Dark Hearts with Stacy Lee

Serial Killer Jack Unterweger was a local fascination and dangerous media darling in Austria. He killed a prostitute in Gratz and went to prison for 16 years. While inside, he learned to read and write and began writing novellas and poems. His work was so impressive that scholars and critics began to lobby for his release, claiming he had been changed by the power of art. Jack was released and then, prostitutes began dying in the area. Jack was then hired by an Austrian magazine to fly to America and write a story on crime in Los Angeles. He checked into the infamous Hotel Cecil and then, Los Angeles cops began finding dead prostitutes on Skid Row. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On a chilly September evening in 2009, five members of the Gee family living in tiny Beason, Illinois went to bed. After they did, a monster snuck into their home and slaughtered the entire family. As the story unravels we learn about Rick and Ruth Gee's sex life, their drug use, their troubled children and their adult daughter. The investigation reveals not only a shocking motive, but an even more shocking killer.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A thirteen year old boy Nicholas Barclay goes missing in San Antonio, Texas. Years later, Texas cops get a call from a detective in Spain telling them he has that boy in custody half way across the world. Nicholas' family flies to Spain to pick him up, grateful and excited about this miracle. But as soon as they see Nicholas, they know....something is wrong. Join me for this story about one of the strangest men and most bizarre cases of impersonation I've ever heard.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This is the stuff horror films are made from. One night, a beautiful young woman named Sierah Joughin was riding her bike home down a country road. A monster appeared by the cornfields, dragging her into the rows and taking her life. When police were led to his property, what they found inside his barn? Almost too sinister to believe. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Two Mormon Fundamentalist men with some very strange ideas take their children into the Southern Utah desert to wait out what they believe to be the coming apocalypse. Samuel Shaffer and John Alvin Coltharp take their children, two boys and four girls under the age of eight and hide them from the law and their mothers. When the cops finally catch up to them, they almost cannot believe the stories the children have to tell but they must because they are all true. The level of abuse is unthinkable and the level of delusion is disturbing. What leads to this kind of paranoia and mental instability? My opinion might surprise you.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You probably haven't heard of this serial killer or his doppelgänger. In this crazy story, we have not one, but two suspects and the police are stumped. The suspects look almost identical. They could be brothers. So which one of them was taking and killing sex workers in Rhode Island? The answer is even more shocking than the resemblance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A little boy is found frozen and wrapped in a blue blanket on the side of a rural Nebraska road on Christmas Eve. For years, his identity is unknown. And then, as men begin turning up murdered first in Colorado and then in Texas, the police connect their killer to the little boy's father. Eli Stutzman left the Amish community behind him and walked into a world of drugs, alcohol and murder.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This is one of the most incredible stories I have ever covered with an ending that sadly, we don't usually see here in the true crime community. When Ethan Walton and Amanda Burney went to sell a piece of land to Glen Gouker they had no way of knowing they were walking into a trap. Ethan is attacked and Amanda is captured and assaulted. This story could easily be a horror film. When Amanda is tied up in a bedroom, she finds a way to free herself and she makes one of the most daring escape attempts I've ever heard of. There are several heroes in this story and several victims. It's a tragic tale of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It could happen to any one of us.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I don't know why this brutal and gruesome crime hasn't received more attention. Ashley Young was a beautiful young woman entering a new chapter of her life. Unfortunately for her, she was in the midst of a monster named Jared Chance. They were just starting to see each other as more than friends when they went out for a drink one night. Ashley was never seen again. Her tenacious mother and step mother go on a two woman crusade to find Ashley and it doesn't take them long to find her...but what has been done to her is unthinkable.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There is a shocking update to this old case. Bradford Bishop had it all; an important job with the State Department, three beautiful sons and a beautiful wife, and a nice home. He spoke five languages, he could fly a plane, and he'd lived all over the world. But when he doesn't get the promotion he desperately wants and needs, something snapped inside Brad Bishop...or maybe his plans had been a long time coming. He leaves work angry and humiliated and drives to the local mall where he buys a sledge hammer and a gas can. He then goes home and commits an unthinkable crime.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Someone is abducting and murdering hikers on the Appalachian Trail. He's not just killing them, he's decapitating them. Police catch a suspect and as they begin to look into his past, they realize, his history of killing goes much farther back in time than they originally suspected. Gary Hilton is a vile, evil man who did unthinkable things to people who were just out trying to enjoy nature. He is one of the worst, yet not one of the better known killers. He has some very strange personal quirks. He also has a very strange MO for a serial killer. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This story is strange. The crime is strange, the murder scene is strange, even the victim's profession is strange. This is a story about a wild night of partying gone wrong but the question is...who is to blame for the death of Dr. Marianne Shockley, one of the world's foremost experts on insects but specifically, insects as a source of food. Her playboy boyfriend Marcus and a friend of his, Dr. Clark Heindl, psychologist spent the night in the hot tub and the pool with Marianne and then....TWO people ended up dead. In a story of strange elements, the verdict might be the most shocking.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ronald Cohen is moving out of his house in 1999. He and the movers drag an old metal fifty gallon drum out onto the curb but the garbagemen won't take it away. It weighs too much. So he decides to open it. When he does, he uncovers a mystery that dates back thirty five years. Who is the woman in the barrel and who put her there? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

