Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

This week Beth and Wendy talk about Darren Deon Vann AKA "Big Boy Appetite" AKA The Gary Strangler, a man who killed at least seven women in Indiana. This subject was suggested to us by Maile in our Facebook discussion group! We dive into the setting (11:40), the killers early life (17:04) and the timeline (25:07).  Then, we get into the trial (42:33) followed by "Where are they now?"(46:48). We g...

This week Beth and Wendy dive into Part 2 of our telling and discussion of Sister Credonia Mwerinde, the high priestess and co-founder of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, a cult that murdered at least 900 people. We get into our listener letters and thank all of our supports (5:15) finish out the timeline (9:41).  Then, we get into the investigation (22:22) followed...

This week Beth and Wendy get into Part 1 of our telling of the story of Sister Credonia Mwerinde, the high priestess and co-founder of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, a cult that murdered at least 900 people. We kick things off with Listener Letters (10:20) and move into the Stats (13:47).  After that we dive into the setting (15:44) and Mwerinde's Early life (19:2...

Wendy and Beth discuss Brian Nichols, AKA The Atlanta Courthouse Killer. On March 11, 2005, 33-year old Brian Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and he killed four people. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some tips on how not to get murdered.  Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop e...

This week Beth and Wendy talk about Martin Kipp, a Native American man and a serial rapist and murderer who killed two women in the Los Angeles area of CA.We get into Listener Letters (7:44) the Stats (12:38) followed by the Setting  and the killers early life (14:53).  Then we breakdown the Timeline of the crimes (31:30), the investigation & arrest (42:08), and trial (48:51), where are they now?...

This week Wendy and Beth dive into the case of Roberta Elder AKA “Mrs. Bluebeard”. Her suspected victims include three husbands, four of her children, three step-children, her mother, her grandchild, a cousin, and the former wife of a husband. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some tips on how not to get murdered.  Thanks for listening! This is a weekly...

In this week's episode Beth and Wendy discuss Winston Moseley, who is known as the man who killed Kitty Genovese. Kitty became famous for her murder, as a symbol for urban apathy, when she was killed outside of her apartment complex, and allegedly nobody helped her or called for help. There’s a lot more to that story that many people don’t know, including that fact that Winston Moseley was a seria...

Wendy and Beth are back at it in Season 3!  In this episode the ladies discuss Pedro Rodrigues Filho aka Pedrinho Matador (which roughly translated means Killer Petey) aka The Brazilian Dexter, who is considered the most prolific serial killer in Brazil. He is believed to have killed more than 100 people, most of them other criminals. 71 of the murders are confirmed kills. As usual we close out th...

In the last episode of this season Beth and Wendy discuss Vaughn Orris Greenwood AKA The Skid Row Slasher.   **NOTE: we are aware of the audio issues in this episode and we sincerely apologize! We did the best we could and we will be using some of the break between seasons to revamp our equipment. Thanks for understanding!!**Greenwood is, as far as we know, a black gay or bisexual man (though we’r...

In this episode, Wendy and Beth talk about Guy Georges, a French rapist and serial killer, active between 1991 and 1997. He was dubbed the ‘Beast of Bastille’ due to the fact that Guy Georges raped and killed seven women in the neighborhood of the Revolutionary-era Parisian prison, the Bastille. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some tips on how not to...

In this episode Beth and Wendy get into the weeds on Charles Sobhraj, AKA The Serpent.  One of the most notorious serial killers ever, he is said to have killed anywhere between 12 to 24 people in south-east Asia in the 70s. Most of them were young backpackers from western countries travelling the ‘Asian Hippie Trail’.As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, s...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss Shinkichi Sakurada, a Japanese Canadian man who killed people for insurance money during the Great Depression in Vancouver, Canada. He was convicted of one murder, but is believed to have killed dozens more. We tell the story of the murderer, the murder(s), and his motives.  We also discuss Japanese immigrant culture in Canada. As usual we close out the show with s...

