The Wardcaster Files: A True Crime Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sherrie Ward and Joshua Lancaster
In this final episode of The Wardcaster Files, Sherrie discusses the Vampire of Sacramento - Richard Chase and Josh covers the unusual murder of the Ghost of Hammersmith.
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What motivates a health care professional to commit the ultimate betrayal and do harm to their patient? Sometimes it’s to spare the victim pain and suffering, but often there are other, nefarious reasons, like sex and greed.
This week on The Wardcaster Files, we discuss two cases of medical serial killers, Dr. Harold Shipman and Elizabeth Wettlaufer.
Stay tuned to the end for a big announcement and, as always, thanks for listening!
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In 2001, while her husband was at work, Andrea Yates drowned all five of her young children in the bathtub.
In 1993 Edward Gingerich killed his wife in a frenzy and became the first Amish man to be convicted of murder.
What motivated these two people to brutally end the lives of their loved ones, devastating their entire families?
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Who was responsible for killing and dismembering 12+ people in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1930’s? Was it one of the city’s homeless population or a skilled medical professional?
In 1973 Patricia Sue Richmond was on her way home when she disappeared. Her burned car was found that same day but Susie’s body wasn’t found until two weeks later. Who could have brutally murdered this young mother?
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Danny Kovarbasich was only 16 years old when he violently beat and stabbed a friend of the family.
Mary Bell was just 11 when she was convicted of murdering and mutilating two toddlers.
What caused these two children to lash out and commit the ultimate crime?
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Jeffrey Lundgren created an RLDS splinter group and proclaimed to be a prophet of the Lord, but why did he despise and hate his followers, the Avery family so much?
On the flip side, John Lawson believed he was the demon Pazuzu and lived his life in hatred and filth, which had unfortunate consequences for 2 people who crossed his path.
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This week we have special guest, Gavin Fish who tells us about the case of Amanda Wienckowski. Amanda’s nude, frozen body was found in a garbage bin, yet New York’s Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled her death an accidental overdose.
Find out how Gavin has been working with the family to get Amanda’s manner of death changed and hear from her mother about how this heinous crime has impacted her life.
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Between 1978 and 1983 Dennis Nilsen killed 15 men in London, England. He was only found out because of plumbing issues in his apartment building that lead to a grisly discovery.
In 1998 21 year old Matthew Shepard left a bar in Laramie, Wyoming with two men who committed a hate crime against him so horrible that it still resonates with the LGBTQ community to this day.
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Anita Cobby was abducted and brutally murdered when she was walking home from the train station in Blacktown, NSW, Australia. Who could be so deranged to commit such a terrible crime?
Years earlier, in 1968, another deranged killer roamed the streets of Salem, Oregon, killing at least four women. What set serial killer Jerry Brudos apart was his fascination with feet and necrophilia.
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First up is Rodney Halbower, The Gypsy Hills Killer, who murdered between 2 and 5 women in 1976. His weapon of choice was a knife, so he also acquired the nickname The San Mateo Slasher.
Further north, in Canada between 1983 and 2002, is the case of more than 40 women who went missing in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood of Vancouver, but their bodies were never found. Unfortunately, most of their deaths have been attributed to a serial killer.
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In 2010, Assistant Professor Amy Bishop snapped and open fire in her Biology department staff meeting.
Two years later, Adam Lanza went to his former elementary school and methodically shot students and staff.
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In the 1890’s Jane Toppan killed 12 people and possibly many more with the ambition “to have killed more people—helpless people—than any other man or woman who ever lived.”
In 1931 Winnie Ruth Judd was accused of murdering her two best friends and stuffing their bodies in steamer trunks, earning her the nickname The Trunk Murderess. But was she really guilty?
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In Oklahoma in 2009, the Jamison family - dad Bobby, mom Sherilyn, and daughter Madyson - disappeared from the Sans Bois Mountains near where they were planning on building their dream home.
In 2011, 23 year old Phoenix Coldon disappeared from her home in Spanish Lake, Missouri where she had recently moved back in with her parents.
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This week on The Wardcaster Files, we cover two cases of Wrongful Convictions.
