Chillworthy

Chillworthy

Chillworthy – the true crime podcast where two best friends dig into the darkest mysteries, the most chilling murders, and everything eerie in between. With a perfect mix of deep dives, sharp wit, and the kind of late-night, spine-tingling conversations you’d only have with your closest friend, Brent and Talia break down the cases that keep you up at night—while keeping it just unhinged enough to make you laugh. If you love true crime, wild theories, and the feeling of swapping spooky stories with your best friend, you’ve found your people. New episodes drop every Saturday. As Always, Stay Safe and Stay Chill! Thank you for listening~ Brent and Talia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chillworthy--6229613/support.

Episodes

Screams in the Sunshine State: Four Days of Fear in Gainesville

November 29, 2025 • 57 mins
In August 1990, Gainesville, Florida was shaken to its core. Over the span of just four days, five young college students were brutally murdered — a series of attacks that plunged the city into fear and forever altered the lives of families, classmates, and an entire community.

In this episode of Chillworthy, Talia and Brent revisit those terrifying days: how the victims were discovered, the growing panic that sent thousands of stud...
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Halloween’s Darkest Walk: The Taylor Van Diest Story

November 22, 2025 • 93 mins
On Halloween night in 2011, 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest left her Armstrong, British Columbia home dressed in costume, excited to meet friends for an evening of harmless fun. It was a night that should have been filled with laughter, small-town festivities, and teenage memories. Instead, it became one of the region’s most haunting tragedies.

When Taylor didn’t arrive as planned, worry turned to fear. She was soon found gravely injur...
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The Woman in the Pines: The Unsettling Case of Judy Smith

November 15, 2025 • 89 mins
On September 7, 1997, hunters roaming the dense, mist-covered trails of North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest stumbled upon something far more chilling than wildlife. Scattered across the forest floor—near a quiet, remote campground—lay human bones, clothing, and personal items, most gathered around a shallow grave.

Forensic investigators determined the remains belonged to a woman between 40 and 55, known only by the clues her bod...
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Secrets of the Barbizon: Glamour, Dreams, and Darkness

November 8, 2025 • 39 mins
The Barbizon Hotel wasn’t just a place to stay — it was a promise. For generations of young women arriving in New York City with stars in their eyes, the Barbizon was their first taste of independence, sophistication, and hope. Behind its elegant brick façade and strict “ladies only” rules, it offered safety, sisterhood, and a chance to become someone. Its residents included models, debutantes, writers, and actresses — women like S...
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I Put a Spell on You: A Hocus Pocus Halloween Special

October 31, 2025 • 97 mins
This Halloween, the Chillworthy crew is getting a little witchy. Join Brent and Talia as they stream the 1993 cult classic Hocus Pocus and add their signature mix of insight, humor, and nostalgia. From campy chaos to iconic one-liners, they’ll unpack why this movie remains a spellbinding favorite three decades later. Grab your broomstick, light the black flame candle, and settle in for a magical Halloween bonus episode. 

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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Silence Around Kendrick Johnson

October 25, 2025 • 45 mins
On January 11, 2013, the body of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was discovered inside a rolled-up gym mat at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia. Authorities quickly ruled his death an accident — a tragic mishap, they said, when Kendrick tried to retrieve a shoe and became trapped inside the mat. But almost immediately, nothing about the story made sense.

Security footage appeared incomplete. His organs were missing when the body...
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Still Standing: The Survival of Bridget Kelly

October 18, 2025 • 56 mins
In the dead of night, first-grade teacher Bridget Kelly sat alone in her apartment, preparing for bed—until an intruder forced his way in with a gun. What followed was horror: an abduction, rape, and gunshots in a remote field. But when all odds seemed lost, Bridget chose to keep fighting.

In this episode of Chillworthy, we trace the darkest moments of that night in Killeen, Texas—the forced drive at gunpoint, the terror in the back...
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Echoes of Devil’s Den: A Family Shattered

August 16, 2025 • 77 mins
A summer day at Devil’s Den State Park should have been filled with laughter, love, and the simple joy of family. Instead, it became the site of a devastating crime. Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were brutally stabbed to death while their two young daughters stood only steps away. It was the girls’ quick actions—alerting nearby adults—that brought help, but not before unimaginable loss had already unfolded.

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Drawn from the Shadows: The Lore of Tarot

August 9, 2025 • 54 mins
From candlelit fortune tellers to modern-day TikTok readings, tarot cards have traveled a strange and shadowy path through history. In this episode of Chillworthy, we trace the cards’ origins back to 15th-century Europe, when they were a pastime for the wealthy elite—long before whispers of prophecy and the occult clung to their edges.

You’ll discover how Tarot evolved into a tool of divination, tangled in superstition, mysticism, a...
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Premature Verdict: What Happened to Crystal McCrory Jones?

August 2, 2025 • 53 mins
On February 9, 2023, Crystal McCrory Jones was found dead in her home in Oak Grove, Louisiana — a single gunshot wound to the head. Within less than two hours, her death was ruled a suicide.  The official inquiry? A seven-minute interview. No autopsy. No forensic follow-up.

Crystal’s sister, Jana, isn’t buying it. And neither are we.

In this episode of Chillworthy, we answer Jana’s call — and step into a case riddled with contradicti...
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Footsteps in the Attic: The Hinterkaifeck Murders

July 26, 2025 • 72 mins
In late March of 1922, the Gruber family and their maid were living quiet, isolated lives on a remote Bavarian farm known as Hinterkaifeck. But unsettling events began to break the silence. Footprints appeared in the snow leading to the home—none leaving. Keys vanished. Footsteps echoed from the attic, though no one should have been there. Days later, six bodies—Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber, their daughter Viktoria, her two children,...
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Lurking Beneath: The Legend of Champy, America’s Loch Ness Monster

July 19, 2025 • 73 mins
For centuries, something has been said to stir beneath the dark waters of Lake Champlain. Locals call it Champ—a mysterious, serpentine creature with roots in Native American lore and sightings dating back to the 1600s. But is it just a myth, a case of mistaken identity, or something far more chilling?

In this episode of Chillworthy, we dive deep into the legend of Champy, America’s answer to the Loch Ness Monster. From historic enc...
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Vanished in the White Mountains: The Maura Murray Mystery – Part 2

July 12, 2025 • 39 mins
What really happened to Maura Murray after she vanished into the snowy woods of rural New Hampshire? In Part 2 of Vanished in the White Mountains, we dive deep into the leading theories: Was Maura running away? Was she met with foul play? Or did something even stranger happen on Route 112?

We unpack the search efforts, the cryptic clues that emerged in the aftermath, and the online obsession that turned this into one of the internet...
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Vanished in the White Mountains: The Maura Murray Mystery Part 1

July 5, 2025 • 57 mins
She packed her car, emailed her professors, and vanished into the snow-covered silence of rural New Hampshire. On February 9, 2004, 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray crashed her car along a remote stretch of Route 112—and was never seen again. What followed was a string of bizarre clues, unanswered questions, and chilling possibilities that continue to baffle investigators and obsess internet sleuths to this day.

In this two-...
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Cursed by the Calendar: The Dark Lore of Friday the 13th

June 28, 2025 • 55 mins
It’s the date that makes even skeptics shudder — but why? In this haunting episode of Chillworthy, co-hosts Talia and Brent peel back the veil on the superstition, symbolism, and real-life horrors behind Friday the 13th. From medieval betrayals and Norse mythology to secret societies and Hollywood slashers, this episode dives deep into how a seemingly ordinary day became the most feared date in Western culture.

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Sealed with Poison: The Tylenol Murders Part 2

June 21, 2025 • 46 mins
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In the fall of 1982, ordinary medicine cabinets across Chicago became the stage for one of the most terrifying unsolved crimes in American history. Seven people, including a 12-year-old girl, suddenly collapsed and died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules — each one unknowingly laced with lethal cyanide. As fear spread nationwide, shelves were emptied, public trust was shattered, and investigators scramb...
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Sealed with Poison: The Tylenol Murders Part 1

June 14, 2025 • 70 mins
In the fall of 1982, ordinary medicine cabinets across Chicago became the stage for one of the most terrifying unsolved crimes in American history. Seven people, including a 12-year-old girl, suddenly collapsed and died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules — each one unknowingly laced with lethal cyanide. As fear spread nationwide, shelves were emptied, public trust was shattered, and investigators scrambled to catch a kill...
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Lost in the Cloud Forest: The Mystery of Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon

June 6, 2025 • 80 mins
In April 2014, best friends and Dutch college students Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon set out on what was supposed to be a simple day hike along Panama’s scenic Pianista Trail. Young, adventurous, and eager to explore the vibrant culture and landscape of Central America, they left their host family's home in Boquete with a backpack, a camera, and their phones—never to return.

What followed was a search effort that captivated interna...
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Eyes in the Shadows: The Legend of Mothman (Part 2)

May 24, 2025 • 44 mins
In Part 2 of our Chillworthy deep dive, the mystery of the Mothman takes a devastating turn. Just over a year after the first sightings in Point Pleasant, tragedy struck: the Silver Bridge collapsed during rush hour, killing 46 people. Was this the moment Mothman came to warn us about—or something it caused?

We dig into the eerie timeline leading up to the disaster, the government’s strange silence, and the unsettling aftermath that...
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Eyes in the Shadows: The Legend of Mothman (Part 1)

May 17, 2025 • 70 mins
In this two-part Chillworthy special, we take flight into one of the most unsettling cryptid cases in American history: the Mothman. In Part 1, we head to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where a series of bizarre sightings in the late 1960s sparked panic and fascination. Witnesses reported a towering winged creature with glowing red eyes stalking the night—and it seemed to appear just before tragedy struck. Was Mothman a warning? A ...
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