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This week on WDDD, the girls return with part 2 of this chilling local nightmare. Between 2010 and 2017, a series of unexplained disappearances plagued Toronto's gay village, leaving families in anguish. Despite two task forces and countless twists and turns, the Toronto Police struggled to find solid leads, until a tragic pattern emerged with the vanishing of eight men who would never return home...

Today on WDDD, Sarah kicks off a gripping 2-part local horror story. Toronto's "gay village" stands as an inclusive, welcoming, and safe space for all. However, that changed when a predator infiltrated.   Between 2010 and 2017, several men mysteriously vanished, never to return. Was a serial killer stalking the streets of the Village? Despite police assurances to the contrary, the locals held a di...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda brings us a really creepy Canadian story. Former Canadian Air Force colonel Russel Williams truly lived a double life.  In command of thousands of soldiers over his 23 year military career, Russell also had a penchant for indulging in his unusual fetishes.    When breaking-and-entering, stealing and modeling womens lingerie and pleasuring himself onto the beds and oth...

This week on WDDD, Sarah shares a truly tragic tale involving the untimely deaths of Heather Quan and Ryan Waller, a young couple hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. They had recently embarked on a new chapter in their lives, having moved into their very first home, separate from their parents' homes. However, when the couple failed to make an appearance for Christmas dinner, concern began to creep in...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda tells the awful story of the murder of Nikki Whitehead. Twins, Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah Whitehead spent most of their lives living with their great grandmother in Conyers, Georgia, after their mother, Nikki found herself unable to care for the girls.  As Jas and Tas grew into their teen years, they transformed from sweet, caring Girl Guides into a rebellious, angry pair...

This week on WDDD, Sarah recounts the tragic tale of the untimely and needless passing of Reeva Steenkamp, a promising South African model, actress, and emerging advocate for women's rights. Oscar Pistorius, a South African Paralympic athlete, fatally shot his partner Reeva Steenkamp on February 14, 2013, asserting that he had mistaken her for an intruder. Following a widely publicized trial, he w...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda takes us on a journey down under once again. In the 1980s, Australia was rocked by the shocking series of brutal crimes orchestrated by David and Catherine Birnie, known as the Moorehouse Murders. Their heinous acts targeted young women, luring them into their home with deceptive promises of assistance. Once inside, the couple inflicted unspeakable horrors upon their...

This week on WDDD, Sarah delves into the enigma surrounding the passing of Elisa Lam, a student at the University of British Columbia. Elisa had aspirations, dreams, and a bright future ahead, much like many other 21-year-olds in North America. When her ambitions had to be temporarily set aside due to mental health challenges, Elisa concluded that embarking on a solo journey along the West Coast w...

This week on WDDD, La Shaunda brings to light the chilling tale of Melvin Rees, infamously known as the Sex Beast (we hate that it kind of rhymes). Traveling back to a seemingly safer and more trusting era in America, where doors remained unlocked, and strangers were assisted without a second thought, Melvin Rees exploited the trusting nature of the time. Over a period of two years in the late 195...

This week on WDDD, Sarah brings us a haunting and well-known Canadian tragedy - the Greyhound bus beheading. This deeply distressing event left a lasting scar on the nation and still resonates in the hearts of many. Our focus is on the innocent young man, Tim McLean, whose life was tragically cut short while on his way to visit his family before embarking on a new and promising journey in British...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda explores the bone-chilling true crime story of Leonarda Cianciulli, a notorious Italian serial killer.  Discover the shocking secrets hidden behind her seemingly ordinary life and delve into the twisted depths of her disturbed mind. Born in the early 20th century, Leonarda's descent into darkness unfolded just as a romani psychic had once told her it would.  She lured...

This week on WDDD, we're thrilled to commemorate the final episode of Season 1! In this special episode, Sarah brings us the story of the heartbreaking murder-suicide involving Phil Hartman and his wife, Brynn Omdahl-Hartman. Hailing from Brantford, Ontario, Phil always knew he had a passion for entertaining people. From a young age, his incredible talent for hilarious impressions and his captivat...

