🚨 Trigger Warning: this episode contains heinous crimes, frustrated ranting, and Lauren & Courtney losing the last of their sanity in real time.
This week we dive into the absolutely deranged mind of Albert DeSalvo, the so-called “Boston Strangler” — a man who somehow managed to convince the world (and maybe even himself?) that he was the one behind a string of brutal murders… while casually terrorizing women like it was his full-time hobby. We unravel his “confession,” his questionable memory, and the very uncozy feeling of realizing the real killer might still have been out there.
Then, because apparently we hate ourselves and want zero emotional stability, we follow that up with the Dana Ireland case — a heartbreaking story of a young woman brutally attacked in paradise, and a justice system that made so many wrong turns it could’ve used a GPS and still gotten lost. Expect chaos, rage, and us yelling “WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT’S THE EVIDENCE?!” more times than any audio editor should have to handle.
There’s no Mischa ASMR this week (she knew better than to witness this level of spiraling), but there is plenty of existential screaming, sarcastic laughter, and the usual descent into madness you’ve come to know and love.
🩸 Buckle up, pour something strong, and join us for another emotionally unhinged trip through true crime hell.
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