The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

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An investigative discovery, uncovering the series of events, circumstances, and state of mind which cause ordinary people to do unthinkable things….

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Episode 80 - Angela Samota

07.05.2020

In the fall of 1984, the future was looking promising for 20-year-old college junior, Angie Samota. The university student had just moved into her own condominium, had a boyfriend, plenty of friends, and a job in the field she was ...

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07.05.2020 Episode 80 - Angela Samota In the fall of 1984, the future was looking promising for 20-year-old college junior, Angie Samota. The university student had just moved into her own condominium, had a boyfriend, plenty of friends, and a job in the field she was ...
06.29.2020 Introducing - Murder in Hollywoodland It's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was murdered in his home last night. The investigation will shine a light on ...
06.22.2020 Episode 79 - Donna & Dan Fryman On a chilly January evening in 2004 all that Donna and Dan Fryman had built together, came crashing down. Life as they knew it would never be the same. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster ...
06.08.2020 Episode 78 - The Whitaker Family December 2003 was a special time for Kent and Tricia Whitaker. Their sons had returned home from University for the holidays, and they were happy to have the whole family back together again. Little did the Whitakers know it would ...
05.24.2020 Episode 77 - Cindy James On May 25th, 1989, the years of harassment endured by 44-year-old Cindy James came to a grim conclusion......With her sudden disappearance. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with ...
05.10.2020 Episode 76 - Nina Reiser On Sunday September 3rd, 2006 Nina Reiser dropped her kids off with their father Hans in Oakland California so they could spend time with him over the Labour Day weekend. But when she missed a couple of dinner dates and ...
04.26.2020 Episode 75 - LaNell Barsock In the summer of 2010, 29 year old LaNell Barsock just about had it all and was living out her dream life in Palmdale California, or so it seemed. She had a beautiful home on a quiet suburban street and ...
04.22.2020 Introducing - New Episodes Of Deadly Misadventures Together with Justin of Generation Why, I am proud to present Deadly Misadventures. Every week, Justin and I will tell you true stories of people as they face near certain death. Whether they are trapped at the bottom of the ...
04.12.2020 Episode 74 - Annabelle Grace Richardson In the early morning hours of May 7th, 2017, in the small town of Carlisle, Ohio, a high school cheerleader quietly gave birth to a full-term infant while the rest of her family lay fast asleep. Little did she realize ...
03.29.2020 Episode 73 - Molly McLaren On June 29th, 2017, 23-year-old Molly McLaren prepared to spend the morning working off some stress at the gym, as she'd done so many times in the past. She had no way of knowing just how horrifying and inescapable a ...
03.15.2020 Episode 72 - Tiffany Jenks In 2013, Tiffany Jenks left a bar in Portland Oregon with three mysterious strangers. 7 years later, the unusual events that unfolded that night, continue to leave family and friends and everyone touched by Tiffany's case, searching for answers. Music ...
03.02.2020 Episode 71 - Katrina Smith In October 2012 Katrina and Todd Smith marked their 7th wedding anniversary. A joyful occasion, that within less than 24 hours would become a distant memory. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – ...
02.17.2020 Episode 70 - Veronica Navarro In the spring of 2011, Veronica Navarro was taking a break from an on and off again relationship when she thought she’d met the man of her dreams. Little did Veronica realize, within two months, her dreams would turn into ...
02.03.2020 Episode 69 - Moncton's Fallen RCMP Officers In June 2014, residents in Moncton, New Brunswick were going about their evenings. Parents were making together dinner, while children played in their yards. No one could have predicted that this warm and peaceful evening would abruptly become one of ...
01.20.2020 Episode 68 - The Tiede Family In December of 1990 the Tiede family was on a break from their hectic lives up at their remote country cabin in Oakley, Utah. Rolf and Kaye along their two daughters Linae and Tricia were busily prepping for their annual ...
01.06.2020 Episode 67 - Iana Kasian In 2014, Iana Kasian left war-torn Kiev, Ukraine and immigrated to sunny Los Angeles, California to build a new life for herself. Shortly after arriving, she met the man of her dreams......or so she thought. A wealthy screenwriter and graphic ...
