Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast

Who else grew up watching the queen of talk shows, Ms. Oprah Winfrey? When Oprah interviewed David Crespi and his wife Kim after he murdered their twin daughters, Tess and Sam, McKenzie just needed to know more. Why was Oprah so agitated and David so… disconnected?  Oprah’s episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-winfrey-show-the-podcast/id1499860465?i=1000515931958 https://open.s...

Did she fall, or was she pushed? Rhonda Casto went on an unsuspecting hike in Eagle Creek, Oregon with her boyfriend Stephen Nichols when she winds up at the bottom of a ravine. It’s possible that she even predicted her own death before leaving that day. Did she see this coming? 

Phil Hartman was best known for his role as Troy McClure on The Simpsons and his run on SNL before his life was abruptly ended in a tragic murder-suicide, but it’s probably not how you think.  Domestic Violence Resources: https://www.thehotline.org Call 1-800-799-7233 Text “START” to 88788 Stick around till the end for True Crime Tea Time and some bloopers! 

Fan Man-Yee (樊敏儀) was a young and struggling waitress when she met Chan Man-lok (陳文樂), and made a mistake that would end her life and leave the crime scene haunted. One can only hope her spirit terrorized those who terrorized her in life.   Stick around till the end for a listener story!     

McDonald’s Diet Coke is one of our favorite things, but this case will have us thinking twice before we step inside a Mickey D’s anytime soon. The McDonald’s massacre is one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history, and the culprit? Apparently chicken nuggets… 

In 2014, 12-year-old girls Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser stabbed their friend Payton Leutner a total of 19 times. The reason: they wanted to become proxies of the Slender Man. So who is this skinny creep and why did they want to run away to live with him? Did Payton make it out alive? We’ll answer all your burning questions. 

It’s not very often that a crime basically plays out on camera right in front of your eyes, but that’s what happened when Philip Chism was caught on school security cameras following his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer, into the bathroom. What happens next is the most baffling, randomly brutal attack. 

If you’ve seen the hit film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”, you may have noticed the disclaimer that the film was inspired by true events. Today we’re bringing you a listener request to cover the story that inspired the film.  Kathy Fulton Page was discovered in her car in what appeared to be a staged accident, but charges have never been brought against anyone. Her family continues t...

Nothing like a little murder and incest to start your Monday! András Pándy was a Hungarian-Belgium “pillar of the community,” and we all know what that means! The only thing more disturbing than this body count is the way McKenzie butchers every name along the way. 

A cheating husband, his wife, and his mistress and her daughter all walk into a house…  Unlike a good ol’ bar joke though, only one walks out alive. Gerald “Mike” Bullinger was cheating (again) on his wife Cheryl Baker when she stumbled upon his mistress and her daughter living in their brand new home. Shots are fired, and only one walks away and disappears - never to be seen again. 

Twists. And. Turns. A classic who-dun-it and the answer will undoubtedly surprise you. Dana Laskowski was a 36-year-old mother of three when she was discovered dead in her home, but the perp was the most unsuspecting… suspect? 

Australia… what in the hell is going on down under, my friends!?  If your boyfriend is one of the worst guys in the world and you still go back to him because you’re a match made in hell, you must be Hazel Passmore. When Hazel becomes suspicious that Daniel Holdom is cheating on her, he reassures her it simply isn’t possible… because the woman in question is dead.  Rather than report the murders o...

Robert Haney and Stephen Delicino were unsuspecting handymen who went to work for Oregon pig farmer Susan Monica… but they ended up being fed to the farm animals. Keep Oregon weird or nah?  

Amy Lynn Bradley was only 23 years old when she boarded a Caribbean cruise ship with her family and disappeared forever. Theories have floated (no pun intended) about trafficking, drowning, suicide, etc., but the question remains - what happened to Amy? 

Spreckels mansion part 2! McKenzie had to do a follow up episode after realizing how much content and research she left out of part 1. Please accept this follow-up episode with our sincerest apologies. 

In 1976, citizens of Circleville, OH began receiving mysterious letters from an unknown author with various threats, blackmail, rants, and details of the recipients’ lives. Ignoring the letters didn’t seem to pay off though, and eventually a man ends up dead and another is falsely imprisoned while the writer remains unidentified. Who was the Circleville Letter Writer? 

Two people dead within 48 hours, in the same house, seemingly unrelated, with no charges? That’s exactly what happened at Spreckels mansion when 6-year-old Max Shacknai seemed to accidentally fall off a second-story landing. Two days later, his dad’s girlfriend Rebecca Zahou was found hanging from an outside balcony. All signs point to foul play, but investigators weren’t convinced. Tell us what y...

Guest co-hosts Kara and Cici sit in to listen the uncomfortable and unbelievable case of Richard Chase known by several aliases but most notably "Dracula of Sacramento" and "The Vampire Killer of Sacramento.” TW: kids, animals, cannibalism

We have a special guest this episode, Fatina's wife Kara. She gets filled in on the bizarre case of Becky Watts. 

Jennifer Pan had mastered the art of lying to her parents, but when her tales began to unravel she decided that coming clean or moving out on her own just weren’t as reasonable of options as murder. When backed into a corner the next natural step is to kill your parents, right?    

Susan Walters was an unsuspecting ER nurse when she was attacked in her home one evening. She fought tooth (literally, she bit him!) and nail to survive the attack, but the real plot twist is what happened to her attacker and why he attacked her in the first place.  

Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells were best friends who suddenly went missing in their neighborhood after stumbling across the home of their teacher’s assistant, Maxine Carr. When Maxine’s boyfriend, Ian Huntley, oddly inserts himself into the investigation, all signs point to foul play. 

Was Scott Peterson actually fleeing to Mexico? Was that DIY home bleach job really to disguise himself from police?  We’re wrapping up the arrest, the trial, and giving our final thoughts on this case before we lay it to rest. Just out of curiosity though, how many of you changed your stance throughout this case coverage? Let us know! 

Part 2 of 3 and we’re asking the age old question: did the husband do it? We’re going through the results of the search warrants, Amber Frey, and some of Scott’s behaviors and other theories surrounding the day of Laci’s disappearance. 

Scott Peterson may be guilty solely based on the fact that he eats pizza with milk... ew.  The first of THREE PARTS may be short, but don’t fret - the next two promise to be much longer and more in depth. Today, we’re doing the highest level overview with the known facts and Scott’s accounts. In part 2 & 3, we’ll discuss the controversies.