O'Dell kicks this episode off discussing the case of the Circleville Letters. Someone wrote inflammatory and threatening letters to citizens of Circleville, OH in the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Police thought they caught the culprit, but many believe they had the wrong guy.

After the break, Erin covers the disappearance of Brittney Wood and the uncovering of a child sex trafficking ring (major trigger warning here).

We close things out with a WTF story about the horrors of fentanyl abuse and a few "have you ever" questions.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:58 - Kudos to us
• 04:56 - O'Dell's Case: The Circleville Letters
• 40:04 - Erin's Case: Where is Brittney Wood?
• 59:39 - WTF of the Week: Fentanyl is bad
• 01:04:17 - Palette Cleanser: Never Have I Ever

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Erin kicks things off discussing the 1984 disappearance of 12-year-old Sherry Marler who was last seen walking across a parking lot.

After the break O'Dell covers the strange case of three lighthouse keepers who mysteriously vanished in 1900. Were they swept away by the sea, or is something paranormal to blame?

We close things out with a WTF story about a mayor who may have been too committed to her hands-on approach, and a palette cleanser about changing your past.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:58 - Checking in
• 05:19 - Erin's Case: Where is Sherry Marler?
• 29:20 - O'Dell's Case: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers
• 48:23 - WTF of the Week: Septic Issues
• 51:43 - Palette Cleanser: Traveling Back

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O'Dell kicks off this episode with several cases of missing and murdered indigenous women - all in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA.

After the break, Erin covers a case that involves several years of lies and deception that led a French man to murder several members of his family simply because he didn't want to face the truth. We close things out with a WTF story about a woman who was having relationship issues with her fiancee, and then we close out with a round of "get to know you" and some shower thoughts.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:59 - The Happenings
• 10:45 - MMIW in Manitoba
• 29:48 - Erin's Case: Lies and Deception
• 46:55 - WTF Story: Ghosted
• 49:57 - Palette Cleansers: Get to Know You

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Erin kicks this episode off with a two-fer. First she discusses the disappearances of Mitchel Weiser and Bonnie Bickwit who went missing in the early 1970s while traveling to a music festival. She then covers the unsolved murders of Heidi Childs and David Metzler.

After the break, O'Dell covers the strange disappearances and alleged paranormal phenomena that has occurred around Oregon's Crater Lake National Park. Erin shares a WTF story about a woman in the early 1900s who should have reconsidered her scarf choice before she went out for a drive and then we close things out with a few hilarious Amazon reviews.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:56 - Simtastic
• 10:23 - Erin's Case: Where are Mitch & Bonnie?
• 27:06 - O'Dell's Case: The Mysteries of Crater Lake
• 48:02 - WTF of the Week: A Scarf & A Convertible
• 52:10 - Palette Cleanser: Funny Amazon Reviews

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Happy new Year!

We kick off 2023 with the unbelievable story of Carl Tanzler, a German radiologist who fell madly in love with a woman named Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos. She rejected his affection, but Carl convinced her he could cure her of her tuberculosis. Despite his best efforts, he was unable to save her, and his obsession led him to do some very strange and disturbing things to keep her close even after death.

After the break, we read a listener write-in and then O'Dell gives updates on the Delphi SnapChat murders and the retrial of Steve Pankey before closing out with a couple of palette cleansers.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:39 - Adventures in Galveston
• 06:40 - Erin's Case: Carl Tanzler's Undying Love
• 34:40 - Write-in
• 37:38 - Updates on Delphi Murders & Steve Pankey
• 41:28 - Palette Cleansers

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We're closing out 2022 with an unsolved murder and a disturbing WTF story.

O'Dell kicks things off with the case of Erika Cirioni, a single mother of two who went out to ring in the new year with friends back in 2006. She didn't make it home. Several years later her remains were found, but her murder remains unsolved. Can you help?

After the break, Erin covers the case of the Whittaker family in Virginia. They are known as the most inbred family in the United States, and as disturbing as that is, they have nothing on a family known as the Colt Clan in New South Wales.

We bring things home with a WTF story about a man who hadn't bathed in 60 years, and close out with another round of would you rather.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:49 - Bubble Baths
• 08:16 - O'Dell's Case: Who Murdered Erika Cirioni?
• 24:26 - Erin's Case: The Whittakers & the Colt Clan
• 48:10 - WTF of the Week: Deadly Baths?
• 51:01 - Palette Cleanser: Another Would You Rather

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Today we have a double-dose of murders that happened around the Holidays.

Erin kicks things off with the case of 17-year-old Stephanie Barron who murdered her parents because they didn't like the boy she was dating.

After the break, O'Dell covers the murders of Bob & Idella Young, an elderly couple from Nampa, ID who were found murdered in their home just after Christmas, and it would be years before justice was served.

Erin shares a WTF story that will make you never want to fly again, and then we close out with a Christmas-themed palette cleanser.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:58 - Christmas Miracle
• 04:32 - Erin's Case: Stephanie Barron
• 22:22 - O'Dell's Case: Bob & Idella Young
• 40:49 - WTF Story of the Week: Window Seat
• 47:60 - Palette Cleanser s Holiday Edition

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Today we bring you a Christmas disappearance and a Christmas murder spree.

In 2019, 26-year-old Parris Hopson went for a walk after Christmas dinner and never returned. Did she want to disappear or did someone do something to her?

In 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons went on a Christmas murder spree. He killed 16 people - 14 of which were his own family.

O'Dell closes things out with a WTF story about a street sweeper who seemed to have a penchant for being in the wrong place at the right time.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:54 - Happy Holidays to You
• 11:16 - O'Dell's Case: What Happened to Parris Hopson?
• 33:22 - Erin's Case: Ronald Gene Simmons - Family Annihilator
• 52:20 - WTF of the Week: Wrong Place, Right Time
• 58:39 - Palette Cleanser: Would You Rather?
• 1:00:31 - Shower Thoughts

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How is it already December?

This week Erin kicks things off with the horrific murder of 15-year-old Kristy Bamu whose sister - along with her fiancee - tortured and murdered Kristy because they thought he was possessed.

O'Dell follows up with a classic Christmas ghost story about a young paralegal who is eager to leave town for the holidays, but the memory of a recent murder case he worked on and an eerie presence have other ideas.

Erin shares a WTF story about a woman who died in a candy factory and then we cleanse the palette with a few "would you rathers' and shower thoughts.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:57 - Moments of Karma
• 04:25 - Erin's Case: The Murder of Kristy Bamu
• 28:47 - O'Dell's Christmas Ghost Story: The Kit-Bag
• 48:43 - WTF Story: Death in the Candy Factory
• 51:23 - Palette Cleanser - Would You Rather?
• 56:44 - Shower Thoughts

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It's time for a change of pace, and this week O'Dell covers the case of Joyce McKinney, a 1970's beauty queen who was accused of kidnapping a Mormon missionary and making him her sex slave. Joyce claimed it was all for love, but the missionary firmly disagreed.

Joyce's case was everywhere in the Tabloids, and there was even a documentary titled "Tabloid" that chronicled the entire incident. Today, we discuss.

After the break we cover a couple of listener write-ins and then we dive into a very lively game of "Would You Rather".

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:45 - Get Some Astrology
• 04:21 - A Few Changes
• 08:17 - Welcome New Members
• 10:48 - O'Dell's Case: The Beauty Queen & the Mormon
• 32:22 - Listener Write-In
• 36:35 - Would You Rather Session
• 48:28 - Shower Thoughts

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