Propensity

Introducing Season 1 of Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast. Propensity is a scripted narrative true crime podcast hosted and produced by Rorie Jane McCormack. Each season curates a series of true crime cases related to a single theme. The theme of Season 1 is Captivity and explores cases of human captivity in various settings, such as child abduction, familial confinement, and human exhibits. New episodes are released every two weeks on a Tuesday, while in season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a cold March night in 1980, two boys, aged 14 and 5 stood outside a Ukiah police station, deciding what to do next. Local police were in the middle of a frenzied investigation into the recent abduction of 5-year-old Timmy White. They could scarcely imagine that not one, but two missing boys could stumble into their midst and, in the process, solve their own abductions. This is the story of Steven Stayner.*** Correction: Episode audio incorrectly states that Kenneth Parnell attempted to buy a child for USD$50.00 in 2003, when the actual figure was USD$500.00.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here, you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second part of In the Shadow of Yosemite. If you haven't listened to Part 1, go and do that now.In March 1999, the brutal triple murders of a woman and two teenage girls rocked the small towns dotted throughout the Sierra Nevada foothills in California. The previous month, the Yosemite Valley had become the scene of a massive search and rescue operation, where hundreds of volunteers, police and friends and family searched for any sign of Carole and Juli Sund and their companion, Silvina Pelosso. Within two weeks, their case was upgraded from missing to presumed murdered. By the end of March, authorities had recovered all three bodies, and an FBI-led task force was assembled to catch those responsible. Authorities had several strong suspects in custody and were moving forward with charges, confident that they had the guilty parties behind bars. It would take another gruesome death for them to refocus their attention on the actual perpetrator. That man was Cary Stayner.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An anonymous letter alerts authorities to a peculiar case. An accusation that a wealthy family have imprisoned their only daughter for decades. This is the story of Blanche Monnier.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.To find out more about Canadian true crime podcast, Rooted in Crime, check out their website here. Rooted in Crime is available on all podcast platforms. You can follow the show on social media on Instagram here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1968, an extraordinary case unfolded in Atlanta, Georgia, involving the kidnapping for ransom of a wealthy property development heiress. The kidnap had been planned right down to the very last detail. The victim, 20-year-old Barbara Mackle was taken to a rural pine forest and placed in a pre-made fiberglass coffin. She was then buried alive.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephanie Slater was abducted and held for ransom by Michael Sams. Bound, gagged and handcuffed in a makeshift coffin, Stephanie survived the unimaginable. But she was not his first victim.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, captive individuals were bought, sold and displayed in human zoos. This episode looks at the dark history of human zoos, specifically, the story of Sarah Baartman.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An 11-year-old girl is abducted in broad daylight, metres from her front door and in full view of multiple witnesses. Her abductor is not working alone. This is the story of Jaycee Lee Dugard.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1978, a 15-year-old girl was hitchhiking through California when she was abducted by a violent and sadistic offender. Taken to a desolate canyon, she was attacked, maimed and discarded in a concrete culvert, left to slowly bleed out and die. But she was far from dead. This is the harrowing survival story of Mary Vincent.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a freezing morning in 1973, a teenage boy was abducted by a serial sex offender and kept chained in a subterranean box buried in the woods. Police and his family searched frantically for him, but it was as if he had vanished into thin air. Unbeknownst to those investigating his disappearance, the boy was alive and being forced to endure the unthinkable to survive his violent captor. This is the story of Paul Martin Andrews, the ‘boy in the box’.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

***** Please note, there was a glitch with the media host when uploading this episode, and the last few minutes of the episode were abruptly cut off. This has now been rectified, but it may take 24 hours to update, depending on your listening platform. Thank you for your patience while this issue is resolved, and again, thank you for your ongoing support of this podcast.In the 1920s, Indiana was at the centre of a KKK revival. The 1925 abduction and murder of Madge Oberholtzer set in motion a series of events that would cripple their growth forever.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In November 1970, a woman, accompanied by her young child, accidentally stumbled into the wrong building, setting off an unprecedented chain of events. What followed was the discovery of one of the worst cases of neglect and abuse in living history. This episode covers the case of Genie Wiley.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In February 1986, a 26-year-old nurse was abducted from the street by a sadistic gang, prowling for a victim. What unfolded was one of the most infamous criminal cases in Australian law that is forever etched into the psyche of the Australian public. This episode tells the story of Anita Cobby. Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In August 2012, a Dublin woman drove to an isolated cemetery, parked her car, and seemingly vanished. Based on her complicated history, including time spent in psychiatric institutions, and the proximity to rocky cliffs that dropped dramatically into the Irish Sea, authorities believed that her disappearance may have been intentional. But nothing stays buried forever. The following year, evidence began to emerge to suggest that foul play was involved. As police closed in on a suspect, the salacious details of this case entranced the public. This episode covers the disappearance of Elaine O’Hara. Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the 19th of February 1979 approached, the loyal disciples of the Ant Hill Kids cult anxiously awaited the end of the world. From their remote commune in Eastern Québec, their messiah, Roch Thériault or Moses, as he called himself, preached of fire and brimstone. He told them that he alone could provide salvation from the coming apocalypse. Only it wasn’t salvation he offered his followers, but cruelty and systematic dehumanisation. As each year passed, he became more and more unhinged and inflicted unbelievable violence on those around him. This is the story of the Ant Hill Kids Cult. Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In February 1984, an 11-year-old boy was abducted from his Baton Rouge home by a trusted family friend. To authorities, it seemed that the pair had vanished without a trace. A week later, a phone call provided a vital clue to the boy’s whereabouts. No one could have predicted the extraordinary circumstances that would lead one father to exact his own brand of vigilante justice. This episode covers the case of the abduction of Jody Plauché. Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Valentine’s Day 1981, several Dublin families were woken in the early hours of the morning by frantic neighbours searching for their children. For many of those families, they would never see their children again. By morning, 44 people would be dead, with four more dying from their injuries within several weeks, and a further 214 injured. This is the story of the Stardust Fire, the worst tragedy of its kind in Irish history.Moore, Christy, ‘They Never Came Home’, YouTube.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.More from Rorie Jane McCormack on Medium.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bonus episode follows on from The Darkest Hour: The Tragedy of the Stardust Fire, and explores the stories of the victims who lost their lives in the devastating nightclub fire on the 14th of February 1981.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.More from Rorie Jane McCormack on Medium.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bonus episode gives a behind the scenes look at the host and making of the podcast.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Read more from Rorie Jane McCormack on Medium.Article: Who Owns a Story? Sensationalism, Ownership & the Right to Anonymity in True Crime Narratives by Rorie Jane McCormack.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In May 2018, a 24-year-old woman was making her way home from a bus stop in Enniskerry, Country Wicklow, when she was brazenly snatched from the street and bundled into a car. Authorities soon traced the vehicle to a 40-year-old man and initiated a manhunt to apprehend him. What followed was a tense stand-off with a desperate man, determined to hide his crime. This episode covers the case of Jastine Valdez.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.Read more from Rorie Jane McCormack on Medium.Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.