Bloody Besties: True Crime Podcast

One ship. Three tragedies. 🚢 This week, we're diving into the dark and unbelievable history of Viking Sally—a ferry linked to a brutal onboard murder, an unsolved attack that remains a mystery decades later, and its final chapter as the ferry Estonia, one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in European history. From prison escapes and bank robberies to cold cases, conspiracy theori...

What if the scariest thing wasn’t what hunts you in your dreams… but sleep itself? 😴💀 From the real-life mystery that inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street to the terrifying reality of Fatal Familial Insomnia, this episode dives into sleep disorders, unexplained deaths, and diseases that make rest impossible. After this one, you may not want to sleep… or stay awake. 👁️🌙 #TrueCrime #Horror #Nightma...

In this final episode on cadaver dogs, we have an update from our last episode. We will also cover two haunting cases where critical evidence was hidden—and ultimately uncovered. In 1998 Utah, the disappearance of June Flood and Rex Tanner led to a shocking investigation involving an eccentric ranch owner and a brutal murder followed by extreme efforts to destroy evidence, until cadaver dogs helpe...

At Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana, a family’s discovery of human remains exposed the dark truth about Herb Baumeister, a man living a double life. Linked to the disappearance of multiple men in the 80s and 90s, his crimes went unnoticed for years… until survivors and investigators began connecting the dots. With haunting details—mannequins staged around a pool, narrow escapes, and a propert...

Because you asked, we are giving you a series on Human Remains Detection K9s and the cases they helped solve. From a dog in 1808 leading police to two murdered women in Bavaria… to Pearl, the first official cadaver dog, helping find Karen Levey after 2 years… to search dogs locating Maria Tanasichuk deep in the woods… to K9s uncovering a mass grave in the 2017 Pennsylvania farm murders… These dogs...

Listener discretion is seriously advised for this one. This week we dive into the horrifying story of the Anthill Kids, the Canadian cult led by self-proclaimed prophet Roch Thériault. What began as a fringe religious group and “healthy living” clinic spiraled into isolation in the Quebec wilderness, forced polygamy, starvation, child abuse, and unimaginable torture carried out in the name of God....

When prosecutors dug into Helen Brach’s disappearance, they uncovered a massive horse-fraud scheme led by charming con man Richard Bailey. Wealthy widows were love-bombed, money disappeared, and insured horses began dying under suspicious circumstances. The investigation exploded into a RICO case involving trainers, vets, fake paperwork, insurance scams — even a hired horse killer. Though Helen’s...

Money. Horses. Manipulation. Disappearance.  Helen Brach, a candy heiress, vanished in 1977, leaving no body, no arrests, and a trail of secrets involving inheritance schemes and Chicago’s racing scene. A place where money ran fast, and secrets ran faster.  The mystery remains — because sometimes the truth disappears too. Books  Hot Blood: The Money, the Brach Heiress, and the Horse Murders by Ken...

Bobby Peterson, and his friends John and Tony Shuessler vanished after a movie in 1955 and were later found murdered. The truth stayed silent for 40 years. A mob informant.  A confession.  Two trials.  And a man who died claiming innocence. The same names surface again in a possible connection to the disappearance of Patty Blough, Renee Bruhl, and Ann Miller, in Michigan.  Listen to this weeks epi...

In this episode, we dive into the dark and tangled history of Silas “Si” Jayne, the notorious head of the Jayne Gang and a feared figure in Chicago’s horse industry. Si built a life marked by intimidation, fraud, arson, violence, and murder. Meet Silas Jayne, the gangster you’ve never heard of… until now. BLOODY BESTIES MERCH: https://bloody-besties-true-crime.printify.me 💬 Text Ruby & Mel HE...

In 1984, Sydney horse trainer George Brown was found dead in his burned-out car — beaten, broken, and silenced. Months later, the Fine Cotton scandal shocked Australia: a horse-swapping scheme gone disastrously wrong. Decades on, new evidence suggests the two events are linked — that Brown was murdered for refusing to take part in an earlier race-fixing plot. From shady bookmakers and conmen to wh...

A Halloween walk turned deadly in 1999. Mabel Greineder was found brutally murdered —Her husband, a prominent Boston doctor, was the one to find her. Was Massachusetts dealing with a serial killer attacking the elderly in parks, or were the couple’s secrets leading to a suspect closer to home. Was it passion, deception, or something darker?  BLOODY BESTIES MERCH: https://bloody-besties-true-crime....

Who would confess to a murder that they had been acquitted for? Listen to this weeks episode where Donald Hume got away with killing Stanley Setty, and then for good measure when he was free and clear he told everyone how he did it. Did he stop there? You will need to listen to find out.  💬 Text Ruby & Mel HERE! Support the show Music by audionautix.com: Jason Shaw All individuals mentioned i...

What would drive someone to kill not once but twice in the same family? This week we bring you the tale of Ben Novack Sr., his wife Narcy and his mother Bernice. What tied them all together, and what eventually drove them apart, and what does Batman have to do with any of this? You will have to tune in to find out.  💬 Text Ruby & Mel HERE! Support the show Music by audionautix.com: Jason Shaw...

Did this woman get away with choosing her nephew over her husband? This week we discuss the life and times of Candy and Jack Mossler and how everything changed with Melvin Powers entered their lives. One would wind up dead and the other 2 were left free and clear. Who possibly got away with murder? Listen to this weeks episode to find out.  💬 Text Ruby & Mel HERE! Support the show Music by au...

Do any of our listeners want to become long-haul truckers now? In the final episode of this wild ride (pun intended) we will talk about Wayne Adam Ford, Clark Perry Baldwin, Clyde Carl Wilkerson, the not totally in the long-haul trucker category, but it counts of the murders of Jay Roland Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, and the final case against Edward Surrat who was caught when he passed out at a...

Does a couple that kill together stay together? You will have to listen to this third installment to find out what ultimately happened with John Robert Williams and Rachel Cumberland. We will discuss the case against Dellmus Colvin and how one of his potential victims brought him down after escaping. Including some blips of cases with little information out there like the case of Gary Dion David S...

Would you confess to a crime if you knew you had been caught? If you are ready for your second dose of men who cannot control their urges on the road we are bring you the story of the Vampire Trucker Timothy Jay Vafeades, Martin Lee Sanders and how the confessions just kept coming, and how the capture of Adam Leroy Lane prevented a husband from having to go to trial for the murder of his wife. 💬...

What really happens when long haul truckers are on the road? This week’s episode will let you know what some of them do to pass the time. We will begin our 4 part series with Warren Luther Alexander, Sean Patrick Goble, and Bruce Mendenhall, and the misery they left in their wake. 💬 Text Ruby & Mel HERE! Support the show Music by audionautix.com: Jason Shaw All individuals mentioned in this p...

Do you know who you would want to be stranded on a desert island with? These people did not have a choice. From the shipwreck of the Batavia leading to survival on Beacon Island and West Wallabi Island. To the murders on Smuttynose Island, in New England, in 1873. Wrapping up on Clipperton Island and what happened when a lighthouse keeper decided to declare himself king.  And let us not forget Mel...

When is it okay to eat another human?  The answer is never, but this week we will talk to you about people who decided there apparently is a right time and place to consume a little long pig. Thomas Jeffries decided he was done serving time on Van Diemen’s Land (modern day Tasmania) so he escaped from prison alongside his fellow convicts.  Alexander Pearce also could not be bothered to stay put es...

How long does it take to close a case? As you know from last week’s episode, some cases may never be solved, but this week, we give you closure. It may have taken years, but justice has been found for these victims.  From the murder of Terri McAdams and finding her killer, but not before he struck again killing Denise Sharp and her best friend Debra DeLaTorre. A Jane Doe got her identity back when...

Will these cases ever be solved? This week we are asking for help. Valentine’s Day is meant to be a time to show your loved ones how much you appreciate them and care, but in some cases, this may not be a time of joy and good feelings. We are bringing you numerous cases that have happened on or around Valentine’s Day that are still unsolved. For the season of love, let us help give the families so...

Have you ever looked at a case, a suitcase, or a trunk and wondered what is in there? This week we so many victims who were discovered inside of trunks. We will let you know what the possible contents may include. We talk about Toussaint-Augustin Gouffé who went missing and how his assailants were found. We will talk about how a Vere St. Leger Goold was an uprising star competing in the Wimbledon...

Is there such a thing as the perfect murder weapon? Those in this week’s episode thought so. We will bring you the case of David Davis and the murder of his wife Shannon Mohr during their romantic horseback ride. There is the current case that has not even gone to court yet involving attorney Steven Cozzi and Dr. Tomasz Kosowski. And finally, the case of Kimberly and Stephen Hricko and what happen...