The Grim Curriculum

At a very young age, Harvey Glatman displayed strange behaviour and also showed that he also had little control over it. This combined with what appears to be a complete lack of empathy led him to assault numerous women and would end up escalating to murder. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the murders that would land Harvey Glatman in the execution chamber at San Quentin. Grim Cur...

This weeks episode of TGC: Extra Credit brings you a gondola over a nudist beach in Vienna, potentially the youngest person to break in to White House property and a drunken tea party with the deceased. We also talk about some local Edmonton news; a guy getting stuck in the Talus Dome art installation and more LRT disasters. TGC: Extra Credit is a more candid and conversational podcast about all t...

Today we are covering the early life and crimes of Harvey Glatman, also known as the Glamour Girl Slayer and The Lonely Hearts Killer. This evil man was active as a serial killer from 1957-1958 and lured his victims into a false sense of security by claiming to be a professional photographer who could help them launch a modelling career. We know for a fact that three women lost their lives to this...

Today we will be talking about the 1976 Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping.  On July 15, 1976 three rich fellas with more money than brains decided it would be fun to kidnap a school bus filled with 26 children and one driver at gunpoint. They buried them alive and called in to demand $5 million for their safe return. This is a story of greedy foolishness and utter heroism. Grim Curriculum Merch: ⁠...

This weeks episode of TGC: Extra Credit brings you deadly rollercoasters, unhinged behaviour on public transit and the age old question: Would you live in a murder house? TGC: Extra Credit is a more candid and conversational podcast about all topics Grim and bizarre that don't quite fit into the usual episodes of The Grim Curriculum. Grim Curriculum Merch:  ⁠ https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGr...

Today we are covering the disappearance of Tammy Lynn Leppert.  Tammy Lynn was an up and coming actress who had enjoyed an incredibly successful career in the beauty pageant circuit as a young child and teen. As she approached adulthood, she began finding work as an actress in various small roles. She began to exhibit a change in behavior after she claimed she had seen something she wasn’t suppose...

This is the final episode in our Titanic series. Throughout the last three episodes we have covered the building of the ship and everything leading up to the disaster that would earn the Titanic a place in the history books as one of the worst disasters at sea. We also talked about the sinking itself, the rescue of the survivors, and of course we talked about where the ship is now. Today, things a...

Welcome to the very first episode of our 2nd show! TGC: Extra Credit is a more candid and conversational podcast about all topics Grim and bizarre that don't quite fit into the usual episodes of The Grim Curriculum. Our first guest on the show is the wonderful Tracy who came to chat with us about her incredibly fascinating collection of haunted dolls and other spirit vessels. GO FOLLOW TRACY:...

Today we will be covering the aftermath of the sinking as well as sharing more accounts from survivors and talking about the stories of those who would not survive that terrible evening. The Tragedy of the Titanic is filled with stories of courage, cowardice and everything in between.  Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Check out our Patreon for early episode re...

This episode covers the sinking of The Titanic with several passenger stories and account sprinkled in. More than 1500 human beings, each with their own story, would not make it out of the freezing cold water of the Atlantic Ocean alive, after the mighty, unsinkable vessel struck an iceberg. Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Check out our Patreon for early epis...

In the late hours of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg while on her maiden voyage to New York. 3 hours later, the ship would sink. 2240 people were on board. Over 1500 lost their lives. The 705 survivors waited for hours in the freezing cold until rescue arrived.  In Part 1 we talk about the building of the massive ship and what kind of luxuries it boasted for it's passengers. Gri...

This story has a little bit of everything: the allure of an unsolved mystery with some tragedy sprinkled. The residents of Oakville, Washington wondered what the heck was going on when strange gelatinous goo fell from the sky over the course of a six week period in 1994, making animals and humans alike in the area very sick. Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Ch...

