Six Degrees of WTF

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  • Episode 87: Missing & Murdered in Manitoba

    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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    Reach by STRLGHT

    Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel

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    57 min
  • Episode 86: What Lies Beneath

    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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    Reach by STRLGHT

    Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Obsession: Love So Deep

    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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    Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

    Reach by STRLGHT

    Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel

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    52 min
  • Episode 84: Christmas Nightmare

    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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    Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

    Reach by STRLGHT

    Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel

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    55 min
  • Episode 83: Missing at Christmas

    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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    Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

    Reach by STRLGHT

    Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 82: Christmas Ghost Stories

    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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    Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

    • Reach by STRLGHT
    • Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel


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    1 hr
  • Obsession: You Will Love Me

    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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    Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

    • Reach by STRLGHT
    • Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel

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    53 min
  • Episode 81: Not So Thankful

    This episode is fileld with Thanksgivings gone wrong.


    O'Dell kicks things off with the unsolved murders of nineteen-year-old Kimberly Riley and five-year-old Jeremy Britt-Bayinthavong. Both were killed when an unknown assailant opened fire on a house one evening after a Thanksgiving gathering. Their murders remain unsolved.


    After the break Erin covers the case of Christopher Gattis, a man who snapped and killed three members of his family one Thanksgiving. She also tells the story of Jason Aaron Gibson, a man who kicked off a multi-state crime spree which started on Thanksgiving.


    O'Dell starts to wrap things up with a WTF story of a former model and Instagram influencer who let jealousy get the better of her, and then we bring it home with a palette cleanser filled with stories of Thanksgivings past.


    Chapters:

    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 00:56 - What You Shouldn't Do
    • 07:41 - O'Dell's Case: Kimberly Riley and Jeremy Britt-Bayinthavong
    • 23:12 - Erin's Case: Christopher Gattis & Jason Aaron Gibson
    • 40:45 - WTF of the Week: Jealous of the Ex
    • 49:23 - Palette Cleanser: Thanksgivings Past
    • 55:14 - Shower Thoughts & Sign-offs


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    Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

    • Reach by STRLGHT
    • Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel

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    59 min
  • Episode 80: Why So Haunty, Dude?

    This week, Erin covers the case of Yasmin Acree - a young woman with a troubled life who spent years in the foster system. Yasmin was finally adopted, but her life didn't exactly get better. One evening she went missing from her home and has yet to be found. O'Dell then covers another case that involved Ed & Lorraine Warren. This one is known as The Snedeker Haunting and involved a family of six who lived in what was once a mortuary that was allegedly infested with demons.


    After the cases Erin covers a WTF story about a horny couple who should have just bought a condom, and then we close out with a few "would you rather" questions.


    Chapters:

    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 00:58 - What's up and what's not?
    • 08:34 - Erin's Case: Where is Yasmin Acree?
    • 30:30 - O'Dell's Case: The Snedeker Haunting
    • 47:20 - WTF Story of the Week: Just Buy the Condom
    • 50:55 - Palette Cleanser: Would You Rather (again)
    • 56:12 - Shower & Funeral Thoughts


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    • Reach by STRLGHT
    • Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel


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    59 min
  • Episode 79: Ceramic Bowls

    O'Dell kicks this one off with the disappearance of Tonee Turner. Tonee was an artist living in Pennsylvania who seemingly vanished one day. Her bag, shoes and a ceramic pot were found sitting on a bridge, but Tonee was nowhere to be found.


    After the break, Erin covers the perplexing ghosts of Japan who like to haunt public restrooms, and then closes out the paranormal moment discussing Scotland's Royal Mile.


    O'Dell brings things home with a WTF story of a woman who testified at the trial of her murderer (you read that right) and then we close out with a "getting to know you" palette cleanser and a couple of shower thoughts.


    Chapters:

    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 00:50 - Let's Talk About Erin's Mustache & Things
    • 08:53 - O'Dell's Case: Where is Tonee Turner?
    • 28:56 - Erin's Case of Haunted Japanese Bathrooms
    • 37:28 - Erin's Case of Scotland's Royal Mile
    • 48:07 - WTF of the Week: Double Take
    • 53:16 - Palette Cleanser: Getting to Know You
    • 58:45 - Shower Thoughts


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    Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

    • Reach by STRLGHT
    • Ghostly by Tigerblood Jewel


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    1 hr 3 min

About Six Degrees of WTF

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Just a gal and her gay best friend talking about unsolved mysteries, urban legends and the weird & macabre.

Friends for 20 years, O'Dell & Erin have always loved talking about true crime, unsolved mysteries and the creepy things some swear are true. Join us each week as we discuss cases and stories full of all kinds of WTF moments with a little snark and a lot of sass.