On this week's episode Tay talks about the harrowing abduction of Carolynne Watson. After being abducted when out on a picnic in the woods with her boyfriend Julian Buchwald, she and him spend the next six days naked, terrified, and lost in the woods trying not to be found by their abductor. However when they are rescued police find who was the culprit and it is not at all who they expected. Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence, kidnapping, and domestic violence. Please listen with care.
Thank you to this week's sources:
https://medium.com/obscure-horror/teen-and-her-boyfriend-were-abducted-by-a-satanic-cult-and-left-in-the-woods-or-were-they-cfc77fc50a2f
https://www.yourtango.com/news/what-happened-julian-buchwald-and-carolynne-watson-after-he-staged-abduction-get-her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzD7IrZq70
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-25/gippsland-appeals-kidnap-sentence/2855750
On this week's episode Tay tells us a little bit about the murders of three young girls near the train station that inspired Salvador Dali and the conspiracy theories about his works influencing a potential serial killer. Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence, murder, and body mutilation. Please listen with care.
Thank you to this week's sources:
https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/04/18/four-grisly-murders-one-salvador-dali/
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/mar/09/features11.g23
This week Tori brings you three stories about haunted bridges on the East Coast of the US. She talks about the stories and hauntings of Maggie's Bridge in Seaford Delaware, the Bunny Man Bridge in Burke County Virginia, and The Sachs Covered Bridge in Gettysburg PA. Sit back, relax, and beware of the figures in the dark.
Thanks to this weeks sources:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/10157796100638811/
https://chesapeakeghosts.com/maggies-bridge-woodland-de/
https://ghosts.fandom.com/wiki/Maggie%27s_Bridge
https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/bunny-man-bridge-virginia/
https://pastlanetravels.com/haunted-bridge-in-gettysburg/
On this week's episode Tay discusses the tragic unsolved murder of Hazel Irene Drew. Her murder being one that most likely would have been solved had she not been living in a town full of corruption and secrets was one that created lasting legend and legacy. Her murder eventually became local folklore that would would be told to Mark Frost so often that he would later regale David Lynch with the tale inspiring the pair to create the show Twin Peaks!
Thanks to this week's sources:https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/murder-that-inspired-twin-peaks-solved-100-years-later-book/https://crimereads.com/investigating-the-cold-case-that-inspired-twin-peaks/
https://www.timesunion.com/movies/article/New-film-solves-local-1908-murder-case-that-17181811.php#photo-22492419https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mame_Faye
Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery that Inspired Twin Peaks by David Bushman and Mark T. Givens
This week Tori and Tay talked about Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Eastern State was constructed to help with overcrowding and prison reform, and eventually became a live ruin which is now used for education, tours and haunting houses. Sit back, enjoy, and beware of the figures in the dark.
Thanks to this week's sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary
https://www.easternstate.org/research/history-eastern-state
This week Tay brings you some information on something called cinematic neurosis. Tori and Tay talk about horror movies that have had extreme impacts on their viewers, as well as touch on how music in movies impacts people. Sit back, relax, and beware of the figures in the dark.
This week Tori and Tay bring you another nonsense filled Half Baked episode! They get high and explore the Am I The Asshole subreddit, where people ask the internet if they're the asshole in the situation. Tori and Tay give you their opinions on some of the top stories of the subreddit. Sit back, take a hit, and enjoy.
Stories from: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/
On this week's episode Tay finishes up discussing the remaining assault allegations brought forward against lead singer of the former band Blood on the Dance Floor's Dahvie Vanity. In this episode we also discuss the accusations of withholding payment and medical treatment for former bandmate Jayy Von Monroe, leading to his subsequent leave of the band. Accusations levied by Ash Costello of the band New Years Day. As well as some of the later publications and journalists that have investigated these accusations. Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of predatory behavior, grooming minors, sexual abuse, assault, medical abuse, and convicted child abusers. Please listen with care.
