The Original Deadtime Stories

It certainly wasn't easy being a young gay man in the 1980s. Running into a monster like Robert Berdella made it much worse. Originally broadcast November 18, 2020.

Written by Keelan Brown, narrated by Schuyler Fastenau and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Tamara Perry, Marissa Pistone, Jeremy Staple, Walker Barnes, Vince Perez, Daniel Jones, Matt MacNelly, Rainee Blake, Jordan Katcher, and Allyn Anthony Moriyon. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales.

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Pride Month is just about here and with certain political parties and states attacking the rights of my people, I feel the need to take the time to share stories from my community during June. Angie Zapata was a brave trans woman whose life may have been cut short but that doesn't mean she couldn't do something major for the LGBTQIA+ community. Originally broadcast November 2, 2023.

Please note this episode deals with violence against a member of the trans community. Listener discretion is advised.

Written and narrated by Schuyler Fastenau-Jones and executive produced by Daniel Fastenau-Jones. Additional voices by Jeremy Staple, Janette Zosche, Jordan Katcher, Krystal Mosley, Kayla Esmond, Katrina Marie Nunez, and Daniel Fastenau-Jones. Theme music by Tracy Zales.

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They say it's wrong to be obsessed with true crime but if you watched "Don't F**k With Cats," you'll know it can work out in your favor. Before Facebook found Luka Magnotta, a hotel manager's child became obsessed with a dead body found on their property and wouldn't rest until they found out how she died. Originally broadcast March 3, 2021.

Written by Keelan Brown, narrated by Schuyler Fastenau, and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Janette Zosche, Rainee Blake, Ariel Dale, Marissa Pistone, Sophia Sassone, Taylor Shurte, and Sheatarra Ervin. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales.

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Not so fun fact: there have been 200 mass shootings which have claimed over 11,000 lives in the United States this year. For those counting, we're at 130 days this year which means we're averaging more than one shooting a day. Those numbers ARE. NOT. O. K. Gun violence needs to end in this country and I feel something I can do is remind my listeners about the stories of survivors and victims. Brenda Spencer is known as the mother of school shootings. Hopefully by hearing her story, we do not forget the lives of the victims of Grover Cleveland Elementary School. Originally broadcast August 30, 2019.

Written by Schuyler Fastenau-Jones and executive produced by Daniel Fastenau-Jones. Additional voices by Aimee Euwell, Fred Fastenau, Christian Corpora, Keelan Brown, Daniel Fastenau-Jones, Taylor Walter, Mike Allen, Ryan Call, Heather Geisler, Shaina Hammer, Julie Sesnovich, Alec Nielson. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau.

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On March 16, 1991, Jessica Lyn Keen took the most important run of her life. Hopefully if you ever find yourself running for your life in pitch darkness, you're in familiar territory. Originally broadcast November 20, 2019.

Written by Schuyler Fastenau and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Jessica Buttafuoco, Jeremy Staple, Madelaine Weymouth, Matthew MacNelly, Allyn Anthony Moriyon, Daniel Jones, Sophia Sassone, and Karli Bell. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales.

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Blake Leibel was either a trust fund brat or a misunderstood genius. It depends on who you asked back in the early 2000s. Nowadays I think we can all agree there was something scary and twisted going on inside the comic book artist's mind. Originally broadcast April 25, 2023.

Written by Schuyler Fastenau and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Rainee Blake, Marissa Pistone, Daniel Jones, Jordan Katcher, Janette Zosche, Taylor Shurte, Tamara Perry, Ariel Dale, Matt MacNelly, Sophia Sassone, Allyn Anthony Moriyon, and Jeremy Staple. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales.

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Camp Scott was a place of peace, happiness, and beauty until someone snuck in the middle of the night and murdered three innocent Girl Scouts. Since the airing of this show, we learned something musical theatre dorks like me would love! The one and only Kristin Chenoweth would have been on this very trip had she not been ill. Isn't it fascinating how something small like that can totally change the outcome of our lives? Originally broadcast October 21, 2020.

Written by Schuyler Fastenau and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Sophia Sassone, Tamara Perry, Ariel Dale, Taylor Shurte, Marissa Pistone, Rainee Blake, Matt MacNelly, Daniel Jones, Vince Perez, Jordan Katcher, Grant Knakaoka, Janette Zosche, and Jeremy Staple. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales.

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Shortly after the Burger Chef murders, another diner employee went missing after her shift and the culprit was allegedly seen at the aforementioned fast food joint. Are the crimes related? Is it possible we just solved a cold case? Conclusion. Originally broadcast October 14, 2020.

Written by Daniel Jones and Chelsea Bray, narrated by Schuyler Fastenau, and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Jordan Katcher, Rainee Blake, Tamara Perry, Matt MacNelly, Walker Barnes, Jeremy Staple, Allyn Anthony Moriyon, Daniel Jones, and Sophia Sassone. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales. Sound recording by Chelsea Bray.

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Four employees at one popular fast food restaurant go missing on the same night. Were they just smoking weed to celebrate a birthday? One mother pleads with officers to dig deeper. Part one of two. Originally broadcast October 7, 2020.

Written by Daniel Jones and Chelsea Bray, narrated by Schuyler Fastenau, and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Marissa Pistone, Matt MacNelly, Tamara Perry, Jeremy Staple, Allyn Anthony Moriyon, Daniel Jones, Walker Barnes, Ariel Dale, Rainee Blake, Jordan Katcher, Janette Zosche, and Sophia Sassone with special guest from our Tik Tok contest, Becky Chavez. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales. Sound recording by Chelsea Bray.

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It's safe to say most people have heard about the Lewinsky-Clinton scandal and ate up the screaming headlines. Time seems to have erased the Levy-Condit scandal though. It's one blunder after another in today's story! Be sure to tune in this Friday when Stoney McBlaze covers this story on our other show, Cereal Killerz. Originally broadcast January 27, 2021.

Written by Schuyler Fastenau and executive produced by Daniel Jones. Additional voices by Rainee Blake, Vince Perez, Marissa Pistone, Janette Zosche, Jordan Katcher, Ariel Dale, Daniel Jones, Matt MacNelly, Walker Barnes, Jeremy Staple, Sheatarra Ervin, and Allyn Anthony Moriyon. Cover artwork by Catherine Fastenau. Theme music by Tracy Zales.

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