The Grim Curriculum

The Grim Curriculum

By Dina Valentine and Charlotte SmeltTrue CrimeHistory
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The Grim Curriculum episodes

  • Episode 76: Issei Sagawa - The Kobe Cannibal - Part 2
    Last week we introduced you all to Issei Sagawa, a seemingly intelligent young man who appeared to have a very bright future ahead of him.On the outside, he was shy and a little strange and didn’t seem like a threat to anyone. But on the inside, all he could think about was cannibalizing his classmate, Renée Hartevelt.On June 11, 1981 he would carry out his depraved fantasies. He more or less got away with it too.Have a case you'd like us to cover on the show?Email us at [email protected]Support us by checking out our TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links:https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum
    30 min
  • Extra Credit - Episode 12: Just A Man And His WWII Tank & A Croc On A Plane
    This episode of Extra Credit will take you on a ride to the islands of the Salish Sea, where it's not as uncommon as you might think to come across a dismembered foot.Serial killer Dennis Rader (AKA BTK) is back in the news again as a newly identified 16-year-old Cynthia Dawn Kinney has been tied to him by authorities.An unfortunate crocodile is the cause of a plane crash in this episode's strange death segment and a German senior citizen is paid a visit from authorities when they discover his unbelievable World War 2 arsenal.Have a case or story you'd like us to cover on the show?Email us at [email protected]Support us by checking out our TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links:https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum
    29 min
  • Episode 75: Issei Sagawa - The Kobe Cannibal - Part 1
    Today we are starting a series on Issei Sagawa aka the Kobe Cannibal. This monster was a Japanese murderer, cannibal, and necrophiliac. In this episode we cover his early life right up to meeting his victim Renée Hartevelt in Paris in 1981.Have a case you'd like us to cover on the show?Email us at [email protected]Support us by checking out our TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links:https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum
    29 min
  • Episode 74: Survivor Story - Juliane Koepcke
    Today, we are bringing you a truly harrowing story of survival. Juliane Koepcke now known as Juliane Diller, was only 17 years old when she found herself fighting for her life after the flight she was on fell 10 000 feet and crashed into the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. She was the only survivor of the deadly disaster and it would be 11 days until she would find another human being to help her. Have a survivor case you'd like us to cover on the show? Email us at [email protected] Support us by checking out our TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum
    29 min
  • Extra Credit - Episode 11: Our Very First Florida Woman, Drunk Racoons & A Most Ironic Drowning

    We bring you our very first Florida Woman story on Extra Credit and we aren't sure what took us so long. Dina brings you the tale of some fuzzy lil critters getting rowdy and Charlotte explains why Russia just crashed into the moon. All this plus some local news unfolding as we recorded about an active shooter incident at Edmonton's very own West Edmonton Mall.Halloween is going to be here before we know it and we'd love to do another Grim Encounters episode in the spirit of October. So if you'd like to have your own creepy tale read on the show send us your story to[email protected]Support us by checking out our TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links:https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum

    36 min
  • Episode 73: The List Family Murders - Part 3
    Welcome to the third and final part of our series on the List Family Murders. We last left off with John leaving the List family home for the final time.In this episode we’ll be talking about what he got up to during his almost two decades as a free man. But it's really the absolutely amazing investigation that led to him finally being caught and the people that didn't give up on bringing John List to justice that deserve all the credit here.Have a case you'd like us to cover on Extra Credit or a personal Grim Encounter you'd like to share with us?Email us at [email protected] Support us by checking out our TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum
    32 min
  • Episode 72: The List Family Murders - Part 2
    In our last episode we introduced John List and his family. In part 2, we will be going over not just the tragic murders committed by John List but also the amount of meticulous planning that went into it and how it helped him stay out of the hands of justice for 18 years.Have a story you'd like us to cover on Extra Credit or a personal Grim Encounter you'd like to share with us?Email us at [email protected] TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum
    31 min
  • Extra Credit - Episode 10: A Trip to Venus with OceanGate & The Corpse Bride has a Corpse Divorce
    Our 10th Extra Credit episode brings you quite a few unusual tales. The recent discovery of "Giant-Sized" Prehistoric tools in England, have some eyebrows raised and OceanGate's founder, Guillermo Söhnlein is now talking of his aspirations to colonize Venus. Angela the Sunbear has people questioning if she really is a bear or just a human in a bear suit and British singer Brocarde marries her ghostly love and then quickly divorces him after it turns out having a spectral spouse is not all it's cracked up to be. Have a story you'd like us to cover on Extra Credit or a personal Grim Encounter you'd like to share with us?Email us at [email protected] TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum
    33 min
  • Episode 71: The List Family Murders - Part 1

    Today we a starting the story of the List Family Murders. On November 9, 1981, John List killed his entire family including his wife, their three children, and his own mother. His plan for the murders was so thorough, that the bodies weren’t found for an entire month. John List would not be found and brought to justice for for another 18 years. Have a case you'd like us to cover or a personal Grim Encounter you'd like to share with us?Email us at [email protected] TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum

    29 min
  • Episode 70: UFO Hearings 2023 - David Grusch Speaks Under Oath
    We know this isn't our usually scheduled content and while we typically don't cover current events, we thought you guys might enjoy a breakdown of the latest UFO news coming out of the States.On July 26, 2023, Decorated veteran combat officer, David Grusch, appeared before the United States House Oversight Committee's national security subcommittee alongside two former US fighter pilots who say they had firsthand experience with UAPs or "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena". (UAP is basically the new term for UFO)Have a case you'd like us to cover or a personal Grim Encounter you'd like to share with us? Email us at [email protected] TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thegrimcurriculum⁠
    28 min

About The Grim Curriculum

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Welcome to The Grim Curriculum, a Canada based podcast, with hosts Charlotte and Dina.