Trauma on Tap

In today's episode we discuss the disappearance of the Beaumont children. In 1966, three siblings were playing on an Australian beach when they disappeared without a trace. Its been almost 60 years since the Beaumont children disappeared but police haven't given up hope.    Sources: “Three missing children feared taken”  The Sydney Morning Herald Jan 28, 1966 “Surfie lead in search for children” T...

In today's episode we discuss the infamous case of Lizzie Borden. Did she really give her father 41 whacks?   Sources: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe Newspapers.com - The Fall River Globe  Murderpedia Wikipedia - Lizzie Borden    

In today's episode, we discuss the history of Ted Patrick, also known as the "father of deprogramming" and his organization CAN (the Cult Awareness Network).     Sources: Deprogrammed Documentary, 2015 Two Women Tell How Cult Hater Held Them (Denver UPI) He Deprograms Youths To Save Them (DENVER AP) Rescuer Acquitted of Imprisonment by Ellen Fleyser The Jesus Communes- Saviors Or Slave Makers by R...

In this episode we discuss the life and crimes of serial killer Tony Costa, also known as the Cape Cod Vampire.    Sources:  https://murderpedia.org/male. C/c/costa-antone-charles.htm   https://time.com/archive/6633914/crime-graves-in-the-dunes/   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Costa   Hell Town: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod by Casey Sherman 

On the inaugural episode of Trauma on Tap we discuss the 1993 case of Lorena Bobbitt. With some bonus banter in the beginning.      Sources: "You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It." By Amy Chozick for the NYT. Lorena (TV Mini Series 2019) Amazon Original Mini Series "John Wayne Bobbitt faces new battery charges" https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-22-bobbitt-battery_...