Introducing Morbidology, a preview of episode 294; The Mandan Massacre.

Introducing Morbidology, a preview of episode 294: The Mandan Massacre.
It was just before 7:30AM on 1 April, 2019, when employees started to arrive at RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan, North Dakota.
When they entered the building, however, it quickly became apparent that something was amiss.
A body was found, followed by another, then another, then another….
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Introducing: Killer Communications

AbJack Entertainment, the same network that brings you Beyond Bizarre True Crime, has a brand new show launching March 1,2025. It's called Killer Communications, and it's hosted by Mike Morford.

 In each episode of Killer Communications, Mike discusses a true crime case where one of the clues is a mysterious form of contact; whether it's a frightening phone call to a victim, a mysterious email to the press, or a taunting letter sent to the press, these bizarre communications happen more often than you might think, and sometimes have deadly consequences.

In this short preview of Killer Communications, Season 1 Episode 1, you'll hear about the case of Dale Williams, a father and husband, who was lured from the Nucla, Colorado body shop he owned by a mysterious caller in 1999. He was never seen again. His abandoned truck was found submerged in a local waterway, but there was never any sign of Dale himself. Despite an ex-friend of Dale's being a longtime suspect in the case, police were never able to make an arrest. But that all changed in 2024 when an arrest and answers finally came.

After you listen to this preview of Killer Communications, head over to your favorite podcast app, and be sure to subscribe to Killer Communications, so you can hear the full episode on Dale Williams, and catch every new episode of Killer Communications.

Visit the Killer Communications homepage for news about the show, and past episodes.You can also follow Killer Communications on social media, via X or Facebook.

Introducing; Silkwood 

Silkwood is a multi-part podcast that intricately examines the life of whistleblower Karen Silkwood, the nuclear behemoth she sought to expose, the government’s role in potential wrong-doings, and asks the question: What actually happened on that cold and windy November night 50 years ago? Did Karen fall asleep at the wheel and die as the result of a true single-car crash? Did she die for what she knew and what she was on her way to expose? Was it an accident…or something far more sinister? Find Silkwood wherever you listen to podcasts. For more information, including sources, please visit GoneCold.com/Silkwood

AbJack Entertainment, the true crime network that brings you Beyond Bizarre True Crime and several other true crime podcasts, would like to introduce you to AbJack Insider through Apple Podcasts.

What is AbJack Insider? It's a value-based subscription that gives listeners VIP access to not only Beyond Bizarre True Crime, but to every other show on the AbJack network. You’ll get things like early episodes, bonus content, and AD-FREE listening. Every episode of every show on AbJack published in August, 2023 and after, will be AD-FREE with an AbJack Insider subscription. In addition, several shows on the network already have completely AD-FREE and bonus content published in the AbJack Insider APP, and more and more previously published episodes will be added to the AD-FREE lineup.

Every episode of Beyond Bizarre True Crime is already available to listen to ad-free. You’ll get access to exclusive content not available without a subscription, and in some cases, episodes in advance of their publish date giving AbJack Insiders the first chance at hearing new material.

Your subscription will get you VIP access to every podcast on the network, and any new shows added to the network, for one low price of $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per year. You can also start off with a free trial subscription to see if it’s for you. Simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started.

AbJack Entertainment is dedicated to bringing you the best in Indie true crime podcasts, and your support with an AbJack Insider subscription will support the network, and all of the hosts who are focused on continuing to bring you all of the great content you’re looking for. On behalf of the AbJack network, its shows, and hosts, thank you for your support.

Introducing Campus Killings From AbJack Entertainment

AbJack Entertainment, the network that brings you Beyond Bizarre True Crime, is proud to announce a new podcast; Campus Killings, a Bi-Weekly true crime podcast that debuts on September 17, 2022, and releases new episodes every other Saturday.

Campus Killings is hosted by Dr. Meghan Sacks and Dr. Amy Shlosberg (Women & Crime, and Direct Appeal podcasts). In each episode, Meghan and Amy dive into some of the most shocking and tragic murders to happen on school grounds, and provide their analysis as both Educators and trained Criminologists. They discuss what went wrong, and what could have been done differently to prevent the tragic outcome.

