Tis the season! Before we dive into weeks of "the war on Christmas", Hallmark movies, overspending, and "holiday cheer", we have to get through a day of overeating, arguing with family about stuff that divides us... and football. If you're into none of that, or if you need an escape, we're here to help.

Today we kick things off with us talking about our friendship and how some folks have written in asking if we're being hostile or intentionally "mean" to one another. The answer is neither. We just enjoy razzing one another.

O'Dell then kicks off true crime story time with the strange disappearance of the Skelton brothers. 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old Tanner went missing after spending Thanksgiving day with their father in 2010. Eleven years later, the boys are still missing, and the father's story continues to change.

Erin then talks about Paul Merhige, a man who attended Thanksgviing dinner with his family and then proceeded to shoot 4 of them dead. Did he snap, or had he been planning this for a while?

We close things out with another reminder that if death wants you, he will find you one way or another which leads to a couple of hypothetical/what if questions before we sign off.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:42 - Do we like one another?
• 05:39 - Aiden Fucci Update
• 10:19 - O'Dell's Story: The Missing Skelton Brothers
• 41:19 - Erin's Story: Paul Merhige - Murderer
• 58:42- WTF-ery: Death Will Find You
• 1:03:03 - Cleansing the palette with some what ifs?

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Today, Erin shares the survivor story of Donna Ongsiako, a woman who was awoken one night by scratching at the window. Thinking it was her cat, she opened the front door. It wasn't her cat. A stranger with a knife stood before her and proceeded to slash at and stab her multiple times, leaving her for dead. This is yet another miraculous story of strength and survival.

O'Dell follows up with an update on the Kaysera Stops Pretty Places murder that he covered on Episode 38, and Erin closes things out with a write-in from a listener who made a big mistake at work.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:46 - Erin's Story: Donna Ongsiako - Survivor
• 24:58 - Update on Kaysera Stops Pretty Places (Episode 37)
• 32:10 - Listener write-in: Don't punch your boss

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This is our final episode before we take a road trip break for the holidays. O'Dell starts with a listener write-in from Canada that prompted O'Dell to enhance his road trip stories. More on this later.

Erin is in Louisiana today and kicks things off with the story of the Jennings Eight. Eight women, all sex workers, and all police informants who were found murdered. Is this an act of revenge, the work of a serial killer, or is someone on the police force picking them off?

O'Dell then travels back to 1997, complete with a play list and the story of Amy Wroe Bechtel who disappeared from the small town of Lander, WY after going out for a run. Was it an animal attack, a suspected serial killer or does her husband know more than he is letting on?

We close things out with a confession from Erin that is spurred by a WTF in memoriam about a man who died during a live broadcast.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:42 - Erin's on top of things (maybe)
• 01:43 - Listener write-in: Road Trip Thoughts
• 04:20 - Erin's Story: The Jennings Eight
• 26:08 - O'Dell's Story: Where is Amy Wroe Bechtel?
• 57:14 - WTF-ery with Erin - A Very Dramatic Exit

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We're back on the road for our virtual true crime road trip, and today we visit the states of North Dakota and Mississippi.

O'Dell kicks things off with the unsolved murder of William "Billy" Wolf Jr., a young man whose bisected body was found in two garbage bags floating in the Red River outside of Fargo, ND. Erin then discusses the unsolved murder of Shondra May whose body was also found wrapped in bags along Baker's Creek in rural Mississippi.

O'Dell closes things out with a WTF in memoriam about a woman who got stuck behind her bookcase, prompting an 11-day search.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:42 - Speaking of pulling out
• 08:16 - Hypothetical: You find bags floating in a river. What do you do?
• 13:17 - O'Dell's Story: William "Billy" Wolf Jr.
• 35:14 - Erin's Story: Shondra May
• 56:44 - In Memoriam: Behind the bookcase

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How is this already our final Halloween episode? It went far too quickly this year!

On episode 38, we assigned one another 10 horror movies each - all movies that we'd never seen - and the assignment was to watch the movies and then rank them. The day has come for us to share our thoughts. Did you watch any of these?

Warning: There may be some spoilers involved, so if you are interested in watching any of these movies (listed below), you may want to come back and listen later. After we rank the movies, O'Dell shares a few WTF stories that took place on Halloween.

O'Dell's Movies: Goodnight Mommy, Annabelle, Tourist Trap, Martyrs, The Wind, He's Out There, The Orphanage, The Vigil, Puppet Master, Finders Keepers

Erin's Movies: Anna & the Apocalypse, Hell House, Terror Train, The Wailing, Sleepaway Camp, Madman, The Dark & the Wicked, Happy Birthday to Me, The Power, House of the Devil

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Knock Knock
• 00:32 - The Rules of the Game
• 04:13 - Our #10 Movies
• 11:15 - Our #9 Movies
• 19:27 - Our #8 Movies
• 26:03 - Our #7 Movies
• 30:35 - Our #6 Movies
• 39:44 - Our #5 Movies
• 47:29 - Our #4 Movies
• 52:39 - Our #3 Movies
• 56:04 - Our #2 Movies
• 1:00:00 - Our #1 Movies
• 1:07:51 - Halloween WTF Stories

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It's hard to believe we are at the tail end of our month of Halloween fun!

