Episode 237 - Ghost Ship - The Joe Cool Murders

In the early morning hours of June 23rd, 2016, special agents followed a set of tire tracks in a rural field in Bigfork, Minnesota. In the distance, a camper squatted ominously against the treeline. The agents had no idea what they would find inside the camper; they hoped for the best, but were prepared for the worst… How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Zocdoc - Go to zocdoc.com/MADNESS and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. Better Help - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp - Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/MADNESS and get on your way to being your best self. Babbel - Get up to 55% off your subscription when you go to babbel.com/Madness Research & Writing: Nicole Colin & Katherine Thomas - Epigram Literary Group Sources: truecrimedaily.com twincities.com  bemidjipioneer.com youtube.com kare11.com startribune.com June 8, 2016, June 24, 2016, September 2, 2016, Paul Walsh startribune.com sctimes.com June 28, 2016, October 20, 2016 cbsnews.com cbsnews.com inforum.com inforum.com en.wikipedia.org facnm.net kynk101.com kynk101.com masterclass.com

20 Feb 202334min

In the spring of 2016, Brett Ryan’s future looked promising.  He was living in a waterfront condo, had a job at a Toronto tech firm, and was just days away from his big bachelor party weekend. In a few weeks' time, he’d be marrying his beautiful fiancé and by all outward appearances, things never looked brighter. But like a heat mirage on a stretch of highway, it was all an illusion and Brett Ryan was about to be exposed. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Zocdoc - Go to zocdoc.com/MADNESS and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. Better Help - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp - Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/MADNESS and get on your way to being your best self. Special Thanks: Dr. Oren Amitay Dr. Oren Amitay - PhD CPsych Dr. Oren Amitay Facebook www.youtube.com/@awakepod Research & Writing: Sherri Smith Sources: torontolife.com medium.com thestar.com thestar.com#2 thestar.com#3 thestar.com#4 flamboroushreview.com youtube youtube#2 youtube#3 youtube#4 youtube#5 nationalpost.com bayviewnews.com toronto.com torontosun.com dailymotion.com toronto.ctvnews.ca

13 Feb 202342min

August 15th, 2016 was a warm night in Tequesta, Florida. The perfect night to relax and enjoy some fresh air. For a couple living on Southeast Kokomo Lane, their garage was the ideal spot to hang out on a couch with the garage door up, watching the world go by. Until an encounter with a stranger on the sidewalk shattered their family’s entire world in a few nightmarish moments. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Zocdoc - Go to zocdoc.com/MADNESS and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. Better Help - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp - Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/MADNESS and get on your way to being your best self. Research & Writing: Matt Snell   Sources: AP News: Judge to decide on Florida face-biter insanity plea Dr. Phillip Resnick's report on Austin Harrouff Forensic Psychological Evaluation Report by Gregory C. Landrum Inside Edition: Frat Brother Found Eating Face of Victim After Random Fatal Double Stabbing: Cops Law and Crime: Judge Accepts Austin Harrouff’s Insanity Plea on Morning His ‘Face Biter’ Murder Trial Was Set to Begin Local 10 News: Face-eating suspect Austin Harrouff arranged to buy drugs before attack, texts show Miami New Times: What You Should Know Ahead of Accused "Face-Eating Murderer" Austin Harrouff's Trial NCSA College Recruiting: Austin Harrouff ‘15 Recruiting Profile NY Post: Florida ‘cannibal’ killer Austin Harrouff could be free in six months through insanity plea deal Palm Beach Post: Austin Harrouff internet searches: ‘I think I’m going crazy, am I?’ Palm Beach Post: Austin Harrouff thought he was 'half-dog, half-man' in double homicide Palm Beach Post: Judge grants audio recording of Austin Harrouff psyche exam People: Fla. Man Who Killed Couple, Then Tried to Eat Victim's Face Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Specializedtraining.com (profile of Phillip Resnick, M.D.) Talhassee Democrat: Inside Austin Harrouff's bizarre online persona Tallahassee Democrat: Friends, FSU students shocked by slaying TC Palm: Austin Harrouff: From Post 2018 archives - Victim's daughter said homicides still scar my family memories TC Palm: From Post 2017 archives: On anniversary of Austin Harrouff slayings, father’s death haunts son TC Palm: Neighbor to couple killed in face-eating attack tells of near-deadly encounter with Harrouff TCPalm: Parents stand by son accused of brutal killing of Martin County couple Video: Victims' Neighbor Recounts Encounter With Austin Harrouff WBPF 25: Jail calls released: Austin Harrouff's father says gruesome murders "not necessarily your fault" WPEC CBS 12: Who Is Austin Harrouff? WPTV: Prosecutor seeks to change laws after Austin Harrouff found not guilty by reason of insanity YouTube: 911 call from Mina Harrouff YouTube: Deputy explains why he didn't shoot Harrouff YouTube: Victim's Daughter to Austin Harrouff: I Hope You Burn in Hell YouTube: You deserve to die': Sister of Michelle Mishcon makes passionate statement toward Austin Harrouff Zuma Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo Tequesta, Florida, USA. 16th Aug, 2016. John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon (Photo of garage)

6 Feb 202343min

In a small town in Vermont, workers at the Department for Children and Families ended their work day and started thinking about what the weekend would hold for them. Lara Sobel had plans to go home to her two spirited young daughters, to be joined later by her husband. No one in the office could have predicted the bloodshed that lay ahead - a murderous rampage that had already begun hours earlier in a small country farmhouse How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Shopify - Go to shopify.com/madness for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play Research & Writing: Jeana Anderson  Featured Film: Mantra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piF84vqzTaA  Sources: VTdigger VTdigger #2 VTdigger #3 VTdigger #4 VTdigger #5 VTdigger #6 VTdigger #7 VTdigger #8 CBS News Burlington Press Rutland Herald Times Argus Lara Sobel funeral draws hundreds of mourners Hundreds gather for vigil honoring shooting victim More defense witnesses testify at day 2 of Jody Herring sentencing Bennington Banner Burlington Press Timeline VSEA USA Today NY Post Daily Mail MontPelier Bridge WCAX Sentencing SevenDaysVT VTCNG

29 Jan 202335min

Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid. When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram family into a cryonics soap opera filled with dead pets, gold coins, grenades, fist fights, mysterious packages, family feuds, Hall of Fame baseball legends, and frozen heads — lots of frozen heads. From Wondery, comes a story about life, death, and what comes next. Follow Frozen Head on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in Apple Podcasts or the WonderyApp.   Listen to Frozen Head: Wondery.fm/FH_MindsOM

24 Jan 20233min

It was a date Brittany Tavar had been preparing for, for over a year, July 7th, 2010. The day she planned to stand before a judge at the St. Augustine, Florida courthouse, to present evidence that would hopefully grant her request for a permanent restraining order against her nemesis. A neighbor and former friend. Brittany told friends she’d been building the case against her neighbor out of fear, fear for her safety. So when she never showed up at the courthouse that day, those who loved Brittany knew something was wrong. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Emily McPhail Featured Podcast: Human Monsters - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/human-monsters/id1498722050 Sources: Chillingcrimes.com Actionnewsjax.com Staugustine.com Jacksonville.com Jacksonville.com#2 News4jax.com News4jax.com#2 Oregonlive.com Wickedness.net Youtube Happyscribe.com NBC.com Oxygen.com Thedailybeast.com Oldcity.com Trolleytours.com Serenataclub.com

16 Jan 202332min

Please join us for a 2022 recap, some teasers of what 2023 will bring, an exciting special announcement, and something fun from the vault! How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Where we stayed up north: This place was AMAZING! https://www.couplesresort.ca/index.php The Luckiest Unluckiest Man A Croatian man named Frane Selak has got to be either the luckiest man alive or the unluckiest. Whether you’re someone who sees the glass as being half full or half empty, Frane’s glass has definitely been filled with deadly misadventures. Writing and Research: Stephanie Moore

11 Jan 202332min

For more than three and a half decades, the disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews was a mystery – a riddle neither authorities nor her family members could solve. The residents of her cloistered Colorado hometown had scoured every inch of prairie. Jonelle’s face had been on milk cartons nationwide. Even the President of the United States had appealed to the public for help. Still, every lead had fizzled. Every person of interest had turned out to be a dead end.    Then, in 2019, Jonelle’s remains were unearthed near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. With the discovery came a troubling new question: Had the truth been hiding in plain sight the entire time? Was the man who couldn’t stop obsessing over Jonelle’s disappearance also the person who took her? From Campside Media and Wondery comes season two of SUSPECT. Former CNN reporter Ashley Fantz and executive producers Matthew Shaer and Eric Benson (Suspect, Over My Dead Body) dig into one of the most mind-bending cold cases in modern history, in an attempt to separate fact and fiction, compulsion from guilt, and true-crime fandom from a motive for murder.   Hey Prime Members, you can binge all 6 episodes of SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today: Wondery.lnk.to/MoM_SuspectS2

9 Jan 20236min