Dark and Devious

On January 2, 1935 a man identifying himself as Roland T. Owen checked into the Hotel President in Kansas City, Missouri. After a brief stay punctuated with odd behavior, the man never checked out alive. Stranger still, there was no man named Roland Owen from the address he listed as his home. This led authorities toward two mysteries: who killed this man and what was his real identity?

Patrick is out this week with an injury so Chris is tackling a heavy hitter solo this time around. Ed Gein, who fashioned strange handicrafts from the skin of his victims is one of the most bizarre and legendary tales from the history of true crime. In the wake of the Ryan Murphy series "Monster" that dramatizes the life of Ed Gein that came out in 2025, this is a summary look at the who...

On December 2nd, 2010, Phoebe Handsjuk plummeted 12 stories down a garbage chute in her apartment building located in Melbourne, Australia. She survived the fall, but would not her injuries. It was clear how Phoebe had died, but how did she fall down the chute in the first place? At her own accord, or did someone else drop her ill intentions? To this day, there are still questions unanswered and l...

With Patrick off traveling the world we have a very special episode. Chris sits down to talk to his friend and colleague, retired police officer, Ron Jones. Ron has a wealth of experience in law enforcement and shares some stories of his time on the force as well as an insider's perspective of what officers experience.

Amy Lynn Brown had everything going for her in the Spring of 1998. She had just signed a lease for a new apartment, obtained a new and exciting job, and just adopted her very first dog. She and her family embarked on a tropical cruise vacation to celebrate all of her success. However, what started out as a fun filled celebration turned tragic when Amy went missing while at sea. Did she fall overbo...

Pier Paolo Pasolini, the celebrated and controversial Italian film director, was murdered 50 years ago this month and the case is still unsolved. We 'll dive into Pasolini's past and try to piece together how his early demise came together.

Trick or Treating is a common, and fun, Halloween activity for children and adults of all ages. It spans from a rich history of culture and is now a global practice. However, one Halloween night in Deer Park Texas, USA, was cursed with a man who had sinister intentions and took advantage of the innocent nature of the beloved Halloween Tradition. Listen now to hear the real-life murder that spawned...

Tillie Klimek wasn't blessed with good looks, but she always managed to have a man on the line. And when she was between men, it was only because the previous one had met an untimely end. Find out what drove this black widow to kill and what happened next.

The practice of embalming human bodies has been around for ages. Bodies are most commonly embalmed for a short term period so loved ones can say their final goodbyes during the funeral practices. That, some bodies are embalmed for much longer periods of time for cultural traditions or a peculiar way of honoring an idol-like figure. However, in the early 1900s, outlaw Edward McCurdy was embalmed an...

For many generations the General Wayne Inn in Marion, Pennsylvania was a place to gather together, but is it possible some of the former guests didn't care to leave? This location that opened at the dawn of the 18th century also bore witness to a murder at the end of the 20th century. Check out this episode that has a balance of supernatural encounters as well as a real life murder.

16 Year Old Adrianna Jones was a well liked, bright young woman with a spark of joy in her eyes. She dreamt of attending Texas A&M University and building a life for herself. However, when she gets caught up in drama between two lovers and aspiring cadets, her life would brutally be cut short. Listen now to the now infamous story of The Texas Cadet Murder.

In 1986, Massachusetts, USA, the Bowen family was going through it. Frank Bowen, along with his two young daughters, lost their wife/mother unexpectedly. At a desperate time of comfort and need, Tina and Karen Bowen attempted to contact their deceased mother using a Ouija Board, a centuries old method for contacting those beyond the veil. Little did they know though, that they had let something, o...

Cyanide is a poison that has captured our imagination in mysteries and spy novels, but the danger is all too real. In this episode we'll talk a bit about how the poison works and how it has been used in several prominent true crime cases.

Kitty Genovese was a young, bright, charismatic woman with a promising future ahead of her. While living in New York City with her girlfriend, she had dreams of opening a family style Italian restaurant. However, those dreams were snuffed when she was brutally murdered just steps from her front door. Kitty's murder, while not directly responsible for the creation of the 911 system, did contrib...

Anna Marie Hahn at first glance seems like an angel. She rained her affections on her elderly acquaintances in 1930s Cincinnati. But her sweetness came with a price that multiple people would pay over the course of the decade. Anna was no angel, when it came down to it, she was a devil who cruelly used poison as her M.O. and stole everything of value from her victims.

On July 29th, 2023, O'Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer and choreographer, and his friends were celebrating Queer Black Excellence by dancing together in a Mobil gas station parking lot. However, what was a joyous occasion quickly turned violent and deadly when the group of friends were approached by a group of homophobic and racist teens. This episode was recorded during pride month and on Ju...

June is LGBT+ Pride Month and we're kicking it off by remembering one of the giants of the Gay Rights Movement: Harvey Milk. He was the first openly gay politician elected in the United States and paved the way for other members of the queer community to not only be out and living their lives as their true selves, but leading in a world that can be hostile to their existence.

In January of 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman went on a bike ride with her brother around her neighborhood in Arlington, Texas, but she never returned. Amber's tragic abduction and murder, however, inspired a national response system for missing children that has reunited more than a thousand children with their families thanks to public awareness. The AMBER Alert is a tribute to her in the ho...

In the 1890s, Victorian London was just getting over the terrible Jack the Ripper murders, but just a few years after the terrible crimes a new villain roamed the streets to terrorize the city's sex workers: the Lambeth Poisoner.

Vincent Chin was a thriving business man living in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, USA. With the auto industry booming due to foreign parts and models being shipped in from overseas, some Americans felt that Asian companies were to blame. Vincent unfortunately was a victim due to this. Listen now to hear the tragic and unfortunate fate Vincent had, due to racism and economical turmoil.

On November 27, 1928 in the quiet small town of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania Nelson Rehmeyer welcomed three guests into his home including his former farmhand. However, this was no friendly visit. Each man accused Rehmeyer of putting a hex on them and they wanted it lifted by any means necessary.

Andrea Yates: One of the most well known trial where a perpetrator was found not guilty by reasoning of insanity rocked US headlines for years. Join Patrick for a brief overview of her trial and a glimpse into how this method of defense is viewed by the world's public. **Disclaimer: The audio is poor. Please forgive us this week! :)

For more than two centuries a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia has been baffling treasure hunters; causing the losses of great fortunes and even deaths. Over these 2+ centuries, traps and mysterious clues have been found indicating that some kind of massive fortune must be buried on the island, but who put it there and why? This mystery leaves us with more questions than answers.

St Paul/Minneapolis are well known for their beautiful parks, lively music and art scene, good food, and always having a white winter. However, during the 1980s, the Twin Cities were making headlines for something different, the growing number of young women found brutally murdered and recorded confessions from the one responsible; The Weepy Voiced Killer.

We're finally back for 2025 and we're kicking off this new year with a Minnesota classic! In June of 1977, wealthy heiress, Elizabeth Congdon and her nurse, Velma Pietila were murdered in the iconic Glensheen Mansion on the shore of Lake Superior. The shocking murders became headline news and the truly devious plot became the stuff of local true crime legend.