Drinking The Cool Aid

Drinking The Cool Aid

Drinking The Cool Aid is a true crime podcast with two sisters, Megan and Hanna. We cover recent and cold cases, paranormal, unsolved mysteries, serial killers, disappearances, conspiracies, and pretty much all things spooky. We go in depth with our twisted stories and sprinkle in a little humor. "Tell your friends, tell your cats, ummm byyeeeee!"

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April 28, 2024 37 mins

Amber Dawn noticed food and other items had gone missing in her apartment.  One day, she noticed the attic door was open and someone had been living in there.

The Bowens were tortured for months by Danny Laplante who was living in their walls.  After his mom bailed him out of jail, he murdered Priscilla Gustafson and her two children, William and Abigail.

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Madisyn, Destiny, and Ahmiyah were living in an apartment together.  Many of their items went missing, and they later found a man named Andrew Swofford living in their closet.

James and Brittany Campbell went on vacation, and when they came back early, they found Ezequiel Zayas in their home.  He journaled about them, moved all of their belongings, and wrote about procedures he wanted to perform on the family.

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On May 2nd, 2021, around 5 AM, 26-year-old Kaitlyn Ledbetter, allegedly leapt out of her bedroom window after an argument with her father's girlfriend.  Her father, Scott, said he saw Kaitlyn running towards the woods, and that was the last time he saw her.  She was barefoot, wearing pajamas, and didn't take her phone.

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On April 20th, 2019, 18-year-old Sunny Sramek left her home in Trenton, Nebraska, with a male Indvidual.  They were allegedly taking a trip to Omaha to pick up the man's niece, but Sunny hasn't been seen or heard from since.  She was last seen wearing denim shorts and a black tank top.  She was in a 2004 white Ford Explorer with an Iowa license plate HGJ341.  If you have any information about Sunny, please contact the FBI...

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William Rankin was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter on July 26th, 1959.  During the flight, the engine stopped, and a fire warning light flashed.  He was forced to eject and parachute into a cloud, where he got stuck in a thunderstorm.  He suffered severe decompression which casued his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth to bleed.  William was stuck in the storm for 40 minutes, but he survived the experience.

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March 24, 2024 29 mins

On March 5th, 1989, 5-year-old Justin Turner's body was discovered inside his family's small camper.  He was found by his father, Victor Lee Turner, two days after he was reported missing.  His stepmother, Megan R. Turner, who was previously known as Pamela K. Turner, was the last person to see Justin alive.  The case was reopened in 2021 and Justin's parents were arrested.

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The Easter Sunday Massacre occurred on March 30th, 1975, when 41-year-old James Ruppert fatally shot 11 of his family members in his mother's house at 635 Minor Avenue in Hamilton, Ohio.  James was found guilty on two counts of aggravated murder, but not guilty for the other nine counts by reason of insanity.
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At 622 Minor Avenue, in the upstairs apartment, Tim Bradford slashed the throat of his girlfriend, Tina Mott.  He claimed that he accidentally killed her, but then he dismembered her to cover his tracks.  Tim entered the prison system in 1997 and was released on December 6th, 2023, after serving a 25-year sentence.

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13-year-old Amy Sue Pagnac stopped at the gas station with her father on August 5th, 1989, after working on the family farm.  The gas station was just two miles from their home in Maple Grove, Minnesota.  When Marshall walked out of the station, Amy was not in the vehicle.  She remains missing and her case is unsolved. 

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February 25, 2024 42 mins

In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward.  His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee.  Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense.  Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story.  She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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February 18, 2024 49 mins

In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward.  His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee.  Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense.  Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story.  She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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February 11, 2024 51 mins

In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward.  His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee.  Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense.  Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story.  She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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February 4, 2024 54 mins

In May of 2003, Ejaz Ahmad was shot, stabbed, and decapitated by his wife Leah Ward.  His body was discovered in a shed behind his house in Memphis, Tennessee.  Leah admitted to murdering Ejaz, but said it was in self-defense.  Her trial was in 2005, and the jury did not believe her story.  She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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January 28, 2024 64 mins

Molly's Game was one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world.  It began in the late 2000's and Molly Bloom was running the show.  Everyone wanted in, but it was invite only.  Millions of dollars were won and lost at Molly's table and the people that were allowed to play were celebrities and millionaires.  She was living the high life until the FBI got involved and everything came crash...

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Shortly after Iana Kasian and Blake Leibel became engaged, and 3 weeks after Iana gave birth to their daughter, Iana stopped answering her phone.  On May 26th, 2016, the police arrived at the couple's apartment in West Hollywood, California.  They found Iana's mutilated body lying on the bed in the master bedroom, and she had been drained of blood.  During the trial, prosecutors said that Blake was jealous of the baby, an...

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Shortly after Iana Kasian and Blake Leibel became engaged, and 3 weeks after Iana gave birth to their daughter, Iana stopped answering her phone.  On May 26th, 2016, the police arrived at the couple's apartment in West Hollywood, California.  They found Iana's mutilated body lying on the bed in the master bedroom, and she had been drained of blood.  During the trial, prosecutors said that Blake was jealous of the baby, an...

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This is our holiday episode where we cover things like: snorting ashes, hidey holes, a serial farter, a woman who had a reptile in her pants, a tiny doll family, and a woman who claimed she was birthing rabbits!  You do not want to miss this one!

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December 31, 2023 68 mins

The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint.  This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut.  The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.

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December 24, 2023 48 mins

The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint.  This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut.  The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.

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December 17, 2023 45 mins

The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning beginning in 1917, while they were painting watches with self-luminous paint.  This occurred at three factories in the United States: Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury Connecticut.  The women were assured that the paint was harmless, but that wasn't true, and they ingested deadly amounts of radium.

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