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Twisted true crime tales of dark deeds and despicable people. New episodes every Thursday. Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod
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Send a text *The most bananas case I’ve covered* In 1999, the tiny town of Butler, Alabama, made national headlines when three intellectually disabled defendants were accused of killing a baby that never existed. What started out as a lie told by Victoria Banks to get a lower bail quickly spiraled, landing her estranged husband, Medell Banks, Jr., and her sister, Diane Tucker, in handcuffs alongside her. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad...
Send a text In 1877, German immigrants John and Gretchen Kintzler lived in a messy log cabin in Troxelville, Pennsylvania. On Sundays, John told fortunes at their kitchen table, so the couple had more money than their humble home suggested. Then, on December 8, 1877, a fire erupted in the Kintzler cabin, and the townsfolk soon realized that they had a brutal murder to solve. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibe...
Send a text In 2012 Barbara Latiolas hired a local teenager to mow her lawn. That decision led to a pair of killers hiding in her crawl space, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/2170263.html https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/teen-convicted-in-2012-strangul...
Send a text In November 2024, 21-year-old Phoenix Spencer-Horn was just starting what should have been a long life. She was living with her boyfriend, Ewan Methven, and working in a restaurant in Scotland. Her life seemed to be on the right track, but there was darkness lingering beneath the surface. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podca...
Send a text In 1840, Lucretia Thompson left for her job as a housekeeper and never returned. Two days later, searchers found her bloody body near a wooded area, partially consumed by hogs. She’d been beaten to death with a roughly made club, which remained with her body. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4f...
Send a text In March 2003, 17-year-old Jonathan “Jonnie” Moyer disappeared. Around that same time, two of his best friends, 16-year-old Steva Hagelgans and 18-year-old Felina Billetdeaux were dealing with a strangely terrible smell in the home they shared. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/...
Send a text In October 2006, a man named Charles Roberts IV invaded a one-room Amish school house and took ten female students hostage. However, he underestimated the heroics of two Amish women who ran for help before he could carry out all of his terrible plans. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Ugly Radio — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095 Episode Source List: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Send a text In April 2006, six members of the Wise family suddenly went silent. The family patriarch, Jesse Lee Wise, Sr., who was on a business trip, knew that something must be wrong when his wife, Emily Wise, wasn’t answering his calls. The only person in their household of eight who answered his calls was his grandson, Jesse Dee Wise. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Lost Signal — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the...
Send a text It’s my birthday! Since this episode comes out on my birthday, I wanted to do something fun, so I’ve collected some cases where burglars and stalkers were caught in the craziest ways. From getting stuck at the crime scene to having their crime in the background of a TikTok, these criminals had major oopsies that got them caught redhanded. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.appl...
Send a text Back in 1926, south Texas was still the wild west, and Dr. J.A. Ramsey was a prominent citizen of Mathis, Texas. After a late night call to a patient’s bedside, Dr. Ramsey disappeared. Soon, Harry Leahy, another promising citizen of Mathis approached Dr. Ramsey’s wife, trying to claim the reward for his return. Only, he couldn’t return Dr. Ramsey alive. This case has cowboys, an elaborate plan, rumored hitmen, Ma Ferguson again, Texas Rangers, a whole bunch of corruption, two ric...
Send a text This case is so wild, y’all! It takes place in 1927 in Cisco, Texas, and involves a Santa, a robbery, bounties, a whole town full of people shooting at each other, murders, and mayhem. Merry Christmas from Bad Acts! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/e...
Send a text One morning, Patricia Luna opened her door to accept a flower bouquet. Seven hours later, Patricia, her husband Albert, Sr., and two of their children were discovered in a ghastly crime scene that encompassed three rooms in their home. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4fc4 Episode Source List:...
Send a text In 2023, Jennifer and Robbie Tower welcomed their 21-year-old adopted son back into their home. They’d rescued him from a Ukrainian orphanage, but he repaid them in blood. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode Source List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAWjmT4pkhg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAM...
Send a text On September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man who’d done the unthinkable. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/2024/20220560.html ht...
Send a text Today, we’re talking about a wannabe killer who tried to solve his problems by hiring hitmen. Yes, that’s hitmen plural. He just kept hiring them. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List: Gregory Hess https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/487-mda-2019.html https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/manipulator_or_target_of_...
Send a text One boss, two coworkers, and an affair that almost ended in murder. At least this lady tried to use the “dark web” instead of that fake hitman site that people keep messaging. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List: telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/18/woman-workplace-love-triangle-searched-...
Send a text In the 1890s, Dr. H.H. Holmes became famous for being America’s 1st Serial Killer, even though he technically wasn’t the first. He’s also famous for building a murder castle in Chicago, where he reportedly murdered over a hundred victims with torture devices, secret gas chambers, and a secret crematorium. But what really happened in Holmes’ murder castle? Today, we’re going to talk about H.H. Holmes and his basic BS. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: htt...
Send a text In part one, we’re discussing Houston’s most notorious serial killer, Dean Corll, aka The Candyman or The Candyman Killer. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales — https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales Help Identify Dean Corll’s Potential 28th Victim: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2023/candy-man-victim Episode Source List: The Candy Man — Dean Corll The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. Investigation Discovery. ...
Send a text In 2022, 29-year-old Monica De Leon Barba moved from San Mateo, California, to the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, to do photography work for a family member’s new business. But as she was walking on a normal city street with her dog Asa in broad daylight, a group of men kidnapped her. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736...
Send a text In February 1988, 16-year-old David Brom used an ax to murder his parents Bernard and Paulette, and his siblings Diane and Ricky. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1990/c3-89-2269-2.html https://lawandinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/06_8Law_Ineq11989-1990.p...
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