
Ep. 130- The Downtown Posse
In 1992, in Dayton, Ohio, 4 teens went on a 3 day killing spree that started on Christmas Eve and referred to themselves as "The Downtown Posse". We finish this episode off with stranger danger stories (of course) and fa

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In 1992, in Dayton, Ohio, 4 teens went on a 3 day killing spree that started on Christmas Eve and referred to themselves as "The Downtown Posse". We finish this episode off with stranger danger stories (of course) and fa

On the morning of July 18, 1989, Bob Siders came home to find his 18 year old daughter, Shannon Siders, missing. And even though her body was found a few months later, the case for Shannon goes cold. It isn't until 22 ye

In 1952, Ruby McCollum, the wealthiest black woman in Live Oak, Florida, went into Dr. Adams office and shot him. Now, Dr. Adams was a prominent white doctor, so the question on everyone's mind was, "Why would Ruby kill

This week we start off the episode with a huge announcement and then we lead into the story of Kelly Forbes who was charged with strangling & killing her husband, Michael Forbes. She claimed it was self defense, but afte

From 1911-1912, 49 people, predominately black and mixed race, were murdered with an axe in Texas and Louisiana. There were many theories, people questioned, and even an arrest but to this day, the serial killer(s) has n

On May 21st, 2010, Julie Kibuishi's body was found in Sam Herr's bed with Sam no where to be found. Automatically, everyone thought that Sam had killed Julie and went on the run. That is, until a teen boy was found using

This week we talk about one of the hardest stories; the death of James Byrd Jr. James was a black man who was dragged 3 miles behind a truck by 3 white men in Jasper, TX in 1998. It's very heartbreaking so be sure to hav

We just did our first ever live show this past weekend and since we wanted to involve the crowd we decided to do Stranger Dangers. So here it is and we hope you all enjoy! Also, we apologize for the feedback from the mic

In this episode, we present you with a patreon episode we released last year #RIPpatreon The first case is about 10 year old Damilola Taylor who was left to die after having an altercation with a gang. The second case is

This week the girls get together to talk about Brittney’s favorite subject: CULTS. Specifically, the UNOI, a religious group started by a man named Royall Jenkins, who calls himself “Royall, Allah in person”, and claims

Due to an abusive childhood, Josephine Verellen, along with her sister, Jacqueline, had become obsessed with collecting objects, aka "hoarding". And the worse part? Josephine's two children were also living there, so it

Yvette Cade met a man named Roger Hargrave. The two got married, but it all soon fell apart when Roger started drinking heavily and became abusive. Yvette would finally leave Roger but that didn't stop him from stalking

Questions and suspicions arise when 29 year old Patricia "Patti" Adkins goes missing after heading out after work for a romantic getaway with a man named Brian Flowers, a man who Patti had a secret relationship with. For

On June 10th 1998, Deborah Glinton wrote a journal entry about how her husband, Roscoe, “accidentally” dropped a plugged-in-blow dryer into her bath. 10 days later, she goes missing but Roscoe was never convicted. Then i

Griselda Blanco, aka La Madrina aka Black Widow aka Cocaine Godmother, was a Colombian drug lord of the Medellin Cartel and trafficked drugs into Miami, New York, and southern California during the 70’s & 80’s and it is

On May 7, 2017, 22-year-old Akia Eggleston, who was 8 months pregnant, failed to show up to her own baby shower. When family members grew concerned, they found out that no one had actually heard from her or seen her sinc

We're sure that you've heard the story of Cyntoia Brown, a 16 year old girl who was sentenced to life for killing 43 year old Johnny Allen on Aug 6, 2004, so not only do we talk about that night but we also give you a ba

Shauna Tiaffay was a cocktail waitress in good ole Las Vegas who had recently split up with her husband, George. On Sept. 29th, 2012, George & their daughter stop by Shauna's house and that's when they find her body. Tur

Sorry not sorry for the "Jersey Shore" joke. Anywho! This week we discuss the case of Charlie Tan, who confessed to killing his father, Jim Tan, to protect his mother. But after looking through the evidence, this begs th

On Nov. 22nd, 1997, in Saanich, British Colombia, 14-year-old Reena Virk's body had been found. Before that, rumors had already began to spread throughout her school about what had happened to her. It all took place on t
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