Despite multiple technical issues (including the death of Beth's computer), a fit of hiccups and a laughter attack, in Fruitloops Season 2 episode 25, Wendy & Beth get into Part 2 of the story of Kendall Francois, aka "The Poughkeepsie Killer", a black serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York. Francois was convicted of killing eight women from 1996 to 1998.  He hid all of the bodies inside his pa...

In this episode, which is part one of a two parter, Wendy and Beth tell the story of Kendall Francois, aka "The Poughkeepsie Killer". Francois was a serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York, who was convicted of killing eight women from 1996 to 1998. We cover Francois’ early life, the timeline and investigation. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some t...

On this episode Beth and Wendy discuss Juan Vallejo Corona, a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 migrant farm workers found buried in shallow graves in peach orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California, in 1971. The exact victim total, however, remains unknown. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some tips on ho...

In this episode we discuss KD Kempamma, AKA Cyanide Mallika, who was India’s first female convicted serial killer. Beginning in 1999 Kempamma killed 6 women over the next 8 years.  We take a deep dive into Kempamma’s life, crimes, victims, and her arrest. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some tips on how not to get shmurdered.  Thanks for listening! Th...

This is Part 2 of the story of The D.C. sniper attacks (also known as the Beltway sniper attacks) which were a series of coordinated shootings that occurred during three weeks in October 2002, in the states of Maryland and Virginia, and the District of Columbia, aka the DMV. Ten people were killed and three others were critically wounded in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and along Inte...

In this week's episode we discuss Part 1 of The DC Snipers AKA the Beltway Snipers , John Allen Muhammad (aged 41 at the time) and Lee Boyd Malvo (aged 17 at the time). Their crime spree began in February of 2002, and included murders and robberies in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington. In ten months, the snipers killed 17 people and wounded 10 other...

Today’s episode is a little bit different. We are talking about Randall Saito, who is not a serial killer, but he did kill one woman and was described as someone who has the potential to be a serial killer, had he not been caught. In 2017, he escaped a state mental hospital in Hawaii and flew across the ocean before he was apprehended in California. We discuss the history, the setting, the crime a...

This is part 2 about Rodney Alcala aka the “Dating Game Killer”.  We take a deep dive into the investigation, arrest, wild trial and what we think made the killer snap.  We also get into where they are now. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some tips on how not to get shmurdered.  Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop ever...

This episode is Part one of a two parter on Rodney Alcala, a Mexican American man who became known as the “Dating Game Killer” because of his appearance on the TV matchmaking show “The Dating Game” in 1978, while in the middle of his killing spree. In this first part we dive into Alcala's background and early crimes.  As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, s...

On this week's episode we discuss Paul Durousseau AKA The Jacksonville Serial Killer, an American serial killer who murdered seven young women (including two who were pregnant) in the southeast United States between 1997 and 2003.We discuss the setting, the killers early life, early crimes, and his escalation to rape and murder.  We discuss what we know about the victims, who were all black women...

In this episode we talk about Dellmus Colvin, a long haul trucker convicted of killing 5 women, but who is suspected of killing many more. STATSMr. Colvin killed at least 7 womenDates: 1987 was his first murder, and 2000 to 2005 was when he killed 6 or more womenHe was apprehended on Nov. 20th 2005Crimes occurred in New Jersey and in Ohio of USAMO: Strangulation and suffocationStatus: Pleaded guil...

On this episode Beth and Wendy get into the rest of the story of the Taco Bell Strangler AKA Henry Louis Wallace. We jump right back into the timeline, followed by the investigation where the investigators finally get it together, the arrest and where they are today. We as always give shout outs, share our take aways and share our tips on how not to get murdered. Thanks for listening! This is a we...

In Season 2 episode 13 Beth and Wendy Discuss Henry Louis Wallace, AKA the Taco Bell Strangler.  We got into the weeds on this one so it will be a 2 parter. In Part 1 we discuss this American serial killer who killed 11 women in North and South Carolina. Many serial killers target strangers, victims to whom they have no link or relation whatsoever. Henry Louis Wallace was not that kind of serial k...