Mysterious Mavens

This week Denae tells Kim about the insane murder one night at a Lululemon. Sources: Lululemon murder - Wikipedia Prosecutor: Brittany Norwood Stole Merchandise Before Killing Jayna Murray - ABC News By Andrea Canning and Jessica Hopper Sentencing in Lululemon Murder Friday – NBC4 Washington by Erika Gonzalez Possible Motive in Lululemon Murder Case | WAMU by Elliott Francis Find us on Instagram a...

This week Kim tells Denae the story of Ryan Poston and the lengths a woman went to try to hide the truth. It wasn't great lengths... Sources: 48 hours: Ryan Poston murder  Truly criminal Deadly obsession: the murder of Ryan Poston The murder of Ryan Poston 20/20 Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavens...

This week Denae tells Kim about some amazing Dutch teens who heroically fought against the Nazis.  https://www.history.com/articles/dutch-resistance-teenager-killed-nazis-freddie-oversteegen History.com This Teenager Killed Nazis with Her Sister in WWII By Becky Little Time.com As Teenagers, These Sisters Resisted the Nazis. Here's What They Taught Me About Doing the Right Thing By Sophie Polderma...

This week Kim tells Denae about the stalkers of a few celebrities. The first part was a few years ago so she's telling some more! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer IMDb.com/ RebeccaSchaeffer  https://people.com/rebecca-schaeffer-death-everything-to-know-11766223 The truly sickening murder of celebrity Rebecca Schaeffer: true crime Central  The many stalkers of Taylor Swift,...

This week Denae follows up her story of Fredia Gibbs with the story of the man who attacked her, also known as the serial killer named "The Grim Sleeper" Sources: Convicted serial killer known as the ‘Grim Sleeper’ found dead in prison cell | CNN By Hollie Silverman AETV.com Who Were the 'Grim Sleeper' Killer's Victims? And Did He Ever Suspend His Murder Spree? By CM Frankie Evil Among Us: The Gri...

This week Kim tells Denae about the insanely talented and hilarious Phil Hartman and his death.  Sources: Morbid: the murder of Phil Hartman IMDb Phil Hartman Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate us 5 stars!!! and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim about "the most dangerous woman" badass Fredia Gibbs! Sources: Instagram: essenceofblackculture  Youtube: Unfiltered Stories: The Serial Killer Who Picked The Wrong Victim Fredia Gibbs - Wikipedia Grim Sleeper - Wikipedia Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please...

As promised on episode 176, Kim goes on to tell Denae about the second known Craigslist killer. Sources: DFWTO: Richard Beasley https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/richard-beasley-ohio-craigslist-killer Behind you: Richard Beasley Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate...

This week Denae tells Kim all about the Lioness of Brittany. A woman pirate who avenges her husbands death! Sources: Instagram thehistoryguy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_de_Clisson Hundred Years' War - Wikipedia Noble Blood: Jeanne de Clisson, Pirate Terror of France Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mys...

This week Kim tells Denae one of the two "Craigslist killer" stories. Sources: Craigslist Killer: lifetime movie True Crime Obsessed: Craigslist Killer https://www.aetv.com/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-craigslist-killer-philip-markoff Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate us 5 st...

This week Denae tells Kim about a man who apparently started a flood to keep partying. Do we think he's guilty or investigation got lazy and decided it was him for no reason? Sources: Criminal- Catastrophe  The Dollop- Episode 216 Catastrophe Jim  James Scott (criminal) - Wikipedia James Scott has spent 30 years in prison for causing the flood of 1993. Not everyone believes he's guilty | State New...

This week Kim tells Denae about how a lawyer believed a client and with the help of the show "Curb your Enthusiasm" saved this man's life! Sources: Killer destinations: Juan Catalan What’s up Fool episode 561 with Juan Catalan The exoneration of Juan Catalan thanks to curb your enthusiasm  ‘The car pool lane’  Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com...

This week Denae tells Kim about the fraudulent music manager who made the Backstreet Boys and N' Sync internationally famous.  And details how he had a decades-long Ponzi scheme that took millions from unsuspecting investors. Team N'Sync!!! Sources: Dirty Pop NetFlix Special The True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' - Netflix Tudum Lou Pearlman Ran 1 of America’s Biggest Pon...

