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We find ourselves at sea again dolls in 1961 near the islands of the Bahamas, with two separate survival stories connected by a wild night on board a vessel called "The Bluebelle". We focus predominantly around the tale of a young 11 year old, Terry Jo Dupperault who survived four days at sea. But what happened to her vessel? What happened to her family? Listen as we discuss what happene...

Another cult for you this week dolls! This time, we head to Japan for a new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987. There is a lot to unpack in this episode, and as per usual it begins with a fairly innocent movement surrounding yoga, mediation and positive thinking. But of course, things turn terrible and we cover the cults ultimate demise due to a deadly Tokyo subw...

We're wrapping up "The Family Murders" this week dolls, with a special guest appearance of Dad K, providing us some context surrounding Adelaide at the time of the murders. Tune in to hear how investigators honed in on the main Monster Bevan Spencer Von Einem, as well as some compelling first hand accounts from people close to "The Family" at the time. Find us or Write to u...

*warning: violent acts against minors & severe depictions of mutilation - discretion is advised* Back to AUS this week and this time Adelaide dolls, and this case is a rough one. We dive into “The Family Murders” which follows a series of five murders in Australia, speculated to have been committed by a loosely connected group of individuals who came to be known as "The Family". The...

A miracle survival amidst a tragedy this week dolls. Guest co-host Max K back in the studio as we cover the story of the incredible, Harrison Okene; a Nigerian Cook who survived 3 harrowing days in a sunken tug boat. This accidental aquanaut’s story is wild! Open your ears dolls and listen to believe it. Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodcast@gmail.com Send us your terrible t...

Kidnapping centric case this week dolls, with hints of conspiracy and historical mystery. Once deemed “The Kidnapping” and “The Crime of the Century”, the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping sure did shock the nation during the Great Depression. The consequent media frenzy would ultimately force the family into hiding. Listen as we cover the terrible kidnapping and circumstances surrounding the kidnapping o...

In January 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer began shooting 30 rounds of ammunition at the Cleveland Elementary School, in San Diego, US. If you haven’t heard of it, perhaps you’re familiar with the song “I Don’t Like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats? Well this terrible story is what inspired Bob Geldof to write the song. Listen as we cover this terrible ordeal and TTKG’s first shooter based episode....

Israel Keyes was an American serial killer, bank robber, burglar, arsonist, kidnapper and sex offender who murdered at least three confirmed victims and up to at least 11 suspected victims across the United States from July 2001 to February 2012. This calculated killer gives us particular shivers in our timbers based on his premeditation and lack of victim profile. Keep going and listen to the ep...

We’re finally in New Zealand for this week’s episode as we cover the terrible Parker-Hulme murder. Our first matricide case, with hints of folie a deux and all the more terrible as our perpetrators are adolescents. Our case takes us back to 1954, in Victoria Park, Christchurch where; armed with a brick in a stocking, 16-year-old Pauline Parker and her best friend Juliet Hulme, 15, became two of Ne...

Another WILD survival story for you dolls. In April of 1995, Jennifer Morey, a 25 year-old attorney, was savagely attacked in her Houston TX apartment. We discuss the incredible fight for her life, her quick thinking as well as the 911 dispatcher saved her life that night. *Plays survivor by Destiny Child* ...Casey K is Beyonce and Amy K is Michelle, obvi xo Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast -...

*WARNING* crimes (sexual) committed against underage victims In this weeks episode Casey K and Amy K discuss the Angel's Landing Cult led by Daniel Perez, a religious group that captured the attention of the nation in the mid-2000s. There are some terrible ongoings in this episode dolls, please have something light lined-up afterwards. Perez, also known as "Lou Castro," convinced his...

TTKG’s first Folie à Deux case! On this episode we discuss the phenomenon of Folie à Deux and cover identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, aka “The Silent Twins”. We discuss their fascinating lives and their eventual incarceration due to the string of crimes committed together as teens and adults. Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodcast@gmail.com Send us your terrible tale...

Back to Australia for this terrible case, we discuss the life and crime of Tracey Wigginton. Deemed by the media at the time as “The Lesbian Vampire Killer”; we cover events leading up to the senseless act of violence that left the community in shock, as well as the controversy surrounding her mental health and the nature of the barbaric act itself.   Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagr...

Max K is back for another disaster ep! A burst molasses storage tank in Boston, 1919, created an over 12 meter (40 foot) high wave of 8 million litres of sweet, hot and sticky syrup that covered the town. This was far from a slow sludge, this disaster flooded Boston at over 56km per hour (35mph), covering property and horses, and killing 21 people and injuring around 150. Listen as we cover this t...

Our first survival dedicated episode. We dive in to one of the most remarkable cases, that of the astonishing 15 year-old Mary Vincent, whom fought for her life after a terribly savage attack from serial predator Lawrence Singleton. The episode covers her miraculous and brave ordeal, as well as that of terrible crimes of Lawrence Singleton. Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodc...

In 1999, 15-year-old Rachel was murdered by her former neighbour and babysitter, 19-year-old Caroline Reed Robertson. Although Robertson’s exact motive remains unclear, the court was told during the trial that Caroline had an unhealthy obsession with Rachel and was considering assuming her identity. Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodcast@gmail.com Send us your terrible tale s...

In TTKG’s first fire-centric terrible case, 35 ride-goers boarded the Sydney Ghost Train ride in Luna Park. Seven of them would not leave the train tunnel alive. Inadequate fire-fighting measures and low staffing caused the fire to completely destroy the amusement park's ghost train. Was electrical faults to blame, or was there a more sinister and spooky arson the real explanation? This is a myste...

Maria Korp was reported missing for four days and later found, barely alive, in the boot of her car on 13 February 2005 near the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. Who was responsible? Listen to today’s episode to find out. This terrible crime, which the media dubbed Australia’s “Body in the Boot” was a crime that shocked the nation. Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodcast@gm...

We couldn't let you go two weeks without an episode! Ken Rex McElroy, Skidmore Missouri’s local Bully; a cattle rustler, thief, rapist and so much more. Listen to today’s episode to hear how McElroy’s life come to an abrupt end in 1981. Let us know if you think it’s; justice, karma or something else? Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodcast@gmail.com Send us your terrible tale...

Oliver Sipple the man known for intervening to prevent an assassination attempt against U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975. Your hosts discuss the assassination attempt and aim to highlight a glimpse of the awful attitudes and stigmas towards homosexuality in the 70's. Oliver Wellington "Billy" Sipple was so much more than a man that intervened that day, he had a right to live his li...

TTKG's first cult-dedicated episode! Originally established as a drug rehabilitation program, by the early 1960s, Synanon became an alternative community centered on group truth-telling sessions that came to be known as the "Synanon Game." Listen to the ep to hear your hosts discuss how the group ultimately became a cult called the Church of Synanon in the 1970s how things quickly spiraled out of...

This episodes marks TTKG's first historical mystery and disappearance case! In February, 1978, a group of friends from Yuba City in California; fondly referred to as "The Boys" by their families,  set out on a trip to watch a basketball game. They left after it finished and for reasons which perplex investigators to this day, drove up a mountain into the wilderness and were never seen alive a...

Listen as we cover our first, man-made disaster on TTKG! With special co-host Max K (Casey's twin brother) we cover the terrible failure of the St Francis Dam in 1928, triggering a flood that claimed the lives of at least 431 people.  Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodcast@gmail.com Send us your terrible tale so we can share it on the pod! OR send us your feedback or req...

TTKG's first robber-centric episode! Listen to this week's episode as we cover a string of flawless crimes spanning over a year in the early 90's, a mysterious perpetrator, and a twist ending that shocked even the most experienced agents from the FBI. Grab yourself a bubble-gum bill and have a giggle with your hosts Casey K and Amy K - yeehaw! Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgp...

Cary Stayner, the older brother of Steven Stayner (ep 3) - was convicted for the murder of four women between February and July 1999. Nicknamed 'The Yosemite Killer', Cary across the different victims, utilized methods such as; sexual assault, strangulation, knife attack, decapitation and ultimately desecration of a body (burning).  Find us or Write to us: @ttkgpodcast - Instagram ttkgpodcast@gmai...