Dark Hearts with Stacy Lee

Today we are discussing the murder of Johnny Altinger and the attack of Gilles Tetreault who were both lured by Mark Twitchell posing as a woman on dating apps. The men thought they were going to meet a woman for the first time. Instead, they were attacked upon entering Mark's rented garage where he used a stun baton and a plastic gun on them. One man was lucky enough to get away. The other was no...

We discuss the killing spree that occurred over Christmas in 1992. Six murders were committed by a group of teenagers who were bored. They shot people randomly on the streets and stole their sneakers. They robbed a neighborhood grocery store, murdered the clerk and wounded a customer. They got only forty four dollars for her life. They shot and killed one of the gang member's ex boyfriends and the...

Our story begins with the birth of Charles Ray Hatcher. We discuss his alcoholic and abusive father, Jesse James Hatcher and the horrific event Charles witnessed as a child, the electrocution of his older brother while flying a kite attached to a wire. Charles becomes a criminal while still a child and then he is sent to prison for the first time. There, psychiatrists diagnose him with different m...

I have two terrible stories of family annihilation for you today. What is going on in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma? Why has there been two such rare instances there? Is the land cursed, as some believe? I'm also going to talk about a subject that often gets me into trouble: the ties between homeschooling and family annihilation. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-...

A rare story about a new age practitioner who used the ancient practice of trepination on willing participants. These people were living out in Beryl, Utah, near my hometown of Cedar City, doing something unbelievable. They were drilling holes in each other's skulls because they believe that the surgery increases blood flow to the brain, cures depression, and opens the spiritual third eye. When 20...

This is an incredible story of struggle, near death, survival and then excellence. Katrina Brownlee had a very difficult life and when her cop boyfriend Alex Irvin attacked her and almost killed her, she wanted to give up. Instead, she took inspiration along the way and what she did with her second chance at life with leave you with all the feels. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/da...

Today we are talking about the dangerous and insidious Texas cult known as The House of Yahweh. A man named Buffalo Bill Hawkins and his brother JG change their names to Yisrayl and Yaaqob and state that they are The Two Witnesses prophesied in the Book of Revelations. They gather a small following and before long, as in all cults, everything gets dark. Children are horrifically abused. Women are...

This is the story of Ashley Byers Benefield and Doug Benefield. Ashley couldn't cut it in the ballet world and never made it past the youth ballet she was in. But her dreams in the ballet world continued and she talked her new man, Doug who was thirty years her senior, into helping her form the American National Ballet Company in Charleston, South Carolina. Dancers moved from all over the world to...

Two secret lovers drive to a Holiday Inn in Amana, Iowa in 1980. They are Roger Atkison, a married man, and Rose Berkert, his mistress. They have planned a weekend far from home to be together. They check into their motel and order room service. The next morning, they fail to check out so the maid alerts the manager and he opens their room door. What he finds is something straight out of a horror...

Bodies begin turning up along interstate highways in the Bible Belt. The victims all have one thing in common: beautiful red hair. For years the police cannot catch the killer and the body count continues to rise. Who is murdering redheaded women and why? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. From government plots to assassinate Fidel Castro to horrific racist medical experiments and fake testimony from children coached to lie to congress, there is no question, our government is capable of some terrible atrocities. Not every wild and far out tale is a lie and the stories in today's episode are proof of...

There is a wacky conspiracy theory going around on social media and people actually believe Garth Brooks is killing people in every city he visits during a concert tour. People even claim to have matched up dates of murders and missing people with dates that Garth Brooks is in the city the murder takes place. We talk about the origins of the conspiracy theory and how it all took hold but then, the...

Today I've got three brand new stories that I will continue to follow and update as they progress. We are talking about Timothy Murphy-Johnson and the death of his wife Molly, JP Miller and the death of his wife Mica, and then a very strange and goofy story unfolding on TikTok. A man named Michael Guzman who uses the handle Rebuilding Atlantis has offered his land in Texas for anyone to come and l...

