Murder Amongst Friends

We're on vacation this week but wanted to once again bring you the spooky season story, The Vampire of Düsseldorf. Are you #TeamZombie or #TeamVampire? Follow us on Instagram @MAFPodcastShow Email us at MAFPodcastShow@gmail.com

Time for another recommendation for you! This week we talk about a new mini-doc released on hulu, Little Miss Innocent . Who killed Mary Yoder? When the show starts you'll have questions. We feel confident that those questions will be answered by the time you finish the final episode. All 3 episodes of Little Miss Innocent are now available on hulu Follow us on Instagram @MAFPodcastShow Email us a...

We're back this week with a longer than usual episode as Joanne wraps up our retelling of the killings of José and Kitty Menendez. The story is hard to listen to and we get on our soap boxes quite a bit this time around, but this story is still developing all these years later and it is one to learn from. Much of the information for this episode also comes from an article published on ⁠⁠biogra...

You've heard us talk about the Menendez family before, but now we are going to cover their story in depth. Joanne covers the basic details to familiarize (or re-familiarize) everyone before diving deep into the trials in our next episode. Much of the information for this episode comes from an article published on ⁠biography.com⁠ written by Jordan Zakarin Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ @MAFPodcastSho...

We've been bringing you some heavy episodes lately so we wanted to change it up and do a recommends that was still all true crime, with a little less of the grisly. Both shows we discuss this week are 30 minute episodes and don't dive too deep into the depressing and the depraved. 2 seasons of Late Night Lockup are available now on Max 3 seasons of Court Cam are available now on Hulu Follo...

We're back this week with one of the worst stories we've ever had to cover. The tragedy of Sandra Birchmore is something you've heard us reference more than a few times while covering the Karen Read case and other Massachusetts based scandals, but the details are truly difficult to stomach. Even more than usual, listener discretion is strongly advised. Much of the information for this...

Hi everyone! Mike has been struck down with Covid so no new episode this week. Instead we are rewinding back to one of our earliest episodes, the story of the mysterious death of Agneta Westlund. Much of the information for this story came from a Clermont Sun article by Marc Hoover. Follow us on Instagram @MAFPodcastShow Email us at MAFPodcastShow@gmail.com

It's time for another round of MAF Recommends. But first, Joanne gives us two updates from the state of Rhode Island. We then have three recommendations for you this week: American Murder: Laci Peterson - 3 episodes available on Netflix Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth - 3 episodes available on Max Welcome to Leith - documentary available on Tubi Check them all out now! Follow us...

Come back with us to Massachusetts as we talk about SOME of the scandals that have been surrounding the MSP and local police here for decades. We don't cover any details or officers actually involved in the Read/O'Keefe controversy, but this is the accepted behavior and consequence-free attitude that allowed it to happen. Think of this as a prequel episode. Much of the information for this...

Time for another recommendation hodgepodge episode. This week, we discuss the Netflix limited series, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder . We also talk about the 2012 controversial crime drama, Killer Joe . And of course, we also have to mention Deadpool & Wolverine which is required by law these days. All 6 episodes of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder are available now on Netflix Killer Joe i...

This week, Mike tells the story of a killer that living legend Dr. Ann Burgess interviewed but still has questions about. Find out about this guy, what Dr. Burgess thinks about him, and some about his many victims in our all new episode! Much of the information for this episodes comes from a timeline published by the Charlotte Observer Follow us on Instagram @MAFPodcastShow Email us at MAFPodcastS...

Welcome to episode 75! This week you're getting a hybrid episode, aren't you just so lucky? Joanne tells the story of the godmother of serial killer research, Dr. Ann Burgess. You'll hear the story of her work and some of the cases she studied and consulted on in this episode. You also get a bonus recommends because Hulu just put out a 3 part miniseries on Dr Burgess titled Mastermind:...

Hi everyone. A bit of an all over the place episode today. We have to touch on current events, and then we quickly give an update on Alec Baldwin, and some very minor updates related to Karen Read and some of the same players in Canton. Our main discussion is about the new movie Longlegs playing now in theaters. Longlegs is currently playing in movie theaters nation wide Follow us in Instagram @MA...

