Desperation sometimes makes us do things we regret, like joining the Army to pay off student loans.  Regret and anger turn into something very dark for Hasan Akbar when he arrives in Kuwait in 2003.

Urban legends (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not.

Who is La Llorona?  Is she real? Why does she want to take your children? Why does she cry?

What happens when an angel meets the devil? For Holley Wimunc, it doesn't end well. 

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Rocky Carroll

Special Agent J.C. Hawks (NCIS)

Paul Wololverton

Billy West, District Attorney

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When SPC Ronald Gray hunts for victims he stays in his own neighborhood, leading police right to him.  He sits on Military Death Row 37 years later, leaving many to feel that justice has not been served.

When most girls fall in love with the wrong man, they end up with a broken heart.  When SPC Megan Touma fell in love with (married) SGT Edgar Patino she ended up dead.

Love of God, love of country, love of your fellow man.  What happens when your religious beliefs, or your interpretation of them, makes you turn against the country you vowed to serve? Killing his fellow brothers and sisters in arms did not make him a hero, but in his mind, it did.

Get to know your podcast host, Joanna, a little better as she gets to learn Audacity and the art of editing a little better.  Listener submitted questions are answered

Rodney Alcala had several names, and even more "lucky chances" in life.  After being discharged from the Army he started raping and murdering women, even after he was caught, he well, got  away with murder.  He was able to go on raping and killing until he was finally stopped.  A dating game contestant today might ask their potential partner "what's your body count?"  Rodney's body count is believed to be over 100 and none were consensual. 

No body

No blood

No DNA

No Witnesses

1 Recipe for The Perfect Murder

Ivan Lopez was a grieving son, a liar, and a bad Soldier.  No one could have predicted how his Army career and his life, would end.