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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
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18 APR 2025 · Two hundred episodes! We've journeyed through countless cases of darkness, mystery, and the truly unbelievable. To celebrate this milestone, join us as we return to the countdown you've all been waiting for: our definitive Top Ten crimes of all time. These cases have stuck with us, the ones that burrowed under our skin and continue to fascinate and disturb in equal measure. From shocking betrayals to baffling disappearances and the pure embodiment of evil, we'll revisit the details, the impact, and why these ten cases have earned a permanent spot in our true crime consciousness. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as we delve into the crimes that have defined our last 200 episodes – and perhaps, the genre itself. You might think you know our tastes, but are you ready for the ultimate reveal? Tune in and find out!
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4 APR 2025 · Walls can't hold 'em! From daring daylight dashes to tunnels that'd make a mole jealous, we're diving deep into two of the craziest prison escapes ever. Lock your doors, folks, because these stories are wild!
You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/not-fade-away-podcast--5401418
Research links below!
Prison History - https://www.prisonhistory.net/prison-escapes/alfred-george-hinds-escape/
TIME - https://time.com/archive/6873746/great-britain-alfie-the-elusive/
https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/3376562/
UK Parliament - https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1964-07-30/debates/73b6a739-cc73-4287-9d85-4da2f5228a90/AlfredGeorgeHinds
Greensboro - https://greensboro.com/frequent-prison-escapee-alfred-hinds-dies-a-free-man/article_d7feb030-7737-56bd-ac78-d7e0e76118f4.html
The Burlington Free Press - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/21057480/
Jackson Sun - https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/life/2016/10/11/life-not-death-mentally-ill/91916152/
The Herald-Palladium - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium/21104536/
Detroit Free Press - https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/21104562/
Detroit Free Press - https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/38774687/
Murderpedia - https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/day-william-scott.htm
Detroit Free Press - https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/21104682/
The Tennessean - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-mary-catherine-strobel-vo/7606403/
Detroit Free Press - https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/20910839/
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21 MAR 2025 · From ghostly apparitions to missing persons, Unsolved Mysteries terrified and intrigued us. In this episode of the BTC, we revisit some classic cases and ask: What happened next?
You can check out the Murder Road Trip podcast https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/murder-road-trip-545869
Research links below!
Screen Rant - https://screenrant.com/unsolved-mysteries-cases-episodes-solved/
Houston Public Media - https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2019/04/22/330217/possible-serial-killer-dies-in-texas-prison/
Houston Chronicle - https://archive.ph/20131014191511/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Confessions-of-a-cold-blooded-killer-2187501.php
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-ed-bell-69-exp/82998028/
The Waco Citizen - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-citizen/5511750/
The Paris News - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news/5511804/
IRE - https://www.ire.org/suspected-texas-serial-killer-confesses-nearly-40-years-later/
Unsolved Mysteries - https://unsolved.com/gallery/edward-harold-bell/
Houston Public Media - https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/08/22/231906/texas-prisoner-responds-to-theory-that-hes-responsible-for-galveston-serial-murders/
The Daily News-Journal - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-journal-1979-tx-edward-ha/37438275/
Houston Matters - https://vimeo.com/230645977
Mental Floss - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/645625/unsolved-mysteries-tv-show-history
Unsolved Mysteries - https://unsolved.com/gallery/black-hope-curse/
Unsolved Mysteries Wiki - https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Hope
Terri Reid - https://terrireid.com/black-hope-cemetery/
Austin Ghosts - https://austinghosts.com/black-hope-cemetery/
Anom Alien - https://anomalien.com/the-mysterious-case-of-black-hope-cemetery/
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7 MAR 2025 · Cults: Power, control, and stories that will make your skin crawl. This week on the BTC, we're breaking down the two sketchy groups and what makes them tick.
You can check out 600 Second Saga https://open.spotify.com/show/5g0TduamUvc95kni1f1uTg
Research links below!
