Murderous Roots with Denise & Zelda

In part two of The Clutter Family murders, they discuss what led Perry Edward Smith to join Richard "Dick" Hickock in the robbery, and later murder, of Herbert Clutter and his family. Then, we discuss his family as well as his ancestors. This may be one of the most interesting trees yet!

In our latest podcast episode, we discuss the Clutter family murders, the murders made famous by Truman Capote’s book In Cold Blood. This first of two parts covers the background of Richard Eugene Hickock and his family tree.

This week, we decided to take a break from death and mayhem, and instead put our focus on our new president-elect, Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. We wanted to know, how did he get that name? (Besides the obvious) And who were his ancestors? Listen as we go deep and find the stories of his ancestors.

In this special Halloween episode, Zelda and Denise discuss Charles Manson, the cult he led, then Manson’s biological family.

Manson’s family had deep Kentucky roots, large families, young brides, and relatives who not only overlap with Jim Jones and Dorothea Puente, but were involved in historically significant events.

In this episode, we finish our discussion of Jim Jones’s family tree. When we left off last week, we talked about his uncle, Lester Clyde Jones. Now we start with another uncle, Ernest H. Jones. Then discover how deep his roots go as well as a few surprises.

The world was shocked when it was learned of the mass suicide of over 900 people in Jonestown, Guyana. How could this happen? At the center of it all was Jim Jones, the charismatic leader, who convinced most everyone to drink the Kool-Aid. But who was he? Where did he come from? Listen as we explore the events leading to Jonestown and begin our exploration of his family tree.

Elderly and disabled people found a home with Dorothea Puente, but once they moved in they never moved out. Listen as we explore the murders committed by Dorothea then move on to the discoveries we made in her family tree.

In this episode, we delve into the mysterious murder of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia. Then we reveal her family tree and into the history of two suspects.