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Friday Mar 29, 2024
Pick A Crime (St. Patrick's Day Live Campfire 2024)
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Welcome to our live game of Irish True Crime Roulette! This year's St. Patrick's Day livestream featured 3 classic Irish true crime stories from the book Foster's Book of Irish Murder. All three were picked at random, live, with the help of our fiends, and as usual feature some lively color commentary. We are happy to bring you "One Sock" read by Leslie, "The Cake of Death" read by fiend favorite John Rattacasa, and "The Axe Woman of Fedamore" read by Holly. Enjoy fiends, Toast!
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Foster's Book of Irish Murder
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
The Short Straw (The Horrible Fate of the Francis Spaight)
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
It's our Irish episode fiends, and boy did we find an eerie tale this year!
Just before Christmas in 1835 the British merchant ship, The Angerona, was on it's way from Newfoundland to Teignmouth when the captain spotted something strange. Off in the distance he saw a large vessel, ravaged by a storm, with no masts. Normally this would have signified a total loss of life, but as they got closer the captain saw something that would be burned into his brain for the rest of his life. There were men on the deck of this ruined ship, and they were jumping up and down, waving dismembered human arms and legs. The ship was called The Francis Spaight, it was an Irish transport ship from Limerick. The men aboard had been stranded for 20 days without food or water in freezing tempretures. Of the 18 original crew members, just 11 had survived... and 4 had fallen victim to an ancient tradition called: The Custom of the Sea.
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http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Clare/1836/JAN.html
https://www.rte.ie/radio/doconone/1314029-the-custom-of-the-sea
https://www.rte.ie/culture/2022/0812/1315357-irish-cannibals-on-the-high-seas-documentary-on-one/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71608919
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Spaight-24
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Thursday Feb 29, 2024
The Big Sleepover (The Suspicious Death of Tamla Horsford)
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
On November 3rd 2018, 40 year old Tamla Horsford of Cumming Georgia, attended a birthday party with nine fellow football moms. The party took place at Jeanne Meyers' Spacious 6 bedroom home in a well to do local subdivision called Quail Hollow. Since there would be alcohol at the party, everyone was invited to stay the night, everyone meaning nine white women and Tamla.
The next morning the Forsyth County Sherrif’s office would respond to a 911 call from Jeanne Meyers at her home. She awoke that morning to find Tamla lying dead in the grass below the second floor balcony in her back yard.
No lifesaving measures were taken, no ambulance was sent, and no immediate investigation of the scene occurred. According to the the Forsyth County Sheriff's office, a horrible accident occurred and that was that. When faced with any good evidence that this was the truth, Tamla's family, on the other hand, was not so sure. This case is filled with conflicting information, corrupt officials, and a stunning lack of competence all of which has left us and many others wondering: Would any of this have happened if Tamla had been white?
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TamlaHorsford.net
^ Michelle's Graves's Website. She has done a ton of comprehensive work but please proceed with caution, there are unobstructed sensitive photos on this page.
Rolling Stone 1
Rolling Stone 2
Local News Article
Letter from the Horsford's Attorney
Justice For Tamla Facebook page
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Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Forever Young Love (Patricia Mann & Jesse McBane)
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
On February 12th 1971, young lovers Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane attended a Valentines day dance, they left at approximately 11:30 PM to go parking and never returned. The next morning's Jesse's car was discovered but there was no sign of him or Patricia anywhere. After two weeks of searching their bodies were found 3.9 miles away from their car. They had been tortured, murdered and left in a wooded area. 53 years later we're still left wondering, what happened to Patricia and Jesse and who was responsible for their deaths?
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The Long Dance Podcast
https://www.newsoforange.com/news/article_b9e5fb30-377c-11e8-89de-2f9c73bd334f.html
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/couples-abduction-torture-murder-remains-a-valentines-day-mystery-in-durham-almost-4-decades-later/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesville-record-and-landmark-valentin/19678272/
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Thursday Feb 01, 2024
The Lost Hikers of Panama (Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon)
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
On April 1st 2014, Dutch Students Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon hiked into the Panamanian cloud forest and never returned. Months later all that authorities would find of were a few scattered bones, a pair of shorts, and a backpack containing their cell phones and a digital camera. The story that camera told was nothing short of an ambiguous nightmare. To this day, no one knows exactly what happened to Kris and Lisanne. Theories are plentiful in this case, but simple facts are elusive and hard to uncover. Keep your wits about your fiends, because this episode is a real journey, one that I hope we all return from.
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https://imperfectplan.com/2021/11/21/panama-expedition-2021-complete-overview/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-lost-girls-of-panama-the-full-story
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Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Let's Talk Docs (Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God)
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
This episode is a special one fiends, We decided to give you a little peek inside something new we're doing! Welcome to the first meeting of Let's Talk Docs, our patrons only true crime documentary discussion club!
Once a month we'll be discussing a true crime documentary via live stream and our patrons will be invited to participate. We'd like these events to have a book club vibe where we can all deep dive, and share opinions together. It's going to be really fun, so if you liked this episode or found yourself screaming opinions at your phone, or hopefully both, you're definitely going to want to become a patron ASAP.
