A Nefarious Nightmare - True Crime

S4 E5 - A Foolish Game - The murder of Justin Derik Barnard CW/TW - discussions of murder, torture, mentions of sexual abuse, mental illness and suicidal ideation. What do you think about the game of broken telephone? We know that it’s a horrible way to get information and it could have some pretty bad consequences. It could be fun in the right setting and context, you know, as an actual GAME, but...

S4 E4 - Her light continues to shine - The murder of Jennifer Daugherty, Part 2 CW/TW: extreme violence and torture against a vulnerable person, mention of suicide, mention of mental illness, sexual assault and murder We continue discussing the case of 30 year old Jennifer Daugherty, who was a sweet, caring, mentally disabled woman. If you have not yet heard part 1, please stop here and go listen...

S4 E3 - Her light continues to shine - The murder of Jennifer Daugherty, Part 1 CW/TW: extreme violence and torture against a vulnerable person, mention of suicide, mention of mental illness, sexual assault and murder 30 year old Jennifer Daugherty was a sweet, caring, mentally disabled woman who was brutally tortured, and then murdered in the early morning hours of February 11, 2010. Jennifer wan...

S4 E2 Rise with the sun - what happened to Phoenix Coldon? CW/TW - mentions of mental health and sexual exploitation/trafficking December 18, 2011, 23-year-old Phoenix Coldon left her parents house in Missouri and was never seen again. Her SUV was found abandoned in the middle of the road and no one seemed to be suspicious. While this case does have some twists and turns (such as mentions of motiv...

S4 E1 He Always Sang - what happened to Alex VanDalsen? CW/TW - mention of Domestic Violence and/or potential hate crime, mention of self harm and suicidal ideation, Murder Alex VanDalsen left on foot late evening on February 3, 2021. He was later found dead, law enforcement haven’t been very helpful with answers and his mother and the rest of his family just want closure as to the potential murde...

NOT SO NEFARIOUS NEW YEAR! Bonus episode! CW/TW - Strong language We decided to sit down with our friends Chey Vyshnya and Sonya Coen to reflect on the highs and lows of 2022 and what we are leaving behind - as well as what we will bring with us into 2023. We then each tell a Florida man story. This episode is unlike our episodes on both the NSNC and A Nefarious Nightmare feeds. With that being sa...

S3 E19 Season Recap; INTRODUCING METHOD AND MADNESS - JUSTICE FOR KATIE PALMER Amanda and Courtney give a few updates on some cases covered in season 3, and close out by introducing Method and Madness podcast, a podcast you all should absolutely check out! ________________________________________________________________________________ On Tuesday, April 21st, 2020, 39-year-old John Palmer and his...

S3 E18 - Humanize - Justice for Jacob Landin CW/TW - Domestic Violence, mention of Sexual Assault, Murder of a minor Today we will be discussing statistics on Domestic Violence and child abuse. We also will briefly remind you about narcissism because we firmly believe that the offender in this case was a complete narcissist. In fact, when you hear all of these statistics and the key traits of narc...

S3 E17 - It's not always sunny - the murders of Naasire Johnson and Eric Pope CW/TW - mention of hate crimes, mention of animal cruelty Violence against those who are in the lgbtq+ community or those who identify as such still occurs to this day. We feel that this community is especially vulnerable because once again, here it is late 2022, and we still see hatred and violence against this communit...

This week, we’re featuring an episode from a podcast you should check out. Live Laugh Larceny is a true crime podcast hosted by long time friends Amanda and Trevin, who share killer facts, dreadful dilemmas and tell real-life petty crime stories in the style of an audio drama. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Become a supporte...

S3 E16 - Action Oriented Advocacy with Cults, Crimes and Cabernet It starts with Ethics - ethics is to be empathetic toward victims and respectful of the fact that these are real things that have happened - these are the worst days of someone’s lives. To advocate is to put yourself in the shoes of the victim or survivor. Is there a call to action? Participate. Is there a fundraiser? Donate and sha...

S3 E15 - The SunnyRose Bees - the murders of Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte CW/TW - mention of hate crimes, possible sexual assault, mental health and suicide In August of 2021, around the time of the Gabby Petito murder, a recently married couple are set to experience hashtag van life and camp out in Moab, Utah. Unfortunately, they went missing, only to be found shot to death and left in a cree...

S3 E14 - Tequila and a prayer - what REALLY happened to Tamla Horsford? CW/TW - mention of drugs, alcohol, suicidal ideation, mental health, history of racism Back in November of 2018, a group of adult women had a sleepover. There were games, gumbo and drinking -everyone was having a fun time. That is, until the next morning… one of the women in attendance was found to be dead under mysterious cir...

