Not Today

On September 8th 2010, after not showing up for her morning meeting at work, Marti Hill was found in a pool of blood on her basement floor by law enforcement. As Marti lay unconscious in the hospital, investigators tried to piece together what could've happened to a woman whom everyone loved. 

In September of 1995, 18-year-old Bram Schafer was on a hunting trip with his friends and family.  But when he decided to take off from the group, Bram found himself caught between a mama grizzly bear and her cub. After Bram's encounter with the bear, a massive storm rolled in on the mountain and he was left on his own to fend for himself. 

In May of 2005 Will Slattery went on a dream vacation with his friends, Jimmy Simplicio and Many Sanchez, to parachute in Costa Rica. On their last parachuting trip, their plane was taken down by unexpected weather and turbulence. The three men had to jump out of the plane to save their lives,  however they were all about to be split up and Will would find himself alone in the middle of the ocean....

When multiple women began being killed execution style in Laredo Texas, the community was terrified and police were at a loss. It wasn't until one woman escaped the killers grasp that justice was served.

Ricky and Mike Tokars were in the car as their mother was shot in front of them. It was up to 6 year old Ricky to get his brother out of the situation and help police arrest the men responsible for his mother’s murder.

This week we're diving into terrifying stories from the Let's Not Meet subreddit!  ALSO: Keep an eye out for our next bonus episode tomorrow!! 

May 19th 1992 started out as a normal day for stay-at-home mother, Mary Jo Buttafuoco. But when her doorbell rang around 11:30 that morning, her whole life changed in a matter of seconds.  Happy New Year Notties!! <3 

After Jung Myung-Seok was arrested for the first time he wanted revenge on those who got him caught. In part two we're going to talk about how JMS stayed in control and all the damage he caused along the way. 

In March of 2017, 15 year old Elizabeth Thomas's life was turned upside down and when she needed someone most, a teacher she thought she could trust took advantage of her. 50 year old Tad Cummins abducted Elizabeth Thomas, and fled with her across the country for 38 days.

Jung Myung-Seok started the Jesus Morning Star church in the 1970s in South Korea. The movement was able to gain popularity very quickly, especially among university students in Seoul and has even expanded to other countries. However, the church has been called a “sex cult” in the media due to the numerous allegations of sexual assaults made towards their leader and founder. ***Keep an eye out for...

On March 31st, 2008 Katie Piper had sulfuric acid thrown on her face, and in an instant her entire life changed. 

We're going to be talking about a couple of survivors of near decapitation, a doctor who had to perform surgery on himself, a close encounter with a hippo and more! 

 April 20th 2022, started out as any other day for forensic scientist, Nicole Lenway Ford. But as Nicki was headed inside the familywise parenting center to pick up her son, a person dressed in all black ran up from behind her and shot her multiple times. As Nicki clung onto life in the hospital, police raced to figure out who wanted Nicki dead. CHECK OUT OUR MERCH!!!  https://nottodaypodcast.mysh...

Serial killer Rodney Alcala was a photographer who lured women by offering to take their picture. His killing spree lasted from 1968 until 1979. During that time he was also a contestant on the daytime television show The Dating Game. 

An expedition of 12 young men, most inexperienced climbers, took on alaska’s mount Denali in the summer of 1967. They came face to face with the ‘perfect storm’ – an arctic super blizzard with winds of up to 300 miles per hour. 

Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn rose to international stardom while performing with their many jungle cats, The duo then had their live career immediately ended when a tiger named Montecore unexpectedly attacked Roy on stage, nearly killing him.

Alex Skeel first met his girlfriend, Jordan Worth, at the age of 15. The couple's relationship started out normal however as time went on Jordan became extremely controlling, physically and psychologically abusive. By the time it ended, Alex hadn't seen his family in two years and he was only 10 days away from death. 

Kate Moir was only 17 years old when she was kidnapped by two of Australia's most prolific killers after she accepted a lift from the couple after a night out in Perth in November 9, 1986. She had to face the terrible realization that she was not going to be safely dropped off at home as she had been promised, but she was now a captive. And what was even even worse was, these people had done this...

When a flood broke in a mineshaft, a group of miners feared for their lives. As the mine filled with water, not only was the possibility of drowning very real, but the oxygen underground was running out fast.  

In this episode we're going to discuss a close call at a hotel, a terrifying car accident, an unexplainable ghost story and more! ALSO: Bonus episode 19 will come out tomorrow! The reason I say it came out today in this episode is because it will be released to the public on Tuesday! 

For months, Colorado police departments were sure Travis Forbes was behind the disappearance of Kenia Monge. However due to lack of evidence, they were unable to bring him to justice. That was until July 4th 2011, when another woman crossed paths with Travis. Lydia Tillman jumped from her burning second floor apartment, not only saving her life, but also giving police the evidence they needed to c...

Lets talk about what happened the night the Titanic sank and about some of the survivors. 

In February 1978, A Michigan college student went missing during a solo cross country ski trip. Over a year later, after being presumed dead, he reappeared without a single memory from the time he went missing. **ALSO for those of you wondering, Alex is all good! No appendicitis and he’s feeling much better now :)

In 2007, German paraglider, Ewa Wiśnierska, was in Australia for the Paragliding World Championships. She had been competing in a cross country event when she got caught in a terrible storm cloud. This massive cumulonimbus had sucked her straight into the worst thunder and lightning storm her teammates had ever seen, and sent Ewa to heights greater than Mount Everest. 

For years one man terrorized Sydney as he carried out multiple bombings and shootings on the judges of the Family Court of Australia, their families, a church, and innocent members of the public. Throughout this reign of terror the police only ever had one suspect that could be linked to all of the crime scenes; but despite years of surveillance and investigation, they were never able to make an a...