Morbid

Wow. Salem was wild back in the day, guys. You think you know about the infamous Salem Witch Trials but you have no idea how bananas it really got. We take a deep dive into the beginnings of this hysteria, the madness of the "trials" and executions and then we try to figure out how the hell this all began in the first place. Join two Massachusetts natives as we guilt our way through this black mark on our local history.



Sources:

Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

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Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Guys! We have guests! Tonight we took look into just a corner of Salem's witchy history and chatted with two of our podfam members, Tyler and Mason from The Right Wrong Turn Podcast. Check it out and if you downloaded the first version of this that I posted, I apologize for the audio mess. This one is better, I promise. Enjoy, weirdos!

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Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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In the conclusion of our tale covering David Parker Ray and his reprehensible crimes against humanity, we brought some audio clips. I never said this one was going to be easy to digest, guys. But it gets....kind of better at the end? Come on in, you got this far and we are in this together.

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

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Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Guys. This is one of the worst cases you will ever lend your ears to. Park Ranger and all around rude dude David Parker Ray spent 40 years and over $100,000 dedicating his life to the abduction, torture, rape and murder of countless women. His MO reads like a script for the Saw franchise and that's putting it lightly. Hold onto your butts, because The Toy Box Killer is here.



Sources:



https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-parker-ray-toy-box-killer



https://www.abqjournal.com/70489/victim-tells-of-captivity.html



https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/albuquerque/items-david-parker-ray

Cries in the Desert: The Shocking True Story of a Sadistic Torturer by John Glatt

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Let's take a rather unpleasant trip back to 1922 where we meet The Grubers. This German family had it all: incest, a possibly haunted farm and their very own murder mystery.  There is a lot to unpack in this case And since this family's very unfortunate new maid didn't even get the chance to unpack herself, we are here for you.



Sources:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-

germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime



https://www.unsolvedcasebook.com/hinterkaifeck-murders/



https://defrostingcoldcases.com/case-month-hinterkaifeck/



https://grimhappenings.com/the-hinterkaifeck-murders



https://the-line-up.com/hinterkaifeck-murders

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Australia. You may have bested us with this one. Hold on to your butts because this lady is bashing people over the head with frying pans, leaving babies on train tracks and skinning men like Buffalo Bill. Katherine Knight is a woman so evil that words have failed me here. Just trust us, this one is bananas.



Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/katherine-knight



https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/katherine-knight-slaughterhouse-worker-who-skinned-cooked-her-boyfriend



Beyond Bad: The Life and Crimes of Katherin Knight , Australia's Hannibal by Sandra Lee



https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/queen-bee-cannibal-killer-katherine-knights-life-in-prison-where-shes-known-as-the-nanna/news-story/e6f5e013f7be2c6328eb40029e0715b2



https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/18/story-of-australian-woman-who-skinned-and-cooked-partner-to-be-told-in-film



2020 update!

This book is great, so for those of you looking for a good dive into this after the show, check this book out.

Man-Eater: The Terrifying True Story of Cannibal Killer Katherine Knight by Ryan Green

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Rod Ferrell was a special kind of jerk. Convinced he was a 500 year old vampire named Vesago living in a 16 year old boy's body, he took his otherworldly fantasies to the brink by carrying out two senseless, brutal murders. He didn't just kill anyone, though. By his own admission, he murdered the parents of one of his cult followers for the rush of it. Does he care? Nope. Does he still think he is a 500 year old vampire? Yup. This one is a trip, guys.



Sources:



Death of Innocence: Children Who Kill by Bud Weiser



https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-convicted-vampire-cult-killer-howard-scott-anderson-20170322-story.html



https://amurdermostfoul.com/2017/02/21/the-kentucky-vampire-clan/



https://listverse.com/2018/03/31/10-dark-facts-about-the-vampire-cult-killer-rod-ferrell/



https://www.wkms.org/post/slideshow-murray-vampire-clan-murders-happened-20-years-ago-week#stream/0



http://www.gothicsubculture.com/vamp-clan.php

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

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Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Finland, you really outdid yourself with this one. As one of the most infamous crimes in Finnish history, this triple homicide remains a mystery to this day. Sure, several suspects have been brought to the table but none have been formally charged for very long. With a bumbling investigation and a host of strange occurrences surrounding this case. It may remain just that: A mystery. Today we will shed some light on this creepy case and try to give our best guest about what happened. Enjoy, weirdos.



Movie: Lake Bodom



https://medium.com/@allisoneckmeier/true-crime-lake-bodom-murders-c9070a197de9



https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lake-bodom



https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4677559/is-this-chilling-lake-massacre-of-three-teenage-campers-the-real-life-friday-the-13th/



The Lake Bodom Blood Murders by Matt Demas

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Richard continues on a path of unimaginable mayhem but don't worry, his capture will have you applauding in the end. Trigger warning: There is a lot of mentions of sexual assault and one mention of sexual assault against a child. I mention this when it is about to be discussed during the episode too, so don't worry...you can skip that part if needed.



Sources:

https://people.com/crime/richard-ramirez-night-stalker-killer-murder-made-me-famous/



https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-xpm-2013-jun-07-la-me-ln-east-la-night-stalker-20130607-story.html

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Richard Ramirez was the worst human to be spat onto Earth in a long time. Between the years of 1984 and 1985, he terrorized the residents of Los Angeles and surrounding areas by creeping through unlocked windows and doors in the dead of night to rape, assault, torture and murder whoever was unfortunate enough to be sleeping inside. In Part 1 of our two part series on this demon turd, we take a look at his early life and the beginnings of his ride into infamy. Lock your windows, guys. Fresh air is for dead people.



Sources:

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/13-year-old-boy-brought-down-notorious-serial-killer-richard-ramirez-night-stalker/



https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/was-a-bad-childhood-to-blame-for-night-stalker-richard-ramirez-becoming-a-serial-killer



https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-ramirez-night-stalker

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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