Severed | True Crime Podcast

We watch the seven-episode, Emmy-nominated, dramatic miniseries, Baby Reindeer (2024), and comment on stalking, shame, and the awkwardness of being human. CW/TW: This episode discusses stalking, sexual abuse, sexual assault, grooming, and rape. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podca...

We reflect on our inaugural season of the podcast. In true Severed fashion, Harry digitally remasters our most classic f*ck ups. CW/TW: This episode includes profanity. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Comp...

We watch and discuss Ghost Nation’s “Evil in the Attic” episode filmed at Burn Brae Mansion. A secret room is revealed after the GN team reinvestigates the bed and breakfast five years later. We share our impressions of the investigation and alleged findings.  CW/TW: This episode discusses the paranormal including creepy dolls. We can’t be held responsible for your nightmares. Listener discretion...

We investigate the mountainous beauty of the Catskills and the rural hamlet of Glen Spey, New York. We discuss the history of the land, and Burn Brae Mansion, which is home to creepy dolls, footsteps, voices, and purported paranormal activity lurking in the attic. CW/TW: This episode discusses the paranormal including creepy dolls. We can’t be held responsible for your nightmares. Listener discret...

We journey back to Boxer Donuts in Nyack, New York, to pick up some sweet t-shirt merch. We then detour to Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow to chat with The Headless Horseman. Ride along with us! CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme S...

We take a Sunday drive to The Ackley House in Nyack, New York, and further debrief about last week’s major episode that outlined the major claims of poltergeist activity. We stop at Boxer Donut & Espresso Bar for an iced coffee, fresh donuts, and to eavesdrop on Brooklyn bicyclists. CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodca...

We briefly discuss pre- and post-Revolutionary War history in Nyack, New York, the location of the first legally haunted house in the United States. We dissect and discuss the Ackley family’s allegations of three poltergeists that coexisted with them in their Rockland County home, for over twenty years, before failing to disclose the hauntings to a prospective buyer. This established the GhostBust...

We discuss how The Keepers (2017) documentary frames the major figures involved in the case. We discuss updates on the case–exhumations to the collection of DNA evidence, and recent rape allegations against Father Gerry Koob.  CW/TW: This episode discusses sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, and murder. Graphic details will be discussed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail....

Drew solo hosts and comparatively timelines and details Sister Cathy’s and Joyce Malecki’s deaths. Drew interprets the late nun’s poem and letter to Father Gerry Koob, revealing a more intimate relationship between them. The episode ends with Drew naming two main suspects that may have been primarily or tangentially involved in Sister Cathy’s death. CW/TW: This episode discusses sexual abuse, sexu...

We discuss the sexual abuse allegations and lawsuit, brought by Lew H. Crispin III, three years after Rev. Canon Paul Wancura’s death, detailed in Episode 9. CW/TW: This episode discusses sexual abuse and murder. Graphic details will be discussed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_po...

In this mini episode, Prof. Caterine talks with us about American Catholicism, Catholic rituals, and exorcism and possession. We explore these connections to pop culture and the Netflix documentary, The Devil on Trial (2023) Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severed_podcast YouTube: @severed_podca...

We discuss the mysterious, unsolved case on Shelter Island, New York, involving the deceased priest, Rev. Canon Paul Wancura. Drew finds a prior case involving sexual abuse and murder, incorporates the psychology of island living or island mentality, and explores the purported home invasion crime to Rev. Wancura’s death.  For information/tips: If anyone has information, you can contact the Suffolk...

Harry solo hosts and gives an overview of the Satanic Panic era of the 70s and 80s. He highlights important moments and the role that heavy metal music played. Not to miss this talk about pop culture, movies, TV, daytime talk shows, and more. CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @seve...

Drew solo hosts on the Arne Johnson case (or The Devil on Trial documentary streaming on Netflix). Drew explores possession and what necessitates an exorcism, in general, and as it applied to 11-year-old David Glatzel, and his family, who firmly believed he was possessed. The conversation also considers the parasitic relationship of Ed and Lorraine Warren on the Glatzels, and the murder of Alan Bo...

We share our thoughts and reactions to Butch DeFeo's prison interviews from 1994 and 2014. We provide commentary on two documentaries: Serial Killers (S1E6) and Ryan Katzenbach's The Ronald DeFeo Interview. CW/TW: This episode continues the thread of disturbing murder imagery and family annihilation. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebo...

Our Monday bonus episode spotlights the Butch DeFeo trial that began on October 14, 1975. We reenact key details from the trial including the prosecution's opening statement to tense cross-examination that squarely pins DeFeo as a cold-blooded killer. CW/TW: This episode reiterates the theme of family annihilation from the prior two parts of our Amityville series. Profanity included. Listener disc...

We rewatch Amityville II: The Possession (1982). Press play and watch along as we provide commentary (meaningful to silly or inane commentary). Join us for pizza, cannoli, Negroni, and pop culture commentary. CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severed_podcast YouTube: @severed_podc...

In this #TBT episode, we answer listener questions about the Severed origin story to research methods, case management, on down to our favorite playlists and foods. Don't miss this get-to-know-you conversation. CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severed_podcast YouTube: @severed_po...

In this third and final episode of the series, we discuss the Lutz family and their 28-day domestic “horror” in the alleged haunted house. We consider some of the questionable stories/allegations about the house and its "paranormal" activity seemingly contrived by the Lutzes and William Weber over bottles of wine. We draw comparisons between The Conjuring House, The Amityville Horror House, and Th...

In this #TBT episode, we return to the Old Canal Inn, located in Nutley, New Jersey, to eat the infamous, Death Seat Burger. A deep-fried, beer-battered, stacked patty that packs a punch with jalapeños and garlic mashed potatoes layered within one delicious dish. CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_p...

We rewatch The Amityville Horror (1979). Press play and watch along as we provide commentary (meaningful to silly or inane commentary). Join us for pizza, popcorn, and pop culture commentary. CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severed_podcast YouTube: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry...

A second episode in a three-part series, we profile the DeFeo family: tensions, abuse, and domestic violence. We uncover Ronnie “Butch” DeFeo, Jr.’s childhood and predilection towards drugs, guns, and violence, as well as cover key details about the crime/crime scene and confront lingering questions about the murder that occurred in the early hours of November 13, 1974. CW/TW: This episode contain...

We discuss the trope of the Indian burial ground with Religious Studies Professor Darryl Caterine of LeMoyne College. Prof. Caterine discusses colonialism and cultural anxieties connected to the trope that includes the satanic panic of the 1970s. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severed_podcast Y...

A first in a three-part series on the Amityville Horror House, we dispel Jay Anson's novelistic claims about the home. We explore the history of Amityville, Long Island, interview Religious Studies Professor Darryl Caterine (LeMoyne College) about the trope of the Indian burial ground, and separate myths from facts about the infamous Dutch Colonial on 112 Ocean Avenue. CW/TW: This episode contains...

We take a virtual tour of The Conjuring House via Sotheby’s International Real Estate website , and explore features of the home that include a stuffed pheasant, coffin coffee table, three Annabelle dolls, two Ouija boards, a bookshelf devoted to Nietzsche, and other structural (though not supernatural) details of the Colonial-era home in Burrillville, Rhode Island. CW/TW: Profanity Email: severed...