Sinister Sunrise

It’s episode 130 and the Sinister Sisters wonder how the id, ego, and superego would act if they were sorority girls. Here’s to sister superego! In today’s episode, Sarah covers the beginning life and questionable science of Sigmund Freud. Freud went from looking at shit under microscopes to psychoanalyzing people and exposing their unconscious selves. And who can forget his controversial theories...

It’s episode 129 and the Sinister Sisters would like you to join us for our new segment - Can it Snacks? Do the snacks you like when you’re drunk taste as good as when you’re sober? It’s time for us to voice our opinions! In today’s episode, Erin finishes her two-part story on the neverending case of the Radium Girls. Just when it seems like some justice has been served, dial-painters from Ottawa,...

It’s episode 128 and the Sinister Sisters are taking their last lap before they turn thirty. If we can survive Four Loko we can survive anything…right? In today’s episode, Erin covers part one of the infuriating story of the radium girls. Dial-painting was a lucrative business during World War I and women were recruited by the United States Radium Corporation in New Jersey to paint dials with a ra...

t’s episode 127 and the Sinister Sisters welcome you to the Sinister Sinadome! It’s season three. Who’s surprised? In today's episode, Erin covers the case of the Boy in the Box whose identity has remained a mystery for over six decades, a listener whose uncle visits her in her dreams for over a year reaches out to Sarah to interpret her dream, and Morgan goes down under as she covers Australia’s...

It’s episode 126 and the Sinister Sisters are ending season two with a Halloweeny episode! It’s really a grab bag of things. In today’s episode, Sarah covers the disappearance of David Stone who was best man in a wedding he never showed up to and whose body was later found with no signs of foul play. Then, Morgan tells the story of Marvin Brandland who was murdered by a robber posed as a trick-or-...

It’s episode 125 and the Sinister Sisters are bringing it back to the OG recording days. It’s time to flip it and reverse it! In today’s group episode, Sarah covers the mysterious disappearance of Bum Farto who’s name has been plastered on t-shirts and whose story was made into a musical. Then, Morgan dives into Lima syndrome (not to be confused with Stockholm syndrome) and how it was coined after...

It’s episode 124 and the Sinister Sisters are not good at reading, writing, or computing. We’re basically a live Mad Libs! In today’s episode, Erin covers the horrific murder of 17-year-old Kelly Anne Bates whose 48-year-old boyfriend and abuser James Patterson Smith gruesomely tortured her up to a month before killing her. Here’s a chief salute not to you, sir. Follow us on Instagram! ( https://w...

It’s episode 123 and the Sinister Sisters are putting out the right vibes. That may be because of all of the wine they have consumed during this recording though. In today’s episode, Morgan covers the notorious case of Lizzie Borden who was accused of having murdered her father and stepmother with an axe. You may think you know how the story goes, but the actual facts don’t seem to add up. Get rea...

It’s episode 122 and the Sinister Sisters couldn’t have been nurses in the 19th century. Working 10-14 hour days, seven days a week? No, thank you. In today’s episode, Sarah covers one of America’s most sociopathic female serial killers - Jane Toppan. The cards were stacked against her since childhood and after being rejected by her auntie Jane turns to nursing where she finds comfort conducting h...

It’s episode 121 and the Sinister Sisters have an important question to pose. Which came first: the ghosts or the cult? It’s all about perspective. In today’s group episode, Sarah covers the history of the Bridgewater Triangle - a 200 square mile area in Massachusetts where otherworldly sightings are the norm. Ghosts of victims killed in King Philip’s War and patients who died at the Taunton State...

It’s episode 120 and the Sinister Sisters are meditating today. There’s nothing sinister about meditating. But prunes? Now that’s a sinister dish. In today’s episode, Erin covers the story of Nannie Doss aka the Giggling Granny who found love through Lonely Hearts ads but her relationships were cut short when her husbands and family members mysteriously died from “food poisoning.” That wasn’t me t...

It’s episode 119 and the Sinister Sisters are brunching it up and dreaming of flaky biscuits. Don’t worry, the chaos is still here! In today’s episode, Morgan returns to Yosemite National Park to cover a few cryptids that deserved a deeper dive of their own. First, Morgan covers stories of missing children disappearing and being discovered miles away from where they were last seen. The distance th...