This week we go back to 2000's (the later days of myspace) and Kim tells Denae about the FarmVille murders. Sources: Hell no: A true crime podcast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrorcore Haunted Autopsy: the case of the FarmVille murders Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate us 5...

This week Denae tells Kim about the "bling ring" Sources: people.com The True Story of 'The Bling Ring' by Skyler Caruso Bling Ring - Wikipedia Netflix Documentary:  'The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist' Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate us 5 stars!!! and as always SELF CARE...

This week Kim tells Denae about the death of Marilyn Monroe. What the media knows and what may have actually happened. Are the conspiracies true? Or what we were told was what happened? Sources: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/marilyn-monroe-marries-arthur-miller Hollywoodland part 1 and 2 Marilyn Monroe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marilyn_Monroe https://www.sciencedirect.com/scien...

This week Denae tells Kim all about the ghosts haunting Denver’s famous Brown Palace! Sources: The Brown Palace Hotel - Denver Terrors Blog historycolorado.org The Rule of Three | History Colorado  by Shelby Carr Neuhauser The Most Haunted Hotels In Denver - Denver Terrors Blog Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website:...

This week Kim tells the story of Nathan Carman, a story that keeps getting worse and worse. Sources: Serialously: Nathan Carman https://people.com/details-the-carman-family-deaths-left-out-11854694 Netflix: The Carman family murders  Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate us 5 star...

The world is feeling a little heavy right now so this week Denae tells us an inspiring "true crime story" about two sister heroes! Sources: The opera-loving sisters who 'stumbled' into heroism - BBC News Louise Cook (humanitarian) - Wikipedia Mary Burchell - Wikipedia YouTube: The Bravest Voices: A Memoir of Two Sisters'… by Ida Cook · Audiobook preview jewishvirtuallibrary.org Ida and Louise Cook...

TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT  This week Kim tells Denae the insanely graphic, yet inspiring story of Alison Botha Sources: Morbid: Attempted murder of Alison Botha Murder with my husband  https://womenforchange.co.za/take-action/parole-of-alison-bothas-rapist/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-10-14-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-a-victim-alison-botha-fights-for-her-life-a-s...

This week Denae tells Kim about the creepiest rideshare driver in Denver! Sources: NBC News.com Former Denver rideshare driver sentenced to 290 to life for assaulting a dozen women by Phil Helsel March 7, 2025 John Pastor-Mendoza Convicted of Sexually Assaulting and Kidnapping Numerous Women While Posing as a Ride-Share Driver – Denver DA 'We all survived the same monster': Survivors of rideshare...

This week Kim covers the most prolific female serial killer Aileen Wuornos.  Sources:  https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69219126/how-many-people-did-aileen-wuornos-kill/ https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/node/77455 Monster  https://www.britannica.com/question/How-was-Aileen-Wuornos-caught Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not...

This week Denae tells Kim the abysmal story of the Yogurt Shop murders. Sources: Significant Breakthrough Made in 1991 I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Murders | AustinTexas.gov 09/29/25 The Austin, Texas, yogurt shop murders: Families, investigators remain haunted by unsolved case - CBS News By Erin Moriarty Ruth Chenetz, Stephanie Slifer, Anthony Venditti 12/12/25 DNA helps solve 'haunting' yogurt sh...

This week Kim tells Denae about Jackie and Thomas Hawks and how their beautiful life was ended so callously Sources: Murder with my husband episode 279 Dateline ‘the last voyage’ Killafornia dreaming episode #14  48 hours the dark voyage  Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate us 5...

For the first episode of the year Denae concludes her Colorado Cryptids Series with The Slide Rock Bolter and Tommy Knockers! Sources: Colorado Silver Boom - Wikipedia Knocker (folklore) - Wikipedia Tommyknockers of the Western Mines – Legends of America NOT ALONE IN THE MINES: The legend of Colorado's "Tommyknockers" - Denver Gazette by Piper Russell Oct. 6, 2025 Tommyknockers — Astonishing Legen...