Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In January 2015, Florida police arrested two teenage girls who’d run away from home. Earlier that day, 15-year-old Ariel Kornegay shot her older brother. When police began investigating, they found layers and layers of trauma in the family’s rural home. Who was really to blame for what happened to Damien? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network...

Send us Fan Mail In March 2010, friends and MMA fighters 21-year-old Taylor Powell and 29-year-old Jarrod Wyatt were hanging out when things took a terrible turn. Caught in a delusion about God and Satan, the pair started fighting. But Jarrod wouldn’t stop until he burned his friend’s heart.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.freakyfriday...

Send us Fan Mail In July 2016, 15-year-old Jaquin Thomas went with his uncle to an apartment for a confrontation. Jaquin, whom everyone knew as a helpful, kind teen, carried a gun that day. According to his uncle and witnesses, Jaquin shot 24-year-old Hasahn Shawl to death that day. Not long after the crime, Jaquin himself was lost while awaiting trial in adult prison.  Patreon: https://www.patreo...

Send us Fan Mail In October 2015, 23-year-old Audrey Carey and 67-year-old Steve Carter had their lives stolen in two separate murders. The identities of their killers shocked the world and kicked off a debate.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.buzzkillerspodcast.com/   Episode Source List: https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-body-found-g...

Send us Fan Mail Let's get spooky! In honor of spooky season, we read some of my chilling creative writing. Join us for a poem set in a murderous hotel, a short story about a murder set in the famed Cecil Hotel, and a flash fiction story set in a New Orleans cemetery. Stay spooky, y’all! All poems and stories written by me, Danielle Blinka.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth...

Send us Fan Mail In 1995, the village of Bellaire, Ohio, canceled Halloween after the horrific murders of two of its citizens. On September 30, 17-year-old Nathan Brooks committed a gruesome murder that he attributed to his satanic beliefs. However, he later argued that mental illness caused his crime. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://anchor...

Send us Fan Mail On Halloween 1981, a killer snuck into the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo, TX, and viciously murdered a nun named Sister Tadea Benz. The police arrested 17-year-old Johnny Frank Garrett, and the court convicted him of murder. Years after his execution, people are still protesting his innocence. Did Texas execute an innocent man (again)? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod...

Send us Fan Mail On Halloween night in 1984, siblings Tamara, Tiffany, and Brian Massey, along with their mom Jean, were preparing for a typical spooky night. Instead, they’d find a literal monster living in their midst.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Cruel Tea Podcast  https://linktr.ee/crueltea   Episode Source List: https://case-law.vlex.com/v...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we share some bad choices that could’ve ended with an ID special, plus my own stalking story. We ran out of time this week, but we didn’t wanna skip the episode. We hope you enjoy these crazy stories!

Send us Fan Mail In February 2019, Jassy Correa went out to celebrate her 23rd birthday but didn’t come home.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://anchor.fm/jackbillingshaunted   Episode Source List: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.208434/gov.uscourts.mad.208434.1.1.pdf   https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2016, 28-year-old Italian student Giulio Regeni was living in Cairo, Egypt, doing a field study for his Ph. D program at Cambridge University. His disappearance and murder would create an international incident. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://saturdaysarefortheghouls.podbean.com/  Episode Source List: https://ww...

Send us Fan Mail In late December 2015, Sarai Alcaraz went to meet a client in an office building in Newport Beach but never came out. Hours later, police found her hidden in a supply closet.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.twistedlisterspod.com/   Episode Source List: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2022-08-10/san...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2022, a horrible crime shocked the community of Crosby, TX, as two families lost three teens to gun violence. Why are so many teens dealing with suicidal thoughts, and how can we help them?  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://linktr.ee/mpodcastio   Episode Source List: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022...

Send us Fan Mail In April 2014, a group of college students attended a small house party in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Jordan Segura, Lawrence Hong, Kaitlin “Kaiti” Perras, Zackariah “Zack” Rathwell, and Joshua “Josh” Hunter had their lives stolen that night. Matthew De Grood wielded the knife, but why did he do it? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: h...

Send us Fan Mail In April 2010, Shante Thompson and Willie Sims were walking along a Houston street when eight people attacked them. Police later arrested a man they say killed Shante, but where are the other other suspects? And what happened to Willie?  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.buzzkillerspodcast.com/   Episode Source List: http...

Send us Fan Mail In July 2014, 13-year-old Alana Smith and 2-year-old Isabella Smith lived with their mother Jessica in Vancouver Washington. Their father was fighting to get partial custody. But on August 1, 2014, resort workers in Cannon Beach, Oregon stumbled across a horrific scene.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://oddentitypod.podbean....

Send us Fan Mail Note: Danielle is temporarily overwhelmed with her new job, and we're also trying to unpack after having to temporarily move out of our townhouse.  Unfortunately, we weren't able to record this week. We thought you'd enjoy this episode from our sister podcast Twisted Listers. This podcast is a fave of Danielle! Once again, we're keeping it spooky, Twisted Liste...

Send us Fan Mail In June 2015, 25-year-old Rachel Drafta walked out her front door to go to work. Moments later, she faced off with a killer who had a 14-step plan to kidnap and murder her. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://anythingbonespodcast.squarespace.com/   Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpu...

Send us Fan Mail Note: The audio is a little rough on this episode because we recorded it live at our very first convention! However, I have edited it.  Thanks to the Internet, a subculture of real-life superheroes has flourished over the past decade. While most of these masked vigilantes are do-gooders, some take their mission a little too far. We’ll be talking about superheroes who crossed the l...

Send us Fan Mail In 2005, Adam Anhang went to dinner with his wife Áurea Vázquez Rijos in old San Juan, Puerto Rico. After dinner, a man attacked the couple, stabbing and beating Adam to death. Police thought they found their killer when they arrested a kitchen worker, but a diabolical plan soon unraveled.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://s...

Send us Fan Mail In 2005, Adam Anhang went to dinner with his wife Áurea Vázquez Rijos in old San Juan, Puerto Rico. After dinner, a man attacked the couple, stabbing and beating Adam to death. Police thought they found their killer when they arrested a kitchen worker, but a diabolical plan soon unraveled.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://w...

Send us Fan Mail In October 2013, 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer was in her second year teaching at Danvers High School. Her students loved her, and she put her all into helping others. She’s the last person you’d expect someone to attack inside the high school.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.freakyfridayspodcast.com/   Episo...

Send us Fan Mail The Salem Heights Apartments in Salem, Massachusetts, are located across from a landmark related to the Salem Witch Trials. Since 1992, they’ve been the site of several disappearances, murders, and suspicious deaths. In this episode, we talk about Tanicia Goodwin’s attempt to murder her two children, a man who broke into someone’s apartment so he could jump from the 10th floor, an...

Send us Fan Mail The Salem Heights Apartments in Salem, Massachusetts, are located across  from a landmark related to the Salem Witch Trials. Since 1992, they've been the site of several disappearances, murders, and suspicious deaths. Sure, it's a coincidence, but it's also super weird. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.pod...

Send us Fan Mail In March 2016, a neighbor alerted police that Alyssa Kenny’s front door was open. Inside, police found 28-year-old Alyssa and her 21-month old daughter deceased. They had a slew of suspects, but this crime would expose much more about the culprit than these murders.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.addictedtocrime.org/...