Notes: Alexander II was a reformer, who freed 40 million Russian serfs. Yet, he was not a universally beloved figure and faced numerous assassination attempts.
Written by: Tim Scott
Hosted by: Brandy Herrmann, Chuck Walters, and Tim Scott
Editor and audio engineer: Thadd Scott
Intro and Outro Music 'Cheeky Chops' by All Good Folks. Uppbeat.io
This Valentines Day, we present a story of a woman in love. Sometimes love runs hot and passionate. Sometimes cold and stiff. Really, really cold. But love always prevails. Where there is a will, an aching vagina, and a corpse, there is a way!
In May of 1988, a shy, young woman named Laurie Dann went on a rampage that left her and a young man dead and several others wounded. Due to the graphic nature of this story listener descrition is advised.
Famed TV personality Art Linkletter led an anti-drug campaign after his daughter, Diane, tragically died while using LSD. But were drugs really to blame?
On March 12, 1928, The St. Francis Dam failed killing hundreds of people in Southern Califrnia. Special thanks to Jason Dikesfor his research and script.
On July 14, 1984 a heavily armed man, named James Huberty, opened fire a busy McDonalds restaurant in San Ysidro, Califonia. After 77 minutes, 21 people were dead and another 19 people were fighting for their lives. Due to the disturbing nature of this episode, Listener's discretion is advised.
The 1973 film "The Exorcist" was based on a true story of Demonic Possession. Join us as we discuss the real story and the strange things which occured while the film was being made.
Join us for DweebCon Live with Special Guests: Comedian Nicholas Starr, Southern Fried True Crime Host Erica Kelley, Already Gone host Nina Instead and Spy Stories host Karen Michelle. With script by Nina Instead.
In September 1922, when the men of New York City committed a fashion faux pas by wearing their staw hats beyond the socially acceptable date of September 15th, a riot ensued.
The Chilling, Unsolved Murder of The Dardeen Family
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On November 18, 1987, Keith Dardeen, his pregnant wife Elaine and their 3 year old son were brutually murdered in their Illinois home. Despite numerous theories and leads the case remains unsolved.
On October 8, 2009, Bobby Dale, his wife Sherilynn and their 6 year old daughter Madyson Jaminson seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. After a 10 year investigation, police still are unclear what happened to them.
On April 16,1947, the port of Texas City,Texas was destroyed when a ship containing 2,200 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded. The accident killed 581 people and left hundreds more hurt or missing. It is still considered one of the deadliest industrial accidents in world history.
Demon of the Belfry:The Emmanuel Baptist Church Murders
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When two young ladies were burtally murdered and their mutalated bodies found at that Emmanuel Baptist Church in San Francisco, suspicion immediately fell upon a young Sunday school teacher named Theo Durrant.
On September 23, 1904 35 students, at the Pleasant Ridge School in Ohio, sought shelter from a storm in a dilapidated outhouse. When the outhouse floor gave way panic ensused. The result was deadly.
The Cincinnati Strangler: Serial Killer Posteal Laskey
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A twenty seven year old taxi driver named Posteal Laskey terrorized the Queen City in 1965 by raping and killing seven elderly women. But did the Police arrest the right man?
In 1933, 6,000 Russian dissidents were deported to Nazino Island in Siberia. The island was sorrounded by arm guards who were ordered to kill anyone who tried to escape. The dissidents,placed on the island without food or shelter, soon resorted to cannibalism. Special Thanks to Jason Dikes for the script.
Blood Sisters: The Tragic Lives of co-joined twins Masha and Dasha
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Our very special guest, Ben Fitton from "They Walk Among Us" joins us to discuss the tragic lives of Russia's most famous co-Joined twins Masha and Dasha.
James C. Woods was determined to be psychotic by the U.S. Navy, but that didn't stand in his way of becoming head executioner for the Nazi War Criminals. The executions did not go well.
Rod Ferrell claimed to be a 500 year old Vampire named Vesago. In 1996, the teenager and self proclaimed leader of a group of teens known as the "Vampire Clan" brutually murdered an elderly Florida couple.
On September 15, 1959 Paul Harold Oregeron arrived at the Edgar Allan Poe Elementary School in Houston Texas to enroll his son. He was carrying a briefcase full of dynamite.
Sole Survivor: The Amazing Story of Julianne Koepcke
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On Christmas Eve 1971, seventeen year old Julianne Koepcke was on a flight to visit her father. Suddenly, the plane was struck by lightening and Julianne was thrown from the aircraft and landed in the middle of the Peruvian rain forrest. Badly injured, the teenager would survive 10 days alone in the jungle.