S3 E13 - Princess Snowflake - The tragic case of Amanda Todd CW/TW - discusses Sexual Exploitation of a minor, suicide, mental health, mentions of sexual assault, mention of pedophilia and brief mention of bestiality Today's episode is especially heavy. Truly, they all are, but this one touches on particularly triggering topics. Today, we will be talking about Amanda Todd. Her story continues to m...

S3 E12 - Salt Flat Road - Where is Jason Landry? Jason Landry was on his way home to see his family for Christmas when his car crashed on Salt Flat Road in Luling, TX in the early morning of Monday, December 14th, 2020. He was on his way home from Texas State University to spend the holidays with his family but instead, had seemingly disappeared into thin air. It’s coming up on two years since he’...

S3 E11 - Enough is Enough - the senseless killings of Atatiana Jefferson and Botham Jean CW/TW - police brutality, addressing racism, brief mention of sexual assailants Today we are going to discuss something a little bit different but highly relevant. We aim to wake everyone we can up to police brutality. What has happened to the people we talk about is a crime and a senseless one at that. We wan...

S3 E10 - Justice for Bonzai - the tragedy of Robert Bee CW/TW - mentions of mental health, murder of a minor On a chilly day in Pekin, Illinois in November of 2016, 13 year old Robert “Bonzai” Bee went missing. Nearly a year later, evidence and remains were found consistent with the boy. This case will be confusing, heartbreaking, frustrating and infuriating - yet another story of a kid who never...

S3 E9 - His name is Monster - The tragic murder of Somer Thompson CW/TW - sexual assault and murder of a minor On a chillier than normal day October 19, 2009, Somer Thompson disappeared on her way home from school. She had been in a dispute earlier that day with a classmate and it was believed she had run off upset. The horrifying event that took place after that is something that no mother, siste...

INTRODUCING: Live, Laugh, Larceny - A True Petty Crime Podcast This week in lieu of our normal episode, we are going to do two feature drops of some fellow podcasters that we love from our network. For todays feature drop, we are introducing Live Laugh Larceny, formerly Seriously Sinister. Trevin and Amanda do a fantastic job discussing lighter and less murdery types of crimes such as scams and pe...

INTRODUCING: Dirty Money Moves - Women in White Collar Crime This week in lieu of our normal episode, we are going to do two feature drops of some fellow podcasters that we love from our network. For todays feature drop, we are introducing Dirty Money Moves - women in white collar crime. Because, you can’t leave all the scams and cons to men, right? Scams and cons are equal opportunity on all fron...

This week, since Amanda had Covid and Courtney had life stuff occur, we have decided to get to work giving you a sampler of our Not So Nefarious Criminals podcast in lieu of our normal episodes. We will resume next week but we didn’t want to leave you hanging. For the full experience you can join our patreon. You may either search “A Nefarious Nightmare” on the patreon site or visit  https://linkt...

***TRIGGER WARNING*** Mention of sexual assault Kristin O’Connell met a boy at spring break in 1985 and went to visit him in August that same year. During a party he had, she left for a walk late one night in 1985, only later to be discovered to have been murdered. This is a cold case that has baffled many in Ovid, New York and in her hometown of Burnsville, Minnesota for many years, perpetuating...

S3 E6 - In her own hands - the case of Stacey Lannert CW/TW - domestic abuse / domestic violence, sexual assault of a minor, patricide Stacey Lannert was victimized by her father, and later, as a result of this trauma, she shot him. We ask - Do you think Stacey Lannert should answer for her crimes? She took justice into her own hands by murdering her father - all we can say to that is some people...

We start by remembering our fondest moments, we open up about our social anxiety and WHY Courtney is the way she is, revealing something she is not quite ready to talk about, (SPOILER - she was in a cult.) and how this True Crime Podcast Festival was super validating and also eye opening for BOTH OF US. We had a blast and truly enjoyed meeting everyone and cannot wait till next year. REMEMBER - Th...

S3 E5 - Lured Away - the kidnapping of Haley Burns CW/TW - domestic abuse, self harm, mental illness, disordered eating, sexual assault of a minor Haley Burns, now known as Alaska, went missing in May of 2016 (she was 16 at the time) and was kidnapped and held captive for 399 days - where she was brutally tortured and sexually abused, forced to lose weight and more horrific scenarios. The man, Mic...