Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In September 2008, a gruesome murder shocked Ottawa County, Michigan when a house fire led to the discovery of a mass murder. Inside the home, authorities recovered the charred bodies of Sharmaine Zimmer, Jeremy Zimmer, Tyler Zimmer, and Katherine Brown.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: F**k My Work Life - https://linktr.ee/fmwlpod...

Send us Fan Mail Megan Tilman thought she found love with William Rice and Christina Harnish. When the trio first dropped off the map, everyone thought they were together. Unbeknownst to investigators, Megan’s remains were already waiting for identification.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Dead On: A True Crime Podcast - https://www.deadonpodcast....

Send us Fan Mail 18-year-old Aaron Iturra seemed to have it all: popularity, a close-knit family, and a big heart. So, why did someone kill him in his bed? The investigation into his murder would reveal a very unlikely killer.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Supernatural Sisters Podcast - https://www.supernaturalsisters.com/   Episode Source List:...

Send us Fan Mail In February 2015, a gruesome discovery behind a vacant building revealed a twisted plan to murder 29-year-old mom-to-be Samantha Dean. This web of deceit would involve multiple (pretty dumb) hitmen and take the FBI all the way to the island of Bali in Indonesia.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://saturdaysarefortheghouls.podb...

Send us Fan Mail After committing four horrific crimes in Colorado, the hammer-wielding attacker hitchhiked to Kingman, Arizona. A day after his arrival, he committed another violent bludgeoning. This crime would get him caught–at least temporarily. It turns out, he was slippery–and would use him time outside of bars to resume his crime spree. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod   PodMoth:...

Send us Fan Mail Over 12 days in January 1984, a hammer-wielding attacker terrorized the suburbs of Denver. In addition to harming several survivors, he took the lives of Patricia Smith, Debra Bennett, Bruce Bennett, and Melissa Bennett. When the murders stopped, investigators wondered why. Unbeknownst to everyone in Colorado, the elusive killer was already hitchhiking to his next destination.  Pa...

Send us Fan Mail On May 12, 2007, 20-year-old Maggie Haines awoke to screams coming from her brother’s bedroom. She ran to her neighbor’s house for help, narrowly escaping a knife-wielding killer. But who would murder a nice family like the Haines? The answer would prove to be just as shocking as the murders. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https:/...

Send us Fan Mail In September 2016, a driver found the bloody body of 15-year-old Nisa Mickens on a quiet suburban sidewalk in Brentwood, New York. The next day, authorities recovered the body of her best friend, 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas. The girls went to school with their killers, who were terrorizing the community.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ A...

Send us Fan Mail In October 2017, two little girls woke up for school and found blood stains on their living room sofa. Their dad was missing, so they called his girlfriend for help. When police arrived, they found a crime scene in the home’s living room, but where was Aaron Friar? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast https://theod...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2015, Joann Hakes disappeared into a dark Wyoming night near the Salt River mountains. For over four years, her family and friends had no idea what happened to her. Then, a bad storm revealed a shallow grave.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh...

Send us Fan Mail In February 2014, a night of hanging out with friends turned into a gruesome murder. Corriann Cervantes disappeared on February 4, 2014. A few days later, a friend found her bloody, brutalized body in a vacant apartment. The crime scene–with its bloody markings on the walls–told a dark story about her final night. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmot...

Send us Fan Mail In July 2017, Lucy McHugh disappeared. When a dog walker found her body the next morning, the police started to unravel a horrible story and a totally preventable murder. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal Bizarre and Boozy: https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1   Episode Source List:...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2018, 19-year-old Caitlin Marie Denison took a flight from her home in Reno, Nevada, to Midland, Texas. She’d met a man from Midland online, but meeting him in real life turned out to be a mistake. Caitlin disappeared. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doe-identify-podcast/id154400...

Send us Fan Mail In 2008, 19-year-old Brianna Denison disappeared from her friend’s couch. Nearly a month later, a passerby found her body in a field under a discarded Christmas tree. DNA from Brianna’s case connected her attack to two prior sexual assaults in the University of Nevada-Reno community. Who was attacking college students? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://p...

Send us Fan Mail In 2019, a man came to police to report that his two ex-girlfriends–who are sisters–had killed their father, and he had it on tape. But Anthony Tomaselli died four years prior of natural causes, right? Did two sisters get away with murder… Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id151589...

Send us Fan Mail In July 2017, 21-year-old Cheyanne Willis threw herself a gender reveal party and invited her family and friends, including her cousin 22-year-old Autum Garrett. Late that night, two gunmen burst into the home and opened fire on the remaining guests. As investigators unraveled the case, the details got very bizarre.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://pod...

Send us Fan Mail Between 1998 and 2000, Belizean police recovered the brutalized remains of five teenage girls who all died at the hands of the same killer. Because of how he killed his victims, authorities dubbed this man the Belize Ripper after Jack the Ripper. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://anythingbonespodcast.squarespace.com/   Episod...

Send us Fan Mail On June 10, 2019, 26-year-old Carolyn Byington went home on her lunch break and never returned to work. She had no idea that she was at the center of a despicable man’s world, and the two were about to collide.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: F**k My Work Life Pod: https://linktr.ee/fmwlpod   Episode Source List: https://www.nj.co...

Send us Fan Mail Note: We are on a trip this week and didn't have time to record an episode. We thought you'd enjoy this awesome episode from our sister podcast Addicted to Crime. The Bible John Murders The people of Glasglow, Scotland in 1969 were living in fear when an unknown assailant was brutally assaulting and murdering women attending the BArrowland Ballroom. Who was this man? Why...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about two bizarre historical events in Bisbee, Arizona that are massive crimes...but basically went unpunished.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.deadonpodcast.com/   Episode Source List: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/the-bisbee-deportation/ https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/news/remembering-bisbee-d...

Send us Fan Mail In April 2016, a shocked University of Texas campus searched for missing dance student Haruka Weiser. The next day, UT police found her body in a nearby creek bed.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supernatural-sisters/id1485420916   Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/third-...

Send us Fan Mail In September 2022, 13-year-old Bala Manikandan collapsed after rehearsing his private school’s Annual Day presentation. Later, a doctor determined that Bala, who was an accomplished student, died from poisoning. But who would poison a class 8 student? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://saturdaysarefortheghouls.podbean.com/ Epi...

Send us Fan Mail In February 2015, an apartment maintenance worker discovered Ebony Harris murdered in her bedroom. Who killed the young mother–and her unborn babies? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.twistedlisterspod.com/   Episode Source List: https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2015/may/nr150522-2.htm   https://www.harriscountyda.com/...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2008, a man desperate for money targeted an unlikely business–the local Christmas tree farm. The robbery ended in a triple-murder at Hudler Carolina Tree Farm. But that tragedy opened a pandora’s box of murder, and all of Frederick Hammer’s many crimes fell out.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://linktr.ee/mpodcast...

Send us Fan Mail In February 1993, police found a couple slain in their English cottage. Later, a jury at their killer’s murder trial used a Ouija board to communicate with the spirit world to find answers about this tragic case.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.addictedtocrime.org/   Episode Source List: https://apnews.com/article/6ae8...