Crimes, Killers, Cults and Beer: A True Crime Podcast

Another guest on the show, and another cult! We're covering Heaven's Gate, the Crazy Comet Cult. We discuss Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettle's background, and how they took this from a crazy idea to a legit cult that had close to 50 people when it ended. It ended of course, when the majority of the cult all committed suicide to advance to "The Next Level" which was a pla...

I got it WRONG! Nichole Kessinger was NOT the duped victim I thought she was. I was confusing her with someone else, possibly Amber Frey who really was duped. Sorry, and just know that if I ever get something this wrong in the future, I'll man up to it like I did here. Thanks for listening. -Bill

Well, we went there. Chris Watts. And we had a guest as well. TikTok guru, Pharnsworth. You might remember him from the Survivor episode. This one is rough, but we want to make it clear that Pharnsworth picked it! lol Join us as we tell the story of Chris and Shannan Watts meeting, courtship, marriage, problems, his affair, and how he did the unthinkable. We also get into how his upbringing may ha...

We closed the Last Meal episode with this chucklehead. And, we said that the episode was "Soon" and maybe even next week. Well, here we are. Covering the cut rate Pee Wee Gaskins. You got an overview of him in The Last Meal episode. But, here's the whole story. We cover his meager upbringing to his involvement in crime, to his prison sentence, how he got out of it, and how he went on...

In this episode, we discuss the last meals of death row inmates before they were executed. There are some interesting ones here. This was a fun episode, as well. Facebook Twitter Website

Its been a while since we did a famous Rock and Roll story, so here you go. Sid and Nancy, and their toxic relationship that was doomed from the start. Neither of these two stood a chance in life. We cover the back stories of both Sid and Nancy, how they met, their relationship and their deaths, as well as the history of the Sex Pistols, as it relates to the couple. Its a wild ride, and its a ligh...

What can we say? This is the most brutal and disturbing case we've covered. There's only one victim, but she was put through immense amounts of hell and torture. CORRECTION: In the episode, we say that this took place in the 70's. We didn't math very well. It took place in 1965. Gertrude, AKA Satan had a traumatic childhood that effected her for the rest of her life. She took in 2...

Here we are again with the conclusion of our thrashing of this pedophile scumbag cult leader. In this episode, we discuss his cross country run from the FBI, and his hypocritical activities that he indulged in along the way. His reasoning? He was learning about the evil world so he could better protect his followers. We also cover his arrest and trials, as well as his hilarious desperate attempt t...

Today, we start a 2 part episode on Warren Jeffs and the Fundamental Church of Latter Day Saints cult. An off shoot from the Mormon church that occurred when the Mormons banned multiple wives. Warren's father, Rulon Jeffs became the prophet, and Warren was the heir apparent. Rulon made him the principal of a FLDS school, where Warren began crafting his warped view of Mormonism, and indoctrinat...

This episode was a blast! We went back to Episode 3 and the story of Florida spree killer, William Cruse...who wants you to know he isn't gay. We're not redoing it. In the episode, we mentioned a Florida band called Dead Serios had written a song called' I Wanna Force Feed William Cruse.' We're joined in studio by the man, the myth, the legend himself, DL Serios. Why, you might...

We promised we wouldn't make you wait a full week for part 2, and here it is. We cover Henry and Otis's deadly road trips, his fascination with Otis's niece, Becky, the family who Henry used, that would ultimately do Henry in, as wwell as their stay with the minor cult, Becky's death, Otis's crimes, including Adam Walsh, the Hands of Death stories, and wrapping it with Henry&#3...

A 2 part episode....And, you don't have to wait a week for part 2 either. It will be out in a couple days. In part 1, we discuss his childhood, early crimes, his relationship with his psychotic mother leading to her demise, and his meeting of Ottis Toole, as well as Ottis's upbringing. We got alot done in this episode. You're going to enjoy it. And, you're going to laugh...Alot. We...

EPISODE 50!!!!! YAAAAYYYY!!!!! In the 1930's, over farming caused a major ecological disaster in the Great Plains area of the United States. It started in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado and Oklahoma. But the resulting cloud went all over the country, and even into Canada. You can Google 'The Dust Bowl' for a deep dive on it, and its a good read. We do a decent nutshell version of...

