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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long...
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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long as it's in Bad Taste...
Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
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Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
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27 NOV 2025 · Financial ruin? Marital rage? Or just profound self-pity? We run down the terrifyingly mundane reasons a person decides their entire family is better off gone. Tune in for a rapid-fire look at familicide, the crime where the destruction is total and the motive is pure, twisted control.
You can check out the Book vs. Movie Podcast https://bookversusmoviepod.weebly.com/
Research links below!
Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/erin-caffey-piers-morgan-woman-who-tried-to-murder-her-entire-family-speaks-out-a7012401.html
Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/06/27/dad-whose-wife-and-sons-were-slaughtered-forgives-daughter-for-plotting-murders/
NBC News - https://web.archive.org/web/20210127020929/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23451295
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-news/erin-caffey-charlie-wilkinson-family-murder-dad-terry
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-arson-survivor-family-slain-forgives-daughter-killers/story?id=16654379#.T-sRBBee7ng
The New Zealand - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/chilling-moment-police-tell-terry-caffey-his-daughter-had-their-family-killed/J2PFIUU7I5RHCO43KOGK4SFN3Q/?c_id=2&objectid=11638584
CNN - https://web.archive.org/web/20080305184534/https://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/02/texas.deaths/index.html
Texas Monthly - https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/flesh-and-blood/
True Crime Central - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co75ug5wf7g
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=5707234&page=1
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/04/8
BBC News - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-13392286
Crime and Investigation - https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/christopher-foster
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15 OCT 2025 · No theme. No cohesion. Just two hosts, two wildly different crimes, and a whole lot of questions. Get ready for a cold-blooded cocktail of cases.
You can check out We're All Just Pretending https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/were-all-just-pretending-podca-548440
Research links below!
6abc Action News - https://6abc.com/post/ellen-greenberg-case-hearing-continues-family-pushes-answers-autopsy-review/17732805/
Deadline - https://deadline.com/2025/07/ellen-greenberg-suspicious-death-hulu-docuseries-1236451413/
CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/us/ellen-greenberg-philadelphia-case-update-cec
A&E - https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ellen-greenberg-death
Canada Unsolved - https://www.canadaunsolved.com/cases/missing-jack-family-1989-bc
The Strand - https://thestrand.ca/the-vanishing-jack-family/
CBC - https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/missing-jack-family-age-progressed-photos-1.5702888
The Province - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-vanishing-act/166628356/
CTV News - https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tragic-and-haunting-memory-bc-family-has-been-missing-for-30-years/
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3 OCT 2025 · The dark web isn't just for buying dubious socks. This week, we dive into the cases where the internet wasn't just a search tool—it was the weapon, the hunting ground, and sometimes, the motive. Screens turn deadly.
You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast https://vocalfriespod.com/
Research links below!
The Australian Women's Weekly - https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-australian-womens-weekly/20170907/281857233682330
ABC News - https://web.archive.org/web/20100123005531/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/21/2798264.htm
ABC News - https://web.archive.org/web/20091021133655/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/19/2717877.htm
https://www.carlyryanfoundation.com/
The Advertiser - https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/new-laws-set-for-sa-parliament-targeting-adults-who-lie-about-their-age-online-and-arrange-to-meet-children/news-story/dfb052e0194f0fbecc4c9e11e00e1787
ABC News - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-22/ryans-convicted-killer-launches-appeal/2269972?future=true&
SBS - https://www.sbs.com.au/voices/article/how-a-mother-turned-her-grief-at-her-daughters-murder-into-a-cyber-safety-crusade/x31qp0o4g
All About Cookies - https://allaboutcookies.org/catfishing-scams-by-state
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/lottery-winners-convicted-killer-speaks-bars/story?id=120595169
People - https://people.com/abraham-shakespeare-murder-lottery-winner-featured-2020-11717517
WUSF NPR - https://www.wusf.org/tags/abraham-shakespeare
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/abraham-shakespeare-killed-after-winning-lottery
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/amateur-web-sleuths-helped-solve-case-missing-lottery/story?id=96079852
NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna35394971
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19 SEP 2025 · Australia's story isn't just one of pioneers and platypuses—it's also a story of a nation's darkest deeds. From the quiet suburbs to the vast, unforgiving wilderness, we're uncovering the true crimes that shocked a continent and redefined a country's idea of safety.