ResearchGate - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383364887_Cults_Angel%27s_Landing
Springer Nature Link - https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-031-38971-9_1410-1
A-Z of Cults - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-z-of-cults-a-is-for-angel-s-landing--62979206
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/season-2/episode-2/angels-landing
E! News - https://www.eonline.com/news/1146758/oxygen-s-deadly-cults-sneak-peek-daniel-perez-s-former-follower-recalls-mother-s-untimely-death
The Witchita Eagle -https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article240933986.html
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/season-2/episode-2/videos/lou-castro-told-his-followers-he-was-a-1000-year-old-angel
Times Now World - https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/who-is-daniel-perez-and-where-is-the-leader-of-angels-landing-now-article-108892862
The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/26/the-cult-in-the-forest
PBS News - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/kenyan-authorities-find-39-bodies-during-investigation-of-religious-cult-leader
BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65588273
Aljazeera - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/12/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-on-trial-for-manslaughter
Mpasho - https://www.mpasho.co.ke/news/2023-04-24-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-shakahola-pastor-mackenzie#google_vignette
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-starvation-cult-death-toll-rises-child-graves-shakahola-forest-massacre/
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/02/kenyan-cult-leader-accused-of-inciting-children-to-starve-to-death
Nation - https://nation.africa/kenya/news/i-started-a-church-with-mackenzie-then-he-ruined-our-lives-4218394
The Standard - https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001471011/stalled-case-of-pastor-in-cult-like-deaths-exposes-cracks-in-justice-system
https://goodnewsintlministries.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html?_sm_au_=iqVT4WQQJJHq3TqPRsp6kKs8G3jqt
Tuko - https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/503292-the-making-a-cult-rise-pastor-paul-mckenzies-good-news-international-empire/
Nation - https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/mombasa/why-court-advised-dpp-to-reduce-murder-charges-against-shakahola-suspects-4630308
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21 FEB 2025 · Bank robberies: a classic crime with endless stories. We're telling the best of them this week. Join Vicky and Rachel as they look at two tales with very different circumstances.
You can check out the Book vs. Movie podcast https://bookversusmoviepod.weebly.com/
Research links below!
The Japan Times - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/07/05/national/plea-of-innocence-from-the-grave/
TIME - https://time.com/archive/6626087/japan-noose-or-pneumonia/
The Japan Times - https://web.archive.org/web/20090925071802/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080123f2.html
The Japan Times - https://web.archive.org/web/20110606100738/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20061126a7.html
The Japan Times - https://web.archive.org/web/20170213084659/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/04/national/court-calls-end-to-plea-seeking-teigin-retrial/#.WKFyjezgqjB
The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.smh.com.au/world/19th-bid-to-clear-late-murderers-name-20030712-gdh31p.html
Murderpedia - https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hirasawa.htm
Infinite Corridor - https://web.archive.org/web/20071212101703/http://www.alpha-net.ne.jp/users2/knight9/teigin.htm
Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/catching-lightning-lee-murray-mma-fighter-largest-money-heist-uk-history-securitas-depot-robbery-1234710474/
Getty Images - https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/securitas-depot-robbery
BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rvyxp584jo
New York Post - https://nypost.com/2023/04/06/showtimes-catching-lightning-explores-2006-securitas-robbery/
Metro - https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/26/securitas-heist-inside-man-hasnt-paid-a-penny-back-250-000-loot-20890867/
History Daily - https://wondery.com/shows/history-daily/episode/11873-the-securitas-depot-robbery/
Criminal - https://vocal.media/criminal/the-securitas-depot-robbery-2006-england-s-astonishing-heist-that-shook-the-nation
History - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-commits-largest-robbery-in-british-history
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6 FEB 2025 · Ever wonder why your neighbor's cat is always watching you? Maybe they're a spy. Probably not. But Rachel and Vicky will talk about real-life spies this week anyway.
You can check out the We're All Just Pretending Podcast https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/were-all-just-pretending-podca-548440
Research links below!
Accidental Talmudist - https://www.accidentaltalmudist.org/heroes/2021/01/20/ballplayer-and-spy/
ESPN Classic - https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Berg_Moe.html
NOVA Online - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/dece_berg.html
SB Nation - https://www.twinkietown.com/2016/7/23/12219372/moe-berg-catcher-lawyer-horndog-spy
Atomic Heritage Foundation - https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/morris-moe-berg-1/
Smithsonian Magazine - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-baseball-player-turned-spy-who-went-undercover-to-assassinate-the-nazis-top-nuclear-scientist-180982813/
National Baseball Hall of Fame - https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/moe-bergs-life-in-baseball
Warfare History Network - https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/wwii-spies-morris-moe-berg/
FBI - https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/velvalee-dickinson-the-doll-woman
Smithsonian Magazine - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/spy-doll-shop-180958251/
History of Spies - https://historyofspies.com/velvalee-dickinson/
National Cryptologic Foundation - https://cryptologicfoundation.org/community/bytes/this_day_in_history_calendar.html/event/2026/08/14/1786683600/1944-spy-velvalee-dickinson-sentenced/444317
Gizmodo - https://gizmodo.com/the-strange-case-of-the-doll-seller-who-desperately-wan-1709899500
HistoryNet - https://www.historynet.com/the-doll-seller-who-played-with-japanese-spies/?f
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23 JAN 2025 · Join Vicky and Rachel as we explore the murky underworld of literary crime. This episode highlights the surprising criminal activities of two authors, proving that real life can be far more dramatic than any novel.
