The Murder Mamas

Send us Fan Mail In 1974, Ronald O'Bryan was in severe debt, so he took insurance policies on his two children.  Halloween night, he passed out large pixi stix to 5 children, including both of his.  Betting he would receive the insurance payout, and not wanting to get caught, he told a story of another man who laced the candy with potassium cyanide.  Find out what really happened, and learn s...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about Spooky Season, ghost stories and the Dyatlov Pass incident.  In February 1959 nine experienced hikers went missing in the remote mountains in Soviet Union.  The investigation left many  questions unanswered.   Join the discussion on: Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook Group - The M Mamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail Listen to us talk about the bad ass survivors of serial killers.  I tell just enough about each person to get you interested in the case, but not too much to give an entire episode! Join us on: Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook @themmamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com Please support our show! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In February of 2009 Amber Dubois disappeared without a trace while walking to school.  Her case would go cold until just over a year later when Chelsea King went missing while running to school.  Finding the perpetrator in Chelsea's disappearance would finally give Amber's family the closer they had been looking for. Join the disscusion on Instagram @themurdermamas Twitt...

Send us Fan Mail Robert Christian Hansen (February 15, 1939 – August 21, 2014), known in the media as the Butcher Baker , was an American serial killer . Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen abducted , raped , and murdered at least seventeen women in and around Anchorage , Alaska ; he hunted many of them down in the wilderness with a Ruger Mini-14 and a knife. He was arrested and convicted in 1983, and w...

Send us Fan Mail On March 10th, 1980 Jean Harris went to confront her longtime lover Dr. herman Tarnower before ending her life.  That is not how the events would unfold.  Listen in to hear the story of their long term affair and the dark end to their relationship.  Join the discussion on: Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook Group The M Mamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com S...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2, we dive deeper into the murders William Bonin completed with his accomplices. Find us on  Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook @themmamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail William George Bonin   also known as the Freeway Killer , was an American serial killer , pederast and sex offender who committed the rape , torture , and murder of a minimum of twenty-one young men and boys in a series of killings in southern California from May 1979 to June 1980. On at least twelve occasions, Bonin was assisted by one of his four known accomplices ; he is also s...

Send us Fan Mail Israel Keyes was an American serial killer , bank robber , burglar , arsonist , kidnapper , rapist , and necrophile who murdered a minimum of three victims across the United States from June 2011 to February 2012.  While awaiting trial, Keyes committed suicide by hanging, and slashing his wrists. Evidence left behind in his jail cell—including a suicide note, drawings of 11 skulls...

Send us Fan Mail Members of the Heart Family were found in their overturned SUV on March 26, 2018 in Mendocino, CA.  The Heart Family had a perfectly curated social media presence but the truth of their home life was far from it.   Joni the discussion on: Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook Group @themmamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com Sources: A thread of Deceit- Amazon P...

Send us Fan Mail Richard Speck was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago residence via stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 13–14, 1966. One victim was also raped prior to her murder. A ninth potential victim, student nurse Corazon Amurao, survived by hiding beneath a bed. Follow us on I...

Send us Fan Mail On August 28, 2003 a pizza delivery man named Brian Wells would enter a bank wearing a collar bomb and carrying a shotgun cane.  What unfolds after the FBI investigation is considered to be one of the most bizarre crimes in FBI history. Join the discussion on  Instagram @themurdermams Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook Group @themmamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com Support the show...

Send us Fan Mail Hi all, we are taking a two week vacation to spend some more time with our kids. In the mean time, connect with us on: Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook @themmamas Emal themurdermamas@gmail.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail David Parker Ray born November 6, 1939 – May 28, 2002, also known as the Toy-Box Killer , was an American kidnapper , torturer , rapist and suspected serial killer . Though no bodies were found, Ray was accused by his accomplices of killing several women, and was suspected by the police to have murdered as many as sixty women from Arizona and New Mexico while living in Elephant Bu...

Send us Fan Mail In 1972 seven year old Steven Stayner would go missing near Yosemite National Park on his way home from school.  The Stayner family would face multiple tragedies in the years following Steven's disappearance.   Join the discussion on: Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook Group @themmamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com Sources: Captive Audience (documenta...

Send us Fan Mail Dean Arnold Corll (December 24, 1939 – August 8, 1973) was an American serial killer and pederast who abducted , raped, tortured , and murdered a minimum of 28 teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas . He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley . The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murde...

Send us Fan Mail In oart two, we discuss the trial of Lawrence Norris Bittaker and Roy Norris. Follow us on Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook @the mmamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Lawrence Sigmund and Ray Norris, also know as the Tool Box Killers, were two American who raped, torture, and murder of 5 teenaged girls in Southern California in 1979. Follow us  Instagram @themurdermamas Twitter @themurdermamas Facebook @themmamas Email themurdermamas@gmail.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were found guilty of some of the most heinous crimes in English history.  They are responsible for the violent murder and torture of 5 children/teens.  One would accept their punishment, and the other would never accept their punishment. Sourses: Wikipedia https://youtu.be/a7VUERjzsE https://youtu.be? GX41Zv61E4E Find us on Instagram @themurdermamas Twit...

Send us Fan Mail Kelly Anne Bates was born May 18, 1978 to Tom and Margaret Bates. She was very mature for her age, and liked to hang around older people.  She was strong, sporty, and always up for a challenge. She wanted to be a teacher when she grew up, and babysat around the neighborhood.   This would all change when she meets James Patterson Smith. Domestic abuse is never ok.  If you need help...

Send us Fan Mail On March 26, 1997 the San Diego Police would receive an anonymous tip about a mass suicide.  On the scene police would find 39 bodies in a Rancho Santa Fe mansion.  The mass suicide was carried out by members of the Heaven's Gate Cult.  Sources: Behind the Curtain of the Heaven's Gate Cult- JSTOR Daily The story of Heaven's Gate and Their Infamous Mass Suicide (all...

Send us Fan Mail Bryce Laspisa had spent the summer at his parents' home and had only returned to school two weeks before the events of August 28-30. His parents, who have repeatedly stated that nothing seemed wrong when he left to go back to school, have described the 19-year-old college student as an "open book" who could talk to them about anything. However, somewhere between Las...

Send us Fan Mail This week Jannelle tells us about the strange disappearance from a downtown Los Angeles hotel in 2013.  Elisa Lam was traveling the California coast on a solo journey when she went missing and was discovered dead from a tragic accident.  Debahni Escobar went missing from Monterrey, Mexico after attending a party in April of 2022.  The chilling similarity between these two cases is...

Send us Fan Mail In 1978, Mary Vincent was an outgoing, loved by everyone 15 year old competitive dancer.  Her dance instructors were confident Mary could have a career in dance if that is what she chose to do.  But one night when Vincent was hitchhiking to her grandfather’s house in California, from Las Vegas, the future she’d envisioned for herself was torn away. Not just her future, either — wh...

Send us Fan Mail Jeffery Loinel Dahmer is one of the most well known serial killers of all time.  He was a deeply disturbed individual.  He would go on to drug, rape and murder (and sometimes eat parts of) 17 men in the Milwaukee, WI area during the late 80's and early 90's.  In what will likely be a two or three parter, Jannelle will tell you all about his background and each murder.  T...