Dark and Devious

On July 13, 1966, Richard Speck unleashed his terror on Chicago by breaking into a building in the neighborhood of South Deering. At the time, this building functioned as a dormitory for student nurses. And tragically, eight women inside would meet horrific ends that night.

Thad is thirteen years old, asleep on his couch when a stranger enters his house and abducts him. What happens for the next 43 hours only occurs in nightmares but he lives to tell the tale and the story is truly unbelievable. 

Between 1971 and 1973, three child murders rocked the community in and around Rochester, New York. All three victims shared numerous similarities, but perhaps most peculiar was that they all had first and last names that started with the same letter. The perpetrator or perpetrators have evaded justice for nearly half a century but perhaps you can figure it out for yourself or prevent a similar incident from happening. The Rochester Police Department is still actively investigating this case so any tips should be directed to 585-428-6720.

On February 11th, 2023, Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old British transgender girl was murdered in a premeditated attack by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. There are many theories as to why, but an odd obsession and a case of transphobia are most likely to blame. Listen Now!

After a brief mental health break, WE'RE BACK!!!! Chris and Patrick are more than ready to get back into the swing of things and share true crime tales with our loyal (and new) deviants. This week, we cover a variety of recent true crimes that are making "head"lines.

There is an epidemic across North America that has not received nearly enough media attention and that is the murder and disappearance of indigenous women, girls, and two-spirits. Every year thousands of these people disappear often to little or no media coverage. In this episode we will look at a few examples of cases that deserve a closer look and the unique difficulties in investigating these disappearances.

When it comes to the Civil Rights Era, chances are you've heard of the big names like Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X and their tragic stories of assassination. But among the many hard working and self-sacrificing members of the movement there is one name that deserves some extra attention and that is Medgar Evers: the first field secretary for the NAACP's Mississippi branch who was assassinated by a white supremacist in 1963.

Familiars. It's hard to think of witches and witchcraft without also thinking of the infamous black cat associated with them. However, the back cat is not the only form familiars that witches possess, they are actually just the tip of the familiar family. So what are familiars exactly? And why do witches posses them? Listen now and find out!

Does the thought of going to the circus strike terror into your heart? Does white face makeup cause your pulse to quicken? Do you flinch with fear when you hear the comical honk of a bicycle horn? Then you may suffer from Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns. Today's episode talks a little bit about the history of the modern clown as well as a few examples of the clowns that frighten us from Pagliacci to Pennywise.