Who’s the worst serial killer? Where’s the creepiest cult? What’s the coldest of all cold cases? If you’re a true crime fan, you’ve probably asked yourself some of these questions. Well, Parcast thinks you deserve answers… or at least some passionate opinions. And they’ve enlisted co-hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit podcast Morbid to get to the bottom of things. Welcome to their Parcast original series, Crime Countdown. Every Monday, Ash and Alaina discuss ten unsettling true crime stories centered around a common theme. With the help of the Parcast research gods, they’ll try to shock, surprise, and one-up each other—debating each case and their rankings with a hint of humor to lighten the mood. These best friends may not be experts. And they may not always agree. But… they’re counting down anyway.
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Mar 21, 2022
Disturbing Details of Heaven’s Gate
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When you think of Heaven’s Gate, a few things might come to mind. Mass suicide. UFOs. The Next Level. What about the “Oklahoma” musical? Ash and Alaina count down the lesser-known details hidden within the rise and tragic fall of Heaven’s Gate.
Honeymoons can go bad in a lot of ways. But some go criminally bad. Ash and Alaina count down the haunting memories of post-wedding trips that will have everyone asking — accident or murder?
Neighbor disputes are usually over petty issues such as collapsed fences, barking dogs, or untrimmed trees. Ash and Alaina count down the neighbors who didn’t understand simple conflict resolution, and took their anger to deadly levels.
Faking your death is so extreme you must be running from something criminal to do it. Ash and Alaina call out the fakers who tried to escape liability, responsibility, and prison by “dying” or becoming someone else.
It’s one thing to enjoy true crime. But getting involved in real cases when you’re not a real detective is a complicated world. Ash and Alaina click through the internet sleuths who made the biggest impacts on real crimes.
Some places are magnets for the inexplicable… Ash and Alaina visit trippy locations where we’ve blamed unsolved and unexplained activity on serial killers, extraterrestrials, and Bigfoot.
Traveling never goes exactly right. But some trips go deadly wrong. Ash and Alaina snapshot picture-perfect vacays that turned into unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and road trips with tragic last stops.
Loyalty is usually seen as a virtue, even if it’s a problematic one. Ash and Alaina name the most devoted sidekicks to infamous cold-blooded killers, who proved that loyalty can in fact be very problematic.
The great outdoors can be peaceful… or the setting of horrific crimes. Ash and Alaina set up camp in some of the most majestic state parks in the U.S. whose reputations have been tested by murder.
We all know “911. What’s your emergency?” But the responses to that question can send shivers down your spine. Ash and Alaina dial up killer confessions and calls for help where goosebumps are guaranteed.