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Send us Fan Mail Week 4 in quarantine, how you doin?! Hopefully these topic will deep you entertained while we're locked in your homes! First Marissa tells of the mysterious disappearance of Joan Risch. The theories regarding this disappearance are quiiiite interesting. Then Anna talks about a subject that's been mentioned on this podcast several times-- Project MKUltra. Now you'll...

Send us Fan Mail HAPPY 50TH EPISODE! We're still quarantined and like the rest of the world, talking about Tiger King . So much so, that Marissa draws inspiration from Mr. Joe Exotic, and discusses the Waco siege (do you remember that quote?). Are we... agreeing with a cult leader? Then Anna covers one of her favorite true crime cases, the death of sweet baby angel Caylee Anthony who had a sh...

Send us Fan Mail WE'RE BACK! Did you miss us? No? Oh okay well we're coming at you straight from quarantine and it's all we can talk about (for like 20 minutes). But to distract us from crying about the pandemic, we decided to talk about other things that make us cry... MURDER. First Marissa tells the absolute heartbreaking and tragic murder of baby angel Kamille "Cupcake"...

Send us Fan Mail First Marissa covers of the most famous haunted dolls-- Robert! Robert the Doll... creepy? Sure. But his original owner the real creep. Then Anna covers the tragic disappearance of Etan Patz, one of the first milk box kids. The case is technically solved buuuuut we have our thoughts on this verdict. Also we talk about Love is Blind for much too long. #sorrynotsorry.  _ Thank you t...

Send us Fan Mail A double mystery for this episode! Marissa discusses the tragic, still unsolved disappearance of Maura Murray. Foul play? Ran away? What do you think? Then Anna tells the story of the Yuba County 5. We really wanted this to be a wild story, but we put on a critical thinking caps on and unfortunately disenchanted this one. _ Thank you to our lovely sponsors for this episode! Vedic...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our first SOBER Yappy Hour! We recorded on a Sunday morning and did not have access to bloodies/mimosas so pardon if we're more lucid than a typical Yappy Hour. Topics discussed include the Lisa Snyder case, Killdozer documentary, Don't Fuck With Cats , aliens, coronovirus, and dwarf scams.  Thank you to our lovely sponsors for this episode! Vedic Botanicals:...

Send us Fan Mail Hi friends!!! In this episode of BWDWK, Marissa puts her (almost) French minor skills to use in retelling the heinous acts (both criminal and... otherwise) of the weirdo Papin sisters. Then Anna has another cryptid! El Chupacabra! THE GOAT-SUCKER. I never know how to describe the cryptid episodes because they're always so bizarre so just give it a listen! _ Thank you to our l...

Send us Fan Mail Guess who's back.  Back again.  MOLLY'S BACK!  Tell a friend!  DAT'S RIGHT. Special guest and BWDWK cult expert, Molly Miller joins us once again to tell us about another interesting cult-- Chen Tao. This is actually a really fun cult and a nice break from the generally super dark and violent cults covered on this podcast. Chen Tao aka the True Way Cult mixes up Chr...

Send us Fan Mail Yo. We're back with some quality topics. At least we think so! This week, Marissa tells the story of the possible inspiration of Bloody Mary (refer to last week's episode)... Elizabeth Bathory! Then Anna talks about another royal member-- Princess Diana. Although Anna is less enthused because who cares about the royal family amirite? But hey-- we're all about conspi...

Send us Fan Mail These topics are... different. We haven't heard from a cult in a while so why not?! Marissa covers the ballet-loving but also rapey cult known as Buddhafield. Then Anna covers a.. folklore? Legend? Campfire story? Something. Bloody Mary! Yes, the one you're thinking of. Not the drink. It's a weird one to say the least.  _ For those who want JUST the facts: Buddhafie...

Send us Fan Mail Got a classic creepy combo of crime & ghosts. Marissa discusses the tragic murder of Waitress director, Adrienne Shelly. Although this is a solved case, there's still so many unanswered questions. The Anna discusses the bizarre history of the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Spring, Arkansas. We vote that this one is legit haunted. What do you all think? _ For thos...

Send us Fan Mail Marissa takes on a spook this episode, retelling the tale of the allegedly haunted painting, The Hands Resist Him. Man, people sure loved haunted items on eBay in the early 2000s. Then Anna covered the case of Lauren Giddings. A tragic case where damn near everyone and anyone is suspect. _ For those who want JUST the facts: The Hands Resist Him starts at 28:58; Lauren Giddings sta...

