The Grim Curriculum

In our final episode of our series covering Belle Gunness, we are going to be covering what was found at the Gunness farm as well as the fate of Ray Lamphere. We’re also going to try to answer the age-old question: what the hell actually happened to Belle Gunness? Seriously, what happened to her head? LIVE SHOW SATURDAY DECEMBER 9TH We will be hosting a live episode of The Grim Curriculum at Felic...

We've got some more current events for you including the sentencing of Sydney Powell, whose crime was so vicious and senseless that it will leave you reeling and a more light hearted yet strange cryptid creature from the hemlock forests of northern Pennsylvania. Campi Flegrei, an Italian volcano threatens to erupt at any moment and it's bound to leave devastation if/when it does. LIVE SHOW...

Welcome to Part 3 of our Belle Gunness series. We have watched Belle go through victim after victim with zero remorse or really any consequences. Up until this point, she has only benefited from the death and destruction that has followed her throughout her life. That all changes in this episode.   WE HAVE LIVE SHOW NEWS! We will be hosting a live episode of The Grim Curriculum on December 9th, 20...

Last week we introduced you all to the woman who would ultimately become known as Belle Gunness. There is no doubt that death and destruction certainly followed her everywhere she went. In a way that always ends up being convenient for Belle. Up until now, all of her victims have been people who she was close to. In Part two of this series we are going to follow Belle Gunness as she lured multiple...

I mean doesn't this episode's title say it all? Yes! Another Bigfoot sighting and from the window of a moving train no less. Roos on 'roids apparently have an ongoing beef with dogs and their owners. And a young man's AI girlfriend encouraged violence on a very famous individual. As well as a Grim history/geography lesson on one of the UKs deadliest waterways and a strange and unus...

Today we begin the story of Brynhild Paulsdatter StØrset, better known as:Belle Gunness. She was a Norwegian born woman who immigrated to America in the late 1800s in search of the one thing she loved most in the world: money. After the very suspicious deaths of more than one husband, she began taking up ads in Norwegian Newspapers that drew male victims looking for love right to her door. WE HAVE...

Today we are bringing you three stories from our very own listeners. Go make a hot chocolate and sit down with a warm blanket because this are about to get a little eerie. WE HAVE LIVE SHOW NEWS! We will be hosting a live episode of The Grim Curriculum on December 9th 2023 at Felice Cafe, Edmonton. Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/felice-noir-the-grim-curriculum-live-podcast-tickets-72892...

We have some current true crime news to share with you in today's episode; Taylor Schabusiness Sentenced and Gypsy Rose Blanchard to be released from prison on parole in December. We have a quick history lesson and then down to Florida to tell the story of not "Florida Man" or "Florida Woman" but Florida Otter. Also a 2 for 1 deal on Unusual Grizzly Deaths. WE HAVE LIVE SHO...

On November 5th, 1983, four saturation divers and one crew member were killed in a gruesome accident aboard a Norwegian-operated oil rig called the Byford Dolphin. What should have been a routine procedure turned into an absolute nightmare in an instant, when the diving bell detached and caused a rapid change in pressure known as explosive decompression. WE HAVE LIVE SHOW NEWS! More details to com...

This true crime case was the (unofficial) inspiration for the opening scene of 2001 film, Jeepers Creepers. Once you learn a little more about the events witnessed by couple Ray and Marie Thornton on Easter Sunday of 1990 in Cold Water, Michigan, it's not hard to see why it inspired a scene from a gruesome horror movie. They didn't know it at the time but they had witnessed the aftermath o...

If you've been on the internet at all lately, you've may have heard the name, Ruby Franke or the name of her family YouTube channel, 8 Passengers. The mother of six from Utah, was arrested on August 30th, 2023 and charged with six felony counts of child abuse. Ruby Franke's business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, was also arrested and charged. This case is still unfolding but we wanted to...

Welcome to our Grim history lesson on Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun and the historical and legendary excavation of his tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Although King Tut's life was relatively short he is one of, if not the most, famous ancient Egyptian mummy to be discovered. There's a ton of debate around nearly every piece of information about him. How did he die? Was he fit a...

Last week we introduced you all to Issei Sagawa, a seemingly intelligent young man who appeared to have a very bright future ahead of him. On the outside, he was shy and a little strange and didn’t seem like a threat to anyone. But on the inside, all he could think about was cannibalizing his classmate, Renée Hartevelt. On June 11, 1981 he would carry out his depraved fantasies. He more or less go...

This episode of Extra Credit will take you on a ride to the islands of the Salish Sea, where it's not as uncommon as you might think to come across a dismembered foot. Serial killer Dennis Rader (AKA BTK) is back in the news again as a newly identified 16-year-old Cynthia Dawn Kinney has been tied to him by authorities. An unfortunate crocodile is the cause of a plane crash in this episode&#39...

Today we are starting a series on Issei Sagawa aka the Kobe Cannibal. This monster was a Japanese murderer, cannibal, and necrophiliac. In this episode we cover his early life right up to meeting his victim Renée Hartevelt in Paris in 1981. Have a case you'd like us to cover on the show? Email us at thegrimcurriculum@gmail.com Support us by checking out our TGC Merch, Patreon & Social Medi...

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...