As criminologists, Meghan and Amy teach, research, write and podcast about victims, offenders and the issues surrounding our criminal justice system-and each have over 20 years of experience working in the system in various capacities such as law enforcement, mental health and offender reentry.

Campus Killings is researched and written by Jessica Bettencourt (DNA: ID, and Missing Persons podcasts)

It’s produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Criminology, and The Murder in My Family podcasts)

This preview includes a snippet of Episode 1 of Campus Killings covering the case of Jeanne Clery who was murdered at Lehigh University in April, 1986. The full episode is out right now.

Listen to Campus Killings on your favorite podcast app, and follow the show on social media-

On Twitter:
twitter.com/CampusKillings

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facebook.com/Campuskillings

Introducing; Pretend A True Crime Documentary Podcast

From Javier Leiva's newest season of Pretend;

What if I told you that 90% of Frank Abagnale's claims are totally made up? Yeah, that's right. The most extraordinary con man in the world never actually did the crimes he claims he did. In the new season of PRETEND, host Javier Leiva debunks Frank Abagnale’s claims one by one, not with opinions but with court and prison records. This series also gives voice to new victim testimonies. In the end, Leiva travels to Las Vegas to confront Abagnale about his lies. This is the real-life Catch Me If You Can. Listen to Pretend on your favorite podcast app, and check out Javier's home page
https://pretendradio.org/

Introducing: Citizen Detective from AbJack Entertainment

Citizen Detective is a new true crime podcast from AbJack Entertainment, the same network that brings you The Murder in My Family, Missing Persons, DNA: ID, Scene of the Crime, and Zodiac Speaking.

Citizen Detective is hosted by Mike Morford (Criminology Podcast, The Murder in My Family) Naama Kates (Incel Podcast), and Dr. Lee Mellor (Murder was the case)
Each episode is recorded live alongside Citizen Detectives at home who share their theories, ideas, etc with us for each case we discuss. Citizen Detective is out now with episode 1 covering the May, 2014 murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond in Putnam County, Georgia.

You can listen to episode 1 of Citizen Detective right now.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/citizen-detective

To get more details on how to join the Citizen Detective team as we record live, visit the following social media pages:

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Facebook Homepage-
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Facebook group discussion-
https://www.facebook.com/groups/233261280919915

Episode 25 Georgi Markov

Join Eileen from the CrimeLapse podcast as she discusses a case that is beyond bizarre – the death or Bulgarian playwright Georgi Markov. Markov, a Bulgarian dissident who had defected to England, was living in London and working for the BBC Bulgarian service. He also freelanced for Radio Free Europe, a western-centric broadcast news company that was critical of the government in his native Bulgaria. In September 1978 he was taken to a London hospital, where he died of blood poisoning. Before he died, Markov made sure doctors noted a small puncture mark on his thigh, which he said resulted when he was stabbed with the tip of an umbrella by a man he did not know. He came down with a fever within hours of the contact with the umbrella. And sure enough, a post-mortem revealed a metal pellet in his leg, believed to have been shot by a sophisticated gun. The tiny projectile was believed to contain ricin, and the attack on Markov was labeled a homicide. Who killed Georgi Markov?

Be sure to follow Eileen and Crimelapse on social media-


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Episode 24 The Woman At The Bar

Join Kimberly and Katie from A Date with Dateline podcast as they discuss a case that is beyond bizarre – that of killer grandma, Lois Reiss featured on Dateline's episode 'The Woman At The Bar' On March 2018, Lois murdered her husband Dave in their home in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. After living with the body for a week while she prepared to make her escape, she absconded to Florida, where she abandoned Dave’s Escalade and checked into a hotel on the beach. There, while making friends at the bar and beach, she carefully selected a look-alike to murder so she could assume her identity. After befriending her, Lois shot Pam Hutchinson in a hotel room and stole her car and credit cards so she could support her life on the lam – and her gambling habit. If it weren’t for a chance encounter with someone from back home who recognized her, Lois might still be on the run today. This case is a bizarre and crazy case of murder, greed and intrigue!

Be sure to follow Kimberly and Katie on their social media:
@datedateline on Twitter and Instagram.

Visit their website where they have Dateline Bingo cards and more:
https://www.adatewithdateline.com/


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Episode 23 The Richardson Family Murders

Join Alicia and Sierra from the Twisted and Uncorked podcast as they discuss a case that is beyond bizarre. In 2006, Marc and Debra Richardson and their 8 year old son were found murdered in their home. Their 12 year old daughter was missing. But she was not abducted – she and her 23 year old boyfriend had killed her family and run off together. Jasmine and her boyfriend Jerry Steinke shared a passion for vampires, and both were members of a vampire fan website. They got the idea of murdering Jasmine’s family after watching the movie Natural Born Killers. Jasmine and Jerry were convicted of murdering her family, with Jasmine being the youngest person in Canadian history sent to prison on multiple counts of first-degree murder.

Follow Alicia & Sierra on social media; Their socials are @twistedanduncorked everywhere and @Twisted_pod on Twitter.

Their website is twistedanduncorked.com


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Episode 22 Matthew Hoffman


Join Bernadette from the Murderific podcast as she covers a case that is beyond bizarre: the case of triple murderer Matthew Hoffman. In 2010, Hoffman killed three members of one family, dismembered them, and placed their body parts into hollow trees. It was just a hint of the obsession the unemployed tree trimmer had with trees, leaves and branches. He kept the fourth family member, a 13 year old girl, hostage in his home, on a bed of leaves. When police entered the home, they found the house filled with more than 100 bags of leaves, piles of leaves throughout the house, and dead squirrels in the freezer. His confession would provide chilling details of Matthew Hoffman’s twisted mind.


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Episode 21 Zack Bowen and Addie Hall

Join host Barry Marino from Open Shudders podcast as he discusses a case that is beyond bizarre: the murder of Addie Hall by her boyfriend Zack Bowen. Zack and Addie had an intense, drug-fueled love affair, which resulted in them living together in New Orleans and riding out Hurricane Katrina. But when Zack jumped to his death from a rooftop with a note in his pocket saying he had to atone for the life he took, police searched their apartment, and found spray painted signs pointing them to the kitchen. Addie’s dismembered body was cooking on the stove and roasting in the oven. What happened that put Zack over the edge, and caused him to kill the woman he loved?

Follow Barry and Open Shudders podcast on the web.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AShudders

Instagram: @openshudderspodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/871290110349375

Homepage: https://www.podpage.com/open-shudders-a-creepy-podcast/

Email: openshudders@yahoo.com
movieshudders@aol.com

ENJOY THE VIEW FROM THE OPEN SHUDDERS,
BUT DON'T FALL OUT OF THE WINDOW


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Episode 20 Emanuela Orlandi


Join the host for this episode; Ana from the Apple for the Teacher podcast as she discusses a case that is beyond bizarre: one of the strangest missing persons cases in modern Rome – that of Emanuela Orlandi. Emanuela was a 15 year old high school sophomore who lived with her family in Vatican City. On June 22nd, 1983, Emanuela left the Vatican grounds to go to a flute lesson in Rome. She took the bus there, but was late. She called her sister and told her a man in a BMW offered her a job selling Avon cosmetics. After the flute lesson, Emanuela never returned home. Her family began receiving strange phone calls from men claiming to have seen her, but no trace of Emanuela has ever been found. Debate about her fate still rages in Rome. What happened to Emanuela Orlandi?

