Stranger Danger with Kady & Chloe

As of 2023, British native Robert Maudsley holds the unenviable record of having spent the most time in solitary confinement; a staggering figure of over 40 years, or a whopping 16,000 days. But those unfathomable numbers mask a truly tragic story. One in which Maudsley was born into truly horrific circumstances, and one where he was met with further terrors at nearly every turn. Tune in to find o...

Everything seemed fined when the experienced skydiver Els Van Doren took to the skies on the 18th of November 2006. However, midway through her jump, she realized that her parachute would not open, and that even worse, her reserve parachute had malfunctioned, resulting in her demise.  What followed would be a case that gripped Belgium, one filled with suspense, betrayals, and secret love affairs;...

Things seemed normal on the morning of September 10, 1999, as the residents of Albuquerque got up and went about their day. However, when colleagues of bank teller Girly Chew noticed her absence from work, they began to sense that something had gone terribly wrong. Instead of tardiness or traffic, this would be a story far from the norm, encapsulating everything from con men to cults to even consp...

On the morning of 16 June 2005, a cleaner would chance upon a shocking discovery along the Kallang River. Within a waterlogged brown cardboard box was a large green plastic bag, and the remains of the severed lower torso of a woman. This would send Singapore into a frenzy, as investigations proceeded and the media reported on every new gruesome finding, further cementing this case in infamy. Tune...

Back in 2012, Marshall County police in Mississippi would stumble upon a rather peculiar scene where 18 year old Charles Hardeman was found unconscious at the wheel of a truck that had crashed into a tree. Adding to the strange discovery was the fact that Charles was soaking wet, had a belt tied around his legs, and fell into a coma soon after, leaving the authorities with many questions, but litt...

On the 4th of August 1985, members of the Zheng family were closing their restaurant, The Eight Immortals Restaurant, when a familiar face walked in. This was Huang Zhiheng, a man that the Zheng family had met within the gambling scene in Macau, and who they had owed a lot of money to.  Huang had come to request payment of the debt owed, but things soon got out of hand, quickly spiraling to become...

In May 1947, newlywed couple Christina and Jack would travel up to a secluded lakeside cottage in Severn Falls, Canada, for their honeymoon. But just a few days later however, local authorities would be called down upon the discovery that the cottage had been completely burnt down, and that Christina's lifeless body had been found in the nearby lake. It's a winding tale full of secrecy, fraud, and...

To kick off the brand new season of Stranger Danger, the crew travel back to the roaring twenties to explore the truly bizarre case of Dolly Oesterreich. It's one that features a loveless marriage, a fatal affair, a tragic murder, and most curiously of all, a lover kept hidden within the attic. Tune in to find out more. If you would like to get updates or reach out to the Stranger Danger crew, you...

HELLO, as you know, Kady and Chloe are off on holiday at the moment so they won't be back until the new year, BUT in the meantime, we thought that it would be good to do a few throwback and highlight compilation episodes such as this one. So thanks again for your support and listenership throughout the year, this is the Best of Stranger Danger Season 3, a compilation of the some of the funniest an...

HELLO, as you know, Kady and Chloe are off on holiday at the moment so they won't be back until the new year, BUT in the meantime, we thought that it would be good to do a few throwback and highlight compilation episodes such as this one. So thanks again for your support and listenership throughout the year, this is the Best of Stranger Danger Season 2, a compilation of the some of the funniest an...

HELLO, as you know, Kady and Chloe are off on holiday at the moment so they won't be back until the new year, BUT in the meantime, we thought that it would be good to do a few throwback and highlight compilation episodes such as this one. So thanks again for your support and listenership throughout the year, this is the Best of Stranger Danger Season 1, a compilation of the some of the funniest an...

HELLO, it has been a long year of crimes, horrors, laughs and more than enough parental issues for multiple lifetimes, but we are finally at the Season 3 Finale and the last full episode of the year! To celebrate the occasion, we have prepared not 1, not 2, but 3 bizarre true crime stories for you to dig into. From stolen kayaks to death by penetration to the return of foot fetishes, this is an ep...

In December 2006, Arizona police would bring in Ryan Waller for questioning after finding him unconscious in his apartment with his deceased girlfriend on the couch.  As the interrogation proceeded however, what initially looked like an open and shut case would be anything but. And what looked like a regular black eye on Waller's face, would actually turn out to be something far worse. Tune in to...

