Severed | True Crime Podcast

Drew solo hosts to discuss the gruesome murders of Alex J. Mengel, New York State’s serial killer, and the inspiration for the film The Silence of the Lambs. Drew details the gripping pursuit of the fugitive by New York State and his actions that align with notable characters from the film, Buffalo Bill and Dr. Hannibal Lecter. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder with graphic details of dismemberment and the removal of flesh from a victim’s body (adult and child), domestic violence, attempted abduction, kidnapping, pedophilia, and allusion to unaliving oneself. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Dark Cinematic Soundscape | “Night” by Argsound (via YouTube; Argsound Music Channel–follow for Patreon information) Book: Unearthing A Serial Killer (2015) by David Paul and Kevin F. McMurray Article: “A Twisted Trail” via Time Magazine Archives (Time.com) Article: “Murder of Cop 30 Years Ago May Have Been Work of Serial Killer” (PIX 11) Article: “Alex J. Mengel” via Murderpedia (murderpedia.org) Article: “Westchester Murder Suspect Dies in Struggle With State Policemen” by James Feron (New York Times archive; nytimes.com) Article: “Unearthing A Serial Killer: The Murder of Alex J. Mangel” by David Paul (The Lineup; the-line-up.com) Article: “Girl Who Disappeared in 1984 Is Found Dead” by John T. McQuiston (NYT; non-paywalled article) Article: “Untitled” from AP Archives (via Associated Press) Petition: Justice 4 Antonella [Mattina] via iPetitions.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew solo hosts to analyze the major highlights of the Lizzie Borden case. Drew chronologizes key details leading up to the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden from six years to days before the double homicide. The episode concludes with the perception of Lizzie Borden in the media, at trial, and her accounting of the day of the murders on August 4, 1892. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of the double homicide of Andrew and Abby Borden. Details include bodily injury and blood imagery. Lynching and sexual themes are included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Mysterious Dark Piano - “Shattered Glass” by CJBeards (BreakingCopyright–Royalty Free Music) via YouTube Website: Lizzie Borden Trial (1839) (via UMKC School of Law; Professor Douglas O. Linder) Website: Lizzie Andrew Borden - Virtual Museum & Library (lizzieandrewborden.com) Website: Lizzie Borden - Crime Museum (crimemuseum.org) Article: “How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder” by Joseph Conforti; Updated by Sonja Anderson) (Smithsonian Magazine) Article: “Arrest and Trial of Lizzie Borden: Topics in Chronicling America” via Library of Congress (loc.gov) Article: “The Lizzie Borden Collection at the Fall River Historical Society” via Fall River Historical Society (fallriverhistorical.org) Article: “Lizzie Borden | Rhyme, Biography, Trial, & Facts” by Britannica Editors (britannica.com) Article: “Lizzie Borden” via EBSCO (ebsco.com) Article: “Lizzie Borden’s Parents Found Dead” by History.com Editors (history.com) Article: “True Crime Collectables: Letter From Lizzie Borden” by Jamie Kingman Rice, MHS Deputy Director (Maine Historical Society; mainehistory.org) Article: “Fourteen Reasons to Believe Lizzie Murdered Her Parents” (via UMKC School of Law; Professor Douglas O. Linder) Article: “‘Lynch Law in America’: Annotated” by Liz Tracy (JSTOR Daily; jstor.org) Article: “The Gilded Age” by T. Jackson Lears (The Gilder Lehrman Institute; gilderlehrman.org) Article: “Crime, 1780-1925” via The Digital Panopticon (digitalpanopticon.org) Article: “Medical Management Guidelines for Hydrogen Cyanide” via CDC.gov Article: “Poisons and the Development of Toxicology in the 19th Century” by Maria Christodoulou (Royal College of Surgeons of England; rcseng.ac.uk) Article: “She Couldn’t Have Done It, Even If She Did” by Kathryn Allamong Jacob (American Heritage; americanheritage.com) Article: “The History of Lizzie Borden: Burying the Axe” by Christian Ford (JMU Scholarly Commons) Archive: The Trial of Lizzie Borden via UMKC Law School (famous-trials.com) Website: Lizzie Borden Home Floor Plan via Historical Trial Transcripts (historicaltranscripts.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the foul odors emanating from the hallways of West Florence High School, where a 32-year-old teacher’s assistant, Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis, was caught on video spraying fart spray into a hallway and a classroom, which eventually permeated the school’s ventilation system. Students were reportedly overcome by the odors, struggling to breathe, or absent to avoid exacerbating underlying health conditions. CW | TW: This episode discusses child endangerment by fart spray. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Florence Teaching Assistant Arrested for Using Fart Spray (News 19 WLTX) Article: “Assistant Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Stinking Up His School with Fart Spray” by Bill Hutchinson (ABC News) Article: “Teaching Assistant Arrested After Ongoing Foul Odor at West Florence High School” by Juliet Colville (ABC 15 News) Article: “Poop Spray Causes $55K in Damage at South Carolina School; Teaching assistant Arrested and Charged” by Minyvonne Burke (NBC News) Article: “S.C. Teaching Assistant Arrested for Allegedly Releasing Fart Spray, Causing $55K Damage and Making Students ‘Physically Sick’” by Escher Walcott (People) Article: “Gas Smell That Sickened Some Kids Gone at West Florence High School” by Tonya Brown (ABC 15 News) Article: “Man Caught Using Foul Odor Spray on School’s Surveillance Videos: Florence Deputies” by Alexis Cooper (ABC 15 News) Article: “Conroe Students Face Felony Charges for ‘Fart Spray’ That Evacuated Caney Creek HS, Records Show” Lileana Pearson 9 (Eyewitness 13 News) Website: West Florence High School | Academic Calendar (WestFlorence.F1s.org) Website: Safety Facts Sheet (LiquidAss.com) Press Release: Florence County Sheriff’s Office - South Carolina’s Post (FB) South Carolina Code of Laws: “2024 South Carolina Code of Laws Title 16–Crimes and Offenses Chapter 7–Offenses Against The Peace Section 16-7-160. Illegal Use of Stink Bombs or Other Devices Containing Foul or Offensive Odors” (Justia U.S. Law) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the menacing NYPD Officer, Ryan Olsen, who flashed his gun at a stripper outside The Carousel: Gentlemen's Club in Huntington Station, Long Island. We outline the complaints against him and identify patterns in his behavior. CW | TW: This episode discusses police, abuse of power and authority, racial profiling, harassment, and gun imagery. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: NYPD Detective Suspended, Accused of Flashing Gun Near South Huntington Night Club (News 12 Long Island) Article: “NYPD Detective Suspended, Accused of Flashing Gun Near South Huntington Night Club” by News 12 Staff Article: “NYPD Detective With History Of Misconduct Busted for Flashing Firearm at Long Island Stripper: ‘Have You Ever Been Shot?’” by Tina Moore and Chris Harris (NY Post) Facebook Page: Carousel Lounge LI Instagram: The Carousel (@carousellongisland) Yelp Reviews: The Carousel Google Reviews: The Carousel Night Club NYC Civilian Complaint Review: Ryan Olsen #5992 (50-a.org) Website: NYPD | Property Division (NYC.gov) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss “dead” kayaker Ryan Borgwardt and his attempt to fake his own death, leaving his wife and three children in Watertown, Wisconsin, to be with his online lover in the former Soviet republic.  CW | TW: This episode discusses death fraud, a premeditated plan to unalive oneself, and death imagery. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: After Faking His Own Death, Ryan Borgwardt is Back in Court (WFRV) Article: “The Missing Kayaker: What Happened to Ryan Borgwardt?” by Jamie Thompson (The Atlantic) Article: “He Faked His Death to Start New Life with Woman He Met Online: Here Were His Last Texts to His Wife” by Nicole Acosta (People.com) Article: “Panicked texts Reveal Final Conversation Between Wife and Wisconsin Kayaker Who Faked His Death To Be With European Mistress Before He Vanished” by Richard Pollina (NY Post) Article: “The Wife of a Wisconsin Kayaker Who Faked His Own Death moves To End Their Message” by Todd Richmond (AP) Article: “Wisconsin Father Who Allegedly Faked Kayak Accident Was in Contact with Woman Overseas: Police” by Liam Quinn (People.com) Article: “Sheriff Says Runaway Wis. Father Who Faked His Own Death Returned ‘Willingly,’ Did So ‘For His Family, I Guess’” by KC Baker (People.com) Article: “Wisconsin Kayaker Who Faked His Death and Fled to Asia Says Plan Was A ‘Crazy, Emotional Dream’” by Todd Richmond (AP) Article: “Man Who Faked Death, Fled US Gets 89 Days in Jail For the 89 Days He Was Missing” by Emily Shapiro (ABCNews) Article: “Missing Kayaker in Green Lake Believed To Have Faked His Death and Fled the Country” by Joe Schulz (WPR; Wisconsin Public Radio) Article: “Man Who Faked His Own Death in Green Lake Sentenced to 89 Days in Jail” by Evan Casey (WPR; Wisconsin Public Radio) Article: “Update: Out On Bond After Fleeing the Country and Faking His Death, Ryan Borgwardt Charged with Misdemeanor” by Dylan Hunter Carter (WTMJ; 620WTMJ) Arbitration: Washington-Caldwell School District and OPEIU Local No. 9, AFL-CIO-CLC (WERC.WI.gov) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the salacious sexual scandal between Rev. Travis Clark and two dominatrices, Lady Vi (Mandy Dixon) and Melissa Cheng (Empress Cheng), that occurred at a church’s altar in 2020. Listener discretion is advised. NSFW. CW | TW: This episode is NSFW as it contains talk of sexual abuse, sexual deviance, pedophilia, defiling of church property, blasphemy, obscene sex acts, BDSM, and more. This is a record for us here at Severed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Former Priest Gets 3 Years Probation for Obscenity (WGNO-TV) Article: “Priest Recorded Having Group Sex on Altar of Pearl River Church, Police Say; 3 Arrested” by Ramon Antonio Vargas and Sara Pagones (NOLA.com) Article: “Priest Recorded Having Group Sex on Altar of Louisiana Church, Cops and Records Say” by Ramon Antonio Vargas and Sara Pagones (Sun-Herald) Article: “Catholic Priest Caught Making Sex Tape on Pear River Church Altar Pleads Guilty to Felony Obscenity” by Ken Daley (KPLCTV) Article: “Disgraced Priest Who Had Sex on Church Altar Getting His Confiscated Electronics Back” by Chris Harris (NYPost) Article: “Louisiana Judge Orders Return of Devices to Ex-Priest Caught Having Sex on Church Altar” by Ramon Antonion Vargas (The Guardian) Article: “Pat Wattigny, Former Rummel Chaplain, Pope John Paul II President, Added to Clergy Sex Abuse List” by Ramon Antonio Vargas (non-paywalled; NOLA.com) Article: “‘So Shaken’ Dominatrix ‘Caught Filming S&M Porn Video with Priest at Church Altar’ Suffering Nightmares & Panic Attacks After Arrest” by Katy Forrester (The U.S. Sun) Article: “Louisiana Judge Orders Return of Devices to Ex-Priest Caught Having Sex on Church Altar” by Ramon Antonio Vargas (The Guardian) Press Release: “Pearl River Priest Pleads Guilty to Felony Obscenity” (J. Collins Sims; 22nd Judicial District Attorney) Lady Vi Promo: Lady Vi (Embedded via DailyMailUK) GoFundMe: Support Melissa Cheng’s Lawyer Fees and Med Leave (GoFundMe) Louisiana Obscenity Law: Obscenity (106) (Louisiana State Legislature) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We celebrate our 100th episode by discussing the history and details of the Overlook Asylum (Essex County Hospital), the haunted Ayers-Allen House in Metuchen, and the tragic history of the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City.  CW | TW: This episode discusses human endangerment, murder, death/unaliveness, and the paranormal, profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Overlook Hospital Article: “Haunted NJ: The Overbrook Asylum” by Dan Bergstein (BestOfNJ) Article: “A Farewell to Overbrook Asylum” (Essex County Hospital) Article: “Overbrook Hospital: Historic NJ Asylum’s Buildings Demolished; Author Records Their Demise” by Owen Proctor (NorthJersey.com) Documentary:  Words of Overbrook by Wheeler Atabanez Ayers-Allen House National Registry of Historic Places Nomination Form: Ayers-Allen House Series: The Holzer Files: “Possessor’s Curse” (S1E9; 2019) Haunted Open House Flyer: Ayers-Allen House (via Metuchen-Edison Historical Society) Facebook: The Ayers-Allen House  GenealogyBank: “Spooky Tales: The Ayers-Allen Haunted Tavern” (Facebook) Article: “Photos: Most Haunted Places in Central Jersey” (MyCentralJersey) Article: “History of Metuchen” (via Metuchen-Edison Historical Society) Book: Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond by Hans Holzer (2004) Website: Metuchen, New Jersey (Revolutionary War New Jersey) Absecon Lighthouse Website: Absecon Lighthouse (AbseconLighthouse.org) Article: “The Haunted History of New Jersey’s Absecon Lighthouse” by Alondra Cabrera (New Jersey Digest) Article: “Ghost Stories of Absecon Lighthouse” (Haunted U.S.) Historical Newsletter: “The Wreck of the Powhattan and Absecon Light” by Michael Connor (Atlantic County Historical Society) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss historical facts and mythos surrounding The Myrtles. We succinctly chronicle the plantation’s 230-year history and explore the autobiographical (and erotically-charged) accounts of one-time proprietress, Frances Kermeen, in her book, The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America’s Most Haunted House, published in 2005. CW | TW: This episode discusses enslavement, murder, and sexuality. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Website: The Myrtles Website: Explore Louisiana Book: The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America’s Most Haunted House (2024) by Frances Kermeen Book: The History and Haunting of the Myrtles Plantation (2nd Edition; 2016) by Rebecca F. Pittman Book: Haunted Houses: Chilling Tales From 26 American Homes (2020) by Nancy Roberts  Book: Louisiana Legends & Lore by Alan Brown (2021) Article: “The Myrtles Plantation Legends, Lore, and Lies: How Historical Research Revealed The True Story Behind ‘One of The Most Haunted Houses in America” (AmericanHauntingsInk) Article: “This ‘Haunted’ Louisiana Plantation Is Featured In A New Netflix Docuseries. How To Watch.” by Hannah Levitan (NOLA) Blog: “Myrtles Plantation I: A Southern Haunting” (U.S. Ghost Adventures) Article: “Crapemyrtle” (Arbor Day Foundation) Docuseries: Files of the Unexplained: “Ghosts of Myrtles Plantation” (Netflix) Episode: Inside America’s Most Haunted House: “World’s Most Unexplained 103” (HauntTV) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Description: Drew solo hosts to discuss the murders of Leslie Mazzara and Adriane Insogna that occurred between Halloween 2004 and early November 2004 in Napa Valley, California. CW | TW: This episode discusses predatory behavior, murder, and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: 48 Hours Preview: Nightmare in Napa (CBS News) Article: “Nightmare in Napa” by Daniel Schorn (CBS News) Article: “Sole Survivor of Napa Killings Speaks” by (ABC News) Article: “Halloween Murder in the Napa Valley” by Katherine Ramsland (CrimeLibrary.org) Article: “Women Who Survived Night of Murders Still Seeking Perspective, Peace” by Julissa McKinnon” (non-paywalled; Napa Valley Register) Article: “NAPA/Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbings of 2 Women/Husband of Co-Worker of One of the Victims if Jailed As Suspect in 2004 Killings” by Jim Doyle, Matthew B. Stannard (Chronicle; SFGate) Book: Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country by Paul LaRosa (LOC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss an inflatable yard decoration that took flight in Bay Village, Ohio. This 15-foot pumpkin was ablaze with LED lighting amidst a wind and rainstorm, obstructing traffic and posing a challenge to officers on the scene to restrain its loose tethers. CW | TW: This episode discusses a runaway, inflated pumpkin! Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Ohio Police Officer Attacked By Inflatable Pumpkin (KENS 5) Article: “Cop ‘Attacked’ By Giant Inflatable Runaway Halloween Pumpkin in Middle of the Street” by Jon Haworth (ABC News) Article: “Giant, Inflatable Pumpkin ‘Attacks’ Police Officer Trying To Wrangle It” by Rachel Vadaj and Dorothy Sedovic (WTVM) Article: “Giant Inflatable Pumpkin ‘Attacks’ Bay Village Police Officer” by Drew Scofield (News 5 Cleveland) Article: “Watch: Bay Village Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Inflatable Pumpkin” by (WJW; Fox 8) Article: “Ohio Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Runaway Pumpkin–Months After Turkeys Chased Him Down During Traffic Stop in Viral Video” by Jacki Thrapp (NY Post) Article: “Video: Ohio Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Pumpkin” by Joanna Putman (Police 1) Article: “Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Infaltable Pumpkin On The Loose in Ohio. See the Video” by Jennifer Rodriguez (The Kansas City Star) Facebook Post: Bay Village Officer Attacked By Halloween Display (Dashcam Footage) Product: Menards Pumpkin Hollow 15’ LED Colossal Pumpkin Halloween Inflatable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss armed robbery and violence at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ. Orlando Ocampo-Galo stuffed his backpack with stolen perfumes before being apprehended in Macy’s.  CW | TW: This episode discusses armed robbery, theft, and violence. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Article: “Shoplifter Pulled Knife, Headbutted Security at Macy’s, Cops Say” by Anthony G. Attrino (NJ.com) Article: “Four Charged with Shoplifting From Willowbrook Mall Stores: Wayne PD” by Michelle Rotuno-Johnson (Patch.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the visceral to viral “F**k You! I Quit!” announcements from Walmart and Burlington employees. We consider how far-reaching and universal this message appears on social media and in the broader work culture. CW | TW: This episode discusses profanity-laden public resignations–take some notes. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources YouTube Clip: Walmart Worker Quits Over Intercom: Beth McGrath Resigns Over Store Loudspeaker: F-k this job. (Inside Stories) Article: “Walmart Worker Resigns Over Store Loudspeakers: ‘F-k This Job’” by Fox 5 NY Staff (Fox 5) Article: “Disgruntled Carencro Walmart Employee Quits Her Job Over Store Intercom, Posts Video to Facebook” by DJ Digital (973 TheDawg) Article: “‘F*** This Job’: Video of Walmart Worker’s Resignation Viewed Over 23,000 Times” by Jack Beresford (Newsweek) Article: “Employee Quits After Announcing ‘I Hate This Job’ Over Store’s PA System” by Rebecca Flood (Newsweek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the reoffending Burger Bandit, Jermaine Campbell, who broke into a Shake Shack restaurant in Paramus, NJ, to cook himself a meal and steal merchandise, including a chef’s hat. How does he like his burger? Well done.  CW | TW: This episode discusses burgers, breaking and entering, and burglary, with a side of theft. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Article: “Newark Man Accused of Breaking into Paramus Shake Shack Multiple Times, Cooking Food” by Manahil Ahmad (NorthJersey.com) Article: “Man Breaks Into North Jersey Shake Shack, Cooks Himself Food: Police” by Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff (Patch.com) Article: “N.J. Man Broke into Shake Shack, Cooked Himself Food, Cops Say” by Nicolas Fernandes (NJ.com) Article: “Man Accused of Breaking into Paramus Shake Shack and Cooking Himself A Meal” (Eyewitness News 7) Article: “Surprise! App Leads Bergen Sheriff’s Officers Directly to Mercedes Thief at Mall In Paramus” by Jerry DeMarco (DailyVoice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the former SoCal USPS postal worker, Mary Ann Magdamit, and her three-year mail and bank fraud scheme, in which she splashed her freshly stolen cash on social media and took lavish vacations to Aruba and Turks and Caicos. Oh, but she’s giving back the Rolex. CW | TW: This episode discusses mail and other types of fraud. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Former USPA Worker in SoCal Pleads Guilty (KTLA 5) Article: “Postal Worker Flaunting Stacks of Cash Online Stole Mail for Years in CA, Feds Say” by Julia Marnin (The Sacramento Bee) Article: “Former Los Angeles USPS Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks, Cash from Mail at Torrance Post Office” by Dean Fioresi (CBS News) Article: “SoCal Postal Worker Stole Mail to Buy a Rolex, Vacation in Aruba and Turks and Caicos, Feds Say” by Summer Lin (Los Angeles Times) Article: “Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks, Debit and Credit Cards from the Mail” by Madison E. Goldberg (People) Press Release: “Carson Woman and Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail” (United States Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California) Resources for Victims: USPIS (USPIS.gov) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss Charlotte, North Carolina, mom, Cherez Davis, who shot warning shots at a local health fair to allegedly break up a fight between her son and another child. It’s a theater of the absurd for those who love our strange stories. CW | TW: This episode discusses talk of guns and a shooting, but thankfully, there were no injuries or fatalities. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources News Clip: Fight Prompts Mom to Fire Shots at Back-to-School Event (Queen City News) Article: “Mom Wanted to Break Up Fight at Back-to-School Event. So She Allegedly Opened Fire–And Sent Kids Running for Their Lives” by KC Baker (People) Article: “Mother Arrested After Firing Shots at Charlotte Back-to-School Event to Break Up Fight, Affidavit Says” by Connor Lomis (WBTV 3) Article: “Health Center CEO Describes Panic After Charlotte Back-to-School Event Gunfire” by Jeff A. Chamber (Charlotte Observer) Article: “Mom Allegedly Open-Fired To Break Up Fight At A Back-to-School Fair–Sending Kids Running Into Traffic” by Anthony Blair (NY Post) Article: “North Carolina Gun Laws Explained” (Manning Law Firm, PLLC) Article: “Gun Laws By State–Which States Your Permit Works In” (BulkCheapAmmo.com) Article: “Black Mom Tries to Stop School Fight–What She Did Next Left Kids Fleeing in Terror” by Angela Wilson (TheRoot.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry solo hosts and discusses the May 2018 incident of a not-housebroken-for-prime-time New Jersey school superintendent accused of lewdness and repeated public “relief” on a rival high school’s track. Harry discusses the main story from 2018, as well as its aftermath.  Not for the faint of bowel. CW | TW: This episode includes details of a scatological nature and a professional school administrator who is not housebroken. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources News Clip: “N.J. Superintendent Accused of Defecating On Another School’s Track” (CBS New York) Article: “N.J. School Superintendent Charged With Lewdness, Public Urination/Defecation” by Chris Sheldon (NJ.com) Article: “School Board to Meet on Superintendent Accused of Pooping on H.S. Track”  by Chris Sheldon (NJ.com) Article: “Human Feces Found on High School Track ‘On a Daily Basis’; Suspect is a School Superintendent” by CrimeSider Staff (CBS News) Article: “Former Superintendent Who Admitted To Pooping at New Jersey School Loses Federal Lawsuit” by Virginia Streva (Philly Voice)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry solo hosts and discusses the May 2025 case of a Chuck E. Cheese mascot committing credit card fraud at a restaurant in Tallahassee, Florida.  Harry outlines the broad strokes of the case, talks about the childhood disillusionment of seeing a beloved character be led out in handcuffs, and weighs whether or not the pizza at Chuck E. Cheese is edible. CW | TW: This episode discusses theft, police activity, and a grown man dressed in a giant mouse costume. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources News Clip: “Chuck. E. Cheese Arrest Leaves Impression on Florida Family: ‘Does This Mean Chuck. E’s Gone Forever?’” (Fox 35 Orlando) Article: “‘Come With Me, Chuck. E.’: Mouse Arrested on Credit Card Fraud Charges” by Victor Mather (NYT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the sudden and untimely death of a passenger on board a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Doha in February 2025. We outline the in-flight response by the crew and the traumatic events, in which passenger Mitchell Ring was forced to sit next to the corpse for the remaining four hours of the flight. CW | TW: This episode discusses death, trauma, and sexual innuendo (in that order). Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources Article: “Couple’s Trauma After Body Placed Next to Them on Flight” by Maia Davies (BBC) Article: “Man Forced to Sit Next to Corpse for Hours After Passenger Dies on Long-Haul Flight” by A Current Affair Staff (Channel 9 Now) Article: “Couple Forced to Sit Next to Dead Body on Plane for 4 Hours After Woman Dies Midflight” by Matt Lavietes (NBC News) Article: “‘I Was Really Shocked’: Body Placed Next to Passenger on Qatar Airways” by Chris Lau (CNN) Article: “Qatar Airways Says Staff Handled Passenger Death with ‘Dignity’ After Couple Is Forced to Sit Next to Dead Body For 4 Hours” by Rachel McRady (People) Article: “Qatar Airways Says Crew Handled Dead Passenger ‘Appropriately’” by Koh Ewe (BBC) Article: “What Happens When A Passenger Dies Mid-Flight? The Answer May Surprise You” by Michael Capetta (Travel + Leisure) Article: “Couple Had to Sit Next to Body After Woman Died Midflight” by Jenny Gross (non-paywalled; NYT) IATA Guidelines: Death on Board Guidelines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the tragic discovery of Matthew Zoll’s body in a Long Island homeowner’s swimming pool in May 2025. He suffered from schizophrenia and was wanted for the murder of his father, Joseph Zoll Sr., in November 2024. CW | TW: This episode discusses mental health, murder, and remains. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources News Clip: Body Found in Long Island Pool Identified as Murder Suspect (CBS New York) Article: “Long Island Homeowner Uncovering Pool for the Summer Finds Body Floating in Water” by Greg Cergol (NBC 4 NY) Article: “Body Found in Backyard Swimming Pool in East Shoreham Likely 23-Year-Old Murder Suspect: Police” by Chanteé Lans Article: “6 Months Later, Search Continues for LI Man Accused of Killing His Dad” by Mike White (GreaterLongIsland.com) Article: “Update: Police Seek Man Wanted for the Fatal Sabbing of His Father in Rocky Point” (Press Release; TBRNewsMedia.com) Article: “Long Island Home Where the Body Of a Fugitive Murder Suspect Was Found in Backyard Pool Belongs to Detective Who Searched for Him: Records” by Brandon Cruz (New York Post) Article: “A Man Found A Dead Body Floating in His Backyard Pool. Police Believe It May Be A Missing 23-Year-Old Fugitive” by Kimberlee Speakman (People Magazine) Article: “Funeral Held for Matthew Zoll, 23, as Family Reflects on Love, Loss, and Mental Health” by Brian Harmon (GreaterLongIsland.com) Obituary: Matthew John Zoll (EverLoved.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the controversy surrounding the brunch menu at Taylor Sam’s, a local eatery in Bay Head, NJ, after a video was posted to their TikTok account criticizing customers for sharing their opinions on the expensive food prices. Edgly Marketing Group owner Nick George fed lines to co-owner Dawn Spivak to target a “different” demographic and further drive their number of followers and the virality of their posts. CW | TW: This episode includes profanity directly linked to this case. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources Article: “N.J. Restaurant Told Customers To ‘F— Off’ On TikTok. It Didn’t Go Well” by Lauren Musni (NJ.com) Article: “Taylor Sam’s in Bay Head Slapped By Harsh Lesson Over Price of Edgy TikTok Marketing” by Michael L. Diamond (Asbury Park Press) Facebook Group: Point Pleasant Beach, Boro & Bay Head Neighborhood Group Facebook YouTube Clip: Restaurant Apologizes for TikTok Reaction to Customer Saying Breakfast Was Too Expensive (News 12 New Jersey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices