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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long as it's in Bad Taste...

Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
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The frontier wasn’t just wide open—it was wide-eyed and lawless. This week, we’re trading our forensic kits for spurs as we head back to the era of the Wild West. Before there were fingerprints and DNA, there were just grainy "Wanted" posters and a whole lot of audacity.Research links below!History - "The Dead Outlaw Whose Mummy Became a Traveling Show Prop"Library of Congress Blogs - "Elmer McCurdy: Traveling Corpse"Broadway - "The Wild, Weird True Story of Elmer McCurdy, Broadway's Dead Otulaw"NPR: Snap Judgement - "The Long, Strange, 60-Year Trip of Elmer McCurdy"Travel OK - "Elmer McCurdy Grave Site" Utah - "Just Who Was the Outlaw Queen Etta Place?"Find a Grave - "Etta Place"True West Magazine - "What happened to Etta Place?"Historynet - "She was romantically linked to the 'Sundance Kid' - but much about her remains a mystery"Legends of America - "Etta Place - Hanging With the Sundance Kid"
Episode 218 - Hey, I'm Fish

Episode 218 - Hey, I'm Fish

2026-02-2101:19:01

Deep in the Appalachian heartland, the scenery is breathtaking—but the secrets are buried even deeper. In West Virginia, "Wild and Wonderful" occasionally takes a detour into "Dark and Deadly." From the winding backroads of the hollers to the misty shadows of the mountain peaks, we’re exploring the cases that prove some things are better left unsaid in the hills. Whether it’s a decades-old cold case that the locals still whisper about or a mystery where the truth is stranger than the folklore, this episode proves that in the Mountain State, the quiet can be deafening.Research links below!Greenbrier Valley - "Greenbrier Ghost, Zona Heaster Shue"Dannye Chase - "The Greenbrier Ghost"West Virginia Ghosts and Legends - "The Green Brier Ghost"Appalachian History - "The Greenbrier Ghost"Samsara Parchment - "Spooky Saturday: The Greenbrier Ghost"The Wall Street Journal - "A Coal CEO's Unusual Pastime: Firing Up West Virginia's Politics"NPR - "Massey CEO's Pay Soared As Mine Concerns Grew"NPR - "Mine Probe Examines Airflow, Possible Tampering"Washington Post - "West Virginia mine has been cited for myriad safety violations"abc News - "West Virginia Mine Survivor: Blast Felt Like 'Hurricane-Force Winds'"The New York Times - "No Survivors Found After West Virginia Mine Disaster"CNN - "12 killed in West Virginia mine blast"abc News - "Government Investigation Faults Massey Energy in West Virginia Mine Disaster"CNN - "Report: Deadliest U.S. mine disaster in decades due to safety failures"NPR - "Mine Victims' Families Recall Fear, Safety Issues"United States Department of Labor - "US Labor Department's MSHA cites corporate culture as root cause of Upper Big Branch Mine disaster Massey issued 369 citations and orders with $10.8 million in civil penalties"The New York Times - "Conviction of Don Blankenship, Ex-Coal Baron, Should be Overturned, Judge Recommends" Market Watch - "Guilty plea in 2010 mine disaster"United States Attorney's Office - "Former Upper Big Branch Mine Superintendent Sentenced To Prison"
Most podcasts tell you what happened; this week, we’re looking at why the wires got crossed in the first place. We’re dissecting the intersection of mental illness and the legal system, from the psychology of "diminished capacity" to the societal failures that turn patients into perpetrators. It’s not an excuse—it’s an explanation. Grab your coffee and your DSM-5; we're going deep into the headspace of the headlines.Research links below!Star Tribune - "Alvin Taylor"Deluth News Tribune - "Man who killed Esko native in Wisonsin in 1986 again denied release"The Dunn County News - "Taylor: placed in Mendota"The Sheboygan Press - "Suspect A 'Soldier Of God'"Leader-Telegram - "Alvin Taylor faces third murder charge"Leader-Telegram - "Portage man charged with two murders"ICJIA - "Mental Illness and Violence: Is there a Link?"Wisconsin Radio Network - "Serial killer Alvin Taylor again seeking release"National Library of Medicine - "Health care serial murder"BBC News - "Canadian nurse charged with eight murders"Getty Images - "Elizabeth Wettlaufer"The Washington Post - "Canadian public inquiry: If serial killer nurse hadn't confessed, she wouldn't have been caught"dreading (crime and psychology) - "The Red Surge: The Case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer" (YouTube)
They had the motive, the weapon, and the perfect vantage point—until they didn’t. This week, we’re looking at the history-altering moments that didn't happen. We explore the thin line between a tragedy and a "near miss," diving into the strange stories of high-stakes targets who escaped by the skin of their teeth. Whether it was a stroke of sheer luck, a mechanical fail, or a target who was just too stubborn to go down, these are the plots that crashed and burned at the finish line.Research links below!Famous American Trials - "Biographic Sketch of Lewis Powell"Smithsonian - "Lewis Thornton Powell"Lincoln Conspirators - "Lewis Powell's Life in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida"Abraham Lincoln's Assassination - "Lewis Powell"EBSCO - "Lewis Powell"All That's Interesting - "Lewis Powell, The Lincoln Assassination Co-Conspirator Who Stabbed The Secretary Of State"The New York Times - "Bremer Diary Details Effort to Kill Nixon"The New York Times - "To Save America's Lost Children"The New York Times - "Now, Arthur Bremer Is Known"The New York Times - "Article Says Nixon Schemed to Tie For to Wallace Attack""An Assassin's Diary" by Arthur BremerJustia - "Bremer v. State"1819 News - "Arthur Bremer's sentence ends May 15 on anniversary of shooting former Gov. George Wallace"WSFA 12 News - "George C. Wallace attempted assassin free after 53 years" (YouTube)TIME - "The Nation: The Making of a Lonely Misfit"
Episode 215 - Add to Cart

Episode 215 - Add to Cart

2026-01-0701:13:08

The decade of dial-up wasn't all boy bands and bright colors—underneath the neon glow, things were getting dark. This week, we’re looking back at crimes that shook the 90s. From grainy VHS leads to the early days of DNA, we’re revisiting the era when "the 411" was often a matter of life and death.Research links below! Psychology Today - "Murder of a Ghost Writer"Psi Encyclopedia - "D Scott Rogo"Los Angeles Times - "Author of Books on the Paranormal Found Slain: Northridge: The 40-year-old was stabbed to death in his home. Police, hunting for a motive, say they have no proof to link his death to his livelihood."Chill Seekers - "The Life and Death of D. Scott Rogo"HubPages - "The Life and Mysterious Death of D. Scott Rogo"Margaret Press - "Details on the D. Scott Rogo Murder"Find a Grave - "Adrianne Jessica Jones"Texas Monthly - "The Killer Cadets"Getty Images - "Murder of Adrianne Jones"Crime Library - "The Texas Cadet Murder Case"Alamy - "Adrianne Jones"
Everything is bigger in Texas—including the crime scenes. This week, we’re heading to the Lone Star State to untangle a web of small-town secrets, big-time betrayal, and a motive as dry as a West Texas summer. Grab a Shiner, lock your doors, and remember: in Texas, "bless your heart" is a kindness, but "I've got a shovel" is a threat.Research links below! abc13 - "Texas Mansion Mystery: The life and murders of Joan Robinson Hill and Dr. John Hill"HAIF - "The Murder Of Joan Robinson Hill"Texas Archive - "Joan and John Hill Murder Investigations - KPRC-TV Collection"People - "A Texas Socialite Died Mysteriously. Did Her Powerful Father Take Justice into His Own Hands?"abc11 - "Iconic home in Texas Mansion Murder is on the market in Houston"Find A Grave - "Joan Olive Robinson Hill"Park City Daily News - "Halloween death planned for convicted candy killer"The Free Lance-Star - "Impact of the 'Candy Man'"The Dispatch - "Man convicted of poisoning son"Lakeland Ledger - "Chemist Heard In Murder Trial"The Free Lance-Star - "Court rejects condemned man's plea"The Deseret News - "Lethal injection ends life of Texas dad who killed his 8-year-old son with cyanide candy"The Victoria Advocate - "Poison Candy Trial Testimony To End"Gainsville Sun - "'Candy Man' executed by injection in Texas"
Financial ruin? Marital rage? Or just profound self-pity? We run down the terrifyingly mundane reasons a person decides their entire family is better off gone. Tune in for a rapid-fire look at familicide, the crime where the destruction is total and the motive is pure, twisted control.You can check out the Book vs. Movie Podcast here!Research links below!Independent - "Woman who planned the murder of most of her family reveals why she did it."Daily News - "Dad whose wife and sons were slaughtered forgives daughter for plotting murders"NBC News - "Police: Boyfriend wanted to kill girl's parents"Oxygen - "'I Don't Care - Do What You Gotta Do': Texas Teen Plots The Slaughter Of Her Family With Her Boyfriend"abc News - "Shooting, Arson Survivor Whose Family Was Slain forgives Daughter, Killers For Plotting Murders"The New Zealand - "Chilling moment police tell Terry Caffey his daughter had their family killed"CNN - "Daughter, 16, charged in murder of mother, brothers"Texas Monthly - "Flesh and Blood"True Crime Central - "Piers Morgan Interviews Woman Who Killed Her Entire Family | Erin Caffey | True Crime Interview" (YouTube)abc News - "British Millionaire 'Killed Family, Torched House'"The Guardian - "Millionaire facing ruin shot wife and daughter and then killed himself"BBC News - "Police praised for Osbaston House mansion deaths case" Crime and Investigation - "Christopher Foster"
No theme. No cohesion. Just two hosts, two wildly different crimes, and a whole lot of questions. Get ready for a cold-blooded cocktail of cases.You can check out We're All Just Pretending here!Research links below! 6abc Action News - "Hearing continues in Ellen Greenberg case as family pushes for autopsy review"Deadline - "As Ellen Greenberg's Parents Vie To Reopen Case Of Her Suspicious Death, ABC News Studios, Elle & Dakota Fanning & Blackfin Investigate For Hulu"CNN - "Despite 20 knife wounds and 11 bruises, Ellen Greenberg's death was ruled a suicide. The pathologist just changed his mind"A&E - "Ellen Greenberg's Mysterious Death: Could Someone Be Capable of Stabbing Themselves 20 Times?"Canada Unsolved - "MISSING: the Jack Family - 08/02/1989 - Prince George, B.C."The Strand - "The vanishing Jack Family"CBC - "Missing since 1989: Age-progressed photos show what Jack family might look like today"The Province - "Vanishing Act"CTV News - "'Tragic and haunting memory': B.C. family had been missing for 30 years"
The dark web isn't just for buying dubious socks. This week, we dive into the cases where the internet wasn't just a search tool—it was the weapon, the hunting ground, and sometimes, the motive. Screens turn deadly.You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast here!Research links below! The Australian Women's Weekly - "My little girl was killed by an internet predator"ABC News - "Man found guilty of murdering Carly Ryan"ABC News - "Father, son 'made up false IDs to kill teenager'"The Carly Ryan FoundationThe Advertiser - "SA Parliament introduces new laws targeting predators who lie about their age online to children"ABC News - "Ryan's convicted killer launches appeal"SBS - "How a mother turned her grief at her daughter's murder into a cyber safety crusade"All About Cookies - "Catfish Capitals: These Are the Places You're Most Likely To Fall Victimto a Catfishing Scam"abc News - "Lottery winner's convicted killer speaks out from behind bars"People - "Lottery Winner Trusted Her to Write a Book About Him. Instead, She Killed Him and Took the Money"WUSF NPR - "Abraham Shakespeare"Oxygen - "A Multi-Million Dollar Mystery: Was A Lottery Winner's Sudden Wealth Motive for Murder?"abc News - "How amateur web sleuths helped solve the case of missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare"NBC News - "Fla. lottery winner led problem-filled life"
Australia's story isn't just one of pioneers and platypuses—it's also a story of a nation's darkest deeds. From the quiet suburbs to the vast, unforgiving wilderness, we're uncovering the true crimes that shocked a continent and redefined a country's idea of safety.You can check out the High Expectations podcast here!Research links below! Bentahm Science - "Catherine & David Birnie"ABC News - "Sharon Fulton's husband blamed notorious serial killers David and Catherine Birnie for wife's 1986 disappearance, inquest told"Serial Killer Calendar - "David and Catherine Birnie: The Bonnie and Clyde of Australia"Medium -- "Twisted Couples: David and Catherine Birnie"Alchetron - "David and Catherine Birnie"Julian Knight - The Hoddle Street Massacre - "Chronology of Julian Knight's Life"ABC - "Hoddle Street killer won't be forgotten"The Age - "Confrontation with a killer"Aussie Criminals - "Julian Knight - The Hoddle Street Massacre"The Sydney Morning Herald - "Angry victims reject Knight's apology"Victorian Reports - "R v Knight [1989] VicRp 62; [1989] VR 705 (10 November 1988)"
We've all had a bad day, but these people took their frustrations to a whole new level. Join Vicky and Rachel as they explore the shocking—and surprisingly creative—cases of ordinary folks who turned to homemade explosives to settle scores, get rich, or just make a statement.You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below!FBI - "Harvey's Casino Bombing"The New York Times - "F.B.I. Says Casino Bombing Figure Considered Coast Bank Extortion"The Record-Courier - "40 years ago, Tahoe casino bombing was biggest in U.S. history"The Atavist Magazine - "A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite"The New York Times - "Federal Grand Jury Indicts 6 in Bombing of Casino at Tahoe"State Library Victoria - "The day that shook Russell Street"National Trust - "Russell Street Bombing Exhibition"Informit - "The Russell Street Bombing 30 years on"Ergo - "Russell Street Bombing"eMelbourne - "Russell Street Bombing"Monument Australia - "Constable Angela Taylor"
One killer is scary. Two? That's a whole new level of terror. Join Rachel and Vicky as they delve into the chilling accounts of two of history's most intriguing criminal pairs.You can check out the Not Fade Away Podcast here!Research links below! The Detective's Notebook - "Serial killer sisters"Alcatraz East Crime Museum - "The Black Widows of Liverpool"Murderpedia - "Catherine Flannagan"H-Net Online - "Sisters in Crime"Crime Museum - "The Black Widows of Liverpool"The New York Times - "A Quest for Revenge"Victorian Paris - "Murder Most Horrible: The Bloody Trunk Case"Fiction and Film for Scholars of France - "Stranger than Fiction: Steven Levingston on Murder, Mesmerism, and Forensics in Fin-de-siècle Paris"The Lineup - "A Body and a Bloody Trunk: The Infamous Gouffé Case of 1889"Brief Case - "The Disturbing & Horrifying Case of Gabrielle Bompard" (YouTube)
Crime isn't all big cities and bustling streets. In the wide-open spaces of South Dakota, from the Black Hills to the Badlands, some of the most chilling cases are hidden in plain sight. This week, Vicky and Rachel are exploring the dark side of the Mount Rushmore State, where secrets are buried as deep as the prairie soil.You can check out Murder Road Trip here!Research links below! Daily Capital Journal - "The human monster: How a suspected serial killer was arrested in Stanley County"The Billings Gazette - "Suspected Murderer Kunnecke Once Lived In Idaho"Deseret Evening News - "Career of a Criminal - William Kunnecke Under Arrest for Murder of His Sheepherder"Omaha Daily Bee - "Kunnecke's Trail of Blood"Omaha Daily Bee - "Kunnecke Held for Murder"The Salt Lake Herald - "Dakota Murder Mystery"The Citizen-Republican - "Life Term Convict Makes His Escape"Philip Weekly Review - "German 'Lifer' Now in Mexico?"South Dakota News Watch - "'Kids look to adults:' Responding to child trauma 50 years after Gitchie Manitou murders"Argus Leader - "Survivor speaks 40 years after Gitchie Manitou murders"Dakota News Now - "Throwback Thursday: History of the 1973 murders at Gitchie Manitou"Argus Leader - "What we know about the 1973 Gitchie Manitou mass murder where 4 teenagers were killed"Ottumwa Radio Group - "Tune into the Past with Ottumwa Radio: Gitchie Manitou Murders"
Vanished into thin air. This week, Rachel and Vicky dig into the baffling cases where people disappear without a trace, leaving more questions than answers.You can check out 600 Second Saga here!Research links below! Medium - "A Decade of Unanswered Questions Surrounding Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers"All That's Interesting - "Inside The Final Days Of Kris Kremers And Lisanne Froon And The Eerie Photos They Left Behind"LAD Bible - "Sobering story of two tourists who vanished before camera was found and left behind disturbing clues"UNILAD - "Friends who vanished while hiking left disturbing photo evidence on their phones"Strange Outdoors - "The disturbing deaths of Kirs Kremers and Lisanne Froon on their La Pianista Hike in Panama"Celina Koh Blogs - "Blog #1: The Tragic Disappearance of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers"Springfield Police - "Three Missing Women"Medium - "The Crazy Case of the Springfield Three: Where Are They?"Newsweek - "Three Women Vanished. More Than 30 Years Later, No One Knows What Happened"KY3 - "'The Springfield Three': 32 years since the disappearance of Suzie Streeter, Sherill Levitt, and Stacy McCall"FBI - "The Springfield Three - Springfield Missouri"Springfield News-Leader - "Three Missing Women: Ten Years Later - Part 1 of 5"Ozarks First - "Decades-Old Evidence May be Future of Missing Women Case"Springfield News-Leader - "Pokin Around: 3 missing women; here, then suddenly nowhere"
From the shores of Lake Erie to the rolling Appalachian foothills, Ohio's seen its share of darkness. This week, we dig into a Buckeye State case that'll make you say, 'Only in Ohio...' A special thank you to this week's guest, Caitlin Escobedo! You can learn more about her and Esco Birth and Family here!You can check the Book vs. Movie Podcast here!Research links below!The Dead History - "James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre"UPI - "James Ruppert, 48, described as a paranoid psychotic who..."AP - "Man who killed 11 relatives in Easter shooting dies at 88"Daily News - "The 1975 Easter massacre: Uncle Jimmy Ruppert kills his family"WCPO Cincinnati - "Living in a murder house: Hamilton mom copes with her home's dark past"American Hauntings - "The 'Easter Sunday Massacre': Horror and Hauntings of a Holiday Nightmare"The New York Times - "A Motive Is Sought in Slaying of 11 in a Family in Ohio"The New York Times - "Killer of 11 Is Given 11 Life Sentences"Journal-News - "No parole for James Ruppert in Easter mass murder"Explore With Us - "The Disturbing Case of the House of Horrors Killer | Documentary" (YouTube)Court News Ohio - "Death Penalty Upheld for Man Who Killed Two Women in Ashland"abc News - "A killer confession: Detective details 33-hour interrogation to get Ohio murderer to tell all"A&E - "The Detective Who Got Serial Killer Shawn Grate to Confess on Life After The Biggest Interrogation of Her Career"Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction - "Shawn M Grate"All That's Interesting - "Shawn Grate, The 'House Of Horrors' Killer Who Terrorized Ohio"TIME - "Man Linked to at Least 5 Women's Deaths Is 'Obviously a Serial Killer,' Sheriff Says"
Episode 204 - On God

Episode 204 - On God

2025-06-2601:15:02

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned... and so have they. Join Rachel and Vicky as they uncover the shocking true crimes committed by those sworn to righteousness.You can check out the We're All Just Pretending Podcast here!Research links below!The New York Times - "Gerald Robinson, Priest Convicted of Killing Ohio Nun, Dies at 76"Cleveland.com - "Ohio priest Gerald Robinson, convicted of strangling nun and stabbing her 31 times, dies in prison"Bishop Accountability - "A Family Remembers Its Sister"The Blade - "Slain nun's piety obscured in details of bizarre death"Getty Images - "Margaret Ann Pahl"Daily News - "'Holy-crazy' priest who dumped body parts in Hudson is only chaplain to get the chair in U.S."Digital Collections - "People of the State of New York v Hans Schmidt [Trial #3228]"Ephemeral New York - "A Priest, a maid, and a Second Avenue murder"All That's Interesting - "The Gruesome Crimes Of Hans Schmidt, The Only Catholic Priest Ever Executed In US History"The Evening World - "Hans Schmidt, Slayer of Anna Aumueller, Faces Death Chair"The Sun - "Schmidt Tells Tale of Shielding Muret"
When your world shrinks to a single room, and your life is in someone else's hands. We delve into the harrowing true stories of individuals who have been caught in the ultimate nightmare: being a hostage.You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast here!Research links below! Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma - "The Joseph Palczynski Story"Boston University - "Joe Palczynski: One Failure of the Mental Health System"The Sun - "Hostages safe; fugitive killed"The Washington Post - "Surrender Fell Through, Lawyer Says"Los Angeles Times - "Woman Accused of Buying Guns Used in 4 Killings"The Baltimore Sun - "The tale of Joseph Palczynski's victims"AL.com - "Photos from the Midland City Hostage crisis in February 2013"CBS News - "Saving Ethan: The FBI's race against the clock to rescue kidnapped Alabama boy"CBS 42 - "In 2013, the eyes of the world were on Alabama's 'Boy in the Bunker'"WDHN - "9-years-later: 'Boy in the Bunker' incident"WSJ - "A Stolen Boy, an Angry Loner, an Underground Bunker"CBS News - "Inside the FBI's real-life mission to save a young boy kidnapped and held hostage by a gunman"AL.com - "Man behind Alabama hostage standoff, Jimmy Lee Dykes: Paranoid, poor and particular"
Who needs a femme fatale when reality is this twisted? Join us as we uncover the true stories of women who proved that sometimes, the sweetest smiles hide the darkest secrets.You can check out the High Expectations podcast here!Research links below! Getty Images - "Sara Maria Aldrete Villareal, the so-called witch of a cult, discusses her role in the murder and death of the U.S. student, Mark Kilroy."SF Gate -"Woman called priestess of satanic cult says she's changed: Inmate has served 15 years in prison in Mexico for ritual sacrifices of 13"Deseret News - "'Perfect' Student Sought in Cult Slayings"Oxygen - "Deadly Narcosatanist Cult Performed Human Sacrifices For Drug Cartels"Time - "Cult of The Red-Haired Devil"Unknown Gender History - "Sara Maria Aldrete, Mexican Cult Serial Killer - 1989"Time - "CRIME: Louise"Murderpedia - "Louise Peete"The Spokesman-Review - "'Carbon Copy' Killer to Die"Palisadian-Post - "The Bizarre Tale of Murder Louise Peete In 1944, Her Crime on Hampden Place Led to the Gas Chamber"Los Angeles Magazine - "The Life and Lies of L.A. Man Killer Louise Peete"Deranged LA Crimes - "Aggie and the City of Forgotten Women: Part 1"Deranged LA Crimes - "Dead Woman Walking: Louise Peete, Part 3"Deranged LA Crimes - "Dead Woman Walking: Louise Peete, Part 4"
From arsenic to antifreeze, we're diving deep into the dark world of deadly doses. Get ready for tales of twisted intentions and silent killers. This episode is toxic!You can check out Murder and Such here!Research links below! The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - "Arsenic, Familicide, and Female Physiology in Nineteenth-Century America"Alexandria Gazette - "A Terrible Confession"Morning Journal and Courier - "A Modern Borgia's Deeds"The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer - "A Woman Executed""Periodic Insanity as Illustrated in the Case of Sarah J. Whiteling, and Others" by Alice Bennett, MDMurderpedia - "Sarah Jane Whiteling"Medium - "Sarah Jane Whiteling: The Wholesale Poisoner"BBC News - "Patricia Dagorn: France's 'Black Widow' jailed for poisonings"The Guardian - "France's 'black widow' jailed for 22 years after killing two elderly men"Pulse - "France's 'Black Widow' has prison term cut on appeal"South China Morning Post - "'Perverse' woman who seduced and murdered old men is jailed for 22 years in France"The Guardian - "France's 'black widow' on trial for killing two old men for their money"Getty Images - "Files in the case of Patricia Dagorn"New York Post - "How 'black widow' became the femme fatale of the French Riviera"The Times - "Black Widow of Côte d’Azur robbed and poisoned lonely men"RFI - "'Black Widow' gets 22-year jail term for poisoning wealthy old men"
This is part 2 of our 200th episode extravaganza!Two hundred episodes! We've journeyed through countless cases of darkness, mystery, and the truly unbelievable. To celebrate this milestone, join us as we return to the countdown you've all been waiting for: our definitive Top Ten crimes of all time. These cases have stuck with us, the ones that burrowed under our skin and continue to fascinate and disturb in equal measure. From shocking betrayals to baffling disappearances and the pure embodiment of evil, we'll revisit the details, the impact, and why these ten cases have earned a permanent spot in our true crime consciousness. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as we delve into the crimes that have defined our last 200 episodes – and perhaps, the genre itself. You might think you know our tastes, but are you ready for the ultimate reveal? Tune in and find out! A special thank you to this week's guest, Michael Wanfalt!
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