garage using a fake online dating profile, killing one and attacking another. Deklan tells the story of Ronnie Biggs, one of the men behind Britain’s infamous 1963 Great Train Robbery, and his decades-long life on the run.

We also drink the Serial Killer cocktail.

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Wikipedia, CBS news, Great Bartender,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twitchell, https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/mark-twitchell-the-dexter-killer-48-hours/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-twitchell-the-dexter-killer-letters-48-hours/, https://www.greatbartender.com/cocktail-recipe/serial-killer/,

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Tales, Trails, and Taverns Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/7I1hiVQH7fqJW8uXhwREsT?si=8eb49fc49b654eca

In episode #209 of Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy, Deklan covers the disturbing story of WWE star Chris Benoit, whose celebrated wrestling career ended with the 2007 murders of his wife, Nancy, and their son, Daniel, before Benoit took his own life. Jane explores Derinkuyu, the remarkable ancient underground city beneath Cappadocia, Turkey, with its extensive tunnels, chambers, ventilation shafts, and defenses built to shelter thousands of people.

We also drink the Luchador cocktail.

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Sources:

History, National Geographic, Discovery, Wikipedia, ABC News,

https://www.history.com/articles/derinkuyu-turkey-underground-city, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/hiking-cappadocias-cave-cities-turkey, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/150325-underground-city-cappadocia-turkey-archaeology, https://www.discovery.com/exploration/ancient-underground-city, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_underground_city, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Benoit, https://abcnews.com/Nightline/chris-benoits-dad-son-suffered-severe-brain-damage/story?id=11471875,

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Prime Time Krime

https://open.spotify.com/show/5QAf3oYcE2j1lKnG9bgXhX?si=618a3b023e3b4514

We’re celebrating four years of Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy by revisiting some of our most memorable stories. In this anniversary episode, we share the latest developments involving Bryan Kohberger, Rex Heuermann, Benjaman Kyle, the Menendez brothers, Return to Nature Funeral Home, Havana Syndrome, and Alex Murdaugh. To mark the occasion, we’re bringing back two personal cocktail favorites from past episodes—the Mint Julep and Stone Sour.

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Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/70n0dtNlMtLhozhJes14mH?si=317da3b3b0ea42c9

In Episode 207 of Brutal, Bizarre and Boozy, Jane explores the eerie true story of the SS Baychimo, the legendary "Ghost Ship of the Arctic" that drifted unmanned through icy waters for decades after being abandoned, becoming one of history's most enduring maritime mysteries. Then Deklan examines the shocking murder of John Lennon, tracing the events leading up to the fatal shooting outside New York City's Dakota building and the crime that stunned the world.

We also drink the Danny Ocean cocktail.

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Sources:

Wikipedia, Archives of Manitoba, Canada History, Nunatsiaq news, People,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Baychimo, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_John_Lennon, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_David_Chapman, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson's_Bay_Company, https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/_assets/docs/hbca/ships_histories/baychimo.pdf, https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/transportation/unsinkable-ghost-ship, https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/fur-trade/tales-treasures-carving-stories, https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674taissumani_july_26/, https://people.com/inside-john-lennon-death-11863420,

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Caffeinated Conspiracies

https://open.spotify.com/show/4PqCw4W8lXVzywdNrJIyLZ?si=cfcec3f9db7d4403

Australia's most infamous female killer and one of Montana's most haunting unsolved disappearances headline this episode of Brutal, Bizarre and Boozy.Deklan examines the horrifying crimes of Katherine Knight, whose shocking acts made international headlines and forever changed Australian criminal history. Then Jane explores the mysterious 1996 disappearance and death of Danni Houchins, a Montana teenager whose case remained filled with unanswered questions decades later then was resolved nearly 30 years later.

We also drink the Grounds for Divorce cocktail.

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Bad Acts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-acts-a-true-crime-podcast/id1538464479

Peculiar Pairings Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/4fUp0bhNvKj2lndQNXvVGr?si=1ece897e06ef440d

In Episode #205 of Brutal, Bizarre & Boozy, Jane explores the heartbreaking and incredibly rare disease Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI), a hereditary prion disorder that progressively destroys the brain's ability to regulate sleep. As insomnia worsens, devastating neurological symptoms follow, making FFI one of the rarest and most frightening diseases ever documented. Then Deklan tells the disturbing true story of Carl Tanzler, the eccentric radiology technician whose obsession with a young woman continued long after her death. What began as an unrequited love story became one of the most bizarre and unsettling cases in medical and criminal history.

We also drink the Between the Sheets cocktail.

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Sources:

Wikipedia, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine, PubMed, All That’s Interesting,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Tanzler, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25001-fatal-familial-insomnia, https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prion-diseases, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3214133/, https://allthatsinteresting.com/carl-tanzler,

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Rowan and Pine Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-spooky-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632

Where the Weird Ones Are

https://open.spotify.com/show/2FRNSpqUaRHiAbWukyV6iG?si=a47de26efb5b4c13