Grimly Podcast

In our final episode of this series. We cover the final years of the group that would come to be known as The Heavens Gate Cult. We cover additional member recruitment after the death of Bonnie Nettles. Along with the shift in ideology that eventually leads to the groups final major act in 1997 after the arrival of the Hale-Bopp comet. But with the conclusion of Heavens Gate we still wondering, wh...

In part two of our three part series of the infamous Heaven's Gate cult, we dive deeper into the psychology of the coercion and control that became more and more apparent under Bonnie Nettles and Marshall Applewhite's leadership. We also talk about how the group changed from their original doctrine and beliefs to one that has the catastrophic end in 1997.  Be sure to rate and review and as always,...

Before the mass suicide that shocked the world, there was a story of two people, a growing following, and a belief system that promised something beyond Earth. This week, we dive into Part 1 of the Heaven’s Gate story breaking down the early lives of Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, how they met, what their teachings were and how their teachings began to pull people in to the cult that woul...

In 1997, a man calling himself Mel Waters phoned into Coast to Coast AM with a story that sounded almost impossible. On a piece of land near Ellensburg, Washington, he claimed there was a hole with no measurable bottom. A place where anything thrown inside simply vanished… and where the deeper the story went, the stranger it became. Over time, Mel described bizarre phenomena, mysterious government...

A newlywed marriage in Florida hides a deadly secret when police uncover a murder-for-hire plot targeting Michael Dippolito. What follows is a dramatic sting operation, hidden cameras, and one of the most bizarre true-crime sagas of the modern era. In this episode, we unravel the twists, trials, and shocking moments behind a case that left people wondering how far someone might go to get away with...

When a quiet Arkansas community learned that a 67-year-old man had been arrested on dozens of charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of a teenage girl, many believed justice was already in motion. But months later, that same man was out on bond. Then, one night in October 2024, everything changed. After discovering his daughter missing from her bedroom, Arkansas father Aaron Spencer began sea...

In September 1952, a fireball streaked across the evening sky over the small town of Flatwoods, West Virginia. What began as a group of boys chasing what they thought was a fallen meteor quickly turned into one of the strangest encounters in American history. Waiting on the hillside was a towering figure… floating, silent, and unlike anything they had ever seen. The witnesses ran home terrified, r...

On the night of April 15th, 1988, 17 year old Randy Leach borrowed the family car and headed out to a party with friends in the small Kansas town of Linwood. But sometime between the party and the drive home, he vanished. In the decades since, investigators, family, friends and volunteer searches have never been able to explain how a boy, a car, and small town could hold so many secrets that still...

After a fire broke out in 1834 at 1140 Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Rescuers forced their way into the attic, and uncovered a scene so disturbing it shocked even a city already accustomed to brutality. The discovery turned Madame LaLaurie from respected socialite into one of the most infamous figures in American history, and the house on Royal Street into a legend...

In the final episode of our coverage of DeOrr Kunz Jr . disappearance , the focus turns to what still doesn’t add up. As private investigators take a closer look at the case, growing suspicion centers on the people who were with DeOrr the day he vanished. We examine the involvement of PIs, the mounting questions surrounding DeOrr's parents Vernal and Jessica, and the leading theories of what may h...

In July 2015, two-year-old DeOrr Kunz Jr. vanished from a remote campground in Idaho’s Lemhi Range. He was last seen playing near his family’s campsite, surrounded by adults who believed he was never out of sight for more than a moment. Within minutes, he was gone. In Part 1 of this two-part episode, we lay out the foundation of the case: the family trip to the wilderness, the timeline of DeOrr’s...

In 1975 in Snowflake Arizona one of the most infamous UFO abduction stories happened, or did it? The Travis Walton abduction still sits at that gray area between belief and doubt. Polygraphs, hypnosis sessions, skeptical analyses, and tabloid deals have all been analyzed and scrutinized, but none have overturned the basic testimony of the seven men who were there the night of the abduction. Despit...