12.23.2019 Episode 66 - Valerie McDaniel In 2017, Valerie McDaniel was a prominent veterinarian, running a successful practice, while focusing much of her attention on raising her eight-year-old daughter. Although she’d recently left an unhappy marriage of 17 years, she quickly found herself falling in love ...
12.09.2019 Episode 65 - Sally & Richard Challen On Saturday, August 14th, 2010 Sally Challen was with her husband Richard packing up their family home in Claygate Surrey England. The couple had been married for thirty-one years and were preparing to rent out the house so they could ...
11.25.2019 Episode 64 - Jessie Davis In the summer of 2007, a very pregnant twenty-six-year-old Jessie Davis was eagerly preparing for the arrival of her daughter Chloe. She was thrilled her two-year-old son Blake would soon have a baby sister. Jessie was a single mother with ...
11.11.2019 Episode 63 - Marlene Warren Marlene Warren was busy preparing breakfast on Saturday, May 26th 1990 in South Florida when her doorbell suddenly rang. Excited to see who was at the front door, Marlene dropped everything to answer it and was ecstatic when she saw ...
10.27.2019 Episode 62 - Kim Wall On the evening of August 10th, 2017, in Copenhagen, Denmark, freelance journalist Kim Wall decided to squeeze in one more story before moving to China with her partner. She was given a last-minute opportunity to interview an eccentric Danish “inventrepreneur” ...
10.13.2019 Episode 61 - Sherri Dally The morning of May 6th, 1996 was routine for Sherri Dally. The thirty-five-year-old wife and mother woke up early and got her family prepared for their day, laying out her children’s clothing and organizing lunches. After she dropped her two ...
09.29.2019 Episode 60 - Brandi Mathews - Part 2 PART #2 of 2 - Previously in Part One of Brandi Mathews story....You heard how she met and moved in with a man by the named of Kelly Semino. An abusive partner, who terrorized Brandi’s entire family in order to ...
09.29.2019 Episode 59 - Brandi Mathews - Part 1 PART #1 of 2 - By early 2006, Brandi Mathews had realized it was time to take control of her future. The young Missouri mother had spent years trying to turn her life around. With the support of her family ...
09.15.2019 Episode 58 - Leonard, Lucas & Chynna In mid-July of 2019, three intrepid explorers who all had a deep appreciation of nature and love of adventure ventured into Northern British Columbia, Canada to make the most of all the region has to offer. A young couple set ...
09.01.2019 Episode 57 - The Wright Family From the outside looking in at least, Jeff and Susan Wright appeared to be living the perfect life: two kids, a dog, and a beautiful house in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. But what happened on the evening of January ...
08.18.2019 Episode 56 - The Benoit Family Chris Benoit was an international superstar, an elite athlete, and one of the most inspiring performers in the world of professional wrestling. However, following a weekend in June 2007, Chris Benoit's reputation as a hero was stripped away, leaving behind ...
08.04.2019 Episode 55 - Ronald Platt 51-year-old Ronald Platt was thrilled to be invited boating with his dear friend David Davis. Davis was a semi-retired Canadian businessman who lived in Woodham Walter, a village about 80 kilometers northeast of London in the English county of Essex, ...
07.21.2019 Episode 54 - Heather DeWild In July of 2003, 30-year-old Heather DeWild was a loving mother to two beautiful children: Jacob, five, and Hannah, three. Heather and her husband Daniel had been married for six years and had created a good life for themselves in ...
07.08.2019 Episode 53 - Quee Choo Chadwick On Wednesday October 10, 2012 Peter Chadwick and his wife Quee Choo disappeared from their Newport Beach home in California. The following day, Peter made a call to 911 from a gas station close to the Mexican border. Music Credits: ...
06.23.2019 Episode 52 - Helle Crafts On November 18th, 1986, thirty-nine-year-old Helle Crafts was dropped off at her house in Newtown, Connecticut by her co-workers. She was exhausted after fulfilling her flight attendant duties on a long haul from Frankfurt to New York. Helle was happy ...
06.10.2019 Episode 51 - Lauren Phelps (Hugelmaier) In 2017, twenty-nine-year-old Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps appeared to have her whole life ahead of her. The newlywed lived in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband Matthew Phelps, where she taught Sunday school, owned her own business, and was busy mapping ...
05.26.2019 Episode 50 - Candace Rough Surface On August 2nd, 1980, eighteen-year-old Candace “Candi” Rough Surface vanished while out for the evening in Mobridge, South Dakota. Nine months passed before the young mother was found. Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The ...
05.15.2019 Episode 49 - Ardeth Wood On a hot, humid afternoon in August 2003, Ardeth Wood borrowed her brother’s bike and ventured out along the wooded bicycle trails in Ottawa, Ontario. Ardeth was enjoying time with her family, unwinding, and reconnecting with her friends back home ...
04.28.2019 Episode 48 - Taylor Powell On the evening of March 21st, 2010 in University Place, Washington, a mother named Kathy Powell was in the middle of preparing Sunday dinner when she suddenly got a phone call. The caller ID showed that it was coming from ...
04.14.2019 Episode 47 - Aaron Pajich Sweetman Please join us as we take a look into the sudden disappearance of Aaron Pajich Sweetman. A kind and trusting 18-year-old young man who was known to be in daily communication with his family. An unsuspecting victim who unknowingly walked ...
03.31.2019 Episode 46 - Shannon Madill - Part 2 PART #2 of 2 - Join us, as we take a look into the investigation of Shannon Madill’s sudden disappearance, and how her family agonized for seven long months as they tried to find her. You’ll hear about the intense ...
03.17.2019 Episode 45 - Shannon Madill - Part 1 PART #1 of 2 - For Lisa and Dave Madill, December 1st, 2014 marked the beginning of a never-ending nightmare. Their 25-year-old daughter was missing. Shannon who was the youngest of their four children had failed to show up for ...
03.04.2019 Episode 44 – Christy Mirack On December 21st, 1992, just 4 days before Christmas, students at Roherstown Elementary School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania were excited to attend their morning holiday school assembly. Ms. Christy Mirack the school's 6th-grade science teacher was always punctual and arrived by ...
02.18.2019 Episode 43 – Mary Hepburn & Helen Dorrington On the afternoon of May 2nd, 2012 paramedics were called to check on 3 occupants who had rented a room at a Travelodge Motel in Barrie, Ontario Canada. Staff became alarmed after noticing that water was pouring out from under ...
02.03.2019 Episode 42 – Dr. Autumn Klein On the evening of April 17th, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a man by the name of Dr. Robert Ferrante, dialed 911 after his wife Dr. Autumn Klein suddenly collapsed on their kitchen floor. She appeared to be having a stroke. ...
01.20.2019 Episode 41 – Jerry Michael Williams On December 16th, 2000 in Tallahassee Florida, a woman by the name of Denise Williams made a call to the Jackson County police to report that her husband Michael Williams was missing. Earlier that morning, Mike had headed out to ...
12.11.2018 Episode 40 – Tara Grant – Part 2 PART # 2 of 2 - Previously in Part 1 of the Tara Grant episode. You heard how Stephen and Tara Grant met and fell in love and were living what appeared to be the all American dream. That is, ...
12.10.2018 Episode 39 – Tara Grant – Part 1 PART # 1 of 2 - On February 9th, 2007, Tara Grant was traveling home from a business trip in Puerto Rico. Tara had worked her way up the corporate ladder to an executive position with her company. The position ...
11.26.2018 Episode 38 – Marty Duram Connie and Keith Ream were used to seeing their neighbors Marty and Glenna Duram puttering around their country home on a regular basis. Living in a rural area of Michigan, the Ream’s and Duram’s had gotten to know each other ...
11.13.2018 Episode 37 – The Yosemite Murders And FBI Agent Jeffrey Rinek – Part 2 PART 2 OF 2 - Previously in Part 1 of the Yosemite Murders and the FBI agent who helped solved them. In 1999, a total of 4 women had mysteriously vanished near Yosemite National Park in California. Their bodies were ...
11.12.2018 Episode 36 – The Yosemite Murders & FBI Agent Jeffrey Rinek – Part 1 PART 1 OF 2 - Yosemite is a National Park stretching over nearly 1,200 square miles of rugged terrain in northern California. Each year the park draws millions of tourists from all over the world, who visit to take in ...
10.28.2018 Episode 35 – The Devil Made Me Do It Case Can you remember back to a time when you were afraid to go to sleep at night as a child because of a game you played with friends, like Bloody Mary or maybe with a Ouija board? Or how about ...
10.16.2018 Episode 34 – Gregory De Villers – Part 2 In this episode, we are joined by Steve, Devin, and Joe from Thinking Sideways! PART #2 When we last left off in part one, Kristin’s double life of drug use and extra marital affairs had finally caught up with her. ...
10.15.2018 Episode 33 – Gregory De Villers – Part 1 In this episode, we are joined by Steve, Devin, and Joe from Thinking Sideways! PART #1 - On the evening of November 6, 2000, in La Jolla California, a distraught 24-year-old woman by the name of Kristin Rossum made a ...

