Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More

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In our second and final episode on the Muriel Court murders, we cover the colorful cast of characters that made up the list of suspects and “people of interest” in the murders of the Sims family. One went on to commit one of the most heinous crimes we’ve ever covered. (Subject matter begins at 8:30)

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When Jennie Sims walked in to her home at 641 Muriel Court in Tallahassee, Florida on the evening of October 22nd, 1966,  she discovered both her parents and younger sister lying, bound and gagged in pools of their own blood. An investigation revealed several suspects, most of which lived in the Sims' own neighborhood. In this episode, the first in a two part series, we cover the crime itself and the first on that laundry list of suspects. (Subject Matter Begins @ 11:00)

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Happy April Fools Day! In this episode the boys try to track down the origin of the  holiday, and talk about some of the crazier pranks pulled in the name of April Fools, like how In Vienna A Nurse Worked Away Steadily Going Over New Exams. We've also embedded our own little prank within the episode, and will reveal what is was on next week's episode. Can you guess what it is?

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In our third and final episode on serial killer Red Hall, we cover his interrogation, confession, and attempt to help authorities locate the remains of his wife along with other locations associated with his crimes. We also discuss his trial, sentencing, and execution. (Subject matter begins @ 7:14)

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In Part 2 we cover the disappearance of Red's wife, more murders in the Little Rock area and how the police finally figured out that Red Hall was responsible for everything. (Subject matter begins at 9:20)

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In the late 30s to mid 40s, James Waybern "Red" Hall thumbed his way around the US robbing and murdering the kind hearted folks who had offered him a ride. He also committed plenty of crimes on his home turf, including the murders of several motorists around Little Rock and even the murder of his own wife. In this first of a three part series, we examine Red's early life, his relationship with his first wife Walcie, how he met his second wife Faye, and his first murders.  (Subject matter begins at 10:22)

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This episode begins with perhaps the greatest thing we have ever played on our podcast, so I will provide NO "skip ahead" time this episode- but after THAT business is taken care of, we cover the case of Peter Bergmann. That was the name given by a mystery man who committed suicide in a small town on the coast of Ireland in 2009. The name, along with all the other information he provided at the last hotel he ever stayed in, was fake. And even today, despite having the man's fingerprints, DNA and photographs, no one has a clue what his true identity is. 

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In this episode we open with another rousing edition of "Bidet Mate". Then, we cover 50s radio personality Peter Tripp's record breaking "Wake-a-Thon" in which he went without sleep for over 8 days. Then we cover subsequent records and end with an interesting and disturbing list of side effects of long term sleep deprivation.   (subject matter begins at 19:36) 

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The Stockdale's were a salt of the earth, hard working, wholesome family who loved working their small farm in Ohio. They also had a family band, and traveled the country playing Bluegrass music to thousands of people. They stepped far outside their comfort zone in 2008 when they reluctantly appeared on the ABC reality show "Wife Swap". The episode drew quite a bit of attention when it aired, but the Stockdale's quickly resumed their normal quiet life- that is until they were thrust back into the spotlight in June of 2017 when son Jacob, for reasons that are still unknown, murdered his mother and youngest brother before attempting to take his own life.  (Subject Matter Begins @ 3:54)

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In this episode we discuss the strange decline of (yet another) YouTuber turned murderer, Randy Stair. As a child he became obsessed with one of the characters from thr Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom,  and over the next few years he constructed an intricate fantasy world. He convinced himself that he was from the fictional cartoon world and unfortunately decided that the only way back to that place was to commit a heinous murder spree followed by his own suicide. (Subject Matter Begins @ 8:57)

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