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Hosted by Courtney Liso · history · EN · 180 episodes
Hosted by Courtney Liso, The Book of the Dead is a true crime podcast that focuses on the victims of lesser-known crimes. Each episode presents a deep dive into a case from around the world, dissecting the details to tell the whole story of who each victim was, in addition to what happened to them. Formerly hosted by a mother-daughter team, the podcast has evolved with one host, taking the care necessary to ensure each victim is honored as they should be. Join Courtney every Wednesday at 12am EST for a new chapter in The Book of the Dead.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by Courtney Liso, The Book of the Dead is a true crime podcast that focuses on the victims of lesser-known crimes. Each episode presents a deep dive into a case from around the world, dissecting the details to tell the whole story of who each victim was, in addition to what happened to them.
The Book of the Dead is hosted by Courtney Liso. The show has published 180 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Chapter 153: Suicide or Something More? Investigating The Death of Jennifer Kelly" (14 October 2026, 61 minutes), "Epilogue-Christa Pike Revisted" (30 September 2026, 23 minutes), and "Chapter 152: In the Dead of Night-The Murder of Rhonda Hinson" (16 September 2026, 48 minutes).
The Book of the Dead publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 180 episodes.
Booking probability for The Book of the Dead is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Book of the Dead requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Book of the Dead's contact route on record: verified email.
Courtney Liso hosts The Book of the Dead, a history show with 180 episodes published.
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Episode #153
What really happened to 36-year-old Jennifer Kelly? In September 2015, Jennifer Kelly died by hanging in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her death was classified as a suicide, but questions remained and her daughter, Emily...
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In this follow to Chapters 31 and 32 of The Book of the Dead, I sat down to discuss Christa Pike and the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, Tennessee on the eve of Christa's execution, 3 decades after she...
Episode #152
Rhonda Hinson was a young woman whose life was brutally cut short in North Carolina in 1981. Decades later, the circumstances surrounding her murder remain shrouded in unanswered questions. In this episode of The...
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In 19th-century New England, fear of tuberculosis collided with an older, darker belief: that the dead could return from the grave to prey upon the living. In this episode, I join Family Plot Podcast to...
Episode #151
Rico Omarr Harris had once seemed destined for a life in basketball. Standing 6-foot-9, Rico was a standout player who attracted attention from college scouts, led Los Angeles City College to a state championship, and...
Episode #150
Was the Ourang Medan a real ghost ship—or one of the greatest maritime legends ever created? The crew of the Ourang Medan were reportedly found dead aboard their ship in the waters of the Strait of Malacca in the late...
Episode #149
For nearly two decades, John Sabine was simply gone. His wife, Leigh, had spent years telling elaborate stories about their lives, convincing friends and family that John had left and started over somewhere else. She...
Episode #148
In September 1952, Betty Shanks left work in Brisbane, Australia, and began the journey home.She never made it.What followed was one of Brisbane’s most disturbing and enduring unsolved murder cases. Betty was found...
Episode #147
In 2007, 22-year-old Lindsay Hawker left England for Japan to pursue her dream of teaching English and experiencing life abroad. Kind, adventurous, and passionate about helping others, she had no idea that one...
Episode #146
The search for Barbara Mackle was becoming a race against time. After 20-year-old Barbara was buried alive inside a custom-built underground capsule, her family and the FBI faced an impossible challenge: pay a $500,000...
Episode #145
In December 1968, 20-year-old Barbara Mackle was abducted from a Georgia motel and buried alive in a custom-built underground box while her kidnappers demanded a $500,000 ransom. For 83 terrifying hours, Barbara fought...
Episode #144
On August 12, 1984, 13-year-old Eugene Wade Martin vanished while delivering newspapers in Des Moines, Iowa. Just two years earlier, another paperboy, Johnny Gosch, disappeared under eerily similar circumstances only...
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From the age of three Robert Kosilek knew he was different, he knew he was born into the wrong body. As an adult he struggled with his gender identity and even married a woman named Cheryl McCaul with whom he had a...
Episode #143
In June 1988, 24-year-old truck driver David Churchill Jackson walked out of his Pembroke Pines, Florida apartment and completely vanished. He left behind a loving mother, a complicated past, and a young son who would...
Episode #142
In the summer of 1997, fear spread across the campus of Arizona State University as reports surfaced of women being attacked while walking home alone at night. Students were warned to stay alert, travel in groups, and...
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From shocking revelations and cases that remain painfully unsolved, this special episode revisits the first cases covered on The Book of the Dead. I'm breaking down the biggest developments, new evidence, court updates...
Episode #141
In 1975, 26-year-old teacher Jane Ellen Wakefield disappeared from Iowa City just months after filing for divorce from her husband, John. She never returned home, never contacted loved ones, and was never seen again...
Episode #140
On the coast of California, in November 2004, retired couple Tom and Jackie Hawks thought they were closing a new chapter, selling their yacht and preparing for a quieter life. Instead, they were lured into a...
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When Jax Gratton disappeares on April 15, 2025, those closest to her knew something was wrong.<br /><br />Weeks later, her body is found, but the answers never came.<br /><br />In this episode, I joined CJ from Rainbow...
Episode #138
On January 26, 2001, 33-year-old Diane Whipple returned to her apartment building in San Francisconever knowing she was walking into a deadly encounter. Just outside her door, she was brutally attacked by two massive...
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