Freshly Brewed Noir

This episode will cover Canada's most popular and well documented UFO encounter. On May 20,1967, Stefan Michalak witnessed something that would change his life and continue to affect him and his family for decades to come. The majority of the research for this episode came from the book “When They Appeared” written by Stan Michalak (Stefan’s son) and Chris Rutkowski who was a scientist, writer...

This episode is a listener request! “Buried Alive!” The phrase alone is terrifying, but for Barbara Mackle, this became her reality. In this episode, we will cover her horrific ordeal by sharing her story in some of her own words, giving you a firsthand account of her unimaginable experience. From the kidnapping to the aftermath, this is one you will not forget and it is a local case for us. Thank...

It is safe to say that most have heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but have you heard of the Nevada Triangle? It's an area in America that stretches across part of the Sierra Nevada, where on average 3 planes go missing every month. What about the Michigan Triangle? A ship was found capsized with 11 crew members that just vanished. Or the Dragon’s Triangle? An area south of Tokyo, in the Pacific...

Junko Furuta's case is widely known in Japan and even worldwide. It is one of the worst and most notorious crimes to ever be committed by juveniles in Japan. She endured over a month of brutality and her perpetrators received infuriatingly light sentences. ***TW: Take caution when listening as this episode will contain graphic details of torture.

If you have been following the Allahnia Lenoir case, then you know there has been major breaking news this month. The last suspect, Steven Oboite was caught on June 1st when officers attempted to pull him over on his jet ski for being in a no wake zone on Lake Allatoona, GA. He took off and then ditched the jet ski at the shore and ran off into the woods. Game Wardens captured him and Oboite is no...

Timothy Ferguson was 15 years-old when he passed away while in the 'care' of his mother, Shanda Vander Ark. While he lived with her in May 2021-July 2022, he was tortured by his mother and brother by way of humiliation, starvation, forcing him to take ice baths, and physical abuse. We'll discuss what Timothy went through and the court proceedings that took place after. Below are the li...

Two men are in custody and accused of murder in the disappearance of Allahnia Lenoir, a local woman that went missing in Atlanta on July 30, 2022. One of the men accused, Diante Reynold's, filed his second motion for bond after being beaten by three inmates in a Fulton County jail. We will update you on this case and ask you to continue to share Allahnia's story. Steven Oboite is still on...

Nestled in downtown Atlanta on 210 Peachtree Street NW, stands the Westin Peachtree Plaza. At 73 stories tall, the cylindrical, glass covered hotel will catch your attention and has been dubbed one of the most beautiful buildings in Atlanta. What you may not know is that it has also been the location of two unsolved murders. Join us as we discuss the cases of Elia Banderas and Pauline Cerasoli, pl...

In the first hour of our collab with MRP; we delve into the true crime genre; how we decided to start the podcast and how you can help find a local missing woman, Allahnia Lenoir. In the second hour, we get into Jennifer's supernatural experience in the Philippines; our Covington ghost tour with MRP on June 23, 2023, then share our own ghost stories and even get into the possibility of other d...

You may have heard of the recent murder of Abby Choi, socialite, model and social media influencer that occurred in Hong Kong, China. Not only was she a gorgeous human being but she was known to be a genuine, generous, and kind person. She fell victim to the worst horrors that greed creates in people and was betrayed by the people she should've been able to trust. Join us in discussing this ho...

A string of mysterious deaths in Auburn, CA, caught the attention of attorney and reporter Christine Craft. She enlists two PIs to help her look into 10 cases where the deaths were ruled either accidental or suicide rather quickly by the police but had too many similarities to ignore. Some think the social or economic status of the residents may have caused their deaths to go without investigation...

On December 18, 1994, Alison Botha was having an ordinary day out with her friends until she was driving herself home. A man got into her car and took her by knife point. He picked up his friend and they took her to a deserted area and brutally assaulted her. The men, Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, left her for dead but they did not expect Alison to have the strength to pull herself up and survi...

In this episode we will discuss Harold Shipman a.k.a. Dr. Death. Shipman was a general practitioner from the United Kingdom who is estimated to have killed 250 of his patients, with the majority being women over the age of 40, with lethal injections of morphine, or by prescribing high amounts of a medication. 218 of those murders were committed between 1975 and 1998. Since most of his murders can...

Lonnie Franklin, Jr. lived a double life as a charming family man who helped his neighbors with their cars then would sneak around Los Angeles to sexually assault and murder women. He began his spree in the 1980's but after realizing one of his victims survived, he decided to lay low and his next confirmed murder wouldn't happen until 2001. He was dubbed the Grim Sleeper because of his sup...

Terry Neely went missing on August 2, 2009 and his body was found 3 days later in unrecognizable condition. Later on, the details of what happened to him would put the city of Phoenix, AZ in a panic. Angela Simpson was arrested and convicted of his brutal torture and murder. She would go on to do multiple interviews, one of which went viral. We'll discuss her cold and calculated demeanor in th...

For this episode, we are covering a local missing woman, Allahnia Lenoir, who is called “Fruity” by her friends. Allahnia is a 24-year old Atlanta woman that went missing on the evening of July 30, 2022, after an evening spent hanging out with a family friend and two men at the 1660 Peachtree Apartments in Midtown. Despite being told that their daughter was probably a runaway, Janette Jackson and...

Emanuela Orlandi went missing at the age of 15 under strange circumstances. Her disappearance is described as one of Italy’s most baffling missing persons cases. This episode will take you down a rabbit hole that leads to suspicions of mafia ties, the KGB and a Vatican coverup. We’ll discuss all of these theories and a few others. TW: kidnapping and brief mention of an alleged sexual assault on a...

In part two, we discuss the horrific massacre of the six members of the Alday family - Ned, Jerry, Jimmy, Shugie, Aubrey, and Mary Alday. We'll get into the eventual capture of the fugitives, the confession of what happened to Richard Miller and trials of the men responsible for this awful day in the small, quiet town of Donalsonville, Georgia. TW: sexual assault, murder

In this two-parter, we discuss the events that led up to the tragic murder of the Alday family in Donalsonville, which was the second largest mass murder in Georgia history at the time. In part one, we get into the backstories of Carl Isaacs, Billy Isaacs, Wayne Coleman, and George Dungee and talk about the circumstances in which a killer can be "created." TW: sexual assault, child abuse -...

You may be somewhat familiar with the case of Richard Speck, or at least heard about 8 student nurses being mass murdered in Chicago one evening in July of 1966, but we will discuss some things about this case that you may not have known and even touch on the history of Miranda Rights. We will discuss Speck's early life, the night leading up to the murders of the 8 student nurses, the sole sur...

Takahiro Shiraishi was a pretty average child except for the instances when he played a game with his friends where he would choke them until they passed out. Once in adulthood, he would use the social media app, Twitter, to engage with potential victims. He specifically targeted people who were mentally and emotionally vulnerable and who wanted to commit suicide. He'd present himself as some...

On February 14, 2000, Asha Degree, a 9 year-old girl from North Carolina, packs her book bag in the early morning hours and leaves her home. She is spotted walking by herself on a highway by two passerbys, roughly a mile from her home, but the rest of the investigation doesn't provide the Degree family with many answers. We will talk about the days leading up to Asha's disappearance, what...

In this episode, we discuss one of the biggest UFO sightings in Melbourne, Australia. In April of 1966, the teachers and students of Westall High School sighted what they believed to be a flying saucer. Shortly after, the military arrived at the scene and told the witnesses not to talk about what they had just seen. Years have passed and there are still many strange circumstances and questions reg...

Happy Halloween weekend! To celebrate, we are going to discuss the Vampires of Eastern Europe and early America. We will go into when vampires first appeared in history, the beliefs surrounding them, how it has changed over time, as well as what happened to people, or pumpkins, that were thought to be vampires. Yes, there are vampire pumpkins, so we will give you the ancient remedies to help keep...

You may have heard of this infamous serial killer because of him being dubbed 'The cannibal' who would murder his victims and make them into hamburger meat and sell them to customers at his roadside BBQ stand. Join us in discussing what caused him to start his horrid rampage, how he gets caught and his confession. All may not be as it seems. TW: murder, rape, cannibalism, explicit language...