true crime
Hosted by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment · true crime · EN
Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection. The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention.Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings)Season 1 launches January 3, 2026 with new episodes dropping every other Saturday.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBelow the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection. The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention. Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society).
Recent episodes include "Grigori Rasputin" (9 May 2026, 25 minutes), "Louisa Ioannidis" (25 April 2026, 30 minutes), and "Tucker Hipps" (11 April 2026, 23 minutes).
BELOW THE SURFACE publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for BELOW THE SURFACE is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. BELOW THE SURFACE requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. BELOW THE SURFACE's contact route on record: verified email.
BELOW THE SURFACE is a true crime podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Episode #11
Episode 11 Grigori Rasputin Grigori Rasputin was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained...
Episode #10
Episode 10 Louisa Ioannidis 24-year-old Louisa Ioannidis was found floating in Darebin Creek in the Melbourne Australian suburbs on October 11, 2011. While her death was ruled an accidental drowning, her brother, Tass...
Episode #9
Episode 9 Tucker Hipps Clemson University sophomore, Tucker Hipps, was found floating in one South Carolina's larges revisors, Hartwell Lake. Twenty-nine members of Tucker's fraternity were with him as he ran across the...
Episode #8
Episode 8 Rafael Hernandez-Torres Rafael Hernandez-Torres was a well liked, and respected member of his Tulsa, OK community. He was known by everyone as a kind and giving person, and was a fixture to locals who knew him...
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Episode 7 The Kettlebell Drownings On February 19 th , 2014, New Orleans couple, Kenneth and LaKieffa Joseph went missing and no one could have predicted the twists and turns their case would take before their bodies...
Episode #6
Episode 6 Elisa Lam Though a forensic pathologist ruled Elisa Lam's death at the Cecil Hotel as an accidental drowning in 2013, the internet disagreed. Her death fueled the imaginations of thousands of online web...
Episode #5
Episode 5 Colleen Wood Colleen Wood moved from Dayton, OH to Boca Raton, FL to get a fresh start after losing her job and ending a long term relationship. She viewed it as a chance to lead the life she had always...
Episode #4
Episode 4 Susan Smith Many of our listeners may be familiar with the story of Susan Smith. Her case made headlines across the US, and even internationally, in the early 90s when it came to light that she had murdered...
Episode #3
Episode 3 Debbie Wolfe After completing her Christmas day shift in December, 1984, 28 year old nurse, Debbie Wolfe dropped from sight inexplicably causing those closest to her to worry. She was soon found dead on New...
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Episode 2 Dan Short In October of 1989, bank president, Dan Short, was found floating in Grand Lake, near Grove Oklahoma, five days after his bank was robbed and he'd gone missing. Police were initially stumped, but the...
Episode #1
Episode 1 Kim Wall Best known for her articles in the Guardian, New York Times, and Vice, journalist, Kim Wall, disappeared in a submarine beneath the Oresund Strait after interviewing the inventor of the sub, Peter...
BELOW THE SURFACE
Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection. The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while...
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