Hosted by Roya Dariani and Casey Shelton · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 247 episodes
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Two lifelong friends who are fascinated by the darker things in the world. Join us as we virtually travel the world to learn more about the myths, folklore, monsters and murder of a different country each episode.
Roya Dariani and Casey Shelton hosts Strange & Unusual, a true crime show with 247 episodes published.
5 years. 246 episodes. 36 pages of show notes. Countless pages of notes for episodes. 2 best friends Like all good things, this pod too must end. At least for now. After 245 episodes, Roya and Casey need a break. What wi
Do you know who you’re married to? What if you thought you did, but in reality you had no idea and that person was almost the opposite of who you thought they were? Well, that turned out to be the case for Barbara Bentle
So guys, I’m not gonna lie, I raw-dogged this episode. There’s some rough content at the end where Casey and I talk about the death of family members as well as the death of pets and animals in general and we didn’t exac
An incredible woman who would have risen through the ranks of the political sphere had she just not been disabled and a woman. Virginia Hall was a woman who led an interesting, tumultuous and dangerous life in the name o
It might surprise you to find out what was amongst the most dangerous jobs in the industrial revolution. Find out all that and more as Casey rallies against capitalism in an episode about the dangerous lives women and ch
A man made lake over a lot of man made problems. Specifically problems made by white men. From the forced removal of the indigenous Cherokee to the expulsion of all the Black citizens, there are possibly a ton of very an
Did you have a mean girl clique in your high school? Did they maybe ever conspire to murder someone? In this case, Roya covers the he said she said murder of Stacy DeGrandchamp. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.c
So… from one sneaky sausage to another… kinda? This isn’t the roughest we’ve had but it’s up there. Jeffery Marsalis sucks and we hope he rots in jail (potentially with Chad Daybell) Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gm
Did you also enjoy the Homeward Bound movie series? Which was your favorite, Chance, Shadow or Sassy? How many tears did you cry when you though Shadow wasn’t going to make the trip? All of them? Us too, no more tears le
Have you ever wanted to be married twice? How about 5 times? Were they all bigamist? No, but was it still a really messed up situation? Yes. Enter James Addie, human thumb with a weird mustache and the two women who were
Casey’s keeping it super casual with this episode about a little muggie. I mean mummy. Is she real? Is she a fake? If she’s a fake is she at least a good fake? Tune in to find out. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmai
Who doesn’t want to hear about the best kind of bad bitch after listening to several weeks of the worst kind of bitch? Join us in our conversation about Stephanie St. Clair, an independent Black woman who became a multim
It’s over. Finally… for now. Casey takes everyone through the final hours of the trial and hopefully we’re done with long arching episodes about the Lori Vallow/Chad Daybell situations. At least until appeals happen… Ema
You’ve heard about ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’, now listen to ‘I Know What You Did for the Last Fifteen Summers’. Give or take. When a small town is plagued by strange letters that seem to know far too much for com
Who is in a wheelchair because she is very sick and also being escorted out of the court room for being too courteous? You guessed it. Our favorite reincarnation of Nephi, Lori Vallow. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@
Oh lord she comin’. Again. Now, we’re getting ready for the next trial of Lori Vallow. She’s back and even more bonkers than ever, this time with some audio from the actual court recording! Email us at: Strangeunusualpod
It hasn’t been long since we covered an irredeemable person, but man, Andreas Gruber is up there among some of the worst. Join us as we explore the unsolved mystery of the Hinterkaifeck Murders and a few of the theories
Do you know who you’re married to? Does your loved one have a history of traumatic brain injuries? You… might not want to listen to this episode. Or maybe you should listen to this episode and perhaps find help for yours
The wrap up of possibly the stupidest trial we’ve covered on the podcast. How was so much said and so little understood by Lori? The world may never know and we certainly hope that we never understand her. Email us at: S
Well, well well, Lori’s back and she’s still dumb. More of her case and we can share together in the progressive frustration felt from the prosecutors, judge and even witnesses while having to deal with Lori Vallow. Emai
Virginia Hall
The Intrepidus Eagle
1 appearance on this show
Lori Vallow
Doomsday Mom
5 appearances on this show
Chad Daybell
1 appearance on this show
Marsha P Johnson
community builder
1 appearance on this show
Cari Farver
1 appearance on this show
Lucy Letby
1 appearance on this show
Rodney Alcala
1 appearance on this show
Anthony Sowell
1 appearance on this show
Orca
Orca
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