Mysterious Mavens

This week Denae tells Kim the crazy story of a woman who was kidnapped and forced to impersonate Aretha Franklin.  Sources:  The Counterfeit Queen of Soul | Smithsonian By Jeff Maysh Criminal Podcast: The Impersonator Vickie Jones - Wikipedia

Today Kim tells Denae the twisted tale of a woman who posed as a high schooler and middle schooler.  Sources:  NBCBoston.com : A Timeline of the Shelby Hewitt Case By Mary Markos Timesuck podcast with Dan Cummins: Episode 434: Shelby Hewitt: The 32 Year Old Seventh Grader

This week Denae tells Kim about Grand Junction, Colorado killer Brian Cohee Jr.  Sources: Unilad.com article New true crime doc on murderer Brian Cohee is leaving people 'unable to sleep' after watching by Niamh Shackleton The People V Brian Cohee: Sentencing Hearing | KREX5 FOX4 The Daily Sentinel A Look Back: Cohee Trial Top Crime Story of 2023 by Sam Klomhaus https://www.gjsentinel.com/a-look-b...

This week Kim tells Denae about some young girls who attempted murder, claiming Slender Man needed a sacrifice.  Sources: Beware of the Slenderman Documentary Morbid Podcast: The Slender Man Stabbing Strange and Unexplained Podcast: Slender Man

This week Denae tells Kim the infamous cold case of Lady of the Dunes (that very recently was SOLVED!) Sources:  Killer of Cape Cod’s ‘Lady of the Dunes’ identified 50 years after murder | Massachusetts | The Guardian Lady of the Dunes’ late husband has been linked to two other deaths - now his friend speaks out | The Independent by Sheila Flynn Who killed The Lady of the Dunes? How Jaws could hol...

This week Kim tells Denae the sad story of murder victim, Micaela Constanzo.  Sources: Morbidology: Episode 10 Manner of Death: Homicide Episode 1 That Chapter Podcast/YouTube ThoughtCo.com The Murder of Micaela Costanzo by Charles Montaldo Toni Fratto | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

This week Denae tells Kim about the burning of the last "witch" in Ireland, Bridget Cleary.  Sources:  Murder of Bridget Cleary - Wikipedia County Tipperary - Wikipedia The Haunting True Story of Bridget Cleary’s “Changeling” Murder - Atlas Obscura By Sarah Durn wildernessireland.com Irish Folklore, Myth & Legend: The Fairies By Dawn Rainbolt Lore: Season 1 Episode 3 Black Stockings

This week Kim tells Denae about the Colorado Hammer Murders.  Sources: Bad Acts podcast episode 133 Wikipedia coloradojudicial.gov COLORADO ALEX CHRISTOPHER EWING, IDA-0021 - AMENDED COMPLAINT AI\D INFORMATION COUNT 1: MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE 9News.com Hammer attack murder suspect says 'nothing has been fair' by Kevin Vaughan

This week Denae tells Kim the story of Giulia Tofana, the woman who helped many Italian wives poison their husbands. Sources: AllThatsInteresting.com Giulia Tofana: The Legendary Serial Poisoner Of 17th-Century Rome .By Hannah McKennett  YouTube Channel: Weird History: The Woman Who Poisoned 600 Men with Her Makeup Giulia Tofana - Wikipedia mikedashhistory.com Aqua Tofana: slow-poisoning and husba...

This week Kim tells Denae the story of Ed Edwards, lifelong criminal who had no chill.  Sources:  Edward Edwards (serial killer) - Wikipedia The Crime Reel YouTube

This week Denae tells Kim about the Official Witch of Salem and how she was an integral part of solving a murder case. Sources: Buzzfeed.com A Man Who "Discovered Himself" From An Episode Of "Unsolved Mysteries" And 10 Other True Crime Cases With Unexpected Twists by Angelica Martinez Unsolved Mysteries: Season 9 Episode 4 Salem State University Blog: Laurie Cabot by Jen Ratliff Patheos.com The Tr...