Between 1999 and 2003, Chinese authorities would be rattled by a series of viscous and brutal murders taking place in various provinces such as Anhui, Hebei, Shaanxi, and Shandong. But when they finally detained the culprit, Yang Xinhai, they would be shocked at the full extent of his crimes, with Chinese media believing that he had carried out the country's longest and grisliest killing spree; ul...

In May of 2013, citizens from Cleveland, Ohio, were shocked to learn that 3 women, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight, were found alive after having disappeared for nearly 10 years. They would reveal the full extent of their torment in court, sharing that they had been kept as prisoners and repeatedly abused until their escape. At the trial, their captor, Ariel Castro, would then be s...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! It's the time of the year for scares and frights, creeps and crawlies, and the Stranger Danger crew is here to bring you a bonanza of spooky stories. Tune in as Kady, Chloe, and Danny take turns sharing hair-raising tales that are sure to leave you with spine-tingling chills this Halloween. Timestamps below: Chloe's story begins at [03:01] Danny's story begins at [14:52] Kady's f...

In July 2014, Aiwa Matsuo from Sasebo, Nagasaki, in Japan, was invited to the home of her classmate. Things seemed fine until her parents noticed that she hadn't returned home late into the evening, which would eventually lead to a shocking discovery, and a whirlwind of tragic events. Tune in to find out more. [Main story begins at 06:21] If you would like to get updates or reach out to the Strang...

In the latest episode of Stranger Danger, Kady and Chloe share the story of one of Australia's most infamous murderers - Katherine Knight. Due to a difficult upbringing, Knight would develop a violent streak, often assaulting others and even once putting her own child in danger. But all of these would pale in comparison to her actions in February 2000, where after viciously stabbing her partner, s...

On the morning of 27th April 2014, Lau Kunyu was spotted on CCTV going up the elevator to the apartment he shared with his girlfriend, before seemingly disappearing into thin air. Lau's father would report his missing son a few days later, and Lau's distraught girlfriend, Huang Jingwen, would be brought in for questioning.  Police initially struggled as barely any clues or physical evidence were f...

In a 10 week period spanning February to May of 1946, the small town of Texarkana in the United States was shocked by a series of brutal attacks, leading to the deaths of 5 locals. What was peculiar was that the assailant target couples at night while wearing a white cloth mask resembling a pillowcase with eye holes cut out, leading local media to dub him "The Phantom Killer". Tune in to find out...

In March of 2001, 43-year old engineer Bernd Brandes from Berlin responded to an online advertisement to meet up with a computer repair technician named Armin Meiwes. After the pair hit it off, they would retreat back to Meiwes' home, where Brandes would take a large dose of sleeping pills, and be cannibalized. Tune in to find out more. If you would like to get updates or reach out to the Stranger...

HELLO, we are very excited to share that we are doing an unofficial official listener giveaway to mark the start of season 3!!! We have settled on a goodie bag including a customized Stranger Danger tote bag, a customized Stranger Danger sticker pack, and a Stranger Danger popsocket. We have 5 sets of these to giveaway, the entry period is from 19 Sep 2022 to 3 Oct 2022 (entry closes at 2359), and...

In March of 1995, Singapore police would make a gruesome discovery when they found a tourist's dismembered body parts floating near Clifford Pier. Things would get more complicated when the body parts of more tourists were found in Phuket, leading investigators to suspect that a tourist butcher was at large. Tune in to find out more. Special thanks to Rishi for coming on today's episode. You can f...

On Christmas Eve, 1945, a fire would breakout in the middle of the night, destroying the Sodder Family household and sparking an incredibly peculiar mystery. For while George and his wife Jennie escaped the fire with 4 of their 9 children, the bodies of the remaining 5 were never actually recovered from the rubble.  Tune in to find out more. Special thanks to Rishi for coming on today's episode. Y...

In May 1967, Filipino police made a grisly discovery in Manila when they found a cleanly cut pair of women's legs in a garbage can. Just a day later, a torso with arms were found nearby at Guadalupe Bridge, leading to a nationwide media frenzy as everyone began talking about Philippine's first Chop Chop Lady, Lucila Lalu Tune in to find out more. If you would like to get updates or reach out to th...