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477 - The Ogress of Reading and the Horrors of Baby Farming
In Victorian England, “baby farming” turned unwanted infants into a deadly business. Amelia Dyer, known as The Ogress of Reading, used it to hide an unimaginable number of murders - hundreds of them.…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
476 - The Backpacker Killer: Ivan Milat
When seven backpackers vanished in the early 1990s, the vast Australian bush became the hunting ground of a sadistic killer. For years, hikers stumbled upon shallow graves in Belanglo State Forest—ea…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Suck #43: Crescent Hotel Horrors: From Healing Springs to... Hauntings?
Once hailed as a luxurious spa retreat in the Ozarks, the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs would earn a far darker reputation - one of fraud, tragedy... and restless spirits. From its days as a suppo…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
475 - Dragon vs. Eagle: Will China Dethrone the US?
From AI breakthroughs and supply chains to TikTok and military might, China’s rise has reshaped global power over the past few decades. Can the U.S. hold onto its superpower status, or is the “Americ…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
474 - Krumping for Christ! The 7M Cult & Christian Nationalism
This week, we deep dive into Pastor Robert Shinn, his Shekinah Church, and his management company 7M Films - and examine how a modern cult has (allegedly) exploited TikTok dancers, financially abusin…
Published on 3 months ago
Short Suck #42: The Dingo Took the Baby: The Lindy Chamberlain Saga
In 1980, a camping trip at Australia’s magical Uluru sandstone monolith turned into an international media storm when nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from her family’s tent. Her mother, …
Published on 3 months ago
473 - Selena! When Fame Turns Fatal
Selena rose from an impoverished Texas childhood to become the Queen of Tejano music, breaking barriers and inspiring millions before her life was cut short at just 23 years old. This week, we’ll div…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
472 - The Girl in the Box
On May 19th, 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was hitchhiking from her home in Eugene, Oregon, to a friend's birthday party in the little Northern California town of Westwood. She was picked up in Red …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Suck #41: Stalin's Cannibal Gulag: Nazino Island
In 1933, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had his secret police goons round up hundreds of thousands of former farmers and he sent them into Siberia to create labor camps where they would be forced to w…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
471 - South Africa's Ted Bundy: Moses Sithole
In the mid-1990's, convicted rapist Moses Sithole went on a murderous rampage in South Africa. He would blame his sadistic crimes on being falsely imprisoned for a rape conviction in 1989 for which h…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago