Fathomless

Kelsey Smith had just graduated high school less than two weeks before she was abducted from a Target parking lot and brutally murdered on June 2, 2007. She was followed and stalked around the store and ambushed when she was walking back to her car in the parking lot.

In December of 1994, Alison Botha was abducted outside of her apartment building, driven to a remote area and brutally attacked by two men. Although the attempted to take her life, Alison had other plans and managed to endure some horrific injuries and live to tell the tale. Join us on this episode of Fathomless as Amanda & Jen we discuss how Alison Botha defied death.

In Part 2, we discuss the arrest, trial, and acquittal of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and stepmother. We also dive a little into what Lizzie Borden's life was like until her acquittal until she died in 1927.

Around about eleven in the morning on August 4th 1892, prominent Fall River businessman Andrew Jackson returned home early from work feeling very ill. Within minutes of being let in he went into the parlor and laid on the sofa. Unbeknownst to Andrew his wife Abby lay in a guest room on the second floor above him after 19 hatchet blows to the back and head. Andrew was attacked next and given 11 blows to the face cracking his skull in half. Supposedly the only people home at the time were the maid Bridget and the youngest of Andrew’s daughter Lizzie. What followed this tragic and grisly attack was one of the greatest court cases in American history and still leaves us with this question today. Did Lizzie Borden kill her parents?

This Monday, Amanda and Jen continue discussing the tragic case of Brenda Sue Schaefer. On September 23rd 1988, Brenda Sue Schaefer went to return some jewelry to her ex-boyfriend Melvin Ignatow. She never returned home to her family, a massive search ensued and the entire Schaefer family was concerned that Brenda’s ex Melvin, who had a dark and history had something to do with her disappearance. Join on on this episode of Fathomless as we discuss the horrific torture and murder of Brenda Sue Schaefer.

This Monday, Amanda is bringing us an intense case that will leave your jaw on the floor. On September 23rd 1988, Brenda Sue Schaefer went to return some jewelry to her ex-boyfriend Melvin Ignatow. She never returned home to her family, a massive search ensued and the entire Schaefer family was concerned that Brenda’s ex Melvin, who had a dark and history had something to do with her disappearance. Join on on this episode of Fathomless as we discuss the horrific torture and murder of Brenda Sue Schaefer.

On the afternoon of October 9, 2013, in North Conway, New Hampshire, 14-year-old Abby Hernandez accepted a ride from a stranger while walking home from school. She was kidnapped and held captive in a storage shed for 9 months, just 30 miles from her home.

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, most of the city of Boston was stumbling out of bar celebrating St. Patty’s Day. But on that night, two men dressed as Boston Police officers demanded entry into the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum. Within 15 minutes they subdued the two guards and then took over an hour to steal 13 works of art. To this day none of the pieces have been recovered and the thieves have never been found. Join us on this episode of Fathomless as Amanda & Jen discuss the largest art heist in history!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY GHOULS AND GALS! It’s our first official History With Amanda episode! Today we are discussing the United States of America’s first female soldier and ultimate boss ass bitch Deborah Sampson! Join us on the trip back in time to the 1770s and some good old Revolutionary War drama in this special bonus episode of Fathomless!