Sirens | A Southern True Crime Podcast

A quick update and then I introduce you to my colleague, Javier, who runs Pretend Podcast. Pretend is a true crime podcast hosted by investigative journalist Javier Leiva. The show delves into the world of real people pretending to be someone they’re not. Leiva dives into swindlers, snake oil salesmen, undercover FBI agents, cult leaders, and more. One of his seasons covers Frank Abagnale, known for his infamous exploits as depicted in the film 'Catch Me If You Can.' Leiva’s investigative reporting has garnered attention from major players in the entertainment industry, and he has been featured in respected publications like the New York Times and BBC. He was also featured in the Netflix documentary 'Don’t Pick Up The Phone.' Pretend has consistently ranked as one of the top true crime podcasts in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia on the Spotify Charts. Pretend: Who's afraid of Ladonna Humphrey? obviously centers around LaDonna Humphrey, a true crime mogel. Every enthralling installment of this new season introduces a new voice woven into Humphrey’s past, each carrying their own secrets about Humphrey, culminating in an interview with Humphrey herself. Catch my article on the release here. And catch Pretend where ever you stream your podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

We had a great conversation with Greg Overacker, the long-time family private investigator of the Brianna Maitland case, and now the author of the book about her case “The Hunt for Brianna Maitland: The Relentless Pursuit of Answers to One of Vermont’s Biggest Mysteries.” This guy never gives up! The Forward was written by Bruce Maitland, Brianna’s Father, who also founded and is the president of the nonprofit Private Investigations for the Missing, which seeks to, at no cost, fill the need for private investigation by providing families with qualified, expert investigators to work on their loved one's case. You can find them at https://investigationsforthemissing.org/. The Afterword was written by Lou Berry, a former Chief of Police and the Case Manager for PI for the Missing.  Find this book only at the publisher's website: https://books.bloatedtoe.com/the-hunt-for-brianna-maitland/ or through Greg himself. 5-Star read by a 5-star man! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

This week, we bring you another Raven's Reviews with true crime podcast researcher and author of True Crime Trivia, Michelle Tooker! We even play a couple rounds of trivia from her newest book (three in the series) True Crime Trivia 3, out April 30th, 2023! Books: True Crime Trivia 1: https://mybook.to/truecrimetrivia 2: https://mybook.to/truecrimetrivia2 3: https://mybook.to/truecrimetrivia3 Social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimetrivia YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@truecrimetrivia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/true.crime.trivia Website: Sign up for Michelle's VIP reader group to receive occasional emails about promotions and new books. Plus, receive a free chapter of True Crime Trivia and a trivia scorecard sheet: https://beguilemedia.com/become-a-vip --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Have you been following the man who went viral on TikTok when a large influencer saw him at a grocery store with his book? Well, that's Shawn M. Warner, and his book Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons Pierce Manor, along with him, has moved into the Best Seller category! Join Raven as she speaks with him about the viral video, writing, and his books! Find him at www.shawnwarner.com and on TikTok at @shawnwwrites. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

We've been off the grid since Nov 2023 and wanted to give you all an update on what's going on with us and when to expect new episodes. We also give you some big news! Go to the link below to find our books, and stay up to date with our socials! https://bit.ly/TheSirensNetwork --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

The second part of this collaboration will introduce you to several other amazing new true-crime podcasts that will quickly become your newest true-crime binges as we enter 2024 because, let’s face it, we know that’s exactly what you needed! With tons of episodes each, investigative curiosity, and a focus on advocacy, these podcasts will live up to the theme of our collaboration (“New Year, New Binge”) because you’ll soon find yourself falling in love with the podcasters included in these episodes. So, sit back, grab your detective caps, and let’s jump back in! Be sure to follow all of the podcasts you enjoyed so you never miss a new episode. Podcasts are listed below in the order in which you will be introduced to them: Twisted Travel and True Crime https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast Excuse Me, That’s Illegal www.linktr.ee/excusemethatsillegal.pod A Nefarious Nightmare www.linktr.ee/anefariousnightmarepodcast The Trail Went Cold https://www.trailwentcold.com Coffee and Cases Podcast https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases True Crime Creepers https://linktr.ee/TrueCrimeCreepers This collaboration was produced and hosted by Coffee & Cases Podcast / Fresh Hell Podcast aside from individual submissions of pre-produced podcast segments from each podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

The New Years holiday is a celebration of new beginnings. With that in mind, we know this collaboration will introduce you to several amazing new true-crime podcasts that will quickly become your newest true-crime binges as we enter 2024 because, let’s face it, we know that’s exactly what you needed! With tons of episodes each, investigative curiosity, and a focus on advocacy, these podcasts will live up to the theme of our collaboration (“New Year, New Binge”) because you’ll soon find yourself falling in love with the podcasters included in these episodes. So, sit back, grab your detective caps, and let’s get this party started! Be sure to follow all of the podcasts you enjoyed so you never miss a new episode. Podcasts are listed below in the order in which you will be introduced to them: Crimelines https://linktr.ee/crimelines Sirens: A Southern True Crime Podcast https://bit.ly/TheSirensNetwork Private Dicks Podcast https://linktr.ee/privatedicks Morning Cup of Murder www.morningcupofmurder.com Persons Unknown https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com Fresh Hell Podcast https://freshhellpodcast.com/ Stories With Sapphire www.storieswithsapphire.com This collaboration was produced and hosted by Coffee & Cases Podcast / Fresh Hell Podcast aside from individual submissions of pre-produced podcast segments from each podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

We speak with author Marta McDowell on her new book that takes a deep dive into how gardens and garden tools have played a role in crime fiction books in her new release "Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers." Find the book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your books. Thanks to Marta for being on the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

In our Season 4 finale, we dive into the case of Karol Summerville Butt with her daughter, Brooke Nicole. Brooke (@bnicole324 on TikTok and Instagram) made waves with her TikTok series about her mother entitled "How my dad killed my mom and got away with it." Here, we share Brooke's full-length, unabridged story about what she remembers of the horrific night her mother was found dead of an apparent suicide. But was it? Or was it something more sinister? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Raven, Mandy, and Simon Vaughn take you from the 50's to today with a deep dive on Satanic Panic, serial killers, spooky houses, cults, and the Devil himself. Catch the first 2 parts with Satanic Panic: Oklahoma Witches with Curious Cousins OK podcast and our feed drop of Murder & Mimosas McMartin Preschool first, then jump in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Raven and Mandy interview Ally Stephens, a survivor of domestic violence on the anniversary of the attack that almost took her life. She tells her story unabridged. We also speak with Rick Rollins, Critical Care Paramedic, Deb Campbell, SANE nurse/Domestic Violence Expert/Strangulation Expert, and Carrie White, Attorney/Domestic Violence Expert/Strangulation Expert on Strangulation. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth Find Ally on Instagram or TikTok. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

We speak with author & ghost tour giver Jeff Provine for Spooky Season who tells us a haunted Oklahoma story from the 1800s and we talk about the afterlife and some personal supernatural experiences. Find Jeff, his books, and his tours at https://www.jeffprovine.com. You can also find his books in our Amazon Storefront spooky book rec section here. Make sure to follow him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffProvine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Join Rick and Raven as they interview Karen Pierce on her new cookbook "Recipes for Murder: 66 Dishes That Celebrate the Mysteries of Agatha Christie." They may have even made a dish or two from the book! Get the cookbook here. Find Karen on Facebook and Instagram @recipesformurder. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Raven speaks with Marnie Vinge, author & podcaster, in this fun conversation. They talk about spooky season stuff, maneaters, ghosts, murder mysteries, "I Remember Everything," "For Rose," serial killers, true crime ethics, and so much more. Get Marnie's books here. Listen to Eerie Okie wherever you get your podcasts. Get some signed copies of Marnie's books, sign up for her newsletter, and more at https://marniewritesthrillers.com/. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

It's that time of year again for the State Fair of Oklahoma! Oklahoma City will have one mid-Sept, and Tulsa, OK will have one at the end of Sept into Oct. With that, we want you to be prepared and safe! Follow along with some history of different State Fair abductions and murders and get some safety pointers for attending public events like this one. Cases: September 26, 1981 disappearance of Cinda Pallett and Charlotte Kinsey, both 13; Cheryl Genzer (25) and her sister Lisa Pennington (16), sisters, abduction from the Oklahoma State Fair on September 23, 1987, found murdered; The disappearance of 19-year-old Carlene Brown and 19-year-old Christine “Christi” Ann Gross from Rawlins, Wyoming on July 4, 1974; The disappearance of Deborah Rae Meyer from Rawlins, Wyoming on August 4, 1974; The abduction and murder of 10-year-old Jayleen Dawn Banker on August 23, 1974; Carolyn Eaton AKA "Valentine Sally," 17, who ran away from her home in Missouri around Christmas of 1981 and traveled to Arizona where she was found murdered on Valentine’s Day 1982; and the July 25, 1985 disappearance of two sisters, Rozlin Rochelle Abell, 18, and Fawn Marlene Abell, 15, in Bethany, Oklahoma. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

We speak with author Kathryn Casey about her true crime books, in particular, "Deliver Us" about the Texas Killing Fields, which brought about the Netflix documentary "Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields" in which she appears. We also talk about her new historical fiction book Angel Falls out soon. Get Deliver Us or Angel Falls wherever you get your books. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

We speak with Kathy Reichs about her long-running Temperance Brennan series and show 'Bones' with her newest edition "The Bone Hacker." Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3P4w0Sb --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Historical Author Joe Johnston takes us into the world of his late friend Art Fleak, Wayne Henry Garrison's lifelong attorney, and their story. Wayne killed two children when he was just a child himself in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 70s, then, in 1989, he was accused of killing and dismembering a 14-year-old boy and then scattering his remains around Lake Bixhoma. Dive into this story with us from Joe's new book "He Didn't Kill That Kid: Art Fleak and the Fight for Wayne Garrison." Get it here: https://amzn.to/3PmAR2m and follow Joe at https://www.facebook.com/JoeJohnstonArts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Raven discusses ethics with her cohost, Professor Mandy McNeely, who teaches ethics in college, as well as Tiff and Jess from The Curious Cousins Oklahoma Podcast and Author of Hell in the Heartland Jax Miller. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support

Oklahoma meets Kentucky to talk about a case from Missouri in this crossover episode with Sirens and Coffee & Cases. They dive into the cold disappearance of Suzie Streeter, Sherrill Levitt, and Stacy McCall, dubbed “The Springfield Three”, from Sherrill’s home in June of 1992. Today marks the 31st anniversary of their vanishing in the middle of the night with no signs of struggle, and no sign or reason to leave. We also discuss the case of Sharon Zellers from Florida in 1978 who had the same top suspect. ADVOCACY. INVESTIGATION. PREVENTION. STORYTELLING. If you have information on this case, please contact Springfield Police or the FBI. You can leave an anon tip on the FBI website, linked in our sources. EP SOURCES  Find Sirens at www.thesirenspodcast.com, www.facebook.com/thesirenspodcast,www.instagram.com/thesirenspodcast, or Twitter @sirens_podcast. Find Coffee and Cases at https://www.facebook.com/coffeeandcasespodcast, www.instagram.com/coffeecasespodcast, https://zencastr.com/Coffee-and-Cases-Podcast.  You can find both streaming anywhere you get your podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesirenspodcast/support