Thank you to this week's sources:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dahvie-vanity-botdf-sexual-assault_n_5c82afb8e4b0d9361627ca1f https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/08/01/blood-on-the-dance-floors-dahvie-vanity-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-multiple-women-many-while-they-were-underage/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dahvie-vanity-jesus-david-torres-allegations_n_5c180727e4b02d2cae8c0876
https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-an-alleged-abusive-emo-sex-cult-none-of-these-poor-girls-could-say-no?ref=scrollhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkVeV30uRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwgmeD3Emig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-N_zU5h_8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QpEzCZ8saohttps://loudwire.com/new-years-day-ash-costello-dahvie-vanity-allegations/#:~:text=New%20Years%20Day%20were%20on,for%20his%20mistreatment%20of%20women.https://juggalos.fandom.com/wiki/Deviant_Horror
On this week's episode Tay discusses some of the allegations that have been brought forward by several women and girls against the former lead singer of the defunct band Blood on the Dance Floor, Dahvie Vanity (Jesus David Torres). In this episode we talk about two separate encounters with police regarding sexual contact with minors, allegations from a former band member, and several allegations brought forward online. Content Warning: this episode contains description of sexual abuse, sexual abuse against children, physical violence, child sex abuse materials, grooming, and dating violence. Please listen with care.
Thank you to this week's sources:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dahvie-vanity-botdf-sexual-assault_n_5c82afb8e4b0d9361627ca1f https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/08/01/blood-on-the-dance-floors-dahvie-vanity-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-multiple-women-many-while-they-were-underage/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dahvie-vanity-jesus-david-torres-allegations_n_5c180727e4b02d2cae8c0876
https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-an-alleged-abusive-emo-sex-cult-none-of-these-poor-girls-could-say-no?ref=scrollhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkVeV30uRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwgmeD3Emig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-N_zU5h_8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QpEzCZ8saohttps://loudwire.com/new-years-day-ash-costello-dahvie-vanity-allegations/#:~:text=New%20Years%20Day%20were%20on,for%20his%20mistreatment%20of%20women.https://juggalos.fandom.com/wiki/Deviant_Horror
On this week's episode Tay discusses the case of Mary Kay Letourneau. Mary Kay was 35 years old when she began grooming and molesting her 12 year old student Vili Fualauu. She was sent to prison for a short period of time where she was released within months and within weeks of being paroled she violated her probation by continuing to have a "relationship" with Vili. This relationship never ended and when she completed her sentence when he was an adult the pair married. Content Warning: this episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse, grooming, molestation, sexism, and relationship violence. Please listen with care.
Thank you to this week's sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mowKsGWuW4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Letourneau
https://people.com/parents/vili-fualaau-married-to-mary-kay-letourneau-welcomes-baby/
Mugshots TV Show: Forbidden Desireshttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mary-kay-letourneau-vili-fualauu-relationship-media-child-rape-tryst-1025466/ https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/mary-kay-letourneaus-best-friend-speaks-out-in-new-doc/
This week Tori brings you the case of Lisa Knoefel, a foster mother who was stabbed to death by her foster daughter, Sabrina Zunich. Sabrina underwent grooming, manipulation and sexual abuse at the hands of Lisa's husband and her foster father, Kevin Knoefel, and this ended in Lisa unfortunately losing her life. Content warning for drug abuse, sexual abuse, talk of foster care systems, murder, stabbing, and incest.Thanks to this week's sources:
Snapped: Behind Bars Season 1 Episode 1
Sex and Murder: Family Love Triangle
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/06/kevin_knoefel_murder_trial_lis.html
On this week's episode Tay discusses the tragic murder of Gail Katz-Bierenbaum. From the start Gail's relationship with Dr. Robert Bierenbaum they outwardly were the picture of social perfection but behind closed doors Bob Bierenbaum was a psychotic monster that even his own therapist believed would kill Gail and warned her of such. Just after July 4th in 1985, Gail went missing and was never seen again. Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, physical violence, murder, and animal abuse. Please listen with care. Thank you to this week's sources:
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California - Wikipedia
Robert Bierenbaum - Wikipedia
Ex-surgeon Robert Bierenbaum confesses he took wife Gail Katz's 'body out of the airplane over the ocean' - ABC7 Chicagohttps://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Dr-Robert-Bierenbaum-Gail-Katz
https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/10/he-wanted-her-to-stop-yelling-so-he-killed-her-and-threw-her-body-out-of-a-plane/
ABC 20/20 S44E3 "Do no harm"
This week Tori brings you the case of 8 year old Gabriel Fernandez who was tortured to death by his mother Pearl Fernandez and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, also known as Tony. In the eight months before his death, Gabriel endured horrific physical abuse from his caretakers, and multiple reports were made on his behalf. Unfortunately, there wasn't anyone to help Gabriel, and he ended up passing away in 2013. Content warning for child abuse, murder, torture, and mental illness. Please listen with care. Thanks to this week's sources:
This week Tori brings you the case of 8 year old Gabriel Fernandez who was tortured to death by his mother Pearl Fernandez and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, also known as Tony. In the eight months before his death, Gabriel endured horrific physical abuse from his caretakers, and multiple reports were made on his behalf. Unfortunately, there wasn't anyone to help Gabriel, and he ended up passing away in 2013. Content warning for child abuse, murder, torture, and mental illness. Please listen with care. This week Tori brings you the case of 8 year old Gabriel Fernandez who was tortured to death by his mother Pearl Fernandez and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, also known as Tony. In the eight months before his death, Gabriel endured horrific physical abuse from his caretakers, and multiple reports were made on his behalf. Unfortunately, there wasn't anyone to help Gabriel, and he ended up passing away in 2013. Content warning for child abuse, murder, torture, and mental illness. Please listen with care. Thanks to this week's sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gabriel_Fernandez
https://people.com/crime/gabriel-fernandez-everything-to-know-abuse-case-netflix-docuseries/
https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/where-is-arnold-contreras-father-of-gabriel-fernandez
https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/trials-of-gabriel-fernandez-who-is-pearl-fernandez
The Trial of Gabriel Fernandez by Netflix
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-pearl-fernandez-now/
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-isauro-aguirre-now/
https://abc7.com/gabriel-fernandez-palmdale-boy-tortured-killed-isauro-aguirre-pearl/2563246/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a31741999/gabriel-fernandez-social-workers/
https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/5-critical-things-to-know-about-family-scapegoating-abuse-fsa
On this week's episode Tay tells us about the tragic murder of Alexis Sharkey by her husband Tom Sharkey. Just after Thanksgiving in 2020, Alexis, a successful saleswoman for MONAT products goes silent on all of her social media and wasn't responding to any of her friends. Her husband Tom was to everyone around her nearly unconcerned. After months of her telling her friends that her relationship was rocky and at times downright abusive, Alexis went missing and her husband was not reporting it to the police. Tragically the day after she was last seen her body was discovered on the side of the road near her Hustin home. Although it was clear to officers that her husband was responsible nearly 10 months after her death as police came to arrest him, he would make it so he could never pay for his crimes. Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of murder, domestic violence, strangulation, and suicide. Please listen with care.
Thank you to this week's sources:https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/08/1063322/
Killing of Alexis Sharkey - Wikipedia
Influencer Alexis Sharkey Died of Strangulation, Homicide: Report (insider.com)
Body of missing Instagram influencer Alexis Sharkey found on Texas road (nbcnews.com)
This week Tori and Tay wrap up the discussion about the Duggar Family. They discuss the wrongdoings of Derrick Dillard, Jana Duggar, and the major crimes Josh Duggar has committed. Content warning for child abuse, child sex abuse material discussion, sexual assault, homophobia and transphobia.
