Corpus Delicti

This episode talks about Juana Barazza, a wrestler who surprised everyone when she was arrested. After a string of elderly women were murdered, police weren't really sure who to look for until witnesses described a man dressed in women's clothing. Only, it wasn't a man at all, but rather Juana. Click here for more information about the new podcast from Wondery and the LA Times, Detective Trapp: Wo...

The vicious murders of three elderly women frightened an entire town, causing people to sleep at the homes of friends and family. A young and relatively inexperienced detective is placed on the case. When the killer is finally caught, the motive seemed a bit far fetched for the brutality of the killings. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreo...

Welcome to the first episode in our new series featuring women who kill. This week, a string of axe murders has Louisiana and Texas in a panic. Finally, they catch one killer. Then another. And the second has quite a story to tell about a cult and human sacrifice. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can b...

Halloween is supposed to be creepy and scary, but there's always the element of fantasy to it. We know it isn't real. At least, most of the time. This episode tells the story of the Liske family murders, in which three family members were brutally murdered in their home on Halloween. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti O...

In this episode we talk about Nannie Doss, aka The Giggling Granny, who recounted the stories of her murders to police with laughter and giggling. Her victims included four husbands, two children, two grand children, mother in law, mother, sister, and possibly more? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can...

This week we bring you the story of the Papin sisters whose crimes inspired great debate in France. In 1933, the sisters brutally murdered their employer's wife and daughter in a gruesome, long lived attack. Because of the gore involved, many argued that they must be mentally ill. However, many saw it as a sure sign of the struggle between the rich and the poor, and felt the sisters were heroes. T...

Well guys, we did it. Episode 100! That's something to be proud of! This week, we're bringing you the story you heard mentioned in the live show. The live show discussed the third white woman to be executed on Alabama's death row. This is the story of the second, who killed six family member ranging from husbands, to her mother, to her children. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to...

Well guys, this is it! Our very first (maybe last? Who knows!) live event! We are eternally grateful for Melissa and Mandy from Moms and Murder for joining us in this adventure. We bring you the story of Lynda Lyon Block (that's Lynda with a Y, as Melissa is sure to point out), an extremist who met her match in George Sibley. The two were on the run from an assault on Lynda's ex husband when they...

On the 4th of July, a family of five is found shot in their beds. Quickly, the focus of the story became the way the family lived, and law enforcement had to fight to keep the focus on the killings. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemo...

This week's case is the story of an aristocratic French family. Five of the family members were murdered, and the patriarch, who is also the main suspect, is nowhere to be found. To this day, no one has seen him, although there are many theories around what may have happened. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch...

This week we talk about one of the earliest stories of a serial killing family, better known as the Bloody Benders. They had the perfect setup for luring victims in as they served as a general store and inn for those headed out west. Unfortunately, many never made it back out again. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Ou...

This week's story is that of an entire family killing another entire family. What could cause two brothers, their parents, and their grandmothers to annihilate a family of 8 while they slept? Could it be drug related? Or was it something a little bit closer to home? LIVE SHOW tickets can be purchased at wildroastcafe.com under the events section. We hope to see you there! To access earlier episode...

This week, we talk about the "Canadian Barbie and Ken" couple, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Paul was the Scarborough Rapist, and as a couple, he and Karla not only raped several young women, but killed several. After her own trial, Karla flipped on Paul and testified against him, and also brought revealing evidence forward. LIVE SHOW tickets can be purchased at wildroastcafe.com under the even...

This week's story has a personal connection. One year after 9/11, the DC area was targeted by terrorists once again. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo spent weeks randomly targeting unsuspecting citizens at gas stations, restaurants, and stores and killing them with a rifle. It seemed as if no one, anywhere was safe. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, p...

This week we're jumping into a brand new series about families gone wrong. Not only is the series new, but we're doing something new by revisiting an old story. In episode 46, we discussed the Mecklenburg 6's escape from death row. Today, we're telling you the story of how two of them earned their spot in the prison. No one really knows what went wrong to make the three Briley brothers so violent,...

This week, we bring you the final story of the True Crime Theater series. This is the story of The Alps Murders, a mysterious incident that left three adults dead, one child injured, and another missing for 8 hours. To this day, the story remains unsolved, but theories are still floating around. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/cor...

In this week's episode we discuss the Grim Sleeper, who earned this name due to a very long, unexplained cooling off period in-between murders. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" Th...

To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons,...

This week's episode tells the story of the Gainesville ripper, who was the inspiration for the horror movie "Scream". Tormenting a college campus, Danny Rolling killed several young women in the comfort of their own home, causing hundreds of college students to withdraw from school. He blamed this on "Gemini", one of his alternate personalities. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to...

This week, we tell the story of the Keddie murders which inspired two Hollywood films: The Strangers and Cabin 28. A mother, son, daughter, and family friend are found murdered while three children sleep in the room next door. To this day, no one knows who killed the four victims. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keddie_murders https://web.archive.org/web/20180427155601/http://www.plumasnews...

In this episode, we discuss a story reminiscent of the Dark Water series. Tom and Jackie Hawks worked hard all their life to buy their dream boat - a 55 foot yacht named the Well Deserved. Vacations were spent on the water, and the couple even sold their home to live on the boat. Unfortunately, what seemed like a dream turned into a nightmare. Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art o...

In the final episode of our series within a series about Robert Durst, we discuss the murder of Morris Black. After a boy finds a body floating in the water while fishing with his father, tons of evidence is piling up - and it all points to Robert Durst. Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 I...

Continuing with our series within a series about Robert Durst, this week we look at his alleged second victim, Susan Berman. Susan and Robert were best friends since college. She became his spokesperson after the disappearance of his wife. But she turned up dead under mysterious circumstances and ironic timing. What happened to Susan? Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapis...

If you missed last week's episode, stop and go back because this one dives deep into the first victim in this story. This is the story of the disappearance of Kathie Durst, Robert's first wife. Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit h...

This week, we are starting a story that will run across several episodes, something we've never done before. We're talking about the story of Robert Durst, which was featured in the HBO docuseries "The Jinx" as well as a Hollywood movie called "All Good Things" starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst. This week we go over the shell of the story at a high level, and in the following episodes we wil...