This Shit Really Happened

SKIP THE INTRO - CASE BEGINS @ 8:45 SOURCES: https://web.archive.org/web/20180926220350/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-07-20/news/9301250094_1_bobby-kent-lisa-marie-connelly-alice-jean-willis https://dutkoandkroll.com/media/articles/dutko/Kent-Tropic-1993.pdf https://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/86242/86242ini.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court...

SKIP TO 8:29 IF YOU HATE OUR INTROS SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Lake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ng https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/10/21/Videotape-of-bodies-shown-in-Ng-murder-case/6628719640000/ https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-ng-34682 Die For Me: The Terrifying True Story of The Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders by Don Lasseter

When a 14 year old's body is discovered floating in a river in Baraboo, Wisconsin, police ultimately rule the death a tragic accident. However, when one year later, a thirteen year old boy is kidnapped from his home in the middle of the night by his seventeen year old neighbor, the town of Baraboo discovers that there was a twisted monster living in their midst in the shape of 17 year old Joe Clar...

SOURCES: https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/William_Bonin https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/who-is-william-bonin-southern-californias-freeway-killer https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-bonin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bonin Insta: @TSRHPodcast Facebook: TSRH Podcast Email: tsrhpodcast@gmail.com Intro & Outro Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com )Licensed...

TSRH is back! In part one of this case, we cover the childhood and early crimes of William Bonin, the notorious Freeway Killer that terrorized southern California from the early seventies to June of 1980. Intro & Outro Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com )Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Background Musi...

This episode covers the case of Katie Collman who, on a normal day in January of 2005, was abducted while on her way home from an errand her mother sent her on dozens of times before. An enormous search effort was undertaken to look for the missing girl, but unfortunately, five days after she disappeared, Katie's body was found floating on a lake only a short distance away from her hometown of Cro...

In this episode, we cover the incredible story of Krystal Surles, who survived an encounter with serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells t just ten years old, and played an important role in finally bringing him to justice. Sources: https://www.lifedaily.com/story/daughter-wake-up-to-killer-sitting-at-the-end-of-her-bed/ https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/48-hours-presents-live-explores-vi...

This episode covers the murder of Mark Kilroy, a spring-breaker who went missing around Matamoros, Mexico in March of 1989. The discovery of Mark's mutilated remains on a ranch just outside Matamoros three weeks after his disappearance led to the discovery of 14 more bodies and the sinister inner workings of a drug cartel turned human sacrificing cult, led by a man named Adolfo Costanzo who believ...

In this episode we cover the case of Otty Sanchez, a Texas woman who murdered her three week old baby. But was this a case of cold blooded murder, or one of a mentally ill woman who had been failed by the system and people she tried to seek help from? SOURCES: https://tucson.com/news/warning-signs-missed-in-baby-dismemberment-case-w-photos/article_03bcc17f-db88-54b7-bab4-27b6a51d92ed.html https://...

In this episode we cover a case that was requested by one of our listeners - the murder of Cheryl Silvonek. This case led to Cheryl's daughter Jamie Silvonek being the youngest person in Pennsylvania history to be tried as an adult for first degree murder. Sources: https://www.tnonline.com/20230121/judge-no-new-trial-for-silvonek/#:~:text=At%2014%2C%20Jamie%20Lynn%20Silvonek,years%20to%20life%20in...

Part 2 of the case of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. In this episode we cover the victims Nilsen murdered or attempted to murder at his apartment at 23 Cranley Gardens, Nilsen's confessions after his arrest, and his subsequent trial. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Nilsen#CITEREFPersaudMastersWilsonCampbell1997 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dennis-nilsen-full-story-one-291231...

On February 8, 1983, a plumber was called to an apartment complex at 23 Cranley Gardens due to complaints from the tenants about blocked drains and bad odors. When the plumber lifted the drain cover and peered inside, he saw what looked to be a flesh-like substance and small bone fragments. What the plumber did not know at this time was that he had just discovered the remains of victims murdered b...

