This week Naomi covers one of the most gruesome and notorious murders in Ireland, the killers dubbed the “Scissor Sisters” for their horrific crime.  

Then Amber covers the Iroquois Theater Fire, the deadliest single-building fire, killing over 600 people.

For this episode, Amber was drinking Chardonnay – Blue Jean 

Naomi's Sources:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEBfO3MHpwM

https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mulhall-sisters.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scissor_Sisters_(convicted_killers)

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/i-saw-a-hand-and-foot

https://evoke.ie/who-were-the-scissor-sisters

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/scissor-sisters-mum-faces-10-years

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/scissor-sisters-murder-look-back-23420269

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/trial-starts-of-sisters-accused-of-killing-african-man

Amber's Sources:

 PBS Documentary “Chicago Stories: Downtown Disasters

Iroquois Theatre fire - Wikipedia

https://www.wttw.com/chicago-stories/downtown-disasters/the-tragedy-of-the-iroquois-theater-fire

Lessons Learned From Chicago’s Tragic Iroquois Theatre Fire - UL Standards & Engagement

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Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
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Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

This week, Amber covers the devastating murder of Melissa Lamesch and her unborn son Barrett.

 Then, Naomi tells the story of one of Australia’s most persistent and fascinating mysteries: who killed Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler? 

For this episode, Amber was drinking a blood orange San Pellegrino

Amber's Sources:

  People Magazine Investigates S E  8 “Inferno of Lies”

Illinois firefighter accused of staging a house fire to cover up a murder — and a secret - CBS News

‘48 Hours’ episode details 2020 murder of Mt. Morris woman

Naomi's Sources:

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogle%E2%80%93Chandler_case

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/history-culture/2025/01/great-aussie-mysteries/

https://www.museumoflost.com/the-bogle-chandler-case/

https://www.abc.net.au/two-women-may-hold-answer-to-bogle-chandler-case

https://dictionaryofsydney.org/blog/the_bogle_chandler_mystery

https://www.smh.com.au-twist-in-gilbert-bogle-margaret-chandler-murder-mystery

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

 This week, Naomi covers a bitter divorce that turned into murder, and a family divided. 

Then Amber tells the story of the disappearance of Mary Louise Day. A 13-year old girl who disappeared in 1981 and then re-appeared 22 years later. Or did she?

For this episode, Amber was drinking  Cabernet Sauvignon From F. Stephen Miller Cellars 

Naomi's Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/polk-susan.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Polk

https://web.archive.org/web/20080907143641/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/14095385/

https://web.archive.org/web/20060811194637/http://www.pogash.com/magazine.html

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/POLK-Dr-F-Felix-2757443.php

 Amber's Sources:

The Curious Case of… S1 E2 The Girl Who Died Twice

Murder Victim or Runaway: What Really Happened to Mary Day, the "Girl Who Died Twice"

Mary Louise Day - Wikipedia

The mysterious disappearance of Mary Day

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

This week, Amber covers the near fatal hazing of Danny Santulli at University of Missouri's Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. 

Then, Naomi covers the incredulous true story of a man who spent decades pretending to be other people, in an attempt to stay young forever?

For this episode, Amber was drinking Hearsay – Red Blend from Santa Barbara County

Amber's Sources:

House of Horrors: Secrets of College Greek Life Episode 1

Parents of freshman permanently impaired in hazing incident praise new law holding colleges accountable

Family of student who inspired new anti-hazing law visits University of Missouri

Eden Prairie parents who pushed for anti-hazing law mark its signing - Amy in the News

Naomi's Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-19949847

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bourdin

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/28/crime.unitedstates

https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/justice-for-nicholasbarclay

https://allthatsinteresting.com/nicholas-barclay-frederic-bourdin

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

This week, Naomi covers the double homicide of a man and his wife killed by what the press described as “a woman scorned”.

Then Amber tells the story of a dad-turned-cult leader to a group of college friends in Yonkers, New York.

Amber was drinking a pinot from Johan Vineyards in Willamette Valley.

Naomi's sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Broderick

https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/broderick-betty.htm

https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/broderick-betty.htm

Amber's sources:

Stole Youth – Inside the Cult At Sarah Lawrence – Documentary

The ‘Sickening’ Story of the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult | Vanity Fair

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence - Wikipedia

​​Surviving and Thriving Beyond The Sarah Lawrence Cult - Robin Stern

Navigating Narcissism with Dr Ramini Podcast “The Untold Story of the Cult at Sarah Lawrence College - Pt 1 & 2

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

In this episode, Amber covers a high school catfishing story where a teen and her boyfriend face persistent harassment from an unknown number. 

Then, Naomi covers the harrowing rescue of 12 boys and their coach from the depths of a dangerous cave, that captivated the entire world.

For this episode, Amber was drinking a lime San Pellegrino.

Amber's Sources:

Unknown Number Documentary

10 Jaw-Dropping Details 'Unknown Number' Didn't Include About Owen and Lauryn's Cyberbullying Case

‘Unknown Number: The High School Catfish’ Director on Doc’s Bizarre Plot Twist That the Internet Can’t Stop Talking About

The Shocking True Story Behind Unknown Number: The High School Catfish | TIME

Naomi's Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tham_Luang_cave_rescue

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44791998

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

This week, Naomi covers another notorious murder from the 80’s that inspired a made for tv movie: the murder of a beloved daughter whose death shook an entire community.

Then Amber covers the making of the 1981 movie, Roar which was one of Hollywood's most dangerous and chaotic projects. 

For this episode, Amber was drinking Bebame Red from El Dorando County CA

Naomi's Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/protti-bernadette.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kirsten_Costas

https://moviedelic.com/bernadette-protti/

Amber's Sources:

Roar – The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made

https://www.stage32.com/blog/surviving-roar-the-most-dangerous-film-ever-made-620

The Bloody-Crazy (And Bloody & Crazy) Story Of Roar

Fifty Shades of Grrrrrr: The insane story of 'Roar'

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

This week, Amber covers the attempted murder of Ashley Freeman and Michael Grinnan. Ashley and Michael were college sweethearts and out for a night drive, when things went horribly wrong. 

Then, Naomi covers a mass killing in Melbourne, Australia that shocked the whole nation.

For this episode, Amber was drinking Ben Ami, a red blend from California.

Amber's Sources:

Massillon murder suspect has decades-long criminal history

Massillon man admits to killing two women, gets life term

Ashley Freeman and Michael Grinnan Attempted Murder: Is Leeroy W. Rogers Sr. Dead or Alive?

Ashley Freeman: Where is the Survivor Now?

Naomi's Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoddle_Street_massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Knight_(murderer)#cite_note-vsc-1989-2

https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VicRp/1989/62.html

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/knight-julian.htm

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

This week, Naomi covers one of the most infamous murder trials in modern history, one of the first to be televised in real time.

Then, Amber tells the story of a newly divorced dad, on his first vacation without his family, and a sight seeing excursion gone horribly wrong.

Amber was drinking Sleight of Hand Cellars, a Columbia Valley Red.

Naomi's sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/pamela-smart-accepts-responsibility-husbands-murder-first-time

https://www.governor.nh.gov/governor-ayotte-pardon-request-pamela-smart

https://abcnews.go.com/pamela-smart-teen-lover-murdered-husband-decades-ago

https://www.wmur.com/article/pamela-smart-case-timeline/61075409

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/us/pamela-smart-case-timeline

https://www.psychologytoday.com/pamela-smart-cheerleader-celebrity-monster

https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/smart-pamela.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Smart

https://allthatsinteresting.com/greggory-smart

Amber's sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stranded-hiker-survives-lava-field/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8683168

https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Man-survives-five-days-in-lava-field-8675070.php

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers

Amber and Naomi are taking a much needed and unprecedented hiatus. Don't worry! We'll be back in no time! In the meantime, here's another old favorite of ours, Episode 146, originally published on July 30th, 2023.

This week, Naomi covers the tragic murder that led to the Nikki Kuhnhausen Act, removing the “gay & trans panic defense” in Washington State as justification for murder.

Then Amber covers The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing. In August of 1980, what appeared to be a delivery from IBM  was dropped off at Harvey's Hotel Resort. The package was actually 1,000 pounds of dynamite.

This week, Amber was drinking F. Stephen Miller – Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara

Naomi pulled her sources from:
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/nikki-kuhnhausen-murder-case/19/

https://ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh226/files/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html

https://www.lgbtmap.org/

https://www.the-sun.com/arrest-of-nikki-kuhnhausen-killer/

https://justice4nikki.com/

How I Caught My Killer – S1Ep1 - Hulu

Amber pulled her sources from:

Stuff You Should Know Podcast – 11/1/2022

https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-harveys-casino-bomb/view

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%27s_Resort_Hotel_bombing

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Crime, Wine & Chaos is produced by 8th Direction Records. Music by Jeremy Williams. Artwork by Joshua M. Davis

Amber is the vocalist in the band, Tin Foil Top Hat. You can find more of her work on all of the music streaming platforms or at
https://www.tinfoiltophat.com

Naomi has a twenty year career in tech, and a lifetime interest in all things macabre. She walked away from #startuplife to strike a new path rooted in service. You can find out more about the work she’s focused on, support those initiatives, and keep up on her socials here: https://linktr.ee/missgnomers