It’s episode 118 and the Sinister Sisters have some explaining to do. What had happened was…In today’s group episode, Sarah covers the case of Cary Stayner who made Yosemite his hunting grounds and who may have also believed he was Bigfoot. Then, Erin dives into the mysterious disappearance of Sandra Johnson Hughes who abandoned her campsite in the Sierra National Forest and who eyewitnesses repor...

It’s episode 117 and the only thing sinister about the Sinister Sisters is their luck. Cue the circus music! In today’s episode, Sarah covers the 12th leading cause of death in the United States - major depressive disorder - which doesn’t occur due to one life event. Specific symptoms have to be present for two weeks before it can be diagnosed. Sarah then dives into treatment options  but pul...

It’s episode 116 and you know what the Sinister Sisters haven’t had in a while? Pretzels. You know what we haven’t done in a while? Flipped the script! In today’s group episode, Morgan covers the upsetting case of the kidnappings of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby which hits too close to home. Then, Sarah turns up the nerd jargon as she dives into UFO disclosure and the unofficial hearings that were...

It’s episode 115 and the Sinister Sisters know no one wants to peak in fourth grade. Everyone needs a glow up. In today’s episode, Morgan covers spirits who are making a list of all our good and bad deeds - guardian angels! Beliefs vary on whether guardian angels are spirits of a past loved one or circles of eyes, but they are known to help us in times of crisis. Morgan then shares goosebump-induc...

It’s episode 115 and the Sinister Sisters…wait a minute. It looks like there’s been a glitch in the matrix. It’s episode 114 and Erin is already apologetic as she covers the disturbing case of the Toolbox Killers. Two cold-blooded men make a pact where they agree to abduct, torture, and murder teenage girls in the Los Angeles area. As teenagers begin disappearing, police have little to no evidence...

It’s episode 113 and the Sinister Sisters are watching a simulation but without all of the effects. This is casa de Sarah, not a 4k theater. In today’s episode, Sarah covers a disorder that affects only 1% of the population - schizophrenia. Symptoms vary slightly case by case but people suffering from this disorder typically have visual and/or auditory delusions that can be debilitating. Having sc...

It’s episode 112 and the Sinister Sisters will be shortening their words from now on. With that being said, welcome to the groupsode! In today’s group episode, Sarah dives into the science behind somnambulism, the many factors that may contribute to the act, and the steps you can take to combat sleepwalking. Then, Erin attempts to answer the question “Can sleepwalking cause someone to commit murde...

It’s episode 111 and the Sinister Sisters and the ancient astronaut theorist guy have one thing in common: they like to throw out some crazy theories! In today’s episode, Morgan covers a cryptid whose origins and existence is heavily debated to this day - Bigfoot (or who we like to refer to as Big Toots). Is Bigfoot an alien? Is it an intelligent being evading humans? Is it a wendigo? Who’s to say...

It’s episode 110 and the Sinister Sisters are grabbing their Depends and changing their name to the Sanitary Sisters. We hope you brought your brooms and pads! In today’s episode, we switch the order so Erin can bring you part two of Richard Chase’s sinister life and the murders he committed after his release from Beverly Manor. Law enforcement is stumped by the disorganized killings until they re...

It’s episode 109 and the Sinister Sisters are kicking off Gemini season and Sarah’s birthday the only way they know how - with a doozy of a topic that can’t be told in just one sitting! In today’s episode, Sarah dives into the childhood and temperament of convicted serial killer Richard Chase a.k.a. The Vampire of Sacramento. His life is anything but ordinary and when factors of the Macdonal triad...

It’s episode 108 and the Sinister Sisters think it would be a lot easier if serial killers had the same distinguishable feature. Show us your belly! In part two of the Texas Killing Fields group episode, Erin covers a trash human being who has been charged with murdering at least four women in Texas and Oklahoma - William Lewis Reece. Morgan then dives into the disappearance and murder of Laura Mi...

It’s episode 107 and the Sinister Sisters are not fans of Twitter. Does no one else think Peyton Manning would be great at Sims? In part one of today’s group episode, Sarah dives into the history of the foreboding 25 acre stretch of land in League City, Texas known as the Killing Fields due to the substantial amount of human remains discovered in the area. Morgan then covers the disappearance and...

It’s episode 106 and the Sinister Sisters’ Wordle game is strong. Not our Quordle game though. Now that shit is hard. In today’s episode, Erin travels to Colorado for the case of Adolph Coors III. The heir to the multimillion dollar Coors Brewing Company fortune goes missing on his way to work and his car is found abandoned on a bridge. The only clue detectives have is a ransom note with concise d...