O'Dell starts with an update on the Cropsey episode thanks to a listener write-in, and then we welcome two new Patreon members and chat about a few horror movies.

Erin kicks us off with the granddaddy of all haunted house stories when she recounts the true story of Ronald Defeo Jr's killing spree inside the infamous Amityville house. She then recounts the paranormal claims made by George and Kathy Lutz which were made famous in a book and movie released in the late 70's.

O'Dell then tells the story of three families in Washington, who in 2007, were terrorized by a phone stalker. They knew intimate details of the family's daily lives, threatened them with death, and texted pictures of them that had obviously been taken inside their homes.

Erin closes things out with a listener true crime confession and some WTF stories that happened on Halloween.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:36 - Necks and backs and a Cropsey update
• 04:40 -Welcome new Stabby Cool Kids and a horror movie check-in
• 11:53 - Erin's Story: The Real Amityville Horror
• 36:28 - O'Dell's Story: Psycho Phone Stalker 
• 56:37 - Listener True Crime Confession: No Thanks, Fellas
• 1:02:25 - Three WTF Tales of Halloween

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Halloween is in the air, and we have stories perfect for the season. First, O'Dell discusses the case of Doris Bither, a woman who claimed to have been terrorized - physically and sexually - by poltergeists. Her story was the basis of the book and 1982 movie titled, "The Entity".

Erin tells the story of the murder of Sister Tadea Benz, a Catholic nun who was found dead in her room on Halloween. Investigators think they caught, prosecuted and executed the right man, but others aren't so sure.

O'Dell closes things out with an in memoriam about a man who was shot and killed because someone thought he was a ghost.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:42 - The Halloween Spirit and Friday the 13th
• 04:37 - O'Dell's Story: Doris Bither & The Entity
• 26:41 - Erin's Story: Sister Tadea Benz
• 51:42 - In Memoriam: Boo, I Scared Ya

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On June 4, 2004, Marvin "Marv" Heemeyer, burst through the side of a shop driving a bulldozer that he'd turned into a tank, and then proceeded to demolish several businesses and homes in Granby, CO. What led Marv to take such extreme revenge? Was he just overly temperamental, or was the bullying he claimed to endure at the hands of Granby's "good ol' boys club" what pushed him over the edge? Maybe both?

Come and join us as we recount this crazy ride, and share our thoughts on what drove Marv to do what he did.

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Ah, the beloved final girl. Slasher flicks wouldn't be the same without them, so we are dedicating the entire first episode of our 2021 month of Halloween fun to them.

Both O'Dell and Erin recount their horror movie through the final girl's eyes, and at the end of the story, the other has to guess which movie it came from.

O'Dell kicks things off with the tale of Chris Higgins who survived a blood bath at her family's lake house in 1982. Erin continues with the story of Dana Polk, who also survived an extremely strange and bloody incident at a cabin. O'Dell ends it all with the story of Carly Jones who, along with her brother, narrowly escaped a ghost town that had been overtaken by crazy twin brothers.

It's October, y'all. Let the month of terror begin!

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:32 - Kicking off the month o' Halloween Fun
• 01:57 - Stabby Book Rec: The Final Girl's Support Group
• 03:51 - Our very first call-in
• 05:44 - O'Dell's Story: Kris Higgins - Final Girl
• 25:15 - Erin's Story: Dana Polk - Final Girl
• 42:16 - Weird things in basements
• 47:11 - O'Dell's Story (part 2): Carly Jones - Final Girl

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This is our last regular episode before we jump into a full month of creepy, Halloween fun, and we're already feeling the excitement, but first - the cases.

Erin makes a stop in Alabama as part of her virtual true crime road trip, and discusses the case of "The Morgan County Three". These are three women - Mary Faye Hunter, Juanita Acker, and Joyce Drake - all who were murdered in the same town, and all of their cases are unsolved.

O'Dell then discusses the murder of native teen, Kaysera Stops Pretty Places. To say that the authorities have mishandled this case is an extreme understatement, and it is maddening! This is an important one. This poor girl deserves justice, and her family deserves answers.

Erin closes things out with two deaths, both by remote-controlled plane, and then we sign off by assigning each other ten horror movies that we have never seen before. We will watch them, rank them and then share our thoughts on them during the final episode in our 2021 Halloween special. Watch along and send us your thoughts!

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:41 - It's Almost October!
• 05:20 - Erin's Story: The Morgan County Three Murders
• 27:22 - What exactly are the six degrees of WTF?
• 29:51 - O'Dell's Story: The Mishandling of Kaysera Stops Pretty Places Murder Case
• 1:10:54 - In Memoriam: Da Plane, Da Plane
• 1:17:22 - Halloween Horror Movie Assignments

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