On May 3rd of 2002, Alexis Patterson left her home and walked the half block to her local school. A crossing guard helped her to the school yard and after that she was never seen again.

On May 3rd of 2002, Alexis Patterson left her home and walked the half block to her local school. A crossing guard helped her to the school yard and after that she was never seen again.

In 1892, a woman by the name of Francisca Rojas came out of her home screaming, "He killed my children!". Little did anyone know at the time, that this case would change the forensic science field forever.

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In this chilling episode, we delve into the macabre world of Medieval torture, exploring the grim methods used to extract confessions, punish criminals, and maintain control during the Middle Ages.

References for this episode at: https://sites.google.com/view/spattered/episodes/miscellaneous-cases/misc-medieval-torture-and-executions

At the age of twenty-three-years-old Thomas Harris, author of Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs was sent to Nuevo Leon State Prison in Monterrey, Mexico. Little did Harris know, he'd be meeting the individual who would later inspire him to write the complex character of Hannibal Lecter.

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Vera Renczi, was born in 1903 and from an early age began to show distrust towards men. Vera believed that any man who was with her would eventually cheat or move on to another woman. Blinded by jealousy and pathologically believing her intrusive thoughts of infidelity to be true. Vera made sure that any man who embraced her in his arms, would never hold another woman. 

In October of 2014, Rico Harris was making the life changing move to Seattle, Washington from Alhambra, California. Leaving at roughly around midnight, Rico was ecstatic to begin his new life with his long-distance fiancé Jennifer Song. Running without over thirty-six-hours of sleep though, Rico made a stop at the Lowersite Parking lot in the Cache Creek Regional Park presumably to rest. When Rico vanishes without a trace.  

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For several centuries people have debated whether or not humans can simply burst into flames without any form of external ignition source. Even to this day there are a wide variety of theories that are debated among scientists for this strange phenomenon.  While some believe this to be a supernatural occurrence, others believe that spontaneous human combustion can be explained away with simple science. What will you decide?

We're back from Crime Con and talking about some of the panels we sat in on and the people we talked to!

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We continue with the case of Glen and Bessie Hyde; the honeymooning couple that went down the Grand Canyon in 1928 then vanished without a trace.

References for this Episode at: https://sites.google.com/view/spattered/episodes/missing-persons/missing-persons-glen-and-bessie-hyde

As a reminder there will be no episode next week as Spattered will be attending Crime Con 2024, make sure to check out our social media platforms on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For real time updates while we're at the event!