Corpus Delicti

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"The Body of a Crime." A true crime podcast that explores the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the most puzzling cases.

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139: Dark Water 2: Shirley ...

09.21.2020

Bob and Shirley McGill were high school sweethearts who lost touch over the years, and later in life reconnected and rekindled their relationship. To celebrate both of their birthdays as well as Shirley's retirement, the couple took a cruise... but ...

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09.21.2020 139: Dark Water 2: Shirley McGill Bob and Shirley McGill were high school sweethearts who lost touch over the years, and later in life reconnected and rekindled their relationship. To celebrate both of their birthdays as well as Shirley's retirement, the couple took a cruise... but ...
09.15.2020 Wondery Presents Even the Rich: The Kennedys On July 19th, 1969, Senator Edward Kennedy, scion of the greatest political dynasty in modern America, drove his Oldsmobile into a pond. He escaped. But his passenger, a woman named Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. In the days that followed, he ...
09.06.2020 138: Dark Water 2: Julie Scully Julie Scully was a beautiful and talented woman who made her career as a model. While on a cruise with her husband, they became friends with a worker on board. But soon, the friendship turned into something else, and the ...
08.25.2020 137: Dark Water 2: Karen Roston Scott and Karen Roston had a whirlwind romance leading to engagement and marriage. But on the last night of their honeymoon, Karen went overboard and was found dead 10 hours later. Scott gave three different stories for what happened, one ...
08.12.2020 136: Dark Water 2: John Halford John Halford, a married man of 25 years with 3 kids, goes on an expensive Egyptian cruise all by himself. When the ship docked at the port, John never came off the boat. Extensive searches couldn't locate him anywhere, but ...
08.05.2020 135: Listener's Choice: The Duperrault Family In 1961, the Duperrault family sets sail on their dream getaway aboard a boat named Bluebelle, testing out their hopes of living at sea for a year later on. Everything was perfect. The weather was warm, and they were kept ...
07.13.2020 134: Cults: The Finale, featuring Javier Leiva and Aja Romano Join us as we wrap up the cults series by chatting with two people who have both had run ins with cults. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store ...
07.08.2020 133: Cults: Providence In the last cult case of the Cults series, we discuss Jung Myung Seok who broke from the Unification church to start his own similar version. He believed that sin originated when Satan seduced Eve, and the only way to ...
06.30.2020 132: Cults: Jeffrey Lundgren Correction, the temple was in KirtlandJeffrey Lundgren started out as a faithful member of the LDS. He even volunteered at their temple in Kirtland where he preached to visitors. That is, until his messages started to skew from LDS beliefs, ...
06.23.2020 131: Church of the Most High Goddess Mary Ellen Tracy, aka Sabrina Aset, was a High Priestess. She was able to absolve people from their sins... through sex. She also accepted monetary donations, which paired with absolving people of their sins resulted in legal troubles. To access ...
06.10.2020 130: Cults: Church of Wells This week we discuss the Church of Wells, a sect that denies being a cult, despite checking off several of the boxes. Rumors include drugged members, and essentially kidnapping a grown man off the streets. Special thanks to Steven from ...
06.05.2020 129: Cults: Sherry Shriner This episode was recorded several weeks ago before we skipped a week, therefore we have not addressed any recent events in this episode. We are not ignoring it. In this episode, we discuss Sherry Shriner, a more modern day leader ...
05.19.2020 128: Cults: Tony Alamo Christian Ministries Tony Alamo, who was born with a different name, allegedly ruled the entertainment world by representing famous clients like the Doors, even recording at least one hit himself. That is, until God spoke to him during an investment meeting encouraging ...
05.12.2020 127: Cults: The Family (Anne Hamilton-Byrne) A woman who always longed for a family lost her husband and suffered a series of miscarriages after her first born. She went on to start a family of her own, only... not the kind you're probably thinking. Believing she ...
05.05.2020 126: Cults: The Godfather of Matamoros Adolfo Constanzo was told from a very early age that he was special. His mother was a Santerian Priestess who knew her son could see the future. As an adult, Adolfo used this to establish himself as a famed sorcerer ...
