Case Files with Kat and Ashley

Join us for the FINAL installment of Kat's deep-dive into French-Canadian cult leader Roch Thériault, & his band of followers, The Ant Hill Kids. This is the WORST of the 3 episodes, so there are trigger warnings for ALL OF IT, but especially abuse against women and children. Seriously, don't let kids listen to this episode! References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mowEU6uD2xs htt...

Join us for PART 2 of Kat's deep-dive into French-Canadian cult leader Roch Thériault, & his band of followers, The Ant Hill Kids. This episode gets DARK, so we are making a trigger warning for so many things, especially abuse against women and children. Ashley is still out of town, so Sarah Sarah is back!  You might need to grab a stiffer drink than a beer for this one. Oy vey.  REFERENC...

Join us this week as Kat begins her deep dive into Roch Thériault & The Ant Hill Kids Cult. You may never have heard of the Canadian cult, but Kat will definitely make you want to learn more. Ashley is out of town, so she is joined by none other than Sarah-Sarah! Grab a beer and enjoy this week's twisted beginning to the Ant Hill Kids Cult Saga.  REFERENCES: https://www.amazon.com/Savage-...

In this episode Ashley discusses more about the cryptids of the Alaska Triangle! These include the Hairy Man of Port Chatham, the Alaskan Loch Ness creature, a giant serpent, mammoths and more! Join us as we discuss the Alaska Triangle, much of which is still unexplored by humans! Resource: 1. The Alaska Triangle: Discovery Channel Episodes 1-3 2. https://www.nathab.com/blog/new-animal-species 3....

In this episode Ashley discusses the Alaska Triangle, which is 100 times more deadly than the Bermuda triangle. This will be a multi-part series. Part one discusses The Missing Douglas and the strange occurrences around it. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Douglas_C-54D_disappearance https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/the-alaska-triangle episode 1 https://www.iflscience.com/why-over-2...

In this week's episode, Kat tells us about Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog, the serial killing duo dubbed "The Speed Freak Killers" - due to the copious amount of meth (or crank as they called it then)  - the pair were doing. They were mentioned as potential suspects at the end of the Theresa Ann Bier story a couple of episodes back.  How did these two lifelong friends become...

In this week's episode Ashley discusses the Bender family, aka the Bloody Benders. In the 1860s they were a serial killing family. They were never officially caught and there are a lot of theories on who they all may have actually been! Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity.  Source notes coming soon.  Please like, follow, and share this podcast - we're on all of the platforms!...

This week, Kat tells us about 16-year-old Theresa Ann Bier's mysterious disappearance.  With characters with names like Blind Johnny and a meth-addicts alibi being Bigfoot, you know things will be interesting.  Come and explore the dark side of humanity with us! References: https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/theresa-ann-bier https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/theresa-ann-b...

In tonight's episode Ashley tells us about the Final Fantasy 7 House that was ran like a cult. It's told through the perspective of "Syd", a man who was formally part of the house. The Final Fantasy House was a bizarre cult that was ran by an abusive, manipulative woman named Jenova. It fascinated thousands across the internet and remains a stern warning about fandoms taken too...

Another week, another serial killer!  Kat revisits our first episode EVER (which is no longer available) and gives a good update. Dean Corll was the most prolific serial killer at the time, only to be beaten by John Wayne Gacy later.  This is a maddening and twisted story, for sure. Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity - with beer! We also open a listener gift with some goodies inside....

TW: rape, child abuse, murder Frederick Walter West, who went by Fred, and Rosemary Pauline West, who went by Rose, were an English married duo. The Wests targeted young women and girls to satisfy their depraved lust for rape, torture and mutilation. They  killed at least a dozen young British girls, including several of their own daughters. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_West#Telev...

This week we go to Krugersdorp, South Africa, to meet Electus per Deus, a cult (that was an offshoot of a Christian small group) that Cecilia Steyn, a self-proclaimed 42nd-generational-witch, led. And she claimed a BUNCH of other things, as well. We won't give it away here. Oh, and after you listen, head over to Queen Havoc & Her Murder Cult to learn more about the case. It's so good...

"Wake up. This a robbery." Those are the words Denise Huskins and her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, heard in the early morning of March 23, 2015. What would follow was a series of terrifying events that felt like the stuff of movies.  Denise would be taken from her boyfriend's home for over 48 horrifying hours, while authorities insisted the kidnapping was a hoax. They referred to her cas...

Join us this week as Kat dives deep into the 1982 Tylenol Murders that changed so much - from laws to packaging standards. This is a wild story with many twists and turns. The prime suspect was named, although no one was ever charged. NEWS FLASH: He died on 7/9/2023.  Ugh! References:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders https://chicagotylenolmurders.com/ https://www.pbs.org/news...

On the 8th of September of 1900, a hurricane gutted St. Mary's Orphan Asylum of Galveston, Texas. The hurricane's catastrophic impact ultimately claimed 6,000 lives, engulfing the city as well as its inhabitants. By the beachside, ten nuns held tight to ninety-three children, their wrists roped with clotheslines. They had fastened the clothesline to themselves, fettering the children to...

Welcome back to Season 6! For the first episode, Kat delves into a big story; the story of one of America's most sadistic (and unknown!) criminals: Mike DeBardeleben, from counterfeiting and kidnapping to domestic violence and murder. This story is WILD. Have story ideas? Tell us! References: THE BOOK: https://www.audible.com/pd/Beyond-Cruel-Audiobook/1705200028 THE DOCUMENTARY: https://tubit...

Resources : https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/mystery-student-who-went-bar-29365303 https://armchairdetective.medium.com/the-strange-disappearance-of-brian-shaffer-b617f8c2a0d https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Bizarre-Disappearance-of-Brian-Shaffer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-shaffer https://www.dispatch.com/story/new...

In this week's episode, Kat covers one of America's worst serial killers. One of the best examples of "he never stood a chance," Kat dives deep into the life of Carl Panzram - responsible for the killing of at least 21 people, raping what could be over 1,000 boys and men, and robberies all of the United States. Tune in and learn about the dark side of humanity - with beer! P.S....

The Bear Brook Murders, also referred to as the Allenstown Four. There were four female murder victims that were discovered inside barrels in the woods of Allenstown, New Hampshire. Two in 1985 and two in 2000. Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity. Resources: 1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Brook_murders 2.      https://abcnews.go.com/US/terry-rasmussens-victims-unknown/story...

In this week's episode, Kat tells us about two urban legends out of Texas - The Alligator Man and The Candy Lady. Blurring the line between what was real and what was just the imagination of local folks, it's easy to see how these two stories got as big as they did way back when. Tune in and explore the dark side of humanity with us! References:  https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/b...

In this episode Ashley discusses the Soham murders of 10 year old best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. This case was solved in an interesting manner that we hadn't heard of before! After the story we discuss a little bit more about the forensics of botany and ecology! Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity. Resources: 1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_murders 2.   ...

In this episode, Kat tells us all about Dr. Linda Hazzard - a "fasting doctor" without a medical degree who practiced what she believed was a cure-all treatment: fasting for weeks or months, giving enemas for hours every day, and massaging her patients like she was kneading dough for bread. Needless to say, she racked up a couple of dozen deaths in her care, had those patients sign over...

Trigger warnings for this episode: Rape; gruesome descriptions of deaths Everyone has heard of serial killers like Ted Bundy. Handsome, charming, the type of guy no one would expect to be a serial killer…that’s exactly how many would describe John Norman Collins. John’s killing spree would happen seven years before Ted Bundy. John would become known as the Michigan Murderer, the Ypsilanti  Ripper...

In this episode we have a special guest. Amanda McLauchlin with the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families discusses the importance of helping young adults who are facing trauma, drug addictions, alcohol addictions and more. She discusses red flags to look for, apps to watch out for, organizations that can help, positive coping skills and so much more. We really try to talk about how we as a who...

Tune in to hear Kat tell us all about Mexico's very "first" serial killer who was caught in 2005. You are reading that right, folks! Kat does a deep dive into La Mataviejitas (Sp. "The Little Old Lady Killer") sentenced to 759 years in prison for the killing of 16 elderly women. She was, however, said to have killed anywhere from 16 to 60 elderly women between the years on...