Melanin Mayhem Podcast

She played in everybody's face as the grieving widow when all the while she was playing them like poker chips. This week, we dive into the twisted tale of Josephine Gray — a woman whose lovers had a nasty habit of ending up communing with the Lord. But while the bodies dropped, her bank account grew, getting fat off life insurance payouts. With voodoo, manipulation, and a cold heart, Josephine...

This week on Melanin Mayhem , we’re shining a spotlight on William Jennings Choyce — a wolf in sheep's clothing. He wasn’t just living a double life; he was living a deadly one. William Choyce terrorized California’s streets for years, slipping through the cracks and leaving bodies in his wake. How did he keep up the double life for so long? And what finally brought him to justice? Tap in as w...

This week on Love Kills x Melanin Mayhem, we dive deep into what happens when 'let her cook' goes wrong. When passion turns poisonous, some lovers don’t just walk away—they ignite a fire that consumes everything. Raymond Eugene Johnson set his entire world ablaze, literally. In Oklahoma, a woman and her baby paid the ultimate price when love turned into a living nightmare. Tune in as we un...

This week on Melanin Mayhem: In Alabama, they called him Reverend… but he didn't have a pulpit. But Rev. Willie Maxwell was stacking bodies and cashing checks. Family members kept dropping like flies, and somehow the “Voodoo Preacher” always had an insurance policy ready to cash in. Was it voodoo? Was it hustle? Or was it just cold-blooded murder wrapped in a church robe? For years, Willie Max...

This week on Melanin Mayhem: Stewart Weldon was no stranger to a jail cell — in and out, time after time. His criminality on repeat. Each time, he slipped right back into his same routine, never facing the true weight of his crimes. A never-ending game of “pass the buck” between the courts, until his final arrest ripped the mask off for good. What they found behind closed doors was the things nigh...

Love ain't always enough—and sometimes, it turns deadly. This week on Love Kills x Melanin Mayhem , we going to Detroit, where a relationship spiraled into something dark, violent, unforgettable and unforgivable. What happens when your baby daddy turns from deadbeat to diabolical? Tragedy, heartbreak and one lone survivor. Tap in… because where there's love, there's always a little may...

She served up sin with a side of Southern charm — and business was always booming. This week on Melanin Mayhem , we peel back the bedsheets on Nellie Jackson, the legendary Natchez madam who turned her brothel into the hottest hoe house in Mississippi. She wasn’t just turning tricks — she was turning profits, protecting her girls, and playing the game better than most men in power. Nellie wasn’t j...

Today, I’m bringing you the story of a man who went from church pews to cold-blooded chaos. Franklin DeWayne Alix didn’t just dip a toe into the dark side—he dove in headfirst. Over the course of six violent months, he left a trail of bodies, broken lives, and a city on edge. Prosecutors labeled him the “poster boy for capital murder,” and trust me… they meant that. This week, we’re going all the...

This week on Love Kills X Melanin Mayhem , we explore the story of Darrell Brooks — a young man once embraced by his community, offered guidance, support, and a way out. But when loyalty to the streets and a street code taken too far clashed with the love shown to him, the results were catastrophic. What happens when pride, pain, pressure and stupidity collide? Join us as we delve into a case that...

This week on Melanin Mayhem , we're diving into one of the most haunting cases in American history—the Atlanta Child Murders. But we're not just retelling the headlines. We’re examining the trial, the evidence (or lack thereof), and the calculated way authorities built a case around Wayne Williams—without ever charging him for the murders of the dozens of Black children who vanished betwee...

This week on Melanin Mayhem , we shine a light on two of the most audacious and overlooked women in Illinois criminal history — Geraldine Smith and Dorothy Williams. As the first and second women sentenced to death in the state, their stories are as chilling as they are complex. From ruthless motives to senseless murder, I unravel the crimes that put them on death row and in the history books.

Behind a locked door in Detroit sat a freezer filled with secrets — the bodies of two children, betrayed by the one person meant to protect them. Love Kills X Melanin Mayhem unearths the horrifying case of Mitchelle Blair, a mother whose twisted version of love turned lethal, leaving a city — and a nation — in shock.

