Leigh Leigh was only 14 years old in November 1989. Going to her very first "teenager party" should have been a fun rite of passage, but the night ended with a vibrant young girl's torture and death. Meg discusses how the media and the community blamed Leigh Leigh for her rape and murder which sparked a nationwide commentary on victim-blaming and a culture that shames women when they've done nothing wrong.

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We covered the murder of Jeanette DePalma a few cases back. Coni talked about the likely suspect being Otto Nilson. Today, she takes you through the cases following Otto Nilson and the idea that the area in general is cursed.

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Mark hung out in a chat room for local teens from Manchester, England. In this chat room, he met and fell in love with Rachel West and made a best friend in her stepbrother, John . Things were going great until Rachel was tragically murdered. Meg tries to hold it together during this Shakespearean, cautionary tale of chat rooms in the early 2000s.

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Do you believe in curses? Curses come in all shapes and sizes. Meg takes you through 5 alleged curses involving diamonds, movies, music, and famous families. Are the sad and sometimes horrific stories behind these tales just a coincidence or something more?

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From 1981-1982 Chicago was terrorized by 4 men dubbed "The Chicago Ripper Crew". Their horrific rituals were unfathomable. For our 100th episode, Coni and Meg both take you through one of our most requested cases.

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When police arrived for a welfare check at 18 year old Ryan Waller's apartment they found a grisly scene. Ryan was taken to the station immediately for questioning. What police didn't realize is their assumptions were all wrong. Coni takes you through this wild case this week.

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In March of 1989, Mark Kilroy was headed to South Padre Island for what was supposed to be one of his last Spring Break experiences. What started out as a good time with great friends, quickly turned into a horrifying occult encounter when Mark was targeted by a cult after crossing the border into Mexico. Meg tells you about Mark's disappearance, the cult responsible, and the man at the head of cult; Los Narcosatanicos.

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Jeannette DePalma was believed to have runaway, but when when her body was discovered on the top of a 40 foot steep hill, theories began to run wild. Coni takes you through this puzzling case that has more theories than evidence.

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Lauren McCluskey was a senior at the University of Utah when she began dating a man who exhibited abusive behavior almost immediately. After learning the truth about his criminal past, Lauren left him and made many efforts to seek help from campus and local police. Despite these efforts, Lauren became a statistic. Meg talks about Lauren’s heartbreaking story and how young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of violence at the hands of an intimate partner.

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The story of Daniel LaPlante reads like an urban legend. Coni takes you through this week's episode because whatever you've heard -- he's actually much, much worse.

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