50 States of Madness

This week we are talking about the haunting of the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego.  Kate Morgan was a 24 year old who visited the hotel back in 1892 and committed suicide with a revolver on the hotel steps.  Does she still haunt the hotel today?  We dive into what happen in the days that lead up to her death and the speculation that surrounded the reason why she took her own life and you decide i...

This week we're trying something new. We're calling it "Shooting the sh*t with Shannon and Gina" We will be discussing the Scott and Laci Peterson case. Instead of telling the story, we sit down and talk about our feelings on the case. Do you think Scott Peterson is guilty?   Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50...

Join s as we talk about the killing spree that 19 year old Charles Starkweather went on allegedly with his 14 year old girlfriend, Carol Fugate.  From December 1957 until his capture in January 1958, he killed 10 people from Lincoln, Nebraska to Douglas, Wyoming.  There are two versions to this story, one form Charles and the other from Carol...you decide who is telling the truth. Follow us and su...

Join us as we travel to San Diego and take a paranormal investigative tour of the Haunted Whaley House.  We dive into the history of Thomas Whaley and his family and talk about the tragedies he had to endure on the West Coast.  We discuss the deaths that occurred in the home and the burial ground that the house is built upon.  Are the hauntings truth or myth?  You decide... Follow us and subscribe...

This week on part 2 of The Lego Murder, Dan and Gina are missing their co-hosts Heidi and Shannon, BUT they are joined by Lucille Johnson's daughter, Shirley England (who was the one who found Lucille's body), and her granddaughters Rhonda Tawzer, Ann Bindrup, Melanie Thomas and Jana Gold.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://w...

On this weeks episode we are joined by our friends Dan and Heidi of Rare From Radio. We discuss the 1991 murder of Lucille Johnson. In February 1991, Lucille Johnson was brutally murdered by John Sansing. This case went unsolved for 23 years, until DNA evidence from a Lego was linked to the killer. Today we sit down with Melanie Thomas, the granddaughter of Lucille Johnson. We talk about what happ...

On this weeks episode of 50 States of Madness, we discuss the murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena and how their families fought to change the laws for victim's families.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofmadness.com/ Merch store: 50statesofmadness.bigcartel.com Patreon: Patreon.com/50statesofmadness Listen...

Join us as we talk about some of the craziest cults that either began here or lived temporarily here right in our backyard.  A couple you may of heard of...The Source lead by Father Yod; the Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the Great Eleven lead by mother and daughter, Matilda May Otis Blackburn and Ruth Rizzio; Children of God lead by David Berg; and Heaven's Gate led by Bonnie Nettles (Ti)...

On this week's episode we discuss the mysterious case of Rebecca Zahau. In 2011,  6 year old Max Shacknai suffered a fatal fall inside the Spreckels Mansion while under the care of his dad's girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau.  Two days later, Rebecca's body  would be found hanging from a bedroom balcony. Her death would be ruled a suicide. Join us as we talk about all the twists and turns t...

On this week's episode we discuss the case of 9 year old Trinity Love Jones. On March 5, 2019 Trinity's body was found dumped on the side of the road in a suitcase in Hacienda Heights, Ca. We talk about how Trinity's family reached out for help months before her murder.  Child Abuse Hotline (800) 540-4000 Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadne...

Join us as we dive in a bit deeper into the stories of Dean Corll's victims and their families.  Find out what happen next and the other tragedies that unfolded after the bodies were discovered.  The truth is much more disturbing than fiction. https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-lost-boys/ Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http:/...

Join us as we talk about Houston's most notorious serial killer in the early 1970s, Dean Corll, with the help of Elmer Wayne Henley and Davis Owen Brooks (young boys that were groomed to help him lure boys to the home) .  He murdered young boys between the ages of 13-19 years old in the most gruesome and heinous ways.  This episode discusses topics that will be disturbing to some viewers. Fol...

This week we sit down with Los Angeles Lieutenant Gil Carrillo, head detective on the Richard Ramirez (Night Stalker) case. Gil talks to us about the summer of 1985,  some of the things he went through being a detective on this case, and how this took a toll on his family.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofmadness.com/ M...

This week on part 3 of The Texas Killing Fields we discuss Laura Smither, Kelli Cox, Jessica Cain, Tiffany Johnston and Sandra Sapaugh - the victims of William Reece. We talk about the search for the girls and how their families finally got justice after 25 years.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofmadness.com/ Merch stor...

This week's episode we talk about two possible killers in the Texas Killing Fields.  Join us as we dive into "The Eleven that went to Heaven" with convicted murderer Edward Harold Bell and the possible wrongly convicted murderer, Michael Self.  With all the twists and turns and intertwined connections, it was hard for even us to keep the facts straight.  This is a tough episode, so...

On this week's episode we discuss our trip to the Texas Killing Fields. We talk about Ellen Beason, Laura Miller, Heidi Fye,  Audrey Lee Cook, Donna Prudhomme and their connection to Clyde Hedrick.   If anyone has any information on the disappearance/murder of Audrey Lee Cook and Donna Prudhomme please contact the League City Police Department Cold Case Tip Line at 281-338-8220. Follow us and...

Join us as we talk about our trip to Houston, Texas and our visit to the location where the bodies of Dean and Tina Clouse were found, also known as the Harris County John and Jane Doe.  It took four decades to identify the married couple who had a one-year old daughter at the time of their disappearance, Holly Marie.  What happened to her after her parents were brutally murdered?  And who murdere...

This week we travel to Houston, Texas to discuss Andrea Yates, the mother who in 2001 drowned her five children in the bathtub. We travel to the home where this crime occurred, the state hospital where Andrea is currently at today and we also visit the Yates children's gravesite.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofma...

This week we sit down with K Enagonio of No Tracers. K is an urban explorer, photographer, videographer, metal vocalist and host of the No Tracers Podcast. We talk about some of K's favorite places they've explored and they share a pretty cool story with us. If you're into urbex, photography, music or just cool content, make sure to follow them: youtube.com/notracersurbex notracers....

This week we talk about our visit to two cemeteries in Wyoming. The eerie Gebo Cemetery is the final resting place of many children. We share with you our haunting experience of the night we went to visit. We also share our visit to the Sacajawea Cemetery and the controversy that surrounds her final resting place.  Special thanks to Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center in Thermopolis, WY...

Join us on this weeks episode as we talk about The Los Felix Murder House, the Perelson family and what happened on the night of Dec. 6, 1959. We also dig into all of the urban legends attached to this home, where they came from and also what the future looks like for this house. Gina tells us about a podcast that she listened to in 2021 that answered all her questions she always had about this my...

On December 24, 2008 in Covina, California Bruce Pardo opened fire on an entire family and then set the house on fire. Listen to what led up to this horrible tragedy and how the family is now bringing awareness to the community.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofmadness.com/ Merch store: 50statesofmadness.bigcartel.com P...

On this episode we cover The Chino Hills Massacre of 1983. We discuss the details of that horrific night and go over the evidence. Is Kevin Cooper guilty? We'll let you all be the judge. Let us know your views on this case.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofmadness.com/ Merch store: 50statesofmadness.bigcartel.com P...

Join us on this weeks episode as we discuss our trip to Fort Bridger, Wyoming. We discuss the history and all of the people who passed through including The Donner Party.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofmadness.com/ Merch store: 50statesofmadness.bigcartel.com Patreon: Patreon.com/50statesofmadness Listen to us at wher...

On this episode we talk about one of The Dating Game serial killers victims, Christine "Chris" Thorton and how after many years her body was finally identified.  We travel through Wyoming on the road where Chris last traveled and the ranch where her body was found.  Follow us and subscribe: Instagram @50statesofmadness Tik Tok @50statesofmadness website: http://www.50statesofmadness.com/...