Sinisterhood

An update in the missing scientist cases, a sentencing in one of our past minisodes, and a search that's finally been taken and a search that's twenty-five years overdue. This week's episode is True Crime Headlines, prior case updates. Welcome to another edition of True Crime Headline, so big that it is not Patreon bonus content. It is in fact a main feed episode for you all. Click here for this w...

My Family's Ttrue Crime Story; A 13 Year Old Girl Shot My Ass (and I blame witchcraft); A 90's Pride Month Paranormal Extravaganza!; Death of Dr John Forsyth sounds like the Missing Scientists; My Grandpa Spoke Through Tarot; and The Time Our Rescue Cat Thwarted a Church Mission     Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours...

Two murders. A disgraced lawyer. A high profile trial. And one clerk of court who couldn’t wait for her fifteen minutes of fame. Will this woman’s relentless pursuit of a lake house mean a potential murderer walks free? This week’s episode is Alex Murdaugh Gets a New Trial. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content....

From the Patreon Archives: By now, you've probably heard that Alex Murdaugh has been granted a new trial. We're bringing you a full breakdown of the South Carolina Supreme Court decision later this week, as well as a look into the civil lawsuit he filed against the woman responsible for depriving him of his constitutional right. But first, we want to set the scene with this True Crime Headlines se...

Almost Trapped by a Stranger, Saved by a Mom; My Experience with PTSD Prevention After a Traumatic Event; He Knew Before the News (Or Anyone, Really); Secure School in Canada; Gun on the Ground; and Do You Believe in Reincarnation? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and t...

The casualties went from distinguished scientists to ultra-popular thought leaders in the disclosure movement. While the White House’s UAP release disappointed researchers, more names were added to the list of those lost. Who could be doing this and what is their ultimate goal? This week’s episode is Missing and Dead Scientists - Part 3. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up...

Motel Robber Caught by Resident Ghost; Arizona Cryptid Sighting: "Red Ghost"; When Your Timelines Glitch and Twist; Gnome Is Where the Heart Is; Almost Chainsaw Massacred; Mother, How Could You? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. CR...

Multiple scientists and nuclear professionals had gone missing or died unexpectedly. As journalists and the public worked to put the pieces together, the White House made a shocking announcement of long-awaited disclosure. But not before even more names would be added to the list. This week's episode is Missing and Dead Scientists – Part 2. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign...

Certified Man Hater; Something Drove Us From the Cemetery; Artemis Asteroid Destruction; Missing Items; A Physicist With All The Answer On Disappearing and Reappearing Objects; and I'm Not Taking it Anymore (a tale of annoying salespeople and people invading my safe space).     Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bo...

What happened to some of the brightest minds in the United States working at the top of their fields? Several have been found dead; others have vanished without a trace. Are they being targeted by a foreign adversary, their own government, or something out of this world? This week’s episode is Missing and Dead Scientists – Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for ou...

When a Community Turns on You; When the Cult you Escaped Takes Over the Government; "Survivor" #MeToo and Legal Recourse; Fat Naked Man; My Sense of Security Was Ruined by a Man!; and Lost Necklace Glitch in the Matrix? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what...

A man brought a gun to a pizza restaurant hoping to save kids and found… nothing. Instead, the conspiracy theory that drove him there morphed into something larger, more outrageous, and somehow, even more difficult to debunk. Then came another batch of emails. This week's episode is 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate: Part 4. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreo...

Oh Brother…; I Had a Premonition of my Husband's Funeral; That One Patient; My Two-Year-Old Communes with the Dead; Bright Lights in the Middle of Nowhere; and A Ghost Told Us Bigfoot was Created in Charlotte NC. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you thi...

Travel back with us to a simpler time. Pull up a seat and grab a sack. This week, we're rifling through some of our classic bits. It's Best of Mixed Bag Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. CRIMEWAVE AT SEA 2027 is happening Feb. 8-12, 2027! Tickets on Sale: Feb. 13, 2026 Ge...

My Dad Was a Monster; I Didn’t Know I Was a Victim; In Response to The Jesse Test; A Two-fer!; The Ghost Got Me in Trouble & Then Had Its Revenge; and Visits at the End. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. CRIMEWAVE AT SEA 2027 i...

A mess of emails. A community hungry for a new fight. And one round food item that suddenly gained a sinister reputation. It all came together online and changed the course of history forever. This week's episode is 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate: Part 3. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here...

Temu Jeffrey Epstein; Not Just Anime; Bookstore Bastard; The Black Cat Serial Killer or Deathly Omen?; I Hate My Racist School; and Freaky Friday #208 - US History Teacher Chiming In. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. CRIMEWAVE AT...

Today we're talking with Jen Miller, journalist, author of five books, and the reporter and co-producer behind Blood Will Tell , a new limited series podcast from Wondery and Campside Media. Jen's work has appeared in the New York Times , the Washington Post , and many other esteemed publications. She holds both an MFA in fiction and a master's in journalism from Columbia. She's also spent the las...

Follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes to hear the full episode and our in-depth conversation with Vanessa Richardson about Raëlism and our takeaways from the cult.  In the 1970s, a French journalist claimed he was contacted by extraterrestrial beings who revealed that humanity was scientifically created by an advanced alien race. From that encounter, the Raëlian Movement was born, blending...

A frog with his pants pulled down. A suspiciously powerful Reddit account. And one of the craziest news days in American history. Who knew the internet could be so powerful in the real world? This week's episode is 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate: Part 2. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here t...

Jim's Girls; It Could Be Happening to You or Your Child and You Wouldn’t Even Fuckin Know It; The Most Horrifying Thing My Child Has Ever Said; Childhood Friend’s Mean Dad Ended Up Killing Someone; I Think I Stopped a Murder by Being a Crime Nerd; and DV Encounter National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-7233 or Text "BEGIN" to 88788 Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click he...

It all started with radical opacity: a website was born where people could gather and post anonymously, free from consequence or identity. Elsewhere, another site's radical transparency hosted damning documents meant to dismantle authoritarian regimes. But what happens when those two forces converge, and anonymity and exposure become weapons aimed at the same target? This week's episode is 4chan,...

I am an Accidental Killer; My 4th Grade Teacher Tried Recruiting Me into her Cult; The Paper Shredder Pervert; My Survivor Story; “Just Creepin?”; and The Scarecrow in My Closet Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. CRIMEWAVE AT SEA 20...

From the waters of Newfoundland to the dusty desert of Nevada, to the bridges of Virginia and the green of Ireland, We can find laughs anywhere. This week's episode is Best of Funny Moments! Segments from: Episode 276: The Clown Motel Episode 305: The Monster of Dildo Pond Episode 178: Leprechauns Episode 117: The Bunny Man Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patre...

The Time I was Interviewed by Homeland Security; But What Kind of True Crimes?; In This World Full of Anger; Learn from my Mistakes; When the Missiles Fell pt.2; Aliens? Jesus? Lucas CPR Machine?; Follow Up From a "Way Back" Freaky Friday (FF 18) Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave...