The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

In the mid-1980s, numerous bodies were discovered along the highways of the American South over the course of several years. They were all women. They all had red hair. And all of them had been murdered.This is a unique case unlike any other we’ve ever told. Because it involves a podcast host who went beyond what you’d normally expect of a podcaster.How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterSpecial Thanks:Shane Watershttps://www.itsfoulplay.comResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerSources:Redhead Murders WikipediaFox 17 Nashville NBC News KentuckyFindagrave.comAppalachain UnsolvedJohnson City PressThe Evening Times

The courtyard of an elementary school is probably the last place on earth you'd expect someone to attempt hiring a hitman. Not for a mom in Southern Australia in 2001.How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterSpecial Thanks:Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.DResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerSources:Dead By Friday, Derek Pedley (2012)Contract Killers: Who Killed Carolyn Matthews?The Sydney Morning HeraldThe Daily MailNZ HeraldTrue Crime LibraryThe Adelaide AdvertiserThe Adelaide Advertiser #2ABC.net.au

On the morning of August 30th, 2000 - Mark Lundy left a series of messages on his wife’s phone, sounding increasingly irritated that she hadn’t called him back. When he finally did receive a callback, it wasn’t from his wife, but from a friend telling him that the police were at his house…Something horrible had happened. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Mike White https://www.stuff.co.nz/authors/mike-white  Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Justin Hellstrom Sources: Anatomy of a Scandal What The Jury Didn’t Hear Lundy’s Last Chance Brain in a Bucket Salient Magazine Mark Lundy Wikipedia Mark Lundy Appeal (2019) The Mystery of Mark Lundy’s Shirt Mark Lundy Privy Council Appeal (2013)

40-year-old mother Carole Packman had been living in a toxic household - with a husband who physically abused her, and was openly having an affair with another woman he’d invited to live with them.Carole had the means, motive, and opportunity to vanish completely and start fresh somewhere else. And for nearly ten years, that’s exactly what everybody thought she’d done.How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerEditing:Justin HellstromFeatured Podcast:Murderishhttps://murderish.com Sources:Investigating the Almost Perfect Murders, Anthony Nott (2020)The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph #2Kensington NewsThe GuardianGuernsey PressWhen Missing Turns to MurderThe Investigator: A British Crime StoryBBC Murder and FraudMirror.co.ukRussel Causley Conviction Appeal 2003The Justice Gap

In June 2011, UK author Helen Bailey began writing a blog after the death of her husband as a way to deal with her grief and to provide comfort and a voice to the bereaved.She openly chronicled her journey following her loss - the ins and outs, the highs and lows, and eventually revealed that things were, indeed, getting better for her - she’d met someone: a man she called “The Gorgeous Grey-Haired Widower.”How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerEditing:Justin HellstromSources:Death of an Author - Hilary NettletonWhen Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis - Helen Bailey Diane Stewart ObituaryDaily Mail #1 Daily Mail #2Daily Mail #3 Daily Mail #4Daily Mail #5 Daily Mail #6Plainsmenpost #1Plainsmenpost #2BBC Helen Bailey Wiki Crown Sentencing RemarksDiane 911 Call ITV What The Killer Did Next Documentary Trial Testimony Twitter ThreadCambridge News  Murdered by My Fiance DocumentaryHelen Missing Persons Phone CallEvening StandardThe Times ExpressThe SunHuffington Post

Charlotte and Brent Springford Sr. were well-respected, successful, progressive-minded pillars of their community in Montgomery, Alabama. Everything in their lives seemed perfect, but that was all about to change.How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerSpecial Thanks:Mark PinskyDrifting Into DarknessEditing:Justin HellstromRecommendation:Lies In Bonehttps://www.audible.com/pd/Lies-in-Bone-Audiobook/B09RG7BR4Sources:Drifting Into Darkness, Mark Pinsky (2022)Boulder Weekly #1Boulder Weekly #2AlabamaNews.netCaroline Scoutt ObituaryDenver PostNewcastle News Letter Journal #1Newcastle News Letter Journal #2Newcastle News Letter Journal #3Springford’s ObituaryBonnie’s BlogDrifting Into DarknessMark Pinsky

Valentine’s Day 2010 was supposed to be the perfect day for Richard and Stacey Schoeck to re-stoke old fires of desire. Like many couples, work, kids, and other commitments had meant little time for passion. But they were about to change all that.Their plan was to meet up in a secret, secluded spot, in the pitch-black darkness of the North Georgia countryside. A perfect place to drink some wine, exchange their Valentine’s …and maybe more. Tragically, they’d never get that chance.How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerResearch:Ashton MorrowEditing:Justin HellstromSources:Stacey Schoeck: The Valentine’s Day Killer, by Ana BentonDateline NBC, A Perfect Spot, S23 E36Oxygen Snapped, S19 E10Stacey Morgan Schoeck FacebookTrueCrimeDaily.comGainesville Times Article #1Gainesville Times Article #2Gainesville Times Article #3Gainesville Times Article #4Gainesville Times Article #5Gainesville Times Article #6Gainesville Times Article #7  Gainesville Times Article #8Gainesville Times Article #9FindlawAJC NewsLegacy ObituariesMurderpediaAnita DurairajNewspapers.comMemorial WebsitesInquisitr.com

