We have a rip-roaring show for you today. O'Dell kicks things off with the story of Ed Gein, and the horror movie legends that his crimes inspired. Next, Erin talks about the murder of Girly Chew Hossencofft, whose mysterious death is nothing compared to the craziness surrounding her conman ex-husband Diazien and his lover Linda Henning. We close the show with an in memoriam about a Priest who may have seen "Up" one too many times.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:34 - O'Dell's Story: Ed Gein & His Mommy Issues
• 30:35 - Erin's Story: Girly Chew Hossencofft & the Con Artist
• 52:43 - In Memoriam: Too Many Balloons

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We have another survivor story for you today about a woman named Brandi, who did all the right things to stay alive when she was kidnapped, assaulted and held against her will by an abusive ex-boyfriend. Not only is her story a testament of her strength and forward thinking, but there are a lot of good lessons in this story that anyone in this predicament could use to ensure their survival.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:25 - Welcome chit-chat
• 02:12 - Survivor Story: Brandi Baggett
• 13:51 - Tips for survival
• 21:46 - Staying aware... obsessively so...

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Erin kicks off this episode with the story of the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, a college student who mysteriously vanished from a bar in Ohio in 2006, and has not been seen or heard from since.

O'Dell continues his urban legends/true crime/movies series with stories of phantom clowns, which leads to a discussion about infamous serial killer, John Wayne Gacy also known as The Killer Clown. Erin closes the show with an In Memoriam about a 13-year-old boy who had an unfortunate encounter with a circus clown in the 1800s.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:24 - Just putting it out there
• 01:26 - Erin's Story: The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer
• 18:01 - O'Dell's Story: Killer Clowns & John Wayne Gacy
• 49:30 - In Memoriam: William Snyder vs. the Circus Clown

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It's a good day for another survivor story, and this one is crazy! On this episode, O'Dell tells the story of Kaye Robinson who one night while sleeping, was brutally attacked and left to die. Kaye survived and made it a vow to find who'd done this to her and make sure he was locked up forever. But a case of mistaken identity shatters Kaye's sense of security, and then she decides to take matters into her own hands. This is definitely one you don't want to miss!

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:16 - Part one: Kaye Robinson's Attack
• 16:38 - Part two: Catching the Perp
• 30:32 - Reflecting on the Story

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On this episode, O'Dell talks about three different Candy Men: The movie, Candyman (and the inspiration behind it), and then two different murderers from Texas (Ronald Clark & Dean Corll) who were both dubbed The Candyman by the media. Erin then covers the unsolved Lake Waco Murders that took place in 1982 in Waco, Texas. O'Dell closes out the show with an In Memoriam about a man who was exercised to death by his wife.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:47 - O'Dell's Story: Three Different versions of The Candyman
• 36:08 - Erin's Story: The Texas Lake Murders
• 01:09:56 - In Memoriam: Exercised to Death

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On this listener-focused episode, we do our standard recaps and updates and then chat about true crime confessions and share listener stories.

We have confessions about parking garages and fears of wide open spaces, stories of being scared sh*!less in the woods, more suitcase murders, and a couple of murderous grannies - for real!

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:26 - Welcome & Recaps
• 10:03 - Listener story: A "Cropsey" Encounter
• 14:30 - Confession Time
• 24:19 - Listener Write-In: Wisconsin Suitcase Murder
• 31:21 - Listener Write-in: Psycho Grannies

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On this episode, Erin shares the story of 8-year-old Amy & and 13-year-old Scott Fandel, who went missing from their family's Alaskan cabin in 1978; they have not been seen or heard from since. O'Dell follows up with another entry in his urban legends meets true crime series with the story of internet boogeyman, Slenderman. This urban legend led 12-year-olds Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser to stab their classmate, Payton Leutner, 19 times so that they could join Slenderman's army. Erin closes out the show with an unfortunate accident caused by a two-year-old and an electric window.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:19 - Our Fantastic Opening
• 01:49 - Erin's Story: The Disappearance of Amy & Scott Fandel
• 16:52 - O'Dell's Story: The Slenderman Stabbing
• 45:56 - Erin vs Slenderman
• 53:02 - In Memoriam: Beware Electric Windows

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In 2004, "Deborah" (the victim has requested she remain anonymous), stepped out of the shower to find a strange man's reflection in the bathroom mirror. Her 3-year-old son was downstairs watching cartoons. She didn't have a phone in her bathroom. On this episode we talk about Deborah's story, and then discuss how we would have handled the situation. Hint: We probably wouldn't have made it.

Trigger warning: Sensitive listeners should be aware that this story does contain sexual assault.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:25 - What if Erin opened the show?
• 15:02 - The trial
• 22:24 - What would you do?

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The fun just never stops - especially with the urban legends inspired by true stories series, and O'Dell is back with another entry. On this episode he talks about the legend of Cropsey - an urban legend straight from Staten Island, NY that turned out to be true when kidnapper and alleged child murderer Andre Rand was implicated in two disappearances and suspected in several more. Erin then discusses the "Houston Decapitator" who struck the Texas city in the 70's. We then close out the show with an in memoriam about an inmate who managed to avoid an execution sentence, only to accidentally execute himself.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:57 - O'Dell's Story: The Legend of Cropsey & Andre Rand
• 22:08 - Erin's Story: The Houston Decapitator
• 38:57 - In Memoriam: Accidentally Executed

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Spring is in the air, and we're back with another survivor story. When she was 20-years-old, Colleen Stan was kidnapped while hitchhiking from Eugene, Oregon to California. She was locked up in a box, tortured and assaulted for over 7.5 years. Not only did she manage to finally get away, but she managed to make it through an arduous trial to make sure he got put away for a very long time.

The problem is, due to California laws, her attacker is eligible for parole this year (September of 2021 to be exact), and we may need to rally to make sure he doesn't get out. Stay tuned!

Sensitive listeners be warned. Colleen's story is probably one of the more brutal survivor stories that we've covered.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:16 - Part 1: The Crimes Against Colleen Stan
• 30:40 - Part 2: The Aftermath & the Trial
• 45:45 - Part 3: Up for Parole

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