Mysterious Mavens

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Denver natives Kim and Denae swap stories of true crime, creepy events, and mostly all things spooky! ... more

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February 12, 2026 167: The Cook Sisters
The world is feeling a little heavy right now so this week Denae tells us an inspiring "true crime story" about two sister heroes!
Sources:
The opera-loving sisters who 'stumbled' into heroism - BBC News
Louise Cook (humanitarian) - Wikipedia
Mary Burchell - Wikipedia
YouTube: The Bravest Voices: A Memoir of Two Sisters'… by Ida Cook · Audiobook preview
jewishvirtuallibrary.org Ida and Louise Cook
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February 05, 2026 166: The Abduction of Alison Botha
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
This week Kim tells Denae the insanely graphic, yet inspiring story of Alison Botha
Sources:
Morbid: Attempted murder of Alison Botha
Murder with my husband
https://womenforchange.co.za/take-action/parole-of-alison-bothas-rapist/

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-10-14-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-a-victim-alison-botha-fights-for-her-life-a-second-time/
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42min
January 29, 2026 165: Denver Rideshare Creep
This week Denae tells Kim about the creepiest rideshare driver in Denver!
Sources:
NBCNews.com Former Denver rideshare driver sentenced to 290 to life for assaulting a dozen women by Phil Helsel March 7, 2025
John Pastor-Mendoza Convicted of Sexually Assaulting and Kidnapping Numerous Women While Posing as a Ride-Share Driver – Denver DA
'We all survived the same monster': Survivors of rideshare driver found guilty of kidnapping, assault speak
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38min
January 22, 2026 164: Aileen Wuornos
This week Kim covers the most prolific female serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
Sources:

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69219126/how-many-people-did-aileen-wuornos-kill/

https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/node/77455
Monster
https://www.britannica.com/question/How-was-Aileen-Wuornos-caught
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36min
January 15, 2026 163: Yogurt Shop Murders
This week Denae tells Kim the abysmal story of the Yogurt Shop murders.
Sources:
Significant Breakthrough Made in 1991 I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Murders | AustinTexas.gov 09/29/25
The Austin, Texas, yogurt shop murders: Families, investigators remain haunted by unsolved case - CBS News By Erin Moriarty Ruth Chenetz, Stephanie Slifer, Anthony Venditti 12/12/25
DNA helps solve 'haunting' yogurt shop quadruple killings more than 3 decades later - ABC News By Emily Shapiro 09/29/25
Crime Junkie Podcast Infamous: Yogurt Shop Murders
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42min
January 08, 2026 162: The Yacht Murders
This week Kim tells Denae about Jackie and Thomas Hawks and how their beautiful life was ended so callously
Sources:
Murder with my husband episode 279
Dateline ‘the last voyage’
Killafornia dreaming episode #14
48 hours the dark voyage
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January 01, 2026 161: Tommy Knockers and The Slide Rock Bolter
For the first episode of the year Denae concludes her Colorado Cryptids Series with The Slide Rock Bolter and Tommy Knockers!

Sources:
Colorado Silver Boom - Wikipedia

Knocker (folklore) - Wikipedia

Tommyknockers of the Western Mines – Legends of America

NOT ALONE IN THE MINES: The legend of Colorado's "Tommyknockers" - Denver Gazette by Piper Russell Oct. 6, 2025

Tommyknockers — Astonishing Legends

Slide-Rock Bolter | Cryptid Wiki

Slide-Rock Bolter | Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods "The Slide-Rock

Bolter" from The Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods (1910) by William T. Cox

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December 24, 2025 160: Joshua Maddux
This week Kim tells Denae the story about a body found in a chimney.

Sources:

True crime all the time

Mile higher podcast

https://medium.com/@nikyoung/how-did-joshua-maddux-die-in-the-chimney-of-an-abandoned-cabin-7502be457cb7

Coffeehouse crime

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December 18, 2025 159: Lafayette Vampire
This week Denae continues her Colorado cryptic theme and gives us another story of the Lafayette Vampire!

Sources:
The Lafayette Vampire November 30, 2024 by Doug Conarroe

www.lafayettehistory.com/the-lafayette-vampire/

Spanish flu - Wikipedia

Vampire Grave of Lafayette - Atlas Obscura by Devin Woodall

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December 11, 2025 158: Sameena Imam
This week Kim tells Denae an insane story that takes place right before Christmas.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34586215.amp

Gruesome: Horrific true crime

Totally true crime

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-secret-relationship-that-ended-in-a-christmas-murder/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/christmas-crimes/5

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