Bent and Twisted

Episode 34In the small hours of August 23, 1987, 16-year-old Don Henry and 17-year-old Kevin Ives set out together for a late night hunting trip with a pocketful of weed and a rifle. Just a few hours later, the two would be seen reclining on a railroad track mere seconds before they were mangled by a locomotive traveling 50mph.Although the deaths were originally deemed an accident brought on by overindulgence in herbal refreshments, that determination didn’t square with everyone. Family of the victims smelled skunk, and it definitely wasn’t weed. Join J and Khadijah as JR relates the bizarre facts of the Henry/Ives murders - a case that escalated from an unfortunate accident to a convoluted carnival of corruption, medical monkey business, cruel cartels, and of course, plenty of polluted politicians.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

On October 17, 1941, 73 year-old Philip Peters was discovered bludgeoned to death in his home on West Moncrieff Place in Denver, Colorado, in what would turn out to be one of the most bizarre locked-door mysteries in the annals of American true crime. Rumors of strange sounds, and ominous sightings would convince some that powers from the beyond were at play in Mr. Peters’ untimely demise. The truth might be even stranger.Come, join the crew! Settle in by the fire with J and Khadijah over delicious spirits and smokable flowers as JR relates the case of a different kind of creepy crawly.DOWNLOAD and SUBSCRIBE to Bent and Twisted on Spotify, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.FOLLOW us on:Instagram| @bent_podcastPlease email us here with any suggestions, comments, and questions for future episodes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In this chilling episode of Bent and Twisted, hosts JR and Khadijah buckle up for a bone-chilling ride as Jay unfolds the haunting tale of Juana Dayanara Barraza Samperio, better known as La Mataviejitas – a notorious Mexican serial killer and former professional wrestler. Known for her brutal acts and a shocking dual identity, La Mataviejitas sent shivers down the spines of those who crossed her path.As JR and Khadijah lend their ears to Jay's narration, the gruesome details of Barraza's crimes and her unconventional background come to life. Wrestling and murder intertwine in a narrative that explores the darkest corners of a twisted mind.Join the hosts as they delve into the enigmatic life of La Mataviejitas, exploring the motives, methods, and the unsettling legacy left behind by this female wrestler turned serial killer. Brace yourselves for a gripping storytelling experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat in this episode of Bent and Twisted."DOWNLOAD and SUBSCRIBE to Bent and Twisted on Spotify, Apple Podcast or where ever you get your podcastsFOLLOW us on:Instagram| @bent_podcastSubscribe to our newsletter at www.Justjmarc.comPlease email us here with any suggestions, comments, and questions for future episodes. bentandtwisted@justjmarc.com*Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence and sensitive topics related to criminal behavior.*Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In April of 1983, Charles Dingle took himself out to Queens to paint the town red. He was a dissatisfied nobody from Brooklyn with a pathological inability to read a room; he had 99 problems, and that was just two of them. A series of criminally idiotic decisions combined with poor social skills, a fountain of alcohol, and (an apparent metric ton of) cocaine in his coat pocket, would make lasting memories for the handful of people who happened to be at the bar that night.Join J & JR as Khadijah fills in the details in the paradoxically famous, though little known case of Charles Dingle and his night on the town.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Venture through the creaking door if you dare. In this episode, JR relates the batsh*t beliefs of a devoted mother who loved her children to a fault.Welcome to northern Italy, 1939. Under the fascist stylings of Mussolini, the nation teeters on the brink of war. Leonarda Cianciulli is a humble widow determined to keep her children safe from the horrors of conflict, inflation, bad luck, indigestion and a million other enemies - small and large - anything which threatens to harm her loin’s most magnificent discharges. Cianciulli has devised a divine plan to cleanse the evil from her midst. Using (dark) arts and crafts, lye, distilled water, an ax, an unhealthy dollop of OCD, and a belief system doing some massive heavy lifting, Cianciulli has almost everything she needs. She's missing one ingredient, but it's nothing she can’t borrow from her neighbors.Join us by the fire for potent drinks filled with tiny umbrellas and a cannabis combo platter that will keep you tripping over your own tongue, as JR comes clean with the crew about Leonarda Cianciulli, the Soap Maker of Correggio - or Bubbles, if you’re nasty.*No tea cakes were involved in the making of this episode.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Mack Edwards was a hard working man; a veteran, husband, father, and a solid member of the block. Those who knew him personally considered him a trusted friend and neighbor, a decent family man, and pillar of the community. He was also a cold and sadistic child predator who enjoyed nothing better than gaining the trust of others and then brutally preying on their children. Edwards would confess to a series of depraved crimes against young people that had taken place in Los Angeles county over a 17 year period. But he didn’t admit to everything.Join J and JR for a drink and a toke, and take a listen as Khadijah relates the unsettling case of child murderer Mack Edwards: The Good Neighbor.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In this eerie episode of Bent and Twisted, Jay leads us on a journey into the bizarre death and supernatural encounters of music legend Gram Parsons. Discover the mysteries surrounding Gram's demise in Joshua Tree, California, and the spine-chilling afterlife experiences that continue to haunt those who cross his path.Join us for "Ride or Die:Gram Parsons" on Bent and Twisted, where true crime and the supernatural collide, leaving you questioning the boundaries of reality.DOWNLOAD and SUBSCRIBE to Bent and Twisted on Spotify, Apple Podcast or where ever you get your podcastsFOLLOW us on:Instagram| @bent_podcastSubscribe to our newsletter at www.Justjmarc.comPlease email us here with any suggestions, comments, and questions for future episodes. bentandtwisted@justjmarc.com*Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence and sensitive topics related to criminal behavior.*Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

MANIAC Adolph James (“Jimmy”) Rode was a walking nightmare - a Florida creeper who prowled through homes as people slept, blissfully unaware that a predator was within striking distance. Preferring familiar territory, this monster began preying upon his own neighbors at a young age. He had a taste for women - elderly women in particular - those who lived alone. His brutal crimes were allowed to go cold. After a brief stint behind bars for unrelated felonies, Rode recreated himself, relocated to the Pacific Northwest and assumed a new identity. He became a new man: Cesar Barone. Too bad he had the same old habits.DOWNLOAD and SUBSCRIBE to Bent and Twisted on Spotify, Apple Podcast or where ever you get your podcastsFOLLOW us on:Instagram| @bentpodcastSubscribe to our newsletter at www.Justjmarc.comPlease email us here with any suggestions, comments, and questions for future episodes. bentandtwisted@justjmarc.com*Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence and sensitive topics related to criminal behavior.*Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In 1912, in the Catalonian region of Spain, the search for one poor, missing, toddler led to the downfall of a notorious procuress and revealed her shocking and methodical depravity to the world. Enriqueta Marti began life as a simple country girl who migrated to the big city to work as a maid in the wealthy households of Barcelona. Intelligent, enterprising, ruthless and degenerate - Marti created a niche market offering what others wouldn’t. Very few people realized just how thoroughly she embodied the entrepreneurial spirit.Join J and JR for sangria and sensimilla as Khadijah tells the horrific true story of Enriqueta Marti - the country waif and kinky courtesan who became the Vampiress of Barcelona.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