A maniac on a killing spree crosses the ocean to continue to get away with murder. Like other serial killers of that era, he employed a ruse using a camera, stating he was a professional photographer to get close to his victims. On one occasion, he is even captured on film himself ogling his next victim at a Las Vegas mall during a fashion show. Christopher Wilder is one of the most prolific seria...

A man suddenly becomes very religious and his personality begins to change. His wife seeks the help of two priests who decide he is possessed by the devil. After a nine hour exorcism, they send the man home to rest. The next morning, the police are called to his house and what they find is literally something out of a horror film. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-st...

This is one of the strangest deaths I've ever covered. During a night of drinking, Sarah Boone and her boyfriend Jorge Torres, who fought regularly, decided to play "a game." Jorge got inside a suitcase which Sarah then zipped closed. Jorge was trapped and began to beg Sarah to let him out. Instead, Sarah took out her iPhone and began recording. The next morning, Jorge was dead. Was this a tragic...

You've heard all the urban legends about poisoned Halloween candy or razor blades, needles and drugs in Halloween candy. But did you know, there is not a single reported case of it ever happening? Well...almost. Join me for a spooky holiday episode, a brief overview of Halloween and the story of Rodney O'Bryan who tried to blame poisoned Halloween candy for his own despicable act. Support this pod...

A mother and grandmother is brutally assaulted and murdered in her Salt Lake City Mormon bookstore. Her ties to wealthy Utah mogul Larry H. Miller have the public and the media in a panic. The cops investigate but soon, the case goes cold. Years later, something called Phenotyping becomes more available to the police and a diligent cold case cop named Ben Pender has a brilliant idea that will lead...

This is an almost forgotten story and you know, I like to bring you these types of stories because every victim matters. When sex workers start turning up dumped in the homeless camps of Seattle, called The Jungle, the cops very quickly realize they have a huge problem on their hands. All the victims have something very specific in common. After months of working the cases, they get a break and wh...

This horrific massacre has all but been forgotten and I don't want that to happen. One night, a group of grocery store workers were accosted by a man who'd been hiding in the store after it closed. What he did is one of the most callous and evil acts I know of. And to this day, we do not know who he is. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations Ho...

With all the Diddy news, this story is being overlooked. Marilyn Manson is being accused of horrific behavior by multiple women. His fans went crazy when I posted this story on YouTube, saying he's "been proven innocent." That is a total lie. The FBI raided his house, there are multiple lawsuits against him, and he has not yet been in court on any of these allegations. He is far from "proven innoc...

You've seen the posters advertising for Shen Yun Dance, a traveling Chinese dance troupe that comes to your town every so often. But did you know, Shen Yun is part of a very dangerous and insidious cult called Falun Gong? This cult deprives people of their freedom, their money, their personal possessions, and their individuality. It makes millions each year on the Shen Yun shows, the dancers in wh...

I spent a weekend traveling through these killers' hometown, hunting grounds and even their body dumpsites. My husband and I stood right where these two monsters hid many bodies and it remains one of the most eerie experiences of my life. I'm always surprised that most people don't know about this case. We true crime fanatics have heard the story, but the average American has no idea that not one,...

This story has a shocking new update! Ten years ago, someone broke into Russell and Shirley Dermond's peaceful home on the shores of Lake Oconee near Atlanta, Georgia and not only murdered the elderly couple, but did it in the most brutal manner. For years, the FBI and Georgia police have investigated but have had no luck in finding the killer. Just months ago, an announcement was made and we now...

Serial Killer Jack Unterweger was a local fascination and dangerous media darling in Austria. He killed a prostitute in Gratz and went to prison for 16 years. While inside, he learned to read and write and began writing novellas and poems. His work was so impressive that scholars and critics began to lobby for his release, claiming he had been changed by the power of art. Jack was released and the...