The Secret Sits

Send us Fan Mail Chizuo Matsumoto wanted to get everything out of life that he did not have as a poor child growing up in Japan.  He would change his name to Shoko Asahara, and he would become the leader for one of the most powerful cults in the world.  This terrorist cult would perpetrate one of the largest domestic terrorist attacks in Japan's history. We are looking for hometown True Crime...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Secret Sits we finish our look into the Diane Downs case. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your stories to us at: TheSecretSitsPodcast@gmail.com Follow us on our social media at: https://drum.io/thesecretsits https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwnfvpNBYTo9BP1sVuFsfGQ TheSecretSitsPodcast (@secretsitspod) / Twitter http...

Send us Fan Mail Princess Diana was loved by the world, the subject of our story today is said to have resembled this embattled icon, but in the end the world did not love Diane Downs, they viewed her as one of the worst monsters to ever walk this earth. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your stories to us at: TheSecretSitsPodcast@gmail.com Follow us...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode we travel all the way to Sea Point in Cape Town, South Africa.  And we are taking a deep look into The Sizzlers Massacre which took place on January 20th, 2003. Nine people were murdered, and one person was severely injured in a hate crime against the queer community. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Secret Sits, we are going to discuss one of Canada's most famous unsolved murders.  Lindsay Buziak was an up-and-coming real estate agent in Victoria, British Columbia, until her mysterious murder.  Join us as we delve into this fascinating case. Here is a link to Lindsay's father's website dedicated to getting this case solved. Lindsay Buziak...

Send us Fan Mail This is the third and final episode in our 3-part series covering the Knotek sisters and their serial killing mother. Previously on The Secret Sits, we have begun exploring the lives of the Knotek sisters; Tori, Nikki and Sami and the control their mother asserted over every aspect of their lives.  Sami is now at home with her mother and scared that someone will find out about Kat...

Send us Fan Mail Previously on The Secret Sits, we have begun exploring the lives of the Knotek sisters; Tori, Nikki and Sami and the control their mother asserted over every aspect of their lives.  Shelly’s best friend Kathy has just been found dead in the laundry room of Shelly’s house, and that is where we find ourselves while we pick up our story today. We are looking for hometown True Crime s...

Send us Fan Mail Michelle Knotek who went by Shelly was a manipulative woman, she had been this way her entire life.  But there came a point when Shelly's manipulations of the people around her began leading to murder.   Join us for our 3-part series covering this fascinating case. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your stories to us at: TheSecre...

Send us Fan Mail Hajimemashte, I am John, Host of The Secret Sits and I love Japan, it is a country full of wonder, beauty and tradition. But today I am going to tell you a story from Japan, and it may be the darkest story I have ever told on this podcast. Our story today is going to be difficult for some to hear, this story will contain graphic content with descriptions of rape and extreme physic...

Send us Fan Mail Tara Calico was just 19-years-old when she went out for a bike ride and never returned, her mother would spend the rest of her life searching for her missing daughter. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your stories to us at: TheSecretSitsPodcast@gmail.com Support the show https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheSecretSits Follow us on our soc...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Secret Sits we are covering the Hartford Circus Fire.  This was the greatest tragedy in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.  168 people lost their lives during this terrible fire. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your stories to us at: TheSecretSitsPodcast@gmail.com Support the show https://www.buymeac...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Secret Sits we are diving into the strange disappearance of Brandon Swanson; he was 19 years old.   Brandon was last seen on May 14, 2008, leaving a friend’s house. His car was found abandoned in a ditch with the car doors open and keys missing.  To provide or request additional information, please contact:  - Sheriff Chad Meester, Lincoln, MN COSO, cmeester@co.li...

Send us Fan Mail Last week in The Life and Crimes of Rosa Parks we discussed Rosa’s upbringing in Pine Level, Alabama and the life experiences which shaped her into the woman who would become an American Icon, now on with our story. This is a two-part series covering the life of the American Icon, Rosa Parks. Podcast Promo for: Horror House: True Crime and the Macabre https://podcasts.apple.com/us...

Send us Fan Mail Today I am going to start with a question. What would it take to bring an entirely segregated city to its knees?  What if I told you, it would only take one woman who was simply tired of giving in. This is a two-part series covering the life of the American Icon, Rosa Parks. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your stories to us at: The...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are covering the Todt family murder, which was perpetrated in Celebration, FL.  These murders took place sometime between December of 2019 and January of 2020. Podcast Promo: Ye Old Crime podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your stories to us at: TheSe...

Send us Fan Mail This is part four and the final episode in our Columbine series.  We thank you for listening. Previously on The Secret Sits, Patrick Ireland has just been rescued by throwing himself out of the second story library window and the SWAT team has begun clearing the building. And that is where we find ourselves while we pick up our story today. Rachel Scott Daniel Rohrbough William Da...

Send us Fan Mail Previously on The Secret Sits, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold have wreaked havoc inside of their school and everyone is in a panic, outside of the school everyone is in a state of shock and confusion and the President of the United States is on TV addressing the nation.  And that is where we find ourselves while we pick up our story today. We are looking for hometown True Crime sto...

Send us Fan Mail Previously on The Secret Sits, we began exploring the lives of many students and faculty from Columbine High School.  Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold have just begun their initial assault on their high school, just in time for one of the school’s lunch breaks.  And that is where we find ourselves while we pick up our story today. We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for fu...

Send us Fan Mail Right now, I could tell you about hundreds of different mass school shootings which have happened around the United States of America, but we are going to go back and take a deep dive into what started the phrase, pulling a Columbine.  This is a 4-part series covering the mass school shooting, which took place at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado on Tuesday, April 20, 1...

Send us Fan Mail This week, on The Secret Sits, we are exploring what can go horribly wrong, even on a dream vacation.  Amy Lynn Bradley Disappeared from Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas on Tuesday, March 24, 1998.  Amy has not been found and the FBI is still offering a reward for information.   Reward: The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the recover...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our 3rd and final episode covering the case of David and Louise Turpin and their dream of having 12 children and becoming the new hit reality television stars they admired.  But something in the family was broken and things did not go as planned for David and Louise.  We hope you enjoy and share! We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Pleas...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of our show covering the case of David and Louise Turpin and their dream of having 12 children and becoming the new hit reality television stars they admired.  But something in the family was broken and things did not go as planned for David and Louise.  For the first time ever we are going to take 3 episodes to fully cover this crazy case!  We hope you enjoy and sh...

Send us Fan Mail David and Louise Turpin wanted to have a large family, they wanted 12 children.  But something in the family was broken and things did not go as planned for David and Louise.  For the first time ever we are going to take 3 episodes to fully cover this crazy case!  We hope you enjoy and share! We are looking for hometown True Crime stories for future episodes.  Please send your sto...

Send us Fan Mail In our Season 2 premier episode, we are covering Anna Sorokin, or as she would like to be known, Anna Delvey.  Anna is the subject of the new Netflix series Inventing Anna, but which parts are true and which parts did they completely make up?  In our story, we will cover the facts surrounding the actual Anna Sorokin and how this mysterious young woman conned so much from so many....

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone, I am John Dodson and welcome to the Season One Finally of The Secret Sits, I can’t even believe it, and so today I am bringing you another story from the mysterious land of Japan.  On this episode we are going to look into the Aokigahara forest, or as many may know it better, Japan’s Suicide Forest. Don’t forget to leave us a Rating and Review on Apple Podcast. Sup...