Great episode, people! In our first CKCB interview with both Bill and Todd together, we talked with Vic Ferrari, a retired NYC detective who worked on organized crime cases, stolen vehicles, and lots of other things. He worked under 3 different NYC mayors, and has seen a lot of shit. So, when he retired, the next logical step was to start writing about the crazy things that he saw while in the lin...

Australian serial killers don't screw around. They go big and bold, usually with high body counts. And, they're particularly gruesome. This week, we're covering John Bunting. A racist and homophobic prick who pretended to be a a vigilante, supposedly killing pedophiles, when what he was really doing was labeling people as a pedophile, killing them, and diverting their government money...

Yeah, we went there. We're covering the homeless and murderous Pauly Shore clone, Kai, the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. The man who in 2013 went viral for rescuing a woman from a man who he had hitched a ride from. The man intentionally slammed his car into a utility vehicle, pinning the driver of the utility vehicle in between the 2 vehicles. When people tried to help him, he attacked one of them...

We have a doozy for you today. A teenage sex cult, run by pedophile Mexican music producer, Sergio Andrade, and his biggest star, Gloria Trevi. Sergio was VERY good at developing female pop acts in Mexico. He had several platinum artists under his belt, and he was very well respected. Everything he touched turned to gold platinum. He was a gifted musician, and producer, and he had a knack for find...

Pizza man delivers pizza. Pizza man is jacked up and forced to rob a bank with a bomb strapped to him. Pizza man gets some money from bank. Pizza man follows clues to remove bomb. Pizza man arrested. Bomb goes boom. Pizza man dies. A shady cast of characters emerges. Everyone dies! This is a crazy one. Click here for our website.   Twitter Facebook

Well, we're loading up the CAMPER VAN, and going back to Scotland. We haven't been there in a while, but we're covering Peter Tobin. A vagabond serial killer with a thing for young women and girls. He moved around so much that he was hard to catch. He was only convicted of 3 murders, but he is (strongly) suspected of many more. He was also suspected of being Bible John, the Scottish serial killer...

Yeah, this one is intense. We explore the childhood into adulthood of Texas Tower Sniper, Charles Whitman who camped out oat the top of the clock tower at the University of Texas, Austin, and opened fire on anything that moved for over 2 hours. The warning signs of his mental state deteriorating were there. Charles even knew it, but he ignored it, and the result was the worst mass shooting that ha...

Just when you think you've heard it all, you find out that there are French wine terrorists. Yes, you read that right. In 2006, CRAV, a group of French wine makers and purists who had been protesting the EU laws on wine trade upped their game and began attacking stores distribution centers, and chateaus that were using imported wine, and cheap domestic wine. These rules were cheapening the product...

Wow, people! This episode was by far the worst cult we've covered. And, it happened in our home state of Florida. This is a relatively unknown case as well.  The cult has most of the boxes checked to identify a religious cult. But, it has a twist. The cult leader is a woman. She unleashed hell on her followers, who believed that she was literally God. Its a brutal story, and this bitch got wh...

In this episode Bill and Todd tackle Christopher Worrell and James Miller who committed one of the worst serial killing sprees in Australian history. James was a gay older man, and Chris was a very good looking younger man. But, Chris was straight, and he used James' feelings for him to manipulate him into doing whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. Specifically, being his accomplice in the bruta...

Its a palate cleanser episode. We gave you 5 super dark episodes, so we figured we'd give you a super fun one, and this delivers. Bone Mizell was a man's man. He led huge cattle herds as a kid. He lived on both sides of the law, and when he did get busted, he would get out of it with his quick wit. He made his living, and he lived well because he was one of the best cowboys ever to walk the planet...

This is a bizarre case. It takes place mainly in the Czech Republic, in 2007, but it bounces around in a weird game of cat and mouse. It was the biggest story in that part of the world for a very long time, as new wrinkles came to light. It has child abuse, obscure cults, cannibalism, and a girl who was sex trafficked, rescued, then vanished. But, things aren't always what they seem. Or, are they?...