For this episode, we cover the case of Katie Pladl, a young woman who became involved in an incestuous affair with her biological father, Steven, that ultimately led to a triple murder-suicide. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/04/13/an-alleged-case-of-incest-leads-to-4-senseless-deaths-in-3-states-one-was-a-baby/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pladl_triple_m...

In this episode we cover the case of the Eyeball Killer Charles Albright who murdered three women between December of 1990 and March of 1991. All three murders were very similar in execution and shared the same chilling detail - each of the three victims had had their eyes cut out. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albright https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/see-no-evil-3/ http...

Em's kicking it solo on this mini episode that covers Marianne Bachmeier's revenge killing of Klaus Grabowski, the man who raped and murdered Marianne's seven year old daughter. Sources: https://www.oddmurdersandmysteries.com/the-murder-of-anna-bachmeier/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Bachmeier https://allthatsinteresting.com/marianne-bachmeier Intro & Outro Music:Come Play with Me...

Part 2 of the Family Murders. Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/national/crime/interview-with-a-monster-the-city-of-corpses-murders/news-story/35311651cd584314723c501f21315248%3famp https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/debi-marshall-interview-with-bevan-spencer-von-einem/news-story/9badc0141458206246e6a10e091f5d80 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7465455/amp/...

**Repost due to audio issues It's a drunk-cast, y'all! In this special bonus episode, we're joined by Di Di who tells us a few wild stories from her time living in Buffalo in the late 70s and early 80s

In this episode, we delve into part one of the Family Murders, a string of brutal rapes murders of boys and men from ages 14 to 25 in Adelaide, Australia. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevan_Spencer_von_Einem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Murders https://dbpedia.org/page/Bevan_Spencer_von_Einem “Banquet: The Untold Story of Adelaide’s Family Murders” by Debi Marshall Intro...

Happy 2023! To kick off the new year, we've brought you all two stories of two different bad bitches, who each faced an incredibly harrowing ordeal and came out on top, as survivors. Sources: (April Sykes) https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/in-the-end-i-chose-life-woman-overcomes-brutal-assault-to-become-a-mum/news-story/7f91102fc39533073aaf0eb8c6f9dff7 https://www.parispi.net/news/local_news/ar...

Between 1981 and 1982, four women were brutally attacked, beaten over the head and stabbed with an ice pick or a screwdriver. Two of the women would survive their attacks, but unfortunately, the other two would not. While the methods used in the attacks on these women were similar in and of themselves, there was also another eerie characteristic that they shared - after each attack, a man - speaki...

Part 2 of 2 In part 2 of the case of Albert Fish, we dive into how the taunting letter Fish wrote to Grace Budd's grieving family ended up being the thing that lead to his arrest. We discussing Fish's trial and debate whether Albert Fish was well and truly insane, or just a psychopath incapable of remorse. Sources: Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer by Harold Schec...

This episode covers the case of Albert Fish, a child rapist, murderer, and cannibal also known as The Grey Man, The Boogeyman, and the Werewolf of Wysteria who brutally murdered three children (and possibly more) between 1924 and 1928. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fish https://www.ranker.com/list/albert-fish-facts/jacob-shelton https://allthatsinteresting.com/albert-fish-letter...

On April 22, 1973, two men entered the Hi Fi home audio store in Ogden, Utah with the intent of robbing it and killing anyone that they encountered alive. They took five people hostage in the basement of the store, where they brutally tortured them, shot them all, and left them all for dead. Hours later, the bodies - and two survivors - were discovered. Three men - active duty air force servicemen...

Between 1971 and 1973, three young girls were raped and murdered after being abducted in Rochester, New York. These tragic crimes were connected not only by the similar methods in which they were committed, but also by the strange coincidence that all three victims had first names that started with the same letter as their last name: Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowicz, and Michelle Maenza. In this epis...

On September 19, 1992, two bodies were discovered in the Belanglo State Forest in New South Wales, Australia. They were the remains of two young backpackers, Joanna Walters and Caroline Clarke from Britain, who had gone missing just a few months prior. After the discovery of Joanne and Caroline, more and more bodies would be found, until police had identified a total of 7 victims who had all been...