The Hat-Trick Podcast

Today we finish our coverage of Ted Bundy as well as cap off Season 2! It has been a very fun season and we are already gearing up for Season 3. However, we pick up today with Mr. Bundy as he makes multiple prison escapes and goes on the run to Florida. We cover the last days he spent out in society as well as the three ring circus that was his trials.

Here we are at the big 5-0, episode 50! That means this is the first half of our Season 2 Finale and we are talking about Ted Bundy today. We take a look at his somewhat mysterious childhood and his college years as well as his first string of murders leading up to his first arrest. Join us for this special series as we do a deep dive on the mind of a very scary person.

This week we are talking about the murder of Kim Thomas. Kim Thomas was a very successful woman who lived in Charlotte, NC in 1990. Sadly, she was found murdered in her home by her husband one evening with their young son unharmed in his crib. He called 911 and he initially seemed very cooperative. However, things begin to come forward that will throw him into a suspicious light, but just as it begins to look like a clean cut case, a local burglar finds his way in to the story and things begin to get a little more complicated.

After an extended vacation, we are back in the saddle with the conclusion of Charles Manson! It started to take a dark turn at the end of last episode but here is where things really hit the fan. We cover the Tate and Labianca murders, as well as the investigation to catch Manson, as well as some of his crazy prison life. Join us as we conclude the Manson saga!

Hey we just wanted to let everyone know we were not dead and that we will have the conclusion to Charles Manson out soon, but to make up for the wait we are revealing new stuff for season 3 as well as talking about our vacation and tattoo adventures!

The saga of Manson continues where we left off, in a cool hippie van! We analyze the trail that Manson followed as he begins to bring his family together and we start to see where his theology originates. We get to talk about his time with the Beach Boys and begin to see where things take a dark turn.

Here we are again at Episode 46 with Part 1 of 3 of Charles Manson! This is going to be a big case and we hope you find it interesting. In part 1 we will discuss Manson's childhood and his multiple stints in correctional institutions and how he learned to play guitar in prison by a man named Creepy Karpis!

Today we discuss the strange tale of Grigori Rasputin, The Mad Monk of Russia! After growing up in a small Siberian Village, Rasputin had a religious experience that caused him to become a pilgrim which led him to meet the Tsar and his family. He became a close family friend to the Russian Royal Family and eventually held a lot of power in the country. This fast track to power did not sit well with many people and an assassination plot began to surface....

Today we are headed back to Canada with a tale as old as the hills, the Mystery of Oak Island! What is in the money pit? Money? Gold? Tablets? A SHIP!? Join us and find out!

Today we cover The Cleveland Strangler, and his reign of murder in the eastern Cleveland area. Anthony Sowell was convicted of brutally murdering 11 women over the span of a few years. We go into how he would lure in his victims to his home and what was discovered at his house of horrors before it was tore down. We also dive into his past and look at the possibility that he could be responsible for other murders in the 1980's.