We've had a mistrial but there is still a lot more ground to cover with the story of Karen Read, John O'Keefe, and the other Canton players. Once again, this episode is a conversation between the two of us with no main story source. Check out the ⁠Law & Crime⁠ or ⁠CourtTV⁠ trial feeds Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ @MAFPodcastShow Email us at MAFPodcastShow@gmail.com

Get ready everyone as we kick off what promises to be multiple episodes of Karen Read coverage. We are still on verdict watch (this episode was recorded on June 30, 2024) but there are so many ins and outs to this case we wanted to get started. We'll give you the basics in this first installment, but we will continue with a deeper dive into our thoughts and opinions (and hopefully a verdict re...

Here we are with episode 71 and we have another recommends for you. Robert Shinn added a twist to his church by recruiting TikTok dancers as his most prominent (and profitable) followers. Is it a cult? Is the documentary worth watching? We can at least answer one of those questions. You can check out all 3 episodes of Dancing for the Devil on Netflix now. Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult...

Can you believe we've done 70 of these? Mike is back in the storyteller's seat this week to talk about the senseless murder of Sarah Stern by two former classmates. A confession was captured on video and the story is ridiculous and outrageous. Much of the information for this story is taken from the confession tape available here Follow us on Instagram @MAFPodcastShow Email us at MAFPodcas...

Welcome back to MAF Recommends, everyone! We have 2 shows for this week's recommendations. The first is Spacey: Unmasked (2 episodes) available on Max. The second is Fallen Idols - Nick and Aaron Carter (4 episodes) which is also available on Max. Both series examine abuse among the rich and famous. Check them out and then give us a listen! Fallen Idols - Nick and Aaron Carter - ★★★☆☆ Spacey:...

We're back with a regular episode this week. Joanne tells the story of Zinaida Portnova and you won't believe what this one woman accomplished in a very short life. Much of the information for this episode comes from a an article on allthatsinteresting.com written by Natasha Ishak Follow us on Instagram @MAFPodcastShow Email us at MAFPodcastShow@gmail.com

Welcome back, everyone! We are trying out a new format; one week we will do a deep dive into a documentary or mini-series from the world of True Crime that we think you should check out. Then the next week we will be back with a story told in our traditional way. This week's recommendation is The Pillowcase Murders, a 3 episode documentary series currently available on Paramount+. Check out th...

Welcome back to MAF! We have practically two episodes in one this week. First, we have the obligatory discussion about Baby Reindeer *. We offer our thoughts on the story as well as the craftsmanship of the show. Then, Joanne shares the story of North Dakota's only serial killer. Taking place at the turn of the 20th century, there are details about this case that are still unknown to this day....

Believe it or not, we're back! We've been away for quite some time and we're sorry about that. We've been hiding in our secret MAF underground bunker but have emerged to bring you a brand new episode to start a brand new season. To kick us off, Joanne tells the very recent story of the disappearance and murders of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley - two Kansas mothers and their in...

Hi everyone. We had to touch on current events this week, but we do also have a main story to share with you. We discuss a judge who was caught sending hundreds of (highly inappropriate) texts to her bailiff as a man was on trial for murder. If you want to skip directly to that story you can find it here: 8:24-32:14 The information for this story came from an article published by the New York Time...

We are back from our short break! This week we cover it all from a few unfolding stories, to a groundbreaking scientific discovery, to a documentary about the most horrific "haunted house" ever made. Much of the information for this story comes from an article published on The Forensics Library Follow us on Instagram @MAFPodcastShow Email us at MAFPodcastShow@gmail.com

From the archives of the greatest true crime show of all time, Forensic Files , comes the story of Dr. Schneeberger and how he was brought down by one of his patients. Joanne cracks the case in about the first 5 minutes, but see if you can figure it out even faster. Much of the information for this story comes from the " Bad Blood " episode of Forensic Files produced by FilmRise Follow u...