Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations

Hey Slaycaters! Welcome to Vienna, Austria where art, culture, history and medicine intersect with money, power, police negligence and/or gross incompetence to form one of our wildest cases yet! And that’s before mentioning that it all takes place inside one of Europe’s most storied gay bath houses! Or, that it involves the dissappearance of a former Mr. Gay Austria, a brilliant and likable 34-yea...

Hey Slaycaters! We’re back with another sad and tragic tale of a good person meeting a horrible end. 18-year old student and animal lover Nona Belomesoff thought she had landed her dream job working with animals in the Australian Bush. But the young man who had been messaging her on Facebook was truly a fake friend. This twisted tale is one of many cautionary tales about the perils of trusting peo...

Hey Slaycaters!  What do you get when you mix family drama, large amounts of cash, firearms, belief in witch craft and the occult, the Satanic Bible and a land deal in the middle of nowhere?  One hell of a Slaycation…that’s what!  Meet the Jamison Family of Eufaula, Oklahoma —husband and father, Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and their daughter Madyson. They left home to purchase some land acr...

OK Slaycaters, we are back with Part 2 of this crazy, convoluted case that hopefully left you on the edge of your seat.  Obviously, if you haven’t heard Part 1, we urge you do so first.  Speaking of — on Part 1 we unspooled one of the oddest rags to riches stories ever and learned the shocking identity of our “victim”.  On Part 2, we find out what (mostly) happened to him and explore how this case...

Hey Slaycaters, you are in for a real treat. Kim (and Jerry) have truly outdone themselves with an epic tale that feels more like a Hollywood thriller than real life. Call it 'Death of a Sailsman!' Or, 'Father Dearest!' Or, 'Bad to the Last Drop!' Without giving too much away, this is the story of a poor Jewish boy who fled a tiny village in Eastern Europe to escape the Holocaust, became a war her...

Hey Slaycaters, life be lifin' these past few weeks -- as you'll hear about -- which means the three of us didn't make it into the studio to Slaycate for you today. However, Kim and Adam had some fun playing a little game Kim came up with called, 'Slaycation: What Would You Do?' For this game, Kim describes several vacation scenarios and Adam tells us what he would do in that situation. Best of al...

Welcome back, Slaycaters to another case that is sure to rock your boat. Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy and girl book a cruise for their honeymoon. Boy winds up on our podcast. Strap yourselves in as we hit the high seas for a case full of mystery, mayhem and murder…maybe. All we know is George Allan Smith boarded the Royal Caribbean international cruise ship the MS Brilliance of the Seas w...

Hey Slaycaters, by popular demand we are bringing you the much requested case of Ashlee Jenae — a 31-year old, Instagram influencer who was found dead in her hotel room under more than suspicious circumstances.  Ashlee (born Ashly Robinson) had just accepted a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Joe McCann and by all accounts couldn’t have been happier.  However, as you know on this show, there...

Hey Slaycaters, get ready for a murder mystery story that plays out like something from the pages of a hard-boiled detective crime novel. In 2010, Greg Fleniken once again found himself in Beaumont, Texas on a work trip.  It’s a place he’s been many times.  He has a routine and never deviates from it.  Same hotel. Same room. Same candy bar from the vending machine. Which is why it was so strange w...

Hey Slaycation Fam -- gear up for a very special, Family Style episode of More Kim! Joining me, Kim, is not only my sweet & loving hubby Adam, but our sharp as a tack daughter Gia! Any long time listener has definitely heard Adam and I talk about our kid, but now you get to hear from her as she joins is in the studio while home from college. Together, the three of us take a look at The Alpine Divo...

Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the water… another mysterious death surfaces. But was it murder, suicide, or a tragic accident? That’s the question at the heart of the case of Karen LeClair. In June 2017, her husband Christopher reported her missing after a fishing trip on Lake Erie. Fearing she had fallen overboard, authorities launched a massive air and water search—but found no...

Lights! Camera! WTF?!?  Buckle up Slaycaters—this week we’re diving into the mysterious death and very off-the-rails life of Bob Crane, beloved star of Hogan's Heroes. You might know the name. You might even know the case. But trust us—you don’t know the half of it… and you definitely haven’t heard it told like this. We’re heading deep into one of Hollywood’s darkest rabbit holes—where the laughs...

Hey Slaycaters! As you know, life is all fun and games… until it isn’t. This More Kim looks at some moments where things took a turn...and not for the better. But could some of these have been avoided if the people in charge were paying more attention or adhering to their own safety guidelines? Thanks for listening and please consider SUBSCRIBING to SLAYCATION PLUS and supporting our show! SUBSCRI...

