Double hitter episode that explores the first school shootings in America and the two autopsies of JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.

Delve into the dark and twisted world of Arthur Shawcross, also known as the Genesee River Killer. This podcast episode explores the disturbing spree of Shawcross' killings. Explore the after effects of the crimes and the impact they had on the victims and their families. Prepare to be chilled by the brutality and depravity of Shawcross's crimes, as we shine a light on the darkest corners of human nature.

Delve into the disturbing history of Madame Delphine LaLaurie, a wealthy woman in 19th century New Orleans whose mansion became infamous for its dark secrets. This episode explores the nuances of Victorian society, the complexities of slavery, and the horrific treatment endured by the slaves in LaLaurie's household. Uncover the the fire that exposed the harrowing truth, follow the aftermath of the scandal, and discover the legacy it left behind in New Orleans. Join the hosts as they navigate through the historical context, societal norms, and the cultural implications of Madame LaLaurie's actions.

From its humble beginnings to its transformation into a global empire, we examine the paradoxical nature of Disney's success and explore its complex relationship with darkness and light.

Despite a history of murder, suicide, and having hosted at least two serial killers (Richard "The Nightstalker" Ramirez, and "Reformed" Jack Unterweger), the historic Cecil Hotel remained open for business as a hotel, a residential boarding house, and a hostel. On February 19 after numerous complaints about low water pressure, the decomposing body of a 21 year old missing Canadian student was found in a rooftop water tank. In this episode, Carls and Behn discuss the myriad of conspiracy theories that rose from the media storm, and, more importantly, talk about the strong woman that was that 21 year old student, Elisa Lam.

Judith Eva Barsi's roles as Ducky in "The Land Before Time" and Anne-Marie in "All Dogs Go to Heaven" were foundations of our childhoods (well, at least those raised in the 80s and 90s). Yet, few probably recall that these two films were released posthumously. After years of threats from an alcoholic father, Jozsef Barsi carried through, and on July 28, 1988, Judith was found dead, along with her Mother and Father. The daughter of Hungarian immigrants, this American Dream ended in a terrible nightmare of family violence. In this episode, Carls speaks for the adorable Judith Barsi and her mother Maria, in this season 2 opener of Two Friends and a Coffin.

What do you get when you cross a paranoid Italian mother with nothing to lose, sprinkle on a little blood magic, and three easily manipulated neighbors? Probably one of the most sensationalized cases in Italian true crime (and one which you likely haven't heard of), Behn and Carls bring you the story of "La saponificatrice di Corregio," Leonarda Cianciulli, "the soapmaker." In this possibly delicious episode, we speak for Ermelinda Faustina Setti (a lonely spinster pensioner), Francesca Clementina Soavi (a middle aged school teacher), and Virginia Cacioppo (a once lauded soprano opera singer, pining for her faded days of glory). Sources: 1. Wikipedia (both Italian and English) 2. Red Handed [Podcast], #186 3. Things that Kepp you Up [Podcast], #43

In 1974, the college/military town of Ogden Utah, was shook by the brutal attacks on a Hi-Fi electronics store that left 3 dead and 2 injured. Sherry Michelle Ansley, a vibrant 18 year old recently engaged, new employee. Byron Cortney Naisbitt, a 16 year old high school student. Carol Elaine Naisbitt, Byron's mother. Stanley Orren Walker, a 20 year old employee. Orren William Walker, Stanley's father. What was originally intended to be a robbery ended in a bloodbath that still haunts Ogden to this day.

To his friends, family, and colleagues, he was a warm and caring young man, filled with a vibrant Joie de Vivre. But, to the wider world, he became the facer of reckless irresponsibility, a caricature, the man who spread AIDS across the US, from California to New York. His name was Gaetan Dugas. To the rest of the world, he was simply known as "Patient Zero." In observance of World AIDS Day, Behn and Carls reexamine the controversy surrounding him. In speaking for Gaetan Dugas, they attempt to also speak for the 36 million men, women, and children, who have died from HIV related illnesses across the world since 1981.

In this special Halloween edition, Behn speaks for 3 Popes who met untimely ends: Pope Formosus, Pope Alexander VI, and Pope John Paul I.

In our first "spooky" episode, Carls gives the deets about the hauntings that surround 3 theatres: The Huntington Theatre in Boston, the Iroquois/Oriental/Nederlander in Chicago, and the New Amsterdam in New York.

Quack medicine has been around for as long as there have been people, peddled by the shrewd who victimize the naive. But the most dangerous of all are charismatic bullshitters who also have firm foundations and experienced knowledge in their chosen field. Enter "Dr" Linda Burfield Hazzard, an "alternative medicine" practitioner who advocated medically supervised fasting. In this episode we speak for the victims of Hazzard and the unspeakable torture endured by them at her sanitarium in Starvation Heights in Olalla Washington. Resources: 1. Gregg Olsen, "Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest," 2005 2. Linda Burfield-Hazzard, "Fasting For The Cure of Disease," 1908 3. Bess Lovejoy in Smithsonian Magazine, "The Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death," 2014 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/ 5. Caitlyn Doughty, "The Doctor, the Mortician, and The Murder," 2001 https://youtu.be/nltUJIPLvfo Follow our episodes and connect with us! Email: 2friendsandacoffin@gmail.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa8CV3ajbqDiPef0mM0xnJSPSGEsh1IGs TikTok: @twofriendsandacoffin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Two-Friends-and-a-Coffin-350662342680249

Carls speaks for the 3 victims of Michelle "Shelly" Knotek, who went from terrorizing her children, to terrorizing her boarders, and eventually, murder. Huge trigger warning, discussing situations of domestic violence, starvation, and child abuse.

In 1983 Loren Coleman published "Mysterious America," in which he identified an abnormally high number of weird reports in a 200 square mile area of South Eastern Massachusetts that he coined "The Bridgewater Triangle." In this special episode, Behn and "ghost host" Palestina, regale Carls with their experiences growing up "pahking the cah" within the weirdness that was their home, the northern most corner of the Bridgewater Triangle. Hike the shore of Lake Nippenicket where Apemen and sasquatch can be found. Watch the skies of the South Shore and spot the lights of UFOs. Walk on Pokanoket-Wompanoag land where murdered sachems and the creator god murdering Pukwudgies are said to still roam; and finally, beware of entering Freetown State Forest where weird cult murders, animal mutilations, and suicides have happened.

In 1983 a plumber found human flesh and bone blocking the drain pipes of a home in North London. After questioning the polite, kindly man living in the 3rd floor flat, investigators were horrified to find that these were the remains of 3 victims, their flesh boiled, cleaved from their bones, and then flushed down the toilet. Nearly a decade before Jeffrey Dahmer, the necrophile Dennis Nilsen would go on to become known as the most notorious killer in British history (after Winston Churchill, of course...). In this episode, Carls, Behn, and their special guest, Vicky, remember the 15 victims of "The Kindly Killer."

The Copelands were like many other older couples across the landscape of the postwar American South. Ray was an irascible farmer, scraping a meager existence on a farm in rural Missouri. Faye, the dutiful housewife, handled the household finances, and lived in fear of the frequent beatings from her husband. Their domestic life would eventually take a sinister turn. After 5 bodies of their farm hands were found on neighboring farms, Ray and Faye were convicted and sentenced to death, becoming the oldest serial killer couple on death row.