Murder Coaster

The legend of Countess Elizabeth Bathory has inspired countless horror movies and heavy metal bands. This enigmatic woman has come to be seen by modern culture as a vampiric monster obsessed with youth and beauty who bathed in the blood of virgin servant girls as a means of staying young.

Yet there is no historical record of this and these bizarre accusations came a hundred years after her death.

History does show us a cruel and sadistic widow who ruled her empire with an iron fist and delighted in the torture of her servants, yet some historians claim even this isn’t true, and that she is completely innocent of these crimes. They claim she was the victim of a complex geopolitical conspiracy.

So which is it? Murderess Blood Countess or innocent victim of a conspiracy?

Today we will sift through the legends, rumors and historical facts to try to discover the truth behind the infamous and enigmatic Elizabeth Bathory.

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REFERENCES:

Countess Dracula: Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess by Tony Thorne

Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory by Kimberly L. Craft

The Private Letters of Countess Erzsébet Báthory by Kimberly L. Craft

Countess Elizabeth Bathory: The Life and Legacy of History’s Most Prolific Female Serial Killer by Charles River Editors

#thebloodcountess #bloodcountess #elizabethbathory #truecrime #bathory #halloween #morbid

Today we cover the horrific slaying of Elyse Pahler, a beautiful girl sacrificed to the devil by the teenage death-metal band Hatred.

Strap in, ladies and gentlemen, and prepare for horrifying tale of heavy metal, devil worship, teenage angst run wild, and Satanic Sacrifice in Southern California.

It’s a post-modern mirror maze of Satanic Panic where life imitates art imitates life in a horrendous murder inspired by the movie THE RIVER’S EDGE that would go on to inspire the movie JENNIFER’S BODY.

FEATURING MUSIC BY:

The Red River Riot with their songs “Mystery Meat Theater” and “A Moment of Your Time,” used with permission and many thanks. (6) Mystery Meat Theatre (Lyric Video) - YouTube  and (6) The Red River Riot - YouTube

Mykey Massacre with their song “Death Bite” used with permission and many thanks. (6) Death Bite - YouTube

Hellish Torment with their song “Demons of the Cold” used with permission and many thanks. (6) Hellish Torment - Demons Of The Cold (Official Music Video) - YouTube

BlashemO  with their song “Postulated Ampules” use with permission and many thanks. Take Your Videos From Good To The Best With Motion Array (youtube.com)

Everet Almond with his song “House on the Hill” courtesy the YouTube Audio Library

Holizna with “Space Mountain” “Highway Fever” “Troubled” “Starving for Something” courtesy of the Free Music Archive

And Lennart Hassels with “These Forlorn Lands” and “The Iron Vow” courtesy of the Free Music Archive: Lennart Hassels   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer

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References:

In the Name of Satan by Wensley Clarkson In the Name of Satan: Clarkson, Wensley: 9780312963897: Amazon.com: Books

Elyse Pahler, murdered during a gruesome Satanic ritual - Caso Criminal

Judge grants parole to man convicted of killing AG teen (ksby.com)

Killer of SLO County, CA, teen Elyse Pahler won’t be paroled | San Luis Obispo Tribune

#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #elysepahler #slayer #deathmetal

Today we cover the possession and exorcism of murderer Michael Taylor who was a devoted family man and mild-mannered, working-class Englishman before encountering a strange cult-like sect of the Anglican Church.

An utterly bizarre story of strange religious beliefs culminating in a murder so vicious and gory it left seasoned investigators vomiting and shaken to their core. Was it the demons of insanity, violence and murder that caused the horrible killing?

And we get into the tale of Derry Mainwaring Knight, the Satanic Swindler, who ran a scam ridding the world of demonic forces that is too weird for fiction and too crazy to be true.

But true it is! Two tales of true-crime demon possession and exorcism in England.

FEATURING MUSIC BY:

NINE INCH NAILS (NIN) Ghosts I-IV, under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license

“A Home to Trust” by Deathkite courtesy of Epidemic

“Halloween” by Holizna CCO

"Darktown Strutters Ball" by Shelton Brooks

“Undertakers Blues” by Helen Gross and the Kansas City 5, 1924

“Spooky Spook” by Victor Military Band, 1917

“The Spider Web Blues” by Victoria Spivey, 1926

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

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References:

THE SUSSEX DEVILS: A True Story of the 1980s Satanic Panic by Marc Heal

DEVIL DID IT! A BRITISH MAN NETS $313,000 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

 DEVIL WITHIN Podcast “Season 2: THE DEMONS OF YORKSHIRE” Episode Detail | Wondery | Premium Podcasts

EDGE OF BELIEF Podcast Episodes 7-8 “The Satanic Swindler”

THE DEVIL RIDES OUT by Dennis Wheatley

When Doctor Benjamin Gilmer started work at the Cane Creek Family Health Center he knew the previous doctor, Vincent Gilmer, had murdered his father, but he just thought it was an odd coincidence that they both shared the last name, something that folks would soon forget about.

Little did he know that he would soon find himself descending into a bizarre rabbit hole, one that began with fear, paranoia, and terror, then became a mission of hope and redemption.

Ladies and gentlemen, today we bring you an utterly bizarre and heart-wrenching tale: The Curious Case of the Two Dr. Gilmers, and ask you, the listener, is Murder Coaster the This American Life of true crime?

Featuring music by:

King Oliver Jazzin’ Babies Blues 1920

The Original Sacred Harp Choir “Amazing Grace” 1922

Fisk University Jubilee Quartet “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” 1909

Asher Fulero “Pouring Out”

Holizna “Dear Old Dad”

Coope Cannell “Amazing Grace.”

