Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More

Send us Fan Mail In the second and final part of our Maura Murray series, we examine some of the more popular theories as to what could have happened to Maura on that fateful night. (Subject Matter Begins @ 4:45) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchas...

Send us Fan Mail This is part one of our two part series on one of the most infamous missing persons cases in true crime- the disappearance of Maura Murray. In this episode, we give a brief summary of her life, then examine the last few days of her life before she vanished. We end by discussing the minor car accident that would end up being the last place she was ever seen.  Redbeard Sound RedBear...

Send us Fan Mail In our second and final episode on the Muriel Court murders, we cover the colorful cast of characters that made up the list of suspects and “people of interest” in the murders of the Sims family. One went on to commit one of the most heinous crimes we’ve ever covered. (Subject matter begins at 8:30) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, mu...

Send us Fan Mail When Jennie Sims walked in to her home at 641 Muriel Court in Tallahassee, Florida on the evening of October 22nd, 1966,  she discovered both her parents and younger sister lying, bound and gagged in pools of their own blood. An investigation revealed several suspects, most of which lived in the Sims' own neighborhood. In this episode, the first in a two part series, we cover...

Send us Fan Mail Happy April Fools Day! In this episode the boys try to track down the origin of the  holiday, and talk about some of the crazier pranks pulled in the name of April Fools, like how In Vienna A Nurse Worked Away Steadily Going Over New Exams. We've also embedded our own little prank within the episode, and will reveal what is was on next week's episode. Can you guess what...

Send us Fan Mail In our third and final episode on serial killer Red Hall, we cover his interrogation, confession, and attempt to help authorities locate the remains of his wife along with other locations associated with his crimes. We also discuss his trial, sentencing, and execution. (Subject matter begins @ 7:14) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, mu...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 we cover the disappearance of Red's wife, more murders in the Little Rock area and how the police finally figured out that Red Hall was responsible for everything. (Subject matter begins at 9:20) Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you...

Send us Fan Mail In the late 30s to mid 40s, James Waybern "Red" Hall thumbed his way around the US robbing and murdering the kind hearted folks who had offered him a ride. He also committed plenty of crimes on his home turf, including the murders of several motorists around Little Rock and even the murder of his own wife. In this first of a three part series, we examine Red's early...

Send us Fan Mail This episode begins with perhaps the greatest thing we have ever played on our podcast, so I will provide NO "skip ahead" time this episode- but after THAT business is taken care of, we cover the case of Peter Bergmann. That was the name given by a mystery man who committed suicide in a small town on the coast of Ireland in 2009. The name, along with all the other inform...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we open with another rousing edition of "Bidet Mate". Then, we cover 50s radio personality Peter Tripp's record breaking "Wake-a-Thon" in which he went without sleep for over 8 days. Then we cover subsequent records and end with an interesting and disturbing list of side effects of long term sleep deprivation.   (subject matter begins at 19...

Send us Fan Mail The Stockdale's were a salt of the earth, hard working, wholesome family who loved working their small farm in Ohio. They also had a family band, and traveled the country playing Bluegrass music to thousands of people. They stepped far outside their comfort zone in 2008 when they reluctantly appeared on the ABC reality show "Wife Swap". The episode drew quite a bit...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the strange decline of (yet another) YouTuber turned murderer, Randy Stair. As a child he became obsessed with one of the characters from thr Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom,  and over the next few years he constructed an intricate fantasy world. He convinced himself that he was from the fictional cartoon world and unfortunately decided that the only w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the mysterious disappearance of Richey Edwards. Richey achieved fame throughout Europe in the 80s and early 90s as part of the rock band “Manic Street Preachers”. However he was also a complicated and tortured soul, and his antics outside the band drew just as much attention as the band itself. Then, February 1st of 1995, exactly 27 years ago- he vanishe...

Send us Fan Mail Women have participated in all aspects of warfare... well, for as long as there's been warfare. From Joan of Arc to Molly Pitcher, countless brave women have fought and died on the battle field. This was also very much the case in both World Wars, and today we are focusing on two young ladies from WWII, Yelena Stempkovskaya and Lepa Radic. Both of these heroic women fought to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we break down the melt down of popular early youtuber Trey Sesler, otherwise known as Mr. Anime. His Channel, LensCapProductions, was very successful in the early years of YouTube, but over the course of 5 years his content grew more and more dark. Trey began to suffer from mental health issues and alcoholism, and eventually these issues, coupled with his obsession...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we had the opportunity to speak with Jonathon Hamburg, who's  mother had him after escaping from  years in a religious cult. After that, she met his father and raised Jonathon in another religious extremist environment. He tells of how he overcame these and many other obstacles to become who he is today. Enjoy! Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live...

Send us Fan Mail In this convo with our man Frankie, we talk about El Nino, California's date with destiny (aka a catastrophic earthquake) and we even drop the beat while Frankie lays down some sick weather related rhymes.  Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If yo...

Send us Fan Mail In our second and final episode on Evan Tanner, we cover the end of his UFC career, the eventual conquering of his alcoholism and the trek deep into the desert that would ultimately cost him his life. (Subject Matter Begins @ 8:15) Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode is part one of a two part series on former UFC Middleweight Champion Evan Tanner. Evan was quite literally a walking contradiction- On one hand, he was the high school jock, wrestling champion and UFC superstar. On the other, he was a sensitive, wandering soul with a penchant for writing and self reflection. But that wanderlust would eventually be his undoing. Join us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we dive thousands of years into the past to find out where all the quirky Christmas traditions originate from. Ever wonder why we chose December 25th? Or why we hack down a tree and set it up in the living room? Or why we purchase hastily bought gifts that will no doubt be returned? Or what the hell is up with fruitcake? We've done our due diligence and have a...

Send us Fan Mail For our 155th episode we spoke musician, philosopher, former attorney and king of one liners Bruce Bennett! We had an absolute blast with this one, and we hope you enjoy listening.  Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may recei...

Send us Fan Mail What are you doin' here?!?! Hey since you stopped by.... check out our chat with our friend/YouTuber/ornery neighbor Brian Lawson. We talk about Brian's YouTube Channel called Diecast Outkast and how he modifies and restores all kinds of diecast cars (Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Ertl, etc.) We also talk about rogue chihuahuas, feuding neighbors and our sad past musical aspirat...

Send us Fan Mail On Thanksgiving weekend in 1950, 47 year old school teacher Beryl Atherton was murdered in her home. No physical evidence was left behind, at least none detectible by 50's forensic technology, and her killer has never been identified. We discuss Beryl's life and the details of her murder, and cover a few theories as to what could have lead to her demise. (Subject Matter...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the life of one of the ultimate “OG” thrill seekers- Ken Carter. He enjoyed a successful career that ran over 20 years and included hundreds of insane car jumps-a few that set new records. However his luck eventually ran out, and he died in a horrific crash in front of thousands of spectators. (Subject Matter Begins @ 7:47) Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In part 2, Alan finally ends the affair with Candy and throws himself fully into his marriage to Betty. Candy tries to move on and eventually succeeds- according to her. However, just a few months later she would hack her former lover's wife to death with an axe. Forty one wacks, to be exact..... and Candy claimed it was in self defense. You'll never believe how this one...