First, Josh covers the case of James Richardson, who was accused of poisoning his seven children, even though he wasn’t home at the time.
Then Sherrie discusses Alice Crimmins, who was also accused of killing her two children despite evidence showing otherwise.
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What happened to Kathleen Folbigg’s four babies between 1989 and 1999? Did they die from unfortunate cases of SIDS or were they cruelly murdered by their own mother?
Myra Hindley is another woman who was involved in the death of children, but we know she is responsible along with her boyfriend, Ian Brady. They murdered five children between 1963 and 1965.
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Ashlee and Emmett Corrigan seem to have the perfect marriage. True love, five beautiful kids, and a burgeoning new career. But one shocking night in March, 2011, turns all of that upside down.
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Scottish-born serial killer Peter Tobin is responsible for at least three deaths from 1991 to 2006, but could there be dozens more?
In Australia, David and Catherine Birnie abducted, raped, and murdered four women in a rampage in 1986. How did this murderous couple build up to these heinous crimes?
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Helle Crafts went missing in 1986 on her way to her sister-in-law’s house. Why was her husband out that same night with a wood chipper next to the Housatonic River?
Jason Fox was murdered in a hate crime just last year when he went over to a “friend’s” house in Newport, Washington. Why was his sexuality such a threat to this group of young adults?
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In March 1st, 1975, firefighters discover the naked, burned body of Sherry Gibson in an abandoned farmhouse. After a chilling confession, officials believe the case is finally closed until they receive a shocking revelation 26 years later.*
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This week Josh and Sherrie cover stories of kidnappings.
Josh recounts the case of Tad Cummins who abducted a 15 year old girl in 2017 and drove her across the US.
Then Sherrie talks about the Yosemite Killer, Cary Stayner who murdered 4 women in 1999.
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Recently widowed Marlys Sather doesn’t come back to work after lunch one day and what her family finds at her house is horrifying.
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In 1995 the Aum Shinrikyo cult set off 11 devices on trains throughout the Tokyo subway system, releasing deadly sarin gas. Thirteen people were killed and 5,500 more were injured.
Almost 20 years earlier more than 900 people died in a murder-suicide at the People’s Temple compound in Jonestown, Guyana, making it the largest massacre in the US until 9/11.
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Sherrie covers the case of Christopher Wilder, a serial killer who went on a killing spree in 1984 and Josh discusses the murder of four people in Farmville, Virginia.
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On November 7th, 2012, 45 year old Elizabeth Baune is found brutally murdered and set on fire in her bedroom in Payette, Idaho.
Is this the work of a deranged stranger or someone that knows Elizabeth and has ulterior reasons for wanting her dead?
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Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler died on the bank of the Lane Cove River in Sydney, NSW, Australia in 1963. Both were poisoned, then their bodies were bizarrely covered.
In 1994 Kurt Cobain was found dead from a shotgun wound to the head in the greenhouse of his Seattle home with a suicide note nearby.
Both of these cases are riddled with mysteries and conspiracy theories have persisted for years.
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What happened to 29 year old missing mom, Danielle Pruett?
Police in Tazewell, Virginia use the city’s traffic and business surveillance systems to piece together the final shocking moments of her life.
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Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was an accomplished silent film actor, director, and screenwriter when a scandal involving the death of an up-and-coming movie starlet derailed his career in 1921.
Just a year later, the murder of wealthy textile manufacturer, Fred Oesterreich exposed a bizarre love affair between his wife and a man dubbed The Bat Man.
This week we cover two cases linked to Old Hollywood.
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Who could have murdered 23 year old Jacey McWilliams in Middleburg, Florida? Between the few suspects that turn up, one starts to stand out, and you won’t believe his motive!
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Melissa Shepard, also known as the Internet Black Widow, is responsible for poisoning 3 men and attempting to kill one more.
Ray Copeland shot at least five men in the back of the head on the Missouri farm he shared with wife Faye, with seven more victims possible.
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When Krystal Dragan agrees to go on a Wiccan-themed public access TV show, she doesn’t realize how deep into obsession the host will become, and how her life will never be the same.