Be sure to follow Ana on social media:

Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia)

Send voice mail - https://anchor.fm/applefortheteacherpod/message

Email - applefortheteacherpodcast@gmail.com

Twitter - https://twitter.com/AppleforTeacher

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/apple_for_the_teacher_podcast/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/applefortheteacherpodcast


Sources for this episode -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Emanuela_Orlandi

https://allthatsinteresting.com/emanuela-orlandi

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2021/06/38-years-after-teens-disappearance-brother-condemns-vaticans-silence

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/disappearance-of-emanuela-orlandi/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/20/emanuela-orlandi-brother-anguish-vatican-missing-teenager-investigation

https://www.insider.com/everything-we-know-about-the-1983-disappearance-of-emanuela-orlandi-2018-11

https://projects.thestar.com/projects/2014/10/22/rome_the_pope_the_vatican_and_the_twisted_mystery_of_a_kidnapped_girl.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuK59jQ5bwU&list=RDLVghXSXLLNWmU&start_radio=1&rv=ghXSXLLNWmU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDPKd7RTUN4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULmiizG5nUI

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/jd4mgv/the_disappearence_of_emanuela_orlandi_and_mirella/

https://emanuelaorlandi.altervista.org/eventi-pre-22-giugno-1983-caso-emanuela-orlandi/

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/emanuela-orlandi

https://abcnews.go.com/International/disappearance-italian-girl-emanuela-orlandi-remains-unsolved-bones/story?id=64615310

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-fC6X4nMA


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Episode 19 Dylan Redwine

Join the host for this episode, Eric Carter-Landin from the podcast, True Consequences as he presents a story that is beyond bizarre – the murder of Dylan Redwine. In 2012, Dylan was a 13 year old boy whose mother was obligated pursuant to a court order to send her young son to visit his father, Mark Redwine. On that visit, Dylan disappeared. His father reported him missing, and 7 months later, his body was found, without his head, in the Middle Mountain area of Vallecito, Colorado. When his head was found by hikers 2 miles from Dylan’s body in 2015, it told police all they needed to know. Dylan had died at the hands of the one who was supposed to love and protect him. Listen as Eric relates this tragic and repellant story of secrets, murder, deceit, and finally, justice.

Be sure to follow Eric's work, podcast, and social media:

https://www.trueconsequences.com/

https://www.instagram.com/trueconsequencespod/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgP9GahdTExsqByvopWyyCQ

https://twitter.com/TrueConsPod

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Episode 18 Robert Berdella; The Butcher of Kansas City


Join the hosts for this episode, Lindsay and Jenn of Corpus Delicti as they discuss a story that is truly beyond bizarre: the case of Robert Berdella, known as the Butcher of Kansas City. This story is perfect for Beyond Bizarre, as Berdella was the owner of Bob's Bizarre Bazaar in Kansas City. His curio shop was not what he is famous for, however – it was his torture and murder of six young men between 1984 and 1987 that earned him his fearsome nickname. When one of his captives, who had suffered horrific abuse at Berdella’s hands, managed to escape and alert police, authorities unearthed unspeakable horror in the home of the Butcher, including photographs of his sexual assault of young men, evidence of grotesque methods of physical torture , and a skull buried in the backyard. Listen as Lindsay and Jenn relate the tale of the infamous Butcher of Kansas City.

Be sure to follow Lindsay and Jenn from Corpus Delicti on their social media:

Facebook and Instagram @corpusdelictipod
Twitter @Corpusdelictipc
Email corpusdelicti@yahoo.com


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Episode 17 Katherine 'Katie' Janness

Join the host for this episode. CJ from Beyond the Rainbow podcast, as she discusses a case that is beyond bizarre: the recent murder of Katherine 'Katie' Janness. Katie set out for a walk with her fiancé’s dog Bowie in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park very late on a Thursday night in July 2021. On her walk, someone attacked her and Bowie, and stabbed them both to death. When she failed to return home her fiancé Emma used Find My iPhone to track her, and found Katie and Bowie both bleeding and dead near the entrance to the park. Katie had a message carved into her torso, and she was stabbed more than 50 times. No one can think of a motive why anyone would kill this young woman, and police are stumped. Who killed Katie and Bowie?

Sources and notes for this episode:

Intro music: Black Moons by 126ers
Background music: Tensions – David Fesliyan Studios

Co-founder of Darkcast Network Home | Indie (darkcastnetwork.wixsite.com)

Check out CJ on social media- Facebook Beyond the Rainbow Podcast and Rainbowcrimes on all other socials

Any monetary love is appreciated: Rainbowcrimes is A True Crimes of the LGBT Podcast (buymeacoffee.com)

RESOURCES:

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/piedmont-park-murder-a-familiarity-between-victim-and-killer-investigators-say

https://discoveratlanta.com/partner/piedmont-park/#:~:text=Piedmont%20Park%20is%20the%20premier%20green%20space%20and,public%20swimming%20pool%2C%20two%20ponds%20and%20dog%20park.

