By All Means Necessary

Just popping by before this episode to say the podcast (as well as my YT channel) are being put on an indefinite hold, while I try to focus on other professional and personal projects. If you have been here since the beginning or joined for a single episode, I appreciate you more than you know. Thank you for being part of this journey - here's to hope we meet again very soon! Now let's get into th...

He used to write to make a living, but now he's writing to survive. The character Misery Chastain, who made him a bestselling author is dead, allowing Paul Sheldon to move on from the current book series. But a car accident interrupts his plan and he wakes up at the house of his biggest fan. When she discovers that her favourite writer killed off her dearest character, she is not happy. And you si...

Four girls’ worlds turn upside down when an anonymous hacker starts leaking the town secrets. They will find themselves prosecuted by the whole town when their own secrets start bubbling to the surface. This is the story of Assassination nation. 0:00 Better than revenge 3:40 We need to talk about Sam 45:10 Assassination nation recap 1:25:50 Final thoughts https://youtu.be/DLB8IDpeOrs

In 2018, a couple was sentenced to life for brutally murdering their au pair over an obsession with an ex-Boyzone pop star. A woman whose experience as a live in nanny should have been fulfilling, turned into a nightmare; one she would not make it out of alive. This is the story of the murder of Sophie Lionnet. 0:00 Au pairing corner 8:45 The live in hostage 18:06 The fire 24:30 Sam and Sabrina 48...

In 2003, a toxic friendship led to murder. Almost 20 years later one of the killers has a shot at freedom. Can the timeline of events prior to the crime help us understand the motive behind it? This is the story of the murder of Kelly Bullwinkle. 0:00 We all got a questionable teen crush tale 8:25 The friendship 1:05:43 The day of 1:13:55 The investigation 2:04:10 Justice?! https://youtu.be/iRBJ0f...

In 1993, a man named Trevor was born. In 2021, he will post a Youtube video parachuting out of a plane due to the engine failure. Except the plane jump might have happened for a different reason. Less than two years after he jumped out of the plane, Trevor will plead guilty to a deliberate plane crash. This is a story of Trevor Jacob, a Youtuber who crashed his plane for views. 0:00 Intro 2:48 We...

In March 2014, an aircraft with 239 people on board lost contact with the ground and vanished off the face of the Earth. Over a year later, parts of debris will start washing up to the shore. Due to the conclusions made by the officials, the conspiracy theories about the flight MH370 continue to run rampant. Could the past searches offer us an explanation as to what happened in the air during the...

On the early morning of March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines operated a scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. This was one of two daily flights and had a total of 239 people on board including two pilots, 10 cabin crew members, 227 passengers, and 14,296 kg of cargo. After just over 45 minutes into the flight, the plane will disappear from any radar, never to resurface again....

On May 31st, 2009, a scheduled passenger flight took off from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, headed towards Paris, France. The flight would enter a stall, and the pilots would be unable to recover from it, resulting in the plane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. This tragic event resulted in the loss of all 228 passengers and crew on board, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Air France's histor...

In the year 2000, a 15 year old under a handle Mafiaboy launched a major denial-of-service attack. The attack, named Rivolta (meaning "riot" in Italian) brought down Yahoo!, eBay, CNN and Amazon, resulting in an estimated $1.7 billion in damages. This is the story of Michael Calce. 0:00 Live, laugh, hack 6:00 The rise of Mafiaboy 1:16:26 The downfall 1:48:31 Mafiaboy 2.0 https://youtu.be/CQVPCxF23...

In 2016, a sex toy company was exposed by two hackers, with a class action suit to follow. The claim alleged its manufacturer has been unlawfully collecting and sharing users data. All of this without the knowledge of over 300k users. This is the story of the We vibe privacy class action lawsuit. 0:00 The good ol' 'how we got here' 5:56 The Venn diagram 13:02 We vibe 21:44 The exposé 41:50 The law...

His conversations always started the same way. A woman would get a message online that would say “Can I tell you a secret?” The person behind the message appeared to be a woman, signing it all off with a kiss. But they weren’t a woman or an acquitance, but a stranger. They were a 30-year-old man and their target would be one of at least 62 women. He would harass women online over an 11-year period...

I could start this story with a murder, I could start with a plane crash, I almost started with the book.  But then I was lucky enough to have my researcher speak to a person who read the book and tried the diet, so I thought I’d start instead with an inside look. Today we will be talking about a woman who developed the Weigh Down Diet, founded the Remnant Fellowship Church and turned it into a cu...

On April 23rd 2018, she posted her first mukbang video on Youtube. After 30 videos, In November of 2019 she disappeared. But almost 3 years later, she has returned. Can the new videos she’s posted since reveal to us where she has been and why is she back? This is the story of Kate Yup. https://youtu.be/LDiXt-Qhpg0

On April 28, 2021, Miguel Lamboy alerted the Salida police department in Colorado that there was a dead body in his home. He said he’d been in Denver when a woman, Amy Carlson, died in the house he owned, and when he came back, he found her mummified in the bedroom. Who was Amy Carlson and why was she mummified? This is the story of Love has won movement. https://youtu.be/VpKLsB_PqSg

On June 19, 2019, Keith Raniere, the leader of NXIVM and founder of *Executive Success Programs* was found guilty of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, and racketeering. Under a name that is theorised to stand for nexum, a type of contract used in the Roman republic, where a person agrees to offer their body as collateral for a loan, women were groomed, trafficked, branded and ultimately as...

In 2003, Avril Lavigne released her debut studio album Let go, after which she supposedly died and was replaced by a body double Melissa Vandella. Except Avril never died. And neither did the conspiracy theories surrounding her death. Today I’m putting you into the shoes of a woman who was killed off by a blog post 11 years ago, and the bizarre world of conspiracy theorists who still believe it. T...

A young couple gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to win 5 million dollars. The catch : stay is a room resembling a blank space for 50 days. Will they be able to endure or will their lives forever change? Welcome to the Immaculate room, enjoy your stay. https://youtu.be/820TsceRs_A

In 1997, 10 weeks after Louise Woodward started the job as a nanny for the Eappen family, eight-month-old baby Matthew died in her care. The jury will find her guilty, only for the judge to overturn the verdict. Can the re-examination of the details of the case 25 years later offer us further insight into whether or not Louse Woodward was innocent? This is the case of Matthew Eappen. 0:00 Intro 5:...

60 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe’s passing in August of 1962 has the biographers and online sleuths divided. People close to her exploited her, while those in her wider circle of acquaintances didn’t have her best interest at heart either. Can the research in the aftermath of her death point us in the direction of a potential cover up and if so, who and why would have the reason to make de...

At the end of her career, Marilyn Monroe, leaving one last marriage behind, found herself dependant on barbiturates and the two people in her life who facilitated the addiction - her psychiatrist and her housekeeper. These two individuals lived through the actress in different ways and at the point where she was strong enough to finally cut them off, they might’ve chosen to prevent that from happe...

Marilyn Monroe rose to Hollywood fame despite her broken childhood and a desperate search of parental figures. But before Marilyn, there was Norma Jeane. The young woman exploited by everyone during her short life. Today, we’ll break down how Norma’s childhood and early career years shaped who she was to become. 0:00 What to expect 7:15 Early days 47:40 POV: Grace Goddard 1:30:45 POV : Natasha Lyt...

Her name was Salmon, first name Susie. In 1973, before the milk cartons or featured stories on the daily news, she was murdered by a neighbour when she was only 14 years old. She can’t fully move on until the justice is served. Her family’s challenge - catch a killer few houses away from them when the trail goes cold. This is the story of Susie Salmon. https://youtu.be/dP78OpN68mg

We are finishing off the catfish cases batch with a wild story of Gaylen Newland. In September 2015, 27 year old Gayle Newland was sentenced to eight years in prison. The public has been split on this verdict ever since. Was there enough to charge Gayle Newland of creating a fake relationship with a friend of hers while disguising herself as a man? The question we’ll attempt to answer today is whe...

Over the span of at least three years, one woman impersonated multiple people, leaving at least 11 victims on the other end of a catfishing scheme. This catfishing scheme spanned over two countries, involving celebrities, approximately 42 police officers and the execution of 39 search warrants. And you’ve probably never heard about it. This is the case of The Ghost of Easterville. 0:00 The 'you de...