Episode 180: Sherri Papini - Part 1

Where were you on 9/11?; Working with Bomb Guy; Recollections of a Security Guard: Part 3; The Comforts of a "Haunted" House; Schuylkill Notes Redux; and I worked for a Norman Bates Look-alike and it was Creepy as Hell (but also funny) Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/sinisterhood -Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets, at BollAndBranch.com/creepy -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY.

12 Sep 1h 29min

When every police officer in Miami descended on an open-air mall on New Year’s Day 2024, the internet went wild. Within hours, stories of towering shadow figures, floating cities, and secret government programs flooded social media. A VHS tape recorded by one guy became the centerpiece of the lore, and hashtags about portals and interdimensional beings racked up millions of views. Was it just teenagers and fireworks? Or the beginning of something far stranger? This week's episode is The Miami Bayside Mall Alien Incident - Part 2. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.

10 Sep 1h 11min

Incident with Local Police; The Time I Almost Got Shot by my Neighbor; I Work in the Firearms Industry; My Creepy Kid and the Dead Magic in the Basement; Was It Just a Dream?; and Serendipity Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Our listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/SINISTER. -IQBAR is offering our special podcast listeners twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. To get your twenty percent off, text CREEPY to sixty-four thousand. Text CREEPY to 6-4-0-0-0

5 Sep 1h 17min

January 1, 2024 was just another day off work for some, and a day at work for those manning Miami's Bayside Mall. But that evening, hundreds of police descended on the shopping center, allegedly for a brawl. But folks online claiming they were there described something out of this world. This week's episode is The Miami Bayside Mall Alien Incident - Part 1. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to Ollie.com/SINISTER, tell them all about your dog, and use code SINISTER to get 60% off your Welcome Kit when you subscribe today! -Head to Graza.co and use CREEPY to get 10% off and get to cookin’ your next chef-quality meal!

3 Sep 1h 17min

Perspectives Through a Brush with Mass Violence; What Was Really in the Carpet?; My End of Life Experience; How [Not] to Deal with Cat Calling; Reporting a Mental Health Professional NIGHTMARE; and A story of Hope for Lost Things Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to cornbreadhemp.com/CREEPY and use code CREEPY at checkout to get 30% off your first order of cornbread CBD and THC products. -Elevate your fall wardrobe essentials with Quince. Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns.

29 Aug 1h 16min

While four beloved community members clung to life, the one whose meal put them in hospital dodged police questions. But the evidence piled up and soon she was in front of a jury, trying to convince them that it was all a horrible accident. This week's episode is Erin Patterson, Australia's Mushroom Murderer - Part 2. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to LETSLIVEITUP.com/CREEPY and use code CREEPY for 15% off your first Super Greens order! -Get your family’s first month for only $1 when you use our link: https://outschool.com/CREEPY and use code CREEPY at checkout.

27 Aug 1h 18min

Don't Let the Strange Man in your Camper; My Dad, the Unexpectedly Witchy Cop; Three UFO’s in 4 Months; My Eventful Life; Zac Bagans' Haunted Museum; and Children of the Corn or my Parents? Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Try Remi risk-free at shopremi.com/SINISTER and use CODE SINISTER to get up to 50% off your nightguard at checkout. -Visit Hungryroot.com/creepy, code creepy to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. -Go to HelixSleep.com/Creepy for their Labor Day Sale: Best of Web Offer starting August 15, 2025 through September 8, 2025 -Dogs deserve the best, and that means fresh, healthy food. Head to Ollie.com/CREEPY, tell them all about your dog, and use code CREEPY to get 60% off your Welcome Kit when you subscribe today!

22 Aug 1h 6min

She was a loner with a sharp tongue and a chip on her shoulder, estranged from friends, family, and eventually, her husband. When her ex mysteriously fell gravely ill several times, no one could quite prove what happened. But what started as marital strife would soon spiral into something far darker. She had a grudge, a plan, and the perfect, lethal ingredient. This week’s episode is Erin Patterson, Australia’s Mushroom Murderer - Part 1. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY. -Our listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/SINISTER.

20 Aug 1h 31min