Morbidology

It is a parents duty to ensure the safety and well-being of their child. This includes exercising the utmost caution when it comes to welcoming people into the home. Unfortunately, some parents put their own needs before the safety of their children, and in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in July 2020, a disturbing incident highlighted this harsh reality. SPONSORS - 4Patriots: Thank you to 4P...

Creek Pine Drive is an upmarket residential neighbourhood located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It boasts of large single-family homes dotted along a tree-lined avenue. It’s the kind of place that most families can only ever dream of living, but for the Crespi family, it was a reality. However, a darkness was lurking within the family that would rear its ugly head after an episode of psychosis. Th...

St. Clair, New South Wales, Australia, was enveloped in stillness on the night of 19 July, 2019, It was approaching midnight when the tranquility was pierced by piercing screams echoing up and down a neighbourhood. The screams were followed by a woman begging her neighbours to call police. SPONSORS - Glow Natural Wellness: Thank you to Glow Natural Wellness for sponsoring this episode! As we age,...

China was governed by the Communist Party of China in the late 1990s, a regime that had held power since 1949. Consequently, a significant number of Chinese citizens emigrated from the country, with some choosing to settle in the United States. Among them were Ming Ming Chen and Liang Zhao, who arrived in Ohio and established their own restaurant. In 2017, however, tragedy struck, when a phone cal...

In late 2010, a middle-aged man moved into his daughter's college dorm and created what has all the hallmarks of a cult. Over the decade that followed, he extorted millions of dollars from vulnerable young adults through violence, psychological torture, and forced sex work. Actress and Director Elisabeth Rohm narrates Law&Crime's 6-part investigative series, which draws from thousands of pages...

In the autumn of 2011, a teenage girl from North Ogden, a quaint suburb in Utah, suddenly disappeared under mysterious circumstances while fulfilling her babysitting duties at a nearby household. As authorities delved into the unsettling case, their quest for answers would ultimately thrust them into the sordid and depraved realm of drugs and predators. SPONSORS - Zocdoc: Thank you to Zocdoc for s...

It was a dark and cold night in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on 26 November, 2017. That night, three-year-old Mariah Woods went to bed, but when her mother checked her bedroom the following morning, she was gone… SPONSORS - Glow Natural Wellness: Thank you to Glow Natural Wellness for sposoring this episode! As we age, we may experience fatigue, moodiness & weight gain. With Glow Natural Well...

The quaint town of Manchester, Iowa, was bathing in the warm glow of the early morning sun on Mother’s Day of 2012. Families across the town were getting together in celebration, but as the day wore on, an eerie hush fell across the town, like a foreboding cloud. On the quaint residential street of Deann Drive, the silence was broken by the shrill sound of police sirens, as a gruesome crime was be...

It’s all a lighthearted nightmare on the MORBID podcast. Hosted by Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley, Morbid is a full dose of true crime with a splash of comedy. Join us all month long as we celebrate 5 years of MORBID with a special anniversary series, a festive edition of listener tales, and more surprises to come. Listen to Morbid wherever you get your podcasts: https://wondery.fm/MBD_MBD Hey Pri...

In the early 2000s, residents of northeastern Pennsylvania started to notice an alarming trend – children were being sent away to jail in high numbers, and for crimes so mild they might normally result in a grounding. The FBI began looking at two local judges, on the heels of an investigation into the mafia. And when the full picture emerged, it made national headlines. This is just a preview of A...

Snow blanketed the ground of St. Mary’s Churchyard School, London, Ontario, on 6 January, 1956. Susan Cadieux was playing outside the school with her two brothers when an unknown man approached them. The boys were momentarily distracted by a little girl who had slipped on the ice. When they turned back, Susan and the man had vanished into the frigid night air. SPONSORS - June’s Journey: Thank you...

Northdown Road is a residential neighoburhood located in Solihull, West Midlands. It consists of mostly 1970s terraced homes and detached homes and is just a stone’s throw from some of the town’s best schools, making it a desirable area for people to raise their families. In the early morning hours of 27 August, 2018, residents on Northdown Road were awoken by deafening screams echoing throughout...

Temperatures were dipping below freezing with the wind chill in Toronto, Canada, on the 1st of January, 2008. People all across the globe had just rung in the new year, but at around 6PM that evening, the first murder of the year in Toronto would be unfolding, a murder that would send shockwaves across the nation and truly highlight the dangers of teenage obsession and rivalry. SPONSORS - Zocdoc:...

Introducing The Fall Line: The Disappearance of Patrick “Pat” Allen Guild Part 1 Patrick “Pat” Allen Guild moved to Nashville with dreams of making it big in the songwriting business. But things didn’t work out as he planned; he spent his time in the city living in its unhoused community, in an encampment near the I-24 overpass. Pat was last heard from around December of 1991—and since then, there...

Bess Town Road is located on the outskirts of Bessemer City, North Carolina. It’s surrounded in rolling fields and dotted with various wooded areas. On the afternoon of 15 August, 2016, police were directed to the quaint road after a report of a missing girl came in… SPONSORS - June’s Journey: Thank you to June’s Journey for sponsoring this episode! The objective of this murder-mystery game is to...

Yale Farm Road in the small town of Varick, New York, was quiet on the afternoon of 20 November, 2008. Karl and Cindy Karlsen had just returned home from a family funeral. Before they left, Karl’s son, Levi, had come over to do some repair work to his truck in the garage. As they pulled up outside, they observed that Levi’s car was still parked in the driveway… SPONSORS - June’s Journey: Thank you...

It was a cold and dark night in Denver, Colorado, on the 4th of February, 2013. A young woman had just finished up her shift at a local clothing store, when she climbed into her car and headed south to the city of Pueblo. She pulled into the Walmart and sat waiting for her boyfriend to show up. The next day, she failed to appear at work… SHOW NOTES - https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast...

On the night of 21 June, 2013, Rayne Perrywinkle was shopping with her three daughters in a Dollar Tree in Jacksonville, Florida. Money was tight and Rayne struggled to purchase the clothes that the girls were wanting. Nearby, a white-haired man looked on before approaching Rayne and offering assistance. But there was a catch, they needed to come with him to Walmart… SPONSORS- Zocdoc: Thank you to...

It was a dark July night in the village of Theodosia, Missouri, in 2017. Some residents in the small village noticed large flames emanating from a farm along County Road 905. It was a common occurrence to see bush-fires on the outskirts of the village, so they thought nothing of it. A couple of days later, however, police converged at the farm after receiving a report of a missing teenager. SPONSO...

Each year, millions of tourists flock to Canada to take in the breath-taking scenery. The Trans-Canada Highway travels through all ten provinces of Canada, making the county easily accessible. Near the foot of the Rocky Mountains lies Morley, a First Nations settlement within the Stoney Indian Reserve. The Trans-Canada Highway runs right through the middle of the reserve. It was a dark morning on...

Chandos Crescent in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, was quiet on the morning of 19 September, 2021. By 8AM, however, the neighbourhood was swarming with police officers, as a gruesome crime was being uncovered in one of the homes, a crime that would call to question the capabilities of the Probation Services. SPONSORS - Vessi: Thank you so much for Vessi for sponsoring this episode! Click https://vessi.co...

The State University of New York Brockport is a public university located in the historic village of Brockport, New York. The school boasts of fostering their students innovative thinking and leadership. In 2012, however, the school was accused of ignoring safety concerns on campus. There had been a handful of violent incidents, but shortly after a new term began that year, a gruesome crime on cam...

It was a brisk morning in Hanover Township, Ohio, in March of 2018 with temperatures dipping to below 0 degrees. Jason Wesche helped his three-year-old daughter, Hannah, pull on her coat before driving her over to the nearby babysitter’s home. He kissed her goodbye and continued on his way to work. Within a matter of minutes, however, he received a phone call from the babysitter telling him he nee...

Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. When a young mother disappears under unexplained circumst...

Kalangadoo means “Big trees in water” in Aboriginal. It’s a locality in Southern Australia, approximately 350 kilometres south-east of Adelaide. It was founded back in 1891, and even today, it had an old-town feel to it, and it remains the centre of a rich, agricultural district. In 2020, however, the residents of Kalangadoo awoke to their area swarming with police officers, as a senseless and sho...