Crime Culture

This week we do a deep dive into black horror. We talk about the "black guy always dies first" trope in addition to the blaxploitation era of the '70s and the stereotypical roles African American actors were offered in horror. Spoiler alert if you haven't seen "Get Out", we analyze the movie in terms of its contributions to the black horror genre and also just rave about how good it was. Email: cr...

The movie, and subsequent musical, Waitress is a modern classic and was written as a love letter from Adrienne Shelly to her daughter, Sophie. When Shelly was senselessly murdered before the film was released, she never saw how her work would touch so many lives. Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Faceb...

Part 2 of Jeffrey Dahmer! We get into the rest of his crimes, his discovery as a true monster, and finally all of the countless references to him in books, music, TV, film, and more. Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Facebook: @crimeculturepodcast (All other links can be found on our website) Hosts: Ha...

Double apologies this week! Technical difficulties on our end led to the delay in our second part of the Dahmer series and this mini-episode sounding like ass! We hope you have a great Thanksgiving break and come back next week for your regularly scheduled madness. Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Fac...

Another heavy hitter this week; it's part one of the Milwaukee Cannibal, Jeffrey Dahmer! Between 1978 and 1991, Dahmer murdered, ate, and preserved bones and body parts of 17 men. The details of his crimes are shocking to even the most seasoned true crime aficionado. In this episode, we cover Dahmer's rough childhood and adolescence and the beginning of his crimes. Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com...

Joe Son: MMA fighter, actor, murderer? This week, we cover the case of "Austin Powers" actor Joe Son and the horrific crime he is convicted of. Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Facebook: @crimeculturepodcast (All other links can be found on our website) Hosts: Hayley Langan and Kaitlin Mahar Social Me...

When the weather gets colder and the mood gets spookier, crime rates increase. Although not as funny as Fourth of July nudity, we cover a wide variety of crimes that have happened on Halloween night. Happy Halloween everyone! Stay safe and spooky! Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Facebook: @crimecultu...

Kaitlin and Hayley have differing options when it comes to scary movies in that Kaitlin thinks everything is scary and Hayley is a normal, rational person. In this episode, we talk about traditionally non-scary movies and how Kaitlin is still afraid of them. Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Facebook:...

As we get even closer to our all-time favorite holiday, we wanted to give you all a history lesson. Today, we learn about the origins of Halloween, how it came to America, how some of our favorite traditions started, and how people all over the world celebrate! Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Faceboo...

We're back with part 2 of Ted Bundy! We pick up where we left off with Bundy's grand escape from jail in Colorado and we continue onto his rampage in Florida. We also get to all of the Bundy references in pop culture from books and music to movies, including the latest Zac Efron feature coming soon! Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepo...

It's Ted Bundy week! Arguably one of the most prolific serial killers in history, Bundy was a good looking, charismatic killer who evaded police in 7 states before he was finally put to death for his crimes. For people familiar with the case, we try to cover all of the details (of which, there are a LOT) and for people with only a basic knowledge of the case, strap in for a huge two parter! Email:...

In 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O'Bryan died on Halloween night after eating a poisoned Pixy Stix collected while trick-or-treating and thus, the tainted Halloween candy urban legend was born. Unfortunately, the story is even more sinister when you find out what really happened to the little boy. Get more information on the case and the urban legend it inspired on our website. Email: crimeculturep...

We're really getting into the Halloween spirit this episode where we read each other some spooky creepypastas. Share with us your favorite scary stories on our website or email us! (info below) Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @crimeculturepodcast Twitter: @CrimeCulturePod Facebook: @crimeculturepodcast (All other links can be found on our website...

Danny Rolling (aka The Gainsville Ripper) terrorized Florida in the late 1980's and early 1990's. His rough childhood and abusive father lead to a similar pattern in his adult life that culminated with the murder of five people. We talk about his similarities to other serial killers, his connection to a very popular horror franchise, and Hayley annoys Kaitlin by predicting the events of the case!...

We’re going on the road to kick off our big October celebration! In this episode, we take you down Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey - the most haunted road in America! There are tales of phantom trucks, a little ghost boy and his dog, and even Satanic rituals, pretty much everything you could want in a haunted location! Listen to Kaitlin get scared, Hayley getting excited, and Elliot tryin...

We've got a heavy hitter this week: Ed Kemper! Known as the "Co-ed Killer" or "Co-ed Butcher", he murdered ten people (including his grandparents and mother) in California between 1964-1973. Standing at a whopping six foot nine inches with a nearly genius IQ, once he chose a victim, there was little chance of them escaping with their life. We cover his sad upbringing, his brutal and disgusting cri...

It’s the last part of Black Mirror! We finish up our conversation with series three and four of the show so spoiler alert if you haven’t seen the last 2 seasons of the show (but you should because it’s on Netflix right now!) We also talk about our exciting news for October, we will be releasing episodes twice a week! So keep a look out for all things spooky and crime related next month! Email: cri...

We couldn't release an episode on 9/11 and not cover one of the worst terrorist attacks in American history. The events that took place on this day 17 years ago changed not only America, but the entire world forever. We briefly cover the events of the day and the aftermath before diving into all of the memorials, movies, documentaries, music, and more that resulted in the wake of the tragedy. We b...

We're back with part 2 of Black Mirror. This week, we pick up where we left off analysing Black Mirror episode by episode. SPOILER ALERT if you haven't seen the series up to San Junipero (arguably the best-known episode, but we'll get into that next time.) This is going to be a three-part series because we've been having so much fun talking about the show! We have something planned for next week's...

No crime this week, but an amazing amount of information on the dystopian, horror, sci-fi, British anthology series, Black Mirror! We love the show and there is so much to talk about, we're making this a multi-parter. This may be obvious but SPOILER ALERT for series 1 and 2 of Black Mirror. Honestly, if you saw the title, clicked on the episode, and are offended by spoilers for some episodes that...

The Highway of Tears is a nearly 500 mile stretch of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada where countless women have gone missing since 1969. Nearly all of the women have been Indigenous and many believe that racism plays a role in the underreporting of the case. We cover the little facts we have about the 18 most well known missing women and multiple docume...

Episode twenty calls for a heavy hitter and you got it with Ed Gein! The man whose infamy extends long beyond his crimes, we could talk about him forever. We do a quick recap of his life and crimes and then dive into the countless references to Gein in pop culture in everything from movies to books and music to merchandise. Stay tuned until the end for an apperance from a special guest! Email: cri...

Madame LaLaurie was a New Orleans Creole socialite in the early 1800s who had a thing for murder. She tortured and murdered many of her slaves in the now infamous mansion in the French Quarter. We discuss her history, crimes, and ties to a season of American Horror Story with our new social media manager Elissa! *Disclaimer* We did not know that Elissa's mic was not working properly until about th...

Hayley and Kaitlin are having a really busy week so we are giving you our first mini episode! We found some true crime quizzes, took them, and talk about our answers. That's it! You can find links to the quizzes we took on our website. Next week, we will be back for a new full-length episode with a crazy case! Email: crimeculturepod@gmail.com Website: crimeculturepodcast.tumblr.com Instagram: @cri...

Chances are, you have seen an AMBER Alert at some point either on your phone, a highway message sign, or one of the various other ways the system distributes information. AMBER Alerts are used all over the world to aid in the recovery of abducted children. The system has helped recover hundreds of children since it was created in 1996 and continues to do wonderful things. In this episode, we expla...