Oh boy…here we go again. Another Slaycation that will have you throwing whatever you have nearby at the wall in a fit of rage and disbelief while screaming, “What the actual F?!?”  Yep, this one is a real doozy featuring a true-life Mommie Dearest story as told by our very own Slay Dunaway, Kim.  As always, the less you know the better — but just know On May 11, 2011, six-year-old American boy Tim...

Hey Slaycaters, this episode finds us headed to a scenic wildlife refuge, home to exotic animals and bustling tourism, in Uganda, Africa.  What could possibly go wrong?  Well, on October 28, 2015, Sophia Koetsier, a 21 year old medical student who had just completed an internship, vanished while walking to the bathroom at Murchison Falls National Park. Two days later, her belongings were found str...

We couldn't leave you hanging! Here is Part 2 of my exploration of North Sentinel Island and the Sentinelese, one of the world's last uncontacted tribes! If you haven't listened to Part 1 -- I urge you to. And then join me here for the rest of the story behind one of the most fascinating places on Earth! And please consider subscribing to Slaycation Plus to hear more, MORE KIM episodes (I try to d...

Slaycaters, have we got a story for you! It’s a tale as old as time.  Doctor meets Girl.  Girl dreams of becoming a famous opera singer.  Doc moves them to London to fulfill her dream. Girl’s dream falls short. Doc and Girl begin to squabble. Doc falls in love with his secretary.  Girl mysteriously disappears.  And so begins one of the most bizarre episodes we’ve ever done with so many twists & tu...

As a thank you to our Slaycaters and a preview of what you get when you subscribe to SLAYCATION PLUS -- here is a free episode of More Kim! Join me, Kim!, and let's explore the danger of North Sentinel Island and the Sentinelese, one of the world's last uncontacted tribes. In this two-part deep dive, I'll examine the tragic history of outsiders—who ignored their warnings. And let's see what happen...

Slaycaters, fasten your seatbelts because A) we’re going across the world to Japan (depending on where you live of course) and B) this case is a wild, crazy, twisted, awful, WTF?!? kind of ride.  Suggested by Jerry’s friend Jacob, who lives in Tokyo and knew one of the participants, this case is the kind of nightmare you can’t wake up from.  We’ll spare you the details here — but just know that wh...

Hey Slaycation Nation — we are back with a crazy case that will leave you guessing and gasping.  No spoilers here but let’s just say when 70 year old Russell Hill told his wife he was going on a solo camping trip in Australia’s Wonnangatta Valley in March of 2020… one of those key details wasn’t true.  What happens next is a tale of pure terror straight out of a low-budget horror movie.  Because s...

Hey Slaycaters — time to combine three of our most common ingredients — boats, the Ocean and murder — as we cook up another Slaycation that will have you wondering WTF is wrong with people!!  It should've been a routine trip for the Miami-based charter boat The Joe Cool.  Instead, things were anything but cool on board for Captain Jake Branam, his wife Kelley and crew members Scott Gamble and Samu...

Hey Slaycaters, oh boy. Here we go. Everything you come to Slaycation for all wrapped up in a crazy case that is sure to overload your ‘WTF’ detector. Mackenzie Michalski, a bright, energetic, 31-year old, nurse practitioner with a penchant for exploration & travel was finishing up a dream vacation in Budapest. Her travel companion had left earlier that day and Kenzie wanted one final, fun night o...

Hey Slaycaters, time for another vacation gone wrong. This time a road trip. The sad and tragic story of Chelsea Grimm is a tale as old as time. Girl from San Diego gets invited to friend’s wedding in Connecticut. Girl refuses to fly because she doesn’t want to put her treasured pet bearded dragon under the plane. Girl decides to drive cross country. Girl loads treasured bearded dragon into car an...

Hey Slaycaters, following Bad Bunny’s sensational Super Bowl performance, comes another successful performance, on a far smaller scale — followed by the unbearable tragedy that Slaycation is known for.  Reggaetón artist Bayron Sanchez, known professionally as B-King, was fast on his way to global superstardom. He had the look, the voice, the drive & the determination to make it to the top.  Alread...

Greetings Slaycaters, this is Part 2 of a case that is going to make you feel a certain way. If you haven't heard part 1 - go listen first! Yeah… There’s no way to sugarcoat this one. All Thomas and Jackie Hawks wanted to do was sell their yacht, named ‘Well Deserved’, and use the money to move from Newport Beach, CA to Arizona where they could be with their newly born Grandson. But as fate would...