Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to yet another Dawn of Mantis Christmas Special! In this episode, we review the dozen killers that we covered over 2024, and rank them from worst to worstest in a sort of Santa's top ten naughty list. Merry Christmas.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In our third and final episode on the unsolved murder of Ruby Stapleton, we discuss several theories as to what may have happened and who may have committed the murder. 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 receive a commissi...

Send us Fan Mail This is part two of our three part series on the abduction and murder of Harding College professor Ruby Stapleton. In this episode, we delve into the very interesting and complicated life of Ruby's husband, Ray. We also discuss the discovery of Ruby's body, and some interesting eye witness accounts reported later in the investigation. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specia...

Send us Fan Mail Ruby Stapleton was a professor at Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas. On the night of October 8th, 1963, while she was washing clothes at a laundry mat, she was attacked and abducted. Eleven days later her nude, decomposed body was found by a creek bank 15 miles away. To this day, no one is sure who committed the crime.  Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound eng...

Send us Fan Mail This is a replay of the first ever episode we recorded in Redbeard Sound Studio.  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 receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss a few times which we came dangerously close to global catastrophe via nuclear war. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover a few incredible cases in which people survived injuries and accidents that no human being should have been able to live through.  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 receive a commission at no ext...

Send us Fan Mail In one of the quickest resolutions to a case we've covered, Amber Waterman has finally been sentenced.  Support the show

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Send us Fan Mail This is the second and final part of a two part series on Gilles de Rais. In this episode,  we conclude the stuff we left open in part one. Part two follows part one, therefore in part two we finalize the story lines left open in part one, and also reach conclusions that were not quite accomplished in part one as well, since it preceded part two. We will also cover parts of Gilles...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 1 of a 2 part series on the infamous Gilles de Rais (pronounced Jill de Ray). He was a wealthy nobleman and warrior who lived in France in the early 1400s. He fought alongside Joan of Arc and helped liberate France from English control. However, there was also a dark side to the man, and in just a few short years, he would go from decorated war hero to being hanged fo...

Send us Fan Mail In the second and final part of this series, we cover Enriqueta's later crimes, and the child abduction that finally led to her downfall.  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 receive a commission at no extra cost to yo...

Send us Fan Mail This episode begins a 2 part series on the woman who is arguably the most prolific female serial killer in Spain's history- Enriqueta Marti. In part one, we cover her early life, her foray into potion making, child abduction and sex work, and the final crime that was her undoing.  Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover some bizarre or unexplained events throughout history.  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 receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We celebrate our 300th episode by playing some of our favorite clips from throughout the years.  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 receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Rocky Mountain Locust wreaked havoc on the western United States in the 1870s. sometimes described as “hell from above”, clouded the skies fiercely devouring the crops, tree leaves, and even fence posts. Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you ma...

Send us Fan Mail In this fourth and final episode in our series on Dana Stidham, we had the opportunity to speak with Kristy Smith- Dana's cousin, room mate and best friend at the time of her disappearance.  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 In this episode, we cover the many suspects and theories in Dana's case. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover the search for Dana, the flood of sightings that poured in, as well as the discovery of her remains 2 months after her disappearance.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode begins our series on the abduction and murder of Dana Stidham. First, we introduce you to Dana, then cover the day she vanished, as well as the beginning of the search.  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 rece...

Send us Fan Mail We initially covered Sherri's story in episode 146,  nearly three years ago. It wasn't known for certain whether or not Sherri had faked her own kidnapping at that time, but a lot has happened since then, so we decided to do an update episode.  Redbeard Sound RedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing. Disclaimer...

Send us Fan Mail In June of 1984, the skeletal remains of a murdered man were discovered buried under a pump house on a farm in Missouri. For nearly 40 years, the unknown remains were known as "The Lincoln County John Doe", until advancements in genetic genealogical DNA finally enabled authorities to put a name to the victim.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we conclude our two-part series on the murder of Warren Barnes. In part one, we introduced you to his killer, 19-year-old Brian Cohee, and covered the events leading up to the murder, as well as the murder itself. In this episode, we’re going to get to know the victim, Warren Barnes, and cover Brian’s completely inept and botched attempts at concealing his crime....

Send us Fan Mail In late February of 2021, nineteen year old Brian Cohee Jr. finally answered the question that had been burning in his mind for months- "what would it feel like to murder someone?". His victim was 69 year old Warren Barnes, a kind-hearted homeless man who was beloved by the community. In part one, we cover Brain's early life, his escalation to murder, and finally th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we continue covering the police investigation and search efforts, a few people of interest and some theories as to what may have happened to Leigh.  Support the show