Welcome back to Season 6! For the first episode, Kat delves into a big story; the story of one of America's most sadistic (and unknown!) criminals: Mike DeBardeleben, from counterfeiting and kidnapping to domestic violence and murder. This story is WILD.

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References:

1. THE BOOK: https://www.audible.com/pd/Beyond-Cruel-Audiobook/1705200028
2. THE DOCUMENTARY: https://tubitv.com/movies/320033/cruel-deception
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_DeBardeleben
4. https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/debardeleben/index_1.html
5. https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_DeBardeleben
6. https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/debardeleben-james.htm
7. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/823/549/221393/
8. https://authorlink.com/news-and-views/news/sex-criminal-debardeleben-dies-book-chronicles-his-crimes-2/
9. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1984/07/09/a-trail-of-murder-rape-kidnaping/fdb431cc-ad09-4dd2-838f-d5028bf26793/
10. https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/10do11q/rare_pictures_of_james_mike_debardeleben_ii_one/#

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In this week's episode, Kat covers one of America's worst serial killers. One of the best examples of "he never stood a chance," Kat dives deep into the life of Carl Panzram - responsible for the killing of at least 21 people, raping what could be over 1,000 boys and men, and robberies all of the United States. Tune in and learn about the dark side of humanity - with beer!

P.S. Next week is our last episode of Season 5. We're taking a brief break, so send in your story ideas for Season 6 coming 2nd week in July!

References:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Panzram
2. https://allthatsinteresting.com/carl-panzram
3. https://sondralondon.com/tales/panzram/03.htm
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756447/  (DOCUMENTARY)
5. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-271-carl-panzram-part-i-a-bit-of-a-grouch/id437299706?i=1000385612223
6. INTERVIEW WITH HENRY LESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9ZVXMJkSw
7. GHOST ADVENTURES S. 3 Ep. 6 - Execution Rocks Lighthouse https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0Q3BY1NS78R8WMSO6VGNI58B0E/ref=atv_nb_lcl_en_US?ie=UTF8
8. https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/execution-rocks-haunted-history
9. https://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/nas/streaming/dept/scuastaf/collections/Panzram/Panzram-Box01Folder03.pdf
10. http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/sdsu/spcoll/c_panzram.pdf
11. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.sdsu.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FPanzram010_0.jpg&tbnid=PczgSA1-_FotoM&vet=12ahUKEwiu6vuCscD_AhVhwMkDHVPPA94QMygBegQIARBu..i&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.sdsu.edu%2Fscua%2Fnew-notable%2Fpanzram&docid=OIBrggqCwiaapM&w=648&h=1051&q=carl%20panzram%20book%20pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiu6vuCscD_AhVhwMkDHVPPA94QMygBegQIARBu
12. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.sdsu.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FPanzramLetters012.jpg&tbnid=-EGUoexhA5-CHM&vet=12ahUKEwiu6vuCscD_AhVhwMkDHVPPA94QMygAegQIARBs..i&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.sdsu.edu%2Fscua%2Fnew-notable%2Fpanzram&docid=OIBrggqCwiaapM&w=1696&h=2154&q=carl%20panzram%20book%20pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiu6vuCscD_AhVhwMkDHVPPA94QMygAegQIARBs
13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19281102&id=ACcbAAAAIBAJ&pg=4806,2946132&hl=en
14. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19281027&id=xH0uAAAAIBAJ&pg=1512,4760643&hl=en
15. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19281103&id=kMIhAAAAIBAJ&pg=6126,574796&hl=en
16. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19281026&id=zBggAAAAIBAJ&pg=3289,2109808&hl=en

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The Bear Brook Murders, also referred to as the Allenstown Four. There were four female murder victims that were discovered inside barrels in the woods of Allenstown, New Hampshire. Two in 1985 and two in 2000. Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity.

Resources:

1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Brook_murders

2.      https://abcnews.go.com/US/terry-rasmussens-victims-unknown/story?id=69585534

3.      https://allthatsinteresting.com/bear-brook-murders

4.      https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2019-06-05/three-bear-brook-murder-victims-identified-citizen-sleuth-genetic-genealogy-provide-key-clues

5.      https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2019/06/07/bear-brook-state-park-bodies-identified/

6.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Peder_Rasmussen#Bear_Brook_murders

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In this week's episode, Kat tells us about two urban legends out of Texas - The Alligator Man and The Candy Lady. Blurring the line between what was real and what was just the imagination of local folks, it's easy to see how these two stories got as big as they did way back when. Tune in and explore the dark side of humanity with us!

References: 

1. https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/butcher-of-elmendorf-alligators/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ball
3. https://medium.com/obscure-horror/the-man-who-fed-his-exes-to-his-alligators-494c5d81bdac
4. https://medium.com/obscure-horror/the-dark-and-sinister-legend-of-the-candy-lady-clara-crane-a0e975329793
5. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/texas/candy-lady-urban-legend-tx/
6. https://www.farmercoop.com/the-folklore-candy-lady/

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In this episode Ashley discusses the Soham murders of 10 year old best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. This case was solved in an interesting manner that we hadn't heard of before! After the story we discuss a little bit more about the forensics of botany and ecology! Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity.

Resources:

1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_murders

2.      https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/channel-5-maxine-carr-huntley-23335844

3.      https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ian-huntley-soham-jessica-chapman-b2137795.html

4.      https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-62335807

5.      https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/how-plants-helped-detectives-catch-27498885

6.      https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-who-helped-put-soham-17870529

7.      https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-19115272

8.      https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jan/10/gender.uk?fbclid=IwAR3F1nU-yhWuW-FHkAVnC0hq_wR1qmDQmVXWE2KUPJBk9xdzRkRWJSdLRj4

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In this episode, Kat tells us all about Dr. Linda Hazzard - a "fasting doctor" without a medical degree who practiced what she believed was a cure-all treatment: fasting for weeks or months, giving enemas for hours every day, and massaging her patients like she was kneading dough for bread. Needless to say, she racked up a couple of dozen deaths in her care, had those patients sign over whatever fortunes they had left, and went on about her business. Did she really believe in this treatment, or did she find a grift that not only paid her well but also let her feed her murderous desires? You tell us! 
References:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Hazzard
2. https://www.historylink.org/File/7955
3. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/
4. https://www.olallabaymarket.com/starvationheights
5. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/washington/starvation-heights-wa/
6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/25947644/woman_fast_doctor_released_on_parole/
7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H2ABAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fioDAAAAIBAJ&pg=974%2C3424475

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Trigger warnings for this episode: Rape; gruesome descriptions of deaths

Everyone has heard of serial killers like Ted Bundy. Handsome, charming, the type of guy no one would expect to be a serial killer…that’s exactly how many would describe John Norman Collins. John’s killing spree would happen seven years before Ted Bundy. John would become known as the Michigan Murderer, the Ypsilanti  Ripper and the Co-Ed Killer. 

*Side note from Ashley: YES I am aware I can't pronounce a lot of words correctly.* 

Resources:

1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Murders

2.      https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/collins-john-norman.htm

3.      https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2019/11/11/john-norman-collins-michigan-murder-suspects-letters-interviews/2522765001/

4.      https://facts.net/serial-killer-facts/

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In this episode we have a special guest. Amanda McLauchlin with the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families discusses the importance of helping young adults who are facing trauma, drug addictions, alcohol addictions and more. She discusses red flags to look for, apps to watch out for, organizations that can help, positive coping skills and so much more. We really try to talk about how we as a whole can help these young adults that are going through traumas we can not even imagine. In many of our episodes, the behavior of the bad guy often stems from horrible childhood trauma. Victims become victimizers. Let's work together to help stop the cycle.


Resources:
1. Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families: https://thealliancebayarea.org/
2. Search Institute: https://searchinstitute.org/
3. Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: https://cadca.org/
4. How to start or join a coalition: https://cadca.org/join-or-start-coalition
5. CADCA International Programs: https://cadca.org/international/english/contact-us
6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov/
7. National Treatment Accountability for Safer Communitities: https://www.nationaltasc.org/

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Tune in to hear Kat tell us all about Mexico's very "first" serial killer who was caught in 2005. You are reading that right, folks! Kat does a deep dive into La Mataviejitas (Sp. "The Little Old Lady Killer") sentenced to 759 years in prison for the killing of 16 elderly women. She was, however, said to have killed anywhere from 16 to 60 elderly women between the years on 1998 to 2005. (Dates and victim numbers are not solid!)
Listen and hear all about the dark side of humanity - with beer! 

References: 
Listen to Episode 478 of The Last Podcast on the Left!

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_Barraza
2. https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Juana_Barraza
3. https://crimereads.com/juana-barraza-the-woman-who-was-killing-mexicos-elderly-women/
4. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/716644?journalCode=signs
5. https://strangersguide.com/articles/la-mataviejitas/
6. https://freshedits.com/spotlight/juana-barraza-the-woman-capable-of-harming-little-old-ladies/
7. https://www.ipl.org/essay/Juana-Barraza-Research-Paper-FKJLFMWMGXPT
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucha_libre#:~:text=Masks%20(m%C3%A1scaras)%20have%20been%20used,colors%20to%20distinguish%20the%20wrestler.
9. https://abc7.com/lucha-libre-wrestling-mexico-sports/1412999/#:~:text=The%20mask%20draws%20from%20Mexican,one%2C%22%20according%20to%20Magno.
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Muerte
11. https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/10/28/inenglish/1477664259_338763.html
12. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN31221888
13. https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-mexico-34ac837b3c5835bf8765bc6fac7c1a09
14. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/26/world/americas/woman-held-in-mexico-city-serial-killings.html
15. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/19/gender.mexico
16. https://www.banderasnews.com/0602/nr-mataviejitas.htm
17. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2002/05/work-and-die-juarez/
18. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/19/movies/who-is-killing-the-young-women-of-juarez-a-filmmaker-seeks-answers.html
19. https://academic.oup.com/nyu-press-scholarship-online/book/31068/chapter-abstract/289443359?redirectedFrom=fulltext
20. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Osiel_Marroqu%C3%ADn_Reyes

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