Severed | True Crime Podcast

We discuss British theatrical goth rock singer-songwriter Brocarde's whirlwind romance and marriage to Edwardo, her ghostly ex-husband. We outline her claims about Edwardo’s possessive and philandering nature, based on his affair with Marilyn Monroe’s ghost.

CW | TW: This episode discusses marrying a ghost, married life, and the afterlife. Profanity likely included. Listener discretion is advised.

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Website: severedpodcast.com

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Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

News Clip: The Woman Married A Ghost (NYP reporting; Worldie via YT)

Website: Brocarde.com

Interview: The Woman Who Married A Ghost This Halloween! | This Morning (YouTube; This Morning)

Episode: “This Bride is Marrying A Ghost?!” | Say Yes to the Dress with Tan France | (YouTube; TLC)

Article: “Singer Divorces Her Ghost Husband” by Chas Newkey-Burden (The Week UK)

Article: “‘I Divorced My Victorian Ghost Husband After He Disappeared For Days Then Returned Smelling Like Chanel No. 5” by Lee Grimsditch (Manchester Evening News)

Article: “Woman Who Married a Victorian-Era Ghost Has Divorced Him By Having An Exorcism” by Stewart Perrie (LAD Bible)

Article: “English Singer Divorces The Ghost of A Victorian Soldier She ‘Married’ A Year Ago Who She Alleges Had An Affair With Marilyn Monroe” by Austin Harvey; Edited by Maggie Donahue (ATI)

Article: “‘I Divorced My Ghost Husband–Now He’s Stalking Me in Bizarre Disguises’” by Antony Clements-Thrower (Mirror)

We discuss former elementary school teacher Ashley Murff’s biased and vicious attack on a victim purchasing two rotisserie chickens as a good deed. Murff punched the victim in the face after hurling racial slurs and escaping from the South Carolina Sam’s Club. 

CW | TW: This episode discusses racial slurs and assault. Profanity likely included; detention guaranteed. Listener discretion is advised.

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Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Tik Tok: @severedpodcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

News Clip: Arrest Made in Sam’s Club Assault (News 19 WLTX)

Article: “Charlotte Teacher Suspended After Arrest in South Carolina” by Luke Tucker (WBTV 3)

Article: “Trial Delayed for Teacher Accused of Using Racial Slur, Assaulting Victim at Sam’s Club” by WIS 10 Staff (WBTV 3)

Article: “Charlotte Teacher Arrested in Sam’s Club Assault, Placed on Paid Suspension” by Ciara Lankford (QC News)

Article: “Elementary School Teacher Punched Sam’s Club Shopper in the Face for Wanting to Buy 2 Rotisserie Chickens, Cops Say” by Jerry Lambe (Law & Crime)

Article: “Teacher Allegedly Punches Woman in Face During Rotisserie Chicken Dispute in Sam’s Club” by Jill Sederstrom (Oxygen True Crime)

Article: “CMS Superintendent Breaks Silence, Says Internal Investigation Found ‘No Evidence of Wrongdoing’” by Hank Lee (WCNC Charlotte)

Article: “Hate Crime Trial Delayed After Jury Dispute in Midlands Case Involving Sam’s Club Fight” by Kara Daniel (WACH Fox 57)

We discuss the exploitation and abuse of neurodivergent students at The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, created by Dr. Mary Tracy Morrison and her staff of teachers and mandated reporters, all of whom were complicit in the scandal in Jonesboro, Arkansas. 

CW | TW: This episode discusses educational fraud, child abuse, and trauma. Profanity likely included; detention guaranteed. Listener discretion is advised.

Email: [email protected]

Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Tik Tok: @severedpodcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

News Clip: Prosecutor: School Director Was ‘Ringleader of Makeshift Child Fight Club’ (K8 News)

Article: “Private School Director and ‘Ringleader’ of ‘Child Fight Club’ Pleads Guilty” by Matt Campbell (Arkansas Times; arktimes.com)

Article: “Prosecutor: School Director Was ‘Ringleader of Makeshift Child Fight Club’” by K8 Newsdeck (K8 News; kait8.com)

Article: “FOIA Documents Show Utter Lack of Due Diligence in Jonesboro Fight Club Case” by Sam Watson (For AR People; forarpeople.org)

Article: “Enraged with Engage: Parent Claims Her Autistic Children Were Abused By Teachers and Peers” by Maddie Sexton (KAIT 8; kait8.com)

Article:  “This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It” by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen *ProPublica; propublica.org)

Non-Profit Profile: Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, Inc. via Charity Navigator (charitynavigator.org)

Educational Initiative: LEARNS Arkansas (Learns ADE Arkansas  learns.ade.arkansas.gov)

We discuss a middle school sextortionist from Fieldstone Middle School in Stony Point, NY. He randomly targeted peers, disguising himself as a girl, soliciting suggestive pictures and media from them, and then extorting gift cards and cash from them. 

CW | TW: This episode discusses sextortion and sexual exploitation of minors with mention of unaliving oneself. Profanity likely included; detention guaranteed. Listener discretion is advised.

Email: [email protected]

Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Tik Tok: @severedpodcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

News Clip: Community Members Gather at Rockland County School to Learn about Dangers of Sextortion (CBS New York)

Article: “Middle School Boy Accused of Catfishing Classmates in Sextortion Scheme” by Maia Coleman (NYT; nyt.com)

Article: “Middle Schooler Accused of Sextortion of Fellow Students in Rockland County, N.Y. Police Think There May Be Hundreds of Victims” by Jesse Anger and Tony Aiello (CBS News; cbsnews.com)

Article: “Middle School Student Arrested in Alleged Sextortion Scheme with Hundreds of Potential Victims: Police” by Doc Louallen (ABC News; abcnews.com)

Article: “Middle Schooler Arrested in Months-Long Sextortion Investigation in Stony Point” by Staff (Reported by Marcus Solis; ABC 7 Eyewitness News; abc7ny.com)

Article: “Fieldstone Student Charged in Sextortion Investigation; Hundreds of Kids Could Be Victims” by Nancy Cutler (LoHud; lohud.com)

Article: “Nigerian Brothers Jailed in US for Sextortion Scam Targeting Teenagers” by Joe Tidy (BBC; bbc.com)

Podcast: Parenting in a Tech World | Host: Titania Johnson

We discuss the arrest of Westdale Middle School math teacher Virginia Somers for possessing cocaine and marijuana in her wallet. Somers claimed the drugs came from an LSU football tailgate, but she was arrested and detained awaiting the next legal steps. Back to school’d we go! 

CW | TW: This episode discusses narcotics in middle school. Profanity likely included. Listener discretion is advised.

Email: [email protected]

Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Tik Tok: @severedpodcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

News Clip: Baton Rouge Teacher Arrested After Drug Search Reveals Cocaine, Marijuana (Louisiana First News)

Article: “Drug Dog Visiting Middle School Finds Cocaine in Teacher’s Wallet, Police Say” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (1011 Now; KOLN-KGIN; 1011now.com)

Article: “Baton Rouge Louisiana Teacher Arrested with Cocaine, Marijuana During Random Search” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (WAFB9; wafb.com)

Article: “Math Teacher Busted with Cocaine by Drug-Detecting K-9 During Random Check at Middle School, Marijuana Found in Her Car: Police” by Jamie Frevele (Law&Crime; lawandcrime.com)

Article: “Police Drug Dog Busts Cocaine-Possessing Louisiana Middle School Teacher” by Chris Harris (NY Post; nypost.com)

Article: “Westdale Middle School Math Teacher Arrested For Marijuana, Cocaine After Random School Search” by Quinn Coffman (The Advocate; advocate.com)

Article: “Middle School Teacher  Arrested for Possession of Cocaine; Drugs Found by Dog During Random Search” by Adam Burruss (WBRZ; wbrz.com)

Article: “Middle School Teacher Arrested with Cocaine, Marijuana During Random Search” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (WAFB9; wafb.com)

Article: “See Where Louisiana Ranks as U.S. State with Adults Using Cocaine” by Keymonte Avery (AOL; aol.com)

Article: “Baton Rouge Man Charged After More Than 37 Pounds of Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop” by Michael Scheidt (Louisiana First News; louisianafirstnews.com)

In this inaugural episode of Severed: True Crime, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson sever the facts and offer analysis of The Westfield Watcher case. They provide an in-depth discussion of the handwriting on The Watcher envelope as well as language analysis on excerpts from The Watcher letters sent to The Broaddus and other neighborhood families. Persons of interest include The Lanford Family. The episode rounds out with some humorous and critical takes on the casting and writing of the 7-episode Netflix series and, of course, creator and director Ryan Murphy.

CW/TW: This episode contains themes of suburban horror and stalking. Listener discretion is advised.

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Sources

Article: “The Watcher: A Family Bought Their Dream House. But According to the Creepy Letters They Started to Get, They Weren’t the Only Ones Interested in It.” by Reeves Wiedeman | TheCut.com

Article: “Taking Another Look at the Watcher: What We Know about the Case Four Years Later” by Reeves Wiedeman | TheCut.com

Legal Document: “Here is ‘The Watcher’ Lawsuit in All of Its Terrifying Detail” | Documents.Gawker.com

TV Series | Netflix:  The Watcher (2022)

SecondHandSongs.com: “Young Blood” by The Coasters

We timeline the unsolved mystery of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or the “Mad Butcher” of Kingsbury Run, including his/their thirteen victims. We then discuss possible suspects, Frank Dolezol and Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, before ending with an update on DNA testing.

CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, decapitation, dismemberment, and dissemination of body parts. There are graphic details of these events. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised.

Email: [email protected]

Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

Website: The Kingsbury Run Murders (Torso Killer) via Cleveland Police Museum (clevelandmuseum.org)

Book: In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders by Dr. James Jessen Badal (InternetArchive; archive.org)

Article: “The Torso Killer: Cleveland’s Lingering Mystery” via Cleveland Public Library (cpl.org)

Article: “Torso Murders” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu)

Article: “Eliot Ness” via EBSCO (EBSCO.com)

Article: “Ness, Eliot” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu)

Article: “Eliot Ness” via Biography.com

Article: “A Byte Out of History: Eliot Ness and the FBI” via FBI Archives (archives.fbi.gov)

Article: “Nearly A Century After The ‘Torso Killer’ Terrorized Cleveland, DNA Testing Is Underway To Identify Victims” by Kerry Breen (CBS News; cbsnews.com)

Article: “Solving the Cleveland Torso Murders” by Erick Trickey (Cleveland Magazine; clevelandmagazine.com)

Article: “First Victims of Torso Killer to Undergo DNA Testing for Identification Revealed” by Sara Goldenberg (Cleveland 19; cleveland19.com)

Article: “Getting A Leg Up: A Brief History of Prosthetics Through the Lens of Our Collection” via Museum of Health at Kingston Blog (museumofhealthcare.blog)

Article: “ArtiFacts: Built for Speed–Robert Liston’s Surgical Technique” by Alan J. Hawk (National Library of Medicine; pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Article: “The 1930s Scientist Who Popularized A Terrifying Brain Surgery” by Jennifer Wright (TheCut; thecut.com; non-paywalled)

Article: “The Historical Use of Restraints in Asylums” by Shawn Logan (Kentucky Historic Institutions; kyhi.org)

Article: “Infant Skeletons Found Wrapped in 1930s Newspapers” by Nardine Saad (NBC News; nbcnews.com)

Article: “So-Called ‘Mad Butcher’ Terrorizes Cleveland” by History.com Editors

Article: “The Ruxton Murders - 1935” via The Glasgow Police Museum (policemuseum.org.uk)

Article: “Cleveland’s Serial ‘Torso Killer’ Was Even More Vicious Than Jack the Ripper” by Todd Farley (New York Post; nypost.com)

Mugshot: Florence (Flo) Pollilo via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org)

Series: Cleveland Stories: James Badal via TV20 Cleveland (YT)

We discuss the sadistic murders of the Gilgo Beach Four and other victims potentially linked to the alleged Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann. We chronicle and detail Heuermann’s early years, growing up on Long Island, to his marriage to Asa Ellerup, and the timeline of brutal torture, mutilation, murder, and the dismemberment of his female victims.

CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details regarding possible sexual assault, torture, mutilation, and dismemberment of the Gilgo Four and other victims potentially or directly linked to the alleged Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised.

Email: [email protected]

Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

Website: Gilgo Case (gilgocase.com)

Website: Case Files for Missing and Endangered: Tina Foglia (Crime Timelines; crimetimelines.com)

Article: “How Rex Heuermann Was Arrested in Connection to the Gilgo Beach Murders” by Sanjana Bhambhani (A&E Crime Central; aetv.com)

Article: “The Gilgo Beach Killings Suspect is Charged with Two More Murders. Here’s What You Need to Know” by Emma Bowman (NPR; npr.org)

Article: “After Gone Girls, Where is the Long Island Serial Killer Case Now?” by Troy Pozirekides (Tudum; netflix.com)

Article: “In High School, Gilgo Beach Suspect Was an Angry Loner, Schoolmates Say” by Corey Kilgannon and Nate Schweber (New York Times; nytimes.com)

Article: “New Details on Victims’ Four Days of Torture” by Jenna Sundel (Newsweek; newsweek.com)

Article: “Netflix’s Gilgo Murders Doc Features Unfiltered Quotes From Rex Heuermann’s Acquaintances After Arrest” by Yana Grebenyuk (Y! Entertainment; yahoo.com)

Article: “Once Rarely Seen, Gilgo Beach Suspect’s Family Now Barbecues on the Lawn” by Corey Kilgannon (NYT; nytimes.com)

Article: “Rex Heuermann and Wife Asa Ellerup’s Relationship Timeline Before Gilgo Beach Murder Accusations” by Yana Grebenyuk (Y! Entertainment; yahoo.com)

Article: “Where Is Rex Heuermann’s Family Now? What We Know About His Wife and Kids Years After His Arrest in the Gilgo Beach Murders” by Emily Krauser (People; people.com)

Article: “‘Jane Doe No. 7’ in Long Island Serial Killings Case ID’d as Woman Who Vanished in 1996” by Christine Pelisek (People; people.com)

Article: “Police on Long Island Release Sketch of Woman Whose Skull Was Found Last Year” by Sarah Maslin Nir (NYT; nytimes.com)

Article: “Long Island’s Unidentified Murder Victims” by Jaclyn Gallucci (Long Island Press; longislandpress.com)

Article: “Sexual Sadism Disorder” from PsychologyToday

Journal Article: “Sexual Violence and Trauma in Childhood: A Case Report Based on Strategic Counseling” by Valeria Saladino (et. al.) via NIH (nih.gov)

Blog Article: “Update on the Gilgo Beach Murder Case” via Brian Zeiger Law Firm (brianzeiger.com)

Episode: “Is Rex Heuermann the Serial Killer Behind the Gilgo Beach Murders in Long Island?” via 48 Hours (Full episode; YouTube)

We discuss the scintillating details of ex-porn star-turned-racquetball instructor Robert Baker and his affair with Monica Sementilli, the wife of renowned hairstylist Fabio Sementilli, that led to his murder. We unravel the scandalous details of their 18-month affair, sexually charged jailhouse letters, and this obsessive desire to murder in the name of love and a potential $1.6 million life insurance policy. 

CW | TW: This episode discusses some salacious details about an extramarital affair, lewd and lascivious behavior, and murder. It’s what you would call Monday here at the Severed Bordello. Listener discretion is advised.

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Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Tik Tok: @severedpodcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State

Sources

KCAL News: Police Say Wife of Icon Hairstylist Fabio Sementilli Behind Bars For His Murder

Article: “A Husband Murdered, a Wife and Her Lover Arrested: Inside the Fabio Sementilli Case” by Christine Pelisek (People)

Article: “Betrayal Turns Deadly: The Killing of a Celebrity Hair Stylist” by Erin Murtha et al. (ABC News)

Article: “Monica Sementilli Says She Did Not Help Plan the Murder of Her L.A. Beauty Exec Husband. Will a Jury Believe Her?” by Michelle Miller (CBS News)

Article: “Convicted Killer Robert Baker Says His Ex-Lover Monica Sementilli Had No Part in the Murder of Her Husband Fabio” by Greg Fisher (CBS News)

Article: “Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker Jail Love Affair Reveals Evidence of Murder Conspiracy, Says Prosecutors” by Greg Fisher (CBS News)

Article: “Monica Sementilli’s ‘Lust, Greed, Betrayal’ Allegedly Fuelled Murder: Prosecutor” by Brad Hunter (TorontoSun)

Article: “Third Suspect Arrested and Charged in the 2017 Stabbing Death of Hairdressing Mogul” by Richard Winton (non-paywalled; Los Angeles Times)

Article: “Boyfriend of Wife of Slain Hairdressing Mogul Pleads Guilty to Murder” by Richard Winton and James Queally (non-paywalled; Los Angeles Times)

Article: “Guilty Plea for Man Who Held Down and Stabbed Woodland Hills Hairdresser in Fatal Attack” by Terri Vermeulen Keith (non-paywalled; Los Angeles Daily News)

Article: “Former Porn Star Rob Baked Gets Life Without the Possibility of Parole” by Kelli Roberts (FleshBot.com)

AdultFilmDatabase: Rob Baker Filmography

Re-airing: We discuss the double homicide in an affluent neighborhood in Herndon, Virginia. The recently convicted and sentenced Brendan Banfield and Brazilian au pair lover, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Joseph Ryan into their home and framed him for the murder of Banfield's wife, Christine. Both were unsuspecting and unwitting victims.

CW | TW: This episode discusses the graphic details of a double homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

Email: [email protected]

Website: severedpodcast.com

Instagram: @severed_podcast

Tik Tok: @severedpodcast

Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

Logo Art: Drew Hudson

Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

Sources

Fox 5 Washington, DC News: Au Pair Charged with Murder

Article: “What to Know About the Double-Murder Case Involving an Au Pair” by Annie Correal (NYT)

Article: “Au Pair Charged in Double Homicide Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter” by Olivia Diaz and Mauricio Savarese (AP; Associated Press)

Article: “Blood-spatter Analysis Helped Investigation into Husband Charged with Killing Wife and Another Man” by Olivia Diaz

Article: “Virginia Au Pair Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Connection with Double Murder Tied to Affair” by Julia Reinstein (ABC News)

Article: “Virginia Man Accused in Fetish Sex Murder Plot Faces More Charges” by Gina Cook and NBC Washington Staff (NBC4 Washington)

Article: “Brazilian Au Pair Takes Plea Deal, Cooperates in Virginia Double-Murder Case Against Former Boss” by Doha Madani (NBC News)

Article: “Au Pair Charged with Murder in Herndon Double Homicide: Police” by Jillian Smith (Fox 5 DC)