Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast

In part two of our look at the disappearance of Iowa Paperboy, Johnny Gosch, we dive deep into what took place in the years that followed and why his mother believes he's still alive. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepod Patreon: Patreon.com/unnaturalthepod Email: unnaturalthepodcast@gmail.com  

On a seemingly normal September morning, Johnny Gosch woke up at 5 am to deliver the Sunday Des Moines Register newspaper to its eagerly awaiting customers.  Johnny took his faithful dog along with him and began slinging the papers from his red wagon onto each doorstep within the neighborhood, and again, everything seemed perfectly normal until it wasn't... Witnesses reported a blue Ford Fairmont...

29-year-old Sania Khan 2022 was supposed to be her year. She was gaining traction on TikTok for speaking openly about her struggles of going through a divorce and domestic violence as a South Asian woman and she was growing her brand as a photographer.   She left her husband Raheel Ahmad and was planning to move back to her hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Unfortunately, when she would return h...

Kevin Bacon (no, not that Kevin Bacon) was a vibrant 25-year-old from a small town in Michigan who had his entire life ahead of him. Unfortunately for Kevin, a match on a dating app ended his life in a terrifying and shocking way. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepod Patreon: Patreon.com/unnaturalthepod Email: unnat...

In 1894 Duluth, Minnesota was rocked with a murder most foul. The deceased woman in question remained unidentified for months until a detective had a hunch that led him to Minneapolis where she was finally identified as 32 year old Lena Olson.  This revelation resulted in a nationwide man hunt for her husband who's name they couldn't quite nail down as he appeared to go by many aliases. Was the mu...

In our final 'Haunty Spook Spook' of the Halloween season, we delve into the lore of vampires... Later, Andy quizzes Emily on the scariest villains in the history of horror movies. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepod Patreon: Patreon.com/unnaturalthepod Email: unnaturalthepodcast@gmail.com

The Wendigo..not to be confused with the Wendingo is a mythical and quite creepy creature originating with several indigenous groups in the Great Lakes area of the United States and Canada.  Today we'll talk about the history, medical diagnosis and some spooky encounters with the famed creature.   -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter...

In the mid-eighteenth century, a ravenous beast roamed the French countryside, killing over 100 victims in its wake. But what was the beast? A wolf? A group of wolves? Or maybe something more on the supernatural side of things? -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepod Patreon: Patreon.com/unnaturalthepod Email: unnatura...

Hey Unnaturalists!  Our favorite time of year is back! It's spooky season, Spook-tober, Halloween...etc...you get the point. So we're taking a break from our regularly scheduled program to bring out some haunted and spooky stories. First up...the haunted history of the Ouija board and Bloody Mary    -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitt...

In a series of murders that spanned 12 years, over 50 women and children were mutilated and murdered by a madman, who was also a teacher of literature and inflicted his first crimes on some of the very students he taught. This is the chilling story of one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century, the Red Ripper, Andre Chikatilo. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast F...

In a series of murders that spanned 12 years, over 50 women and children were mutilated and murdered by a madman, who was also a teacher of literature and inflicted his first crimes on some of the very students he taught. This is the chilling story of one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century, the Red Ripper, Andre Chikatilo. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast F...

Irene Gakwa moved 9,000 miles from Kenya to Wyoming to pursue her dreams and further her education. When she went missing last February all signs pointed to her boyfriend but she has yet to be found and he has yet to be charged.... What happened to Irene and who is responsible for her disappearance? BONUS: Emily and Andy catch their listeners up on the latest developments in the Erik Maund and Ell...

In the early 90s prostitutes began to go missing and bodies were being discovered in a quiet area of the Oak Cliff neighborhood in Dallas. Investigators noticed one common theme -- missing eyeballs.  This is the story of Charles Frederick Albright AKA The Eyeball Killer.   -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepod Patreo...

In the early 90s prostitutes began to go missing and bodies were being discovered in a quiet area of the Oak Cliff neighborhood in Dallas. Investigators noticed one common theme -- missing eyeballs.  This is the story of Charles Frederick Albright AKA The Eyeball Killer.   -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepod Patreo...

On Valentine’s Day 1982, a young woman’s body was discovered in Williams, Arizona. Police were unable to identify her and she was referred to as “Valentine Sally” for years while her murder was investigated. Several dead ends, and one misidentification later, she finally was identified as 17 year old Carolyn Celeste Eaton nearly 40 years after her death. ___________________________________________...

Kenny Veach was an avid outdoorsman who boasted on YouTube about finding an almost supernatural M-shaped cave in the Nevada Desert. When fellow YouTube users persisted that he bring a camera with him and show the cave to the world, Kenny sought out to find it again. Unfortunately, Kenny went missing. But the questions his disappearance raised will make the hair on your arms stand up... ___________...

“Sweet Fanny Adams” was popular English phrase coined by sailors in the Royal Navy late 1800s. Their dark and macabre humor compared their tinned meat to that of the remains of a young girl who was brutally murdered and dismembered in August of 1867.  Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepod Patreon: Patreon.com/unnaturalt...

Between 2010 and 2017 eight gay men disappeared from the city of Toronto, Canada. The local police force pursued a multitude of leads, but never expected the sinister path the investigation would lead them down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnaturalthepo...

Welcome to our first bonus episode of the summer! While walking home from a football game with her friends, Tryna Middleton was abducted at knifepoint. Her abductor, Rommell Broom was eventually apprehended but this case was far from over after his arrest. 

In France during the second world war, Dr. Marcel Petiot committed atrocious and antisemitic crimes in Paris during the 1930s and 40s. He committed many crimes throughout his life from petty theft to murder. After a house fire, authorities discovered 26 dismembered bodies in various states of decomposition in his Paris home. He tried to claim he was part of a French Resistance group killing Nazis...

We wrap up our series on the disappearance and murder of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook with an interview with Drew Collins, Elizabeth's father. Drew talks about where the case is, ten years on, and also what his daughter's legacy means, going forward. BONUS: Emily shares a local case in a Palate Cleanser that could go either way... -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: U...

After the bodies of 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins and 10-year-old Lyric Cook were found in the secluded Iowa woods, speculation as to who committed this horrific act was all over the place. This episode discusses some of the theories that revolve around one of the most memorable True Crime cases in Iowa history. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime P...

Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook were two young Iowa girls, riding their bikes on a warm summer day. When they didn't turn up at home, their families alerted local authorities who initiated a massive search for the 8 and 10-year-olds. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, until finally, a break in the case came in the unlikeliest of places. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast...

Joel and Lisa Guy were happily preparing for their upcoming retirement. On Thanksgiving weekend in 2016, they and their daughters were surprised when their son Joel Guy Jr. attended the family holiday and happily participated in activities.  The holiday weekend at the Guy home would soon become one of the most horrific crime scenes investigators would see. 

In May of 2010, Shannon Gilbert went missing. The following months found a number of other young women's bodies in the Long Island area. Shannon's body was found soon after. Was Shannon's death connected to the rest, or was there a separate killer? Find out on this episode of Unnatural. -- Connect with us! Instagram: @unnaturalthepodcast Facebook: Unnatural: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @unnatura...