'My heart is so very broken': Fiancé of woman stabbed to death at Piedmont Park mourns loss (fox5atlanta.com)

Piedmont Park - Discover Atlanta

Officials warn people not to visit Piedmont Park alone at night until killer is caught – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta (wsbtv.com)

Katie Janness Murder: Autopsy Finds Atlanta Woman Was Stabbed 50 Times | PEOPLE.com

‘She Was Still Alive’: Forensics Expert Says Disturbed Piedmont Park Killer Tortured Victim Alive Before Killing Her – Crime Online

Piedmont Park murder: Autopsy report reveals new details in Katie Janness' death (fox5atlanta.com)

911 Audio Casts Suspicion on Katherine Janness’s girlfriend | Latest Celebrity News, Sports and Entertainment | Sandra Rose

911 Audio Casts Suspicion on Katherine Janness’s girlfriend | Latest Celebrity News, Sports and Entertainment | Sandra Rose

Piedmont Park murder: Autopsy report reveals gruesome details in Katie Janness' death | News | mdjonline.com

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Episode 16: The Circleville Letters

Join the host for this episode; Paige from Reverie True Crime as she covers a case that is famously beyond bizarre – that of the Circleville Letters. In the summer of 1976 Circleville, Ohio residents were being stalked and sent bizarre letters to their homes. Not only did the author of the letters unveil their darkest secrets, they were threatening their jobs and lives, too. This mystery has haunted a small community for decades. Will we ever know for certain who was behind the letters, signs, a possible homicide and an attempted murder? What are your thoughts on this baffling case?

Be sure to find Paige and her show in the following places:

Reverie True Crime Website- https://reverietruecrime.wixsite.com/podcast

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/reverietruecrime/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/reveriecrimepod

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/reverietruecrime

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Sources for this episode:
Paul Freshour's blog:
https://circlevilleletters.wordpress.com/

Twitter.com/ReverieCrimePod
Instagram.com/ReverieTrueCrime


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circleville,_Ohio
https://www.wtrf.com/news/ohio-headlines/anonymous-letters-threaten-to-expose-an-ohio-towns-rumored-secrets/
https://olliecruz2018.wordpress.com/2018/02/17/the-circleville-letters/
https://ohionewstime.com/who-wrote-a-threatening-letter-in-circleville-decades-ago/241223/
https://conspiracytheories.in/the-circleville-letters-1976/
https://listverse.com/2020/08/16/top-10-strange-facts-about-the-circleville-writer/
https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/the-poison-pen-who-wrote-the-circleville-letters-440a302d09ad
https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/p16802coll35/id/183458/
https://www.parentsformeganslaw.org/longberry-david-franklin/
https://www.factinate.com/editorial/circleville-letters/
https://the-line-up.com/circleville-letter-writer
https://www.newser.com/story/310320/circleville-ohio-was-terrorized-by-a-letter-writer.html
https://ladycultblog.com/2021/04/19/the-circleville-writer/
https://www.ranker.com/list/circleville-letter-writer-facts/jacob-shelton
https://www.filmdaddy.com/archives/circleville-writer
https://thecasualcriminalist.com/podcasts/the-circleville-letters/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Circleville_Writer
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/25/circleville-ohio-mystery-menacing-letters-gillispie-freshour-cbs-48-hours/8253758002/
https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/06/who-wrote-the-circleville-letters/
https://www.historicmysteries.com/circleville-letters-mystery/
https://www.sciotopost.com/48-hours-exposes-the-circleville-letter-writer-secret/
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/48-hours-investigates-anonymous-letters-threatening-to-expose-circlevilles-rumored-secrets/530-30110fe4-0b0b-43c0-897d-daf3fd944569
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633984/circleville-letters-unsolved
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/
https://unsolved.com/gallery/poison-pen-murder/


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