It is episode 90 and we are back and as unhinged and chatty as ever! Today Meg is doing her annual tradition of kicking off the new year with an episode with a perplexing and frankly frustrating missing persons case. Daniel Robinson was 24 when he disappeared from a geologist worksite in the Arizona desert. For his family, the search has lasted years through recovery efforts, lackluster police inv...

In this episode, we dive into the darker roots of Christmas folklore from around the world. Where winter isn’t just cozy, it’s crawling with creatures, warnings, and ancient traditions meant to keep people in line through the longest nights of the year. From Iceland’s terrifying Gryla and the towering Yule Cat to Wales’ eerie Mari Lwyd and the restless household spirits like the Tomte, we explore...

Before Christmas was all lights and cheer, Victorians gathered by firelight to tell ghost stories. This episode dives into the legend of the Mistletoe Bride and the haunting of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall, two of the most famous Victorian Christmas tales still whispered about today.

On Christmas Day 1929, the quiet tobacco fields of Germanton, North Carolina, became the backdrop for one of the most haunting family tragedies in American history. What began as a day of celebration ended in unthinkable violence when Charlie Lawson murdered his wife and six of his children before taking his own life. Nearly a century later, the question of why still lingers like a cold winter fog...

A missing nurse. A desperate search to find her. And a woman who claimed she could see what no one else could. In 1980, the disappearance of Melanie Uribe spiraled into one of the most baffling true-crime stories in Los Angeles history when aerospace worker Etta Louise Smith came forward with a startling vision, one that led police directly to Melanie’s body. But instead of gratitude, Etta found h...

In January 2002, 20-year-old Christopher Carlton Thompkins vanished in broad daylight while working a surveying job in rural Harris County, Georgia. One moment he was walking along a fence line with his crew, seconds later, he was gone. His tools were left behind, a boot was hanging from a barbed wire fence, and twelve cents lay scattered on the ground. Two decades later, there are still no answer...

On Easter Sunday 2024, while Los Angeles celebrated the holiday, a team of thieves quietly pulled off one of the largest cash robberies in U.S. history. They cut through the roof of a high-security storage facility, bypassed alarms, and disappeared with more than $30 million dollars, without leaving a trace. In this episode, we break down how the heist happened, who might have been behind it, and...

The summit of Everest is called the top of the world, but in May 1996, it became a place of chaos and loss. As hurricane-force winds ripped across the mountain, climbers were stranded, oxygen was running out, and rescue was nearly impossible. This is the story of how ambition, heroism, and the unforgiving power of nature collided on the roof of the world. Listen as we dive into the 1996 Everest Di...

On 284 Green Street in a quiet neighborhood just North of London, a strange phenomena happened in 1977. It started with knocking and furniture moving, then small childhood items like marbles and legos flew through the air on their own. The press caught wind of the strange happenings, and soon the story spread across Britain. That’s when paranormal investigators Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair...

Wayne Nance had been hiding in plain sight for over a decade. Behind this average man was a trail of brutal, unsolved murders stretching across western Montana. Until a September night, Nance broke into the home of Doug and Kris Wells binding, stabbing, and terrorizing them in what he believed would be his next kill. But this time, his victims fought back. And their survival would finally expose o...

This week, we look beyond the campfire and into stories that have lived for thousands of years. We’re honoring Indigenous People’s Day by sharing four spirits that still walk between worlds The Wendigo, Deer Woman, The Stick Indians, and Coyote the Trickster. They’re not just myths. They’re lessons about greed, balance, and the price of forgetting who we are.

Political aspirations, royal dynasties, and even the wrestling ring . Some families seem destined for greatness, yet shadowed by an unshakable curse. This week, we explore three families whose legacies were built on power, ambition, and tragedy: the Shah Royal Family of Nepal, whose monarchy ended in blood; the Von Erichs, wrestling legends haunted by loss; and the Kennedys, America’s own dynasty...

After the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, whispers and sightings of a creature began to occur in the pacific northwest. It was described as over 7 feet tall, being a blueish color and having the face and wings of a bat. Is it a cryptid? Interdimensional being brought over after the eruption? Or something that we want to see? This week we are covering the creature known as batsquatch. Be sure...