The Mourning Hour

On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part two of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.

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On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part one of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.

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Surprise! As a little "thank you" from us to you for a year of the podcast, we decided to put out this little Halloween special, filled with spooky tales, some local legends, and just general shooting-the-shit-with-your-bff. We love you guys so much, we would not be here without you and we hope you enjoy!
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On Halloween of 2004, roommates Adriane Insogna, Leslie Mazzara and Lauren Meanza handed out candy to trick or treaters before going to bed in their Napa Valley home. Around 2am, an intruder crept into their home, and murdered Leslie and Adriane, with Lauren being left physically unscathed. The investigation that followed allowed the one person responsible to slip through the cracks for nearly a year. This week, is Nightmare In Nap...

Picture this, it’s a Friday night, you’re about to watch a movie cuddled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn, and suddenly, you hear a knock at the door, you go to see who it is, and you’re greeted with the sight of two little kids who appear lost. They ask to use your phone, and you almost let them. But a chill runs up your spine, and you feel a sense of dread permeating the air. The kid’s can sense your unease, and as they loo...

Trick or treating, carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples, dressing up in costumes, it all had to start somewhere, right? What we know of today as Halloween originated with a much darker purpose than fun for the whole family. So sit back, grab yourself some cider or even a pumpkin spice latte if you’re into that, and let’s get into the nitty gritty of the origins of Halloween and its traditions. 

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On October 27, 1989, 10 year old Amy Mihaljevic was lured to a shopping plaza in Bay Village, Ohio. Four months later, her body was found in a field 50 miles away. It’s been 34 years since her death and DNA advancements are pushing us closer to answers than we’ve ever been before, but we’re still left with one frustrating question. Who killed Amy Mihaljevic?

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On October 8, 2009, the Jamison family, which consisted of father and husband Bobby, his wife Sherilynn, and their 6 year old daughter Madyson left their home in Eufaula, Oklahoma to drive to a nearby mountain area to look at a piece of property they were thinking about purchasing. Eight days later, their truck was found alongside a dirt road, abandoned, with the family dog locked inside. Four years later, the family was found, but...

Long before Chucky graced the big screen in Child’s Play in 1988, many people expressed distrust for a seemingly innocent popular childhood item: dolls. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, when dolls became more lifelike in the 19th century, they wandered into what is considered the Uncanny Valley, which is a term used to describe things that have a human-like appearance, but are not human, which evokes a specific negative emoti...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses the murder of a child, pedophilia, sexual abuse, and grooming. Listener discretion is advised.

In early 2006, 12 year old Jasmine Richardson met and was groomed by a self proclaimed 300 year old werewolf. In reality, he was just a 23 year old creep named Jeremy Steinke. Together, they dove head first in a dark and demented abyss of what they considered love, resulting in the murders ...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses the murder of a child, pedophilia, grooming, suicide and self harm. Listener discretion is advised. 

In early 2006, 12 year old Jasmine Richardson met and was groomed by a self proclaimed 300 year old werewolf. In reality, he was just a 23 year old creep named Jeremy Steinke. Together, they dove head first in a dark and demented abyss of what they considered love, resulting in the mu...

Between 1593 and 1692, 91 people—mostly women—were found guilty of witchcraft and executed in a remote part of Northern Norway called Vardø. This week, Katie and Allison discuss the trials and what was behind the plethora of witchcraft accusations throughout history. 
 
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The trial(s) of Erik and Lyle Menendez took the nation by storm, convincing everyone that the brothers were just two spoiled rich kids who killed their parents out of greed. But after hundreds of hours of testimony, over 50 witnesses, the family secret was no longer hidden in the dark, and the brothers still paid for it. 
This week is the second and final part of the Menendez Brothers.

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode extensively covers themes of domestic violence.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, please get help.  You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are confidential. And the hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

On August 20, 1989,  Erik and Lyle Menendez murdered their parents in their Beverly Hills Mansion. Their sizable...

During the cold, early morning hours of February 14, 2000, 9-year-old Asha Degree seemingly packed a bag, and walked out of her home during a rainstorm in Shelby, North Carolina. Despite several motorists spotting Asha only a mile from her house, on the side of rural Highway 18, she vanished, leaving a trail of belongings in her wake. Over 23 years later, her family is still searching for answers on what happened to Asha on that da...

For centuries, women have often been thought of as “the weaker sex.” Where did this belief even come from, and why has it resulted in the idea that women are somehow “less” than men? 

Why were women relegated to the home, unable to participate in a “man’s world” for so long?

This week, Katie and Allison talk asylums, lobotomies, and even Valium, as they take you through a topic that’s REALLY haunting…  (sigh)… the...

We're getting real psychological up in here, and us laypeople are talking about it. This week, Allison and Katie discuss the 2010  neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, and Ben Kingsley.  

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TRIGGER WARNING: HEAVY THEMES OF SUICIDE

In 1985, group leader Bonnie Lu Nettles died of cancer, leaving her companion Marshall Applewhite to run the group as a one man show. As the ideology changed, so did Marshall, twisting the group's perspective into something far more apocalyptic. When a comet came into Earth’s orbit, the group members viewed this as their ticket to the Next Level.  This week is part two and the ...

TRIGGER WARNING: we will be talking about suicide, we won’t be going into heavy details in this episode, but it will be mentioned.

At 3:15pm on March 26, 1997, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip regarding a mass suicide at a rented Rancho Santa Fe mansion. Upon entering, law enforcement was met with a pungent odor, and over the course of their investigation, 39 bodies were revealed, all dressed in ma...