Courtney Liso
The Book of the Dead
Hosted by Courtney Liso, The Book of the Dead is a true crime podcast that focuses on the victims of lesser-known crimes. Each episode presents a deep dive into a case from around the world, dissecting the details to tell the whole story of who each victim was, in addition to what happened to them. Formerly hosted by a mother-daughter team, the podcast has evolved with one host, taking the care necessary to ensure each victim is honored as they should be. Join Courtney every Wednesday at 12am EST for a new chapter in The Book of the Dead.
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Chapter 22: The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen Part 1 08.01.2023 53:48
In 1986, Sherri Rasmussen was newly married and had the career of her dreams. she was beautiful and intelligent and had a wonderful life ahead of her with her husband, John Ruetten. On February 24th, 1986 tragedy would strike when John came home from work to find their condo ransacked, and sherri murdered. what would follow would be a decades long investigation before the murderer would be found r...
Chapter 21: The Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott *Reupload* 18.12.2022 38:23
Reuploaded without the metronome sound :,) 32 year old Dorothy Scott was a loving, single, single mother who loved nothing more that spending time with her 4 year old son when she wasn't at work. she was known for living a very safe, quiet life, but when she starts getting disturbing phone calls from a man she doesn't know Dorothy starts looking into ways to protect herself. On May 28th, 1980 Doro...
Chapter 20:The Murder of Lynnette Quast Craft 11.12.2022 58:07
Lynnette Quast and Thomas Crafts were high school sweethearts when they got married at 21 in august of 1985. For a few years, everything is great and they're building a good life together. After Lynnette gets pregnant with their first child, though, their relationship starts to deteriorate and would come to a head 8 years later in July of 1999 If you or anyone you know is in a domestic Violence si...
Chapter 19: The Mysterious Death of Geetha Angara 04.12.2022 53:10
In 2005, Geetha Angara was a 43 year old chemist working for the Passaic Valley Water Commission in Totowa, New Jersey. On February 8th, she went down to the facility's underground water tanks in order to do some routine recalibration. 24 hours later, her body was found floating in the second tank with no clear answer as to how she got in there. was this a case of murder by a disgruntled employee...
Chapter 18: The Murder of Colleen Ritzer 27.11.2022 55:55
Colleen Ritser was a 24 year old Algebra Teacher in Danvers Massachusetts, known for her passion for teaching, her big heart, and her warm smile. Philip Chism was a 14 year old freshman, new to Danvers from Tennessee with a promising High School soccer career. On October 22, 2013, both Philip and Colleen go missing and what follows would be one of the most harrowing murder investigations we have e...
Chapter 17: The Murders of the Kern and Ventura County Jane Does 20.11.2022 48:04
In July of 1980, the bodies of two unidentified women were found. One in an Almond Orchard in Kern County and one 4 days later, 180 miles away in Ventura County, California. No one knew who they were or who killed them. Over 30 years later, they would be connected by one individual who was already serving life for prior crimes. This is their story. Anyone with information about the Ventura County...
Chapter 16: The Brutal Murder of Junko Furuta 13.11.2022 46:04
This Chapter comes with a very big trigger warning. if anyone planning on listening to this chapter is sensitive to or triggered by discussion of SA or graphic details, please skip past this chapter. we don't want anyone to be triggered by our content. In November of 1989 Junko Furuta is on her way home from work when she is knocked off her bicycle by a teenage boy. another boy from her school off...
Chapter 15: The Disappearance and Mysterious Death Of Elizabeth Salgado 06.11.2022 48:33
In march 2015,Elizabeth Salgado came to America from Mexico in order to learn English and be among fellow Mormons in Provo, Utah. She was described as being a shy, spiritual woman, who was excited for new opportunities. After just 18 days of being in Utah, Elizabeth finished her Language classesand headed back to her apartment, just 18 blocks away. She would never make it there.it has been 7 years...
Chapter 14: The Vampire Cult Murders Part 2 31.10.2022 44:31
Happy Halloween guys!! In Part 2 of The Vampire Cult Murders we fall down the rabbit hole into the Wendorf Murders, discussing how they were murdered, and the events leading up to, and following them. Rod Ferrell is just as sick and twisted as he was when we discussed him yesterday, and we have some questions about Heather Wendorf, too. We go over the Vampire Cult's road trip to Louisiana and the...
Chapter 13: The Vampire Cult Murders Part 1 30.10.2022 42:55
On November 25th, 1996, Jennifer Wendorf came home from an evening with her boyfriend to find her parents, Richard and Ruth Wendorf, brutally murdered in the family home. to add to this horrific sight, her younger sister, Heather Wendorf, was no where to be found. when police start their investigation, they learn that heather had claimed to be running away to New Orleans with a Vampire Coven Led b...
