Is Santa a Criminal?

Maybe.

In this true-crime satirical podcast, some of your favorite true crime podcasters join up to spin a yarn about Santa's arrest, his incarceration, and the frenzy around his trial in a south Georgia town.

On June 9, 1995, Morgan Nick - a six-year-old girl was abducted from a little league baseball game in Alma, Arkansas after chasing fireflies with her friends.

In the wake of this earth-shattering event her mother, Colleen started the Morgan Nick Foundation to assist other families impacted by this type of tragedy.

Please consider donating to the Morgan Nick Foundation. The website is: MorganNickFoundation.com

If you have any information about Morgan's disappearance, please call 479.632.3333 or 1.800.CALLFBI

Just because someone goes missing in a moment doesn't mean their memory is lost forever.

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Santa Maybe, a Criminal is a limited true crime satire/parody podcast created by Jason Usry.

This is Season Two – The Eleventh Day of Christmas – “11:11”

Created by:

Jason Usry

Rebekah Sebastian,

Dr. Shiloh Catanese, & Dr. Scott Musgrove, co-hosts of the LA Not So Confidential Podcast

and our very own Legal Eagle, Michelle Kaz.

It is written and produced by Jason Usry.

Besides host Richie Buck, this week’s cast included (in order of appearance)…

Grayson Thagard as Corrections Officer / Jailer…

Bob of the Defense Diaries podcast.

Morgan from Crimepedia

Cherry from Crimepedia

Nic from True Crime Garage & The Big Kids Show

Chris Williamson from Vanished

Mindy from REMelations

Music and Sound FX sourced through Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe, Audiio, Motion Array, and Audioblocks.

Additional music and atmospheres provided by Captain Fathands.

This show does contain satire and the only character based on a real person is Santa Claus. Any other names or likenesses are purely coincidental.

Santa Maybe, a Criminal is an Ear Cult Production.

https://www.santamaybe.com

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As we arrive at Valentine's Day a few true crime creators and I decided to share a case that we found, based off of the title of a Taylor Swift song...

This is "Maroon" by Santa Maybe, a Criminal.

A few notes:

Take care while listening to this podcast. It discusses criminal activity, including violence, abduction, and murder sometimes involving children.

Any opinions in these episodes are solely the opinions of the creators telling the story

Suspects mentioned in these tales are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. And these are real stories about real people.

The most important thing we can do to honor the victims and their loved ones in these cases is to play an active role in our criminal justice system, remain vigilant in understanding our surroundings, and support organizations that work to make sure that stories like this remain the exception and not the rule. 

Podcasters contributing to this collaboration include:

True Crime Connections

Murder and Mimosas

Deep Dark Secrets

Extinguished

and of course Santa Maybe, a Criminal.

All music is licensed royalty-free through Epidemic Sound.

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As we near Valentine's Day a few true crime creators and I decided to share a case that we found, based off of the title of a Taylor Swift song...

This is "No Body, No Crime" by Deep Dark Secrets.

A few notes:

Take care while listening to this podcast. It discusses criminal activity, including violence, abduction, and murder sometimes involving children.

Any opinions in these episodes are solely the opinions of the creators telling the story

Suspects mentioned in these tales are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. And these are real stories about real people.

The most important thing we can do to honor the victims and their loved ones in these cases is to play an active role in our criminal justice system, remain vigilant in understanding our surroundings, and support organizations that work to make sure that stories like this remain the exception and not the rule. 

Podcasters contributing to this collaboration include:

True Crime Connections

Murder and Mimosas

Deep Dark Secrets

Extinguished

and of course Santa Maybe, a Criminal.

All music is licensed royalty-free through Epidemic Sound.

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As we near Valentine's Day a few true crime creators and I decided to share a case that we found, based off of the title of a Taylor Swift song...

This is "Bad Blood" by Extinguished.

A few notes:

Take care while listening to this podcast. It discusses criminal activity, including violence, abduction, and murder sometimes involving children.

Any opinions in these episodes are solely the opinions of the creators telling the story

Suspects mentioned in these tales are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. And these are real stories about real people.

