Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of  Darrell Edward Brooks Jr. , a mass murderer who killed six people and injured more than 60 others at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. His weapon was his SUV. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so unt...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Reginald Vernon Oates, a black American serial killer responsible for the brutal murders of four boys in April 1968. This subject was suggested to us by our Fruitie by Laura. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for li...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of an American serial killer responsible for the brutal murders of four boys in April 1968. This subject was suggested to us by our Fruitie by Laura. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look a...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Lois Heather Mack, often referred to as “the suitcase killer”. She and her boyfriend, Tommy Shaeffer, murdered her mother in Bali, Indonesia, and stuffed her body in a suitcase. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Lois Heather Mack, often referred to as “the suitcase killer”. She and her boyfriend, Tommy Shaeffer, murdered her mother in Bali, Indonesia, and stuffed her body in a suitcase. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursda...

FRUITLOOPS SHORT: Paul Michael Merhige Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Paul Michael Merhige who committed a familicide during Thanksgiving 2009. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Paul Michael Merhige who committed a familicide during Thanksgiving 2009. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Ma...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Priscilla Joyce Ford, a black American woman who injured twenty three people and killed six by driving her car down a sidewalk in downtown Reno, Nevada on Thanksgiving Day in 1980. This episode was researched & scripted by Minnie Williams and edited by Beth Williams. Thanks for list...

In this special bonus episode, Wendy and Beth talk to Kat J of azdeathpenalty.org and Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona, a non-profit educational organization working to inform the public about the injustices surrounding the death penalty and the criminal punishment system. The conversation was so interesting, we split it into two parts. This is part 2. This episode was edited by Minnie Willi...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our episodes. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Menhaz Zaman, a 23 year old Bangladeshi-Canadian who murdered his entire family, all while chatting with his fellow video game players in real time. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out t...

In this special bonus episode, Wendy and Beth talk to Kat J of azdeathpenalty.org and Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona, a non-profit educational organization working to inform the public about the injustices surrounding the death penalty and the criminal punishment system. The conversation was so interesting, we split it into two parts. This is part 1. This episode was edited by Minnie Willi...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our episodes. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss Stephanie St. Clair, the "Queen of Numbers." A gangster, civil rights advocate, fashionista and businesswoman. Not technically a serial killer... but she may have been responsible for some murders during a gang war with the infamous Dutch Schultz. This episode was researched & scripted by Minnie Will...

Back in July, Fruitloops Video Club reviewed the the 1995 road comedy, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo. Synopsis: "Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town. Written by Douglas Carter Beane, who was inspired by an anti-gay propaganda film called The Gay Agend...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Cynthia Alvarez, a young girl from Compton, California, who, at age 15, along with her boyfriend, Giovanni "Johnny" Gallardo, murdered her mother and stepfather in 2011. They discuss Alvarez's challenging upbringing, allegations of abuse by her parents, her troubled relationship wit...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Cynthia Alvarez, a young girl from Compton, California, who, at age 15, along with her boyfriend, Giovanni "Johnny" Gallardo, murdered her mother and stepfather in 2011. The episode outlines Alvarez's challenging upbringing, allegations of abuse by her parents, her troubled relationship with Gallardo, and the series of events leading to the murder of he...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Daniel Oliver Jones, a black serial killer responsible for the deaths of four women in Kansas City, Missouri, between 1998 and 2001. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Daniel Oliver Jones, a black serial killer responsible for the deaths of four women in Kansas City, Missouri, between 1998 and 2001. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it'...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Nicholas Lee Wiley, also known as "The Syracuse Serial Killer." Wiley, an American serial killer and sex offender, murdered three women in Syracuse, New York, in 2004, shortly after his release from prison as a high-risk Level 3 sex offender. He claimed to have killed a total of sev...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Nicholas Lee Wiley, also known as "The Syracuse Serial Killer." Wiley, an American serial killer and sex offender, murdered three women in Syracuse, New York, in 2004, shortly after his release from prison as a high-risk Level 3 sex offender. He claimed to have killed a total of seven people, although authorities could only confirm three victims. This e...

Back in 2021, Beth and Wendy discussed The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, Texas’ most infamous unsolved murders. In 1946, an unidentified assailant was stalking and killing the residents of Texarkana. Five people were killed, and three were wounded. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Shout...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our episodes. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Alonzo Robinson and The Toledo Clubber. Robinson was a black man, a grave robber, a murderer and cannibal. His story is said to be part of the inspiration for the character Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. There may or may not be a link to a perpetrator in Ohio dubbed The Toledo C...

Back in November of 2023, Fruitloops Video Club reviewed the Netflix Documentary, The Stroll. Synopsis: "When Director Kristen Lovell moved to New York City in the 1990s and began to transition, she was fired from her job. With so few options to earn money to survive, Kristen, like many transgender women of color during this era, began sex work in an area known as “The Stroll” in the Meatpacking D...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of the New Bedford Highway Killer, a serial killer active between 1988 and 1989. Eleven women disappeared from the streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts, with nine bodies found along local highways. The victims were marginalized and the case received less attention than other crimes of...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of the New Bedford Highway Killer, a serial killer active between 1988 and 1989. Eleven women disappeared from the streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts, with nine bodies found along local highways. The victims were marginalized and the case received less attention than other crimes of the time. Key suspects included local attorney Kenneth Ponte and constr...

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Falicia Blakely & Ameshia Ervin, two women in Atlanta, Georgia, who killed three men over just a few hours. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so...