Killers, Cults and Queens

Killers, Cults and Queens

Cheryl and Nikki Druce are on a whistle stop tour of the weirdest corners of the universe. They’ll be stopping to learn about the craziest true crime cases in history, spooky paranormal activities, truly bonkers internet mythology, very convincing cults and much much more. So don't be a killer or join a cult... just be a Queen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 28, 2026 40 mins

A little boy in born in India and from day one, things go awry. His grandparents dote on him and make him feel like the most special child out there. His mother and father are absent and so his baby ego is allowed to go unchecked. This creates an insufferable child who at the age of just 8 years old begins talking about politics and ruling the world. Pair this with some unexpected and untimely deaths of loved ones in his former yea...

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It's time for another SPOOOKY SLEEPOVERRRR - Sweaty edition.


Nikki and Cheryl and battling their way through the heat to bring you a bumper show.


This week we have cheryls Airport meltdown thanks to some farmers, Nikki is asking the age old summer debate - windows open or windows closed after carrying out a scientific experiment in which she is, of course, right!


Then, as a result of th boiling hot weather and exisitng ...

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Welcome back to The Spooky Sleepover, your cosy bonus show of Killers, Cults & Queens. This week Nikki & Cheryl catch up on their weekly antics, how Nikki’s husband almost had a near ‘Final Destination’ Fate with a massive plank of wood and why Cheryl just wants to grab her tits and scream from the rooftops. 


The pair also debrief this week’s case of Joanne Dennehy, her murderous rampage and ...

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Joanne Dennehy has killed three men in the space of a few days but that's not enough for her...she wants more.


After murdering her third victim, she knows time is running out and that the police will soon be on her tail...but before she gets caught, she wants to add a few more victims to her list...this time, they will be completely random and in a town she doesn't even live in. Joanne and Gary Stretch are off on a murder spree...

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Joanne Dennehy was a normal girl growing up in Harpenden in the 90's. When she hit pubert, something changed. Joanne went from a calm and mild mannered girl to someone her family didn't rcognise. She got into drink, drugs and boys and started dating an older man.


She chose to make herself homeless, had two children in her teenage years and then started having risky adult encounters, lying and making life unnecessarily difficult....

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Welcome to another SPOOKY SLEEPOVER this week Cheryl and nikki have been out on their first ever ghost hunt which was a real life spooky sleepover.


Then it's time for their rabbit holes of the week. Nikki is giving us the lore behind some sayings that we use every day and Cherl is taking us around the world in sandwiches!


Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU!


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June 10, 2026 44 mins

Somewhere in the night sky near Portland, Oregon, a man is floating into the black. He's just stolen $250,000 in cash and jumped out the back of a commercial airliner.

But what happened to him next has perplexed people since the night it happened in 1971. But decades later, are the FBI any closer to solving the case? The list of suspects is as long as your arm and your leg...and your dog but recently, evidence has come to light whic...

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Why Did D.B Cooper Jump From A Plane Mid-flight And Did He Survive? In 1971, a man made headlines after he boarded a plane with a bomb and told the flight attendents to do whatever he asked or else he'd set it off. They obliged and D.B Cooper asked them to get a huge amount of notes delivered to an airport where he'd let his ignorant passengers go.

Perhaps the calmest hijacking ever, D.B was polite and curteous to the staff who did ...

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Welcome back to another SPOOKY SLEEPOVER!

This week, Cheryl is pulling herself out of a grump, Nikki is a nail down and the pair try to work out if festival nails are worth it for just a day...

They re-cap on this weeks case - The Mystery Of The Mary Celeste and they revisit the theories to see if their minds have changed now the dust has settled. Well...kinda!

Then it's time for Rabbit Holes of the Week.

Nikki is literally diving into...

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The mystery of the Mary Celeste may be a different story than what you expect, all thanks to one guy - Arthur Conan Doyle - the guy who wrote Sherlock Holmes.

