Morbid

A retelling of the frantic summer of 1916 when multiple violent shark attacks terrorized the Jersey Shore. The conversation traces specific beach incidents, the frantic public response, and the organized hunts and precautions that followed. It also examines how a single summer reshaped cultural fear of sharks and spurred sensational media coverage.

A twisted murder-for-hire plotted by a meddling mother leads to fraud, fake identities, and a sham annulment. The kidnapping, brutal killing, and a shallow grave are reconstructed alongside confessions and conflicting testimony. Courtroom drama erupts with explosive testimony, cross-examination, and a shocking guilty verdict followed by appeals and executions.

A 1958 disappearance tangled in toxic family dynamics and a shocking annulment plot. Daily harassment, threatening phone calls, and a mother’s escalating schemes take center stage. A staged identity swap and hired accomplices reveal a calculated conspiracy. Investigation pivots after a confession leads police to a shallow grave.

They unpack a documentary about a modeling competition and the exploitation behind reality TV. They highlight cruel production tactics, harmful photo shoots, and manipulative editing that created villain narratives. They discuss body-shaming, racist and sexualized treatment, dangerous stunts, and how contestants’ careers and wellbeing were damaged.

A batch of listener-submitted UFO encounters, from blinding blue lights and tall gray figures to dome-shaped craft hovering over Irish trees. Creepy audio tales include phantom footsteps, impossible disappearances, and a car stalling under strange magnetic influence. Spooky photos and reports of a floating torso in a dorm mirror round out the collection of chilling, unexplained experiences.

A chilling chronicle of a woman who used online romance to target older men. Fast marriages, sudden health declines, and suspicious deaths surface alongside long histories of fraud. Media sleuthing uncovers decades of aliases and court cases. The story follows arrests, plea deals, releases with restrictions, and the unsettling gaps that kept victims at risk.

They walk through historic amusement park failures, from early roller coaster disasters to midcentury collapses. The discussion covers mechanical flukes, human foolishness, and changing safety rules. Listeners hear how tragic crashes shaped laws, community responses, and the evolution of ride engineering.

In the summer of 1998, eighty-two-year-old New York socialite Irene Silverman disappeared from her Manhattan townhouse without a trace. Silverman’s friends were immediately concerned, as it was completely out of character for Irene to leave town without telling anyone. Coincidentally, on the same day Irene Silverman disappeared, authorities in New York arrested Sante Kimes and her son, Kenny, on a charge of check fraud. Unbeknownst to investigators, these two events were directly linked.In the wake of the arrest of Kimes and her son, investigators discovered a number of links between the mother and son con artists and Irene Silverman that would not only lead to the discovery of Silverman’s body, but also to a years’ long crime spree that included everything from check fraud and impersonation to arson and murder. In the annals of American crime, it’s rare to find a series of violent crimes committed by a woman. And among those women, it is rarer still to find one so brutal, cunning, and manipulative as Sante Kimes.ReferencesAssociated Press. 1985. "Couple charged with slavery." The Union (Grass Valley, CA), August 6: 4.Bashinsky, Ruth, and Larry Sutton. 1998. "She lived in the present, belebrated ballet past." Daily News (New York, NY), July 8: 2.Finkelstein, Katherine. 2000. "Mother and son are given life sentences." New York Times, June 28.Kirsta, Alix. 1999. "The lady vanishes." The Guardian, November 20.Kocieniewski, David. 1998. "Deed ceding widow's house to suspects is found, police say." New York Times, July 25.NBC News. 2025. "The devil wore white." Dateline, January 1.Rohde, David. 1998. "2 now face murder charge in widow's disappearance." New York Times, December 17.—. 2000. "Jury hears a murder defendant's outburst; a woman screams for fairness." New York Times, April 29.Rohde, David, and Julian Barnes. 2000. "Without a body, murder case of widow relies on circumstantial evidence." New York Times, May 16.Sante Kimes v. United States. 1989. 86-1267 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, October 31).Walker, Kent. 2001. Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America. New York, NY: William Morrow.  Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A deep dive into a chilling series of murders, focusing on lurings, drownings, and gruesome body disposal methods. The discovery of human remains in blocked drains and the plumbing clue that cracked the case are highlighted. Listeners hear about failed cover-up attempts, the police tracing evidence back to an apartment, and the shocking scale of confessed killings.

A chilling recap of a serial killer’s discovery, confessions, and grisly disposal methods. Stories cover early murders, necrophilia, and hiding bodies under floorboards. Listeners hear about survivor escapes, police inaction, and how opportunity and anger shaped later crimes. The episode ends by teasing the capture to come.