*Podcast Exclusive* The powerful Mormon Church finds out a rare documents collector has uncovered something that makes Joseph Smith, the church's founder look very, very bad. The document, which comes to be known as The White Salamander Letter appears to be a letter from Martin Harris, Joseph Smith's right hand man, to WW Phelps in which Harris tells Phelps that Joseph did not get the golden plates from an angel, but from a talking lizard. What people do not know, is that the Mormon Church leaders have even buying documents for years. Anything that shines an unflattering light on early church history is purchased and secreted away by powerful leaders. The problem? The documents are all fake and the forger, Mark Hofmann, is in a lot of trouble and he knows it. So he decides to create a diversion. Bombs start going off throughout Salt Lake City and people are dying. And then, Mark himself is blown up.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I've got a wild story for you today. There is a Las Vegas escort service for women called Cowboys for Angels. You may have seen this escort service featured on the now cancelled Showtime TV series simply called, Gigolos. The service is still active but there is one profile that is glaring absent from the choice of gigolos for hire, that of Ash Armand. Ash Armand joined Cowboys for Angels and quickly became the most sought after gigolo in Las Vegas. The TV show only made him more famous. Then he started dating a very well known Las Vegas influencer name Toochi Kash. Things were going great for Ash Armand who billed himself as a sexual guru with a spiritual side. But then, everything began to change. Ash finds himself in a very dark place, fired from his agency and dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to return to his roots, once again becoming a "spiritual guru." A very nice young woman named Herleen Dulai hires Ash to help guide her through a difficult time in her life. She had no way of knowing that decision would instead end her life.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I have a ghoulish tale for you today. Michael Mastromarino was a successful oral surgeon but he got addicted to demerol and lost his license. He had to find a new way to make money. Grave robbing went out of fashion a hundred years ago but the demand for human corpses is now higher than ever. Michael knew, he could use his skills to harvest bone and tissue and sell it to the highest bidder. Before long, he was making millions and the greed took over. He and his team began employing more and more unethical, illegal, and disturbing tactics to get a hold of the bone and tissue that was making them so much money. It all came tumbling down when one of the funeral homes was sold and the new owners could not believe what they found in the basement of their new business.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

*Podcast Exclusive* Today we are discussing the rising phenomenon of "trad wives" which is slang or traditional wife; a woman who stays home, takes a back seat to her husband, cooks for him, cleans for him, and has lots of babies. We talk about Nara Smith and other trad wife content creators and then we discuss a very recent controversy involving Hannah Neeleman who is known on social media as Ballerina Farm. What is this new "trad wife" movement and how is this antifeminist sentiment affecting women not only in America but around the world?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A serial killer is stalking Montreal and Canada in the late 1960s. Women begin turning up dead and they have deep, vicious bite wounds to their breasts. The police search for the killer for months but cannot seem to catch him. Then, a very lucky break and a bobble head toy lead them to their killer.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

An explosion in the desert leads police to a gruesome discovery on John Pinder's ranch. John Ponder is an eccentric loner who keeps a full grown African lion as a pet. The lion lives with him in the house. The police are more concerned about what's happened to Rex Tanner and June Flood who have disappeared and they're more concerned with the little pieces of bone and tissue being found all over the ranch.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A killer on a drug fueled rampage kills two women in Cape Coral, Florida. What happens next is almost as disturbing. When the killer makes his appearance in court, video of him quickly spreads through social media. Why? Women are falling all over themselves talking about how hot and how sexy this man is. Before I knew it, I was in the middle of a controversy involving a very popular social media personality. It's important that we talk about this. Yes, we are true crime lovers but we must be careful about the way we discuss these killers. The victims should always remain in the forefront of the discussion and we should never aggrandize those who do terrible things.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy