Roe vs. Wade was decided by the Supreme Court in 1973 and ruled that women had a right to abortion under the 14th amendment of the constitution. On June 24th, 2022, that decisions was overturned, and now the decision on whether abortion should be legal is solely regulated by the states. This episode provides a […]
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Season 3 Episode 2: The Menendez Murders
Jose Menendez moved from Cuba to the United States in the late 1950s in pursuit of the American Dream. He moved to Illinois where he met his wife, Kitty, then moved to the East Coast where he began a career in business. Jose and Kitty raised two boys, Lyle and Erik, and moved their family […]
Season 2 Episode 8: The Disappearance of Maura Murray, Part One
Maura Murray was a 21 year-old student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in February of 2004 when she vanished without a trace. The details of this case are complex and truly confounding. What happened to Maura Murray? Listen to this episode for Laura’s interpretation of Maura’s astrology and her conclusions about what may […]
Season 2 Episode 7: Vampire “Vesago”
Rod Ferrell was 15 when he joined a vampire clan as a way to find community during his high school years. Even in this group of edgy misfits, his unique brand of rebellion proved to be too much for his “clan” to handle. He had a violent streak that ran deep and would up landing […]
Season 2 Episode 6: “A Fall from Grace”
In April 2011, life in the lively home at 55 Robert Schuman Boulevard just stopped. The energetic family of 6 that lived in the home just…disappeared, nowhere to be found. That is, not until April 21st, 2011, when police made a shocking discovery in the backyard. What happened to this vibrant family? Listen for more. […]
Season 2 Episode 5: Jovan Belcher
What caused Jovan Belcher to crack? As a Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jovan was living the life he always wanted. Having played sports his whole life, he was finally in the big leagues of football…but he was still unhappy. Allen Austin from The Allen Austin Show (YouTube) and the podcast, American Scene, joins […]
Season 2 Episode 4: The Ken and Barbie Killers
Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo met in the fall of 1987 and began a relationship like no other. They worked together to torture young girls, three of whom died as a result. At this point, one of these killers is locked up for life, and one is…free. Listen to the episode for more details. Sources […]
S2E3: Luka Magnotta
Luka Magnotta secured a particular brand of infamy when a 2010 video of him killing a pair of kittens went viral. But at that time, his name wasn’t known: just the image of his long brown bangs peaking out of a green hoodie. Just two years after his video was released, he committed his first […]
S2E2: Chris Watts
In 2018, Chris and Shanann Watts had been married for 5 years. They had two beautiful little girls together and were expecting a baby boy in a few months. They both had good jobs that they enjoyed, a beautiful house in the suburbs, and what appeared to be a picture-perfect marriage. But in August of […]
S2E1: Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer is one of the most notorious serial killers of all time. Between 1978 and 1991, he killed 17 young men in Ohio and Minnesota, brutalizing their bodies and sometimes eating their body parts. Sources for this episode include: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-06-me-61803-story.html https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1991/08/04/436391.html?pageNumber=30 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1994/11/29/954322.html?pageNumber=1 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/jeffrey-dahmer/trial https://www.independent.co.uk/news/dear-joyce-flint-1601775.html https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/dahmer-jeffrey-lionel Dahmer on Dahmer: A Serial Killer Speaks (Documentary)