We Would Be Dead

When it comes to the people we love, we truly see what we want to see. After all, it's hard to accept that we may love someone and not truly know them. The human brain is designed to fill in the blanks in the most efficient way, so we assume that if a person seems happy, well, then, they are. Sooner or later however, if there are cracks in the connections we have made, they begin to show, and then...

It's hard to wrap our head around a complete stranger wanting to invade our safe space and do us bodily harm for no reason. Violent home invasions that occur completely at random are among everyone's worst fear. They seem terrifyingly possible, and yet impossible at the same time.    This week, WWBD takes a look into one of the most horrific home invasions the United States has ever seen. On July...

This week the girls dig into the chilling world of cursed objects. Holly exploits everyone's inexplainable (well kind of explainable) fear of creepy dolls with the tales of Annabelle, the doll that launched a thousand nightmares with her series of films, and Robert the Doll. Leslie dips into the weirder side of cursed object with the Dibbuk Box and the painting that haunted Ebay "The hands Resist...

On April 22 2020, PFC Vanessa Guillen disappeared. She was last seen in the parking lot of her unit, The Regimental Engineer Squadron headquarters of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Killeen Texas. The investigation, or lack there of, that followed would expose the seedy underbelly of military sexual harassment, sexual abuse, rape and murder. Vanessa Guillen's disappearance and ultimately, her...

 This week WWBD revisits Urban Legends with a full length deep dive into two bizarre legendary stories that hve surprising roots in true events. Holly tells us about "Cropsey" the child snatching asylum escapee who snatches children in the Staten Island woods. Leslie ventures a little farther out into the woods with the story of the Melon Heads, large headed, diminutive, clan of people, who dwell...

Society spends a lot of time talking about the mind of a killer, about the ways their brains are different, about the mental illness that can manifest in a violent explosion if left unchecked, but that's not the only factor driving people to kill. Sometimes the killing is just a means to a different end. This week WWBD examines internet killer Luka Magnotta and how an obsession with fame can evolv...

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  On August 28th, 2008, at 11:50 am, Kanika Powell was shot to death in a hail of bullets, right outside her own front door. Kanika's killer remains at large to this day. This episodes explores the bizarre events that lead up to this completely senseless tragedy, and how it is that a person can do everything right, and still end up dead. Are we ever truly safe? It's hard to say.  Click to Learn Mo...

Dr. Henry Howard Holmes was one of America's most prolific serial killers. Amidst the festivities of The Chicago World's Fair, he erected a three story hotel, that was perfectly designed for undetectable murder. This week WWBD explores the life and crimes of the infamous H.H. Holmes. and it is a wild ride. This is a story so sensational, that discerning fact from fiction became a bigger task than...

On February 19th, 2013 the body of 21 year old Elisa Lam was found floating in a water tank on top of Los Angeles infamous Cecil Hotel. To this day authorities are not sure how she got there or what the events were that led to her death. There are breadcrumbs spread all over the internet that reveal Elisa to be a complex woman who suffered profoundly, in her last hours CCTV captured a bizarre vide...

We strongly believe that there aren't enough Halloweens in this world, so WWBD is adding another one! It's our podcast and we can do what we want.  Frequently we wonder, what stories will strike a spooky chord with our listeners, but this week Holly and Leslie focus on scaring each other! Leslie hates little girl ghosts, so Holly tells us the story of the most haunted house in America, The Sallie...

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" In this episode WWBD explores the second half of the gruesome and tragic story of Richard Trenton Chase. We delve into how Richard was caught and the morally questionable way our legally system treats mentally ill criminals. Did he know what he was doing? Could these heinous crimes have been prevented? Hopefull...

The case of Richard Trenton Chase is one of the grisliest in Unites States history. Dubbed "The Vampire of Sacramento" Richard Trenton Chase and his strange obsession with blood will take us down a rabbit hole that leads to the most disturbed parts of a human mind. In this first installment, we discuss Richard's upbringing, his continual struggle with mental health and the hideous crimes he commit...

“Up the close and down the stair, In the house with Burke and Hare, Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the man who buys the beef. Burke and Hare they were a pair, Killed a wife and didnae care. Then they put her in a box, and sent her off to Doctor Knox. Burkes the Butcher, Hares the thief, Knox’s the yin that buys the beef! Join us for a deep dive into the anatomy killings of Burke and H...

  Home Sweet home, a place we're all stuck in for right now, but usually, it is where we can always return to feel safe. What happens though, when we find out that safety is all a facade, and that our home can be compromised far more easily than we imagined. This week WWBD covers the crimes of Daniel Laplante, a man so mysterious and terrifying that he has become the source of many an internet myt...

  On January 15th, 1947, Elizabeth Short's dead, mutilated body was found in a vacant lot just steps away from the sidewalk. Elizabeth was naked, battered and cut cleanly in half at the waist... and that is where we left off in part one From the look of it a doctor had clearly been involved in this murder, but this was surely not a case of surgery gone wrong, this was a purposeful act. But who wou...

  On January 15th, 1947, Elizabeth Short's dead, mutilated body was found in a vacant lot just steps away from the sidewalk. Elizabeth was naked, battered and cut cleanly in half at the waist...But before we explore what happened to Elizabeth, it's only fair that we find out who she was.  It's our tenth episode, and you guys chose a doozie! This week WWBD begins the complicated story of Elizabeth...

In July of 1976, in the small town of Klingenberg Germany, coroners arrived at the well appointed home of the Michel family. A young woman had died in her home, surrounded by the people she loved most. She had been ill, and there was clergy on hand who had delivered last rites. The case sounded cut and dry enough, and they didn't expect any complications. That is until they entered the room where...

In light of our current circumstances, We Would Be Dead decided to take a look at some historical global pandemics. Hopefully society can learn from the past, and realize that as bad as it might be right now, it can always be worse. Stay home, wash your hands, WWBD loves you.  Follow We Would Be Dead: www.wewouldbedeadpodcast.com www.facebook.com/wouldbedeadpod   www.instagram.com/wouldbedeadpod w...

Con man, slave master, serial killer, John Robinson did it all. Dubbed "the internet's first serial killer" Robinson was able to elude authorities for decades. What starts as a simple tale of a conman quickly evolves into something much darker.  Follow We Would Be Dead: www.wewouldbedeadpodcast.com www.facebook.com/wouldbedeadpod   www.instagram.com/wouldbedeadpod www.twitter.com/wouldbedeadpod Th...

On this St Patrick's day, amidst the quarantine, we explore the misty world of Irish folklore and take a deep dive into the tragic tale of Bridget Cleary. Follow We Would Be Dead: www.wewouldbedeadpodcast.com www.facebook.com/wouldbedeadpod   www.instagram.com/wouldbedeadpod www.twitter.com/wouldbedeadpod Thanks for listening!

Crowd sourced mythology, a globally created boogeyman, Slenderman truly is the monster under everyone's bed. Slender's story unites all of our worst fears into one, faceless, shade. What started out as a long campfire tale, where everyone adds their own spooky sentence turned into a bloody reality for three young girls in the little town of Waukesha Wisconsin on May 31, 2014. This week Holly and L...

John Bell built his life from the ground up, he bought his land, built a house, and became a successful farmer. John Bell married the woman he loved, and together they made a family, the Bell family filled John's house and made it a home. We trust our homes, they are where we rest and have meals, where we make memories and celebrate holidays. Homes are filled with life and birth and tragedy and to...

On Saturday, May 22, 2010, authorities were called to the home of army veteran Sam Herr.  The cold and lifeless body of Julie Kibuishi lay on his bed, apparently having struggled through a sexual assault that ended in a gunshot.  Sam was nowhere to be found.  The story seems pretty cut and dry; it was anything but.  Daniel Wozniak was one convincing performance away from committing the perfect cri...

Nobody keeps her children safer, or her house cleaner than an Italian grandmother. Sunday dinner is a sacred rite, and you can never stop by without having just a little something to eat... But what if that little something, was more than meets the eye? Leonarda Cianculli's grisly acts belie her kindly exterior and make us rethink who we can trust, and just how far a person will go when their chil...