You can check out the High Expectations podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y7OfmtKgzilKxsdbDR4U
Research links below!
Bentahm Science - https://benthamscience.com/public/chapter/6942
ABC News - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-04/sharon-fulton-inquest-hears-husband-blamed-birnie-serial-killers/101037066
Serial Killer Calendar - https://serialkillercalendar.com/DAVID-AND-CATHERINE-BIRNIE-THE-BONNIE-AND-CLYDE-OF-AUSTRALIA.php
Medium -- https://medium.com/@lisariggio1994/twisted-couples-david-and-catherine-birnie-80c5c3536cb0
Alchetron - https://alchetron.com/David-and-Catherine-Birnie
Julian Knight - The Hoddle Street Massacre - https://web.archive.org/web/20161024001457/http://julianknight-hoddlestreet.ca/julian-knight-research-file/julian-knight-life.html
ABC - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-09/hoddle-street-killer-wont-be-forgotten/635402
The Age - https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/confrontation-with-a-killer-20140902-10b964.html
Aussie Criminals - https://web.archive.org/web/20130308115743/http://aussiecriminals.com.au/high-profile-criminals/julian-knight-the-hoddle-street-massacre/
The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.smh.com.au/national/angry-victims-reject-knights-apology-20070627-kmz.html
Victorian Reports - https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VicRp/1989/62.html
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4 SEP 2025 · We've all had a bad day, but these people took their frustrations to a whole new level. Join Vicky and Rachel as they explore the shocking—and surprisingly creative—cases of ordinary folks who turned to homemade explosives to settle scores, get rich, or just make a statement.
You can check out Murder and Such https://www.instagram.com/murderandsuch/?hl=en
Research links below!
FBI - https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/harveys-casino-bomb
The New York Times - https://web.archive.org/web/20230608182722/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/18/us/fbi-says-casino-bombing-figure-considered-coast-bank-extortion.html
The Record-Courier - https://web.archive.org/web/20210116203207/https://www.recordcourier.com/news/crime/40-years-ago-tahoe-casino-bombing-was-biggest-in-u-s-history/
The Atavist Magazine - https://web.archive.org/web/20240511064823/https://magazine.atavist.com/a-thousand-pounds-of-dynamite/
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/19/us/federal-grand-jury-indicts-6-in-bombing-of-casino-at-tahoe.html
State Library Victoria - https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/view-discuss/day-shook-russell-street
National Trust - https://www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au/event/russell-street-bombing-exhibition/
Informit - https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.987676351243343?download=true
Ergo - https://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/rebels-outlaws/city-criminals/russell-street-bombing
eMelbourne - https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01290b.htm
Monument Australia - https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/crime/display/32297-constable-angela-taylor-
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23 AUG 2025 · One killer is scary. Two? That's a whole new level of terror. Join Rachel and Vicky as they delve into the chilling accounts of two of history's most intriguing criminal pairs.
You can check out the Not Fade Away Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2J7kfDjTnK2RKjMrriXjO5
Research links below!
The Detective's Notebook - https://drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/serial-killer-sisters
Alcatraz East Crime Museum - https://www.alcatrazeast.com/crime-library/famous-murders/black-widows-liverpool/
Murderpedia - https://murderpedia.org/female.F/f/flannagan-catherine.htm
H-Net Online - https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=12748
Crime Museum - https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-widows-of-liverpool/
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1961/04/02/archives/a-quest-for-revenge-the-gouffe-case-by-joachim-maass-translated.html
Victorian Paris - https://victorianparis.wordpress.com/tag/gabrielle-bompart/
Fiction and Film for Scholars of France - https://h-france.net/fffh/maybe-missed/stranger-than-fiction-steven-levingston-on-murder-mesmerism-and-forensics-in-fin-de-siecle-paris/
The Lineup - https://the-line-up.com/gouffe-case-1889
Brief Case - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzE-o4G2q8M
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8 AUG 2025 · Crime isn't all big cities and bustling streets. In the wide-open spaces of South Dakota, from the Black Hills to the Badlands, some of the most chilling cases are hidden in plain sight. This week, Vicky and Rachel are exploring the dark side of the Mount Rushmore State, where secrets are buried as deep as the prairie soil.
