Morbidology

The Connecticut town of Cheshire has a suburban and homely feel. It looked like it belonged on a pretty postcard. Residents of this quaint town take care of their homes and keep their lawns well manicured. Historically, it was a farming town with a number of small family-run farms. But then in 2007, a random home invasion took a sinister turn and ended with the murders of two young girls and their...

The day before Jeff Hall was murdered, his 10-year-old son, Joseph Hall, proudly showed a family friend a leather belt emblazoned with an SS emblem. “Look what my dad got me,” he said. Unbeknownst to anybody at the time, Joseph would murder his Nazi father the very next day. Show Notes: https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-07-jeff-hall/ Audio Credit: Ever Mindful Kevin MacLeod (incompet...

Over a 16-month period, beginning in the spring of 1971, an elusive killer targeted young African American girls in Washington, D.C. Seeing as the unidentified killer disposed of the bodies near busy freeways in both the District of Columbia and in Prince, he was dubbed “The Freeway Phantom.” Show Notes: https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-04-the-freeway-phantom/ Audio Credit: Ever Min...

Eleven-year-old Levi lived in 6545 Burruss Mill Road in Cumming, Georgia, with his twin sister, Laci, and his mother, Marilyn Parkman. On the 22nd of October, 1997, Levi vanished while cycling home from doing homework at his friend's home. His body was found the following day in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area. He had been shot dead. Who killed him? Show Notes: https://morbidology.com/morbi...

The tragic case of Elisa Izquierdo is an all-too-familiar tale of bureaucratic ineptitude. Her short life and brutal death was so horrendous that it reduced even the most hardened officers to tears.  When she was just 6-years-old, she was murdered by her abusive mother. New York’s Child Welfare Administration knew all about Elisa's plight long before her death yet did nothing to save her. Young El...

In 1984, Ferntree Gully in Melbourne, Australia, was rocked by the brutal murder of a single mother and her young daughter. A mix-up in forensic evidence has resulted in the case tragically becoming a cold case. 35 years later and investigators are no closer to uncovering what happened... SHOW NOTES - https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-episode-03-seana-margaret-tapp/ PATREON - https:/...

Over the course of two years in the early 1970s, Santa Rosa, California, was terrorized by an unidentified serial killer. He was dubbed the "Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Killer" because his victims were girls and young women that had been hitchhiking. The killer was never identified but suspects were plentiful including the infamous Zodiac Killer and Ted Bundy. SHOW NOTES - https://morbidology.com/morbid...

In May of 1991, 5-year-old Timmy Wiltsey was reported missing by his mother, Michelle Lodzinski, from a carnival in Sayreville, New Jersey. Within days, Michelle's version of events would change substantially but would Timmy ever be coming home? SHOW NOTES: https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-01-timmy-wiltsey/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/morbidology Audio Credit: Ever Mindful, On...