You can check out The Vocal Fries Podcast https://vocalfriespod.com/
Research links below!
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/jack-unterweger-pretended-to-be-reformed-then-killed-many
Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/murderer-s-final-freedom-the-bizarre-life-of-jack-unterweger-poet-and-killer-of-prostitutes-ends-at-his-own-hand-1417861.html
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/30/malkovich-jack-unterweger-vienna-austria
Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-30-me-10223-story.html
https://archive.org/details/enteringhadesdou00leak by John Leake
BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65261971
Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-04-12/anne-perry-dead-writer-murderer-heavenly-creatures
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/nov/12/crimebooks.features11
Sutjata Massey - https://sujatamassey.com/a-journey-with-anne-perry/
NPR - https://www.npr.org/2023/04/21/1171046614/remembering-historical-crime-novelist-anne-perry
Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12026727/How-Anne-Perry-helped-best-friend-batter-mother-death.html
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8 JAN 2025 · Seas the day... for crime! We're exploring the dark side of the nautical world. Join Rachel and Vicky as they look at two stories of nautical nonsense.
You can check out the High Expectations podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5VshgcC8CsFmuZuMGCecdV
Research links below!
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/12/costa-concordia-captain-hands-himself-into-prison
Tim Harford - https://timharford.com/2024/12/cautionary-tales-captain-coward-and-the-blame-game/
Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-costa-concordia-20170512-story.html
Hurriyet Daily News - https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/index/captain-francesco-schettino
BBC News - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39903968
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-waters-with-captain-lee/crime-news/joe-cool-boat-hijacking-and-murders-story-explained
NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27182930
USA Today - https://web.archive.org/web/20121017045847/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-02-missing-boaters_N.htm
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/building-a-case-without-the-bodies/
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24 DEC 2024 · From coast to coast, terror rides the highways. This week, Vicky and Rachel explore the twisted minds behind highway killings.
You can check out Murder and Such https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-and-such/id1255329049
Research links below!
The Courier-News - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-fautenberry-1/53833114/
Clevland.com - https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2009/07/ohio_executes_john_fautenberry.html
The Cincinnati Enquirer - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-fautenberry-trou/53900131/
The Anniston Star - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-fautenberry-stole-car/53879009/
The Courier-News - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-fautenberry-2/53833159/
Daily Sitka Sentinel - https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel-fautenberry-nutley/53900385/
The Courier-News - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-fautenberry-farmer-with/53837056/
The Cincinnati Enquirer - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-fautenberry-dora/53826994/
The Cincinnati Enquirer - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-fautenberry-2/53827258/
The Courier-News - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-fautenberry-farmer-indi/53899662/
Daily Sitka Sentinel - https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel-fautenberry-diffee/54018444/
Daily Sitka Sentinel - https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel-fautenberry-diffee/54018256/
The Courier-News - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-fautenberry-difee-plea/53878637/
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Moll-Frith/
Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moll-Cutpurse
Historic Royal Palaces - https://www.hrp.org.uk/blog/mary-frith-the-cross-dressing-cavalier/#gs.igybk2
Aspects of History - https://aspectsofhistory.com/mary-frith-roaring-girl/
The Paris Review - https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/09/08/mary-frith-a-diamond-in-dog-shit/
National Portrait Gallery - https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp70624/mary-frith-moll-cutpurse
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12 DEC 2024 · Uncover the shocking true stories behind two of history's most interesting mobsters. The BTC will expose the secrets, scandals, and sinister plots that have shaped our world.
You can check out the Not Fade Away Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2J7kfDjTnK2RKjMrriXjO5
Research links below!
North Carolina Digital Library - https://ncdigital.overdrive.com/ncdigital-highpoint/content/media/3344422
Casetext - https://casetext.com/case/pitera-v-us-3
Justia - https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/795/546/2596360/
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://fdprc.capdefnet.org/sites/cdn_fdprc/files/Assets/public/notices_of_intent/pitera_-_ed_ny.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjosoaKvPqJAxXTv4kEHVlaNqkQFnoECCAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2yh3oJ-DazTGkS-EDYntce
Justia - https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/5/624/626413/
Beyond The Horizon - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/profile-of-evil-tommy-karate-pitera-9-2-23--56668247
New York Post - https://nypost.com/2009/10/11/the-butcher/
Gangland Wire - https://ganglandwire.com/a-murder-in-nassau-county/
Chicago Mag - https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2023/the-last-gamble-of-tokyo-joe/
Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/07/15/thanks-tokyo-joe-and-those-lousy-gunshots/
The Chicago Syndicate - https://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2008/12/tokyo-joe-man-who-brought-down-chicago.html
abc7 News - https://web.archive.org/web/20110113023935/http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news&id=4248109
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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