Today we are taking you all back to the year 1985 to explore the true events that inspired the movie Cocaine Bear . We are going to be talking about not only what happened when a black bear managed to get its paws on a boatload of booger sugar but how exactly it all wound up in the middle of a forest to begin with. We also answer some of our listener questions in a Q&A at the end of the story....

Today we are going to be telling the story of "Mad Madame" Delphine LaLaurie. Legend says a desperate victim set fire to Delphine's kitchen leading to a chain of events that are out of absolute nightmares. Signs of torture, human experiments, and other nightmarish things were found in the New Orleans mansion she shared with her children and her husband, Dr. Lalaurie. Grim Curriculum...

Today, we are wrapping up our Aum Shinrikyo series. We go over what happened to the rest of the men who were directly involved in the Tokyo Subway Sarin attacks, including their trials and executions as well as what the group is up to these days.  Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Check out our Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/TheGrimCurriculum Follow us to st...

This week, we’re going to be talking about how exactly Aum Shinrikyo was able to get away with gathering and storing dangerous chemicals for years. We’re going to be talking about the various deadly attacks that Shoko Asahara ordered before the infamous subway Sarin attacks and what led to that terrible day in Tokyo in 1995. *Note: You may hear some meows from Earl, Dina's cat. He's in lov...

Today we are starting our series on our very first cult! Aum Shinrikyo: The Japanese Doomsday Cult. This story has everything: Bottled Bath Water, An Anime Recruitment Video, A Super Strange Leader, and of course murder.  In this episode we talk about the early life of the leader of Aum Shinrikyo: a man named Shoko Asahara as well as the early days of the cult. Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www....

This week we are reading some of your guy's unusual encounters! Visits from ghosts and sleep paralysis demons galore. Thank you to everyone who submitted a story! We love hearing about your unexplainable or creepy experiences! Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Check out our Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/TheGrimCurriculum Follow us to stay updated on our...

This episode is part 3 of 3 of our Danny Rolling series. Today we wrap up the story with the discovery of his 5 Gainesville victims, the investigation and the trial that would end in a death sentence for Danny. Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Check out our Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/TheGrimCurriculum Follow us to stay updated on our newest episodes! Tw...

This episode is part 2 of 3 of our Danny Rolling series. This week we cover his vicious spree in Gainesville, Florida, where he would claim 5 innocent lives in a senseless attack that would leave the town terrified.   Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Check out our Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/TheGrimCurriculum Follow us to stay updated on our newest episo...

This episode is part 1 of a 3 part series on serial killer, Danny Rolling. Nicknamed the Gainesville Ripper by media, Rolling viscously attacked and murdered 8 people in just under a year. First a family of 3 in Shreveport, Louisiana and then 5 college students in Gainesville, Florida. He has been compared to other notorious serial killers such as Ted Bundy and Dennis Rader a.k.a. BTK. This episod...

Our story this week takes us all the way to the former province of Gévaudan in France. Between 1764-1767 people in this area were terrorized by a man-eating creature we now know as The Beast of Gévaudan. It seemed to prefer attacking peasants who already lived very harsh lives and it had a preference for women and children, although it was happy to try and kill anyone that dared cross its path.  G...

On Christmas Day, 1929, Charlie Lawson killed his entire family except for his oldest son. He then took his own life a few hours later. The murders were committed just a few days after he had taken the family into town for brand-new outfits and to have their photos taken for the first, and last, time. Grim Curriculum Merch!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum Check out our Patreon!! ht...

Perhaps you've heard of the legend of Krampus before but did you know he's not the only holiday big bad guy? Since we are well into the winter now and Christmas is right around the corner, we thought you'd like to hear all about some of our favourite Christmas "Anti-Santa's" and what they get up to when they hear that you've been bad all year.  Check out our Patreon!!...

Eben Byers was born into money, was well-educated, successful, and the ladies loved him. His life couldn’t have been going any better. Eben was prescribed Radithor by his doctor after an accident left him with chronic pain. A substance that was considered by many to be an energy drink or “cure all” to their various ailments. He felt like a whole new man after consuming high amounts of Radithor ove...