People are the Worst

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Ken Rex McElroy | 144 Mar 20, 2025

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Ken Rex McElroy was a big, violent, intimidating piece of shit. He spent his entire life terrorizing the small town of Skidmore, Missouri, yet despite his despicable crimes, he never served a day in jail. Everyone in town knew not to mess with him...until 1981 when they were OVER it.

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Taylor Parker | 143 Mar 13, 2025

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Wade Griffin and Taylor Parker lived on a hog farm in rural TX. In 2020, they fell on hard times and were looking to sell some of their livestock when they came across a man online who was in the market for hogs. Scott Robinson lived in Wynnewood, OK which is over 3 hours away and with Taylor being over 9 months pregnant, she opted out of traveling but insisted Wade go so they don't lose the sale. Taylor was being induced that day so the plan was to meet at the hospital after the deal was done. Wade made the trek only to be told by the homeowner that he had been catfished. He was pissed at the thought of missing the birth of his first child, but he had no idea what type of evil he was actually dealing with

Today's episode is a dark one...

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Kalinka Bamberski | 142 Mar 06, 2025

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In 2009, police in Mulhouse, France got an anonymous call to go to a street across from the customs office in town. When they got there, they found a 74 year old man bound, gagged, beaten up & tied to a fence. He was alive, but in bad shape. This is the story of Kalinka Bamberski, Andre Bamberski and a 27 year mission to get justice.

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Matthew Heikkila | 141 Feb 27, 2025

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Marta Morales became smitten with her coworker, Matthew Heikkila, and the feeling was mutual. They dated for a few months before he surprised her on her 20th birthday with a trip to Manhattan for a date night at the iconic Windows of the World restaurant. The night was far from over though because there was one more surprise in store...

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Brenda Heist | 140 Feb 20, 2025

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In February 2002, siblings Morgan & Lee Heist came home from school to an empty house. They assumed their mom, 42 year old Brenda Heist, was at the grocery store, but when hours passed with no sign of her, they called their dad to come home from work. This would be the start of a missing persons case that lasted over a decade with an ending nobody saw coming.

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Mary Day | 139 Feb 13, 2025

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Mary Day mysteriously disappeared in 1981 after a fight with her parents. She was known to run away but as the years went by her sister was convinced something more sinister happened. In the early 90s she filed a missing persons report but it didn't go anywhere for nearly a decade. Finally in 2003, a jaw dropping discovery was made that turned this investigation into the most bizarre and baffling case that detectives have ever worked on.

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Dorothy Donovan | 138 Feb 06, 2025

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In 1991, Charles Holden walked into his childhood home to find his mom, Dorothy, had been brutally murdered. When cops start asking him some hard questions, he tells them an insane story...unbelievable, really. The case goes cold for 13 years and when it's finally resolved, everyone is shocked.

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Paul Lambert | 137 Jan 30, 2025

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Imagine learning that you were being followed all day and all night. Imagine every time you went to sleep, there was someone in your backyard watching you. Imagine decompressing after a long day of work and realizing there is someone in your closet. This is the creepy ass story of Paul Lambert & Angela Jay.

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Clayton Daniels | 136 Jan 23, 2025

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In 2004, Molly Daniels got the terrible news that at just 21 years old, she was now a widow with two young kids. Her husband, Clayton Daniels, had been killed in a terrible car accident. As investigators look into the cause of the crash, something ain't right. They have a murder on their hands and as they go to arrest the obvious suspects, they realize it is NOT AT ALL what they thought.
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Peter & Joan Porco | 135 Jan 16, 2025

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In November 2004, Peter Porco started his day just like any other: he got dressed for work, made breakfast, unloaded the dishwasher and went outside to get the morning newspaper. However when he walked back in, he immediately dropped to the floor and died. Hours later, a colleague comes by to check on him and discovers a horrific crime scene. This story proves how incredible and powerful the human brain really is...
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