Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations

Greetings Slaycaters, get ready for a case that is going to make you feel a certain way.  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 have it — they had been targeted by pure evil an...

Hey Slaycaters, welcome to one of our strangest and most unique cases yet. Everything from the remote location, to the victim’s occupation, to the potential suspects and cause of death are all things we have yet to encounter on this show….and that’s saying a lot!  Ever since he was a kid, Rodney Marks wanted to be a Scientist. Not only did he make his dream a reality — he secured a coveted job wor...

Richard "Rich-Lee" Ragland III loved capturing moments. June 4, 2017 at Foster Falls was his last. What disappeared with him that day could have been lost forever. One impossible discovery shows that sometimes the universe delivers. FOR MORE 'MORE KIM!':  Subscribe to SLAYCATION PLUS right in Apple Podcasts, or on our website: ⁠⁠https://plus.slaycation.wtf/supporters/pricing⁠⁠ SLAYCATERS ONLY:  In...

Hey Slaycaters we kick off year three of Slaycation with a twisty-turny case that will leave you shocked, appalled and questioning humanity.  Part of the reason we make and consume true crime shows is to try and get a handle on ‘what would cause a seemingly normal person to become a murderous monster?’  Well, buckle up — because this case delves deep into the darkness of evil that exists in the he...

Hey Slaycaters, Happy New Year and we’re baaaack!  No more Bloopers or Wrap-ups, it’s time for an actual case of murder or mysterious death/disappearance on vacation — and boy do we have a doozy for you today.  Be warned — this one is quite shocking and is bad news for the entire family…literally.  Without giving anything away, let’s just say Sunday funday of church-lunch-church goes horribly awry...

Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with the shocking, and I mean shocking, conclusion to last week’s case.  Obviously, if you haven’t heard Part 1, go do that now… And then join us here for the sad and tragic conclusion to this vacation murder in reverse!  Trust us, this case will definitely have you bugging out…literally.  As always, thanks for Slaycating with us and for being part of our growing Slaycat...

Happy Holidays Slaycaters. Once again, our "gift" to you is a Blooper Reel you have to hear to believe. Yes, you've gotten small tastes of it at the start of episodes -- but you have no idea what absolute insanity lies in store for you. Thank God for editing is all we can say -- and our editor Kelley, who "miraculously" makes an episode despite all our mistakes Just don't make Kim say that word! E...

If you're cruising for a murder mystery filled with twists, turns, and WTFs, you're going to love this episode of Slaycation, where a honeymoon on the Love Boat turns into a deadly Shove Boat. When the bride goes overboard, an autopsy reveals more than just a tragic accident -- but will her husband's wild tale of espionage, Israeli spies, and assassination attempts hold water? Join us for a crazy...

Hey Slaycaters - welcome to our year end wrap-up episode. Part look back, part Q&A, and part interview session (we're joined by two special guests who help make the Slaycating happen!) -- this is a love-letter to the fans. We answer the burning questions you've asked throughout the year, discuss past cases and give a peek behind the curtain to see how the sausage is made... (for better or worse!)...

Hey Slaycaters, we are back with a cruel case involving a cruel twist of fate on Tenerife, the largest of the Spanish Canary Islands. Jay Slater, a 19-year old bricklayer from the UK is on holiday with some friends when things go from great, to less great to really, really bad.  Without giving anything away, let’s just say while you might be a party-animal — you don’t want to be walking home throu...

Hello and welcome to another episode of Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters.  You asked the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) ha...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water… you get killed on the boat! Today we’re coming at you with two recent cases that provide two more reasons why you won’t catch this true crime Throuple on a cruise. Like, ever. First, there’s the recent case of 18-year old, Anna Kepner which is still very much a tragic work in progress. And then we dive into another recent case, the stran...

Here we go again, Slaycation Fam — back on the Appalachian Trail for a solo hiking adventure...what could possibly go wrong?  Well, if we’re talking about it, then…everything. But here’s an interesting wrinkle — the victim was a 30-year old man.  Scott Lilly, from South Bend Indiana, needed a reset — to clear his mind he decided to challenge himself by hiking hundreds of miles along the Southern r...