The most important thing we can do to honor the victims and their loved ones in these cases is to play an active role in our criminal justice system, remain vigilant in understanding our surroundings, and support organizations that work to make sure that stories like this remain the exception and not the rule. 

Podcasters contributing to this collaboration include:

True Crime Connections

Murder and Mimosas

Deep Dark Secrets

Extinguished

and of course Santa Maybe, a Criminal.

All music is licensed royalty-free through Epidemic Sound.

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As we near Valentine's Day a few true crime creators and I decided to share a case that we found, based off of the title of a Taylor Swift song...

This is "Haunted" by Murder & Mimosas.

A few notes:

Take care while listening to this podcast. It discusses criminal activity, including violence, abduction, and murder sometimes involving children.

Any opinions in these episodes are solely the opinions of the creators telling the story

Suspects mentioned in these tales are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. And these are real stories about real people.

The most important thing we can do to honor the victims and their loved ones in these cases is to play an active role in our criminal justice system, remain vigilant in understanding our surroundings, and support organizations that work to make sure that stories like this remain the exception and not the rule. 

Podcasters contributing to this collaboration include:

True Crime Connections

Murder and Mimosas

Deep Dark Secrets

Extinguished

and of course Santa Maybe, a Criminal.

All music is licensed royalty-free through Epidemic Sound.

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As we near Valentine's Day a few true crime creators and I decided to share a case that we found, based off of the title of a Taylor Swift song...

This is "Cruel Summer" by True Crime Connections.

A few notes:

Take care while listening to this podcast. It discusses criminal activity, including violence, abduction, and murder sometimes involving children.

Any opinions in these episodes are solely the opinions of the creators telling the story

Suspects mentioned in these tales are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. And these are real stories about real people.

The most important thing we can do to honor the victims and their loved ones in these cases is to play an active role in our criminal justice system, remain vigilant in understanding our surroundings, and support organizations that work to make sure that stories like this remain the exception and not the rule. 

Podcasters contributing to this collaboration include:

True Crime Connections

Murder and Mimosas

Deep Dark Secrets

Extinguished

and of course Santa Maybe, a Criminal.

All music is licensed royalty-free through Epidemic Sound.

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Morgan Nick and her mother Colleen attended a little league baseball game on June 5, 1995. Only Colleen ever made it home. The case baffled investigators for decades, but now a strong Person of Interest has been identified. While on the journey to find Morgan, Colleen started a foundation, the Morgan Nick Foundation, to assist other families who might face similar circumstances.

This is both a tragic story and one of hope.

Please consider learning more or donating to MorganNickFoundation.com to support this worthy cause.

All music and sound effects for this episode were licensed through Epidemic Sound.

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It’s the Christmas Season and in the Christmas Spirit of Collaboration - several podcasters are coming together to share True Crime Stories related to the Christmas holiday.

Today, Jason Usry, creator of Santa Maybe, a Criminal discusses the death of JonBenet Ramsey and a single suspect and attempts to provide perspective on what the true crime media landscape is, and also what it should be about.

This collaboration includes creators from the following podcasts: Deep Dark Secrets, True Crime P.I., Extinguished, Crimepedia, Walking the Line, Murder and Mimosas, Crime over Cocktails, True Crime Authors and Extraordinary People, Your Favorite True Crime Podcast with Gavin Fish, and me Richie Buck from Santa Maybe, a Criminal.

Sources for this episode include the following:

https://extras.denverpost.com/news/jon102.htm

https://www.bustle.com/articles/184512-who-is-bill-mcreynolds-this-santa-claus-was-part-of-the-jonbenet-ramsey-investigation

https://jonbenetramseymurder.discussion.community/post/suspect-bill-%E2%80%98santa%E2%80%99-mcreynolds-12221151

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/who-killed-jonbenet-ramsey-8-possible-suspects-129125/

http://web.dailycamera.com/extra/ramsey/2002/05lbil.html

https://www.biography.com/crime/jonbenet-ramsey-murder-investigation-timeline

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