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Corpus Delicti

If true crime is your thing, it’s ours too. With a dash of Southern charm, Jenn and Lindsay crack open the most compelling cases within different series and topics including cruise ship deaths and disappearances, historical crimes, crimes committed by women, crimes that inspired movies, and so much more. With over 200 episodes there’s plenty to binge.

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283: Stranger than Fiction: Sherri Rasmussen, Part 2 Dec 24, 2025

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Sherri Rasmussen is shot to death in her own home. Police instantly say it was a burglary gone wrong. Sherri's family strongly disagrees and has a suspect in mind. But things get complicated when their suspect turns out to be someone close to police.
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282: Stranger than Fiction: Sherri Rasmussen, Part 1 Dec 24, 2025

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Sherri Rasmussen is shot to death in her own home. Police instantly say it was a burglary gone wrong. Sherri's family strongly disagrees and has a suspect in mind. But things get complicated when their suspect turns out to be someone close to police.
To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti
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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

Bonus: Stranger Than Fiction: The Woman Without a Face Dec 08, 2025

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We had a lot of off time this year, so we wanted to give you a little something extra. This is a behind the scenes bonus episode from our November Patreon Live episode.

281: Stranger Than Fiction: Thabo Bester, The Facebook Rapist Nov 25, 2025

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Thabo Bester was in prison for rape, robbery, and murder. But that's not the strangest thing. A fire broke out in Bester's cell only, resulting in him being declared dead by suicide. But some things don't add up, leading many to think it was murder. Or was it something else entirely?
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Music by:
Kai Engel
"Daemones"
Blooper music by:
Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
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EXTRACT | How Thabo Bester murdered Nomfundo Tyhulu | News24 Where Is Thabo Bester Now? Inside the 'Beauty and the Bester' Subject's Life "Facebook rapist" who escaped prison by faking death with help from guards is brought back to South Africa - CBS News Convicted murderer Thabo Bester found in Tanzania after faking burning to death in South African prison - ABC News 'Beauty and the Bester': Where is Thabo Bester now?Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha made millions from construction company | GroundUp Thabo Bester escape: ministers and officials scramble to answer MPs’ questions | GroundUp Thabo Bester escape: Many unanswered questions about the death of Katlego Bereng | GroundUp Thabo Bester: Body used in South African rapist's prison break identified

280: Stranger than Fiction: The Hinterkaifeck Murders Nov 11, 2025

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An entire family is murdered on their farm and goes unnoticed for days. Who was this family? Who would be motivated to kill them all, including a baby?
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Sources:https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/hinterkaifeck-murders/?utmt.com https://talesofluminol.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/the-hinterkaifeck-murders-the-suspects/https://jackrosewood.com/hinterkaifeck-murders/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime Mysterious Murder 1922 - Mystery of a Seventh Corpse - Bavaria - SZ.de The myth of Hinterkaifeck • Hinterkaifeck

279: Stranger than Fiction: The Cannibal of Rotenburg, Armin Meiwes Sep 30, 2025

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It all started with a simple online ad. Not one for furniture or hand me downs... but one looking for a partner. A willing partner. A partner who wanted to be eaten.
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Music by:
Kai Engel
"Daemones"
Blooper music by:
Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
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Victim of cannibal agreed to be eaten | World news | The Guardian BBC NEWS | Europe | German cannibal tells of fantasy Eaten by a thoroughly modern cannibal Cannibal trial reveals perverse intimacy Armin Meiwes: Interview with a Cannibal documentary sheds new light on one of Germany’s most infamous murderers | The Independent | The Independent Cannibal let cook off the hookBBC NEWS | Europe | German cannibal to face retrial Eat What You Kill: Or, a Strange and Gothic Tale of Cannibalism by Consent

278: True Crime Theater 2: Sarma Melngailis Sep 16, 2025

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Sarma Melngailis had it all - a great idea, a booming business, and seemingly the love of her life. A man she'd do anything for. A man that would ultimately lead to her downfall.
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Sarma Melngailis - WikipediaBad Vegan Fame Fraud Fugitives - NetflixTrolls said I was a sociopath after conman lover stole $2m from my celeb-loved restaurant, but he hijacked my brain | The Irish SunYoutube - The girl with the duck tattoo.Vegan fraudster Sarma Melngailis files for divorce from estranged husband after $1 million restaurant scam – New York Daily News Anthony Strangis Addresses Bad Vegan Docuseries and Sarma Melngailis' Accusations

277: True Crime Theater 2: The Hwaseong Murders, Part 2 Aug 18, 2025

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This is episode 2 of a 2 part series. At the end of the first episode, we learn that the person in prison for the Hwaseong murders may not be responsible for any of it, including the alleged copycat killing. If not him, then who?
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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"
looper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Sources:Suspect in Hwaseong serial murder case confesses to killings: police | Yonhap News Agency Hwaseong Killings Still Baffle Police | The DONG-A ILBO (News Focus) Hwaseong serial murderer may have confessed as chances of parole dimmed | Yonhap News Agency Killer’s confession is key to Cheongju murders The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia South Korea’s most-notorious serial killing cold case now exposes huge injustices | CNN Police identify suspect in South Korea’s infamous cold case ‘Hwaseong murders’ | South China Morning Post Hwaseong murder case may have accused wrong person - The Korea Times Hwaseong Fears Return of Serial Killer Suspect in decades-old Hwaseong serial murders in South Korea booked, case to be sent to prosecutors | The Straits Times Police find suspect in 30-year-old Hwaseong serial murder case - The Korea Herald Hwaseong murders: Man confesses to decades-old serial killings in South Korea, police say | CNN An innocent man was jailed for murder. It took 30 years to find the real serial killer - CNA

276: True Crime Theater 2: The Hwaseong Murders, Part 1 Aug 18, 2025

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This is episode 1 of a 2 part series. A series of murders haunts South Korea in the late 1980's into the early 90's which would be come their first known serial killer. This meant that there was a lot of pressure to catch the perpetrator in an area that had never seen anything like this before and wasn't experienced in these types of investigations.
To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti
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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"
Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Sources:Suspect in Hwaseong serial murder case confesses to killings: police | Yonhap News Agency Hwaseong Killings Still Baffle Police | The DONG-A ILBO (News Focus) Hwaseong serial murderer may have confessed as chances of parole dimmed | Yonhap News Agency Killer’s confession is key to Cheongju murders The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia South Korea’s most-notorious serial killing cold case now exposes huge injustices | CNN Police identify suspect in South Korea’s infamous cold case ‘Hwaseong murders’ | South China Morning Post Hwaseong murder case may have accused wrong person - The Korea Times Hwaseong Fears Return of Serial Killer Suspect in decades-old Hwaseong serial murders in South Korea booked, case to be sent to prosecutors | The Straits Times Police find suspect in 30-year-old Hwaseong serial murder case - The Korea Herald Hwaseong murders: Man confesses to decades-old serial killings in South Korea, police say | CNN An innocent man was jailed for murder. It took 30 years to find the real serial killer - CNA

275: True Crime Theater 2: The Pizza Bomber Aug 02, 2025

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WE ARE BACK! We will be bi-weekly from here on out, explanation in the episode. We are releasing this one now since it's been a while, but we will resume with Tuesday release days in two weeks.
In this episode we discuss a case that sounds like something straight out of a movie. A simple pizza delivery turns into a scavenger hunt ending in a horrific scene... and then unravels a deep plot involving many people.
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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/20180514141517/
http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/05/pizza.bomb/A Childlike Pizza Deliveryman at the Center of a Puzzling Crime -
The New York Times Pizza collar-bomb case solved, official says
Wayback Machine FOXNews.com -
Pennsylvania 'Pizza Bomber' Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Bizarre Bank Heist Plot - Local News | News Articles | National News |
US News U.S. v. DIEHL-ARMSTRONG | 739 F.Supp... | 20100921a80 | Leagle.com Indictment: Bomb victim in on bank plot - USATODAY.com
Watch Evil Genius: the True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist | Netflix Official Site

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