Send us Fan Mail Is our audio better? We hope so (FINALLY). Hopefully you can enjoy this crisp audio as Marissa talks about the classic (and kinda justifiable?) murders that MAY have been committed by Lizzie Borden. The Anna has a local ghost story-- the Smurl Family Haunting featuring our less-than-favorite demonologists! _ For those that want JUST the facts-- Lizzie Borden discussion starts at 0...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! This week Marissa gets back into true crime and  discusses the tragic disappearance (and likely murder) of Heather Elvis. Then Anna, being ill, reads the Tweet-tale of Dear David. Anna's actual research will commence after she's not sick. Also, as always... sorry for the audio quality! WE PROMISE WE'RE TRYING. For those that want JUST the facts-- Hea...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas! BWDWK is here to bring you some magical holiday spirit! Marissa will give us the background of our favorite Christmas intruder (not Santa, obvi), Krampus! And nothing says "warm wishes" than when Anna describes the annihilation of an entire family on Christmas Day-- the tragic murder of the Lawson Family. The BWDWK chicks wish you a happy and safe holida...

Send us Fan Mail We got a back-to-back true crime episode for you! Marissa talk about Carl the Creep aka Carl Tanzler and his affinity for a particular woman. Which was kind of okay when she was alive, kinda. But then after her death...? Then Anna discusses the still controversial case of Andrea Yates. Evil or insane? Or both? PS- I (Anna) am uploading this late. In the episode I said I was going...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with another Yappy Hour! There's been a lot of true crime in the news lately and we just had to discuss. Well first we laugh at stories we only think are funny, then we get dark into the horrids of the world. Topics included in this Yappy Hour include: the arrest of Lisa Synder in Berks County, Pa.; the Amber Alert from Samara Derwin in Luzerne County, Pa.; th...

Send us Fan Mail Sorry in advance for the long intro. We had a lot to talk about apparently! Marissa FINALLY talks about the book she's been reading about-- the Radium Girls! Spoiler alert-- radium is not so great to consume. Then Anna talks about spontaneous human combustion. Can people randomly bust into flames? Or is there a (or many) logical explanations? I think you know which side we st...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Thanksgiving! What better way to celebrate that to talk about mysterious murders from other countries. First Marissa discusses the technically unsolved murders that occurred at the Hinterkaifeck farmstead. Poor Lil' Cazill (what we call her). Then Anna discusses the (maybe no so) mysterious deaths that is known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. You can hear how horrible her...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of BWDWK, Marissa (unknowingly) STOLE Anna's topic for next week-- the disappearance of the Sodder Children! Burned to death? Ran away? Kidnapped? Then Anna discusses the exorcism of Anneliese Michel. Possessed by the devil? Or mental health diagnosis? Don't worry. We solved both these cases. We're experts, guys.  _ Thank you to our lovely sponsors f...

Send us Fan Mail Marissa goes back to her roots with her topic of most interest-- crimes against children. And this one is saddening on many levels. Marissa discusses the missing person case of sweet little angel babe, Asha Degree. And why there is almost no progress in this case. Then Anna tests the limits of listener interest with the case of Anatoly Moskvin. You just have to listen. Is this the...

Send us Fan Mail Marissa and Anna were all out of sorts recording this episode (but what else is new?) but two new topics for you! Marissa discusses the mysterious and unsolved disappearance of Bryce Laspisa. The lack of available information in this missing person case makes it all that more bizarre. Then Anna gets into some cryptozoology with the tale of the Jersey Devil. And ya know what, the J...

Send us Fan Mail HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We wanted to bring to you two spooky topics, but these turned out to be more comical than spooky. But hey-- they technically fall under spooky. Marissa finds the most obscure alleged haunted object-- a bunk bed. WHAT. This bunk bed tormented a poor, Wisconsin family. But... did it actually? Then Anna talks about one of the most well-documented poltergeist case-- t...

Send us Fan Mail Did you like our first Yappy Hour? Well we did, so here's volume 2! SO many topics were covered for this episode. I guess we just like to yap . Topics covered include: Joker , the blob, NASA refusing to test for alien life, a local potential murder/suicide/cover up in the Lehigh Valley, people waking from the dead (?), Steven Avery & Brandan Dassey. And that's just t...

Send us Fan Mail Got two interesting topics coming at ya! Marissa covers the infamous, spooky, intriguing case of the death of Elisa Lam. This highly publicized case gets boring. Although this case is technically solved, we have our doubts. There are too many alternative explanations to this poor young woman's untimely death. Then Anna talks about Charles Edmund Cullen. Never heard of him? We...