This week on WDDD, La Shaunda presents the captivating tale of Tracey Wigginton, famously known as the "Lesbian Vampire" of Brisbane. Tracey endured a difficult childhood and was introduced to the world of the occult at an early age by her own grandparents. Her fascination with blood, gore, and, unsurprisingly, vampires only intensified from there. While her girlfriend willingly satisfied her desi...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda is healthy and back in action! In this episode, we delve into one of the most perplexing and chilling unsolved mysteries in history—the Hinterkaifeck murders. Join us as we explore the eerie events that took place in 1922 on a remote farm in Germany, leaving six people brutally slain and an entire community gripped by fear.       Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ W...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda brings us back to Nazi Germany circa WW2.  As if things weren't crazy and awful enough, queue Szilvester Matuska, a man sexually motivated by carnage and tragedy.  Matuska had a passion for explosives and learned all about them during WW1.  Years later as his passion for trains was taking hold, he had the devious idea to combine the two in a bid to see as much carnage...

This week on WDDD? Sarah chose the most awful story she could think of for milestone episode 50... and she wishes she hadn't. By all indications, Chris had a pretty great life.  A nice house in Colorado, a beautiful wife, a good job, 2 young daughters and a son on the way.  But some people are never happy, some people will throw it all away for nothing. What Chris Watts did to his family is unimag...

This week on WDDD? we have yet another cannibal story for you!  La Shaunda tells the awful story of Issei Sagawa, a Japanese man who was obsessed with cannibalism from a very young age.  Unable to satisfy his sexual urges, Issei spent years working up the nerve to lure, murder and cannibalize a young woman and fellow student.  After a pathetic attempt to dispose of her remains, he's arrested and c...

This week on WDDD? Sarah tells the story of the wanna-be Joker or, as the media dubbed him "The Real Life Joker".  Jaime Osuna grew up in Bakersfield, California in the 90's and had a less than stellar childhood.  With very little parental participation Jaime claims he was raised by the streets.  He makes many claims throughout his incarceration including that he committed his first murders at the...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda brings us the story of a true diagnosed psychopath.  Known as the Devil's Disciple and often referred to as, "The Forgotten Psychopath", even Patrick's childhood teachers stated they felt he had the potential to be a murderer of women.  Patrick made his way through London, Essex and Kent during the early 1970's brutally murdering at least a dozen innocent people who h...

This week on WDDD? Sarah brings us an exciting but gruesome tale straight from the Big Easy.  Zack Bowen and Addie Hall, 2 young wanderers, meet and fall in love in New Orleans.  Regardless of their love for each other, both Zack and Addie each have a haunting past they can't seem to escape.  Over the span of a year and a half in 2005/2006 the couple spent a lot of time partying and using drugs an...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda takes us over 18,000km across the Pacific Ocean to bring us the story of one of Australia's worst serial killers.  Eric Edgar Cooke, aka the Night Caller and later the Nedlands Monster, was an Australian serial killer who terrorised the city of Perth, Western Australia, from September 1958 to August 1963. Cooke committed at least 22 violent crimes, eight of which were...

This week on WDDD? Sarah tells a terrifying tale of true insanity. Austin Harrouff was a kind and shy kid from Palm Beach Florida who lived a privileged but otherwise normal life.  He worked hard at school, played sports and spent time with his friends and family.  After being accepted to pre-med at Florida State, Austin excitedly started on his path to a career where he could really help people,...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda has a truly vile story for you.  There's no way to describe this couple other than that they're a couple of demons.  Serial rapists and murderers, Rose and Fred West killed at least 12 girls over two decades in Gloucestershire.  The couple ran a literal house of horrors, abusing and assaulting their own children and others before ruthlessly murdering and burying them...

This week on WDDD? Sarah brings us yet another cannibal story to follow up last week's horror show! Joe Metheny, a Baltimore native, lived a generally normal life until he went into the army and came back heavily addicted to hard drugs.   Homeless and addicted to crack, heroin and alcohol, Joe, aka, "Tiny," met a woman, fell in love and was living his best life in a Baltimore trailer.  That is unt...

This week on WDDD? La Shaunda helps us all remember Karl Denke aka, "The Forgotten Cannibal".  An oldie but a goodie, she's bringing us back 100 years for a greusome tale of murder, cannibalism and a touch of fashion design à la Ed Gein. Karl Denke was a German serial killer and cannibal who killed and cannibalized dozens of homeless vagrants and travelers from 1903 to 1924.  Join us for this twis...