Killer Queens: A True Crime Podcast
Killer Queens is a personality-driven true crime show hosted by two millennial besties who bring their research, realness, and 90s nostalgia to every case. Heartfelt, hilarious, and highly researched — it’s true crime you can trust, with hosts you’d trust to watch your kids… or keep your secrets. Whether we’re decoding cold cases or dragging sketchy investigations, we bring empathy, chaos, and a few too many Friends references. We unpack true crime with heart, jokes, legal context, and just the right amount of rage - one case (and one hot take) at a time. For bonus episodes and premium content, find us on Patreon!
Episodes
July 29, 2025 • 59 mins
A real-life maritime mystery meets true crime tragedy in this jaw-dropping case that rocked the Northeast. In 2016, Nathan Carman was rescued from a life raft after a supposed boating accident that left his mother, Linda, missing at sea. But behind the headlines of survival was a far more sinister story—a wealthy family, a cold case grandfather’s murder, suspicious inheritance battles, and a twisted trail of lies.
From the unsolve...
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July 22, 2025 • 85 mins
Join us as we dive deep into Netflix’s new documentary, Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster — the true story behind the 2023 implosion that left five passengers dead and the entire world watching. We’re breaking down the sub’s flawed tech, ignored safety warnings, and the billionaire bravado that led to catastrophe.
Featuring:• Who was on board the Titan submersible• The final dive timeline — and what went wrong• Stockton Ru...
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July 18, 2025 • 32 mins
Bonus Episode: Meet Nikita!
In this special bonus episode from our TTTTY series (Time to Talk to You), we’re flipping the script and putting new co-host Nikita in the hot seat! From her first impressions of Tyrella to her most toxic traits, we're asking all the questions you didn't know you needed answers to.
Get to know the hilarious, self proclaimed delusional, true crime-obsessed gal pal who's joined Killer Queens as our newest...
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July 15, 2025 • 64 mins
In 2013, a Carnival cruise set sail for paradise—and ended up a floating biohazard. Toilets overflowed, food ran out, air conditioning died, and over 4,000 people were trapped at sea… literally marinating in sewage. We break down the Netflix doc Trainwreck: The Cruise from Hell, relive the absolute chaos onboard, and ask the real question: how is this legal?! From PR nightmares to poop buckets, this one’s got it all. Bring your sea...
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July 8, 2025 • 58 mins
TW: Child Murder
In the early morning hours of September 22, 2010, Christine Perolini’s world was shattered when her 13-year-old daughter ran into her bedroom screaming, “Daddy’s trying to hurt us!” Minutes later, Christine’s 4-year-old son, Blake Mitchell, was unresponsive, and her husband, Joseph Anthony Mitchell, was barricaded in another room—covered in blood with self-inflicted stab wounds.
Joseph admitted to killing Blake a...
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July 1, 2025 • 61 mins
He was Washington’s ride-or-die… until he ghosted the Revolution for 20K and a pension."
Benedict Arnold didn’t just switch sides—he planned to sell out West Point while hosting George Washington for dinner. Oh, and his wife? Was probably texting her British ex the whole time.
This week on Killer Queens we're trying something new! Welcome to Founding Felons: the messy, petty, totally iconic downfall of America’s most famous trait...
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June 24, 2025 • 44 mins
A promising UCLA senior, a late-night scream, and a horrifying failure to act. This is the story of Andrea DelVesco—and the system that let her down.
Want access to our first 45 episodes? Grab em here! We've made them available for free to anyone who signs up! Remember, these episodes were recorded when we had no idea what we were doing, so just keep that in mind. The audio isn't the quality we would want to put out now, but the c...
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June 17, 2025 • 49 mins
Between 1986 and 1989, a series of couples were murdered or vanished along Virginia’s Colonial Parkway — a scenic stretch that became a deadly hunting ground.
In this episode, we break down each victim’s story, the bizarre crime scenes, and the long-awaited DNA discovery that finally pointed to a killer. But with no conviction, will these cases ever be truly solved?
Who was Alan Wade Wilmer, and why can’t his DNA be officially li...
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June 16, 2025 • 75 mins
In this bonus episode, we’re breaking down Hank Brennan’s full closing argument in the Karen Read trial—and y’all, it’s a ride.
From “she was drunk so she must’ve done it” to “she didn’t mean to hit him… but maybe she was enraged and wanted the last word,” Brennan makes some bold claims—and we’re analyzing every twist. We’ll walk through the key contradictions, the missing proof points, and the prosecutor’s surprising strategy tha...
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June 13, 2025 • 105 mins
In this bonus episode, Tyrella breaks down the entire defense closing argument from this morning in the Karen Read trial. Defense attorney Alan Jackson pulled no punches — calling out the lack of hard evidence, inconsistencies in the investigation, and what the defense claims is a rush to judgment.
You’ll hear:
The full audio of the defense's closing argument
Key arguments and standout moments
My thoughts and comm...
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June 10, 2025 • 61 mins
In the early morning hours of June 24th, 2012, 27-year-old Danielle Thomas called 911 from her apartment in Queens. She didn’t speak directly to the call taker, but she could be heard pleading for help in the background. Her boyfriend, Jason Bohn, was refusing to let her leave. Two days later, Danielle’s body was found in her bathtub, covered in bruises and marks. Jason had disappeared, leaving a note on her body, apologizing for w...
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June 3, 2025 • 53 mins
Anne "Annie" Kasprzak was a typical teenager in many ways, but she also had struggles many teens don’t face. She went through the foster care system for many years before finding her adoptive family. Because of this, she had a hard time trusting that anyone would love her wholly. Despite being only 15-years-old, she desperately wanted a family of her own. In her desperation, she told her on again/off again boyfriend, Chris, as ...
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May 27, 2025 • 45 mins
In December of 1993, Officer Martin Ganz was on patrol when he pulled over a car for a traffic violation. As he went to make contact with the driver, shots rang out, and as Officer Ganz tried to retreat, the driver followed him, executing him behind his police cruiser. An investigation followed, and although investigators were certain they had the right man, a lack of evidence prevented an arrest from being made. A few months la...
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May 20, 2025 • 54 mins
In the early morning hours of June 7th, 1992, 18-year-old Stacy McCall and 19-year-old Suzie Streeter left a high school graduation party and returned to Suzie’s house to spend the night. When their friends and family came looking for them later that day, Stacy, Suzie, and Suzie’s mother, Sherrill Levitt, had vanished. More than thirty years later, despite thousands of tips, searches, and a huge, never-ending investigation, detecti...
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May 16, 2025 • 75 mins
In this bonus episode, we’re breaking down the two drastically different narratives at the heart of the Karen Read case — one that’s captured national headlines and divided a Massachusetts town. The prosecution says Read struck her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV during a snowstorm. But the defense claims she’s been framed in an elaborate cover-up to protect insiders. We walk through both sides of the ca...
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May 13, 2025 • 67 mins
In 1692, Salem Massachusetts was overrun by the Devil himself. Or that’s what the Puritan men running the Massachusetts Bay Colony believed. Hundreds of men and women, mostly women, were accused of witchcraft, and more often than not, by a group of young girls. Throughout the witch trials that took place throughout that year, 18 people were hanged and one man was pressed to death.
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May 6, 2025 • 71 mins
Today’s episode is going to be different from what we usually cover. We’re not going to talk about murder or kidnapping, but instead we are going into a different direction, venturing into the bizarre and unusual. We are going into the world of Competitive Endurance Tickling.
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April 29, 2025 • 55 mins
*Episode Note: She has been found guilty since the recording of this episode.
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Lori Vallow's defense shocked the courtroom as she repeated the haunting phrase, “My husband, my husband,” during her closing arguments in the conspiracy to commit murder case against her late husband, Charles Vallow. What really happened in this twisted true crime case? Hang with us as we break down the f...
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April 22, 2025 • 64 mins
On December 15th, 2022, Diana Cojocari arrived for a scheduled meeting at her daughter’s middle school with the guidance counselor in Cornelius, North Carolina. Her 11-year-old daughter, Madalina, hadn’t been to school in more than 3 weeks. Diana had promised to bring Madalina with her to the meeting, but she came alone. It didn’t take long for school officials to realize that something was wrong. Madalina was missing, and her moth...
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April 15, 2025 • 44 mins
In 1986 in a small town in Massachusetts, the Bowen family was grieving the loss of their mother and wife after a battle with cancer. The two teenage girls spent a lot of time in the home alone while their father, Frank, was at work. They began hearing noises in their home and thought that their house was haunted. It turned out that a boy the eldest daughter had dated was living in their walls and watching them. After being cau...
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