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

The two women met in the psychiatric ward and instantly sparks were flying.Their hair was wild, they were heavily drugged up but they knew that it was only a matter of time before they had s*x.They were so different but it worked. One woman - the wife of a millionaire. The other woman - was struggling with life and addiction.But they just knew that they would be together. They just didn’t know it would be in jail… for murder.Book Rec: “She Wanted It All” - by Kathryn Casey (an amazing deep dive on this case I was hooked).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.

12 Jan 20221h 28min

The 16-year-old girl couldn’t stop ranting at work.Life is so short - her high school teacher’s husband had just been viscously murdered. Can you believe it? Her teacher is now a sad widow.During her rant, one of her coworkers cut her off.Wait- didn’t you tell me a few weeks ago that your 15-year-old friend was planning on murdering him? So that he could be with his teacher?Cecilia looked up and responded… “Oh, sh*t I forgot I told you that.”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.

9 Jan 20221h 3min

They were just like any other couple.They went on dates on the beach, went shopping for lingerie together, and they had “fun” wherever they could.In cars. At their houses. In the park. Everywhere.Sure, they were plotting a murder but does that really mean much in the grand scheme of their all-encompassing love?By night - they were plotting the perfect murder.By day - he was a 15-year-old high school student and she…Well, she was his high school teacher of course.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 Jan 20221h 19min

The wife of high-powered influential Harry Piper was kidnapped.A random note was left - “We want $1 million dollars to be paid in 50,000 unmarked $20 bills.” The family paid it.It would be two full days till Virginia was found chained up to a tree. Alive.She never saw the kidnapper’s face.After three long years, the police presented her with a few audio clips. She perked up. “That’s him! My kidnapper! I’m sure of it! I remember his voice.”If this were true Virginia was lucky to be alive.She was listening to the voice of the Hammer Man- who smashed women to death with his bare hands.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.

2 Jan 20221h 19min

Tony was getting fed up. His friend wasn’t listening to him.“No no no you don’t get it! I’m f***ing my mother!” - he screamed. The restaurant went quiet. Tony came from a strange family, to say the least. His great-grandparents were the creators of plastic. Yes, plastic. His mom was an eccentric aspiring author working on her debut novel about a mom who seduces her son on a yacht - that everyone believed to be more of an autobiography. Strange? Sure.Homicidal? Absolutely. 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.

29 Dec 20211h 20min

The stories were becoming wilder. Did you know that right after killing her roommate with her boyfriend - she took a shower in the blood-soaked bathroom?She killed her roommate over a threesome gone wrong! She even did cartwheels, backflips, and splits in the police station. If this were true she just might be the evilest woman in all of Italy. But what if it wasn’t? What if this was an innocent woman spending 5 years in prison for a murder that she did not commit?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.

26 Dec 20211h 41min

The American exchange student skipped home - her life in Italy was perfect.She had great roommates and a new Italian boyfriend. Nothing could ruin her time abroad.That is - till she finds the door to her apartment wide open, blood smeared all over her bathroom, and one of her roommates dead in her room.Her “strange behavior” makes her a target for the police. I mean would an innocent person do yoga in the police station, journal about pizza during an interrogation, and “make-out” with her boyfriend while police are around?Book Rec: “Waiting To Be Heard” - by Amanda Knox (one of my fave books of the year)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 Dec 20211h 26min

They say family secrets are like vampires - they never really die.The Murdaugh family knows this better than anyone. For generations, they were one of the most powerful, wealthiest, families in South Carolina.But when those around them start mysteriously dying… and even two of their own end up dead.You have to wonder - is someone finally getting their revenge on the untouchable family? An eye for an eye?Or are the Murdaugh family secrets out for blood?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.

19 Dec 20211h 17min