04.29.2020 125: Cults: Heaven's Gate One of the most well known cults is Heaven's Gate. Two leaders bonded over a mutual love of science fiction and theosophy, and felt they had been picked for a higher purpose. Leading others to the "Next Level", Heaven's Gate ...
04.20.2020 124: Listener Choice: Jennifer Schuett Today's story is about one of the bravest children we've ever had the privilege of hearing about. Jennifer Schuett was abducted straight from her own bedroom in the middle of the night when she was only 8 years old. Her ...
04.16.2020 123: Cryptic: Chuck Morgan A man goes missing, and three days later comes back home, knocking on the door in the middle of the night. He can't talk, and says he was kidnapped. Then, just a few months later, he goes missing again, only ...
04.07.2020 122: Cryptic: The Somerton Man, aka Tamam Shud A man is found dead on the beach dressed nicely in a suit. The best guess is that he was killed with some sort of untraceable poison. One of the few clues was a rolled up piece of paper found ...
03.31.2020 121: Cryptic: Georgette Bauerdorf The murder of Georgette Bauerdorf is believed by many to be somehow linked to the murder of the Black Dahlia. Georgette was a 20 year old heiress living in L.A. when she was murdered in her own apartment, with a ...
03.23.2020 120: Cryptic: American Dyatlov Pass, aka The Yuba City Five Five men attend a basketball game together, only to never be seen again. Later, their car is found abandoned two and a half hours away from where they should have been. Even later, four out of the five men are ...
03.19.2020 119: Cryptic: Isidor Fink, Locked Room Mystery It sounds like something out of a crime novel, and often times, stores such as these are. But the murder of Isador Fink was very real. His neighbor heard screams and called the police, but no one could get inside. ...
03.17.2020 118: Cryptic: The Eilean Mor Lighthouse A boat arrives to the Eilean Mor island to swap shifts with the lighthouse keepers. When the relief crew arrived, the current keepers couldn't be found anywhere. The scene in the lighthouse struck them as odd, but nothing led to ...
03.04.2020 117: Cryptic: The Murder in Room 1046 A man is found in his hotel room naked, bound, and stabbed, yet barely still alive. Everything was taken, including the toiletries provided by the hotel. After telling the police that no one did this to him, he dies. Authorities ...
02.26.2020 116: Cryptic: Richard Lancelyn Green NEW SERIES TIME! In the first episode of our Cryptic series, we have a story so perplexing, Sherlock Holmes himself couldn't have cracked it. Or, could he? Was it actually set up to BE a Sherlock Holmes Story?Richard Lancelyn Green ...
02.18.2020 115: A Woman Scorned: Judith and Alvin Neelley, Part 2 We're back with the rest of the story of Judith and Alvin Neelley. When we left off last week, the two had just been arrested for check forgery and Janice Chatman was still missing. We pick up with the interrogation, ...
02.10.2020 114: A Woman Scorned: Judith and Alvin Neelley, Part 1 Okay y'all, you've likely heard this story before... by us. But we're revisiting it because we've learned so much more about it since two and a half years ago. We're bringing a more raw and in-depth version of the murders ...
02.02.2020 113: A Woman Scorned: Jodi Arias, Part 2 This week we continue the story of Jodi Arias and the murder of Travis Alexander. We're diving deeper into the theatrics of the trial, and where this story stands today - because believe it or not, it's NOT over. To ...
01.28.2020 112: A Woman Scorned: Jodi Arias, Part 1 You just can't talk about a woman scorned without talking about Jodi Arias. You've likely heard her name, if not her story. This week in part 1, Jenn and Lindsay discuss the brutal murder of Travis Alexander at the hands ...
01.20.2020 111: A Woman Scorned: Martha Wise One Thanksgiving, an entire family fell ill. Well, everyone except for one. What seemed to be a virus or food poisoning at first looked more menacing when three family members died, four ended up paralyzed, and other serious medical ailments. ...
01.15.2020 110: A Woman Scorned: Joanna Dennehy Typically when discussing serial killers, there's a road map of where things went wrong. It may be abuse, lack of a parental figure, bullying, or any other number of things. It's much less common to have a killer that, by ...
12.31.2019 Declassified from Patreon Archives: Cam Lyman Hey Delictibles! We know we've been on break for a while, and still have a few weeks left to go, so we figured we'd give you at least something to listen to until we're back. This episode is a Patreon ...
12.11.2019 109: A Woman Scorned: Katherine Knight, Part 2 In this episode we discuss the rest of Katherine Knight's story. When her newest relationship ends with a restraining order, Katherine is mad. After a series of threats, she finally follows through, but what she specifically did made history in ...
