Gruesome: Horrific True Crime

We covered the murder of Jeanette DePalma a few cases back. Coni talked about the likely suspect being Otto Nilson. Today, she takes you through the cases following Otto Nilson and the idea that the area in general is cursed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark hung out in a chat room for local teens from Manchester, England. In this chat room, he met and fell in love with Rachel West and made a best friend in her stepbrother, John . Things were going great until Rachel was tragically murdered. Meg tries to hold it together during this Shakespearean, cautionary tale of chat rooms in the early 2000s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Do you believe in curses? Curses come in all shapes and sizes. Meg takes you through 5 alleged curses involving diamonds, movies, music, and famous families. Are the sad and sometimes horrific stories behind these tales just a coincidence or something more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From 1981-1982 Chicago was terrorized by 4 men dubbed "The Chicago Ripper Crew". Their horrific rituals were unfathomable. For our 100th episode, Coni and Meg both take you through one of our most requested cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When police arrived for a welfare check at 18 year old Ryan Waller's apartment they found a grisly scene. Ryan was taken to the station immediately for questioning. What police didn't realize is their assumptions were all wrong. Coni takes you through this wild case this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March of 1989, Mark Kilroy was headed to South Padre Island for what was supposed to be one of his last Spring Break experiences. What started out as a good time with great friends, quickly turned into a horrifying occult encounter when Mark was targeted by a cult after crossing the border into Mexico. Meg tells you about Mark's disappearance, the cult responsible, and the man at the head of cu...

Jeannette DePalma was believed to have runaway, but when when her body was discovered on the top of a 40 foot steep hill, theories began to run wild. Coni takes you through this puzzling case that has more theories than evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren McCluskey was a senior at the University of Utah when she began dating a man who exhibited abusive behavior almost immediately. After learning the truth about his criminal past, Lauren left him and made many efforts to seek help from campus and local police. Despite these efforts, Lauren became a statistic. Meg talks about Lauren’s heartbreaking story and how young women between the ages of...

The story of Daniel LaPlante reads like an urban legend. Coni takes you through this week's episode because whatever you've heard -- he's actually much, much worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On May 4th, 1982, a panicked 13 year old scrambled into his Australian home. Terry Ryan told his mother a horrific account that no parent should ever hear. Two people had forced Terry to sexually assault and torture his best friend, Peter and then those same two people had thrown Peter into a shallow grave and buried him alive. Meg recalls the horrific torture and murder of Peter Aston and how the...

The 1990's/2000's in the Baton Rouge area of Louisiana saw 3 active serial killers operating at the same time. Derrick Todd Lee, "The Baton Rouge Serial Killer" was on the radar for years, but no one could ever tie him to the crimes. Coni takes you through the case and the preconceived notions of serial killers that prevented law enforcement from realizing that their man had been under their nose...

The bomb detonated at Harvey’s Resort Hotel in August of 1970 remains one of the most complex IEDs that the FBI has ever dealt with. A replica of "the machine" is still used today for training purposes. Meg tells you about the bomb’s creator and their attempt to extort three million dollars from the owner of a Lake Tahoe casino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know I (Coni) love a good historical episode. This week: the first documented serial killers in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Marybeth Tinning's first eight children died, doctor’s thought her family might have a horrible genetic curse. Even when her sixth child, who was adopted and not of blood relation, died in 1981, a formal investigation wasn’t started. Meg discusses Marybeth, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, and why she wasn’t arrested until the death of her last child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

The murder of Anne Pham has been cold for 40 years before DNA evidence was able to break the case wide open this week. Coni takes you through the abduction of Anne Pham and the recent break in the case in this mini-ish episode this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

n February of 1977, Helen Vorhees Brach went to the Mayo Clinic for a medical examination. She stopped at a small gift shop on her way out but after that quick stop, Helen was never seen again. Meg tells you about the disappearance of Helen Brach and her links to the Chicago horse mafia, murderers, and con men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dolly Oesterreich's husband, Fred Oesterreich, was shot after a night out with his wife. Who could have shot him? Coni takes you through this bizarre case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just days after Christmas in 1956, 15-year-old Patricia and 12-year-old Barbara Grimes pooled their money to order to go see the movie Love Me Tender, starring Elvis Presley, at the theater. Their family would never see them alive again. Meg describes the mysterious circumstances around this double homicide and what we’ve learned in the 60+ years since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

This week's episode is a little different. Bill and Dorothy lived in a house of horrors for 10 years. The torment started out of the blue, and nothing the couple did seemed to stop it. Coni takes you through the bizarreizzare stalking case of Bill and Dorothy Wacker and theories about who or what was behind it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adults posing as children or teenagers is a common theme that we’ve seen in movies, but when it happens in reality, the result is so much more disturbing that we could ever imagine. Meg tells the case of Barbora Skrlova and talks about the twists and turns that inspired the horror movie, Orphan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 years after the Tylenol Murders, Stella Nickell called police frantic after her husband collapsed after work. Stella was very discontent with her husband's death having been ruled to be by natural causes, but why? Coni takes you through how far Stella Nickell was willing to go to get what she wanted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sheila LaBarre terrorized Epping, New Hampshire for years. Meg takes you through how the town crazy lady became the town murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you do if you found out one of your children had been abused at the hands of someone you trusted? Jody Plauche was groomed, assualted, and kidnapped by family friend and karate instructor, Jeff Doucet. Coni takes you through the story of Jody Plauche and the events that followed that lead to the question, "What would you do as a parent in this situation?" Learn more about your ad choice...

Lucie Blackman was 21 when she disappeared after moving to Tokyo, Japan from Kent, England. Women like Lucie, who were a part of the Tokyo nightlife and hostess community, had been going to police for years to report being drugged and assaulted. They were largely ignored. Meg details how several cases, including Lucie's, finally came together and allowed the perpetrator, Japanese millionaire, Joji...

Amy Carnevale was only 14 years old when her life was cut short at the hands of her monster of a boyfriend, Jamie Fuller. Coni takes you through the case that rocked Beverly, Massachusetts and inspired a Lifetime movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices