Morbidology

It was a cool night in Caton, New York, in September of 2019. Residents on the rural and wooded Gunnan Road were fast asleep. At least most of them. Shortly after midnight, a resident awoke to a thumping sound on his front door. He opened it up to find his neighbour and their two children. UNWANTED ATTENTION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ChQoxtOZf4 SPONSORS - Invisible Hate: Thank you to Invis...

It was around 3PM on the 4th of July, 2010, when the distinctive smell of gas wafted up the nostrils of residents on Slateford Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. As firefighters were called, some neighbours assembled outside out of fear of an explosion. As they gathered around the neighbourhood, a woman appeared on a second-floor balcony of one of the townhouses. She was inconsolable as she screamed: “M...

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...

BallenIsles Country Club is a middle-class gated community in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. It’s boasts of three private golf courses as well as a country club which includes tennis courts. It’s certainly a desirable place to live, somewhere that crime is exceptionally rare and residents can sleep soundly knowing that they are protected by large gates and a security guard. One night in 2018, howe...

Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid. When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram f...

On 15 March, 1989, a security guard was patrolling a shopping center in Frederick, Maryland. The shopping center had closed for the night, but as he approached one of the stores, he observed that the lights were still switched on. He proceeded through the store, only to be met by a gruesome scene in the storage room. SHOW NOTES - https://www.morbidology-the-podcast-188-tracey-kirkpatrick PATREON -...

It was a cold winter night in Norton Fitzwarren, England, on 21 November, 2021. A married mother of two was at home with her husband when an argument broke out. Shortly afterwards, she was lying in bed alone in the bedroom, when her silence was shattered by deafening screams coming from somewhere nearby… SPONSORS - Zocdoc: Thank you to Zocdoc for sponsoring this episode! Zocdoc is the only free ap...

At around 8AM on the 19th of December, 2016, a couple from Raymond Drive in the Laurel Lake section of Commercial Township, New Jersey, were awoken by a loud banging on their front door. They wiped the sleep from their eyes and walked down the stairs to the front door. They were perplexed to see their neighbor’s young son who exclaimed that his mother was dead… SPONSORS - SimpliSafe: Thank you to...

It was around 2:45PM on the 31st of May, 2017, when Shantara Hurry received a phone call at work in Pensacola, Florida. She was greeted by her young son. Her heart fell to the pit of her stomach as he said: “Mom, Naomi is nowhere to be found….” SPONSORS - SimpliSafe: Thank you to SimpliSafe for sponsoring this episode! It’s time to start protecting your home and yourself with SimpliSafe, the best...

There is nothing that people want more in this world than to be accepted for who they are. This is especially true for those in the LGBTQ community, who have to fight that extra bit harder for acceptance, even today in 2022. Transgender people remain the most invisible, the least understood and the most stigmatized element of the LGBTQA community, and in 2013, an attack in New York City sent shock...

Some say that Christmas time is the most romantic time of the year. The twinkling lights, the festive music, and curling up in front of a fire. In 2015, Christmas was fast approaching when a young woman agreed to meet up with a man she had been exchanging messages with on a dating app. SPONSORS - SimpliSafe: Thank you to SimpliSafe for sponsoring this episode! It’s time to start protecting your ho...

On paper, the Halderson family seemed to have it all; a stable and loving marriage, a successful son that made them proud, and even a cabin for vacationing on the picturesque White Lake. In summer of 2021, however, cracks in the quintessential all-American family began to emerge, culminating with a very peculiar disappearance… SPONSORS - Rocket Money: Thank you to Rocket Money for sponsoring this...

On any given day, hundreds of thousands of children walk home from school alone. Parents have the difficult task of trying to weigh up the dangers that their children may face. In 2016, however, a family in Houston, Texas, were thrown into the midst of a nightmare when their son was targeted as he walked home from school alone. SPONSORS - June’s Journey: Thank you to June’s Journey for sponsoring...

In January 2006, a woman was reported missing in Lynnwood, Washington, after she failed to show up to her Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. People began to speculate that her troubled past had possibly caught up with her, or was it something much more sinister? SPONSORS - Best Fiends: Thank you to Best Fiends for sponsoring this episode! Engage your brain with this fun puzzle and collect cute monsters...

: Hey everybody! If you’re a fan of spooky paranormal stories, Monsters Among Us is the podcast for you. Brought to you through Spreaker from iHeart, this award-winning audio experience has unique storytelling focused on terrifying tales straight from the mouths of the people who experienced them. After playing the stories, which are shared in the form of voicemails, host Derek Hayes offers up pos...

It was January of 2014 when a man in Waynesville, Ohio, returned home after working at a nearby prison. Upon entering the home, he could see evidence of a violent struggle. Curiously, two rugs were missing from the home and his teenage stepson was noticeably absent. SPONSORS - ROCKET MONEY: Thank you to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! It’s time to fight back against scammy subscriptions...

It was summer of 1993 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Sturbridge is a quaint community of around 7,800 people, located on the state’s border with Connecticut, and it consists of mostly summer-homes. One afternoon, however, the tranquility of the area was shattered when a little girl failed to return to her grandparents’ summer cottage. SPONSORS - Rocket Money: Thank you to Rocket Money for sponsorin...

The year was 2018, and it was summertime in Clinton Township in Michigan. A teenage couple inexplicably vanished without a trace. At first, some speculated that they were simply out with friends, taking advantage of the nice weather and just spending time together. However, as time continued to pass and they still hadn’t returned home, concern quickly transformed into fear… That fear escalated eve...

For more than three and a half decades, the disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews was a mystery – a riddle neither authorities nor her family members could solve. The residents of her cloistered Colorado hometown had scoured every inch of prairie. Jonelle’s face had been on milk cartons nationwide. Even the President of the United States had appealed to the public for help. Still, every le...

Halloween night is a favourite holiday for millions. For children, it’s a time to get dressed up and go door-to-door under the cloak of darkness in pursuit of candy. But lurking beneath the surface of the celebration is something very sinister. Never far from the minds of parents is the lingering notion that a predator could use the accessibility of children out alone at night to their advantage…....

1 campfire… 1 dark forest… 31 bone-chilling stories… Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Morbidology. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before...

It was a pleasant spring afternoon in Kalamazoo, Michigan, when 8-year-old Jeannie Singleton was walking home from school. Jeannie was spotted resting her legs not too far away from her home, but Jeannie never arrived in time for dinner. The disappearance sparked a massive manhunt. In fact, it would be one of the biggest searches in Kalamazoo’s history, but would Jeannie ever be coming home? SPONS...

1 campfire… 1 dark forest… 31 bone-chilling stories… Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Morbidology. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before...

It was around 8PM on the 19th of April, 2003, when a motorist saw flames emitting from woodland near a bird sanctuary in Sussex. He immediately called for the fire brigade who arrived on scene in just a matter of minutes. As they extinguished the flames, it quickly became apparent that this was no regular fire… This episode was researched and written by Eileen McFarlane from CrimeLapse. SPONSORS -...

It was the 2nd of October, 2022, when the Takhar family left their home in Telford in the United Kingdom. Harry and his wife, Ran, climbed into the front two seats of the car while two of their children climbed in the back. As they drove, Harry experienced a panic attack and fled from the car. He hasn’t been seen since… Harry still remains missing. If you have any information regarding his whereab...