Small Town Mysteries

Send us Fan Mail I mean, the title really does say it all! This week, Rachael digs into (get it?) people who bury others in their backyard. Get ready for some very gratifying karma in this one, folks.  Rachael highlights four separate cases and goes into some statistics on backyard burials, because this is apparently something that is common enough for people to write academic journals on...yikes....

Send us Fan Mail When an 11-year-old girl named Sabrina Buie is found murdered, Henry McCollum and Leon Brown are brought in for questioning and eventually confess after long interrogations. They are 19 and 15-years old, respectively, and both have intellectual disabilities, with Leon Brown not even able to read his own signed confession. They are charged with rape and murder and are given the dea...

Send us Fan Mail This Tuesday, Kate talks about the infamous D.B. Cooper skyjacking case, in which a man who called himself "Dan Cooper" alerted a flight attendant that he had a bomb and demanded 1.3 million dollars (in today's money) in cash ransom. The plane lands, cash is brought aboard, and Cooper parachutes out of the plane, never to be seen again. Who is D.B. Cooper? Well, tha...

Send us Fan Mail For this week's episode, Rachael first goes over some very exciting true crime news involving a decades-old unsolved case in Massachusetts.  The main case this week surrounds a triple murder in the VERY small town of Machias, Maine, which is only about 30 minutes south of Canada. Thomas Bonfanti killed three individuals and attempted to kill a fourth. He claims that all murde...

Send us Fan Mail This week, hear about the incredible survival of an 8-year-old girl who was kidnapped, raped, and left for dead in a field.  Jennifer Schuett waited almost two decades to get the answers she desperately wanted: what was the name of her kidnapper? Was he still out there, potentially harming others? Today, Jennifer is an advocate for other victims of crime and has continued to beat...

Send us Fan Mail The last episode of our Bridgewater Triangle Series has a little bit of everything to satisfy all of your spooky-season needs!  Christine goes over hauntings said to plague Bridgewater State University and the Hornbine School. We go over some personal accounts from people in the area and touch on the Mayflower Hill Cemetery in Plymouth, MA.   Christine then moves on to cult activi...

Send us Fan Mail TW: Domestic violence This week's episode involves the town of Libby, Montana, which has had its fair share of tragedy over the years. Kate dives into a bit of history surrounding the town, then focuses on the heart-wrenching case of Sheena Devine, a 30-year-old mother of two who was killed by an ex-boyfriend.  This might seem to be just an ordinary case, but after listening...

Send us Fan Mail A true crime episode TWICE this week? YES.  Rachael talks about true crime in the Bridgewater Triangle in this episode. Several murders, including the well-known murder of Mary Lou Arruda, are discussed.  We also talk about (and get very angry about) the rape of Cheryl Ann Araujo, which occurred in a bar (and yes, there were multiple people in the bar who did absolutely nothing)....

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to this week's episode to hear Rachael talk about a possible serial killer in Brockton, Massachusetts...or is it two different killers, using the same dumping ground?  Authorities have connected this potential serial killer's DNA to several rapes as well, though no successful matches have come from it.  Rachael connects this to the 2019 kidnapping and murder of J...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode of our October series!  In this one, Rachael discusses all things folklore and paranormal. She covers The Freetown State Forest, the Taunton State Hospital, and the legend of Pukwudgies (which culminates in a tantalizing discussion surrounding...strawberry bread? It'll all make sense in the end, trust me). There's mention of Big Foot (because h...

Send us Fan Mail A family purchases a house in an affluent neighborhood and only three days later begins to receive eerie and threatening letters from someone who calls themselves "The Watcher".   Kate did some great research on this one, and goes into the details of the case, the investigation, and theories (because, yup: it's still unsolved).  You don't want to miss this one!...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first episode of our Bridgewater Triangle Series!!! Kate provides historical context for why many believe the Bridgewater Triangle is a hotspot of paranormal activity. She talks about the Native American land that the swamp is in, King Philip's War, and about a BUNCH of different rocks (these are cool, interesting rocks, we promise). Kate also delves into differen...