Chapter 11: The Man That Killed Halloween 23.10.2022 36:30
Ronald Clark O'Bryan never really took his children, Elizabeth and Timothy, Trick r' Treating. On October 31st 1976, he decided this was the year he was going to take them. This should be a fun night for a father and his children, But when 8 year old Timothy suddenly dies after eating a piece of candy, Investigators find out a lot of Ronald's secrets, and none of them are good. Courtney gets real...
Chapter 10: The Mysterious Death of Christina Kettlewell *Reupload* 16.10.2022 48:28
On May 20, 1947, Christina and Jack Kettlewell were spending their honeymoon in a cottage in a remote area of Severn Falls in Canada.....along with Jack's roommate, Ronald Barrie. When the cottage suddenly catches fire, and Jack is dragged out by Ronald, Christina is nowhere to be found. that is until much later in the day when her body is found 150 ft away, in 9 inches of water. Was this a case o...
Chapter 9: The Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart 10.10.2022 52:00
On September 22nd 2006, Cassie Jo Stoddart, a beautiful, kind, and intelligent 16 year old girl was house sitting for her Aunt and uncle. She hung out with her boyfriend, Matt Beckham, and 2 school friends, Torey Adamcik and Brian Draper, for a while before she was left alone in the house for the evening. two days later, when her aunt, uncle, and cousin returned home, they found Cassie's body on t...
Chapter 8: The Icebox Murders Feat. Special Guest Gerald Ferra 02.10.2022 42:37
On June 23rd 1965 police were called to do a welfare check on 81 year old Fred Rogers and his 72 year old wife, Edwina Rogers. Police were unprepared for the horrific scene that would await them concealed within the Rogers' Icebox. Was this a potential case of undiagnosed PTSD? Or was this a hit performed to conceal the details of an assaniation? Join us to see what answers we could find in today'...
Chapter 7: The Disappearance of Nicholas Barclay 25.09.2022 1:20:59
On June 10th 1994, 13 year old Nicholas Barclay went to the park near his home in San Antonio, Texas. When it was time for him to come home he called for a ride but was told to walk home. Nicholas never came home from the park. 3 years later a boy is found in Linares, Spain who is believed to be Nicholas, but not all is as it seems. If you or anyone you know has any information about the disappear...
Chapter 6: The Farmville Murders 18.09.2022 50:50
In 2009, 20 year old Richard Sam McCroskey was going to a horror core music festival with two girls he met on myspace, 18 year old Melanie Wells and 16 year kid Emma Neiderbrock whom sam saw as his long distance girlfriend. when Emma and Richard met, however, Emma wasn't interested in him because sam wasn't who she imagined he'd be. after the festival, 4 people were murdered, and if it weren't for...
Chapter 5: Sakakibara Seito-The Kobe Child Killer 11.09.2022 43:34
In 1997, The town of Kobe Japan had a killer targeting children on the loose. The only true leads investigators had to go on was notes written in red ink that had been left at the crime scene and mailed to the press. these letters reminded multiple investigators of the infamous Zodiac Killer in America. Did Kobe have a Zodiac of their own? When an arrest was finally made, it shocked the country of...
Chapter 4: The McStay Family Murders Pt. 2 04.09.2022 44:34
In Part 2 of the Mcstay family murders, we go over the absolute mess that was the Trial of Charles Ray Merritt, and a whole bunch of circumstantial evidence. we also discuss Dan Kavanaugh and the theory surrounding him. Courtney gets real angry in this one and she's not afraid to say why. CBS Los Angeles. (2013a, November 16). 2 Of 4 Sets Of Remains Found In Victorville Desert Identified As Joseph...
Chapter 3: The McStay Family Murders Pt. 1 28.08.2022 1:01:44
In Part 1, We discuss the disappearance and eventually discovery of the McStay Family. Who killed this loving family and why did it take almost 4 years to find them? This case goes down one hell of a rabbit hole and I took a dive to find out what happened CBS Los Angeles. (2013a, November 16). 2 Of 4 Sets Of Remains Found In Victorville Desert Identified As Joseph, Summer McStay. CBS News. Retriev...
Chapter 2: The Murder of Breck Bednar 21.08.2022 55:13
Breck Bednar was 13 years old and the brightest future ahead of him. He was incredibly intelligent and an absolute whiz at computers, he could have done anything he wanted with his life, until Breck met Lewis Daynes and everything changed. BBC News. (2014, December 1). Breck Bednar murder: Body photos “circulated by killer.” Retrieved August 5, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-...
Chapter 1: The Lainz Angels of Death 14.08.2022 47:37
From 1983-1989, 4 women terrorized the patients in Pavilion 5 at Lainz Hospital in Vienna Austria. From administering overdoses to torturing them with "the water cure" the Lainz "Angels of Death" murdered anyone that they deemed bothersome or annoying. Convicted of murdering 29 patients, the murder toll could easily be 200 or more. Anomalien.com. (2019, February 21). Lainz Angels of Death: 4 Nurse...
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