IRL Horror

Episode 008: In 1996 horror lovers were enthralled by the newest scary movie release, Scream. The movie would go on to become one of the biggest horror franchises out there and its masked killer a horror icon. What some people might not know is the movie was inspired by an actual murder spree, the Gainesville Ripper case. Real events often inspire fiction but what happens when fiction inspires real action? Is it even possible? Join us as we uncover multiple cases and discuss whether or not fiction can make a murderer.

Episode 007: Gainesville 1990, a murder and crime spree terrorizes the community. 5 young lives are brutally taken in truly evil ways. The fast and furious spree leaving everyone reeling. Who could possibly be responsible and why? Dubbed by the media as the Gainesville Ripper this case not only caught the residents’ attention but also the attention of a writer. Someone that would use the case as the inspiration for one of the biggest horror movie franchises. Join us as we uncover the case, the inspiration, the consequences, and have a larger discussion about whether or not fiction can make a murderer.

Episode 006: Toronto 2003, a 10-year-old girl vanishes after walking her friend home. The next day her body is found, the police have no idea who could have done it, and the entire city is on edge. Who took Holly Jones’ life away and why? Discover for yourself as we uncover the first case ever to capture my attention almost 20 years ago and that’s stuck with me ever since.

Episode Sources:

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/detective-who-solved-holly-jones-murder-reveals-what-sharp-eyed-officers-noticed-in-killer-s-apartment-1.5599109 https://www.buggedspace.com/the-sad-story-of-holly-jones-how-10-year-olds-murder-brought-a-toronto-community-together/ https://www.primetimecrime.com/Recent/Murder/murder_Holly_Jones.htm

https://www.facebook.com/Hollys-Law-Canada-540154109371870/

Episode 005: In June 2021 a young geologist, Daniel Robinson, vanishes after leaving his job site in Arizona. A month passes before any real information comes up but his loving family is still left with so many pressing and unanswered questions. Something doesn’t seem to add up here. What happened to Daniel Robinson, where is he?

Episode 004: 2000 didn’t just bring us Y2K, it also came with it a mysterious mummy on the black antiquities market. Was this mummy really a Persian princess from 2600 years before? Or is she something much, much sinister and from much more recent times? This case leaves us with a lot of horrifying questions and makes me wonder how far will people really go for money.

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Episode Sources:

https://archive.archaeology.org/0101/etc/persia.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ahura-Mazda

https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/persianmummytrans.shtml

Episode 003: Germany, March 2001, saw a case that made the law and people question their own ethics when a cannibal manages to find a volunteer to be killed and eaten. Here we discuss what made Armin Meiwes tick, what he did, and hopefully not be queasy the rest of the day. This case is one I knew I wanted to do when I decided to create this podcast. It is one that sits heavy on my mind and has for years. There are many layers here to consider. This episode is graphic in nature so please beware of the warning before listening.

Sources:

Castleden, C. (2011). Issei Sagawa, Armin Meiwes, Robin Gecht: Three Cannibal Killers. Little, Brown Book Group.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding

https://www.murderminute.com/story/the-rotenburg-cannibal

https://harpers.org/archive/2008/01/my-dinner-with-antrophagus/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311277#The-health-implications-of-eating-colleagues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpJUrZBTjeghttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4039034https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11909486

Episode 002: 2014 in Leander Texas a case of bullying turns into horrifying cyber stalking and harassment of two young girls and eventually their families. An unknown obsessed cyber stalker targets these families, their networks, and devices. Not even replacing their devices or their service providers was enough to stop this person. The stalker was tapped right in, even listening to and responding to things spoken about in their homes. The girls are told there is a man in their attic who is watching them and that’s how the stalker know everything that’s happening. Who is really doing it? Why?

Sources:

https://mashable.com/archive/cyberbullying-stalking-leander-texas

https://learn-u.com/lesson/stalker-in-the-attic-the-cyberbully-who-spies-on-12-year-old-girls-in-their-home/ https://www.surfnetkids.com/tech/3025/true-story-12-year-old-cyberbullies/

https://gizmodo.com/who-is-jeff-the-killer-and-is-his-picture-haunted-by-1016241494

https://www.kingstonpolice.ca/en/crime-prevention-and-safety/cyber-stalking.aspx

Episode 001: January 18th, 2018, saw the end of a serial killer that operated for decades without real detection within Toronto until he had already taken the lives of 8 men. Like all of the cases I cover here, this one has weighed heavy on my mind lately, there are so many layers to it. Join me and be shocked in this dive into the life, timeline, and impacts of the Landscape Killer, otherwise known as Bruce Mcarthur, in this very first episode of IRL Horror.

Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bruce-mcarthur-what-we-know-1.4509436

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mcarthur-investigation-timeline-1.4697727

https://globalnews.ca/news/4047193/bruce-mcarthur-serial-killer-andrew-kinsman/

https://globalnews.ca/news/4920071/bruce-mcarthur-sentencing-hearing-agreed-statement-of-facts-victim-impact-statements/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv2LxNcXP2o

https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2018/02/23/in-the-apartment-they-once-shared-soroush-mahmudis-wife-fareena-is-surrounded-by-memories-of-a-man-with-a-good-heart.html

https://globalnews.ca/news/4934835/bruce-mcarthur-victim-impact-statements-court/

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/12/15/family-and-friends-remember-alleged-victim-of-bruce-mcarthur.html

https://www.cbc.ca/television/thedetectives/season-3-episode-5-project-prism-1.5403436

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/toronto-feature-bathhouse-raids

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-gauthier-not-guilty-bruce-mcarthur-1.6150748

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/hunter-what-made-serial-killer-bruce-mcarthur-tick

https://www.cp24.com/news/misconceptions-about-gay-community-may-have-impeded-search-for-bruce-mcarthur-s-victims-review-1.5385130

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en-bXR44HBc

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Trailer for the start of the upcoming IRL Horror podcast with Boo Xo.