Severed | True Crime Podcast
Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute.
Episodes
We discuss the first two episodes of the 13-part Netflix docuseries, The Staircase. We discuss Michael's and Kathleen Peterson’s relationship, blended family, and Michael’s infidelities that undermine his credibility before his trial for murdering Kathleen.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details surrounding Kathleen Peterson’s death and sexual themes. NSFW. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised.&nb...
We discuss the use of deadly (not fatal) force by Lt. Douglas Itjen on the sword-wielding Connor Darpino, in his Wayne, NJ home in February 2025. Darpino threatened to stab officers with two antique swords while he was overdrugged on Xanax.
CW | TW: This episode discusses a purported mental health crisis, rules of deadly (and other use of force directives), and weapons, specifically swords and guns. Profanity likely ...
We discuss the brutal and senseless crossbow attack on Katarina Ruk, former co-owner of Birds by Joe 2, in Saddle Brook, NJ. Raymond Carey, from Hasbrouck Heights, was apprehended by an NJ task force at a Dunkin’ in Pine Beach.
CW | TW: This episode discusses attempted violence with a crossbow and mentions of a criminal history involving other forms of violence and a restraining order. Listener discretion is advised.
We discuss the elusive scuba diver who robbed the Paddlefish Restaurant in Disney Springs, Florida. We timeline the efficient robbery, and discuss possible access and escape points within the entertainment complex.
CW | TW: This episode discusses robbery. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised.
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We discuss vigilante justice in a Batman onesie, as Cape Coral’s own Kyle Myvett stopped a burglary in progress to secure the arrest of 20-year-old Justin Schimpl. No Batusi involved.
CW | TW: This episode discusses burglary and other criminal charges, and vigilante justice. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised.
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Harry solo hosts to discuss Ed Gein’s childhood, riddled with abuse and religious control that may be linked to his murders and the gruesome dismemberment of Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details concerning Ed Gein’s life that include domestic violence, forms of abuse, murder, and dismemberment. Listener discretion is advised.
We discuss how deception and deep-seated shame were modeled for Ted Bundy during his childhood. We explore the roots of his sexual violence, then timeline his 30+ murders of college-aged women and girls.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of Ted Bundy’s life and crimes, including domestic violence, rape, blunt force trauma, and the murders of young girls and women. Listener discretion is heavily advised.
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We discuss the evil and oft-disguised John Wayne Gacy and his 33 victims. We chronicle his murder timeline, abusive childhood, arrest, trial, and death by lethal injection.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of sexual violence, assault, and rape. This includes child sexual abuse, violent imagery, and murderous details. Profanity likely included. Listener discretion is heavily advised.
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Drew solo hosts and outlines Jeffrey Dahmer’s seventeen victims, ranging from 14 to 33-year-old boys and men. Drew explores Dahmer’s depraved murders, dismemberment, and trophy-keeping of victims’ remains, and his escalation to cannibalism. His childhood is also discussed to try to understand how and why Dahmer became one of the most notorious serial killers.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic and visceral details...
We discuss the sadistic murders of the Gilgo Beach Four and other victims potentially linked to the alleged Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann. We chronicle and detail Heuermann’s early years, growing up on Long Island, to his marriage to Asa Ellerup, and the timeline of brutal torture, mutilation, murder, and the dismemberment of his female victims.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details regarding poss...
We discuss Lorenz Kraus’s delusional murder of his elderly parents, Franz and Theresia Kraus, after claiming the latter implicitly asked him to end their lives in 2017. We timeframe the murder as assisted suicide and/or Dying with Dignity law(s) were illegal.
CW | TW: This episode contains assisted suicide, or the dying with dignity law, the mention of antisemitism, and strangulation. Profanity may be included. Listene...
We discuss the torrent of threatening text messages sent by Jacqueline Ades following a single date with a Scottsdale skincare CEO in July 2017. We chronicle how they met, the details of Ades’s prolific texting, and updates on the case.
CW | TW: This episode discusses stalking, harassment, and death threats; allusions to anti-semitic remarks will be mentioned. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised....
We discuss the death of Dayana Chisaguano-Meleza, whose body was found in a New Jersey golf course. Her boyfriend, Andres Calvachi-Paz, confessed to the murder and body dump after Dayana sought to end the relationship.
CW | TW: This episode discusses domestic violence, strangulation, and a body dump. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised.
We discuss the tragic murders of Dr. Lauren Semanchik and her boyfriend, Tyler Webb, in August 2025. We chronicle the abusive relationship involving Semanchik and NJ State Trooper Ricard J. Santos. Case updates will be provided.
CW | TW: This episode discusses abusive relationships, stalking, harassment, double murder, and unaliving oneself. Listener discretion is advised.
Drew solo hosts to thoroughly outline the unsolved Hall-Millers that occurred in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1922. Drew discusses crime scene details with the infamous “Pig Woman,” who claimed to be a witness to the brutal deaths of Reverend Edward Hall and choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details from a double murder and near-decapitation. Autopsy findings will be discussed. ...
Harry solo hosts to chronicle the infamous D.B. Cooper case, and, yes, Drew made sure his parachutes were fully functional. Who is the elusive D.B. Cooper? DNA evidence might provide further clues.
CW | TW: This episode discusses airline hijacking, explosives, partially working parachutes, and ransom money. Listener discretion is advised.
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We timeline the unsolved mystery of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or the “Mad Butcher” of Kingsbury Run, including his/their thirteen victims. We then discuss possible suspects, Frank Dolezol and Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, before ending with DNA testing underway.
CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, decapitation, dismemberment, and dissemination of body parts. There are graphic details of these events. Profanity may be i...
We discuss the 1982 Tylenol murders, where seven victims in the Chicago area ingested capsules laced with cyanide. We also consider the 1986 death in New York that was eerily similar to the Chicago deaths, and a copycat cyanide murder in Washington State in 1991.
CW | TW: This episode discusses bodily details of cyanide poisoning and death (including one child's death). Profanity included. Listener discretion is advise...
We discuss a trio of strange stories for our final episode of 2025. We tackle cases involving a No Kings protestor in a penis costume, a patron accidentally shot in a pizza shop, and the screening of hardcore porn aboard a ferry from France to England.
CW | TW: This episode discusses sexual content and guns–it’s Severed, after all. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised.
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Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format, in-depth analysis, and some humor. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute.
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