Category: Episode
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Prima Belladonna (Part 2: Gironima Spana)
Poison artisans Giulia Tofana and Gironima Spana took all the power held hostage in their time by men and placed it in the hands of women. Join us as we go deep into the rise and fall of the world’s most infamous poison and sought after skin care line: Aqua Tofana. Last week we told…
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Prima Belladona (Part 1: Giulia Tofana)
We wanted to end women’s history month with a bang, so we decided to deliver this much requested case in a way you’ve probably never heard it before, the way it actually happened. What was once thought to be the story of one woman, is actually that of a mother daughter dynasty. Poison artisans Giulia…
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War Widows and Wild Stallions (The Legend of Red Mary)
Greetings fiends, it’s time for our 2023 St. Patrick’s Day offering! Every we find some wild Irish stories and folklore for you, so we can celebrate one of the most magical and terrifying places in folkloric history. This year we have the legend of Red Mary. Hers is a story of love, war, revenge, violence,…
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Black Friday Widow (Omaima Nelson)
On December 2nd 1991,Costa Mesa CA police arrested 23 year old Egyptian former model Omaima Nelson for the murder of her 56 year old husband Bill. Omaima had confessed to a former boyfriend on December 1st when she showed up at his home with a suitcase of unidentifiable body parts. Investigators were immediately sent to…
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Brilliant and Terrible (Jolly Jane)
Jolly Jane Toppan was a bubbly nurse and caregiver who was know in the late 1800’s Boston area for her extreme compassion and dedication to her patients. Jane was a natural fit to take care of the sick and elderly, as she was patient and always in a good mood. Her kind eyes, matronly appearance…
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To or From (The Disappearance of Asha Degree)
On Sunday February 13th 2000, 9 year old Asha Degree went to church, went home, spent the day with her family and went to bed on time. The next morning her mother opened her door at 6:30 am, expecting to see her sleepy 4th grader burrowed under her covers, instead she opened the door to…
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Strange Love (Penelope Jackson & Marlene Warren)
Fiends! We Would Be Dead has turned 3! In honor of our first episode “Gross Love” (and Valentines Day of course), we would like to offer you a strange and unusual story swap about love affairs gone wrong. Leslie brings us the story of Penelope Jackson, a lovely British Nana who simply had enough (Do…
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Exhumed (Alonzo Brooks Part 2)
On April 3, 2004, 23 year old Alonzo Brooks left his home in Gardner Kansas with three friends to attend a party. He said goodbye to his mother, Maria, and hopped into a friends car. This was the last time Alonzo’s mother would ever see him alive. The next day when Alonzo hadn’t returned home,…
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Stranded (Alonzo Brooks Part 1)
On April 3, 2004, 23 year old Alonzo Brooks left his home in Gardner Kansas with three friends to attend a party. He said goodbye to his mother, Maria, and hopped into a friends car. This was the last time Alonzo’s mother would ever see him alive. The next day when Alonzo hadn’t returned home,…
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Epitaph (Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?)
On April 18th 1943 in Worcestershire England, (yes like the sauce no one can pronounce) 4 young boys looking for birds eggs crept into Hagley Wood. Hagley wood was a mysterious place. Located on the grounds of the partially abandoned Hagley Hall, Hagley woods were dotted with neglected temples and statues, overgrown landscaping and ancient…