In 2014, a quiet suburban dream turned into a waking nightmare.

Shortly after purchased a beautiful home in Westfield, New Jersey, a family began receiving chilling letters from an anonymous sender who called themselves "The Watcher". The messages were disturbing, personal, and unsettlingly specific, mentioning the house's history, its occupants, and an obsession with watching from the shadows.

The letters weren't handwritten. They were typed. But the envelopes were addressed by hand.

As fear grew, so did the mystery.

Despite police investigations, suspects, and years of speculation, The Watcher was never identified. The case spiraled into paranoia, accusations, and unanswered questions that still haunt the house today.

In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we dive into:

-The chilling letters and what they revealed

-The detail many people get wrong about how the letters were written

-The suspects investigators couldn't rule out

-Why the case remains unsolved

-And the terrifying question that still lingers... was The Watcher ever caught, or did they simply stop writing?

Some houses hold memories.

This one held secrets.

A mother and daughter arrive at grand old hotel after a long journey. The daughter becomes ill, and the mother rushes to get medical help. But when she returns to the room...her daughter is gone. The hotel staff insists she checked in alone.

This unsettling tale has been retold for over a century, in books, films, around campfires, and across continents. But behind the legend lies a real historical case that's even stranger. It helped cement this story as one of the most haunting travel mysteries ever told.

In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we explore the eerie origins of the "vanishing hotel room" legend, the real-life case that influenced the myth and how the fear, secrecy, and power shaped the legend.

Pour yourself something warm and settle in because we are diving into a mystery where a single moment of desperation becomes a tale the world refuses to forget.

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Dennis Rader was the perfect neighbor. Church president. Family man. But behind the facade, he was BTK — Bind, Torture, Kill.

In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we explore his twisted “projects,” the control that fueled his crimes, and the chilling journal entry that may link him to 16-year-old Cynthia Dawn Kinney.

Grab a cold brew, and dive into a story of obsession, secrets, and the darkness lurking behind a friendly smile.

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In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we dive into the chilling case of the Zodiac Killer-one of the most infamous and mysterious serial killers in American History. From his cryptic letters to the victims he left behind, we unravel the fear, the puzzles, and the chilling sense of a killer who wanted to be seen but never caught.

We'll walk through the timeline of his crimes, the taunting communication with the press, and the suspects who have haunted this case for decades.

Who was the Zodiac? And why, after all these years, do we still not know?

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On February 9th, 2004, 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray disappeared on a quiet stretch of road in Haverhill, New Hampshire. Her car was found abandoned after a minor crash. The doors were locked. Maura was gone, and no one has seen her since.

In the episode of Murder Most Brewed, we revisit one of the most haunting missing persons cases in American history. A case full of warning signs, digital breadcrumbs, and endless speculation.

Why did Maura leave college so suddenly? What was she running from—or toward? And how could someone vanish so completely in the age of information?

In this episode:

* The timeline leading up to Maura’s disappearance

* The eerie details of the crash site

* Theories ranging from the plausible to the bizarre

* The emotional toll of a mystery with no ending

Press play, grab that hot brew, and join me in unraveling the chilling case of Maura Murray, a story that starts with a drive into the woods and ends with silence.

Two unsettling road trips. Two parties engulfed in mystery. In the episode of Murder Most Brewed, we explore the baffling disappearance of the Yuba County Five—five friends who vanished into the snowy wilderness of Norther California in 1978. Their abandoned car, the chilling discovery in a remote trailer, and one missing man who was never found.

Then, we cross the globe to Australia, where the Tromp Family fled their home in 2016 in a frenzy of paranoia, leaving behind their phones, wallets, and sanity. Diagnosed with a rare shared delusional disorder, their story raises even more questions than it answers.

What makes people abandon logic and flee into the unknown? Was it fear, mental illness… or something they truly believed was hunting them?

Join me as we follow the road to nowhere—and ask what really happened when reason slipped away.

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The forest keeps its secrets... but tonight, we uncover them. My newest episode is out now: the story of Dayton Leroy Rogers, the Molalla Forest Serial Killer.

A haunting journey into the woods - and the lives he tried to erase.

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In our very first episode of Murder Most Brewed, we dive into the chilling story of Ted Bundy—a man who appeared friendly, intelligent, and safe… but was hiding unspeakable darkness. From early crimes to the terror he unleashed at Lake Sammamish, we peel back the mask of one of America’s most notorious killers.

Grab your coffee, settle in, and prepare to face the monster who walked among us.

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