Despicable Beings

“Ladies and gentlemen, today we gather to celebrate the life of a truly great man. Dan O’Connell and James Ellison will be sorely missed, and I thank you for allowing me, Father Erickson, to facilitate these proceedings.” Funerals are always hard; everyone’s in black, there’s a lot of crying, but at the funeral of beloved funeral director Dan O’Connell, there are also two detectives watching every...

On the 22nd of September 1988, close to daybreak, 8-year-old Sayeh and her sister, 6-year-old Sara Rivazfar, are walking through the woods. But not because they want to, because they’ve been ordered to by someone they thought they could trust. But now, this man has kidnapped them, and he has a knife. “Stop here. Now, say your prayers!” This is the case of a predator and the bravery of one little g...

Mommy! Mommy! “Look, there’s a duffel bag by the river. Let’s open it.” “No, no, leave it alone.” On the 30th of July 1999, a mother and her two children were walking along the trails of the Wisconsin River to have a picnic on the sandbars at Pex Landing. While walking along the trails, the two kids find a duffel bag by the riverbank, and they want to open it. Of course, mum says no, but it’s just...

You know, it’s always hard when your parents don’t understand your dreams. Perhaps you aspire to be an actor, a dancer, or even a podcaster. But your parents don’t understand your vision. Nicholas Prosper understands this feeling very well. He has a plan for his future; in fact, he’s been planning it for a year. But on the 13th of September 2024, his mother, Juliana, tries to stop Nicholas’s plan...

Wayne Boden’s done a wonderful job. He’s killed another woman, and there’s only one thing left to do. Bite her breast over and over and over again. Yes, this killer likes to take a bite out of crime and later on in this episode, find out how this strange ritual would be his ultimate downfall. Now on Despicable beings.  Social Media Despicable Beings the true crime podcast. (@despicablebeings....

“Today is the day!" "This is it; I can feel it.” Barrie John Watts is beaming with excitement. He’s been driving around in his car with his lovely wife, Valmae Beck and just knew it was the right time. They’re on holiday in the small town of Noosa, Australia. And now, while away from home, he thought it was the perfect time… to hunt. “We’ll find one today, Valmae. A virgin schoolgirl.” This is the...

Ahmad Suradji knows what he must do, his father told him, his deceased father told him, in a dream.   “Ahmad, in order to become a powerful shaman, you must drink the saliva of 70 dead young women.” But waiting for seventy women to die naturally takes too long, so let the killing begin. This is the case of how one man’s delusion would result in the death of many women. Now on Despicable...

“Welcome to ‘Return to Nature Funeral Home.’ Here, we care for your deceased loved one and ensure their final farewell is respectful and eco-friendly. We focus on green and natural burial and cremation practices, using no harmful chemicals, and ensuring everything is biodegradable, allowing your loved one to… Return to Nature.” Jon and Carie Hallford are married and co-owners of the Return to Natu...

No, Mummy, Robbie was wet!”  Four-year-old Archie Wilson is defending his honour. Despite what his babysitter, Andrew Kelly, told his mother, he DID NOT urinate on the carpet. On Saturday, the 24th of August 1996, teenager Andrew Kelly is babysitting 4-year-old Archie and his younger brother Jamie. He’s joined by his girlfriend, Sarah Jane O’Neil, and his friends, Robbie O’Brien and Donna Mar...

There she is. Taunting me like always. “She broke my heart and now she’s going to work like it’s nothing. I loved her so much, she was everything to me, she invaded my every thought and there she goes, living her life as normal.” “That all ends today.” It’s close to 4:30pm and 21-year-old Liam Youens is in his car, watching the life of his life, Amy Boyer make her way to her car from work to go ho...

Nathan Robinson is watching tv. He spent the entire day cleaning every inch of the flat he shares with his father, William Spiller. And yes, he did make a mistake and flooded the bathroom floor, so much so that it soaked through to his downstairs neighbours flat and had ‘pink water droplets’ coming through the ceiling.  But that’s over now and Nathan can to relax in front of the TV before tra...

On Sunday 31st of December 2000, in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward, Haruko was worried. She hasn’t been able to contact her daughter, Yasuko Miyazawa, all morning. I mean it’s not too surprising, she’s probably preparing for the new year with her husband, Mikio and two children 8-year-old Niina and 6-year-old Rei, but still, who’s too busy to contact their mother? But when Haruko tried to call Yasuko again...