You can check out Murder Road Trip https://www.instagram.com/murdertrip/
Research links below!
Daily Capital Journal - https://www.capjournal.com/news/the-human-monster-how-a-suspected-serial-killer-was-arrested-in-stanley-county/article_21a6e9e0-2998-11e6-a321-0b371ed21b7e.html
The Billings Gazette - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84036008/1903-04-03/ed-1/?sp=2&q=Kunnecke+William
Deseret Evening News - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045555/1903-04-03/ed-1/?sp=10#date1=1903&sort=date&rows=20&words=Kunnecke+William+WilliamKunnecke&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=11&state=&date2=1904&proxtext=William+Kunnecke&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
Omaha Daily Bee - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn99021999/1904-01-17/ed-1/?sp=7&q=Kunnecke+William
Omaha Daily Bee - http://loc.gov/resource/sn99021999/1903-03-31/ed-1/?sp=3#date1=1903&sort=date&rows=20&words=Kunnecke+William&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=3&state=&date2=1904&proxtext=William+Kunnecke&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
The Salt Lake Herald - http://loc.gov/resource/sn85058130/1903-03-30/ed-1/?sp=3#date1=1903&sort=date&rows=20&words=Kunnecke+William&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=1&state=&date2=1904&proxtext=William+Kunnecke&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
The Citizen-Republican - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn99062010/1919-09-04/ed-1/?sp=7&q=Kunnecke+William&r=0.497,0.997,0.598,0.465,0
Philip Weekly Review - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn95076627/1919-10-23/ed-1/?sp=1#date1=1919&sort=date&rows=20&words=Kunnecke+William&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=6&state=&date2=1919&proxtext=William+Kunnecke&y=14&x=8&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
South Dakota News Watch - https://www.sdnewswatch.org/gitchie-manitou-murders-1973-iowa-sandra-cheskey/
Argus Leader - https://www.argusleader.com/embed/video/106774150/
Dakota News Now - https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/03/27/throwback-thursday-history-1973-murders-gitchie-manitou/
Argus Leader - https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/16/gitchie-manitou-murders-1973-survivor-sandra-cheskey-fryer-brothers-south-dakota-iowa/8637229002/
Ottumwa Radio Group - https://ottumwaradio.com/2025/07/tune-into-the-past-with-ottumwa-radio-gitchie-manitou-murders/
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25 JUL 2025 · Vanished into thin air. This week, Rachel and Vicky dig into the baffling cases where people disappear without a trace, leaving more questions than answers.
You can check out 600 Second Saga https://open.spotify.com/show/5g0TduamUvc95kni1f1uTg
Research links below!
Medium - https://medium.com/@downwego89/a-decade-of-unanswered-questions-surrounding-lisanne-froon-and-kris-kremers-5a0a3e8b3710
All That's Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon
LAD Bible - https://www.ladbible.com/news/world-news/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon-vanished-clues-225178-20241103
UNILAD - https://www.unilad.com/news/world-news/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon-hiking-photos-503863-20240829
Strange Outdoors - https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon
Celina Koh Blogs - https://sites.psu.edu/celinakohrclblog/2025/01/30/the-tragic-disappearance-of-lisanne-froon-and-kris-kremers/
Springfield Police -Â https://www.springfieldmo.gov/2498/Three-Missing-Women
Medium - https://medium.com/@byhannahoneill/the-crazy-case-of-the-springfield-three-where-are-they-491cc3cf946a
Newsweek - https://www.newsweek.com/springfield-three-suzie-streeter-stacy-mccall-sherrill-levitt-what-happened-2057246
KY3 - https://www.ky3.com/2024/06/07/springfield-three-32-years-since-disappearance-suzie-streeter-sherill-levitt-stacy-mccall/
FBI - https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/the-springfield-three---springfield-missouri
Springfield News-Leader - https://web.archive.org/web/20141031034010/http://archive.news-leader.com/article/20020603/NEWS01/60608049/Three-Missing-Women-Ten-Years-Later-Part-1-5
Ozarks First - https://web.archive.org/web/20170815103709/http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/decades-old-evidence-may-be-future-of-missing-women-case
Springfield News-Leader - https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/06/05/pokin-around-missing-women-suddenly/28565325/
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10 JUL 2025 · From the shores of Lake Erie to the rolling Appalachian foothills, Ohio's seen its share of darkness. This week, we dig into a Buckeye State case that'll make you say, 'Only in Ohio...' A special thank you to this week's guest, Caitlin Escobedo! You can learn more about her and Esco Birth and Family https://linktr.ee/esco_birthandfamily?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadFLoB7DnuBuZ-BIPgMFci4hmB6xHH2bRpwQF7phDIBC_63rjVuiTn09KlN2Q_aem_0FuzWzZLHNlSwSWyBHCbHw
You can check the Book vs. Movie Podcast https://bookversusmoviepod.weebly.com/
Research links below!
The Dead History - https://thedeadhistory.com/2025/03/30/james-ruppert-family-massacre/
UPI - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/06/12/James-Ruppert-48-described-as-a-paranoid-pyschotic-who/6444392702400/
AP - https://apnews.com/article/ohio-columbus-hamilton-shootings-84ee60604f2d386d17b01e54b1764808
Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/2010/04/03/the-1975-easter-massacre-uncle-jimmy-ruppert-kills-his-family/
WCPO Cincinnati - https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/james-ruppert-easter-sunday-massacre-hamilton-woman-copes-with-living-in-a-murder-house
American Hauntings - https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/easter
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/01/archives/a-motive-is-sought-in-slaying-of-11-in-a-family-in-ohio.html
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/15/archives/killer-of-11-is-given-11-life-sentences.html
Journal-News - https://www.journal-news.com/news/parole-for-james-ruppert-easter-mass-murder/yjmZrzIYnNUZ2YHFbN90bL/
Explore With Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymcNhAgO7Pw
Court News Ohio - https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2020/SCO/1210/180968.asp
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/killer-confession-detective-details-33-hour-interrogation-ohio/story?id=116004046
A&E - https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/kim-mager-shawn-grate-confession
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction - https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A751645
All That's Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/shawn-grate
TIME - https://time.com/4501103/shawn-grate-murder-kidnapping-obviously-serial-killer/
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26 JUN 2025 · Bless me, Father, for I have sinned... and so have they. Join Rachel and Vicky as they uncover the shocking true crimes committed by those sworn to righteousness.
You can check out the We're All Just Pretending Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1H2E9qve8KrErmiPZnLTQ5
Research links below!
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/us/gerald-robinson-priest-convicted-of-killing-ohio-nun-dies-at-76.html
Cleveland.com - https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2014/07/ohio_priest_gerald_robinson_co.html
Bishop Accountability - https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2004_01_06/2004_05_02_Erb_AFamily.htm
The Blade - https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2004/05/02/Slain-nun-s-piety-obscured-in-details-of-bizarre-death/stories/200405020037
Getty Images - https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?phrase=margaret+ann+pahl
Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/02/25/holy-crazy-priest-who-dumped-body-parts-in-hudson-is-only-chaplain-to-get-the-chair-in-us/
Digital Collections - https://dc.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/7003
Ephemeral New York - https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/anna-aumuller-murder/
All That's Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/hans-schmidt
The Evening World - https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1914-02-05/ed-1/seq-1/
The Sun - https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1914-12-13/ed-1/seq-16/
Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long...
show more
Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long as it's in Bad Taste...
Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
show less
Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
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