Gruesome: Horrific True Crime

What could have caused a wife, mother of 3, and grandmother to poison every member of her household? Meg discusses serial killer Janie Lou Gibbs and how she used her status within her church and community to avoid being linked to the deaths of her husband, sons, and grandson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reagan Tokes, a 21 year old psychology student at Ohio State University vanished after leaving work in February of 2017. Meg discusses the real life nightmare that was her abduction and murder and how it links to a string a robberies that had occurred in the German village of Columbus, OH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On February 21, 1998, 19-year-old Lynn Topp disappeared after going for a jog. The small town was shocked to learn someone from their own community was responsible. Coni takes you through this week's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 5th, 2003 detectives were called to the home of Jim and Nancy Dunning in Alexandria, Virginia after Jim found Nancy in a pool of blood in the doorway of their home. Despite security footage of a man stalking her in Target. The case went cold for a decade until murders under the same mysterious circumstances started occurring again. Meg asks who is Charles Severance and why was he targe...

On September 26, 2012 Cathy Davis was found brutally murdered in her Hollywood Hills home. Coni takes you through how a successful television actor transformed from a likeable guy to a cold blooded murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In September of 1901 in a picturesque commune called Le Muy, members of the community began complaining of an unusual smell coming from the home of Honore Ardisson. Assuming that an animal had gotten into the attic of his home and died, he climbed into the attic to search for the smell of rot. Meg discusses what he found and the effects it had on the little village. Learn more about your ad choice...

The small town of Hartford City, Indiana was gutted when 14-year-old Katelin Williamson and her dad, Shane, were senselessly murdered by a man named Charles Whittington. Coni takes you through the events of that day and the history of the apartment complex where they were both murdered. A special thanks this week to Katelin's family for speaking about the murders and providing insight on the event...

When a strange woman came through the front door of a Kansas City, Missouri school at 10:55 am on September 28, 1953, no one initially questioned her intentions. This mystery woman explained that there had been a family emergency and she was there to pick up Bobby Greenlease Jr. Meg discusses the abduction and murder of Bobby and the couple responsible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

15 year olds, Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock, were the best of friends. When both girls were found murdered in January of 1965, Australia was rocked. Despite it largest investigation in Australian history, the case went cold. Coni takes you through this week’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Bryan Jones became a fugitive from Oklahoma after a series of rape charges promised jail time and he fled to Alabama. Meg details his transformation into John Paul Chapman and how it took more than a decade for police to capture this serial killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there was an "all of the above" box for monsters in history crime books, Carl Panzram would check that box. This week we are releasing one of our most requested cases that we have previously covered on Patreon. We both take you through this 2 hour long saga of one of the most notorious serial killers in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby, Sherilynn, and Madyson Jamison mysteriously disappeared in October 2009. Due to their personal lifestyle, they weren't reported missing for several days until their truck was found with their beloved family dog and $32,000 in cash locked in the cab. Meg discusses the theories around this still unsolved case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sherri Rasmussen Ruetten was beautiful, brilliant, and the victim of a brutal murder. Was this a home invasion gone wrong? Or did someone else believe they had a reason to hurt Sherri. Coni takes you through this heavily requested episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zebb Quinn was still a teenager when he went missing in January of 2000. Despite several bizarre leads, the case went cold. Meg discusses this strange disappearance, off-the-wall theories, and how it took 15 years for this case to finally come to a close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Schaeffer had her big break on the hit tv show, My Sister Sam. She was ready for a career in Hollywood when her life was cut short by an obsessed fan, John Bardo. Coni takes you through the case this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Olive Durand-Deacon, a wealthy widow, disappeared in February of 1949, her "friend" John George Haigh, arrived at the police station to report her missing. Unfortunately, he was also the one responsible for her disappearance. Meg explains how John became known as the serial killer, the Acid Bath Murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geetha Angara was a trailblazer. After earning multiple master’s degrees and her doctorate in Chemistry, she was promoted to lead Chemist at the Passaic Valley Water Commission treatment plant. Coni takes you through this awful case that asks, “What could happen at work that would cost someone their life?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In November of 1987, Sian Kingi, a 12-year-old schoolgirl, was riding her yellow 10-speed bicycle home after she had been shopping with her mother. When her mother arrived home, Sian was not there as expected. Meg tells the story of the abduction and murder of Sian Kingi and the couple who was responsible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cary Stayner, the Yosemite Park Killer. The man full of charm with a lifelong desire to kill. Coni takes you through part 2 of the Stayner Family Saga this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2014, when Nancy Pfister was found brutally murdered in her home, the community of Aspen, Colorado was rocked. There hadn’t been a homicide in Aspen in nearly 15 years. Meg explains the details surrounding Nancy's death and the people who were inevitably held responsible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas Eve 2000, Susan Berman was found murdered in her home. Meg explains how this case went unsolved for over a decade until real-estate heir Robert Durst, Berman's longtime friend and confidante, became the official suspect in her murder and the 20 year old disappearance of his ex-wife, Kathleen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristy Bamu headed to London from Paris in December of 2010 with his siblings for a Christmas holiday to visit their oldest sister. Not long after the siblings arrived, his sister and her fiancé accused the group of being possessed by kindoki, which resulted in absolute horror. Coni takes you through this heartbreaking case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After literally thousands of requests, we decided this week to bring another one of our Patreon bonus episodes to the public. Robert Hansen was Bob the Baker to those who knew him. It wasn’t until Cindy Paulson made a harrowing escape that people realized that their quiet, reserved baker was really an unimaginable monster. Coni and Meg take you through one of their most requested episodes. Learn m...

Chloe Ayling was abducted in July 2017 after travelling to Milan, Italy for a scheduled photo-shoot. There, she was abducted by two individuals claiming to be members of a dark web based criminal organisation called The Black Death Group. Meg discusses her abduction and escape and how the media victim blamed her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leigh Leigh was only 14 years old in November 1989. Going to her very first "teenager party" should have been a fun rite of passage, but the night ended with a vibrant young girl's torture and death. Meg discusses how the media and the community blamed Leigh Leigh for her rape and murder which sparked a nationwide commentary on victim-blaming and a culture that shames women when they've done nothi...