This week on Melanin Mayhem , we’re diving headfirst into the dark, twisted chaos of two very different cases bound by one dangerous theme: youth doesn’t mean harmless. First, we head to St. Louis, where two friends took a dumb decision to a deadly level. What started as a robbery, turned into a mass shooting that left five innocent people dead. These two weren’t criminal masterminds — just reckle...

Imagine it, people being gunned down doing everyday regular degular shit—pumping gas, walking into stores, cutting grass. No warning. No motive. Just mayhem. And behind this reign of terror? A pair nobody would ever think or believe could be behind this heinous rash of domestic terrorism. This week on Melanin Mayhem , we’re digging into one of the most notorious killing sprees in American history:...

When religion turns to manipulation and devotion becomes deadly, what’s left is a twisted legacy soaked in blood. In this episode of Love Kills X Melanin Mayhem, I'm diving into the disturbing case of Marcus Wesson—a man who called himself a prophet, ruled his household like a cult leader, and shattered the lives of everyone under his control. Wesson’s version of “family” was built on lies, in...

This week on Melanin Mayhem , I'm shining a blacklight on a Navy man who was hiding straight-up diabolical tendencies behind his unform. Our mayhem maker had folks fooled—rockin’ uniforms by day and terrorizing women by night. A so-called family man, out here committing vicious rapes and murders in the streets of Oakland like it was a second job. He caught some time in the ‘80s for a string of...

This week on Melanin Mayhem, we’re rolling deep into the shadows of the DMV, where a smooth-talking hobosexual used one of the most ordinary items imaginable to cover up some of the most horrific crimes. Disappearances turned into headlines, headlines into horror stories—and all roads led toa low-budget, no-conscience, discount store demon that turned a damn shopping cart into a body disposal syst...

This week we are headed to New Orleans for the tale of a policewoman that said fuck the police and crashed out real bad all for a man. You won't believe this story of lust and homicide. This melanated officer of the gatdamn law killed three people for a couple dollars. Throwing away her career and her life literally. Love Kills brings you the story of Antoinette Frank and her boo Rogers LaCaze...

Alright y’all, this week we're taking it to the other side of the pond—South London, 1986. Seems like America ain't the only place were sickos have a preference for shenanigans of the sexual nature against senior citizens . Our Melanin Mayhem maker had the people shook because somebody’s dusty ass grandson was out here creeping through windows and snatching souls and booty holes like a bed...

This week we dive into the mysterious and legendary story of one of the most powerful drug kingpins of the 20th century that you’ve probably never heard of. Rising from humble beginnings, our mayhem maker built a multi-million dollar empire that stretched across the country, outsmarted law enforcement, and cut the mob out of his business. Then, in 1973, he vanished without a trace — never to be se...

Y'all ever hear a name and immediately know that person ain't gon' be shit? That's how we kickin’ off the Love Kills series. Today we’re diving into the tragic and infuriating story of Ruby Gosha — a young woman who fell for a smooth-talking, two-bit thug with a rap sheet longer than I-75. What started as infatuation turned into a horror story full of red flags, violence, and one m...

It’s our one-year anniversary here at Melanin Mayhem, and you already know the country girl never shows up empty-handed! This week, we’re diving into a story that didn’t unravel piece by piece like most — it came crashing down because the killer had loose lips. Our mayhem maker roamed from state to state, leaving a silent trail of death behind him. Black women were disappearing, but the authoritie...

Hello lovers of Black true crime, and welcome back to Melanin Mayhem , where the stories are melanated, the mayhem is maximum, and the chaos never takes a day off. Now, I thought I had my little internal criminal ranking system all figured out. You know—petty thief over here, violent offender over there, like folks just stay in one lane. But babyyyy, this week’s case? It blew that whole theory out...

Hey Noir Nation. Let me ask you something—what happens when good looks, smooth talk, and a taste for the finer things in life mix with a whole lot of broke and a petty thief? Well, today’s mayhem maker was just that—a pretty boy who knew how to work a room, but when the charm ran out, the crime kicked in. He went from finessing his way through life to making folks disappear—literally. This man had...

Hey Noir Nation, the country girl is back with a new episode of fuckery and shenanigans for your infotainment. It's like we can't stay out of California, this week we are headed to Orange County in the late 70's, early 80's for the tale of a sick, twisted, super violent mayhem maker. This serial killer wanted to make a statement and he goes down as possibly the most vicious of them all. It would t...