Twisted Travel and True Crime

A fake fortune. A fake pregnancy. A boyfriend desperate to believe. When Wade Griffin left before dawn to deliver a load of feral hogs, he thought his girlfriend Taylor Parker was waiting for their baby girl to arrive. Instead, Taylor was driving toward Reagan Hancock’s house, where one of the most horrifying lies in Texas true crime history would finally become real. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https:...

It was supposed to be a birthday getaway in paradise. A spa day, a nice dinner, a scenic hike. But on a narrow trail in Oahu, paradise turned into panic when two nurses heard a woman screaming for help. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaig...

Nothing about Robert Curley’s illness followed the rules. Not the symptoms. Not the timeline. Not the way it progressed. And then, suddenly, it all made sense… in the worst possible way. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_c...

They sold everything to chase a dream life at sea. Then one night in the Bahamas, Lynette Hooker vanished and her husband’s story didn’t quite hold water. What really happened out there? SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_c...

Two teenage girls, Katya Martynova and Elena Samokhina, got into a car one night in Ryazan, Russia and vanished. For more than three years, they were held underground beneath an ordinary garage, hidden in plain sight. No one noticed. No one came close. Until one small act exposed everything. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https://patreon...

Inside a Herndon, Virginia home, Christine Banfield was stabbed to death in a case involving FetLife messages, an assault, and a husband who shot the intruder to save his wife. Atleast that was what the investigators were told, the truth was far more calculated and twisted. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=420480...

When a beautiful young woman was found dead in Germany in 2022, investigators assumed the the case would be a straight forward domestic murder. But the truth of what happened that night was so suprirising, even seasoned investigators were shocked. The case would involve Instagram beauty influencers, famous performers and so much more. It all stemed from a plan no one saw coming. SUPPORT THIS PODCA...

On the far side of Tahiti, where mango trees and palms lean toward a sleepy marina, a lone catamaran rocked gently at its berth. But the yellow police tape that fluttered in the sea breeze twisted those casual signs of life into something ominous. This wasn’t just any boat. It belonged to Bison Dele, a free-spirited former NBA champion who had walked away from basketball at the height of his caree...

In 2017, a woman named Amal Bahjat was found dead inside her Arizona home. On the wall above her, someone had scrawled the chilling words, “Death to the Betrayer.” Amal had fled war in Iraq, only to be murdered in the place she thought was safe. Was this the work of religious extremists, or a betrayal much closer to home? This episode is dedicated to listener Eileen Zenn. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: htt...

A young woman heads out for a New Year’s Day hike... and vanishes. Days later, her loyal dog is found wandering alone. What happened in those woods?  Turns out, a serial killer was stalking the trails of North Caroline, Georgia and Florida – an older drifter with a deadly secret. He hunted hikers for sport and money. But one victim fought back hard, leaving clues in her wake. That fight led police...

A dog’s discovery of a single bone on Albuquerque’s West Mesa unravels a chilling mystery of eleven missing women. In the desert sands, police unearth a clandestine graveyard and the specter of a serial killer known as the “Bone Collector.” This immersive true story follows desperate families, haunted investigators, and a predator who operated in the shadows – a slow-burning nightmare of vanished...

She was young, adventurous and half way around the world... and then she was murdered inside a gated and guarded community. Who killed Anthea Bradshaw, an australian teacher, and why did the investigation go cold? SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon: ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&ut...

A knock on the door. A simmering neighborhood feud and a mother gunned down in front of her son. What happened on Friendship Lane wasn't friendly or neighborly and it sparked national debate. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creat...

When a devoted wife is gunned down on a quiet Canadian roadside, investigators initially suspect a random act of violence. But as the layers peel back, a sinister tale of wealth, betrayal, and deadly ambition begins to emerge. What happens when the person you trust most turns out to be hiding something far more dangerous than secrets? Hanna’s millionaire husband, Helmuth Buxbaum, led a double life...

She fell 14 floors.... When 18-year-old Dutch model Ivana Smit was found dead on a balcony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian authorities ruled it a fall. But her naked body, the suspicious couple she was last seen with, and a string of ignored evidence sparked international outrage. This is mystery that shook two nations and leaves a family fighting for justice across oceans. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https...

He carried a suitcase, scaled a wall, and vanished with nearly a million dollars' worth of stolen goods. But it wasn’t cash. Or art. Or jewels. It was something far stranger. This is the true story of The Feather Heist—a 20-year-old prodigy, a bizarre obsession, and a crime that stunned the scientific world. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patre...

Two heavy suitcases were left on a quiet bridge in Bristol, England. Inside? Dismembered bodies—neatly packed and headless. This is the true story of Albert and Paul, a kind-hearted couple from London, and the man they trusted—Yostin Mosquera. He was a guest. A porn star. And ultimately, their killer. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https...

David Sconce was more than just a mortician—he was the heir to the respected California Lamb Funeral Home. But behind the chapel doors, something dark was burning. What began as whispers of cremation fraud soon erupted into one of the most disturbing true crime cases in funeral industry history—complete with black market body parts, overloaded ovens, and an attempted murder-for-hire plot that near...

In 1994, a relaxing fishing trip on the Zambezi River turned into a brutal fight for survival when a hippo attacked a family boat, flipping it in crocodile-infested waters. One man, safari guide Alistair Gellatly, was dragged under by a crocodile and nearly killed. After escaping the predator’s jaws, he collapsed on the riverbank. His companions were trapped on a sandbar, mid-river. Both groups we...

Seventeen year old Milena Shevelyova, from Russia, was found dead in her family's barn, her body brutally attacked and the first suspects were the pigs. The reality was much worse. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠ MONTHLY: Patreon:  ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator...

What if a six-figure job offer—complete with global travel, a private yacht, and promises of a fresh start—was actually a trap laid by a serial killer? John Edward Robinson is one of America’s most manipulative predators—and the internet’s first known serial killer. He lured women with ads for personal assistants and BDSM relationships. What they got was a one-way trip to a motel room… and a 55-ga...

She went overboard. He came back soaking wet and speechless. And by morning, the lake was swarming with deputies and dive teams. Tom Rhodes was convicted of murdering his wife on a moonlit boat ride in Minnesota. The bruises, the body, the suspicious behavior… it all seemed to add up but 25 years later, the science that helped lock him away fell apart under scrutiny. Was it a cold-blooded killing...

They called it the Lover’s Chair—a windswept ledge perched high above the Hudson River. Locals said it was a place for connection, for reflection. For romance. But one September night in 1992, it became something else entirely. A man walked away from that cliffside claiming his wife had fallen. No one saw it happen. No one heard her scream. And for years, no one asked the right questions. But when...

It started with John and Liz Calvert—a power couple who vanished without a trace—and Dennis Gerwing, the accountant who was supposed to balance their books. It ended with a blood-soaked bathtub and a suspicious ‘suicide’ that sent shockwaves through South Carolina’s Lowcountry. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠MONTHLY:Patreon: ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048...

For years, Kip and Patty Artz were a fixture in Jackson. Their restaurant, Kip’s Pizza Taco House, was a place where regulars never needed a menu and where the warmth of the owners made the food taste even better. Behind the friendly smiles, behind the smell of sizzling taco meat, something dark was simmering, because in 1999, Kip’s Pizza Taco House wouldn’t just serve food. It would become the sc...