BANG! “What was that sound?” “I don’t know Scott, don’t worry about it.” “But it sounded like gun shot, and listen, I don’t hear Mum and Dad arguing anymore.” “Should we go check on them?” “NO! Don’t move.” Husband and wife, Joyce and Wayne Chant are spending another night fighting. Wayne is a very abusive husband and father, and Joyce and their three sons, Jamie, Craig and Scott, live in constant...

“Okay, enough Tina!” “What?” “This isn’t funny anymore. First you pretend you didn’t drink the milk in fridge or my bottle of whiskey, then you hide me and your sister’s items pretending it’s an entity from the beyond. Now but you’ve pin our family photo to the wall with a knife! You’ve gone too far.” Dad, I promise it wasn’t me. I think it’s a ghost, Karen and I tried to contact mom on a Ouija bo...

You just never know what might happen when you leave your home. Maybe you find a £20 note on the pavement. You think, “yes, how lucky am I!” But first you check to see if anyone around you may have dropped the note. You don’t see anyone, so that evening you treat yourself to a takeaway.  Or maybe while rushing to work, it’s raining, you have to come in early for a big meeting, but you woke up...

“I need your help, James. Tim is trying to take everything in the divorce, I just want to teach him a lesson.” “A lesson?” “Yes, a lesson, that includes zip ties, a stun gun, chloroform and oh several bottles of hydrochloric acid!” Biochemist Larissa Schuster files for divorce in February 2002 from her husband Tim and the gloves are well and truly off. They fight over custody of the children,...

May the 22nd 2002, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Bill Smith receives a letter. He recently wrote about the murder of Teresa Wilson and how he believed there was a serial killer at work. The letter It’s on brown paper and on top of the paper, has a beautiful design of flowers, grapes, a beehive and it even includes multiple farming equipment. And underneath the lovely design is a message typed u...

Penny Boudreau is on the news, all the cameras and microphones facing her. She wants to break down and run away but she can’t, she needs to stay strong, she needs to plea for Karissa’s, her missing 12-year-old daughter’s safe return. “I just came here to reach out to my daughter.” “Umm… Karissa, I just want to tell you that there are lot of people who love you and want you home.” Penny continues t...

“Hello, my name is Paul and I’m an alcoholic.” “Hello Paul.” Paul Cox is 2 months into his sobriety and is attending Alcoholics Anonymous to aid his journey. He has support from his family and girlfriend, who helped him seek help. He’s following a 12-step program and he’s working on the 4th and 5th steps. Which I’m paraphrasing to Making an inventory of your wrongdoings and the 5th step is, in a n...

Stephen French, a pub landlord is on the phone to 999. “Someone’s been stabbed, I think they’re dead. His name is Chrissy, he’s about 49. One of our regulars.” “it’s a regular, is he?” Replies the 999 operator. “Yeah.” “Do you know who it was that stabbed him?” “I think they were foreigners.” Christopher Garford is lying on the floor in the Wisbech Arms pub bleeding to death. According to Stephen...

On the 15th of September 2023, Essex police raid a home on Pump Hill in Great Baddow near Chelmsford. They are looking for an elderly couple, 70-year-old John and his wife 71-year-old Lois McCullough. They have not been seen anyone in four years and Essex County council’s safeguarding team wanted police to do a welfare check. Police smash the open door, crawl in from the bottom. “it’s the police!...

“HA! I’m invincible. I’m bulletproof, I’m protected.” Serafin scoffs. “Do what you must. I’ll be perfectly fine in the end.” “Where is he? Where is Mark Kilroy?” Serafin Hernandez Garcia is not concerned by the relentless questioning of the Mexican federal police. Despite the fact they found 100’s of pounds of marijuana on his property, a ranch. He knows nothing will come of it. Afterall, he...

“And I now pronounce you Husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride.” What a beautiful ceremony. The blushing bride, the happy husband, surrounded and supported by BOTH parents. What a lovely sight and the cherry on top is Katie, the bride is pregnant with the couple’s first child, Steven already has three but the very first child Denise was given up for adoption. Now I must admit, the parents o...

Knock, knock, knock! Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. And the children wait. There were no lights on in this house, but do you think the kids of Deer Park, Texas are going to let something like darkness get in their way of their sugar fix? Absolutely not! It’s Halloween night, October the 31st, 1974 and the goal is clear, CANDY, sweets, fun sized, super-sized, cho...

Please come, our two kids want to sing you happy birthday. They’ve got a cake waiting for you. I know we are not getting along but come for the children not for me. How could any loving parent say no to that request? Your two kids want to sing you happy birthday plus cake? I’ll be there. Tanveer Iqbal felt the same. On the 16th of January 2016, Tanveer Iqbal agreed to visit the home of his ex and...