Hey Slaycaters -- please enjoy the Ghost Story Adam teased in our episode 'Cray Cray at Crater Lake'...  This is a true story. It took place in January, 2000 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, CA while Adam was on set filming a movie he wrote for MTV. Believe us when we say, Adam is a skeptic. He makes shows about Science. The last thing he wants is to believe in ghosts! But since this actual...

Hey Slaycaters, this week we are headed to the Austrian Alps for a cold case that became a hot one once a body was found on the Stubby Glacier.  Duncan MacPherson, a former professional hockey player from Canada, seemingly vanished on the slopes while snowboarding during a fateful vacation trip before staring a new coaching job in Scotland.   But when his body was incredibly found buried in the th...

Hey Slaycaters, welcome to another episode of Slaycation — this time taking place in the awe-inspiring Crater Lake National Park located in the Cascade Mountains of Southern Oregon.   It’s a magical place where people go to connect with nature, hike, camp and feel a sense of spirituality that sometimes veers into the unexplained and paranormal.  Well, something very unexplained and possibly even p...

Here's a gift for you our wonderful Slaycaters - a full episode of our weekly Subscriber Only series "More Kim". Remember the Elijah Snow case from our "How to Get a 1-Star Review in Cancun" episode? The firefighter found dead at a Mexican resort under suspicious circumstances? We've got a MAJOR update. Thanks to Slaycater Doris in Miami for the tip - nice investigating! Want more "MORE KIM" ? Of...

Hey Slaycaters —we are back with another head-scratcher, this time on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Maui -- an amazing place filled with beauty, wonder and mystery.  In this case, a particular mystery involving Khiara Henry, a bright, outgoing, San Diego native who loves to travel. Unfortunately, her July 2019 trip to Maui ended in a way nobody saw coming. Join us as we dig into this strange st...

OMG Slaycaters…  We’ve got a doozy of a case today — definitely not for the faint-hearted. But also — one you’re gonna want to hear because this sh*t gets cray-cray. (Quoting Kim, here.) As always, the less you know the better — but let’s just say a fateful camping trip to Mt. Shasta goes horribly, murderously wrong for poor, sweet, trusting Lora Sinner who thought she was among friends… when in r...

Hey Slaycaters, meet Lela and Raymond Howard, a sweet elderly couple from Salado, Texas who, against the wishes of concerned family members, decide to drive themselves to a nearby festival, 15 miles away. They never made it — in part because Lela was driving in the complete opposite direction. n fact, a cop pulled them over for driving with their headlights off in Arkansas, about 500 miles away. M...

Hey Slaycaters, get ready for another dose of WTF? — this time courtesy of the Indonesian authorities handling (or rather mishandling) of a mysterious death at a luxury villa in Bali.   When 23-year old, Australian Byron Haddow was found floating face down in a plunge pool after a night out with friends — you’d think there would be a major investigation involving the police; including witness stat...

Oof… This case. Too soon. Too sad. Too much WTF…  And yet, here we are. There truly is no way to sugarcoat what happened to 9-year old Melina Frattolin, who was visiting her father, Luciano, the owner of a supposedly successful coffee business.   But like most things in this case — there’s the truth and there’s the story that Luciano tells.  And that story includes a tale of a white van pulling up...

Hey Slaycaters (and music fans) we’re taking you back to 1973 and the Summer Jam concert in Watkins Glen, New York.  The headliners were The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers and The Band and over 600,000 people showed up to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway.   Among the concert-goers were 16 year old Michael Weiser and 15 year old Bonnie Bickwit, two very smart and loving kids from Brooklyn, N...

Hello and welcome to another episode of Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters.  You asked the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) ha...

OK Slaycaters, this episode starts with us taking a deep breath…something you’re going to want to do multiple times throughout this episode as we tell the equal parts horrifying, mystifying and frustrating case of Elliot Blair and Kim Blair-Williams — two young, public defenders spending their first wedding anniversary in Mexico.   Without giving away any details, let’s just say in a town known fo...