Muriel's Murders

The real (?) boogeyman who snatched children and disappeared them into the old woods and forgotten tunnels of Staten Island. Who is Cropsey? Who is Andre Rand? What the hell happened in Willowbrook State School? Muriel keeps the urban legend alive and Nick pays the price. This is our second of three episodes celebrating the work of Joshua Zeman. Thank you Random M for signing up at www.patreon.com...

Serial killer(s) + cults + conspiracy theories + one obsessed journalist + one great documentarian = Sons of Sam! Many have heard of the serial killer David Berkowitz aka the Son of Sam who murdered way too many people in NYC back in the 70s, but Muriel just watched the Netflix true crime series “The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness” and she wants you all (and Nick) to hear about author Maury...

Who the hell kidnaps a busload of kids and traps them underground? Tune in to hear about The Chowchilla Kidnapping. Who the hell invented the Backstreet Boys, NSync, O-Town, LFO and Aaron Carter? His name is Lou Pearlman and Muriel has quite the story to tell you about him and his crazy criminal ways. Tune in now for the two-part Boy Band Muriel's Murders right now at www.patreon.com/murielsmurder...

Ridiculous (as promised) and tragic. A family ripped apart by the man who built an empire. Go back and listen to Part 1 first, and hug a loved one. Our main sources for this episode are from journalists John Wolfson, Steve Bailey and Julie Manganis. Shout out Boston. Muriel’s art instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muriel.montgomery.art To support the podcast and unlock exclusive episode check ou...

Tech millionaire lunacy, petty Ivy-leaguers, trust fund squabbles, Russian-speaking assassins and a bullet to the Nutty Professor’s gut. Muriel breaks down the story of John J. Donovan Sr., his ludicrous wealth, and how he made enemies out of all of his friends and children. And that’s just Part 1. Part 2 VIP early access available NOW at www.patreon.com/murielsmurders Our main sources for this ep...

Jodie Foster, shaved heads, porn addiction, John Lennon, oil money, Nazis and attempted assassinations of multiple politicians. The story of John Hinckley Jr. climaxes when he shoots President Ronald Reagan, but Muriel weaves many threads together in the dirty quilt that is this violent, disturbing story. She’s pretty much the Martin Scorsese of true crime podcasting. Big love goes out to Jennifer...

Ace reporter Muriel Freakin’ Montgomery brings you BREAKING NEWS from the world of ultra-wealthy-vegan-business-tycoon nose biting!! It’s Muriel’s newest nightmare! Available only at www.patreon.com/murielsmurders Stick around after the sneak peek to learn about why you signing up for Patreon is a game-changer for us. For more info please visit www.murielsmurders.com/support

Muriel’s Grimm #3: A family-friendly (we think!) retelling of a lesser known story from The Brothers Grimm, “A Tale About The Boy Who Went Forth to Know What Fear Was.” Rated PG-13 (we think?). No bad language, but it’s scary and has some violence. Proceed with caution. Happy Halloween! Muriel brings her signature true-crime podcasting style to the world of old-school fairytales in an attempt to m...

Muriel’s Grimm #2: A family-friendly (we think!) retelling of a lesser known story from The Brothers Grimm, “The Juniper Tree.” Rated PG-13 (we think?). No bad language, but it’s scary and has some violence. Proceed with caution. Happy Halloween! Muriel brings her signature true-crime podcasting style to the world of old-school fairytales in an attempt to make something family-friendly… and scary…...

Muriel’s Grimm #1: A family-friendly (we think!) retelling of a lesser known story from The Brothers Grimm, “Hans My Hedgehog.” Rated PG-13 (we think?). No bad language, but it’s scary and has some violence. Proceed with caution. Happy Halloween! Muriel brings her signature true-crime podcasting style to the world of old-school fairytales in an attempt to make something family-friendly… and scary…...

Greatest Hits: The Weirdest Case Ever Argued by Abe Lincoln (episode #5, originally released on 5/5/2021). Muriel gives Nick a murdery history lesson about when Abe Lincoln was a lawyer and his weirdest murder case. Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the three crazy Halloween episodes dropping next week. Very excited for you to hear them.  Thank you Ted H and Heather M for increasing your...

Please tune in for a big announcement and then stick around for the story of Cecilia Steyn (episode 23, originally released on September 8, 2021). Devilsdorp, the South African documentary about a series of brutal satanic murders masterminded by a self-described "42nd Generational Witch" named Cecilia Steyn, is currently a viral sensation in South Africa. Directed by Devid Enright, the doc is not...

