Death and Taxes: A True Crime Podcast

Benny covers the Wineville Farm Murders. In 1926,  Gordon Stewart Northcott would purchase a plot of land in rural California with the pretence of running a chicken farm. In reality, he would use the remote location to sexually assault and murder young boys, and he would have help doing it.  Theme music by MVM Productions.

Carrie covers the life of musician Sinéad O'Connor. Sinéad had a troubled existence, but consistently used her celebrity platform to draw attention to issues such as child abuse, human rights, racism, organised religion, and women's rights. This is the tragic death of an interesting person, but it's not true crime.  If that doesn't leave you completely satisfied... well, that&a...

In October of 1998, husband and wife Howard and Kathy Walmsley visit a department store Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Howard tells his wife that she should treat herself to some £8 strappy (but sensible) high heels, because their money woes are over! Theme music by MVM Productions.

In 1984, Arnold Friedman was accused molesting boys in his care as an after-school computer teacher. And whilst there’s no doubt that Arnold Friedman was a man with secrets and guilt, Benny also discusses the impact that implanted memories, snowballing accusations, and moral hysteria had on the Friedman family. [Remaster] Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week Carrie shares the case of Charles  Harrelson, an American hitman and organised crime figure who was convicted of assassinating federal judge John H. Wood Jr. in 1979. He is also the father of actor Woody Harrelson who believes his father may be innocent. Theme music by MVM Productions.

Benny covers the case of Jho Low, a Malaysian businessman  in his 20s who would mastermind a $4.5 Billion dollar fraud. He would spend government funds on lavish Gatsby-style celebrity bashes, boats, mansions, jets, hotels, artwork, cars, and jewellery. He would even fund the making of major Hollywood movies. All at the expense of Malaysian taxpayers and Saudi investors. (Remastered) Theme music b...

This week, Lizzie covers the case of Robert  Hanssen,  a  former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described by the Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history." Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week, Carrie tells Benny and Lizzie the story of the Manacled Mormon. This is the case the of reputed kidnap and sexual assault  by an American woman, Joyce McKinney, of a young American Mormon missionary, Kirk Anderson, in England in 1977. Theme music by MVM Productions.

This is the case of a woman named Diane Schuler; a wife, a sister, a mother, and an aunt. She'll also be responsible for the death of eight people, and will destroy the lives of multiple families. She will appear on a website called ‘People you’ll see in Hell’, and become a cautionary tale on a future episode of Dr Phil. (Remastered) Theme music by MVM Productions.

Gerard John Shaefer Jr. was also known as the Killer Cop, the Hangman, and the Butcher of Blind Creek. Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week, Carrie covers the very recent and still unfolding case of Abby Choi; a model, socialite and internet celebrity from Hong Kong who was reported missing on 21 February 2023. Three days after she was reported missing, Abby was found murdered. Theme music by MVM Productions.

Did Sneha Ann Philip run away to pursue another life? Did she run into foul play? Or was she involved in something much, much bigger? Benny presents this week's case. (Remastered) Theme music by MVM Productions.

Lizzie covers the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping: the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, in Chowchilla, California, United States, on July 15, 1976. Theme music by MVM Productions.

In this weeks episode, Carrie covers the fascinating and troubled life of actress Jayne Mansfield. Theme music by MVM Productions.

In 1980, Rosie Ruiz was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon. Eight days later, she would have that title stripped from her. Benny covers the strange story of the Boston Marathon cheater. Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week Lizzie tells the awful case of Tsutomu Miyazaki who, between August 1988 and June 1989, murdered four young girls in Tokyo and Saitama  Prefecture. Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week, Carrie and the team discuss the TikTok sensation that is Lyle and Erik Menendez; two American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise Menéndez. Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week, Benny covers the 1973 Upstairs Lounge arson attack which, until the time of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, was the deadliest attack on a gay club in U.S. history. (Remastered) Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week Lizzie covers the 1997 abduction, rape and murder of two schoolgirls; 14-year-old Lauren Margaret Barry and 16-year-old Nichole Emma Collins, in a case that came to be known as the 'Bega schoolgirl murders'. Theme music by MVM Productions.

This week Benny shares the story of Dr Edward William Pritchard, a man who loved weddings and was a respectable six feet tall! Theme music by MVM Productions.

Carrie covers the story of Hollywood actress Lana Turner and the intense  scrutiny surrounding the death of her boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato. Theme music by MVM Productions.

Lizzie covers the Bowraville murders, a name given to the deaths of three indigenous youths that occurred over five months from September 1990 to February 1991 in Bowraville, NSW. Theme music by MVM Productions.

Benny covers the unsolved disappearance of West Des Moines paperboy, Johnny Gosch. (Remastered) Theme music by MVM Productions.

Carrie discusses Jodi Arias and the 2008 murder of Travis Alexander. (Remaster) Theme music by MVM Productions.

In this episode Benny discusses the mystery surrounding the deaths of two prominent gay Sydney men, Roger Claude Teyssedre & Ludwig Gertsch. (Remastered) Theme music by MVM Productions.