12.08.2019 Q and A Bonus Episode We're going to be on break for a while, so we wanted to do a little something extra so you have something to listen to during holiday travels. Hope you enjoy!
12.04.2019 108: A Woman Scorned: Katherine Knight, Part 1 This episode starts a two part story about Katherine Knight. In the first episode, we discuss her tumultuous upbringing, several marriages and relationships, and the abuse she inflicted. This episode DOES contain adult language as part of a quote. To ...
11.27.2019 107: A Woman Scorned: Sante Kimes This week in our series featuring women who kill, we discuss a mother with such a strong influence over her son she convinced him to kill with her. A lifetime of scheming and conning people turned sour when people started ...
11.20.2019 106: A Woman Scorned: Juana Barraza This episode talks about Juana Barazza, a wrestler who surprised everyone when she was arrested. After a string of elderly women were murdered, police weren't really sure who to look for until witnesses described a man dressed in women's clothing. ...
11.13.2019 105: A Woman Scorned: Dana Sue Gray The vicious murders of three elderly women frightened an entire town, causing people to sleep at the homes of friends and family. A young and relatively inexperienced detective is placed on the case. When the killer is finally caught, the ...
11.06.2019 104: A Woman Scorned: Clementine Barnabet Welcome to the first episode in our new series featuring women who kill. This week, a string of axe murders has Louisiana and Texas in a panic. Finally, they catch one killer. Then another. And the second has quite a ...
10.29.2019 103: Bad Blood: Liske Family Murders Halloween is supposed to be creepy and scary, but there's always the element of fantasy to it. We know it isn't real. At least, most of the time. This episode tells the story of the Liske family murders, in which ...
10.26.2019 102: Bad Blood: Nannie Doss, The Giggling Granny In this episode we talk about Nannie Doss, aka The Giggling Granny, who recounted the stories of her murders to police with laughter and giggling. Her victims included four husbands, two children, two grand children, mother in law, mother, sister, ...
10.15.2019 101: Bad Blood: The Papin Sisters This week we bring you the story of the Papin sisters whose crimes inspired great debate in France. In 1933, the sisters brutally murdered their employer's wife and daughter in a gruesome, long lived attack. Because of the gore involved, ...
10.02.2019 100: Bad Blood: Rhonda Belle Martin Well guys, we did it. Episode 100! That's something to be proud of! This week, we're bringing you the story you heard mentioned in the live show. The live show discussed the third white woman to be executed on Alabama's ...
09.24.2019 99: LIVE From Wild Roast Cafe - Corpus Delicti and Moms and Murder: Lynda Lyon Block Well guys, this is it! Our very first (maybe last? Who knows!) live event! We are eternally grateful for Melissa and Mandy from Moms and Murder for joining us in this adventure. We bring you the story of Lynda Lyon ...
09.16.2019 98: Bad Blood: The Kunz Family On the 4th of July, a family of five is found shot in their beds. Quickly, the focus of the story became the way the family lived, and law enforcement had to fight to keep the focus on the killings. ...
09.03.2019 97: Bad Blood: The de Ligonnes family Murders This week's case is the story of an aristocratic French family. Five of the family members were murdered, and the patriarch, who is also the main suspect, is nowhere to be found. To this day, no one has seen him, ...
08.28.2019 96: Bad Blood: The Bloody Benders This week we talk about one of the earliest stories of a serial killing family, better known as the Bloody Benders. They had the perfect setup for luring victims in as they served as a general store and inn for ...
08.20.2019 95: Bad Blood: Pike County Massacre This week's story is that of an entire family killing another entire family. What could cause two brothers, their parents, and their grandmothers to annihilate a family of 8 while they slept? Could it be drug related? Or was it ...
08.06.2019 94: Bad Blood: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka This week, we talk about the "Canadian Barbie and Ken" couple, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Paul was the Scarborough Rapist, and as a couple, he and Karla not only raped several young women, but killed several. After her own ...
07.30.2019 93: Bad Blood: The DC Snipers This week's story has a personal connection. One year after 9/11, the DC area was targeted by terrorists once again. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo spent weeks randomly targeting unsuspecting citizens at gas stations, restaurants, and stores and ...

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Corpus Delicti episodes:

139: Dark Water 2: Shirley McGill

Wondery Presents Even the Rich: The Kennedys

138: Dark Water 2: Julie Scully

137: Dark Water 2: Karen Roston

136: Dark Water 2: John Halford

135: Listener's Choice: The Duperrault Family

134: Cults: The Finale, featuring Javier Leiva and Aja Romano

133: Cults: Providence

132: Cults: Jeffrey Lundgren

131: Church of the Most High Goddess

130: Cults: Church of Wells

129: Cults: Sherry Shriner

128: Cults: Tony Alamo Christian Ministries

127: Cults: The Family (Anne Hamilton-Byrne)

126: Cults: The Godfather of Matamoros

125: Cults: Heaven's Gate

124: Listener Choice: Jennifer Schuett

123: Cryptic: Chuck Morgan

122: Cryptic: The Somerton Man, aka Tamam Shud

121: Cryptic: Georgette Bauerdorf

120: Cryptic: American Dyatlov Pass, aka The Yuba City Five

119: Cryptic: Isidor Fink, Locked Room Mystery

118: Cryptic: The Eilean Mor Lighthouse

117: Cryptic: The Murder in Room 1046

116: Cryptic: Richard Lancelyn Green

115: A Woman Scorned: Judith and Alvin Neelley, Part 2

114: A Woman Scorned: Judith and Alvin Neelley, Part 1

113: A Woman Scorned: Jodi Arias, Part 2

112: A Woman Scorned: Jodi Arias, Part 1

111: A Woman Scorned: Martha Wise

110: A Woman Scorned: Joanna Dennehy

Declassified from Patreon Archives: Cam Lyman

109: A Woman Scorned: Katherine Knight, Part 2

Q and A Bonus Episode

108: A Woman Scorned: Katherine Knight, Part 1

107: A Woman Scorned: Sante Kimes

106: A Woman Scorned: Juana Barraza

105: A Woman Scorned: Dana Sue Gray

104: A Woman Scorned: Clementine Barnabet

103: Bad Blood: Liske Family Murders

102: Bad Blood: Nannie Doss, The Giggling Granny

101: Bad Blood: The Papin Sisters

100: Bad Blood: Rhonda Belle Martin

99: LIVE From Wild Roast Cafe - Corpus Delicti and Moms and Murder: Lynda Lyon Block

98: Bad Blood: The Kunz Family

97: Bad Blood: The de Ligonnes family Murders

96: Bad Blood: The Bloody Benders

95: Bad Blood: Pike County Massacre

94: Bad Blood: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka

93: Bad Blood: The DC Snipers

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