This week Kim tells Denae the puzzling story of missing person Jason Landry.  Sources:  What happened to Jason Landry? Texas pastor prays for answers after son's mysterious disappearance | Fox News by Michael Ruiz The Vanished Podcast: Jason Landry texasattorneygeneral.gov Statement on the Third Anniversary of Jason Landry’s Disappearance | Office of the Attorney General

This week Denae tells Kim about the mysterious murder of Charles Walton.  Sources: HistoricMysteries.com The Charles Walton Witchcraft Murder by Les Hewitt Killing of Charles Walton - Wikipedia Vice.com The Unsolved ‘Witchcraft’ Murder That Shocked Britain by Thomas Hobbs The Rollright Stones .co.uk burhillfort.co.uk

This week Kim tells Denae the incredible story of a woman who kept her lover in her attic. Sources: AllThat’ sInteresting.com The Story Of Dolly Oesterreich – The Woman Who Kept Her Secret Lover In The Attic For Years . By Erin Kelly Walburga Oesterreich - Wikipedia MyLifetime.com The Lover in the Attic: A Torrid Triangle Gone Bad | Lifetime by Nancy Bilyeau  MilwaukeeMag.com The Legend of Milwauk...

This week Denae tells Kim about a beauty queen who kidnapped a Mormon missionary.  Sources:  Tabloid- Documentary by Errol Morris Joyce McKinney and the battle of the tabloids | Documentary films | The Guardian by Andrew Anthony A Bizarre, And Now Serendipitous, 'Tabloid' Tale : NPR By Mark Jenkins Medium.com : I Spoke to Joyce Mckinney in 2019 and This is my Take on The Whole Situation By Femi Os...

This week Kim tells Denae the story of the infamous Patty Hearst kidnapping.  Sources:  Patty Hearst - Wikipedia Crimes of the Centuries: Patty Hearst Even the Rich:The Patty Hearst Story American Scandal

This week Denae tells Kim about a horrible murder that took place on Halloween night in 2015.  Sources:  Snapped Season 32: Episode 24 Darryl Williams Darryl Williams Kills Tiffany James While Wearing Jason Mask | Crime News by Caitlin Schunn Tampa Bay Times: Man charged in Halloween murder of Brandon woman

This week Kim tells Denae about horrific serial killer, Christopher Wilder.  Sources: 385. Christopher Bernard Wilder — FBI   fbi.gov This Is Monsters podcast “Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen Killer” Christopher Wilder Wikipedia  Serial Killers podcast “The Beauty Queen Killer”

This week Denae tells Kim about a wild west Denver legend.  Sources:  The “Nude” Silks-Fulton Duel | Colorado Encyclopedia The House of Mirrors – Dead in Denver Blog 

This week Kim tells Denae about famous family annihilator, John List.  Sources:  YouTube What In The French Toast: John List True Crime All The Time podcast: John List Wikipedia: John List (Murderer) allthatsinteresting.com John List Killed His Family, Then Vanished For 18 Years by Katie Serena

This week Denae tells Kim the story of Jonelle Matthews, a young girl who went missing and was one of the first missing children featured on the back of milk cartons in the 1980s.  Sources:  Oxygen Special: The Girl on the Milk Carton

This week Kim tells Denae about a Tinder date gone horribly wrong. Sources:  Morbid Podcast: The Tragic Murder of Grace Millane Murder With My Husband Youtube: Episode 101 Grace Millane, Tinder Date Tragedy BBC News Grace Millane's Death Could've Been Avoided   All That's Interesting.com Inside the Chilling Murder of Grace Millane At The Hands Of Her Tinder Date By Austin Harvey

This week Denae tells Kim about some spooky Colorado lore.  Sources:  The David Wolpert House: Dissecting A Riverdale Road Ghost Story | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives by Katie Rudolph Riverdale Road: Is this Colorado road haunted? | FOX31 Denver By Dara Bitler Reddit: Paranormal: Riverdale Road Thornton, CO https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1c7nbhs/riverdale_roa...

This week Kim tells Denae the twisty turny story of a lover's triangle.  Sources: Netflix Documentary: Lover Stalker Killer Snapped Season 24, Episode 15: Liz Goylar YouTube Channel: Mile Higher, Episode 188: A Cyberstalker & Deadly Obsession: The Shocking Case Of Dave Kroupa, Cari Farver & Liz Golyar  Killer Psyche Podcast: Lover, Stalker, Killer: Inside the Twisted Mind of Liz Golyar Lov...

This week Denae tells Kim about some siblings who took their plot for revenge too far.  Sources:  Killer Siblings Season 1, Episode 1 Oxygen.com Tragic Shooting Of Alaska Teen Leads To Explosive Revenge Plot by Erik Hawkins Smithsonian Alaska Mail Bomb | National Postal Museum