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Bruce George Peter Lee is Britain’s most prolific serial killer with 26 arson murders attributed to him.
In the US, Thomas Sweatt is credited as being the State’s worst serial arsonist with 350 fires set, but fortunately, he was only able to murder 3 people.
Join us this week as Sherrie and Josh discuss these two cases and what happens in the mind of a firesetter.
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Successful businesswoman Tara Lynn Grant goes missing after an argument with her husband in 2007. Could she have flown back to her job site in Puerto Rico or did something more sinister happen to her?
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Hey guys, remote recording is hard! So please forgive my audio in this episode. I promise I’ll try to crawl out of my barrel real soon. - S
We are doing unsolved murders this week and the first story is about the Frankford Slasher who is an unknown serial killer that murdered 8 women in Philadelphia between 1985 and 1990. Our second story comes out of Tallahassee, Florida in 1966, where The Sims family was brutally murdered and the killer is still unknown to this day.
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What happened to Rick Post who disappeared from Baja Mexico in 1998? Was he the target of a drug cartel or someone closer to home? Find out this week as we recap and review season 1, episode 3 of Murder In Paradise, Spies, Lies, and Alibis.
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In 1999 police discover 8 bodies in plastic barrels in an abandoned bank in Snowtown, South Australia. Four more victims are later tied to the killers, but who are they and what was their motive?
In Eching, Germany in 1981, 10 year old Ursula Herrmann doesn’t come home after dinner at her cousins house. How did she vanish in the spruce forest between the two houses and who could have been involved in her disappearance?
Tune in this week as we discuss these two cases that take place outside of the US.
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Who killed popular businessman Bob Eidman in St Charles, Minnesota in 2007?
Was it his wife, upset about an affair, a business rival who stole a client, or could it have been a complete stranger?
Find out who is responsible this week as we recap and review season 9, episode 2 of Nightmare Next Door, Risky Business.
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In 2011, a man opened fire in a shopping center in Tucson, Arizona, killing 6 people and wounding 13 others, including US Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
In 1984, 10 people were gunned down in their apartment in East New York on Palm Sunday. Two women and eight children were murdered as they relaxed after coming home from church.
Listen in this week as Josh and Sherrie cover these stories of mass murder.
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Who killed 16 year old Dinah Peterson on Valentine’s Day in 1975? Was it her forbidden older boyfriend, her angry dad, or her jealous friend? The case goes cold for 30 years before new detectives take a fresh look and an arrest is made.
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In 1958, the Martin family set out one Sunday afternoon to the Columbia River Gorge to gather greenery for Christmas decorations. They were never seen alive again.
In 2018, 13 year old Jayme Closs was abducted after an intruder murdered her parents, but she survived the ordeal.
Tune in this week as Sherrie and Josh cover these two stories of disappearances.
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One more Patreon file to tide you over till Josh and Sherrie come back from the holidays.
In this episode Josh explores whether the notorious serial killer H.H. Holmes could have been the secret identity of Jack the Ripper and Sherrie tells the gruesome story of the murderess Belle Gunness.
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Please enjoy one of our earlier Patreon episodes while we take a holiday break to spend time with family!
“On this month’s Patreon episode, Josh covers the murder of Angel Melendez by Michael Alig and Robert “Freeze” Riggs, all members of New York’s party scene in the 1990’s, then Sherrie delves into the case of British Columbia’s serial killer, Clifford Olson, who murdered 11 children before he was caught.”
We hope you have a safe and wonderful Merry Christmas/Happy Holiday!
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Millionaire Frank Griga and his girlfriend Krisztina Furton go missing from Golden Beach, Miami, Florida in 1995. When their Lamborghini is found abandoned in the Everglades National Park, investigators realize it may already be too late to find the couple alive.
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Vicky Cilliers is an avid skydiver with more than 2,500 jumps under her belt. But when both of her chutes fail on a jump in 2015, she plummets 4,000 feet to the ground. She miraculously survives but the incident begs the question, was this an accident or a brutal act of sabotage?