We decided to start off with the new Max documentary, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God so that we could give all our listeners a sneak peak, AND update the case at the same time. Remember this is all about conversation so don't be shy, for this episode's discussion, join our facebook group and let us know what you think, then hop on over to patreon so you don't miss out on the next one!
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5d Full Disclosure official website
Original Love Has Won website (archived)
Personal account from "Commander Buddha's" pre cult friend
Reddit Feed, Michael and Faith
Referenced article in The Independant
Reddit Feed, Jason
The following three articles contain all pulled quotes from Hannah Olson.
https://people.com/love-has-won-hbo-docuseries-amy-carlson-love-has-won-8407664
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-11-28/love-has-won-amy-carlson-hbo-director
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/11/love-has-won-mother-god-cult-amy-carlson
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Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Mother May I? (Love Has Won Cult) [REBROADCAST OF EPISODE 67]
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
This week, we are releasing a special episode where we discuss the new Max documentary, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God. In preparation for that episode, we are rebroadcasting our coverage of the Love Has Won cult for you all to catch up on! And if you haven't already, go watch the documentary, and then listen to Holly and Leslie have some feelings about it.
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On April 28th 2021, Miguel Lamboy walked into the Saguache county police department and told officers that he had returned from spending a night out of town to discover a dead body in his home. The body was on and bed, it appeared to have been dead for quite some time, it was wrapped in sleeping bags and Christmas lights and covered in glitter. Miguel said that he expected the body was that of a 45 year old woman named Lia Carlson, also known as Amy Carlson, but better known as Mother God, the leader of a group he belonged to known simply as "Love Has Won".
In the investigation that followed authorities uncovered a bizarre new age cult who's beliefs combined homeopathic healing, faith healing, astrology, reincarnation theories Christianity, Buddhism, new age mysticism and every conspiracy the internet has to offer. The cult, then called "Love Had Won" used dangerous tactics to keep their members loyal, and daily YouTube live streams to recruit new followers / customers.
This week we go down the extreme internet rabbit hole that is a modern cult, and introduce you to a frightening woman many knew only as "Mother God".
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5d Full Disclosure official website
Original Love Has Won website (archived)
5D Full Disclosure official YouTube
Love Has Won Vice Documentary
Amy Carlson and family on Dr. Phil
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Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Melted (Snowmen)
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Whether they’re singing of Silver and Gold, Holding the ghost of your dead father, dreaming of summer or running here and there all around the square saying catch me if you can, The snowman has become an enduring symbol of wintertime holidays. But, as you might have guessed, snowmen weren't always the jolly happy souls we know and love today. The humble snowman started out his life his life as something much more shocking. We hope you enjoy our yearly mythical holiday offering, it took us to some very weird places to be sure!
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The Illustrated History of the Snowman by Bob Eckstein
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Friday Dec 15, 2023
Anomalies (The Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard Part 2)
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
*This is a part 2, so if you haven't listened to part one, do so now*
In this Part of the strange saga of the Blanchard women we take a in depth look at the copious medical disorders Dee Dee claimed Gypsy had, and the treatments she suffered because of them. We follow the thin pathway of logic Dee Dee used to convince doctors of Gypsy's imaginary ailments, and attempt to demonstrate how she arrived at the illnesses she chose. Most importantly we will explore just how a case like Gypsy's could have slipped through the cracks for as long as it did and reveal what became of Gypsy and Nick in the aftermath of the crime. This is the good stuff fiends, there's a lot to learn in this one and we hope you enjoy it.
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Websleuths feed 1
Websleuths feed 2
How to investigate medical child abuse
Original Buzzfeed article
Crime Scene photos (NSFW)
Mommy Dead and Dearest (Documentary)
Research and Resources from Dr. Feldman
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Mother Knows Best (The murder of Dee Dee Blanchard Part 1)
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Community darling Dee Dee Blanchard had been through it all, divorce, abuse, poverty and a medically complicated child who required too many procedures to count. To top it all off Dee Dee and her young daughter Gypsy Rose lost their home and all their belongings during hurricane Katrina, so when habitat for humanity built them a beautiful little home in Springfield Missouri it seemed like heaven on earth. Poor little gypsy was unable to walk and eat by mouth. She had compromised hearing and vision and was developmentally and intellectually disabled. Gypsy was slight from years of liquid nutrition only, bald from chemotherapy, missing many of her adult teeth and yet through it all she was always able to greet the world with a smile. Everyone in Springfield and beyond looked out for the Blanchards, it was the least they could do, so when both women went missing on June 14, 2015 it seemed clear that something was very wrong. Little did their friends and neighbors know that for this little family, things were most definitely not always as they seemed. The investigation that followed their disappearance uncovered one of the strangest cases the American Public has ever seen.
This case has been heavily requested for a long time so we took our time, and two episodes, to cover it!
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This case might be new to some of you so we're saving the links for next week. Don't want to spoil anything for anyone!
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We are Holly & Leslie, the hosts of We Would Be Dead. A weekly true crime podcast that finds humanity in the darkness, humor in the history, and the devil in the details. Above all else we recognize that if we had to walk a mile in any of the stories that we tell, we would be dead.