Brother Timothy Clark “He Conquered Death”

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer

Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com

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Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

References:

This American Life episode 492: Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde - This American Life

THE OTHER DR. GILMER: Two Men, a Murder, and An Unlikely Fight for Justice by Benjamin Gilmer

Dying ex-doctor serving life for murder may soon be free after a conditional pardon and 2-year wait | AP News

Doctor finally released from Virginia prison two years after being pardoned - The Washington Post

We are thrilled to have Emerson Murray author of MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the John Linley Frazier, Herbert Mullin, and Edmund Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s on the show with us today!

MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD is a modern classic in true crime featuring unparalleled research into the history of Santa Cruz, California and the horrible murders committed by Edmund Kemper, John Frazier and Herbert Mullin, written by a Santa Cruz native.

EMERSON MURRAY

Website: www.emersonmurray.com

Amazon: Amazon.com: Murder Capital of the World: The Santa Cruz community looks back at the John Linley Frazier, Herbert Mullin, and Edmund Kemper murder sprees of the early 1970s eBook : Murray, Emerson: Kindle Store

Instagram: Emerson M (@emerson__murray) • Instagram photos and videos

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The Trailside Killer. Welcome back to the finale of our series on Santa Cruz, California, Murder Capital of the World. Today we enter a new decade, the 1980s, as we cover a new killer stalking the redwood forests and beaches, David Joseph Carpenter.

David Carpenter held Northern California in a grip of fear, murdering and raping hikers exploring the forests, becoming known as the Trailside Killer.

Keep your hands and feet inside the ride as the Murder Coaster plunges back into Santa Cruz, California yet again with another terrifying tale of carnage and brutality.

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer

Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com

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Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

References:

THE SLEEPING LADY: The Trailside Murders Above Golden Gate by Robert Graysmith

MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.

David Carpenter - Wikipedia

The frightening case of the Trailside Killer David Carpenter — StrangeOutdoors.com

VERY SCARY PEOPLE television series, Season 5, Episodes 1 and 2: “The Trailside Killer.”

Karen Greenlee was an unapologetic necrophiliac who confessed to having sex with the bodies of up to forty dead young men, some at the funeral home where she worked, others in mortuaries she broke into at night.

On December 17, 1979 ,Karen became infamous after stealing a hearse and absconding with the corpse inside to feed her dark, sexual desires.

Hear the whole crazy story right here in the Murder Coaster sideshow tent!

And today Matthew is joined by long-time friend of the show Malformed Malcontent, as Christa is on vacation, but she’ll be back next week for the finale of our ongoing series on Santa Cruz Murder Capital of the World.

And a special thanks to the Creature Preachers for letting us use their song “Haunted Swamp.” Check them out on Bandcamp: Necro A Go-Go | The Creature Preachers (bandcamp.com) and YouTube: (17) The Creature Preachers - YouTube

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer

Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com

Facebook: Murder Coaster

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Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

References:

Apocalypse Culture Edited by Adam Parfrey

Incidents of necrophilia - Wikipedia

Welcome back to Part 2 of Edmund Kemper in our own going series on Santa Cruz California, Murder Capital of the World.

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer

Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com

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Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

References:

Ed Kemper: Conversations with a Killer: The Shocking True Story of the Coed Killer by Dary Matera

Ed Kemper reads 'Flowers in the attic' (Alisa Shavrina) (youtube.com)

The Co-Ed Killer: A Study of the Murders, Mutilations, and Matricide of Edmund Kemper III by Margaret Cheney

MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.

Serial Killers of Santa Cruz by Aubrey Graves

Murderville USA The Santa Cruz Serial Killers by Les MacDonald

'Murder capital of the world': The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz (sfgate.com)

Today we cover the big bad daddy of the Santa Cruz killers, and when we say big, we mean most literally, for he was a six-foot-nine, 285-pound giant of a man, but with the heart of a sad and lonely little boy, we are of course talking about Big Ed Kemper!

Edmund Kemper would be one of the first to define the modern serial killer, being studied by the FBI’s Robert Ressler who would later coin the actual term serial killer after extensive interviews with Ed, a necrophile and cannibal who killed with guns, knives, hammers, ropes, and even his bare hands, becoming known as the Chopper, the Buzzsaw Butcher and the Coed killer.

Ladies and gentlemen, strap in, get ready for one hell of a ride, as we delve into the deeply disturbing life of Edmund Emil Kemper III!!

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer

Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com

Facebook: Murder Coaster

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Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

References:

Ed Kemper: Conversations with a Killer: The Shocking True Story of the Coed Killer by Dary Matera

The Co-Ed Killer: A Study of the Murders, Mutilations, and Matricide of Edmund Kemper III by Margaret Cheney

MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.

Serial Killers of Santa Cruz by Aubrey Graves

Murderville USA The Santa Cruz Serial Killers by Les MacDonald

'Murder capital of the world': The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz (sfgate.com)

Welcome back to Santa Cruz, California, Murder Capital of the world.

Today we delve into the life and crimes of serial killer Herbert Mullin, a deeply disturbed man who roamed the redwoods and beaches of Santa Cruz with voices in his head telling him he must kill in order to save California from an imminent earthquake, leaving thirteen corpses in his horrible wake.

Yes, step right, step right up, ladies and gentlemen and behold the gruesome and horrible tale of Herbert William Mullin!

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer

Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com

Facebook: Murder Coaster

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/

Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

References:

THE DIE SONG: A Journey into the Mind of a Mass Murderer by Donald T. Lunde and Jefferson Morgan

HERBERT MULLIN: The True Story of the Psychopath of Santa Cruz by Jack Rosewood

MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.

Serial Killers of Santa Cruz by Aubrey Graves

Murderville USA The Santa Cruz Serial Killers by Les MacDonald

'Murder capital of the world': The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz (sfgate.com)