Delphine was born on March 9, 1787 to a well known, wealthy family in New Orleans. When her parents passed away, Delphine received a very large inheritance which included a large sum of money, 2 plantations, farm animals and equipment, and over 100 slaves. Over the years, many of Delphines slaves were said to be mistreated and some even passed away while under her control. After a slave set Delphines house on fire in a murder/suicide attempt, authorities discovered Delphine had been torturing, mutilating, and murdering her slaves.

In 1998, Keith Raneire and Nancy Salzman founded a personal development company called Executive Success Programs (ESP). By 2002, the name of the organization was changed to NXIVM. This organization provided courses meant to help people with self-improvement, but the rules and practices made the organization seem more like a cult. Years later, ex NXIVM members came forward about an alleged sex cult ran by the founders of NXIVM. Was NXIVM really focused on self improvement, or were the techniques actually ways to brainwash the members to join the NXIVM cult? 

When Simon, the author of Bayview High Schools gossip app, About That, suddenly dies in the middle of detention, everyone thought it was due to an accidental peanut allergy reaction. But it doesn’t take long for police to start looking at the case as a potential murder, and the 4 other students in detention that day are their first suspects. Each of those four had damning secrets that were about to be made public by Simon in About That. Did one of them have a secret big enough they would kill to keep it quiet? Or was something more sinister going on? Listen in as we discuss Karen McManus’s debut novel and all the twists and turns included!

By 1881, Sarah Winchester lost her 6 week old daughter, her father-in-law, and finally her husband. She received a $20 million inheritance and an additional $1,000 a day. After a medium told her to use that money to continuously build a home for the spirits of those who died by the Winchester rifles, Sarah headed west and did just that. How creative did she get in building the Winchester Mystery House? And which spirits are said to still haunt the house today?

It’s our first listener stories episode! Join in as we tell some of the stories our listeners have shared with us. Today we’ve got murderous Uber drivers, creepy gas stations, and even a ghost who may enjoy watching porn. Thanks to our listeners for sharing your stories with us!

Charles Manson spent the majority of his first 32 years of life in and out of reform schools and prison. After being released from a 10 year sentence in 1967, Charles began building his own commune and cult, known as The Manson Family. In order to fulfill one of his greatest prophecies, Charles ordered 4 of his family members to begin gruesomely murdering some of Hollywood’s elite and beautiful people. How far will his family members go to show their loyalty?

On September 9, 1977, Holly Maddux returned to her Philadelphia apartment that she shared with ex boyfriend, Ira Einhorn, to collect her belongings and she was never seen alive again. After Holly's body was found inside the apartment, Ira, an American environmental activist, fled the country and lived on the run for 16 years. Will he finally be charged with the murder of Holly, or will he escape again?

On the morning of June 4, 2010, 8 year old Kyron Horman was dropped off at school by his seemingly loving and doted stepmom, Terri. Unfortunately, Kyron would never be seen again. As the investigation picks up, her many secrets and unknown whereabouts that day start coming to light and fingers point to Terri. Will justice ever be served for Kyron, or will his whereabouts forever remain unknown?

When Grace Brown found out she was pregnant with boyfriend Chester Gillette, she begged him to marry her. This was in 1906, when becoming pregnant out of wedlock would drive some women to suicide instead of facing the shame. After multiple refusals to marry Grace, Chester took her on a weekend getaway to Big Moose Lake. Only Chester would return. Did Chester murder her to rid himself of having to marry Grace and raise their child, or did Grace, unable to deal with the rejection and shame, take her own life instead?

Ursula and Sabina Eriksson are identical twin sisters born in 1967 in Sweden. They seemed to live a normal life, with no criminal history or mental background, until May 17, 2008. Ursula and Sabina secretly left Sabinas home and took a ferry to Liverpool. After a chain of bizarre events, Ursula was left hospitalized with 2 broken legs and Sabina was put on trial for murder. What made these seemingly normal twins flip?