Send us Fan Mail 54-year old Colonel Philip Shue left to go to work on the morning of April 16, 2003. He left an hour earlier than usual, at 5:30AM, in order to get a jumpstart on some paperwork. He made his wife, Tracy, coffee, kissed her, and said “I love you”. The next report of Shue is from two witnesses who saw him driving his vehicle on the highway, going around 60mph. After swerving from on...

Send us Fan Mail Christine opens up the episode with a new segment. Each week, we will be briefly reporting on a recent missing child case, as we all feel that it is important to spread awareness for cases that may not be getting the recognition they deserve. During the main segment this week, Kate tackles a couple of different hate crimes relating to the arsons of several Jewish-affiliated buildi...

Send us Fan Mail Marise was only 9 years old when she was brutally murdered in Hazleton, Pennsylvania in 1964. Despite being found the same day that she disappeared, Marise's murder was unsolved for FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS.  Just this year, in 2022, her killer was found through DNA testing. This is the fourth oldest cold case to be solved using genetic genealogy in the United States and the oldest...

Send us Fan Mail On March 9,  2018, a veteran entered the The Pathway Home, a residential treatment facility offering care to veterans, armed with the intention to kill multiple employees. Rachael talks about the victims of this crime: Christine Loeber, Jennifer Golick, and Jennifer Gonzalez Shushereba. She delves into their lives prior to the tragedy and discusses the tangible marks they left on...

Send us Fan Mail Kate talks about the infamous 1892 murder case of Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother, which Lizzie was tried and acquitted for. We discuss the events in Lizzie's life leading up the murders, possible accomplices, multiple theories, and how gossip spreads through a small town. This one is infamous for a reason! Sources: 1)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden 2)h...

Send us Fan Mail Christine starts off this episode talking about the disappearance of Cleashindra Hall, a smart, soon-to-be pre-med student who vanished after clocking out of her part-time job in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Twenty-eight years later, her case is still unsolved, and one particular individual remains a person of interest. Kate then talks about the Watts Family Murders, which took place in...

Send us Fan Mail In the early hours of the morning, 12-year-old Christopher Pittman walks into his grandparent's room and shoots 4 times, killing both Joe and Joy Pittman before setting their house on fire.  We discuss Christopher's difficult early childhood leading up to this moment, and analyze his legal team's "Zoloft defense", as Christopher had recently been made to s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kate first investigates the serial killer Tony Costa, locally known in Massachusetts as the Cape Cod Cannibal. Tony Costa committed a series of murders in the late 1960s. Famous writer Kurt Vonnegut was intrigued by Costa, comparing him to Jack the Ripper. This case is still talked about today in the small town community in which it originated, and several books h...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we discuss two cases that will make your stomach turn. First, Christine covers the case of Keiosha Marie Felix, a 15-year-old who went missing and was immediately labeled a "runaway" by police.  Keiosha was last seen in the tiny town of Duson, Louisiana on April 30, 2012, where she went to visit her aunt with her 1-year-old daughter. A botched police investiga...

Send us Fan Mail What drives two people to collectively decide they are capable of, and have a desire to, commit murder?  This week, Christine discusses the case of Melissa Jenkins, a 33-year-old schoolteacher and single mother who was lured away from her home, beaten, and strangled to death by a married couple in 2012. We go over the investigation, their motives, and the MESSINESS of this case. ...

Send us Fan Mail A college student who has recently had a string of bad misfortune is driving up North from Massachusetts in the winter. She loses control of her vehicle and it hits a snowbank, making it inoperable. Someone sees the wreck and offers her assistance, but she refuses, saying that she has already called for help. When the cops come...she's gone.  This week, the three of us dig de...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode focuses on one of the most famous missing persons cases of the 21st century—Maura Murray. Maura grew up in our hometown of Hanson, Mass, and even though she was a bit older than us, her story hits very close to home. In this part one of two, we dive into Maura’s childhood, her teenage years, and her time at West Point. We also set up Maura’s mental state at the...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Rachael talks about Gary Lee Sampson, a spree killer from the South Shore of Massachusetts. In 2001, Sampson originally committed a series of bank crimes in North Carolina in the span of three months, and then went on to murder three strangers after fleeing to Massachusetts. We explore his background, his victims,  and his trial. Sampson's case was only the second...