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Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on May 2026. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·        https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/18/sam-altman-house-attack-ai ·        https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nslc-stolen-alcohol-covid-19-pandemic-9.7145159 ·        https://ca.style.yahoo.com/true-story-soviet-scientist-tried-120000580.html ·        https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/national/25590329.rare-bottle-arctic-beer-opened-150-years-revive-brew/ ·        https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-robotic-systems-russia-army-positions-ukraine/ ·        https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/trump-suck-humiliated-canada-denies-033924257.html ·        https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/nazi-rhetoric-mla-slammed-for-blood-and-soil-remark-in-bc-legislature/ ·        https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-man-impaired-driver-suspension-burger  ·        https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360967858/three-women-trial-using-sex-toys-passed-out-man  ·        https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/rfk-jr-dead-raccoon-penis-37011736 ·        https://people.com/museum-titanic-exhibit-begins-flooding-114-anniversary-of-ship-sinking-11952940 ·        https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l92yv4mydo ·        https://people.com/safari-guide-killed-by-charging-elephant-11953394 ·        https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/former-alabama-player-wore-wigs-makeup-to-impersonate-nfl-players-in-20m-fraud-case-court/article_5cfe3b75-4846-49c5-8078-fd994c70caed.html 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this mid-century modern monster installment, Mike and JT head to the land of endless corn and seasonal depression to meet the Loveland Frogman, a three-foot-tall bipedal amphibian with the posture of a disappointed cross-country coach. First spotted in 1955 smelling like "wet almonds," this heavily moisturized cryptid didn't truly explode until 1972, when two credible police officers encountered it squatting on a secluded road. JT questions the tactical advantage of a "monster" that stands at waist-height and brandishes a sparking wand like a confused, three-foot-tall warlock who lost his way to Hogwarts. The "amphibious anxiety" reached its peak when Officer Mark Matthews applied 3,000 pounds of American steel to the problem, only to discover the legendary beast was actually just a cold, tailless pet iguana that had been released into the Ohio suburbs. Despite this profoundly disappointing revelation, the legend survives in local folklore and even a staged musical, proving that humans will always prefer a magic-wielding frog over a boring, scientific explanation involving irresponsible pet ownership. Sources  ●    Clark, Jerome. Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena. Visible Ink Press, 2012. (General cryptid research detailing the 1955 and 1972 sightings). ●    Officer Ray Shockey and Officer Mark Matthews. Eyewitness accounts and original police reports from March 1972, often cited in local Ohio news archives (detailing the three-foot height and the creature's stick/wand). ●    The Cincinnati Enquirer / Associated Press. Contemporary news reports from 1972 detailing the sightings, the subsequent investigation, and the ultimate, suppressed identification of the creature as a large iguana. ●    Folklore and Cultural Studies. Analysis of the Loveland Frog's enduring presence in Ohio urban legend, including the creation of musicals and local festivals dedicated to the creature. ________________________________________ Ghost Bites on Suno AI: ⁠https://suno.com/@ghostbitespod⁠ To listen to songs based on each episode, separated by season. This episode was produced with permission and licenses from Epidemic Sound Pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on April 2026. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://people.com/man-charged-days-after-kimberly-clark-toilet-paper-warehouse-fire-11948038 https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/3-teenagers-arrested-after-man-bear-sprayed-during-pokemon-card-robbery-vpd/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-after-allegedly-winning-400000-on-maduro-raid/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr71lkzv49po https://globalnews.ca/news/11812170/ontario-sell-doug-ford-jet/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/canadian-tourist-charged-after-allegedly-torturing-flamingo-at-las-vegas-hotel/R2VGTABK4JH3ZK64OLI53TRQWQ/ https://www.wevv.com/news/crime/man-arrested-accused-of-sexual-act-with-dead-deer/article_27db8ca5-7ca7-4ff9-beba-af48a33711bf.html https://soranews24.com/2020/03/15/osaka-man-reserved-and-cancelled-1873-seats-at-two-baseball-games-to-get-more-space-for-self/ https://www.businessinsider.com/epstein-files-show-fbi-probed-4chan-posts-prison-death-2026-2 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ·         Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our 200th episode we decided to go back to the old format of doing two cases on one theme on one episode. We also had Beck, Mike's original cohost back as a guest! JT covered the execution of Louis-August Papavoine in Paris France. Sources • AN EXECUTION IN PARIS (Essay by Dr. Robert Macnish). Accessed via Executed Today. • AN EXECUTION IN PARIS (Excerpt mentioning Victor Hugo's reference to Papavoine). Accessed via Executed Today. • Diminished responsibility and enforcing the death penalty (France, 19th-20th centuries) (Article by Nicolas Picard on the Napoleonic Penal Code, Article 64, and the 1832 reforms). Accessed via ResearchGate. • Procès criminel de Louis-Auguste Papavoine (Trial proceedings information). Accessed via Criminocorpus. • Procès et interrogatoires de Louis-Auguste Papavoine (Source regarding crime details). Accessed via Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) Catalogue. Louis-August Papavoine (Biography snippet). Accessed via Wikipedia. • Louis Auguste PAPAVOINE (Dates and occupation information). Accessed via Drouot Estimations. • 1825: Louis August Papavoine, An Execution in Paris (Date and crime location details). Accessed via Executed Today. • The Last Day of a Condemned Man (Victor Hugo novella reference and commentary on the anguish of execution). Accessed via Executed Today tag page. Mike covered the Kentucky Tragedy the Beauchamp-Sharp Tragedy of 1825. Sources ● Beauchamp, Jereboam O. The confession of Jereboam Beauchamp (written by himself) who was executed at Frankfort, Ky., for the murder of Col. Solomon P. Sharp. Kentucky: H.T. Goodsell. (Accessed via Cornell University Law Library Trial Pamphlets Collection). ○ https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sat1109 ● EBSCO Research Starters. “World Enough and Time: Analysis of Setting/Major Characters.” ● iHeart.com. “Beauchamp-Sharpe Tragedy of 1825.” Stuff You Missed in History Class (Podcast). ● Kentucky Historical Society. “Romantic 1825 Tragedy.” Historical Marker Program. https://history.ky.gov/markers/romantic-1825-tragedy. ● Kimball, William J. “The Kentucky Tragedy: Romance or Politics?” The Filson Club History Quarterly. https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/publicationpdfs/48-1-3_The-Kentucky-Tragedy-Romance-of-Politics_Kimball-William-J..pdf. ● Murder by Gaslight. “The Kentucky Tragedy.” http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2014/02/the-kentucky-tragedy.html. ● MTSU.edu. “New Light on Beauchamp’s Confession.” https://w1.mtsu.edu/borders/archives/9/New_Light_on_Beauchamp_s_Confession.pdf. ● Oxford Reference. “Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy.” ● Poe Studies. “Poe's Politian and the Beauchamp-Sharp Tragedy.” https://www.eapoe.org/pstudies/ps1970/p1971203.htm. ● Schoenbachler, Matthew G. Murder and Madness: The Myth of the Kentucky Tragedy. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2009. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_cultural_history/30/. ● Wikipedia. “Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauchamp%E2%80%93Sharp_Tragedy. ● Wikipedia. “Jereboam O. Beauchamp.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jereboam_O._Beauchamp. ● Wikipedia. “Politian (play).” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politian_(play. ● Wikipedia. “Solomon P. Sharp.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_P._Sharp. Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Medieval Crimes and Punishment. This week Mike brings you some fun ridiculous Guilty By Association cases with animals. Sources Anon. (n.d.). Animal Trial. Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_trial Anon. (n.d.). Ducking Stool. Wikipedia. Retrieved from(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking_stool) Anon. (n.d.). Shepherd Fleece Their Masters: Middle Ages – The Golden Age of Fraud. Medium. Retrieved from https://vyongewa.medium.com/middle-ages-the-golden-age-of-fraud-f2907125e483 Anon. (n.d.). Unusual Medieval Laws You Won’t Believe! Medieval Justice Explored. Modern History TV. Retrieved from(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmTXiVfas7Q) Anon. (2023, June 29). Strange Medieval Courts: Animals on Trial in the Middle Ages. Medieval Torture Museum. Retrieved from https://medievaltorturemuseum.com/blog/strange-medieval-courts-animals-trial-middle-ages/ Black, E. (n.d.). 8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History. Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/story/8-unusual-punishments-inflicted-on-women-throughout-history Duffett, J. (n.d.). The Scold’s Bridle. Lancaster Castle. Retrieved from https://www.lancastercastle.com/history-heritage/further-articles/the-scolds-bridle/ MacLeod, V. (n.d.). The Scolds Bridle: A Terrifying and Haunting Tool of Punishment. Reddit. Retrieved from(https://www.reddit.com/r/SnapshotHistory/comments/1hkwtde_the_scolds_bridle_a_terrifying_and_haunting_tool/) Miller, B. (2023, August 30). The Dark History of Animal Trials. All That’s Interesting. Retrieved from https://allthatsinteresting.com/animal-trials Skoda, H. (2018, June 7). Students raising hell since the Middle Ages.  Times Higher Education. Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/students-raising-hell-since-middle-ages   Stanford University. (2013). Regarding an outrageous incident at the University of Paris.  Global Medieval Sourcebook. Retrieved from https://sourcebook.stanford.edu/text/regarding-outrageous-incident-university-paris   Szabo, V. E. (2022, January 25). Whaling and the North Atlantic right whale. WCU News. Retrieved from https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2022/01/history-project-is-helping-inform-a-documentary-on-endangered-right-whales.aspx Tandfonline. (n.d.). ‘Noctivagione et pertubacione pacis’ (wandering about at night and disturbing the peace).  Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23801883.2023.2201956   University of Oxford. (n.d.). St Scholastica’s Day Riot.  Oxford History. Retrieved from https://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/mayors/government/scholastica.html   Wyatt, K. (2021, February 2). The Basel rooster and the oversized egg. MythFolks. Retrieved from https://www.mythfolks.com/animal-trials-middle-ages Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Medieval Crimes and Punishment. This week JT brings you the story of the 1229 University of Paris strike. Sources Rabb, T. G. (n.d.). Parens scientiarum: Papal regulations for the University of Paris by Gregory IX, April 13, 1231.  Medieval History Sourcebook. Retrieved from https://medieval.ucdavis.edu/120B/Paris.html   Skoda, H. (n.d.). Students raising hell since the Middle Ages.  Times Higher Education. Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/students-raising-hell-since-middle-ages   Tandfonline. (n.d.). 'Noctivagione et pertubacione pacis' (wandering about at night and disturbing the peace).  Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23801883.2023.2201956   University of Cambridge. (n.d.). Parens scientiarum generation.  Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/scholarly-community-at-the-early-university-of-paris/parens-scientiarum-generation/8B4B3FFD4809120508F9DEC7A876EAE2   University of Oxford. (n.d.). St Scholastica's Day Riot.  Oxford History. Retrieved from https://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/mayors/government/scholastica.html   Wikiwand. (n.d.). Parens scientiarum.  Retrieved from https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Parens_scientiarum   Wikimedia Foundation. (n.d.). 1229 University of Paris strike.  Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1229_University_of_Paris_strike   Wikimedia Foundation. (n.d.). List of papal bulls.  Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_papal_bulls   Wikimedia Foundation. (n.d.). University of Paris.  Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Paris   Wikimedia Foundation. (n.d.). Parens scientiarum.  Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parens_scientiarum   Young, S. E. (n.d.). The “Parens scientiarum generation” of theologians at Paris between 1215 and 1248.  The University of Chicago Press. Retrieved from https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/689916 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content!  Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Organized Crime. For a third time we come back to Organized Crime but with a sillier set of crimes. Sources Fox News. (2019). Chicago mobster Joey ‘The Clown’ Lombardo dead. Justia Law. (n.d.). United States v. Gigante, 982 F. Supp. 140 (E.D.N.Y. 1997). Macnish, R. (2017). 1825: Louis August Papavoine, An Execution in Paris. Executed Today. PBS NewsHour. (n.d.). 8 moments that define Jon Stewart. Smithsonian Magazine. (2020). The Life and Hard Times Of Cleveland's Mafia: How Danny Greene's Murder Exploded The Godfather Myth. Time. (1990). Is The Godfather Insane—or Crazy Like a Fox?. Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. (2011). The Kentucky Tragedy in Literature. University Press of Kentucky. (n.d.). The Kentucky Tragedy. Wikipedia. (n.d.). Louis-August Papavoine. Wikipedia. (n.d.). Joseph Lombardo. Wikipedia. (n.d.). Vincent Gigante. YouTube. (n.d.). The FBI Files: The Oddfather. YouTube. (n.d.). The Ridiculous and Wild World of Organized Crime. Wikiquote. (n.d.). Mobster Quotes. Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content!  Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Organized Crime. This episode Mike covers Albenie J. Violette better known as Joe Walnut from New Brunswick Canada. Sources Anon. (n.d.). Joe Walnut & Detective Carr’s First Encounter. Backyard History. Retrieved from https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/joe-walnut-detective-carrs-first-encounter Anon. (n.d.). Joe Walnut & Detective Carr’s First Encounter.  Backyard History. Retrieved from https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/joe-walnut-detective-carrs-first-encounter   Anon. (n.d.). Joe Walnut and the Madawaska Mob.  Backyard History. Retrieved from https://backyardhistory.ca/f/joe-walnut-and-the-madawaska-mob   Anon. (n.d.). Prohibition in New Brunswick.  Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved from(http://archives.gnb.ca/associates/Newsletters/2011-31-Winter-e.pdf)   Anon. (n.d.). Prohibition-era gangsters. W. J. Helmer. Retrieved from https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7ea2794cde7a79e7c00582/t/630d2a814ca14379ad60d0d0/1661807234080/prohibition-gangsters.pdf   Anon. (n.d.). Rum Running part – 1. Yarmouth.org. Retrieved from https://yarmouth.org/villages/town/history/rumrun/rum01.htm   Anon. (n.d.). Rum Running in the Crazy 1920s.  Backyard History. Retrieved from https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/rum-running-in-the-crazy-1920s   Anon. (n.d.). Temperance and Prohibition. OpenTextBC. Retrieved from https://opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/chapter/7-7-temperance-and-prohibition/   Anon. (n.d.). The Trapper & the Detective: Part 1.  Backyard History. Retrieved from(https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/the-trapper-the-detective?blogcategory=Rum+Runners+%26+Prohibition)   Anon. (n.d.). Top five mobsters you’ve probably never heard of.  The Mob Museum Blog. Retrieved from https://themobmuseum.org/blog/top-five-mobsters-youve-probably-never-heard-of/   Anon. (n.d.). Violette family fonds.  Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved from(http://archives.gnb.ca/associates/Newsletters/2011-31-Winter-e.pdf)   Anon. (2023, December 31). Albani/Albenie Joseph Violette b. 6 Oct 1873 St. Leonard-Parent, NB d. 24 Apr 1928 St. Leonard, NB.  Violette Registry. Retrieved from(https://violetteregistry.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=P2846&tree=vfa1)   Clark, J., & Collin, M. (2023, September 6). A.J. Violette: New Brunswick’s very own Al Capone.  Global News. Retrieved from https://globalnews.ca/news/9934704/aj-violette-bootlegger-rum-moonshine-creek-distillery/.   MacLean, A. (n.d.). