Not Today

In the early morning of December 5th 1998, 14 year old Michael Politte was having a sleepover with one of his friends, when he was woken up to find his mother’s murdered body on her bedroom floor. But that was only the beginning of the hell he was about to endure. At only the age of 14, Michael would be arrested for murdering his mother, Rita Politte. 

In November of 1981, Yossi Ghinsberg, Kevin Gale, and Marcus Stamm were convinced to take the 'trip of a lifetime' through the amazon rainforest by a man named Karl Ruchprecter. Karl told the group he was an experienced geologist who knew the jungle better than his own backyard and would guide them through the jungle to see things no one ever had. However after almost a month of trekking through t...

On the evening of February 18th, 2002, Butch Bowyer had been getting his son Brett ready for bed when he heard a knock at the door around 10pm. When he answered the door, he was met by two men claiming to be narcotics officers who were there to search the home for drugs and arrest Butch for possession of drugs. Butch felt like he had no other choice but for him and his son to leave with these men...

For decades Texas A&M University held the tradition of burning the annual Aggie bonfire the night before their rivalry football game with University of Texas. The bonfire was made into an enormous wedding cake like structure and was entirely constructed by students in the months leading up to the game. However on November 18th of 1999, students were putting the finishing touches on their belov...

Let's dive into the stories you send in! This time around we've got a dad who escaped a serial killer, a group who gets stuck between an angry mama moose and a black bear, a really terrifying ghost and more! 

While working alone on his parent's North Dakota farm one January morning in 1992, 18-year-old John Thompson became entangled in a piece of machinery. In an instant, both arms were severed.

Lorena Bobbitt was charged with malicious wounding for cutting off her husband's penis with an 8 inch knife. In this part of the story, we're going to dive into her trial, as well as the after math of it.  **Keep an eye out for bonus episode #16 tomorrow!!**

Early in the morning on June 23, 1993, the Manassas city police received a call reporting a man had been assaulted by his wife, and officers were needed at Prince William Hospital. But when officers arrived at the hospital, they learned this would be far from a routine call. The victim of this assault, John Wayne Bobbitt, had his penis cut off; and the severed penis was still missing. Did Lorena B...

Jim and Jennifer Stolpa and their infant son, Clayton, were traveling to Idaho to attend a family funeral, when they realized main interstate highway had been shut down due to a bad blizzard. Jim and Jennifer decided to find an alternate route, however instead of going around the storm like they intended, the couple drove directly into it, and got stuck in the snow. By the time they got stuck, it...

Let's talk about some truly unbelievable freak accidents! 

Jennifer Holliday picked up her 18-year-old cousin, Anna Franklin, up from a babysitting job, late one night in May of 2005. The two decided to make a quick stop at a gas station to grab some snacks before heading home, however their worlds were about to collide with an evil man who was fueling his rage with exorbitant amounts of drugs and alcohol. They didn't know it at the time, however after le...

On July 29, 1995, 17-year-old Joseph Clark abducted 13-year-old Thadius Phillips from his home in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Later known as the “Bonebreaker Killer,” Clark kidnapped fellow teen boys and systematically broke their bones.

Psychiatric hospitals in the 20th century were a really terrifying place to be. In this episode we're going to discuss the conditions and treatments in mental institutions during that time, as well as a few people who experienced them and lived to tell the tale!  P.S. Bonus episode 16 comes out tomorrow!! 

In the fall of 1961, Julian Harvey had been pulled out of the ocean from a dinghy. He claimed the Bluebell, a ship he had been the captain for, had hit an unexpected squall which caused the ship to sink, taking everyone on board down with it. That story was believable until 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault was found near death on the open ocean after 4 days on a small cork raft. Terry Jo had a much...

When a Hollywood camera crew set out to film an active volcano they end up in a helicopter crash into the volcano.  Our announcement is a big change, but I will do my best to keep the show conversational. It's possible Alex will join in on episodes in the future, but for now, it's just going to be between me and you! Telling stories is my passion and I will continue to give it my all! Thank you so...

On Friday the 13th of October 1995, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith were walking to a friends birthday party around midnight when a man emerged from the bushes and attacked them with a baseball bat. Hours later, Misty woke up in the grass dazed and confused but managed to stumble her way to the nearby emergency room. However the Abbotsford killer was only getting started. Terry Driver...

Stephanie was convicted of manslaughter in 2014 for the stabbing death of her fiance Andrew Wagner. Prosecutors alleged Fernandes was the prime aggressor in a tumultuous relationship that culminated in murder, but Stephanie argued that she was a battered woman who acted in self defense. This case is far from black and white. Let me know what you guys think about this one. Either down below or in t...

Blake Stanfeild and his father Neil planned to go on a six day rafting trip in the remote Alaskan wilderness, sixty miles from civilization, to celebrate Neil's 65th birthday. But when their raft hit an unexpected patch of ice, the strong current sent the men underneath. The two managed to find a pocket of air under the ice covering the raging river, however this was only the start of their fight...

In 2015 Victoria Cilliers nearly plummeted to her death after jumping out of an airplane and discovering that both her initial and reserve parachute had malfunctioned. Victoria miraculously survived the fall, however an investigation was promptly opened after  experts had been lead to believe that her kit had been tampered with. After uncovering more of what was going on behind the scenes in Victo...

A daughter watches in horror as her mother is kidnapped from their home by intruders posing as deliverymen.

Forty-two people were killed in the collapse of the double-decked Cypress Freeway on Oct. 17, 1989, when the Loma Prieta Earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area. In this bonus episode, we discuss a few of the survivor's experiences and the incredible bravery of the first responders involved.