Sinners Among Saints

Send us Fan Mail Gerard John Schaefer was an American serial killer and former police officer who committed murders in Florida during the early 1970s. He was convicted of killing two young women but was suspected of murdering many more. Schaefer lured victims by abusing his authority as an officer, often pretending to offer them safety before abducting and killing them. He was known for his sadist...

Send us Fan Mail Gerard John Schaefer was an American serial killer and former police officer who committed murders in Florida during the early 1970s. He was convicted of killing two young women but was suspected of murdering many more. Schaefer lured victims by abusing his authority as an officer, often pretending to offer them safety before abducting and killing them. He was known for his sadist...

Send us Fan Mail  Amina and Sarah Said were two sisters from Texas who were murdered on January 1, 2008, in Irving, Texas. Their father, Yaser Abdel Said, an Egyptian-American, was convicted of their murders in 2022. The sisters had long suffered abuse and control from their father, and their deaths were widely considered an "honor killing." On the night of the murder, Yaser lured them i...

Send us Fan Mail Jodi Parrack was an 11-year-old girl from Constantine, Michigan, who was tragically found murdered in 2007. Her body was discovered in a local cemetery, sparking a years-long investigation. Ray McCann, a reserve police officer at the time, became a suspect largely due to inconsistencies in his statements and his suggestion to search the cemetery, where Jodi's body was later f...

Send us Fan Mail Marcus Schrenker is a former American financial advisor and businessman known for his dramatic attempt to fake his own death in 2009. Schrenker was facing multiple legal issues, including investigations for financial fraud and embezzlement from clients through his company, Heritage Wealth Management. As authorities closed in, Schrenker devised a plan to escape. In January 2009, he...

Send us Fan Mail Christa Pike is an American woman who became the youngest woman sentenced to death in the United States during the modern era. Born on March 10, 1976, in West Virginia, Pike had a troubled upbringing marked by instability and abuse. At 18, while attending a Job Corps program in Tennessee, she murdered a fellow student, Colleen Slemmer, in 1995, in what was described as a premedita...

Send us Fan Mail  Judith Barsi was a talented child actress known for roles in films like All Dogs Go to Heaven and The Land Before Time . Tragically, in July 1988, at just 10 years old, she was murdered by her father, József Barsi, in their Los Angeles home. József, an abusive and controlling figure, shot Judith and her mother, Maria, before setting the house on fire and taking his own life. The...

Send us Fan Mail Jersey Bridgeman was a six-year-old girl from Bentonville, Arkansas, whose tragic murder shocked the community in November 2012. Jersey had endured a difficult early life, including abuse by her father, David Bridgeman, who was convicted in 2011 for chaining her to a dresser as punishment. Afterward, she was placed in her mother's care. On November 20, 2012, Jersey was report...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this week as Lindsay lays our the grisly details on what can happen when a death penalty execution goes wrong. This part she is going to go over the more archaic forms of executions like beheading, hanging, and dismemberment. The second part will not be a consecutive episode but one that we will release in the future.  Botched executions refer to instances where the proces...

Send us Fan Mail The Nutty Putty Cave incident occurred on November 24, 2009, in Utah when 26-year-old John Edward Jones became trapped while exploring the cave with his family. Nutty Putty Cave, a popular spelunking site known for its narrow, twisting passages, posed significant risks even for experienced cavers. John became stuck upside down in a tight, L-shaped crevice called "The Birth Ca...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for this first episode of 2025!! We started the year off light and a little different before we take a week off to recharge! Thank you all for your continued support, we love you all!! Support the show Thanks for all the support!! Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok, or email us, and remember we now have a Patreon!!   patreon.com/sinnersamongsaintspodcast...

Send us Fan Mail Drew Peterson is a former Illinois police officer who gained national attention due to his involvement in two high-profile cases. He was convicted in 2012 for the 2004 murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose death was initially ruled an accidental drowning but later reclassified as a homicide after her body was exhumed. Peterson also remains a suspect in the 2007 disappear...

Send us Fan Mail Drew Peterson is a former Illinois police officer who gained national attention due to his involvement in two high-profile cases. He was convicted in 2012 for the 2004 murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose death was initially ruled an accidental drowning but later reclassified as a homicide after her body was exhumed. Peterson also remains a suspect in the 2007 disappear...