Jo Rogers and her two daughters disappeared after taking their first vacation together.. Tragically it would be their last.Their bodies were later discovered floating in Tampa Bay with all signs horrifically pointing to the probability they’d been thrown overboard alive - bound and weighed down with cinder blocks.It would be a crime that would go unsolved for three years. That's until a group of determined cold case investigators decided to take another look at the case - a case that would make it to the famous TV show "Unsolved Mysteries", and onto billboards, all in a desperate attempt to track down a man they suspected was a serial killer.How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterSpecial Thanks:Christina CraneResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerEditing:Justin HellstromFeatured Podcast:History Daily - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-daily/id1591095413Sources:Death Cruise (1996) by Don Davishttps://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-1-sunset/https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-2-haunted/https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-3-neighbors/https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-4-the-tin-man/https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-5-silver-bullet/https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-6-night-stories/https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-7-the-magic-kingdom/https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/postscript/http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/chandler1275.htm https://www.newspapers.com/image/238443943/?terms=%22Ivelisse%20Berrios%22&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/635786335/?terms=%22Ivelisse%20Berrios%22&match=1https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2014-02-25-fl-coral-springs-cold-case-20140224-story.htmlhttps://www.tampabay.com/incoming/killer-linked-to-another-murder/2167401/https://coralspringstalk.com/coral-springs-police-crack-23-year-old-cold-case-6986https://www.tampabay.com/narratives/2019/06/05/from-2011-i-dont-need-any-closure-hal-rogers-rebuilds-his-life-oba-chandler-is-about-to-lose-his/https://www.newspapers.com/image/238443943/?terms=Ivelisse%20Berrios&match=1

After Nicole Addimando fatally shot her partner in what she claimed was self-defense, she was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. At her trial the details surrounding her history of abuse were excluded, essentially removing the context for what happened the night of the shooting from the jury.As much as this case examines the darker side of the judicial system it also highlights human strength and the immense power of friendship, love, and compassion - the unstoppable force behind a group of women who have fought fiercely to bring not only Nikki’s truth to light but the injustice all criminalized survivors of intimate partner violence face.How to support:For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -Go to - PatreonHow to connect:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterHOW TO HELP NIKKI1. SIGN THE PETITION Click HereBy signing the petition supporting Nikki’s clemency, you’re asking Governor Hochul to grant Nikki clemency to reunite her with her children who desperately need their mother. 2. CONTRIBUTE TO FAMILY TRUST Click HereYour donation will go directly to the Addimando Family Trust, which supports the current and future needs of Nikki and her children, now 9 and nearly 7.To find out more go to:We Stand With Nikki WebsiteInstagramTwitterFacebookFor Support:National Domestic Violence Hotline1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)https://www.thehotline.orgMusic Credit:“You were the safety” by JOLENEProduced by Aaron KrauseMastered by Wil ReevesResearch & Writing:Ryan DeiningerSources:https://gen.medium.com/nikki-had-proof-shed-been-abused-but-was-it-enough-for-self-defense-bd9f196396ebhttps://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/domesticviolencesentence.pdfhttps://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2020/2020-ny-slip-op-20048.htmlhttps://westandwithnikki.com/https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/2021/11/on-september-28-2017-nikki-addimando-fatally-shot-her-boyfriend-christopher-grover-there-is-significant-evidence-that-chri.htmlhttps://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002/ https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1550&context=ulj https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article35.phphttps://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/when-can-a-woman-who-kills-her-abuser-claim-self-defensehttps://lemonadamedia.com/show/believeherhttps://www.poughkeepsiejournal.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicole-addimando-murder-case-chris-grover-48-hours

To many residents in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, Nicole Addimando and Christopher Grover appeared to be an ideal couple raising two young children. So how did Chris wind up dead, and Nikki behind bars? When the truth behind the shooting was finally revealed, the details would be more shocking, and more devastating, than anyone wanted to believe. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter HOW TO HELP NIKKI 1. SIGN THE PETITION Click Here By signing the petition supporting Nikki’s clemency, you’re asking Governor Hochul to grant Nikki clemency to reunite her with her children who desperately need their mother.  2. CONTRIBUTE TO FAMILY TRUST Click Here Your donation will go directly to the Addimando Family Trust, which supports the current and future needs of Nikki and her children, now 9 and nearly 7. To find out more go to: We Stand With Nikki Website Instagram Twitter Facebook For Support: National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) https://www.thehotline.org Special Guests: Dr. Gail Dines Culture Reframed Music Credit: “You were the safety” by JOLENE Produced by Aaron Krause Mastered by Wil Reeves Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: https://gen.medium.com/nikki-had-proof-shed-been-abused-but-was-it-enough-for-self-defense-bd9f196396eb https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/domesticviolencesentence.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2020/2020-ny-slip-op-20048.html https://westandwithnikki.com/ https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/2021/11/on-september-28-2017-nikki-addimando-fatally-shot-her-boyfriend-christopher-grover-there-is-significant-evidence-that-chri.html https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002 https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002/  https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1550&context=ulj  https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article35.php https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/when-can-a-woman-who-kills-her-abuser-claim-self-defense https://lemonadamedia.com/show/believeher https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicole-addimando-murder-case-chris-grover-48-hours