Kokkie gets out of jail, captures clout, lives his best life, escapes a bomb, gets a little sloppy with a samurai sword, pisses off the Dutch-Moroccan Mafia, goes into business with shady cell phone companies, finally meets his maker, and has what may well have been his ideal funeral. Go back and listen to Part One (episode 71) to get the whole gooey back story. If you appreciate this podcast, thi...

Our most requested episode yet! And most horrific. Listener discretion is advised. Unlock The Ken & Barbie Killers Trilogy in its entirety. Only available at www.patreon.com/murielsmurders

A drug dealing murderer turned true crime blogger ends up murdered himself. We'd like to introduce you to Martin Kok AKA The Stutterer AKA Kokkie. The story (which begins at 7:40 - we had to spend the first few minutes sending love to listeners) crescendos in Amsterdam in 2016, but really starts in 1983 with one of Europe’s most famous kidnappings, and still makes headlines today. There are intern...

The stabby end of an era. In this third and final part of the Lana Turner story, Lana's 15-year-old daughter stabs a gangster to death. The gangster was dating Lana Turner, other gangsters get mad, Hollywood has a field day. ABSOLUTELY go back and listen to the first two parts first. Part 1, first. Part 2, second. You know how numbers work. But if you're into chaos above all else, by all means, pl...

Hollywood Golden Age icon Lana Turner’s life, career, and daughter who stabbed a gangster to death. Part 3 (the end of the trilogy) available NOW at www.patreon.com/murielsmurders Check out Part 1 first! Muriel made another epic! Thanks for tuning in XOXO www.murielsmurders.com/support is a very good website.

Hollywood’s Golden Age icon Lana Turner lived a crazy ass life well before she became a movie star. Then she got super famous and had a daughter. Eventually that daughter, Cheryl Crane, stabbed a gangster named Johnny Stompanato to death. Cheryl was 15 at the time of the murder and Stompanato was dating her mother. It’s a whole thing. Muriel gets into it. Part 2 coming next week. To learn more abo...

Hobart blew his lid and shot filmmaker Hugh O’Connor to death in the Eastern Kentucky just minutes after meeting him for the very first time. O’Connor’s last words were “Why did you have to do that?” Well, Muriel dug up a documentary from the bowels of Vimeo and does her best to answer the murdered man’s final question. Thank you Davie-Blue, Lara and Kiera for signing up at www.patreon.com/muriels...

Your favorite baking show is a front for a sinister plot to take control of the human population through mind control. Says Nick. To Katelyn Hempstead and Alexis Preston on Lizard People - a comedy podcast about conspiracy theories. Listen and subscribe to Lizard People wherever you inject podcasts from the internet into your brain. It’s our summer vacation! Which is the whole reason we’re taking...

The Invincible Iron Mike Malloy finally dies. And so do the other broken drunks who did him in. It’s an absurd tragedy and Muriel cries at the heartbreak of it all. Please go back and listen to Part 1 first, and if you needed to hear that - please thank Nick. We love you all, take care. To learn more about how to support the show please check out www.murielsmurders.com/support We’d love to hear fr...

Legendary NYC barfly Michael Malloy could drink everyone at the bar under the table. Who cares if that bar was tiny and disgusting and only had about ten people in it and all of them were plotting to kill him? Welcome to Mr. Malloy vs The Murder Trust. Part 2 available at www.patreon.com/murielsmurders later in the same day Part 1 comes out. Thank you Elizabeth S and Wednesday Friday L for signing...

Death row, brothels, speakeasies, the gas pedal of a four wheel weapon, and Eva Coo’s heavy mallet. This week we get experimental! With Nick taking the role of host, Muriel sits back and enjoys the show as actors Randolph Thompson, Christopher Corbin, Meghan Parks, Becky Poole and Lindsey Barrow act out excerpts from true crime legend Dorothy Kilgallen’s “Hootch, Whores and Homicide.” Thank you Ti...

Strip club kingpins in wrinkled khakis, famous sheriffs, drive by shootings, jail house romance scams, mayors up to no good and the plot to kill Biloxi, Mississippi power couple Margaret and Vince Sherry. Part 2 is here! This is the last part, so please go and listen to Part 1 (episode 62) first. Thank you Julia R for signing up at www.patreon.com/murielsmurders - you rock our world! To learn more...

Mississippi MURDER 1987-style! Who killed Biloxi power couple Margaret and Vince Sherry in their own home? Muriel takes us through the Whiskey Rebellion, bootleg slot machines, Mayoral drama, under the table wiener rubs, and yellow Firebirds. Part 1 of 2. Check out Mega Grit! Here’s the new single produced by our very own Mario Casalini by Joey Cool and Tech N9ne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3...