It Just Makes Sense

On this week's episode we're continuing our coverage of the 1990's the Deadliest Decade with episode 8: Don't Ask Don't Tell. This episode covers the tragic murder of Allen Schindler and the cover up that followed the murder by the U.S. government.  Allen, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, was brutally attacked by two fellow navel men solely based on the fact that Allen was a gay...

On this weeks episode of the pod, we're still on 1990s the Deadliest Decade --Episode 7: A Dangerous Man. Jonathan Levin was someone who thought money and wealth was a horcrux to society.  To get fulfillment out of life, he dedicated himself to being an english teacher at Taft High School, which was on the toughest High Schools in the United States. Jonathan was unwavering in his support and...

And we're back with another episode from 1990s the Deadliest Decade with ROID RAGE! This week we're headed to Miami (Welcome to Miami!..) to try to solve the kidnapping of  Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton. Who took Frank and Krisztina and where could they be?  A crack in the case comes from a similar situation that happened to Marc Schiller, a man who had been beaten, extorted of all of...

This episode we start with a HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out to your favorite host. Sam!! She then goes on to completely forget what day she is born on and spouts off true crime facts for April 20th and not April 19th the actual day of her birth. This will be addressed next episode, but THANK GOD she's pretty! We continue with the 1990's the Deadliest Decade series with the episode Soldier of M...

Cruise with us to 1996, for the fourth episode of 1990's the deadliest decade.  It was one year and one day past the bombing of Oklahoma City when a pepsi plant was bombed in Fort Meyers Florida.  No one had any idea who had committed such an act of domestic terrorism, but soon the police couldn't focus on this, as a favored teacher in Fort Meyers was found dead, shot point blank in the...

This week we're on episode 3 of our 1990's the Deadliest Decade coverage with : Death of an Angel.  It was 1996 and NYC Club kids were running the party scene.  Michael Alig was the king of club promotion and everyone who was anyone was at his party. Andre Melendez, a pier queen at the time, was sucked into the club kid life by Michael Alig and was soon selling every synthetic drug imagi...

We continue with the TV series 1990s: The Deadliest Decade with Episode 2, The New Girl.  Trigger warning for this episode. This is by far the most gruesome and disgusting case we've covered to date, and that is an understatement. Shanda Sharer was an innocent 12 year old girl who fell in love with another classmate at her new school.  This classmate , Amanda Heavrin, not only brought new fee...

This week Sam stumbled upon a new true crime series --- 1990's the DEADLIEST DECADE!! It turned out to be a treasure trove of true crime stories and for the next 8 weeks, we'll be covering each episode one by one.  Episode one was labeled LONE STAR and covered the death of Houston socialite Doris Elizabeth Angleton.    Doris was found murdered in her kitchen and the police immediately be...

Have you even been so in love it drove you to do crazy things? Have you ever lied or catfished in the name of love? Eric Abramovitz experienced all of the above it cost him greatly. Listen to this wild story of how one clarinetist career was destroyed in the name of love  Jeff also talks about his old cat fishing ways and shares some crazy ideas of how to catch your loved ones in their CHEATING WA...

Everyone who grew up in the late 90's early 2000 remembers the ambush episodes of talk shows -- paternity tests, cheating scandals, and love triangles.  No one was more shocked by their ambush than Jonathan Schmitz...and three days later he faced his embarrassment in the most grizzly way, shocking the nation.   When episodes of talk shows go wrong-- who is responsible? The people on the shows...

We all know the age old nursery rhyme "Lizzi Borden took an Axe--Gave her Mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, gave her father 41."    But is the rhyme true? Did Lizzi Borden brutally murder her father and step mother?  Or was there another suspect involved? What was the motive for murder? Was Lizzie greedy for the family money... or did she have a torrid love affair she was...

Are you fan of Michael Jackson? Have you followed his entire career? Then you know of the heinous LIES that have tarnished his legacy of child abuse and molestation. This week we cover the documentary Square One: Michael Jackson that cover all of the inconsistencies and lies that come from the Chandler family -- the first family to accuse Michael of any abuse.  The facts uncovered from this case a...

We covered the pitfalls and dangers of online dating before -- but we never dived into the laws behind it.  If you meet someone online and it ends up being a horror story, who is responsible?  Is the dating app liable for any acts of violence or assault that occurs on dates between two matches?  What if the sites have been warned by prior victims?  WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN THE WRONG?     Listen in t...

What makes a cult?  Is it the amount of people that follow a certain belief? It is that there is a specific set of beliefs followed?    This week we debate what constitutes a cult while also discussing the Children of Thunder Cult and the senseless acts of violence that were committed to further their cults mission.   

This weeks episode dives into the murder of Stephanie Roller who was found dead in Silverthorne Colorado.  There were many suspects in Stephanie's death: Dale - Her Husband Ron Holthaus - Stephanie's secret boyfriend (whaaat) Ron Holthaus's Wife - (another whaat) Who could have done it? Who had the true motive?   We also have a special guest, Maggie Marino who spent summers working...

This is part two of the murder of Garrett Phillips. In this episode we dive into the terror of Mary Rain -- District Attorney of Potsdam.   Mary had it out for Nick Hillary and digs her claws in until she can get an indictment.   We also toy with the idea of other suspects, especially John Jones ...a deputy Sherriff of Potsdam at the time of the murder..and ex boyfriend of the mother of Garrett Ph...

This is going to be a two part series. This case is so insane we couldn't cover it all in one go.  This weeks episode we recap the HBO documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips and dive into the death of Garrett Phillips and how the entire town of Potsdam railroaded an innocent black man.  Listen to how Nick Hillary is immediately deemed guilty by the court of public opinion. This case will dri...

Not much leaves Jeff speechless.. and this week ya'll, we did it.  This week we cover the HBO documentary Baby God and the INSANE story of Dr. Quincy Fortier.   Dr. Fortier spent YEARS heralded as one of the top fertility specialist in the United States.. but how did he obtain such accolades?  What made his couples experience the joy of pregnancy?  Listen to find out the true reason behind hi...

Have you ever heard of Marta Erblinger? How about Albert Soleilland? Not many have but this case changed Parisian history.  The heinous death of Marta Erblinger moved the media at the time to stir the people of Paris in a frenzy to overturn the death penalty and put Albert Seoleilland to death.  Listen to the episode to see just how this all occurred, if law was changed, and what led to Alberts ev...

On this week episode we explore the HBO Documentary Alabama Snake. The case is about Glenn and Darlene Summerford and what exactly happened one night in Scottsboro Alabama when Darlene Summerford called the police to report her husband had attempted to kill her by poisonous snake.  The case itself involves serpant handling, religion, sex, and attempted murder. ALLLLLL the ingredients for a wild tr...

It's the Merriest time of the year! Time for our first Christmas Episode!   Jeff is driving tranwreck this week covering the Devils of Dayton, four teenagers who went on a three day killing spree for NO APPARENT REASON. What was the motive --- Money? Lust? Drugs?   or just plain stupidity? Listen in and find out! 

This weeks episode is another Buffalo case, and another serial killer! The 22 caliber killer was tearing a part the city of Buffalo by killing African American men without any cause or reason splitting an already racially segregated city even further.  The Buffalo police were struggling to determine who the assailant was and eventually had to bring in the FBI to profile the case to begin to get an...

This week we tackle our first SERIAL KILLER!!  I know, ya'll have been waiting for this moment! We discuss another Buffalo case, the Bike Path Rapist.  The episode goes into his numerous victims, how he wasn't caught right away and how being a "pillar of the community" could lead police astray...   This case also led into another Buffalo exoneration!   Buckle up for a wild ride...

On this week of It Just Makes Sense we'll be discussing the horribly sad story of the San Antonio Four and their fight for exoneration. This case takes on the idea of satanic panic, the discrimination of the LGBTQIA+ community and how true friendship can last behind bars and over many years.   Come join us on this wild ride! ...And find out why Sam is a ride or die Camila Parker Bowles fan.. 

On October 1st 1993, 12 year old Polly Klaas and two of her friends were having a fun filled girls night sleep over. Little did they know,  hours into the sleep over, and intruder would come in and kidnap Polly and leave the other two girls bound and gagged.  What turned into a nationwide man hunt for Polly's kidnapper, join us as we discuss the crazy kidnapping of Polly Klaas.    This one is...