In 1992, Jennifer Asbenson makes the mistake of accepting a ride from a stranger who turns out to be a serial killer. Her sheer will and bravery saves her life, and she is the only person to escape the grasp of murderer Andrew Urdiales.
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When 21 year old Dawnia Dacosta doesn’t come home after church one night, her mother knows something must be terribly wrong. Witnesses spot her getting into a strange van, so the search is on to find her and her kidnapper.
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The Oakland County child murderer and serial killer and cannibal Albert Fish are discussed.
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Life has been hard for Jennifer Jones and Bobbi Jo Smith, but when they finally meet and start up a relationship, sparks fly.
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This week we explore two cases of women who killed their husbands.
Betty Lou Beets shot her first husband and tried to run over her third, but it was her fifth husband that she eventually killed.
Katherine Knight also had a string of violent relationships, but it was her fourth beau that paid the price for declining to marry her. Not only did she kill this man, but she also mutilated his corpse in a way that defies belief.
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Josh and guest host Riley Stone recap and review season 1, episode 4 of Emergency Call, Crime Spree.
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This week Josh interviews 911 dispatcher Riley Stone who was Rutherford County, Tennessee’s 2015 Dispatcher of the Year.
Riley tells us about the case of Kari Hunt Dunn, whose murder inspired a new 911 law, and Josh covers serial killer Paul Stephani, dubbed the Weepy Voice Killer because of his creepy 911 calls.
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Josephine and Jacqueline Verellen are two sisters who suffer from mental illness due to their problematic childhood. But that is no excuse for committing the ultimate crime.
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In 2019, 17 year old Bianca Devins was murdered by a man she met online. Then he shared a picture of her fatal wounds to Instagram where it quickly went viral.
Also, Josh shares with us his harrowing tale of how he survived an attack by a pedophile when he was only 14.
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In 1988 a skeleton is discovered next to a football field in Philadelphia, but it takes 3 years to identify who the victim is and 15 more years to find out what happened.
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In 1935, actress Thelma Todd was found slumped over the wheel of her car and her death was ruled a suicide. But could it have been murder?
There is no question about what happened to Mrs. Julia Thomas when her dismembered remains washed up on the banks of the River Thames in 1879. But who hated her enough to murder her?
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Everybody loves a clown, right? Well, not an evil killer clown, which is what faced Marlene Warren at her doorstep one fateful day in 1990. This nightmare murdered Marlene in front of her son then calmly walked away. But who was it and why would they commit such an atrocious act?
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In 1609 Elizabeth Bathory was accused of brutally torturing and murdering over 650 women and girls, but did she actually do it?
There is no question that Danny LaPlante murdered a pregnant mother and her two daughters in 1987, but what events took place the previous year that show his evil ways were escalating? Listen in as Sherrie and Josh discuss these two spooky cases for our Halloween file.
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A routine investigation into a minor theft leads detectives to a cabin in the woods. What they find there uncovers the lair of two of California’s most prolific serial killers and kicks off an international manhunt.
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No tricks here! Just a sneak peek at one of our Patreon bonus episodes.
“Our bonus episode this week covers two cases, one of a man who was famous before his death and the other, a woman who found infamy after hers. Marvin Gaye was a world famous Motown artist who was murdered at only 44 years old and Elisa Lam was only 21 when her mysterious death captured the hearts and minds of the world.“
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Elijah “Bear” Diaz goes missing from his house in El Cajone, California one day in August, 2015.
The very next day, Skylar Peterson Tosic turns up missing in Escondido, California, just 30 miles away.
Are these two separate cases with different explanations, or is there something more sinister going on?
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Rebecca Coriam disappeared from the Disney Wonder cruise ship mere hours before her shift as a youth activities counselor started. George Smith suffered a similar fate when he went missing during his honeymoon from the Brilliance of the Seas, leaving blood evidence behind.
Listen in as Sherrie and Josh discuss theories about these two cases.
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Who murdered Geneva McDonald with an axe then went on to terrorize 5 more families in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington in 1990? Find out this week as we cover season 4, episode 6 of Ice Cold Killers, The Axe Man Cometh.
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Twelve year old Marion Parker is abducted from school one day in 1925. Seventy-five years later, Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis are taken on their way to their school bus stop. Who abducted and murdered these innocent girls?
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How did Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg die? Did she stab herself 20 times in a suicide as the police believe, or did someone murder her in her apartment then somehow close the security latch on the front door from the outside? Find out what we think this week on The Wardcaster Files, Have You Seen This?! as we recap and review season 2, episode 1 of Accident, Suicide, or Murder, Behind the Locked Door.*We apologize for the audio issues in this episode.
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The topic this week is crimes committed outside of the US.
Josh goes over Canadians Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka and Sherrie discusses the Englishman John George Haigh.
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Who butchered Betty Gore on Friday the 13th in 1980 and why is a newspaper in her dining room opened to an ad for The Shining? Was her murder committed by a slasher-movie copycat, or was something more sinister at play? Find out as we recap and review episode 3 from season 2 of The 1980's: The Deadliest Decade, Friday the 13th.
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The mass murders of Marcus Wesson and Devin Kelley are discussed.
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Who murdered Laurie Colannino? Was it her current boyfriend or her on-again, off-again lover? Maybe it was someone she worked with at her job as a cocktail waitress. Find out this week as we recap and review episode 3, season 5 of Cold Blood, Evil Twin.
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The murder of Sydney Loofe and a serial killer nicknamed the Boozing Barber are discussed this week.
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A woman slowly begins to realize that there might be something very wrong with her boyfriend as he becomes more and more paranoid and violent over the years on season 8, episode 2 of Evil Lives Here, I Didn’t Know It Was Blood.
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The deaths of celebrities Rebecca Schaeffer and Sam Cooke are discussed this week.
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Was Ashley Wilson’s death a suicide or murder? The police think they have it solved until a man walks into the station with a shocking revelation.
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Elizabeth Olten was only 9 years old when her murder shook a small Missouri town.
The Powell brothers, 7 year old Charles and 5 year old Braden, were also taken too soon in a shocking end to the case of their mother’s disappearance.
Listen in as we discuss these cases of murdered children this week on The Wardcaster Files.
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Nashville detective Pat Postiglione launches a manhunt after a double homicide of college students at one of the states historically black universities.
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What is the definition of a serial killer and do our killers discussed this week fit the profile? Listen in as we go over the Toy Box Killer, David Parker Ray and the Internet Slavemaster, John Edward Robinson.
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Etta Jean Westbrook is found dead on her living room floor, covered in blood. When accident is ruled out, homicide investigators turn to her family and friends for clues. Did Etta Jean know her killer?
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Obsession leads to stalking and murder in the lives of Mary Stauffer and Christina Grimmie.
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Adriene Fields can’t shake the feeling that an area serial killer is out to get her and make her his next target. Will she overcome this suspicion or will she have to face her worst nightmare?
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Two women survive separate ordeals, one domestic abuse and the other a hostage situation.
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What three things do dangerous cults have in common and how do they get people to follow along and commit heinous crimes? This week we discuss four cult leaders who had a great impact on society: Charles Manson, Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Warren Jeffs as we recap and review episode 3, season 1 of Inside the Criminal Mind, Cult Leaders.
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What motivates a man to kill his own children? This week, we discuss two such cases as we cover the sad and terrifying murders of John Hoskins and George Banks.
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Tim Thomason brutally murdered Scott Prince then tells his side of the story from prison on episode 2, season 2 of The Killer Speaks, Tim Thomason: Perfect Murder.
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This week we cover the murders of the Bever family and the Grimes Sisters.
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Who murdered Charlisa Clark and her boyfriend Pasquale del Sordo in their sleep while her three year old son Eugene was nearby? We recap season 1, episode 2 of The Case That Haunts Me, The Bad Man where Detective Dan Forgan gives us the details of this terrible crime that haunts him to this day on.
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This week we cover the world’s worst industrial disaster at Bhopal, India where a toxic gas leak caused the deaths of 15,000 people, then the enormous environmental disaster of Love Canal, which has had lasting health effects for thousands of residents to this day.
