Severed | True Crime Podcast

We discuss the controversy surrounding the brunch menu at Taylor Sam’s, a local eatery in Bay Head, NJ, after a video was posted to their TikTok account criticizing customers for sharing their opinions on the expensive food prices. Edgly Marketing Group owner Nick George fed lines to co-owner Dawn Spivak to target a “different” demographic and further drive their number of followers and the virali...

We discuss the crackdown on crime with an ice cream cone! The Danbury Police Department (and those in neighboring New England states) purchased the Copsicle truck from a vendor of the same name based in Litchfield, NH. The Copsicle blends the friendly, feel-good image of police within the community with the benevolent presence of police serving the community and keeping a close eye on crime by get...

We discuss hikers high on magic mushrooms (psilocybin), who found themselves lost, disoriented, and reported their hiking partner dead, when he was alive and uninjured on Cascade Mountain in the Adirondacks. CW | TW: This episode discusses psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs, injuries, and death. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcas...

We discuss landscaper Michael Brown and his hosting an unauthorized house party at his clients’ residence in a suburb outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Brown hosted 400 partygoers, charged them admission, and lied to law enforcement when questioned about the owners of the home. CW | TW: This episode discusses trespassing and a range of related charges. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠...

We discuss the Times Square Killer, Richard Cottingham, and his brutal and sadistic murders of sex workers in the late 1970s. The transient nature of Times Square, coupled with its indulgence of kink and sex, made it a prime landscape for predators, addicts, and criminals. We outline his murders within the context of sexual sadism.  CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of sadistic crime...

We discuss the infamous murder of “Crazy” Joe Gallo on Mulberry Street in Little Italy. Gallo, a captain in the Colombo crime family, put out a hit on then-Boss Joe Colombo. Gallo’s charisma and hob-nobbing with Hollywood elite were no match for a Godfather -esque ending outside Umberto’s Clam House in April 1971. CW | TW: This episode discusses the mob, murder, and mozzarella. Listener discretion...

We discuss the Sullivanians, a 1970s psychotherapy sex cult in New York City’s Upper West Side. We outline their disturbing evolution, as patient-members were lured and ensnared with promises of sex, parties, low rent, and “chumships” among six hundred cult followers. CW | TW: This episode discusses a psychoanalytic sex cult, which includes mind and bodily control, talk of sex, abuse, child neglec...

We discuss the notorious serial killer, Son of Sam, or David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1976 to 1977. We timeline his life, beginning with his birth to adoption, and offer insights into his neuroses surrounding his abandonment and shame. We closely analyze and provide insights into the first-ever Son of Sam letter, as well as his correspondence with journalists, authors, and his...

We discuss the paranormal history of The House of Death–the one-time home of author Mark Twain. We reenact some of the haunting moments from Jan Bryant Bartell’s memoir,  Spindrift: Spray from a Psychic Sea,  which chronicles her seven-year stay in 14 West 10th Street. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, death, and, of course, ghosts. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠severedpodcast@gm...

Drew solo hosts to discuss the infamous “Seduction of Jane Doe” case–based on journalist Skip Hollandsworth’s 1994 article, published in Texas Monthly –that outlined Coach (Jesse) Lynn Stroud’s grooming and sexual abuse of several Jane Does, most notably, Brooke Graham, who was fourteen years old during their illicit and inappropriate relationship. CW | TW: This episode discusses the seduction of...

We discuss Wicked Wonderland owner, Kymberlee Schopper, who was arrested and charged with a second-degree felony for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. We dissect the oft-stigmatized industry of oddities, curiosities, and retailers who buy and sell bones from private collectors. We review some cursory details regarding the legality of bone selling and a related Harvard University morgu...

We discuss the violent murder of 33-year-old NYC artist, Sabina Khorramdel-Rosas, found dead at the Shou Sugi Ban House, in the Hamptons. We chronicle her move to the U.S., toxic relationship with her killer, Thomas Gannon, in October 2024. CW | TW: This episode discusses abusive relationships, domestic violence, assault, murder, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠severedpodcast...

We figuratively roam the Colonial corridors of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. We briefly outline its history, discuss our favorite amenities, and outline the most haunted hot spots in the Vortex, Concert Hall, and Rooms 217 and 428. CW | TW: This episode discusses death and the paranormal, in that order.  Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠seve...

We discuss the stressed Amazon delivery driver who dumped 80 packages along a wooded road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. We consider this case alongside the unionization of Amazon workers and stories of overwhelmed and exploited workers. CW | TW: This episode discusses potential work-related stresses. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Ins...

We discuss Andrew Jesus Arroyo’s vehicular rampage, as he drove his Subaru Outback through a CarMax showroom, shattering glass and ruthlessly causing bodily injuries and paralysis. We review conflicting eyewitness reports, Carmax employee reports, and crash footage. CW | TW: This episode discusses a violent and destructive car rampage that led to serious injuries.  Listener discretion is advised....

We discuss the vile and depraved abuse of power by North Bergen, New Jersey Police Chief Robert Farley, and the eight or more allegations of intimidation and harassment. Farley is accused of exposing himself and defecating in the presence of fellow officers and creating a hostile work environment. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of mental, emotional, and physical intimidation, bull...

We discuss two absurd and em-bear-assing cases involving criminals who attempted to frame (and blame) bears for murder and insurance fraud.  CW | TW: This episode discusses murderous and morally unscrupulous bears–it’s a Severed Monday. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo A...

We discuss the Cocoa Beach house party hosted by Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan and third-grade teacher Karly Anderson. A raucous neighborhood scene played out with teens shouting obscenities, puking on the front lawn, drunk driving, smoking marijuana, and wielding a 9mm handgun. CW | TW: This episode discusses underage drinking, child neglect and endangerment, and g...

We explore narratives of a child ghost haunting The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas. We dive into the Finney family history and discuss Debra Pickman’s ghost memoir, The Sallie House: True Story , which outlines her year-long accounts of living with “Sallie” and the alleged ghost’s temperamental attitude and violent attacks on her husband, Tony Pickman. We conclude with the business of ghost tour...

We examine the brazen and hyperpolarized case of Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old who premeditated, plotted, and pulled the trigger of his self-designed, 3D-printed ghost gun on 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on December 4, 2024. We present a nuanced timeline leading up to the murders, theorize about why the UPenn graduate would commit the crime, and explore the memeificatio...

We discuss 23-year-old content creator Kelli Tedford and her participation in (and recording of) public urination in the Monadnock Food Co-op in Keene, NH, and the surrounding area spanning four years. We investigate whether Tedford was inspired–and participated in–a sub-culture of public pissers or those who provide content on platforms like TikTok and OnlyFans. CW | TW: This episode discusses le...

We discuss the egregious and incomprehensible defrauding of members of Victorious Grace Church by Pastor Eligio (Eli) Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn Regalado, by establishing a worthless cryptocurrency, INDXcoin, in 2024. We explore the levels of rhetorical manipulation and outright greed by weaponizing the Christian faith for profit, as Pastor Regalado claimed that God told him to commit crypto f...

We discuss the case timeline of the four-part docuseries Lorena (2019) and comment on the intersectionality bias in the media and the volatile events surrounding the infamous severing of John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis on June 23, 1993. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details about sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, penile amputation, and replantation. Our...

We discuss the infamous Long Island Lolita case as re-told through the documentary Amy Fisher: Kill for Me (2021). We give a brief bio and overview of Amy Fisher, the Buttafuocos, and the obvious media bias and perpetuation of sensational to “slutty” tropes. CW | TW: This episode discusses sex with an underage teen (or statutory rape), graphic details of an attempted murder, and Zubaz pants–not th...

We discuss the 2023 double homicide in an affluent neighborhood in Herndon, Virginia, in which 23-year-old Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães and her 39-year-old married lover, lured in Joseph Ryan, who had a profile on the fetish website FetLife, to restrain Banfield’s wife, Christine, for rough sex. Meanwhile, Ryan was being framed for the murder of Christine Banfield. At the same time, t...