Is the story ture or is it a bit of fact vs fiction? How popular was the story at the time and most importantly, have Cheryl and Nikki finally cracked the case? Well, they have some theories but you'll have to work out whether they're right or wrong,


Join our gals as they...

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What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? Today Cheryl and Nikki Take to the high seas to find out.

First off, Nikki takes us down the docks in London for a lesson in ship building, we learn about the history of trading and why the British basically invented naval imports after getting addicted to tea!

Then we head off out to see, overweight and underprepared onboard the infamous Mary Celeste. Let's learn all about the M...

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IT'S WARM!!! This week's Spooky Sleepover see's Nikki & Cheryl trying to cool down, why UK houses aren't built of this heat and how we may have already had the hottest day of the year so far! The girls discuss how to cool down using ice lollies inserted in interesting places and remind people to NOT WALK YOUR DOGS IF IT'S HOT!!!!


They then recap on this weeks case - Chernobyl. They review some listener comments and discuss ...

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Why did Chernobyl cost BILLIONS to fix? What Is China Syndrome? Who Were the Liquidators? And What is The Elephants Foot?

In April 1986, the world changed when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened.

When two explosions ruptured reactor 4, spewing out deadly radiation, the clean up had to happen FAST. But who went to save the day, how did they work under such harsh conditions and did they have a say in the matter?


Find out the...

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On a dull morning in 1986, some workers in Stockholm, Sweden, were getting ready for a normal day inside the nuclear power plant they worked in but that would soon change. Not long after the start of the day, one worker found that the geiger counters they had to pass before entering the unit went off, suggesting that they were radioactive.

After testing and retesting the machine for faults, the workers realised they were telling the...

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Well guess what, it's a sweet reunion - but instead of Jamaica and Spain - we're headed back to Brooklyn to meet the person who first inrotuduced the Linda Napolitano story to Nikki when she was on honeymoon in New York - it's Tyler the tour guide from Madame Morbids Trolley tours, the numer one rated ghost tour in the whole of NYC and if that ain't saying something then you obviously don't know your cannolis!


Join us for a dee...

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When Linda Napolitano went to bed on a cold November evening in her New York apartment, she didn't realise that would be the night that changed her life forever. Linda's home was invaded by not one, but three creatures she would later recall as aliens. They floated her out of her window and into the night sky. But Linda wasn't alone that night, she was being watched. As Linda was floating through the night sky, two security guards ...

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Linda Napolitano & The Terrifying Brooklyn Bridge Alien Abduction


Have you ever witnessed an alien abduction?

Well for two security guard in Brooklyn, New York City, they go more than they bargained for when taking a smoke break.

They just so happened to see a woman hovering above the Brooklyn Bridge, in mid air, completely still and with nothing holding her.


Linda Napolitano, a normal Brooklyn working class housewife, wa...

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Welcome back to The Spooky Sleepover!


This week, Cheryl is gearing up for a busy time and working out if she;d want to take The Substance. Nikki witnesses a brave cat take on not one but two dogs in the smackdown of the century in her neighbourhood, but who comes out on top?


The pair also debrief this week’s case of The Hidden Victims of Madame LaLaurie diving into the impact this case had on other media and have a sob...

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Something dark was happening behind closed doors in New Orleans in the 1800's that no one expected. When locals started complaining to the authorities that one woman was mistreating her enslaved people, they went to take a look. But with a combination of badly enforced fines and deterrets, within a year, she was back to her old ways and sadly, even worse. But all that would change when a fire broke out at the property and revealed ...

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The lives of people in New Orleans in the 1800's were about to be rocked when a discovery during a house fire exposed something VERY dark. Madame Lalaurie was a wealthy socialite, well respected and thought of as an upstanding member of society, that is until her secrets were exposed...Welcome to Killers, Cults and Queens…

Today Cheryl and Nikki explore the brutal crimes of Madame LaLaurie.


If you’re interested in mo...

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