The time is finally here…. For the next FOUR weeks the crew is covering a string of axe murders that rocked the true crime world. Kicking off this series is a famous crime close to home: the Villisca Axe Murders of 1912. Libby recounts the tale of the horrific unsolved murders of eight people. 

Sources:

Villisca: The True Account of a Mass Murder Special Centennial Edition by Roy Marshall
The Man from the Train: Discovering America’s Most Elusive Serial Killer by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James
The Most Bizarre True Crime Stories Ever Told by Jack Rosewood
The Axeman of New Orleans by Miriam C. Davis
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1910?amount=250

Make some shroom in your schedule, we are wrapping up all things deadly! Join us as we go six feet under to meet some fatal feathered friends, you don't want to miss these deadly details!

Sources:

https://www.npr.org/2015/09/19/441772626/what-its-like-to-be-buried-alive-and-survive

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54818/4-people-who-were-buried-alive-and-how-they-got-out

https://www.britannica.com/story/7-of-the-worlds-most-poisonous-mushrooms

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/lists/cute-but-deadly-animals/

This week we are keeping things extra light with a DEATH-ISODE! While this sounds like a pretty heavy topic, we are going think outside the box and get a little humerus! Remember, not just anyone can be cremated.. you really have to urn it!
So join us as we turn things up to 2000 degrees and talk about all things deadly!

https://bigthink.com/life/death/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/581887/death-facts

https://www.factinate.com/things/43-facts-about-death/

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death

https://www.verywellmind.com/scared-to-death-of-death-1132501

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ive-studied-more-5-000-133633458.html

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160424-if-cryonics-suddenly-worked-wed-need-to-face-the-fallout

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotard%27s_syndrome

It’s time for another birthday episode! Happy birthday, Ken. In this episode, Libby braves her way through a difficult topic… crime math.

https://chalkdustmagazine.com/blog/mathematics-and-crime-science/

https://medium.com/@errazkim/how-to-catch-serial-killers-using-one-simple-formula-29b1cbd58963

https://www.livescience.com/17983-math-formula-explain-serial-killers-kill.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cXBgHgX5UE

https://www.mathscareers.org.uk/how-mathematics-helps-solve-murders/

https://plus.maths.org/content/crime-fighting-maths

Planning a getaway and looking for somewhere stress free and relaxing to stay? Well, then these may not be for you....
While these bed and breakfasts are stunning, what's waiting inside might send chills down your spine. Join us as we unpack the most haunted B&B's in the nation where some who checked in have never checked out..

Source:

https://the-line-up.com/most-haunted-b-and-bs-in-america

The epic conclusion of the Madden Curse series is finally here! Ken wraps up Madden 19-24 and the gang discusses whether or not they believe in the curse...do you?

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Brown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes

Slowly but surely we are getting through all of the Madden covers, with Part 4 of the series getting us through Madden NFL 2018. Stay tuned for the series concluding Part 5!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sherman_(American_football)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Beckham_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Gronkowski
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Brown

Did someone say Bonus Episode? We thank all our listeners for their patience during our delayed drops so we are dropping a bonus episode as a thank you! Tune in as the crew discusses the unsolved and mysterious case of Charles C. Morgan.

Sources:

The Most Bizarre True Crime Stories Ever Told by Jack Rosewood
https://unsolved.com/gallery/chuck-morgan/

https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/cold-case-strange-evidence-found-in-77-on-near-mans-body/article_e84a1034-c078-5a43-81a1-e602f52eda02.html

Part 3 of the Madden Curse has Ken walking through the next 5 Madden covers...and a whole lot of chaos, including our longest blooper reel to date!

Sources:

Part 2 of the Madden Curse has Ken walking through the cover athletes spanning from Madden NFL 2001 - 2009.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_NFL