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Was Josephine Galbriath’s death a suicide or did her husband murder her with a bathrobe sash? Follow the evidence on today’s episode to find out!
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Fifteen year old serial killer Craig Price and the murder of James Bulger by two pre-teens are covered this week.
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Who carjacked D'Andre Lane and made off with his two year old daughter, Bianca Jones who was strapped in her car seat at the time? Find out the shocking theory after cadaver dogs examine the found car as Josh and Amy Cheek discuss episode 1, season 3 of Exhibit A, Cadaver Dogs.
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This week Josh and Amy Cheek discuss two cases of murder in the military. First up is the murder of Private First Class LeVena Johnson, then the serial killer Specialist Ronald Gray is covered.
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A calculating online predator with a compulsion to kill finds a string of unsuspecting victims via websites designed for gay men. Listen in as Josh and guest host Amy Cheek discuss season 1, episode 7 of Click For Murder.
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We have a special guest host this week! Say hi to Amy Cheek who is filling in for Sherrie while she takes care of a personal matter.
This week Josh and Amy cover the unsolved cases of Artemus Ogletree and the Connecticut River Valley Killer.
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Kathleen Gallagher Baty has had a stalker for going on 10 years and things come to a head one evening when her husband is out of town and the stalker sneaks into her home. Find out what happens in the final showdown as we review season 1, episode 10 of Obsession: Dark Desires, Crushed.
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Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson were a black lesbian couple who were brutally murdered in 2014 and Barry Winchell was a US Army soldier who was beaten to death 15 years earlier in 1999. Listen in as Sherrie and Josh discuss who killed these innocent victims in the prime of their lives.
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Two sisters go missing from Tucson in 1965 and the police have to decide if a former love interest is to blame or could one of the rowdy "Speedway Kids" be responsible. Find out what happened as we review episode 5 from season 2 of A Crime To Remember.
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Colin Ireland decided he wanted to be famous so he became a serial killer and intentionally murdered five gay men in London in 1993. Twenty years earlier, Roger Nunez set a fire in the Upstairs Lounge, a popular gay hangout, and 32 people perished, but did he mean to be a murderer or was it a drunken prank? Listen in as Sherrie and Josh discuss these two cases on this week's episode in honor of Pride Week.
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In 1965 Holly Maddux left her conservative family in small town Texas to pursue a more liberal lifestyle at college in Philadelphia. But only 12 years later, Holly goes missing, leaving behind a family desperate for answers. Find out what happened to Holly as we review season 3, episode 10 of People Magazine Investigates, The Unicorn Killer.
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In honor of Pride Month, Sherrie and Josh will be covering cases of crimes against the LGBTQ community. This week, Sherrie covers the murder of Kenneth Zellner in Toronoto in 1985 and Josh talks about the 2016 Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida.
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A feud between neighbors ends in murder. What happened to cause the patriarch of the Fuller family to declare all out war on the Copelands? This week we review season Fear Thy Neighbor, season 6 Episode 3, House of Shards.
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The cannibals Jeffrey Dahmer and Vince Li and their motives are discussed.
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Why does someone get murdered after an appearance on The Jenny Jones Show in 1995? This week we will review the first episode of the new Netflix show, Trial By Media, Talk Show Murder, and discuss the circumstances of the murder and the role that media may have played.
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When we think of murder we often assume the weapon used was one of three traditional ones: gun, knife, or hands, but people can use any object to commit the ultimate crime. This week Josh and Sherrie discuss two cases where unusual weapons were used to take someones life, Stefan Andersson and Ramon Novarro.
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Who murdered Michael Reese in his own home one Wednesday night right after he got back from church? The police are dying to know because his house is right next door to their station, so it seems too bold to be a burglar and much more likely that it was someone he knew. Find out the shocking truth as we review season 1, episode 3 of Southern Gothic, The Sinner.
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This week we cover two cases of people who resorted to murder by poisoning for financial gain in addition to the terrifying unsolved case of the Chicago Tylenol murders.
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What happened to Conrad and Ricky Morales? These two brothers were dealt an unfair lot when they were sent to live with their uncle then one goes missing and the other one ends up dead. This week we review season 1, episode 3 of If I Should Die, The Lost Boys.
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This week Sherrie discusses the unusual disappearance of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, two Dutch students who were on a cultural trip to Panama and disappeared in the thick jungle. Then Josh tells us the story of the origin of the Amber Alert and then the probable abduction and disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit.
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When Jessica Dishon goes missing one day, leaving behind her cell phone, purse, and one shoe, the local sheriff is sure that she is just a runaway. That is, until her body is found two weeks later down by the local high school hangout. Josh and Sherrie review this case that is featured on season 1, episode 3 of Blood Runs Cold, The Secret.
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This week we cover 2 serial killers who have very different motivations, Dorothea Puente and Carlton Gary.
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Who stabbed and murdered 14 year old Tina Faelz as she was walking home from school in 1984? Was it a notorious school bully, her mother's violent boyfriend, or one of several serial killers that were operating in the area at the time? Find out as Josh and Sherrie review episode 3 from season 1 of the Netflix series, Cold Case Files!
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Torture is on the table and we want to put up a trigger warning for this week's episode where we tell the horrific stories of the murders of Suzanne Capper, who was murdered by her so-called friends, then Fan Man-yee, in the famous Hello Kitty murder, and finally, Channon Christian and Chris Newsome, who were murdered by a group of strangers in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Who was responsible for the disappearance and murder of Suzie Knuth who went missing in 1980? Was it her adoring husband or was it a random kidnapping? This week, Josh and Sherrie discuss this case of whodunit from season 3, episode 2 of Swamp Murders.
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We have two cases of stalking this week (and Josh relays his own story). First up is the stalking and murder of Laurie Show then we cover the stalking and many murders in the life of Sandy Shaw. Thanks for listening!
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Rannita (Nunu) Williams thought that Jonathan Robinson would be the love of her life but when another women enters the picture, things go downhill quickly, and publicly. This week we cover this case of murder caught on Facebook live and highlighted on the series Web of Lies, season 6, episode 7.
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Our two cases this week focus on wrongful convictions.
First up is Kimberly Long who was convicted of killing her boyfriend, Oswald Conde when, in fact, she had only happened upon his body. Who was the real murderer?
Then we cover the case of Kristine Bunch who spent 17 years in jail for the death of her son, Tony who was only three years old at the time. But was it murder or was it an accident?
Be sure to tune in to see what the Wheel of Decision has in store for us for next week!
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Today we discuss Daniela Poggiali, an Italian nurse who thought it was hilarious to take pictures of herself with deceased patients. Patients who she was accused of murdering with potassium chloride. We review this case from season 1, episode 4 of the Netflix series Nurses Who Kill.
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Angels of Death are the topic this week and we cover the two cases of Donald Harvey and Charles Cullen, both of whom abused their power in healthcare to commit the ultimate crime.
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This week we review the episode The Doctor Will See You from the ID channel series,
See No Evil which focus on cases that are solved with the use of CCTV.
In this case, Dr. David Cornbleet is brutally murdered in his dermatology office and his killer is caught on camera.
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We cover two stories of stabbings this week, on two different continents.
The first is the murder of Euronymous of the Norwegian black metal scene and the second is serial killer Michael Gargiulo, dubbed The Hollywood Ripper.
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We all know the story of Casey Anthony, who was suspected of murdering her two year old daughter, Caylee. This week we cover the A&E documentary Casey Anthony's Parents Speak to see how George and Cindy are dealing with the tragedy 10 years later.
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In this episode we discuss women who kill their families. Christy Sheats murdered her two daughters in Texas and Jolly Thomas killed 6 of her family members over a 14 year period in Kerala, India.
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This week we review the documentary, The Family I Had which tells the story of the horrific murder of four year old Ella Bennett by her own brother, Paris.
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Two cowboys, 150 years apart, both murderers. This week we discuss the crimes of Levi Boone Helm and "Cowboy" Mike Braae.
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This week we review an episode from season 1 of Wives with Knives, The Beefcake and the Beauty Queen. This case is about the tumultuous marriage of Charlie Czerniawski (the beefcake) and Jamie Silverstrone (the beauty queen).
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Maddie Clifton was an eight year girl who disappeared from Jacksonville, Florida in 1998. In this episode, we discuss what happened to her and the unusual circumstances of her discovery.
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The week we are reviewing episode 2 from season 7 of Evil Lives Here: I Raised a Sociopath. This episode tells the story of Robert Foust's struggles raising his sociopathic son, Aaron and how he's had to deal with the aftermath of his son committing the ultimate crime.
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This week we are discussing two cases that involve cannibalism. Josh covers the case of Anthony Morley and his murder, dismemberment, and almost cannibalism of Damian Oldfield while Sherrie covers the case of the Mauerova family in the Czech Republic.
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Welcome to our first minisode! This week we review the episode "Blinded by Love" from season 5, episode 2 of Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? Jamie Hart and Melissa Stredney are only together a short time before all hell breaks loose and someone ends up in the hospital.
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Female serial killer Aileen Wuornos is our topic this week. Also listen in for a big announcement!
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This week we are discussing bludgeoning deaths. Josh covers the four hammer murders of Alex Ewing and Sherrie goes over the beating death of Lance Herndon by jilted lover Dionne Baugh.
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In 2010, Sarah Maynard was abducted after her family had been murdered by the leaf-obsessed Matthew Hoffman. Thankfully she was rescued four days later. Almost 10 years earlier, Jaycee Dugard was snatched off the street by Phillip and Nancy Garrido and was forced to live with them for 18 years before she was rescued. Listen in this week to The Wardcaster Files as we discuss these two cases of abduction.
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This week on The Wardcaster Files we discuss two cases of spree killers. First is the Port Arthur Australia massacre which took place in 1996 and left 35 people dead, then we cover the recent Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 people at a music festival.
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Our topic this week is “Cult Murders” and Josh covers The Branch Davidians while Sherrie talks about the Order of the Solar Temple.
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Our topic this week is “Old Timey Murders (before 1950).” Josh covers the Black Dahlia and Sherrie talks about the Servant Girl Annihilator, both of which remain unsolved to this day.
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Our topic this week is murder by coworker so listen in as we cover the McStay family murders and the murder of Michelle Mockbee. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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This week our topic is husbands who murder their wives. Josh tells the story of how Casei Jones’ husband murdered her and her four children and Sherrie relays the story of Janet March. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in this week to hear about three murder by fire cases: the two deaths of Clarence Roberts, the murders of nine year old Kyle Alwood, and the honor killing of Zeenat Rafiq. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in as Josh tells the story of the death of JonBenét Ramsey and the Covina Massacre. We also have an important announcement for you! https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in as Sherrie tells the story of the murder of Sylvia Likens by Gertrude Baniszewski with the help of her children and other neighborhood teenagers.
This episode contains descriptions of torture. Listener discretion advised.
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Listen in this week as Sherrie tells of the murder of Carol and Reggie Sumner by Tiffany Cole, Michael Jackson, Alan Wade, and Bruce Nixon. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in today as Josh tells the personal story of how his coworker, Katelyn Ervin was murdered. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in today as Josh tells the story of The Co-ed Killer, Ed Kemper. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in as Josh, in honor of Transgender Week, tells the heartbreaking stories of the murders of 22 transgendered people so far in 2019.
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Listen in today as Sherrie tells the story of the horrible and disgusting Antrei Chikatilo, the Butcher of Rostov. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in today as Sherrie tells about the disappearance of Trenton Duckett. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in today as Josh relays the disappearances of Kamiyah Mobley and Devin Bond. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in today as Josh retells the tale of the murder of the Jones children by Timothy Jones. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in today as Josh talks about the murder of Andrew and Zachary Bagby by Shirley Turner featuring our special guest, Lee Lancaster. https://linktr.ee/wardcaster_files
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Listen in today as Sherrie discusses the murder of the Watts family by Chris Watts.
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