Crooked Crimes Podcast

The thing about Herb.

Herb Baumeister was a classic American man living the dream. He had a loving wife, three kids and a small chain of thrift stores  in suburban Indianapolis during the 90’s. Seemingly living some sort of double life, men started to go missing. No one suspected the well respected conservative man to be responsible and for a time the crimes went unnoticed and unsolved. That is until Herb’s wife asked herself the question. . . What if the police are right and I am wrong. Tune in this week to hear the bizarre tale of Herbert Baumeister.

In the year 1999 a mysterious barrel is found under the crawl space of the home. Found during a home inspection in the middle of the sale of the house the current owners were tasked with removing the barrel before the new owners were willing to close. No one was expecting to find what they found. But the real question was who is she. . .and why was she there. Tune in this week to learn the story of the Lady in the Barrel. 

Within a four month span, the bodies of three women were found partially nude upon the banks of a river.  a serial killer on the loose and so it was first thought that they were another victim to the long list. However there was something that tied these three together and set them apart from all the others. For nearly 25 years the case was cold until a twist of fate proved to drop a bomb as to who the original killer was. . . Tune in to learn all about the crooked crimes of D Perry.

Happy Thursday! Welcome to Episode 17! Todays case is one that is not as well known although the details are just as crooked as the rest. Tune in to hear but be warned of another family annihilator who family was tragically murdered. 

In today's short episode Taylor discusses the little known and suspicious details of a missing woman from Spokane WA. Her name is Courtney Holden. 

Today's case is back once again in the good ol' area of Spokane WA! A place where the crime of a man was not only a shame to the name of the family but a shock as the aftermath unfolded. Tune in this week to hear Taylor tell you the details of a crime that took place from the late 70's into the early 80's and a small twist that no one expected. 

In the late 1970’s the city of Los Angeles was in culture shock as the Manson murders unfolded and serial killings were on the rise. A series of slayings take place from 1977 to 1978 and they are dubbed the work of the Hillside Strangler. Then out of nowhere they suddenly cease. Nearly 1200 miles away, two more bodies are found in similar fashion in Bellingham WA. It doesn't take long for the breadcrumbs to lead to the one responsible for them all. Tune in this week to hear about the insanity of who Taylor refers to as . . . Kenny B.

In 2001 the attacks of September 11th will always stand out as what is remembered from the year. And while that is true for anyone who was born prior to 1992, there were also many other things that happened, things that were also horrific. It was in the small sleepy town of Waldport OR where the annihilation of a family occurred right around Christmas. Tune in this week to cover the details of a sick individual who not only murdered his family but also believed he was going to get away with it.

In the mysterious year of 1911 a horrific crime occurred in the small community of Ardenwald OR. A family of four was brutally murdered and to this day who ever was responsible has never been caught and justice has never been served. Tune in this week to hear the details of this crime that not many people know about and decide for yourself who you think is the person who committed this heinous crime.

On September 17th 1992, Nearly 30 years ago, a young girl named Misty Copsey disappeared from the Washington State Fair. Its a crazy case of chaos and more confusion than anything, remaining unsolved to this day. Tune in to this week's episode to find out all the many details and listen for yourself to decide what you think happened. PS Taylor is confused and continuously called Misty’s mom Diane when her name is Diana. Please disregard her mistake.