Sandbags, bad decisions, and catastrophic levels of chaos—this week we’re heading to West Quincy, Missouri, for the bizarre case of James Robert Scott: the man convicted of causing part of the Great Flood of 1993.

We talk levee failure, suspicious interviews, arson history, messy witness testimony, and the absolutely bananas allegation that one man helped trigger massive flooding just so he could party without his wife around.

Juice boxes, side quests, and crimes against household stability—this week we’re back with a parenting chat episode: Would This Hold Up in Court? where the laws are made up and the accusations are absolutely unhinged.

We’re presenting the evidence, naming suspects, filing charges, and determining once and for all whether these household offenses would actually hold up in a court of law. From Easter candy theft to abandoned snacks, a missing monster truck remote, a flooded bathroom sink, one extremely naked house streaker, and a child who simply refused to get ready for school despite having more than enough time—we are building cases and naming names.

Bryan Kohberger may have pleaded guilty, but this case still leaves behind a truly irritating number of questions.

This week, we’re revisiting the Moscow murders, the investigation, the evidence, and the plea deal that technically closed the case while somehow explaining basically nothing that people actually want explained.

We’re talking timelines, surveillance, cell phone pings, surviving roommates, and the unsettling fact that even with a conviction, this case still feels unfinished as hell.

A legal ending? Sure.

Five men. One car in the mountains. And a case that makes less sense the longer you stare at it.

This week on Cursewords and Crayons: TRUE CRIME, we’re diving into one of the most baffling and heartbreaking mysteries we’ve ever covered: The Yuba County Five.

In February 1978, five young men—friends, coworkers, and beloved members of their community—set out for what should have been a simple trip to a basketball game in California.

They never made it home.

Their car was later found abandoned on a remote mountain road… miles away from where they were supposed to be. No damage. No obvious reason it stopped. Plenty of gas. And all five men? Gone.

…and then things get weird.

What follows is a search that turns into a nightmare and a discovery that will absolutely make you yell “WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!” at your phone:

🚗 A perfectly functional car abandoned in the mountains

Only four of the five men were ever found. One—Gary Mathias—has never been located.

And just to make your brain itch even more:

…but nothing ever came together.

This case is equal parts mystery, tragedy, and pure frustration. Because the biggest question isn’t just what happened—it’s why did they go up that mountain at all?

This episode is full of twists, theories, and that deeply unsettling feeling that we’re missing one key piece that would make everything click… and it’s just not there.

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Until next time: trust your gut, stay out of the mountains at night, and don’t ignore the signs right in front of you.

Jesus on speed dial? Yeah, that’s gonna be a no from us.

This week on Cursewords and Crayons: TRUE CRIME, we’re not just criming — we’re culting. And hoo boy, this one has everything: alleged miracles, mega-mansions, forced labor charges, sexual misconduct accusations, money laundering, and a church leader who says he meets Jesus face-to-face on the regular. Casual.

We’re diving into the wild and deeply disturbing story of David E. Taylor and Joshua Media Ministries International — also known as the Kingdom of God Global Church — a ministry that former members have described as a cult, and that federal prosecutors say was operating more like a coercive empire than a church.

This one is equal parts infuriating, fascinating, and heartbreaking — especially when you remember that people often get pulled into groups like this through the most human things possible: hope, belonging, healing, purpose, and trust.

So grab your emotional support beverage, maybe keep one eyebrow permanently raised, and settle in for a case that feels like prosperity gospel met true crime and made the worst possible baby.

🕯️ As always, we center the people harmed in all of this. Because from the outside it can be easy to ask, “how did anyone fall for this?” But when someone is targeting people through faith, community, and vulnerability, the answer gets a lot more complicated.

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Unhinged angels, true crime besties, and lovers of unsettling mountain nonsense, welcome ,this week we’re heading to the Khamar Daban mountains near Lake Baikal in August 1993 for the deeply unsettling case of seven experienced hikers, one lone survivor, and a tragedy that still makes absolutely no sense.

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Hello and welcome back to our favorite nosy little nightmares! This week we’re heading to Greenbrier County, West Virginia, 1897, for the tale of the Greenbrier Ghost: a dead young wife, a deeply suspicious husband, a mother who refused to let it go, and a ghost story that may have helped solve a murder.

We talk about shady funeral behavior, “everlasting faint” as a truly unserious cause of death, broken necks, courtroom chaos, and the legend of the only American case where a ghost’s testimony may have helped convict a killer.

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Side pieces, main pieces, and half pieces— this week we’re heading to Brazil, 1966, for the Lead Masks Case: two men in suits and raincoats found dead on a hill… wearing lead eye masks, with cryptic handwritten instructions, and rumors of strange lights in the sky that same night.

We talk secret “scientific spiritualists,” possible psychedelic experiments, and why this case lives in that deliciously unsettling space between “tragic mistake” and “what the actual hell.”

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bbbbbABBY!!! Sit down, take a load off — we’re back with an old-timey case that is pure nightmare fuel. This week we’re headed to Hinterkaifeck, a remote Bavarian farm where six people were murdered in 1922… and the creepiest part? It looks like the killer may have stayed on the property afterward. Feeding the animals. Eating the bread. Warming up by the oven like it’s a damn Airbnb. Absolutely not.

We’re talking mystery footprints in the snow, attic footsteps, a missing key, messy family secrets, and a suspect list that will have you yelling at your phone.

🎧 Press play if you love: eerie vibes, unsolved questions, and wildly irresponsible speculation.

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She pulled into the parking lot. They heard her car. And then… she vanished.

This week on Cursewords and Crayons: TRUE CRIME, we’re diving into the haunting disappearance of Laurie Depies. This case proves you do not need a dark alley or a sketchy road trip for something terrible to happen. Sometimes it’s just… a normal Tuesday night.

Laurie was 20 years old in August 1992. Responsible. Close to her family. Not a risk-taker. She clocked out of her mall job, drove to her boyfriend’s apartment like she had a hundred times before, and at 10:15pm they heard her loud muffler roll in.

By 10:30pm? She was gone.

Her car was locked.

Just a fifteen-minute window that has haunted Wisconsin for over thirty years.

This case hits different because nothing about that night was chaotic. She got off work. She drove somewhere familiar. People were home. Windows were open. And still — she disappeared without a trace.

Huge thank you to Samantha for the case suggestion — we love when our community sends us down a new spiral.

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