Perplexed: True crime & Mystery Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Kate loves to give you an interactive episode! Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/subscribe Pl...

Send us Fan Mail Ohhh Carl Tanzler — now that’s one of the creepiest love stories you’ll ever hear, and not in a romantic way. Buckle up. Carl Tanzler (also spelled Tänzler), a German-born radiology technician in Florida in the 1930s, became obsessed with a young Cuban-American woman named Elena Hoyos, who was a patient at the hospital where he worked. She had tuberculosis, which was a death sente...

Send us Fan Mail Timothy Dexter (1747–1806) was basically a self-made millionaire, professional oddball, and accidental genius from Massachusetts.  Imagine if Mr. Bean decided to become a tycoon — but instead of constantly failing, he somehow kept getting rich by doing things that should have crashed and burned spectacularly.  Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any...

Send us Fan Mail Christa Pike is the only woman currently on death row in Tennessee and holds the distinction of being the youngest woman ever sentenced to death in the United States when she was convicted of the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, If executed, Pike would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in over 200 years and the first person executed in the state who was 18 at the time of...

Send us Fan Mail Bedtime stories for you this week. Kate tells us four folklore tales from around the world.... The Goblin Rat, Rauhnächte, Botan Dōrō & The Wendigo. Sleep well..... Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us ke...

Send us Fan Mail In this eppisode we give you some of Reddits most scariest stories! Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com...

Send us Fan Mail The Stanford Prison Experiment—one of psychology’s most infamous “what-were-they-thinking” moments. Conducted in 1971 by Dr. Philip Zimbardo, it was supposed to last two weeks but was shut down in just six days because things went horribly wrong (or incredibly right, depending on how you measure “insight into human nature”).  Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would...

Send us Fan Mail Recent reports have emerged about a potential discovery of a vast underground city beneath Egypt's Pyramids of Giza. Researchers from Italy and Scotland, utilizing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology, claim to have identified a network of structures extending over a mile below the surface. These structures reportedly include five interconnected rooms, eight vertical sha...

Send us Fan Mail In relation to the Manosphere documentary we have decided to release this episode to everyone. In todays BLAM, Kate has delved into the new Netflix series Adolescence and the subject of the Red Pill an Mens rights. Mens Rights Movement is an offshoot of the Men’s Liberation Movement, a social movement formed in the 1960s as a response to second-wave feminism. The Men’s Liberation...

Send us Fan Mail The history of medical treatments is a wild ride through human creativity, superstition, and scientific progress.  In this episode we discuss some of the most bizarre historical treatments ranging from mice paste to cocaine laced wine. These historic treatments will have you blessing the 20th century and the perks of modern medicine  Support the show Thank you for listening. If yo...

Send us Fan Mail  Aileen Wuornos was an American Female serial killer with a life story straight out of a dark, twisted movie. Born in 1956, she had a hellish childhood—abandoned, abused, and forced to fend for herself from an early age. She ended up working as a prostitute along Florida’s highways and, between 1989 and 1990, killed at least six middle-aged men. While she initially claimed the kil...

Send us Fan Mail PART TWO - Gary Michael Heidnik (1943–1999) was an American serial rapist, kidnapper, and murderer who became notorious for his brutal crimes in Philadelphia. Between 1986 and 1987, he abducted six women—torturing and sexually abusing them while keeping them captive in a pit he dug in his basement. Two of the women died as a result of his horrific acts, which included electrocutio...

Send us Fan Mail PART ONE - Gary Michael Heidnik (1943–1999) was an American serial rapist, kidnapper, and murderer who became notorious for his brutal crimes in Philadelphia. Between 1986 and 1987, he abducted six women including Josefina Rivera —torturing and sexually abusing them while keeping them captive in a pit he dug in his basement. Two of the women died as a result of his horrific acts,...

Send us Fan Mail This is a special episode to all of our listeners from the wonderful podcast Mysterious PNW. We hope you love it as much as we do. Kathleen Peterson's mysterious death in 2001, found at the bottom of a staircase with severe head injuries, led to the arrest and conviction of her husband, Michael Peterson, for first-degree murder. Despite the prosecution's claims of a viol...

Send us Fan Mail In this gripping episode of Perplexed Podcasts, Kate delves into the fascinating yet unsettling stories behind famous horror films that draw from actual events. She begins by introducing the concept of real-life horrors inspiring cinematic tales, setting the stage for a deep dive into specific stories. Kate explores the legend of the Dybbuk Box, a supposedly haunted Jewish wine ca...

Send us Fan Mail  Gareth Williams was a British mathematician and intelligence officer who worked for MI6, the UK's Secret Intelligence Service. He became widely known in 2010 after his mysterious death in London, which led to extensive media coverage and speculation. His body was discovered inside a locked duffel bag in the bathroom of his flat in Pimlico.  Support the show Thank you for lis...

Send us Fan Mail  On this episode of Perplexed Podcasts , Kate dives into the shocking and terrifying world of chimpanzee attacks—true stories that will leave you questioning just how much we really know about our closest animal relatives.  Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear ple...

Send us Fan Mail The idea of animals being put on trial may sound absurd today, but it was a surprisingly common practice in medieval and early modern Europe. These trials, documented as far back as the 13th century, involved animals being formally prosecuted in court for crimes such as theft, assault, or even murder. Both domestic and wild animals—including pigs, rats, dogs, and insects—were held...

Send us Fan Mail TIMESTAMP - Story starts at 16:30 The story of Mary Toft is one of the most bizarre hoaxes in medical history. In 1726, Mary Toft, a peasant woman from Surrey, England, claimed to have given birth to rabbits.  This is her perplexing story Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like wh...

Send us Fan Mail Granger Taylor was a Canadian eccentric and self-taught engineer known for his mysterious disappearance in 1980.  On November 29, 1980, Taylor left a note for his family, stating that he was going on a 42-month interstellar journey with aliens. He drove off in his truck, and neither he nor the vehicle was ever seen again. Despite extensive searches, the only potential clue was the...

Send us Fan Mail The interrogation of 14-year-old Michael Crowe in 1998, following the murder of his sister Stephanie, involved intense and prolonged questioning by police, who used psychological pressure and suggested he might have killed her without remembering it. Despite a lack of physical evidence, Michael eventually confessed, though his confession was inconsistent and later deemed coerced....

Send us Fan Mail  Get ready to unwrap the magic of the holidays with Perplexed Podcasts! In this special Christmas episode, we’ll dive into festive mysteries, explore the strangest holiday traditions from around the world, and solve some yuletide riddles that will leave you saying, “What the elf?” Whether you're trimming the tree, sipping hot cocoa, or hiding from family debates about fruitca...

Send us Fan Mail TIMESTAMP - Episode starts at 15:20 Robert Hansen, often referred to as the "Butcher Baker," was a notorious serial killer in Alaska who committed a series of gruesome crimes in the 1970s and 1980s. His chilling story revolves around his double life as a respected family man and a monstrous predator. Robert Hansen's case remains one of the most chilling examples of...

Send us Fan Mail The disappearance of Bryce Laspisa is a haunting mystery that remains unsolved. Bryce, a 19-year-old college student from Illinois, vanished in August 2013 while driving from Northern California to his parents' home in Southern California.  Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you...

Send us Fan Mail It’s finally here!! The last of the ripper episodes!!  In this episode we discuss all things ripper. Unanswered questions, suspects, theories… you name it!  It’s been a long journey but we hope you’ve enjoyed the ride  Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please b...