When Rose Letts met Fred West in a quiet corner of England in 1969, it was as if gasoline met fire. They had more than a little in common, and those fascinations would fuse them - heart and soul; too bad neither of them had either.The almost preternaturally ordinary appearance of this cold-blooded couple was as deviously deceptive to rosy-cheeked young ladies as the gossamer tendrils of a web to a butterfly. This combustible pair, fueled by generations of perverse desires, preyed upon the innocent and trusting. Their kink was pain and debauchery on a scale that shocked the world when their savage fetish was revealed.Join the crew by the fire for cannabis and cocktails as Khadijah tells us this terrible but true tale of a couple who took the phrase “family oriented” to bizarre and horrific extremes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In late 2010, a middle aged methamphetamine aficionado in a SoCal trailer park believed herself to be approaching the pinnacle of her career as a self-made cartel queen. In her estimation, she possessed the brains of Walter White, the strategic savvy of Teresa “La Reina del Pacifico” Beltran, and her own unique suburban swagger. If she needed muscle, she had men for that and she had ambition, too. She aspired to make Nipomo the criminal capital of California with herself as its CEO because she had a knack for that kind of thing. At least that’s what the meth was telling her.Join the crew for refreshing mimosas and the sweet smell of skunk as Khadijah relates her account of how the cartel cosplay of one delusional woman and a vendetta against a child resulted in tragedy for all. The tale is terrible, but the company is goodBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Between 1978 and 1983 self-obsessed loner, Dennis Nilsen, lured young men to his North London apartments before throttling or drowning them and indulging in a phantasmagorically tragic sexual ritual. His victims were posthumously subjected to an extended fetishized reverence before being disposed of like excrement.Although his ghoulish obsession would result in drains clogged with pieces of the men and boys he had callously murdered and despite the mid-century charnel house decor of his apartment, Nilsen would become known as the "Kindly Killer" for his genteel manners and eagerness to admit to his gruesome hobbies. Join Khadijah and JR for red wine and green herb as J relates the macabre story of the Muswell Hill Murderer, Dennis Nilsen: British Royal Army veteran, career civil servant and notorious narcissistic necrophile.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Phillip Carl Jablonski was a heartless, soulless individual who fed off of the women who tried to help him. Never a person of privilege, he still wrangled light sentences for heinous crimes, time off for good behavior while in captivity, and seemingly endless mercy delivered to him via post from untrained well-wishers trying to help him find the path to goodness. Few realized until it was too late that he was quite committed to a different route.Was it intense charisma or outright pity that led most of his victims to give him multiple chances? Was it a system failure? Or was he a misunderstood victim of abuse? Join J and JR as Khadijah tells them the terrible but true tale of the pen pal from hell.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Halloween greetings from Bent & Twisted. We invite you to accompany us on a dark journey into history as we present you with another double-bill - a little treat we call Dead & Deader - an homage of sorts to those pesky expired folks that can't seem to stay in the ground.The brews are frosty, the herb is green, and the hellhound is snoring peacefully by the fire as JR gets down and dirty with the Bodies in the Bogs. Restraints still clinging to their limbs in death, bizarre wounds, and the vast variety of violent ends these people met reveal the terror of their last moments on earth. But was it murder, magic or a means of punishment? Next up J investigates the pale, languishing, specterlike victims of the mystery sickness that ravaged New England and he unearths the American vampires that terrified the country and inspired Stoker, Poe, Lovecraft and other masters of gothic horror. So join us on this journey…if you dare.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Marcus Wesson: God, the FatherIn March of 2004, after a brief standoff with police, Marcus Wesson surrendered and was taken into custody. First responders on the scene were greeted with utter carnage inside the Wesson family home - ground zero for the worst mass murder in Fresno, California.In this episode, JR, tells us the terrifying price one family paid for a man’s descent into derangement and delusion. Join the crew by the fire for quality-crafted beverages, micro-farmed local cannabis, and inquisitive conversation as we explore this truly twisted tale of abuse and annihilation.*Download, turn on your notifications, and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @BentPodcast for creepy, crimey details.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Ahoy!Yes, we've been away - and we've missed y'all. Good news, we're baaaack.And guess what? You are cordially invited aboard for a special nautical-themed double feature. Come on in, the water's fine!"Ghost Ships" may sound like the stuff of legend and lore, eerie stories of distant times gone by, but nothing could be further from the truth. For more than a decade derelict ocean craft have been mysteriously finding their way to the shores of Japan. Is this a natural phenomena or something more sinister? J trawls the depths in search of answers."Ship of Ghosts"Khadijah unravels the fateful voyage of the 19th century brigantine, the Mary Russell - returning to its homeport hauling a cargo of insomnia, insanity, and one hell of a swimmer.Join us under the poop deck for ganja and grog. And remember, if the boat's a-rocking...it's just the waves.*Check us out on Twitter @BentPodcast for photos & details.*Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In 2008, Jennifer & Sarah Hart became proud adoptive parents to six beautiful, young children. A decade later, in 2018, they would all die horrifically at the bottom of a cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway. Not all of them were victims, though.The family first came to public attention in 2014 at the Portland, OR protest against the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO when an image of 12 year old Devonte Hart went viral. The image sparked a national debate over white parents raising Black children. The Harts, however, would reclaim their privacy. Four years later, the Harts would be dead and the truth about the family would spark another debate over what really happened in the Hart household to cause the implosion of a picture perfect family.Join us by the fire for flower and brew as Khadijah tells us the tormented but tragically true tale of the Hart Family Killings.*Check us out on Twitter @BentPodcast for photos & details.*Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In October of 1994, the body of a three month old infant was recovered in a quiet section of Quebec. Believed to be the Antichrist, the child had been stabbed multiple times with a wooden stake in a ritualistic murder. The young woman who killed him believed she had immaculately conceived and birthed the second coming of the true Christ. She would turn up dead herself - as would more than fifty other men, women and children - all with one thing in common.Join us by the fire as J takes us by the hand and leads us down the twisting path of the Order of the Solar Temple - the church of modern day miracles, madness, and murder.*Check us out on Twitter @BentPodcast for photos and details.*Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

Allan Showery was arrested for mercilessly stabbing a 48 year-old woman to death in her apartment, pouring accelerant over her body and lighting her on fire in a botched attempt at concealing the crime. His accuser was the dead woman herself, speaking through the lips of a possessed woman with no previous history of clairvoyance.And, no, this didn’t occur in England during the Dark Ages, it happened in Chicago in 1978 .This incident is often framed as a bizarre case of probable possession that led to a murderer’s conviction. But is that what happened? If not, why did he confess? Is this a case of justice served or something more sinister? Join us by the fire for cider, cannabis, and a crime spree in West Hell as JR unravels the tangled webs of The Talking Dead.*Check us out on Twitter @BentPodcast for the creepy, crimey photos & details for every episode.*Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.

In late 1970s Montreal, Canada, self-ordained voice of God, Roch Theriault, convinced about a dozen lost souls that the end of the world was nigh and their only hope of salvation was to follow their new messiah deep into the wilderness where they would live off-grid until the Rapture. Unfortunately, those lost souls were outnumbered by the children they dragged along with them.With a fridge full of the beer you can't refuse, JR and J snuggle down by the fire while Khadijah regales them the heartwarming story of Roch Theriault - or Moses as his unfortunate followers, the Ant Hill Kids, would come to call him - God's messenger on Earth, Interpreter of the Lord's Burnbook, Instrument of His Punishments. A jealous god, indeed.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bent-and-twisted--5176129/support.