Choosing The Bear

By Daniel & Lois

Each week, Lois walks her brother Daniel through a whole array of different crimes. Join us every Monday at 9am for another reason why many people, choose the bear.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.... more

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Choosing The Bear episodes:

August 04, 2025 31. Leonard Lake & Charles Ng - Part 3
In today’s episode, we finish our mini series on Leonard Lake & Charles Ng. We discuss Charles eventual capture and how things played out in court.

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July 28, 2025 30. Leonard Lake & Charles Ng - Part 2
In part two, we discuss the victims of serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. We also cover what the women were subjected to whilst. Being held captive in the death dungeon. Please listen to the trigger warnings, this episode is deeply upsetting.

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July 21, 2025 29. Leonard Lake & Charles Ng - Part 1
Together, Leonard Lake & Charles Ng raped, tortured and murder multiple Women. It’s thought they have a total of 11-25 victims, including children. In part one, we cover how they were arrested and their childhoods.

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July 14, 2025 28. Gisele & Dominique Pelicot - Mazan Rape Case - Part 2
Continuing from last week’s episode, we go more in depth about the abuse Gisele was subjected to. This part is disturbing, please consider the trigger warnings at the beginning of the episode.

Link to the article about the convicted rapists - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/19/who-are-the-men-convicted-over-rape-and-assault-of-gisele-pelicot-

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49min
July 07, 2025 27. Gisele & Dominique Pelicot - Mazan Rape Case - Part 1
Dominique Pelicot was caught upskirting Women in a supermarket in Carpentras, France on the 12th of September 2020. When forensic psychologist, Laurent Layet felt that Dominique was handing something, Police confiscated his devices and analysed them. The crimes they uncovered, sent shockwaves to those involved. When the news erupted worldwide, it sparked further conversation about whether Women would choose a Man or Bear.

Case begins at - 2:19

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42min
June 30, 2025 26. D.B Cooper - Flight 305 Hijacking
Dan Cooper boarded flight 305 on November 21st 1971 carrying a bomb. He hijacked the plane, demanding $200,000 and four parachutes, Dan Coopers true identity and whereabouts are still unknown. This case is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in FBI history.

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42min
June 23, 2025 25. Jaime Osuna - The Man With a Thousand Faces
Jaime Osuna had a troubling childhood and would commit a range of different crimes throughout his life. While serving time in prison for the murder of Yvette Peña, he brutally mutilated, tortured and murdered another inmate, Luis Romero.

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45min
June 16, 2025 24. Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht created an illegal empire on the dark web, a website allowing drugs to be sold and purchased like any regular online marketplace. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choosingthebear?igsh=MWR4dDRuYzZoZXoxeA%3D%3D&utm_source=qrFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@choosingthebearpod?_t=ZG-8t7dQlu3yqG&_r=1Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7EUE69gvbYQzmayQvvp1sA?si=TFhxMUZHT5GWjhuC-H2S1g&pi=vabL22OHRVup8
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57min
June 09, 2025 23. The Dark Web
We’re diving deep into the dark web, today we’ll be discussing what the dark web is, how people hide their identity while using it and what it is used for. While all the reasons are not bad, some of the worst people engage in it for enjoyment.
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47min
June 02, 2025 22. Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Part 2
Continuing from last week, we discuss human trafficking and modern day slavery. We dive into statistics from the UK and also worldwide, showing how much of a problem is hidden in plain sight.
Case begins at - 5:29
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47min

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How many episodes does Choosing The Bear have?

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