This week, we discuss the disappearance and subsequent murder of single mother Dorothy Jane Scott. While her disappearance was strange enough, it's the anonymous phone calls before and after her murder that make this case extra horrifying.

This week, due to the fact that everyone will be stuck at home (thanks, Coronavirus!), I thought it would be a good time for a Charcuterie Board episode. This is where I tell you a variety of true crime stories, like a sampler platter. You can pick your favorites and spend your downtime looking more deeply into them.

Episode Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/norbertobriceno/true-crime-stories

The stories we touch on: MATTHEW HOFFMAN | Matthew Hoffman kidnapped a girl and locked her in his house full of leaves. KYLE MORGAN | Kyle Morgan lured a homeless man into his apartment and stabbed him. After, he painted demonic symbols on his walls in the victim's blood. ROBERT BERDELLA | Robert Berdella abducted, tortured, and killed young men in the '80s. His flea market store was called Bob's Bizzare Bazaar and it's theorized that he may have sold some of his victims' remains. JOHN LIST | After killing his entire family, he changed his name, remarried, and got away with his crimes for nearly 30 years. SHEILA KEEN | Sheila Keen Warren dressed as a clown and killed the wife of the man she was having an affair with. THE BRENDEL FAMILY | The Brendels were killed by their Sunday school teacher and their remains buried behind their house. WARD WEVER | Ward Wever killed two neighbor kids and buried their bodies in his yard. When interviewed by the local news, he pretended not to know where the girls were... while he and the news crew stood on the girls' graves.

Since 1997, hundreds of white, college-age men have vanished all around the American Northeast in mysterious drownings. Sure, their deaths could very likely have been the result of a sad accident. But what if something more sinister is afoot? Two NYPD detectives have a theory that a team of serial killers is responsible.

After the body of an old man was found lying on the floor of his house, family and neighbors started to notice super weird things happening around the home. Things going missing, food disappearing from the kitchen, terrible odors... But nobody could find the source of the ruckus! Was Philip Peters killed by a ghost? Let's find out on today's Saturday Morning Serial.

Source: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/tale-denver-spider-man

Everyone dreams of winning the lottery and what they would do with their insane fortunes. Sadly, things didn't turn out so well for Abraham Shakespeare after hitting a $30 million jackpot. Let's dive into the darker side of the lottery and the greed that comes with it.

In light of the recent Coronavirus outbreak, we're changing gears just a bit. This week Jackson tells us about some of the strangest medical oddities: hairy eyes, salt overdoses... and you'll never look at a tennis ball the same way again.

SOURCE: https://www.livescience.com/37919-oddest-medical-case-reports/2.html

Have you ever wondered what's happening in the house directly behind yours? Could be nothing. Could be something HORRIFYING. As was the case in a small Ogden neighborhood. A cult known as The Zion Society owned an entier cul-de-sac and what happened there is difficult to stomach.

How did the bodies of 2 elderly people end up in their fridge? We may never actually know, but we're always excited to speculate! This week we're talking about the Icebox Killings, one of Houston's most notorious cold cases.

We're back with more crime than ever! Welcome to season 2 of Saturday Morning Serial. Our story this week takes place in Mexico City during the early 2000s. Dozens of old ladies were being strangled in their homes. But with very little to go on, police are unable to apprehend the killer for years.

Potatoes, civil war, & bad hygiene?! This story has everything! Gather 'round while Jackson tells us all about Typhoid Mary!

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