Two comedians look at a small town, what makes it tick, and a murder that took place there. In depth research, horrible tragedy, and the hosts' comedic spin on the whole thing. New episodes every Thursday!!
This week, in Waterford, Connecticut, the bodies of multiple women are placed on rural streets & posed, in a certain way, while having the exact same cause of death. Detectives are pretty sure that it's the same killer, possibly a serial killer, but finding that killer isn't so easy. The case goes cold, until a seemingly minor incident eventually leads to a most horrid, and cold blooded killer! How many more bodies could there be?
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This week, in Minden, Nevada, a horrifying scene in a lovely home, leaves suspicions squarely on the dead man's wife, who claims to have slept through a shotgun blast, and woke up to the front door being wide open. Detectives follow her around, waiting for a slip up. But did she actually do it? A drunken call to detectives changes everything, and opens up a whole different terrible, cold blooded plot!
Along the way, we find out t...
This week, in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, several matching suitcases found in different places, all contain body parts that add to a a whole person. This leads to an investigation that reveals a shady spouse, some of the most incriminating internet searches ever typed, and one of the most brutal & senseless murders possible. Will anyone be held responsible??
Along the way, we find out that local radio DJs aren't the greatest...
This week, in Bellaire, Ohio, a teenager finds his family absolutely butchered, in their home. Even crazier is the fact that his mother is found, with nails, next to her body, and his father's head has been placed in a bowl, under some satanic drawings. What this boy doesn't know is that he was supposed to be killed, too. The murderer ends up having a list of people he was planning on murdering, but did he do it all for satanic pur...
This week, in Washington Township, Michigan, a man claims that his high powered wife, just walked out on him, after an argument. But when no one ever sees her, again, suspicions start to build. Especially, when detectives see that the couple has an attractive, 19 year old German live in babysitter. Was this an affair gone wrong? All is revealed, as the murderer confesses to possibly the most inept, yet brutal murder that anyone has...
This week, in Groton, Massachusetts, a young man, who happens to be a prodigy jazz drummer, also has some problems. These problems lead to police showing up, after a 911 call, to find him naked, and covered in mud, claiming to have killed 4 people. As it turns out, he's not lying. Detectives find a horror scene, with blood and carnage that made even veteran crime scene people sick! The question is, is he as insane as he seems??
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This week, in Madisonville, Kentucky, a bloodbath is discovered, in a quiet home, causing detectives to go through several unlikely suspects. This includes her retired doctor fiance, and even the woman's terminally ill younger sister. Detectives finally setting their sights on a man, who was living a double life, and fooling everyone in town. This leads to a manhunt, international intrigue, and a whole bunch of lies!
Along the wa...
This week, in Williamsburg, Indiana, what seems like a sick woman, finally giving in to her illness, turns out to be horrible double murder, for a very dumb reason. Detectives are told that the woman's husband was overwhelmed with grief, and needed to leave town, but it turns out that he's much closer than anyone thinks. Will the couple's adult son's explanation that it was a family death pact hold up??
Along the way, we find out...
This week, in Carmel, Maine, a woman vanishes, after spending a day with her family, leading detectives to a suspect, who has a history of being around women, who come up missing. This includes his wife, who has been missing for years. As it turns out, there are even more women that went missing, after spending time with this man. In the end, some very strange facts force him to fully confess, and lead police to his secrect serial ...
This week, in Fredericksburg, Texas, a man's increasingly strange behavior concerns family & friends, for years. He goes through marriages, and tries to keep it under control, but eventually he buries all the furniture, and stabs the living room wall, because "the devil is in there". This all leads to shaving his head, and committing a brutal double murder, before having a stand off with police, and eventually dressing like a movie...
This week, in Selmer, Tennessee, when a Pastor is horribly murdered, in his own bedroom, detectives scramble to locate his wife, and three little girls, who the police assume have been kidnapped by the murderers. Police are very surprised to find all of them, taking a little beach vacation. When they find they murder weapon, in her trunk, things become more clear. Or, do they? She says that she did do the killing, but for a very go...
This week, in Pierre, South Dakota, an affair turns into a need for a divorce, which leads to a woman, disappearing. She leaves her phone, purse & car, but she's nowhere to be found. Detectives look to her new boyfriend, but eventually blame the husband, claiming it was a brutal act of jealousy, but he has someone else to blame... their 12-year-old daughter. Did she kill her mother, in some kind of trance? Or did he try to cast bla...
This week, in Lynchburg, Virginia, when a powerful couple is brutally murdered, in their home, detectives don't have a lot to work with, besides some bloody footprints, and blood from an unknown source. According to their daughter, they have a million enemies, ranging from angry business associates, to members of the Canadian government, and even satanic cults. But their daughter also turns out to be an enemy, when a trove of lette...
This week, in Lashmeet, West Virginia, a sudden, and brutal murder may have been brought on by a very strange living arrangement, involving a woman, her boyfriend, and her ex-husband, One day, both the woman, and her boyfriend begin drinking, in the morning. This leads to arguments, when one claims to be "God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit", while the other believes that demons are responsible for their problems. This obviously leads ...
This week, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, a friendly, traveling lounge singer moves into the area, and people start to end up dead. Some of the deaths even seem to be accidents. But it turns out not to be a coincidence, as this singer is also being guided by voices, coming from tv sets, light bulbs, and Chinese restaurants, while also being told what to do, by what he calls "The Force". He eventually admits all of this, but will he be al...
This week, in Ville Platte, Louisiana, the body of a man is found, inside of a plastic moving tub, with no legs, deep in the bayou. Detectives suspect his girlfriend, but quickly change course, when she is also found, in exactly the same condition. Tips lead police to a couple, who claim to be best frineds with the dead couple, but fingerprints, and paint samples say they're actually murderers. But will blaming a rival biker gang g...
This week, in Mason City, Iowa, a smart & nerdy young man has a very illegal money making enterprise that spins out of control, leading to the cold blooded murders of 5 innocent people & a game of finger pointing that can only be sorted out by secret recordings, and midnight confessions. When the murders are discovered, they're so brutal & heartless, that a judge has to do something he doesn't even belive in, for punishment!
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This week, in Klawock, Alaska, what may hve been a simple misunderstanding, turns into an angry Facebook mob, seeking vengeance. This ends horribly, in a brutally bloody attack, using all kinds of household items as weapons, with the killers, running out, into the night. It turns out that they didn't cover their tracks very well, and "Facebook made me do it" is not a great excuse for murder charges!!
Along the way, we find out th...
This week, in East Hampton, New York, a horribly bloody murder scene is found, inside of a custom mansion, in an elite neighborhood. The multimillionaire victim has plenty of enemies, both business, and personal, but because of a removed hard drive, in the alarm system, detectives focus on the blue collar electrician boyfriend of the dead man's soon to be ex-wife. He also has others to blame, but will anyone buy it??
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This week, in Grafton, Vermont, a couple attempts to help an odd pair of hitchhikers pull their truck out of the mud, only to end up drinking, hanging out, and ending up brutally murdered. They are found in the strangest positions that dead bodies could be placed. Detectives want ...
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