The Book of the Dead

July 27th 1987-Klause Schelkle, Bettina Taxis and Thomas Schmidt, are traveling through the nordic countries on a trip of the life time. After spending time in Stockholm, the next phase of their trip was to travel to Turku, Finland for a music Festival via a ferry called the M.S. Viking Sally, But Klause would never make it to Turku and the police would have a hell of a time figuring out who the m...

Susan Jeanette Atkins was brutally murdered in 1987 and everyone swore they knew who did it. There was one man that had to be guilty as sin, and all the residents of Stephenville, Texas knew they were guilty, police were just wasting time by not arresting him. For 20 years, the people of Stephenville knew who was responsible for Susan's murder, until the day someone else was arrested. Ashley Inge,...

September 11, 2001, the day "four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamist extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States." Almost 3000 people lost their lives that day, but the people were responsible were bought to justice. Except in the case of one victim, whose murder had nothing to do with he attacks that day. Henryk Siwiak, a family man from Poland, ha...

Loretta Ann Frank was a 19 year old indigenous woman living in B.C. Canada in 1989. She was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and living in an assisted living facility in Whitehorse when she visited her brother and sister-in-law in Yukon. after her visit, they never saw her again. 5 years later, police would FINALLY look into her disappearance.  Anyone with information about her disappearance can conta...

in the summer of 1992, 17 year old Angel Ormston had a really great life; a loving family, great friends, a decent job, and a secret. Actually, Angel had two secrets. See, 17 year old girls fall in love hard and fast, and sometimes, this makes them blind to people who are taking advantage of them. Angel was in love with someone who really didn't love her back, and the secret she would tell them th...

In part 2 of The Academy Maniac's Artyom and Nikita are still the scum if the earth. We'll tell you about the final 5 victims, the terrible things these two have said on social media and how someone with in Nikita's own family discovers what he's been doing and blows the case wide open. The light at the end of this tunnel is growing brighter, so join us to get through the rest of this terrible cas...

The long awaited chapter Courtney has been working on is finally here! In 2010 the the Akademgorodok micro district of Irkutsk was terrorized by the Academy Maniac's, otherwise known as The Hammer Men, from January to April. For month's residents would live in fear as 16 people were attacked, and, in the beginning, the police weren't doing anything to help. In Part one, we talk about the Killers'...

On December 11, 1994, 4 year old D'Wan Sims goes to the Wonderland Mall in Livonia, Michigan with his mother, D'Wanna Harris. approximately 45 minutes after they arrive, D'Wanna realizes that her son his not with her. What would follow would be an extensive search that has spanned 28 years with no sign of D'Wan.  Was this a case of stranger abduction, or did D'Wanna know more than she was willing...

October 26, 1982: 15 year old Sharon Thor was getting ready for her dance lessons when the phone rang. She answered it, and was pleasantly surprised to hear from the person on the other end. after hanging up, she told her mother Sonia she would be right back, and ran out the door. that would be the last time Sonia would see her daughter alive. 40 years later, Sharon's murder is still unsolved. Any...

May 4th 2002, 7 year old Alexis Patterson gets up and gets ready for school. she walks the half block with her step father to the corner and the crossing guard helps her cross the street, after which she heads into her school's playground where she'd wait for class to start. At 3 PM when school lets out for the day,  Alexis never comes home. In fact, she never made it to class at all that day.  An...

On April 22, 1970, Earth Day was founded, and since that day, the Earth Day committee has had to combat two specific conspiracy theories every year. One, that the Earth is not flat, and two, that Ira Einhorn, Philadelphia's Resident Hippie, and convicted murderer was not the founder. This is the story of The Unicorn Killer, and the Murder of Holly Maddux Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, N...

Tammi and Arnold Cuyler got married in 1989 and had a baby boy soon after they named Jarrell. they enlisted the help of Tammi's 21 year old cousin Chasity west to baby sit as they worked full time, and Chasity was happy to do it, perhaps because she had her sights set on Arnold. when Tammi and Arnold divorce soon after the birth of their second child in 1995, due to his infidelity, Arnold and Chas...

Last week, we told you all about the life of Andrew Cunanan leading up to the murders. Today, we tell you about the murders and give you some background on each one of his victims. we may never know the true motive behind why Andrew took the lives of 5 innocent people, but what we do know, is that deserve to be remembered and they deserved to live their lives to the fullest, but Andrew took that a...

When people hear the name Andrew Cunanan, most people think of the murder of Gianni Versace, but Gianni was not Andrew's only victim. in Part 1 we discuss Andrew's life growing up, and some key players in this horrific case. Andrew Cunanan was wicked smart, charismatic, and ridiculously handsome, and he could have had it all until he threw it all away and took 5 innocent lives in the process. For...

New Lisbon State School, a place for families to bring their loved ones that require round the clock care. one would think that the residents would be safe, well cared for, and in a clean environment. Not at New Lisbon. Today, we tell you about 3 disappearances and 2 of the deaths that have occurred here since 1975. We get on our soapboxes for this one, join us and find out why. If you have any in...

We've come to the conclusion of the Christa Pike story and, frankly, its a doozy. we go over the trial, the appeals and some shenanigans that Christa has gotten into since her incarceration. If you like court case deep dives and Courtney getting on her soap box, than this Chapter is for you. For a full list of resources, email us at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com Pike v. State, No. M2012-01640-CCA-R3-...

***This Case come's with a pretty heavy trigger warning for mentions CSA, Torture, and graphic details. Listener discretion is very much advised*** Christa Gail Pike wasn't exactly a model citizen. In fact, pretty much from birth she was set up for failure, with a very tumultuous childhood. After being sent to Knoxville Tennessee's Job Corps Center at 18 to get her life together, she meets fellow...

66 year old Maree Collins was a kind woman who would do anything for everyone, including offering a room to her struggling neighbor, 27 year old psychologist, Luke Fawcett. In repayment, Luke would commit a crime so horrific, Western Australia would give him one of the harshest sentences they've ever handed down. Don't forget to rate, review, and share, and, for our Australian listeners, let us kn...

 25 year old Stephanie Parze had a wonderful life & a wonderful family, but that all would be taken away when she met John Ozbilgen. Due to his violent temper she would break up with John-weeks later, Stephanie goes missing.  Helpful links/numbers: Sex abuse hotline:1-800-656-4673 DV hotline : 1-800-799-7233 www.snpfoundation.org NJ DV Hotline : 1-800-572(7233) https://nj.gov/njsp/division/ope...

On January 23, 1999 while at Tacoma, Washington's New Frontier Bowling alley, 2 year old Teekah Lewis disappears without a trace while playing in the arcade. what would follow would be a 22 year long investigation with her family desperately hoping for answers. If you have information, contact Crime Stoppers for a $1,000 cash reward. Use the P3 Tips App on your phone or call the hot line at 1-800-...

in 1999 the Potter family dealt with the unthinkable when they lost their youngest daughter, Tabitha, when she was murdered by a local house painter. They, also, never got justice for her murder. 22 years later, the unthinkable happens again. Arnold, S. H. (2022, December 12). Man Found in a Freezer Leads to a Double Tragedy for a Family. NewsBreak Original. https://original.newsbreak.com/@sam-h-a...

On June 23, 2021, 24 year old Daniel Robinson headed to a job site in Buckeye, AZ, where he was a hydrogeologist at 7am. At 9am, he he got in his 2017 Jeep Renegade and drove off into the desert. A month later, his car was found a few miles from where he was last seen, crashed in a ravine,but Daniel was nowhere to be found. this is his story. Anyone with information about Daniel's disappearance cn...

On this weeks chapter, we discuss how Stacey Castor may just be the worst mother on the face of the planet, how laws regarding forged wills are asinine, and another potential victim of antifreeze poisoning. It seems as if no one was truly safe from a woman obsessed with money. ABC News. (n.d.). Hear Stacey Castor’s frantic 911 call to police about daughter who overdosed [Video]. ABC News. https://...

Stacey Castor: Daughter, mother, wife, widow, wife.....widow? Stacey had a good life married to her husband, Michael Wallace. until Michael died at 38 of a heart attack due to his bad heart and substance abuse issues, according to Stacey. She finds love, again, in David Castor, 5 years after burying Michael, tragedy strikes again in the form of David committing suicide and poor Stacey is left alon...

After over 2 decades and 2 different detectives going over Sherri's murder, answers are finally found when a new detective takes on the case. After a new investigation spanning months and the involvement of internal affairs police finally close in on Sherri's killer. In this chapter, you can hear parts of the interview that solidified police's suspicions that the murderer was one of their own. Ass...