Murder Most Brewed Podcast

In 1975, sixteen-year-old Lynne Weedon left a pub in Hounslow after celebrating her O-level results with friends. She was walking home. It should have been an ordinary night. Instead, Lynne took a shortcut known as Short Hedges—and somewhere along that path, someone attacked her. Lynne survived the attack, but she never regained consciousness. She died days later. For decades, her murder remained...

Four teenagers went camping beside a quiet lake in Finland. By morning, three were dead. One was alive—but badly injured, with no memory of what had happened during the night. On June 5, 1960, Maila Irmeli Björklund, Anja Tuulikki Mäki, Seppo Antero Boisman, and Nils Gustafsson spent the night at Lake Bodom in Espoo, Finland. What happened before dawn would become one of Finland’s most infamous un...

The file is finally coming to a close. For decades, the Green River investigation stretched across Washington State, leaving behind unanswered questions, grieving families, and evidence that would eventually help investigators uncover the truth. In the final chapter of Case File #001 , we look beyond the arrest and into what came after—the investigation that continued even after Gary Ridgway was i...

Case File #001: The Green River Killer Part Three: The Ghost Leaves a Trace The Evidence That Changed Everything For nearly two decades, investigators searched for answers in one of the largest serial murder investigations in American history. The evidence was there. The determination was there. But the science needed to catch up. In Part Three of Case File #001 , we follow the moment the investig...

For years, investigators searched for a killer they could not identify. They had victims. They had crime scenes. They had countless questions. But they didn’t have a name they could prove. In Part Two of Murder Most Brewed’s Case File #001: The Green River Killer , we continue the investigation into one of the most complex serial murder cases in American history. As detectives worked to connect th...

🎙️ Podcast Show Notes Case File #001: The Green River Killer — Part 1: The River Begins to Speak In the summer of 1982, a discovery along the banks of Washington’s Green River would become the beginning of one of the largest serial murder investigations in American history. But before there was a name attached to the investigation, there were women whose lives mattered. In this first installment o...

On a warm Australia Day in 1966, siblings Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont boarded a bus for what should have been an ordinary day at Glenelg Beach in South Australia. They never returned home. Despite thousands of witnesses, one of the largest investigations in Australian history, and decades of renewed efforts, the disappearance of the Beaumont children remains one of the world's most enduring un...

Grant Amato appeared to have a promising future. But after losing his nursing career, his life became consumed by an online obsession that prosecutors say cost his family nearly $200,000. When his parents and brother confronted him and tried to intervene, the events that followed shocked investigators and captured national attention. In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we explore the rise and f...

On July 31, 2022, a car carrying three young people crashed into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio, at nearly 100 miles per hour. Two passengers — Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan — were killed. The driver, Mackenzie Shirilla, survived. What initially appeared to be a tragic high-speed crash quickly became a criminal investigation after authorities found no evidence of braking or attempts to...

In December 2025, a disturbing Reddit post began circulating in Louisville, Kentucky, warning that a serial killer may have been targeting unhoused people near Interstate 65. Days later, a man named Michael Howard was found dead in a homeless encampment. His body had been mutilated, and investigators would later link the killing to a suspect who allegedly expressed a violent fascination with seria...

For decades, Kimberly Kessler disappeared into stolen identities across America, changing names, cities, and lives as she moved from state to state unnoticed.   Then, in 2018, Florida hairstylist and mother of three Joleen Cummings vanished without a trace.   What investigators uncovered next was chilling: blood evidence inside a salon, disturbing surveillance footage, bizarre online searches… and...

Following the recent discussion around the Texas Killing Fields arrest, this episode serves as an expanded look at the case, covering the timeline, victims, investigation history, and unanswered questions that didn't fit into the initial coverage. This is a deeper storytelling version meant to give fuller context to a case that spans decades, multiple investigations, and ongoing uncertainty. Get f...

He wasn’t a stranger to the case. For decades, The Texas Killing Fields held onto its secrets. Now, after 40 years, an arrest is raising more questions than answers and revealing a connection that may have been hiding in plain sight all along. Get full access to Murder Most Brewed at mistyblack.substack.com/subscribe

They went for a hike… and for eight days, something was happening in the jungle. The photos they left behind only make it more unsettling. Don’t forget to check out this week’s second episode… another unsettling case, told in a completely different way. Murder Most Brewed is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get f...

In January 1991, a man in Seattle began telling friends something deeply unsettling. He believed a woman he had met during a trip to San Fransico had placed a curse on him, and that he would die on a specific date. At first, those around him tried to reassure him that it was nothing more than an empty threat. But as the days passed, his fear only grew stronger. Christopher began placing candles an...

In the quiet forests of Northern California, a remote cabin concealed more than survival supplies. It concealed a belief system. In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we explore the chilling psychology behind Leonard Lake and Charles Ng , two men who built a bunker not just for the end of the world, but for control within it. Lake called it "Operation Miranda." A vision of collapse. A plan for do...

Some monsters don't hide in shadows. They hide in plain sight. In this episode of Murder Most Brewed , we tell the chilling story of a man who lived an ordinary life by day... and hunted human beings by night. For years, he blended into his community unnoticed, all the while carrying out crimes that would later horrify investigators and haunt the wilderness where they occurred. This is a slow-burn...

Some disappearances don't' happen all at once. They unfold quietly... piece by piece. On October 8th, 2009, a family drove into the wilderness in Oklahoma and never returned. Their truck was found abandoned, their belongings inside, their dog alive but weak. Three years later, hikers discovered human remains, but the questions remain. In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we explore the chilling...

Some crimes don't scream. They whisper. On the night of April 11, 1981, Cabin 28 in Keddie, California, became the site of a brutal, unsolved murder. Four people inside the cabin were killed. Three children slept through it all. One child vanished into the night. Who could commit such a calculated act so quickly? And how did the children survive without waking? In this episode of Murder Most Brewe...

Six people were murdered on a remote German farm. What makes this case unforgettable is what happened next. In 1922, the Hinterkaifeck murders shocked rural Bavaria and more than century later, the case remains unsolved. After the Gruber family was killed, someone stayed inside the farmhouse. Animals were fed. Meals were cooked. Smoke continued to rise from the chimney. The killer never ran. In th...

In 2014, a quiet suburban dream turned into a waking nightmare. Shortly after purchased a beautiful home in Westfield, New Jersey, a family began receiving chilling letters from an anonymous sender who called themselves "The Watcher". The messages were disturbing, personal, and unsettlingly specific, mentioning the house's history, its occupants, and an obsession with watching from the shadows. Th...

A mother and daughter arrive at grand old hotel after a long journey. The daughter becomes ill, and the mother rushes to get medical help. But when she returns to the room...her daughter is gone. The hotel staff insists she checked in alone. This unsettling tale has been retold for over a century, in books, films, around campfires, and across continents. But behind the legend lies a real historica...

Dennis Rader was the perfect neighbor. Church president. Family man. But behind the facade, he was BTK — Bind, Torture, Kill. In this episode of Murder Most Brewed , we explore his twisted “projects,” the control that fueled his crimes, and the chilling journal entry that may link him to 16-year-old Cynthia Dawn Kinney. Grab a cold brew, and dive into a story of obsession, secrets, and the darknes...

In this episode of Murder Most Brewed, we dive into the chilling case of the Zodiac Killer-one of the most infamous and mysterious serial killers in American History. From his cryptic letters to the victims he left behind, we unravel the fear, the puzzles, and the chilling sense of a killer who wanted to be seen but never caught. We'll walk through the timeline of his crimes, the taunting communic...

On February 9th, 2004, 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray disappeared on a quiet stretch of road in Haverhill, New Hampshire. Her car was found abandoned after a minor crash. The doors were locked. Maura was gone, and no one has seen her since. In the episode of Murder Most Brewed, we revisit one of the most haunting missing persons cases in American history. A case full of warning signs, di...