#144: The Lake Waco Murders (Case of David “Chili” Spence)

It was supposed to be a place of growth, learning, and happy laughter filling the yards. It was a place where people were supposed to feel safe.But in the parking lot of the elementary school, under a suspicious white van, there was a woman lying nude. Murdered.The police had the killers in the back of the cop car… they could see one of them looking at the victim. His lips curled up into a small smile.He was happy with what he had done. He wanted to do this for a while. He told his accomplice - “hey at least I’m not a virgin anymore." They high-fived.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

5 Juni 20221h 5min

He ran an anti-abduction training program called “Project Taken.” He would teach young girls how not to get kidnapped.He was not someone to mess around. Ex-military man. Specialist in kidnapping prevention. International hostage negotiator. He did it all.Well, nobody expected he would find himself wrapped up in one of the strangest, most bizarre kidnapping cases in all of true crime history. The kidnapping of Sherri Papini.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1 Juni 20221h 14min

The authorities burst into the room and their jaws dropped. The entire room was completely white. Even the books on the shelves were bound in white leather.But the most shocking was the pure white bed in the middle of the room surrounded by an arc of chairs. As if people sat around the bed like it was some sort of show.Which they did. Authorities found audio recordings of middle-aged men assaulting underage girls while their friends watched. Some victims are as young as 12. There are hundreds if not thousands of victims.What kind of monsters would do such a thing?Book Rec: “The Witness Wore Red” - by Rebecca MusserFull Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

29 Maj 20221h 27min

Pam was a normal housewife, she had a nice husband, and a job in the insurance industry. Everything about her was normal.Except, the dead body in her hallway.She had been ambushed in her own home and shot her attacker.When the police arrive they find the attacker had no ID, but a bizarre note in his pocket, it was detailed instructions on how to kidnap and murder Pam.“Make sure the knife is sticking out of her neck. Make it look like Russ’s wife.” The police were shocked. Russ’s wife had recently been murdered and the killer left a knife lodged in her neck.Was someone targeting the housewives of Missouri?Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

25 Maj 20221h 40min

The Burning Sun scandal exposed some of the most beloved K-pop idols to be depraved predators. The Burning Sun was a popular club.The type of club where rich men ruled. If you wanted a rare bottle of champagne. They would get it. If you wanted the club to stay open an extra hour. They would do it.If you wanted the bartenders to roofie a random girl’s drink so that you could have her escorted into your private room to assault… they would do it.The Burning Sun exposed a lot - it would even take down one of the richest women in Korea. The Milk Princess.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

22 Maj 20221h 22min

The woman leaped to her death - plunging her body into the cold water of the river. She left a note that said “to my devil husband, I can only commit suicide to expose your crime and to tell the world about my helplessness.”It shocked the nation. She had been married to one of the richest, most powerful men in the nation. What did he do?And how does that connect to the haunting last picture of a woman that lives 7,168 miles away? The one that vanished after a suspicious taxi ride. Her driver even took a haunting last picture of her before she was killed. How are these two women connected?Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

18 Maj 20221h 15min

He emerged from the thick jungle for the first time in a long time.He had been waiting for this moment for years. The day World War II would come to an end. He would be relieved from his duties and Japan glorious in their victory!Onoda held his breath while his commander read his release. Onoda waited for further orders but there were none. Just a tub of face cream.“What’s this for?” - asked Onoda.“You’re going to need it. For all the interviews… Onoda, the war ended 29 years ago. We’ve been looking for you. The world will want to know what on earth did you do in the jungle for the past 29 years? How did you even survive? And how many did you kill?”Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

15 Maj 20221h 27min

Truth serum. It has quite a dark history.The CIA tested the heavy sedative on suspected criminals, murderers, and terrorists. They hoped it would even the smartest spies to - well, tell the truth.It would be hard to imagine a world where truth serum was tested on children on a large scale. But it happened.In Aston Hall Mental Hospital a sick, twisted, depraved doctor hand-picked young girls to experiment on.He would have them admitted to his hospital where he pumped them full of truth serum and violently assaulted them. He filmed it all. And the truth took a very long time to come out.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

11 Maj 20221h 16min