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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories episodes:

Episode 80 - Angela Samota

Introducing - Murder in Hollywoodland

Episode 79 - Donna & Dan Fryman

Episode 78 - The Whitaker Family

Episode 77 - Cindy James

Episode 76 - Nina Reiser

Episode 75 - LaNell Barsock

Introducing - New Episodes Of Deadly Misadventures

Episode 74 - Annabelle Grace Richardson

Episode 73 - Molly McLaren

Episode 72 - Tiffany Jenks

Episode 71 - Katrina Smith

Episode 70 - Veronica Navarro

Episode 69 - Moncton's Fallen RCMP Officers

Episode 68 - The Tiede Family

Episode 67 - Iana Kasian

Episode 66 - Valerie McDaniel

Episode 65 - Sally & Richard Challen

Episode 64 - Jessie Davis

Episode 63 - Marlene Warren

Episode 62 - Kim Wall

Episode 61 - Sherri Dally

Episode 60 - Brandi Mathews - Part 2

Episode 59 - Brandi Mathews - Part 1

Episode 58 - Leonard, Lucas & Chynna

Episode 57 - The Wright Family

Episode 56 - The Benoit Family

Episode 55 - Ronald Platt

Episode 54 - Heather DeWild

Episode 53 - Quee Choo Chadwick

Episode 52 - Helle Crafts

Episode 51 - Lauren Phelps (Hugelmaier)

Episode 50 - Candace Rough Surface

Episode 49 - Ardeth Wood

Episode 48 - Taylor Powell

Episode 47 - Aaron Pajich Sweetman

Episode 46 - Shannon Madill - Part 2

Episode 45 - Shannon Madill - Part 1

Episode 44 – Christy Mirack

Episode 43 – Mary Hepburn & Helen Dorrington

Episode 42 – Dr. Autumn Klein

Episode 41 – Jerry Michael Williams

Episode 40 – Tara Grant – Part 2

Episode 39 – Tara Grant – Part 1

Episode 38 – Marty Duram

Episode 37 – The Yosemite Murders And FBI Agent Jeffrey Rinek – Part 2

Episode 36 – The Yosemite Murders & FBI Agent Jeffrey Rinek – Part 1

Episode 35 – The Devil Made Me Do It Case

Episode 34 – Gregory De Villers – Part 2

Episode 33 – Gregory De Villers – Part 1

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