Corvallis Kidnapping: Brooke Wilberger
Send us a text College student Brooke Wilberger goes missing one day while at work. The crime scene? Just a pair of flip flops and some cleaning supplies off of a parking lot. Brooke’s wallet/purse, cell phone, and car were also left behind. A break in the case comes several months later, when another young woman is kidnapped - but manages to escape. Brooke's murder case was one of the most publicized in Oregon's history. Sources: 1) https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/f...
30 Maj 202352min
The Bloody Benders
Send us a text This week, Rachael takes us back in time to the early U.S. to discuss a case involving a loooot of dead bodies, a trap door, a tiny "cabin", and one murderous family. Sources: 1) https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1871?amount=4600 2) https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/ 3) https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/ 4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherryvale,_Kansas 5)https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/co...
23 Maj 202351min
A 50-Year Case to Celebrate 50 Episodes!
Send us a text This week, Kate covers the case of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph. Maria was taken off of the street by a stranger in the 1950s. This case was presumed to be solved not once, but TWICE, with the convictions being overturned both times. Twice solved, but never closed, this case is as cold as ever. Sources: 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore,_Illinois 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maria_Ridulph 3) https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/08/us/oldest-cold-c...
16 Maj 202347min
Mary Rogers & The Invention of True Crime
Send us a text In this case, we bring it allll the way back to the 1830s/40s to talk about the unsolved case of Mary Rogers. This case was a major catalyst for the start of the True Crime genre. Mary herself was a sort of a "reality celebrity" in town, with many people traveling to the tobacco store she worked at for the sole purpose of getting to see her. Mary had a suspicious disappearance in 1838, though this was only for several days. Three years later, though, Mary's body is found near S...
9 Maj 202335min
What Happened to the Jamison Family?
Send us a text A family disappears one day in 2009, and their skeletal remains are found several years later. In their car is 32,000 dollars, and videos show the family seemingly packing up in the days leading up to their disappearance. Theories range from murder or a drug deal gone wrong, to witchcraft and possession. Sources: 1)https://allthatsinteresting.com/jamison-family 2)https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/jamison-family-mystery 3)https://buzzfeedunsolved.fan...
2 Maj 202357min
The Satanic Verses: Controversy and Retribution
Send us a text For the episode this week, Kate tackles a VERY complicated topic: Salman Rushdie’s book THE SATANIC VERSES and the controversy that surrounds it. Spoiler alert: the last section of this episode will be about an assassination attempt on Rushdie’s life that occurred in New York on August 12, 2022 Sources: 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_Verses 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses 3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie 4) https://en.wikipedia.org/...
25 Apr 202344min
How One Woman Stole 5,000 Babies
Send us a text How does one woman manage to steal an estimated 5,000 babies from their parents, then sell them to the rich? In this episode, Christine goes over the atrocities committed at the Tennessee Children's Home Society, an orphanage ran by a woman named Georgia Tann. Tann committed everything from fraud to abuse, and even murder. Learn how Tann got away with committing these crimes for over 20 years, and discover how adoption law (and adoption in general) was forever chang...
18 Apr 202343min
Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose
Send us a text One day in June 2015, Nicholas Godejohn stabs Dee Dee Blanchard 17 times, murdering her. His girlfriend, Gypsy Rose Blanchard (and Dee Dee's daughter), listens as her mom screams for help. Later, it is discovered that Gypsy Rose was the one who requested that Nicholas commit the murder. But why? What was the motive? And where are they now? Keep an ear out for some facts and stats about Munchausen by Proxy, now known as Factitious Disorder. Sources: 1) https://www....
11 Apr 202358min
