Severed | True Crime Podcast

We explore the history of Rhode Island Colony and the town of Burrillville, home of The Conjuring House (formerly The Old Arnold Estate). We investigate and discuss the indigenous land surrounding Round Top Road, and dispel the allegations about Bathsheba Sherman haunting the house. Drew reads excerpts from Andrea Perron’s three-volume series, House of Darkness: House of Light : her third-person m...

We peruse Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Instagram account, and discuss the meme-ification of Gypsy Rose and her growing contingent of followers, OOTD, and posts about her partner, Ryan Scott Anderson’s, “D”. CW/TW: Profanity; mature themes Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severed_podcast YouTube: @sever...

We discuss Munchausen Syndrome/by Proxy, conservative views of motherhood, Munchausen moms, and the medical community. This provides context for our insights and analysis of Gypsy Rose Blanchard as proxy, perpetrator, and prisoner no more. Harry gives a humorous and straightforward review of The Act (2019) on HULU.  CW/TW: This episode discusses child abuse and neglect, murder, and sexual content....

We break cone and debrief on Episode 4: Richard Kuklinski and Robert Prongay. We order homemade ice cream sundaes from iconic restaurant, ice cream, and candy shop, Holsten’s in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The filming location of the final scene of The Sopranos. During our in-restaurant recording session, there was a traffic stop and/or arrest made, but rather than cover it they continued savoring the...

We discuss notorious hitman, Richard Kuklinski (The Iceman), and his cyanide connection, Robert Prongay (Mister Softee). We examine patterns in Kuklinski’s childhood and crimes, his deadly connection to ex-military, demolition expert, and neighborhood ice cream man, Prongay, who helped The Iceman freeze his victims to foil what’s called PMI or post-mortem interval: the time of death to avoid captu...

We enjoy delicious burgers at the Old Canal Inn located in Nutley, New Jersey. OCI is home to the infamous Death Seat and The Death Seat Burger. The lunch-crime duo score interviews with Ali, the Inn bartender for the past seven years, and co-owner, Mark Conca. Ghostly activity strikes in the days preceding our visit; rumblings in the kitchen, lights flashing on, and a jukebox playing tunes relate...

We discuss the most notorious urban legends from the Garden State. In three categories, Dare to Drive, Dine with Death, and Bedeviled, they share research and anecdotal evidence, about Clinton Road, Shades of Death Road, The Cranbury Inn, The Old Canal Inn, and conclude with the epitome of all local and urban legends: The Jersey Devil. CW/TW: This episode contains descriptions of urban legends; ho...

We drive to the former Breeze Knoll Mansion site at 431 Hillside Ave, Westfield, NJ. Following a fire in August 1972, the home was rebuilt and its modern incarnation gives us the creeps. Other brief visits include the Lutheran Church frequented by John List and the drive by the cemetery where Helen and the List children were interred.  CW/TW: Profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: seve...

We analyze John List’s five-page letter to Pastor Eugene A. Rehwinkel. This evolves into a discussion of List’s narcissism and sociopathic behavior, and whether there was a potential link to the Westfield Watcher case; a mere 6-minute drive between the notorious houses. The episode concludes with a humorous take on the film, A Killer Next Door (2020), based on the John List murders.  CW/TW: This e...

For our inaugural mini-episode series, we (Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson) take a drive to the infamous Westfield Watcher house in Westfield, NJ. On our mini trip, we walk along the notorious 600-block Boulevard, describe the neighborhood, wave at the Westfield Watcher house six mini cameras, and see random Golden Retrievers soiling random sidewalks.  CW/TW: profanity Email: severedpodcast@gmail.c...

In this inaugural episode of Severed: True Crime, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson sever the facts and offer analysis of The Westfield Watcher case. They provide an in-depth discussion of the handwriting on The Watcher envelope as well as language analysis on excerpts from The Watcher letters sent to The Broaddus and other neighborhood families. Persons of interest include The Langford Family. The e...