When Nerds Attack: The Vampire Killers of Brisbane

When Nerds Attack: The Vampire Killers of Brisbane

In the original Bram Stoker novel, vampire Count Dracula uses mysterious mind-control powers to feed his insatiable need for blood. He doesn’t always hunt alone—he prefers to use hapless humans as tools to get what he wants. For such an old story, it sure does match up with the kind of manipulation we tend to see in the real-life cases we cover. And in Brisbane, Australia in 1989, life would imitate art in an almost literal way, as an obsessed young woman drew three others into her murderous web. Sources:Daily Telegraph: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/crime-week-dark-secrets-of-australias-lesbian-vampire-murderer/news-story/83ed596770511fa459c4a7feab36ce1cMoving Targets: Women, Murder and Representation, 1993, chapter "Biting the Hand That Breeds: The Trials of Tracey Wigginton" by Deb VerhoevenMurderpedia, various articles: https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wigginton-tracey.htmBBC's "Great Crimes and Trials," episode "The Lesbian Vampire Killers"Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfireFacebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 17: Clara Schwartz:  When Nerds Attack Pt. 1

Episode 17: Clara Schwartz: When Nerds Attack Pt. 1

December 10, 2001. Leesburg, Virginia. Neighbors find the body of Dr. Robert Schwartz, a brilliant DNA researcher, lying in a pool of blood on his living room floor. He had been stabbed more than 2...

6 Des 201945min

Episode 16: Diazien Hossencofft: Aliens, Con Games and Murder Pt. 2

Episode 16: Diazien Hossencofft: Aliens, Con Games and Murder Pt. 2

Join Katie and Whitney for the conclusion of this bizarre story, the first in our "Just Bananas" category. Sources: Book: September Sacrifice by Mark HornerTelevision shows: "Sins and Secrets," Episod...

29 Nov 201948min

Episode 15: Diazien Hossencofft: Aliens, Con Games and Murder Pt. 1

Episode 15: Diazien Hossencofft: Aliens, Con Games and Murder Pt. 1

Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 11, 1999. Employees at a local bank call police in a panic. Their coworker and friend, Girly Chew Hossencofft, hasn't shown up for work that morning. Girly is in t...

29 Nov 201951min

Episode 14: Matt Baker: Sinister Minister Part 2

Episode 14: Matt Baker: Sinister Minister Part 2

Join us as we conclude the story of Matt Baker, a Baptist preacher with some seriously scary inner demons. Sources:Book: Deadly Little Secrets by Kathryn Caseyhttps://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_n...

22 Nov 201956min

Episode 13: Matt Baker: Sinister Minister Part 1

Episode 13: Matt Baker: Sinister Minister Part 1

To his congregants at Crossroads First Baptist, Matt Baker was their charming, relatable young pastor. He was energetic, he was great at firing up the young people, and he was married to an equally en...

22 Nov 20191h 2min

Episode 12: Tracey Richter: Trust Games, Part 2

Episode 12: Tracey Richter: Trust Games, Part 2

Join us for part 2 of the Tracey Richter story. The cold case investigation heats up as Special Agent Trent Vileta and Prosecutor Ben Smith take over, and Tracey starts to sweat. And when Tracey sweat...

15 Nov 201946min

Episode 11: Tracey Richter: Trust Games, Part 1

Episode 11: Tracey Richter: Trust Games, Part 1

December 2001. The tiny town of Early, Iowa. Police respond to a 911 call from an eleven year old boy who said his mom, Tracey Richter Pitman Roberts, had just been attacked by two intruders while he...

15 Nov 201946min

Episode 10: The Puppet Master and the Prince of Darkness, Part 10: Loose Threads

Episode 10: The Puppet Master and the Prince of Darkness, Part 10: Loose Threads

Join us as we tie up some loose ends: a spot of bother for Prosecutor Rick Guida, a shocking legal development for Jay C. Smith (and our extreeeemely irate reaction to it), Bill Bradfield's Prison Daz...

8 Nov 201942min

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