When nineteen-year-old Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in February 1974, everyone assumed the heiress had been abducted for the purposes of ransom. However, in the days that followed, Hearst’s kidnappers, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), made themselves known when they sent a letter demanding the Hearst family provide food to every needy f ... Show More
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Listener Tale 106 : Comfy Queens
Weirdos! We invite you to don your softest apparel, get comfy, and settle in for a batch of haunted listener tales! Nicholas DEFINITELY took note of the theme, and set the mood! This episode POPPED OFF before we even officially started the show. Curious to hear what freaked us ou ... Show More
1h 7m
Jan 22
The Heaven’s Gate Tragedy
On the afternoon of March 26, 1997, the San Diego County Sherrif’s Department received an anonymous call through 911 reporting a mass suicide at an address in Rancho Santa Fe, California. A single sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the address and knocked on the front door, but g ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 2025
The Kidnapping of Leslie Buck (Connecticut)
<p>In the spring of 2002, several urgent 9-1-1 calls came into the Stonington, Connecticut, police department from the same caller just two days apart. First, there was a report of a violent kidnapping, and then, the untimely death of the very same victim. </p><p>When investigato ... Show More
41m 51s
May 2024
The Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews
On February 19, 2008, Karen Matthews dialed 999 to report her 9-year-old daughter, Shannon, missing. She hadn’t seen her since she left for school that morning. The police immediately began looking for the missing girl. Miraculously, she was found 24 days after she had disappeare ... Show More
53m 47s
Oct 2017
021 - The Abduction of Pearl Pinson
Fifteen year old Pearl Pinson was a sweet, funny girl who loved skateboarding with her brother. On the morning of May 25th, 2016, she packed her black and turquoise backpack and headed off for her routine walk to school. Shortly after she left her home, around 7am, Police receive ... Show More
51m 57s
Apr 2025
EP120: Mother of Vengeance
Join our Patreon family for exclusive access to BTS, bonus episodes, a private group chat, first dibs on ticket and merch sales, and more! www.Patreon.com/PsychopediaPod Miriam Rodríguez was a 56-year-old mother living in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, when her life was shattered in 2 ... Show More
1h 5m
Oct 2024
If You Were Down With Diddy, You May Have Some Legal Problems
This piece delves into the chilling allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, following the stories of victims who were drawn into his world by the allure of fame and opportunity. It begins with a phone call, an invitation to what seemed like an exclusive, glamorous event—an opport ... Show More
12m 3s