CrimeChat with Nat and Kat

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents this week's Episode 144: The Woman in a Box! This story comes with a heavy warning—as one of the most extreme cases of abduction, torture, and captivity—even too disturbing for Hollywood! In 1972, in California, 19-year-old Cameron Hooker manipulated and love-bombed his 15-year-old soon-to-be wife, Janice, forcing her into a life of abuse volatile sexual fantasies....

Hey there, #Chatters! In Season 4, #crimechatwithnatandkat are re-releasing of some of our favorite and most-liked episodes, on the first Saturday of the month, while we research and prep for more stories of dark crimes, evil minds, and occasionally the unknown. This is our LAST re-release of #season4 -- Episode 082: The Disappearance of Dail Dinwiddie -- an open and unsolved mystery! In September...

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents an audio #sneakpeek for our #season4 #bonus #series --Episode 143: Into the Unknown ~ The Bell Witch & Spring-Heeled Jack! Nat and Kat dissect more folklore as we dive into the 19th Century, digging up the stories of the Bell Witch in Tennessee and Spring-Heeled Jack in the United Kingdom! A #sneakpeek on these two cases airs #Saturday August 30, 2025, anywhere...

#crimechatwithnatandkat bring you Episode 142: The Sherlock Holmes of France ~ A Crime & Cosmetics Segment! In 1912, 19-year-old Marie Latelle was murdered in her parents' France home. There were no witnesses. No fingerprints. No evidence. No forensics… or were there? Nat kicks off detailing how fingernail scrapings became part of forensic criminology. Then Kat digs into how pioneering crimino...

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents this week's Episode 141: The Wild West & The Cannibal Cowboy #AlferdPacker! The #wildwest was, well, WILD! Kat breaks down the wild west atmospherics where survival meant everything... even as conflicts emerged between the #outlaws and the #lawmen. Then, Nat digs into the story of Alferd Packer--the infamous #cannibal of the wild, wild west! On his journey to f...

#crimechatwithnatandkat bring you Episode 140: Lost and Found - The Story of Luis Armando Albino! Children who are kidnapped are a parent's worst fear... Nat starts with some abduction stats. Then, Kat tells the story of six-year-old Luis Armando Albino, whose family just migrated from Puerto Rico, was abducted at a playground in Oakland, California. But his family never gave up hope! Through gene...

Hey there, #Chatters! In Season 4, #crimechatwithnatandkat are re-releasing of some of our favorite and most-liked episodes, on the first Saturday of the month, while we research and prep for more stories of dark crimes, evil minds, and occasionally the unknown. This week, we are ending our #sharkweek / #sharkmonth celebration with the #rerelease of Episode 060: A Deep Sea Death ~ with special gue...

#crimechatwithnatandkat brings you Episode 139: The Acid King! In the midst of #satanicpanic, widespread hysteria was characterized by satanic cult activity and ritual abuse. Kat starts off with some devilish facts & stats about #satanicpanic you may not be aware of. Then, we dive into Nat's story 😈 While Ricky Kasso's behaviors mimicked satanism, when he murdered his friend, it wasn't ritual...

#crimechatwithnatandkat bring you Episode 138: Murder by Shark! Is it possible for a shark be used as a murder weapon? Or as an accessory to murder? In this episode, Nat quizzes Kat on her shark knowledge with Sharkie or Malarkie! Then, Kat dives into three horrific stories of instances were sharks have, in fact, been lured with their natural instincts as apex predators to murder! Find out how on...

#crimechatwithnatandkat present this week's Episode 137 - Real Exorcism. Real Audio. Real Tragedy. | Movie vs. Reality🎬The Exorcism of Emily Rose vs. Anneliese Michel | REAL 6 DEMON AUDIO! 😱 You’ve seen The Exorcism of Emily Rose... but what if we told you the real story is even darker? This week on CrimeChat with Nat and Kat, Nat unearths the chilling case of Anneliese Michel— 🔊 With actual au...

Hey there, #Chatters! In Season 4, #crimechatwithnatandkat are re-releasing of some of our favorite and most-liked episodes, on the first Saturday of the month, while we research and prep for more stories of dark crimes, evil minds, and occasionally the unknown. This week, we are re-releasing one of our #ChatterFavorites -- and this one is just in time for #sharkweek -- Episode 102: The Shark Arm...

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents Episode 136: Allie Shehorn ~ A Crime & Cosmetics Segment! This story takes us behind the scenes of the attempted murder of one of Hollywood’s award-winning makeup and special effects artists, Allie Shehorn. Three days after being issued a restraining order against her estranged boyfriend, actor/producer Nick Pasqual, he broke into her home, stabbed her more tha...

#crimechatwithnatandkat bring you the Episode 135: The Walls Are Watching - The Daniel LaPlante Story! Troubled teenager, Daniel LaPlante, had a tough childhood including development, fueling feelings of abandonment, bitterness, and resentment toward authority figures. By age 15, Daniel’s disturbing behavior had escalated significantly. What started out as burglary and stalking turned into obsessi...

#crimechatwithnatandkat bring you Episode 134: Code Name TRIGON! In 1977, Martha “Marti” Peterson was the first female CIA case officer to operate in Moscow. By day, Marti was an administrative clerk at the US Embassy. By night, a CIA case officer. Especially in Moscow during the Cold War, the main rule of thumb: trust no one. The method: go unnoticed. The goal: survival. Marti ran a Soviet source...

Hey there, #Chatters! In Season 4, #crimechatwithnatandkat are re-releasing of some of our favorite and most-liked episodes, on the first Saturday of the month, while we research and prep for more stories of dark crimes, evil minds, and occasionally the unknown. This week, we are re-releasing one of our #ChatterFavorites -- Episode 051: The Spy Robert Hanssen! Kat details through the decades of th...

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents this week's #sneakpeek #audio for our #season4 #bonus #series with Episode 133: Into the Unknown ~ Creepy Ass Dolls! Nat and Kat dissect more of the unknown as we dive into infamous demonic dolls who are the cause of our worst nightmares! A #sneakpeek on these two cases airs #Saturday May 31, 2025, anywhere you get your favorite #truecrimepodcast! #googlepodcasts #...

#crimechatwithnatandkat brings you this week's Episode 132: The Trunk Murderess! When Winnie McKinnell arrived at a train station with two trunks, no one would have guessed the horror inside. In 1931, when this "Trunk Murderess" was caught, she said she was attacked by two of her friends and she shot them in self defense. Winnie's attempts to hide the crime raised questions as the unraveling of th...

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents Episode 131: Downfall of an Heir ~ A Crime & Cosmetics Segment! Popularizing the term "make-up," Max Factor created an epic cosmetics company from the ground up! Nearly 100 years later, his great-grandson, Andrew Luster, was arrested for drugging and raping a 21-year-old college student. Further investigation revealed that Luster drugged multiple women with Liq...

#crimechatwithnatandkat bring you this week's Episode 130: Christa Gail Pike - The Devil Made Her Do It! First, Kat breaks down #thebystandereffect and why people don't intervene when someone is in trouble. Then, Nat dives deep into the twisted life of Christa Gail Pike. From her drug use to her troubling upbringing, Christa is the youngest female to ever be placed on death row! Find out more on t...

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents Episode 130: The Devil Made her do it - Christa Pike. In this chilling episode, we delve into the disturbing case of Christa Pike — a teenager whose obsession with dark rituals, jealousy, and control led to one of the most brutal murders in Tennessee history. At just 18 years old, Pike became the youngest woman sentenced to death in the United States. Join us as we...

Hey there, #Chatters! In Season 4, #crimechatwithnatandkat are re-releasing of some of our favorite and most-liked episodes, on the first Saturday of the month, while we research and prep for more stories of dark crimes, evil minds, and occasionally the unknown. In light of Episode 129: The Bold and the Beheaded, we thought we would re-release another episode our chatters are losing their heads ov...

#crimechatwithnatandkat presents Episode 129: The Bold and the Beheaded! U.S. Army Sgt. Steve Schap was a man with purpose and drive. To Steve, commitments mattered. He took an oath to defend his country and joined the U.S. Army. He pledged faithfulness to his wife, Diane. And to his friends, he was the definition of loyalty and trust. With the strong moral compass he strived for, he also expected...

🕯️ This Week on CrimeChat with Nat and Kat – Episode 128: Paranormal Theories, The Afterlife & the Dybbuk Box 👻 Get ready for chills in this week’s teaser of Episode 128! Kat shares her personal haunted experiences, and Nat dives deep into the weird and the unexplained—covering The Stone Tape Theory, Quantum Consciousness, and eerie evidence for the Afterlife. Then... the real terror begins w...

#crimechatwithnatandkat brings you Episode 127: Boy George ~ A Crime & Cosmetics Segment! Nat kicks off the episode with how musician's signature styles can shape how they are seen and how they act--good and bad! Then, Kat breaks down the life story of Boy George, the 1980s icon and leader singer of Culture Club, whose signature style got the attention of fans around the world. With his fast-t...

#crimechatwithnatandkat brings you this week with Episode 126: The Burger Chef Murders! First, Kat breaks down some food crime stats and then digs into the top 10 most gruesome murders in the food industry. Then, Nat digs deep into the 1978 Speedway Burger Chef restaurant murders in Indianapolis, Indiana -- the setting of a mystery that still lingers to this day. On November 17, the scent of fresh...