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We’re nearing the final stretch of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie—and whew, things are getting juicy . Chapter 21 serves tea hotter than Caroline’s pre-sleuthing pot and spills just as fast. In this installment, Poirot drops some bombs: secret marriages, summerhouse brawls, and an identity twist that nobody saw coming. Caroline’s meddling reaches new levels, we meet a new suspect (...

We’re nearing the final stretch of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie—and the plot is thickening faster than a Yorkshire pudding;) ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of murder, emotional manipulation, and gaslighting in romantic relationships. Nothing graphic, but Poirot’s side-eye might sting. 🔎 Campground Chatter: Got thoughts on the audiobook? Should we do another?...

Episode Summary The nightmare continues. In Part II of our BTK series, Gen and Kait pick up where they left off — with Wichita police frantically investigating the Otero family murders and Dennis Rader settling disturbingly well into a normal suburban life. While detectives pursued leads from Panama to coworkers at the Colman factory, the real killer was quietly installing home security systems ac...

EP 85: "Terror in Wichita" — The Story of 'Bind-Torture-Kill' Killer Dennis Rader (Part I) Episode Summary In this gripping two-part series, we pull back the curtain on the chilling dual life of Dennis Rader — known to the world as the BTK Killer. From his disturbingly ordinary upbringing to the cold, calculated murders that paralyzed Wichita for decades, Episode 85 of Camping Is Canceled is a dee...

See Episodes 47-49 for Chapters 1-7 In the spring of 1926, a murder captured the public eye, and a book about it would go on to sell millions of copies worldwide. That book was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd , the crime novel written by Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie was born in 1890, and eventually became (and remains) the best selling novelist of all time (whaaaat?!). She wrote 66 detective novel...

In this week's episode, we take a break from true crime to once again comb the corners of the internet for tales that make us shiver. Bigfoot is maybe/definitely real, y'all. What do you think? Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1jgyfoy/perseids_and_the_deer/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1jgw6uh/sar_stories/https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comme...

See Episodes 47-49 for Chapters 1-7 In the spring of 1926, a murder captured the public eye, and a book about it would go on to sell millions of copies worldwide. That book was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd , the crime novel written by Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie was born in 1890, and eventually became (and remains) the best selling novelist of all time (whaaaat?!). She wrote 66 detective novel...

See Episodes 47-49 for Chapters 1-7 In the spring of 1926, a murder captured the public eye, and a book about it would go on to sell millions of copies worldwide. That book was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd , the crime novel written by Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie was born in 1890, and eventually became (and remains) the best selling novelist of all time (whaaaat?!). She wrote 66 detective novel...

the year? 1996. the place? the Grand Canyon. the people? a troop of boyscouts and their group leaders. the probems? a record-breaking heat wave, no water, rattlesnakes, scorpions, loose rocks and sheer cliffs, to name a few. the odds? really, really not good. in this special Patreon preview episode, Gen & Kait take a deep dive into a harrowing story of survival, bravery, and friendship from th...

On the Monday morning of April 18th, 2016, a handful of bleary-eyed fitness students filed into the Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian TX just before 5am—expecting to find their trainer Missy Bevers and her array of workout equipment ready to whip them into shape. But instead, they encountered a scene that could have been straight out of an episode of Law & Order. 45 year old Missy Bever...

This week, we had a fascinating (and slightly unhinged) YouTube Live convo as the guests of Josh, the host of YouTube channel Breakfast Serial. Josh blends riveting true crime stories with sharp wit and a satirical lens to create a unique genre of true crime comedy--and we can't get enough! You can listen to the full audio of our convo here or if video is your thing, pop over to this link to watch...

WELCOME to the first installment of "The Camp Bulletin" . We wanted to give you guys a sneak peek of our exclusive weekly installment that will be dropping every Thursday morning on Patreon at 9am (starting 2/20) , JUST for our $3 and up monthly Patrons . The Camp Bulletin is an ad-free WHOLE ASS EXTRA EPISODE a week...where Gen and Kait go rogue talking about anything and everything that's been g...

This is PART II of our two-parter on the Dyatlov Pass Incident, so if you’re just tuning in; do yourself a favor and listen to Part I first. We’re going to jump right back in where we left off–which was March of 1959. 9 young hikers never made it home from a carefully planned backpacking trip deep in the heart of Russia’s Ural Mountains…under increasingly odd circumstances. Searchers had located f...

The year: 1959....the place: frozen Siberian mountains when 22 year old university student Zinaida Kolmogoriva, (who went by Zina), sat scribbling away in her diary while snow flurries zipped against the window of her train car. Eight of her very best friends in the world (and a friendly newcomer named Sasha) sat bundled up around her, and everyone was buzzing with excitement. They were all part o...

Lies.....lies.....and more lies. This is PART II of our coverage of The Submarine Case: The Murder of Swedish Journalist Kim Wall. Make sure you go back and listen to Part 1 first, Episode 73—if you’re joining us for the first time. If you’ve already listened to it, you should have a pretty strong picture by now of Peter Madsen—the eccentric inventor who managed to break the sound barrier with a h...

Back in 2016, the world was stunned when an award-winning 30 year old journalist named Kim Wall boarded a submarine built by celebrity-status Danish inventor Peter Madsen, for an evening dive in the waters Copenhagen and an in-depth interview. Kim Wall would never be seen alive again, and the eventual breaking news of her death would send shock waves all over the world. How could a true sadistic p...

In today’s episode, we’re exploring some chilling true crime cases that unfolded during the holiday season,with some true stories from our friends on good ol’ Reddit. Full of mysterious disappearances and grim realities, these stories remind us that not everything is merry and bright during the holidays. So grab your spiked cocoa, sit back, and get ready for a series of eerie tales that prove the...

THE FINAL INSTALLMENT IS HERE. SOURCES: "Buried Alive:18 Years in the Missouri Penitentiary" by James B.Johnson & Chas E. Hoffman https://www.missouripentours.com/history/timeline/ https://www.visitjeffersoncity.com/blog/post/the-tough-guys-stories-from-within-the-missouri-state-penitentiary/ https://hauntedus.com/missouri/missouri-state-penitentiary-haunted/

If you don't like to think about having to eat a rat raw.....or not seeing the sky for 18 years.... might not be the story for you. Just to jog your memory, we spent EPISODE 68 doing a deep-dive into the very morbid history of one of the US’s oldest and most infamous prisons—the Missouri State Penitentiary—and we ended with a promise to give you the full scoop on one of the most gripping survival...

This is Part 1 of the 2 parter the tales of horror, the bright spots of human spirit, and eventually, the hauntings that linger within the limestone walls of the Missouri State Penitentiary. Tales that, as 1800's inmate JB Johnson later wrote, will make your blood creep and chill . At the start of spooky season, we got to spend a few hours wandering its cell blocks and dungeon ourselves—and we can...

This week, we hear from the brave souls of Reddit who have worked in prisons all over the world....and had unexplained experiences on night shift that made even the toughest COs sing heeeell to the nooooo. SOURCES:

Today we’re taking a bit of a turn from our typical trail of true crime and once again scraping the barrel of the internet for stories that leave us going what in the actual hell is this world we live in? Don’t get us wrong–we love the rules of forensic science and a justice system doing its job well— we need that certainty to pick up the pieces of the constant chaos caused by shitty human behavio...

We're diving into a mystery that has stumped law enforcement and internet sleuths alike for almost 20 years. In 2008, loving parents Annette and Brian Swanson were talking on the phone with their 19 year old son Brandon after a minor car accident–and they’d been on the phone for the better part of an hour, when Brain suddenly stopped responding even though the call was still running. So they hung...

CONSIDER THIS YOUR NO-EATING WARNING It's as American as apple pie for every small town to have a house that local children whisper is haunted and full of unspeakable horrors–a house that they dare each other to run up and touch without getting snatched and boiled in a cauldron. But everyone knows these houses aren’t really real….. they’re just stories that kids tell to spook each other and adults...

And welcome finally, to the long awaited conclusion, the ending; the dramatic wild west tale of Skidmore Missouri and its infamous bully, Ken Rex Mcelroy. If you’ve made it this far with us, you know Ken has lots of hobbies: like stealing livestock and terrorizing people with guns and knives; and let’s not forget his personal favorite–grooming 13 year old girls the second they start 8th grade to g...