Author: We Would Be Dead
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Lethal Lovers (The Alpine Manor Murders)
. They were called “The Lethal Lovers” — two nurse’s aides, Cathy Wood (25) and Gwendolyn Graham (34), whose twisted relationship would leave a trail of death behind the quiet walls of a Michigan nursing home. When Cathy’s ex-husband walked into a police station in 1988 with a chilling confession, investigators uncovered a string of…
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Missing Pieces (The Murder of Kitty Genovese) [REBROADCAST, EPISODE 115]
Happy Pride Month Fiends! This week we are going to rebroadcast some of our previous pride month episodes before releasing a brand new episode. If you are all caught up with WWBD, please take the time to relisten to this tragic episode on kitty Genovese and historical significance of her case. —————– On March 27th…
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Misguided Confidence (The Men, The Ice Pick & The History of the Lobotomy)
We’ve all heard the sinister stories of mental healthcare’s terrifying past. The Snake Pits, the cages, the overmedication, but nothing is cloaked in more mystery and dread than the ice pick lobotomy. Whether it’s that terrifying scene in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest or the heartbreaking story of Rosemary Kennedy, we all can conjure…
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“Rabbit Rabbit” (Mary Toft, The Woman Who Gave Birth To Rabbits)
In the summer of 1726, In the little Village of Godalming, a 25 year old servant woman claimed to give birth to rabbits. Surgeons, nobles, and even the King believed her at first, but the truth, or a version of it that the public can embrace, always has a way of coming out. For years,…
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Gone In 60 Seconds (The Mysterious Death of Tiffany Valiante)
She was smart, athletic, and full of life — until one summer night in 2015 when 18-year-old Tiffany Valiante vanished from her family’s New Jersey home. Just hours later, her body was found miles away on train tracks under suspicious circumstances. Was it suicide, as authorities claimed — or something far more sinister? In this,…
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Pew Pew Kaboom (Elmer McCurdy The Carnival Cadaver) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 80]
Hey fiends! This week we are rebroadcasting one of our fan favorite (and ours) episode on Elmer McCurdy. We will be back next week with an all new episode. ENJOY! ————–On December 8th, 1976, the crew of the hit televisions show The Six Million Dollar Man made a gruesome discovery. While shooting in a fun house…
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Where Are They Now? (Updates)
Often, case we cover continue to evolve long after we close the book on them. That’s why periodically we check in and update them! This week we have updates on the Dephi Murders, Sheila Keen Warren (the clown killer), and the disappearance of Asha Degree. Special thanks to all our fiends who pass along articles…
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A Wail on the Wind (The Death of Ellen Poe Langley)
In the early morning hours of May 1st 1849 Ellen Poe Langley drew her last breath. Once a wealthy doctor’s wife, she passed away alone, locked in a tiny room in a stifling attic. For years Her husband Dr. Charles Langley had gotten away with keeping her locked away, desperately ill and slowly starving, and…
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Leprechaun (30 Minute Horror Movie)
Ok fiends, it’s almost St. Patrick’s day so this month we’re recapping the 1993 classic (and this one really is a classic) Leprechaun! This Episode is one that our patrons have had access to since 2021 and we are now very excited to make it available to everyone. We did record a new 30 Minute…
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A Tragedy of Errors (The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare)
This is the story of Abraham Shakespeare, the man who won the lottery then disappeared. This case is a rags to riches story, a mysterious disappearance, an episode of Catfish and a murder mystery all rolled up into one. This case case has so many twists and turns that we cab’t even summarize it, you…