Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In November 2017, 24-year-old Dedra Lawrence was sharing a home with her mom, 46-year-old Deanna Lawrence. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Speak of the Devil Podcast: https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil   Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2023/e2022-01342-cca-r3-cd.html https://www....

Send us Fan Mail In 2013, 48-year-old Jill Stacy was canning homemade salsa made from veggies she grew on the morning someone brutally murdered her. Investigators suspected she knew her killer, but they really didn’t have any suspects. But cold case detectives weren’t going to give up on Jill’s case, and her family would make sure she got justice.  Note: Aaron said it was okay to leave in the thin...

Send us Fan Mail As police arrived to arrest him, murderer Frederick Moses McCallum sat at a kitchen table, drinking tea. The priest he’d called to the crime scene stood nearby. Inside the small house in Buffalo Narrows, the seven members of the Pederson Family lay bleeding from axe wounds, along with family friend John Baptiste Herman in one of the bloodiest murders in Canadian history. The Peder...

Send us Fan Mail It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than meets the eye. This case has murder, fortune telling, crystal balls, snakes, lies, snarky reporters, past lives (allegedly), even more lies, a...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2022, 17-year-old Zion Foster got off work and decided to hang out with her cousin. She never came home that night, and her family lost a creative girl who loved reading and being a big sister.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast - https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy   Episode Source List:...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a 3-Part Live Show from Comicpalooza in Houston, TX. We’re going to talk about movies inspired by real-life murders (hello, Scream), murders committed by killers who claimed to be creatures (sure, you’re a real vampire), and a few dummies who committed crimes dressed as superheroes (Spiderman gets his butt kicked).  Episode Source List: Part 1: Movie Murders https://ww...

Send us Fan Mail When 18-year-old Sara Ann Goodwin disappeared off a notorious Houston, TX, street, her friends did everything they could to search for her. After her violent murder, the words used to talk about Sara would continue to tear her down.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Ugly Radio Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Fall 2002, and teenagers Adam Chrismer and Samantha Leming decide to marry in a double wedding with their teenage friends, Kelly Willis and Brandon Chancey. Less than two months later, Adam and Samantha will be missing, as will Kelly’s step grandfather Sam Thomas—oh, and her mom’s been missing since 1987. Today, we’re delving into the murder web of Howard Hawk Willis.  Patreo...

Send us Fan Mail In October 2022, the tenants in Frances Walker’s boarding house knew something was wrong, even if the police didn’t believe them. Together, they investigated this murder until someone listened.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Saturdays are for the Ghouls - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id157098...

Send us Fan Mail In July 2014, an intruder invaded the home of a loving family in Spring, Texas, on a misguided mission for revenge.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-tales/id1624389921   Episode Source List: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-criminal-appeals/2184025.ht...

Send us Fan Mail In 2006, Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben tried to help out a family member going through a difficult time. Years later, her cousin Brian Dorsey would find himself in his own fight to live.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Moustachioed Podcastio - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moustachioed-podcastio/id1516217740   Episo...

Send us Fan Mail 23-year-old Zaria McKeever had a loving family and a beautiful baby girl whom she loved with all her heart. As she was starting her life over, her ex-boyfriend was stalking her every move, arranging a conspiracy that would end with two intruders breaking down her door. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Moonlight Podcast - htt...

Send us Fan Mail In August 2010, Alicia DeBolt disappeared on the way to a party. Three days later, workers at a local asphalt plant discovered her burnt remains. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Macab at Midnight Podcast - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303990   Episode Source List: https://casetext.com/case/state-v-longoria-7   https://www.cbsnews.co...

Send us Fan Mail In February 2013, a man out walking his dog stumbled upon trash bags emitting a horrible smell. The bags contained the remains of Tanya Byrd, a woman with a contagious smile and the heart of a caregiver.  Note: Tanya’s name is sometimes spelled as Tania, but we’re using the spelling from her obituary and comments from family members. <3 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactsp...

Send us Fan Mail In June 2023, Tegan Day was caught up in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend, who was also dating a woman named Raquelle Casillas, who described herself as Tegan’s best friend. The throuple shared one bed—but they didn’t share one heart.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Crime and Spirits Podcast - https://linktr.ee/crimeandspir...

Send us Fan Mail In November 2020, Lisa Thorborg went hiking along a trail in a large park near her home in Carlsbad, California. Passersby found her body about an hour later just after 11:00 am in broad daylight. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast - https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod   Episode Source List: https://www.sandiegouniont...

Send us Fan Mail In July 2013, 18-year-old Justin Morris disappeared. Around that same time, his best friend started asking for a truly awful favor. On a related note, you were supposed to call the cops, Kyle. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy: https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2022, Diamond Alvarez’s younger brother found her murdered near a field where she’d been walking the family dog, Peanut. Her senseless murder was a trauma for the community. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy - https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy   Episode Source List: https://www.documentcloud.or...

Send us Fan Mail In December 1994, an explosion and fire consumed Lula Young’s house as she slept. Inside, authorities found alarming clues that someone set the fire on purpose.  988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: You can call or text 988 if you’re having thoughts of harming yourself. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Anything Bones Podcast: https://po...

Send us Fan Mail In 2022, authorities in King’s Lynn, England, unraveled a devious murder-for-hire plot that involved the dark web, a dumbass, and a woman determined to leave devastation in her wake.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Ugly Radio - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095   Episode Source List: https://www...

Send us Fan Mail In March 2015, first responders responded to a possible assault, only to discover a murder in the house across the alleyway. Marie Belcastro was well-loved by her family and the community, but she lived beside a killer.  Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marie_Belcastro   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Fuck My Work Lif...

Send us Fan Mail Firefighters found Melody Gambetty murdered while responding to a fire. Parts of her body were missing, which just didn’t make sense.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Saturdays Are For the Ghouls - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id1570983561   Episode Source List: https://apnews.com/article/decap...

Send us Fan Mail In 1991, 15-year-old Latasha Harlins, a Black teen, went into a Los Angeles convenience store to purchase a bottle of orange juice. Moments later, the teenage girl lay bleeding on the floor from a gunshot to the back of her head.  You can donate to Latasha’s foundation here: https://www.latashaharlinsfoundation.org/   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://po...

Send us Fan Mail In 2015, Cristie Schoen-Codd and J.T. Codd were building a cozy life in Leicester, North Carolina, after years of working in the film industry. They were expecting their first child and planning to open a farm-to-table restaurant. Their disappearance would scar the community—and solve a cold case that had been featured on the show Disappeared . Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bad...

Send us Fan Mail When 36-year-old James “Jimmy” Sheaffer disappeared, police thought he might be hiding from local bookies. But then his neighbor and friend, Angela Stoldt, started making some very concerning statements. Angela’s story would lead investigators to a cemetery and a soup pot that was used for very wrong things. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.netw...