The Grim Curriculum

Today, we are bringing you a truly harrowing story of survival. Juliane Koepcke now known as Juliane Diller, was only 17 years old when she found herself fighting for her life after the flight she was on fell 10 000 feet and crashed into the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. She was the only survivor of the deadly disaster and it would be 11 days until she would find another human being to help her. Hav...

We bring you our very first Florida Woman story on Extra Credit and we aren't sure what took us so long. Dina brings you the tale of some fuzzy lil critters getting rowdy and Charlotte explains why Russia just crashed into the moon. All this plus some local news unfolding as we recorded about an active shooter incident at Edmonton's very own West Edmonton Mall. Halloween is going to be her...

Welcome to the third and final part of our series on the List Family Murders. We last left off with John leaving the List family home for the final time. In this episode we’ll be talking about what he got up to during his almost two decades as a free man. But it's really the absolutely amazing investigation that led to him finally being caught and the people that didn't give up on bringing...

In our last episode we introduced John List and his family. In part 2, we will be going over not just the tragic murders committed by John List but also the amount of meticulous planning that went into it and how it helped him stay out of the hands of justice for 18 years. Have a story you'd like us to cover on Extra Credit or a personal Grim Encounter you'd like to share with us? Email us...

Our 10th Extra Credit episode brings you quite a few unusual tales. The recent discovery of "Giant-Sized" Prehistoric tools in England, have some eyebrows raised and OceanGate's founder, Guillermo Söhnlein is now talking of his aspirations to colonize Venus. Angela the Sunbear has people questioning if she really is a bear or just a human in a bear suit and British singer Brocarde ma...

Today we a starting the story of the List Family Murders. On November 9, 1981, John List killed his entire family including his wife, their three children, and his own mother. His plan for the murders was so thorough, that the bodies weren’t found for an entire month. John List would not be found and brought to justice for for another 18 years. Have a case you'd like us to cover or a personal...

We know this isn't our usually scheduled content and while we typically don't cover current events, we thought you guys might enjoy a breakdown of the latest UFO news coming out of the States. On July 26, 2023, Decorated veteran combat officer, David Grusch, appeared before the United States House Oversight Committee's national security subcommittee alongside two former US fighter pilo...

This week's Extra Credit brings you more nautical madness and a trek through history. We have a discussion on the arrest of Rex Heuermann a.k.a. the Long Island Serial Killer, 2 different old timey buried alive stories and of course the unexpected death of young Prince Philip of France. Enjoy! If there's a story or an article you wants us to take a look at for TGC: Extra Credit, new or old...

Sada Abe was a Japanese woman who became best known for not only killing her lover in 1936 via erotic asphyxiation, but for slicing off his genitals and then carrying them around with her in her kimono, wherever she went, until she was caught. Her story was a national sensation in Japan and she became somewhat of a myth. While she was a wanted woman, the public fear of her caused several stampedes...

Today we are covering the murder of world renound conservationist and primatologist, Dian Fossey. She is best known for writing the book “Gorillas in the Mist”. She spent 13 years following 8 families of gorillas throughout the remote Rwandan wilderness. Dian's methods for protecting the Gorillas from poachers would make her many enemies and she found murdered in her cabin after tensions escal...

Today we are covering 3 bizarre missing persons cases that have 1 thing in common. Each of our three stories today have someone drop off of the face of the earth and then re-appear years later with either no memory of the time lost, or who they were before they vanished. The truth of what happened when Vasile Gorgos, Jody Roberts, and Gabriel Nagy went missing still remains to be seen, but there a...

This week we are taking a look at a few ocean themed stories including of course the recent OceanGate Titan submersible incident and the Orca revenge attacks on boats off the coast of Spain. We also discuss a 2013 story of a cruise that went horribly wrong after it lost power in the Gulf of Mexico and wrap up with a story about a strange death that no one could have predicted. Enjoy! If there'...

Robert Hansen continued to terrorize women until he was finally caught October 27, 1983. One of his victims, 17 Year old Cindy Paulson managed to escape from the clutches of this monster and was a key factor in finally getting him caught. Alaska State troopers finally realized they needed more help and called in the legendary Roy Hazelwood and John Douglas from the FBI. Missing & Murdered Indi...

It’s time to begin part two of our Robert Hansen series. In part one we saw a bit of what makes him so bad. Today we see how he escalates and "perfects" his MO by using his small plane to fly his victims into the Alaskan wilderness. Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls resources: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/unreserved-mmiwg-crisis-1.6743...

This week we have some topics, old timey and modern, for you. From strange turns of phrase from the Victorians to gruesome medical practices from way back in history, this episode is a roller coaster that might just teach you something new. If there's a story or an article you wants us to take a look at for TGC: Extra Credit, new or old, please send them to us on social media or email us at: T...

Today we are begining our series on serial killer, Robert Hansen who is best known for the fact that he would kidnap many of his victims and fly them into the Alaskan wilderness on his small plane. This epsiode starts with his early life and and his first known victims. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!! 2SLGBTQIA+ Charity Links: Pride Center of Edmonton: https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/ Edmonton 2 Spirit Soci...

Today we are covering the case of Audrey Marie Hilley. Using arsenic to poison her family members over long periods of time in order to collect their life insurance payouts, she is what you might call a Black Widow. Even after law enforcement caught up to her she didn't just give up. She escaped custody more than once and continued to create new identities for herself. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!! 2SL...

This week's Extra Credit we discuss a few older true crime cases that are coming back up again in the news. Paroles for some pretty infamous individuals that we've talked about before are going to be popping up all over the place. We also discuss one of Canada's most despised serial killers and why he's been moved from a maximum security prison, to a medium security prison in a dif...

In Part 3 of our Amityville Haunting series we finally get to the haunting, which means we are going back to the year 1975. The house at 112 Ocean Avenue stood vacant for 13 months after the DeFeo murders until George and Kathy Lutz came along. 28 days later, they fled the home fearing for their lives. All members of the Lutz family experienced crazy, unexplainable things, like persistent swarms o...

This week's episode is actually brought to us by you guys! It's our third Grim Encounters episode and we are reading out some stories about nightmares and ghosts. Thank you to everyone who submitted a story! We love hearing about your unexplainable or creepy experiences! We are always accepting stories from you guys! If you have something you'd like us to read on our next Grim Encounte...

This week we explore some of Death Row's most notorious and their last meals before being executed. From John Wayne Gacy, who craved a bucket of the Colonel's finest chicken (and then some), to the Butcher of Hanover, Fritz Haarmann, who's final request was simply a cup of coffee and a cigar. Tell us what your last meal request would be over on twitter! If there's a story or an art...

In Part 2 of our Amityville Haunting Series, we’re going to be getting into Butch's trial all well as his time in prison up until his death in 2021. He tried to file numerous appeals and made some pretty outrageous claims regarding what really happened the night he murdered his entire family as they slept. Grim Curriculum Merch: Stickers, Keychains & Magnets: ⁠ https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop...

Welcome to Part 1 of our Amityville Haunting Series. In this episode we will be covering the terrible tragedy that started it all: The Defeo Family Murders. On November 14, 1974, Butch Defeo murdered his parents and four siblings. It is thought by some that this is what led to the "paranormal" activity that had the Lutz Family running for the hills. Grim Curriculum Merch: Stickers, Keych...

This weeks episode of TGC: Extra Credit brings you a feline with a cool job, the first sighting of Nessie in 2023 & meteorites over Maine. Not to mention some greedy Auzzie birds and the lady waging a war against the rats of New York. **note: At 23:57 Dina say's a lorikeet weighs up to 130 pounds. She definitely meant grams. Can you imagine a 130lb Mango? Absurd 😆 If there's a story o...

This episode brings us down to Arkansas, USA, to meet a cryptid whose legend dates back well over a hundred years. This big boy is supposedly 500lbs and 7 feet tall and boasts nicknames such as: The Beast of Boggy Creek,  Arkansas Sasquatch and was originally known as The Jonesville Monster. Grim Curriculum Merch: ⁠ https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheGrimCurriculum⁠ Check out our Patreon for early ep...