Send us Fan Mail  Bianca Devins was a 17-year-old from Utica, New York, whose tragic death in July 2019 drew widespread media attention. Bianca, who was active on social media platforms like Instagram and Discord, was known for her artistic and expressive personality. She was murdered by Brandon Clark, a 21-year-old acquaintance, following a dispute after attending a concert together. Clark docume...

Send us Fan Mail Kaitlyn Conley is a New York woman who gained national attention due to her involvement in a high-profile legal case. In 2017, she was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the death of her boss and ex-boyfriend's mother, Mary Yoder, a chiropractor in Whitesboro, New York. Yoder died in 2015 from colchicine poisoning, a rare and lethal substance.  Prosecutors argued that...

Send us Fan Mail Samuel Little was an American serial killer convicted of three murders, though he later claimed responsibility for over 90 killings. Active between 1970 and 2005, Little preyed on women, often targeting those who were marginalized, such as sex workers and drug users. His crimes spanned across the United States, with many of his early killings going unsolved due to the victims&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Samuel Little was an American serial killer whose crimes spanned several decades. Born in 1940, he was first arrested in 1966, but it wasn't until later that his true nature as a serial killer became evident. Little's early criminal history involved various assaults and violent crimes, but he was not convicted of murder until the 1980s. He was linked to the deaths of thr...

Send us Fan Mail  The Cokeville Miracle refers to a remarkable event that took place on May 16, 1986, in Cokeville, Wyoming. A gunman, David Young, and his wife, Doris, took over the town's elementary school, holding 154 people—including 136 children—hostage. Young, who had previously planned to commit mass murder, strapped a bomb to himself and placed a larger bomb in the school’s office. Ho...

Send us Fan Mail Eli Hart, a 6-year-old boy from Minnesota, tragically died in May 2022 after being found in a vehicle by authorities. His mother, who was reportedly under the influence of drugs, was charged with his murder. The case drew significant media attention, highlighting issues of child welfare and parental responsibility. Eli's death sparked a broader conversation about the systems...

Send us Fan Mail  La Llorona, or "The Weeping Woman," is a popular figure in Latin American folklore, often depicted as a ghostly woman who mourns her children. The legend varies by region, but typically tells the story of a woman who, in a moment of despair or betrayal, drowns her children and is doomed to wander the earth forever, searching for them. Her cries for her lost children are...

Send us Fan Mail Ronald Clark O'Bryan, often referred to as the "Candyman," was an American man infamous for his involvement in the death of his eight-year-old son, Timothy, in 1974. O'Bryan poisoned Halloween candy with cyanide, aiming to collect on life insurance policies. Timothy died after consuming the tainted candy, and O'Bryan's actions led to widespread panic...

Send us Fan Mail Belle Gunness was a Norwegian-American serial killer active in the early 20th century. Born in 1859 in Norway, she immigrated to the United States in 1881. Gunness is believed to have murdered numerous suitors, husbands, and even her own children, often luring them with personal ads and then robbing them. Her crimes came to light after her farmhouse in LaPorte, Indiana, burned dow...

Send us Fan Mail  Marion Parker was a 12-year-old girl from Los Angeles who was tragically murdered in December 1927. Her abduction and subsequent death captured significant media attention at the time. William Edward Hickman, a 19-year-old with a troubled background, kidnapped her for ransom but ultimately killed her. Hickman was later apprehended, and his trial became a sensational case, highlig...

Send us Fan Mail  Marion Parker was a 12-year-old girl from Los Angeles who was tragically murdered in December 1927. Her abduction and subsequent death captured significant media attention at the time. William Edward Hickman, a 19-year-old with a troubled background, kidnapped her for ransom but ultimately killed her. Hickman was later apprehended, and his trial became a sensational case, highlig...

Send us Fan Mail  Buck Ruxton was a notorious figure in the early 20th century, known for his involvement in a gruesome murder case in the UK. Born in 1899 in India, he moved to Britain and became a doctor. In 1935, he was convicted of murdering his wife, Isabella, and their housemaid, Mary Jane, in a crime that shocked the public due to its brutal nature. The case gained notoriety not only for th...