Thanks to this weeks sources:
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/duggar-family-criminal-history-records-pasts-josh-jana/
https://www.insider.com/duggar-family-scandals-controversies-19-kids-and-counting-2021-5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Duggar
https://fundamentalists.fandom.com/wiki/Josh_Duggar_Ashley_Madison_scandal#Scandal
https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/1119694/josh-duggar-sexual-abuse-full-timeline/
https://www.reddit.com/r/DuggarsSnark/comments/ihz3p2/a_collection_of_posts_and_tweets_from_derick/
This week Tori and Tay give some background aout the Duggar family as well as the cult they are apart of: The Institute of Basic Life Principles, or IBLP. They discuss not only the Duggars rules on courting, their methods of "training" their children, but they also discuss the Quiverfull Movement. Content warning for miscarriages, sexual assault, sexual abuse of children, and religion.
Thanks to this weeks sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19_Kids_and_Counting
On this week's episode Tay tells us about the horrifying recent murder of six year old Bella Fontenelle by the absolute monster that was her father's girlfriend Hannah Landon. In the wee hours of April 26th, 2023 Hannah murdered her boyfriend's daughter and then wheeled her body to the girl's mother's home to force her to see the gruesome discovery. In this episode we discuss the Cinderella Effect and crimes like this including other famous cases. Content Warning: this episode contains discussion about murder, child murder, child abuse, and physical violence. Please listen with care. Link to Eric Landin's podcast 'True Consequences':https://trueconsequences.medium.com/justice-deferred-for-new-mexicos-forgotten-children-f0a14a11e511
Thank you to this week's sources:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-woman-accused-killing-boyfriends-6-year-old-daughter-burying-rcna82224
https://nypost.com/2023/04/28/louisiana-woman-hannah-landon-allegedly-kills-boyfriends-daughter-wheels-body-to-her-mom/https://www.stayathomemum.com.au/my-kids/parenting-style/the-cinderella-effect-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj5iluMHyRAhttps://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/judges-refuse-appeal-over-baby-shaking-conviction-20220607-p5arly.html
This week Tori brings you a case of an Ohio woman who was brutally attacked by her ex boyfriend. Judith (Judy) Malinowski was being brought to rehab by her abusive ex boyfriend, Mike Slager, when he stopped and, after aruging, poured gasoline down Judy's body and lit her aflame. The following two years before Judy's death consisted of multiple trials for Mike and surgeries for Judy, all while her family fought for laws in Ohio to be changed. Content warning for domestic violence, drug addiction, physical abuse, arson, and murder. Please listen with care.
Judy’s Foundation Website: https://www.judysfoundation.org/
Thanks to this week’s sources:
https://www.egan-ryan.com/obituary/Judith-Malinowski
https://www.judysfoundation.org/about/
The Fire That Took Her Down by MTV Documentaries
https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/woman-testifies-against-her-murderous-ex-in-mtv-doc/
https://www.ideastream.org/news/government-politics/2017-09-07/judys-law-becomes-ohios-law
On this week's episode Tay discusses the tragic and disturbing case of Susan Powell. In December of 2009, Susan's children never went to daycare, and both her and her husband were no call/no show's to work. After the family reported this to the police, they arrived and found an empty home. Hours later her Josh Powell returned home with their two children saying he took them on a camping trip to the desert, claiming that Susan never went with them. No one has seen Susan since, for years police continued to investigate believing that her husband had killed her but she was never found, years later after losing sole custody of their children, during a supervised visit Josh killed himself and their two sons. Content warning: this episode contains discussions of domestic violence, sexual violence, voyeurism, CP, suicide, and child murder. Please listen with care.
Thanks to this week's sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/susan-powell
Susan Powell Update: Were Her Remains Found? | Heavy.com
Disappearance of Susan Powell - Wikipedia
https://kslnewsradio.com/1898267/josh-powell-psychological-evaluation/
