Mike tells Sarah how a tragic story became a national punchline and a decades-long moral panic. Digressions include a sympathetic psychic, a paternalistic principal and a manure mishap. Mike appears to be unaware of the difference between a cousin and a nephew. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy stickers, magnets, T-shirts and ... Show More
Jan 27
Keiko Part 1 with Brianna Bowman
Can a killer whale really jump that high? For kids of the 90s, the adventure movie Free Willy introduced us to magic of the orca through its charismatic megafauna star, Keiko. In part one of our series, deep sea correspondent Brianna Bowman tells Sarah about his journey from free ... Show More
2h 2m
Jan 2022
Hae Min Lee: Part 1 | MURDERISH Ep. 100
In January of 1999, an 18 year high school student mysteriously vanished after school. Four weeks later,
her body was found in a shallow grave in a nearby wooded park. An arrest was made and the suspect
was eventually convicted of her murder. When it happened, this tragic story b ... Show More
1h 43m
May 2020
Darla Dee Peede, "In Case I Don't Return" | MURDERISH Ep. 056
A woman left her home in Florida to pick someone up from the airport. Before she left, she provided very specific details to her daughter in the event she didn’t return home. The woman was obviously concerned about her safety, but she went forward anyway. Sadly, her intuition was ... Show More
43m 40s
Mar 2023
Women Change Makers: Three Legal Battles
To honor the beginning of Women’s History Month, Heather and Joanne tell the stories of three women who changed the American legal tapestry: Martha Bradstreet and her fight against coverture, Josephine Goldmark and her quest for labor justice, and Rosa Parks and her battle to to ... Show More
54m 28s
May 2023
269: [FREE Weekly Episode] Caffey Family Murders (Erin Caffey)
On Saturday, March 1st, 2008, the Caffey family home in Emory, Texas was engulfed in flames. Terry Caffey, the father, had been shot five times and had amazingly escaped the burning home and crawled 500 yards to his neighbors’ house, where 911 was called. Firefighters found the b ... Show More
1h 14m