Severed | True Crime Podcast
Severed is a podcast that explores true crime to paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Streaming and Severed Strange Stories are commentary-only spinoff shows that cover your favorite Netflix docuseries and strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama.
Episodes
July 28, 2025 • 42 mins
We discuss the controversy surrounding the brunch menu at Taylor Sam’s, a local eatery in Bay Head, NJ, after a video was posted to their TikTok account criticizing customers for sharing their opinions on the expensive food prices. Edgly Marketing Group owner Nick George fed lines to co-owner Dawn Spivak to target a “different” demographic and further drive their number of followers and the virality of their posts.
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July 21, 2025 • 38 mins
We discuss the crackdown on crime with an ice cream cone! The Danbury Police Department (and those in neighboring New England states) purchased the Copsicle truck from a vendor of the same name based in Litchfield, NH. The Copsicle blends the friendly, feel-good image of police within the community with the benevolent presence of police serving the community and keeping a close eye on crime by getting and giving the local scoop.
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July 14, 2025 • 33 mins
We discuss hikers high on magic mushrooms (psilocybin), who found themselves lost, disoriented, and reported their hiking partner dead, when he was alive and uninjured on Cascade Mountain in the Adirondacks.
CW | TW: This episode discusses psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs, injuries, and death. Listener discretion is advised.
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July 7, 2025 • 37 mins
We discuss landscaper Michael Brown and his hosting an unauthorized house party at his clients’ residence in a suburb outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Brown hosted 400 partygoers, charged them admission, and lied to law enforcement when questioned about the owners of the home.
CW | TW: This episode discusses trespassing and a range of related charges. Listener discretion is advised.
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June 30, 2025 • 62 mins
We discuss the Times Square Killer, Richard Cottingham, and his brutal and sadistic murders of sex workers in the late 1970s. The transient nature of Times Square, coupled with its indulgence of kink and sex, made it a prime landscape for predators, addicts, and criminals. We outline his murders within the context of sexual sadism.
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June 23, 2025 • 60 mins
We discuss the infamous murder of “Crazy” Joe Gallo on Mulberry Street in Little Italy. Gallo, a captain in the Colombo crime family, put out a hit on then-Boss Joe Colombo. Gallo’s charisma and hob-nobbing with Hollywood elite were no match for a Godfather-esque ending outside Umberto’s Clam House in April 1971.
CW | TW: This episode discusses the mob, murder, and mozzarella. Listener discretion is advised.
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June 16, 2025 • 53 mins
We discuss the Sullivanians, a 1970s psychotherapy sex cult in New York City’s Upper West Side. We outline their disturbing evolution, as patient-members were lured and ensnared with promises of sex, parties, low rent, and “chumships” among six hundred cult followers.
CW | TW: This episode discusses a psychoanalytic sex cult, which includes mind and bodily control, talk of sex, abuse, child neglect, and the mention of suicide. L...
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June 9, 2025 • 80 mins
We discuss the notorious serial killer, Son of Sam, or David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1976 to 1977. We timeline his life, beginning with his birth to adoption, and offer insights into his neuroses surrounding his abandonment and shame. We closely analyze and provide insights into the first-ever Son of Sam letter, as well as his correspondence with journalists, authors, and his psychiatrist.
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June 2, 2025 • 75 mins
We discuss the paranormal history of The House of Death–the one-time home of author Mark Twain. We reenact some of the haunting moments from Jan Bryant Bartell’s memoir, Spindrift: Spray from a Psychic Sea, which chronicles her seven-year stay in 14 West 10th Street.
CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, death, and, of course, ghosts. Listener discretion is advised.
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May 26, 2025 • 50 mins
Drew solo hosts to discuss the infamous “Seduction of Jane Doe” case–based on journalist Skip Hollandsworth’s 1994 article, published in Texas Monthly–that outlined Coach (Jesse) Lynn Stroud’s grooming and sexual abuse of several Jane Does, most notably, Brooke Graham, who was fourteen years old during their illicit and inappropriate relationship.
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May 19, 2025 • 65 mins
We discuss Wicked Wonderland owner, Kymberlee Schopper, who was arrested and charged with a second-degree felony for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. We dissect the oft-stigmatized industry of oddities, curiosities, and retailers who buy and sell bones from private collectors. We review some cursory details regarding the legality of bone selling and a related Harvard University morgue scandal.
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May 12, 2025 • 40 mins
We discuss the violent murder of 33-year-old NYC artist, Sabina Khorramdel-Rosas, found dead at the Shou Sugi Ban House, in the Hamptons. We chronicle her move to the U.S., toxic relationship with her killer, Thomas Gannon, in October 2024.
CW | TW: This episode discusses abusive relationships, domestic violence, assault, murder, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
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May 5, 2025 • 72 mins
We figuratively roam the Colonial corridors of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. We briefly outline its history, discuss our favorite amenities, and outline the most haunted hot spots in the Vortex, Concert Hall, and Rooms 217 and 428.
CW | TW: This episode discusses death and the paranormal, in that order. Listener discretion is advised.
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April 28, 2025 • 55 mins
We discuss the stressed Amazon delivery driver who dumped 80 packages along a wooded road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. We consider this case alongside the unionization of Amazon workers and stories of overwhelmed and exploited workers.
CW | TW: This episode discusses potential work-related stresses. Listener discretion is advised.
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April 21, 2025 • 43 mins
We discuss Andrew Jesus Arroyo’s vehicular rampage, as he drove his Subaru Outback through a CarMax showroom, shattering glass and ruthlessly causing bodily injuries and paralysis. We review conflicting eyewitness reports, Carmax employee reports, and crash footage.
CW | TW: This episode discusses a violent and destructive car rampage that led to serious injuries. Listener discretion is advised.
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April 14, 2025 • 60 mins
We discuss the vile and depraved abuse of power by North Bergen, New Jersey Police Chief Robert Farley, and the eight or more allegations of intimidation and harassment. Farley is accused of exposing himself and defecating in the presence of fellow officers and creating a hostile work environment.
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April 7, 2025 • 63 mins
We discuss two absurd and em-bear-assing cases involving criminals who attempted to frame (and blame) bears for murder and insurance fraud.
CW | TW: This episode discusses murderous and morally unscrupulous bears–it’s a Severed Monday. Listener discretion is advised.
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March 31, 2025 • 43 mins
We discuss the Cocoa Beach house party hosted by Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan and third-grade teacher Karly Anderson. A raucous neighborhood scene played out with teens shouting obscenities, puking on the front lawn, drunk driving, smoking marijuana, and wielding a 9mm handgun.
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March 24, 2025 • 77 mins
We explore narratives of a child ghost haunting The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas. We dive into the Finney family history and discuss Debra Pickman’s ghost memoir, The Sallie House: True Story, which outlines her year-long accounts of living with “Sallie” and the alleged ghost’s temperamental attitude and violent attacks on her husband, Tony Pickman. We conclude with the business of ghost tourism.
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March 17, 2025 • 78 mins
We examine the brazen and hyperpolarized case of Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old who premeditated, plotted, and pulled the trigger of his self-designed, 3D-printed ghost gun on 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on December 4, 2024. We present a nuanced timeline leading up to the murders, theorize about why the UPenn graduate would commit the crime, and explore the memeification and digital canonization of Mangi...
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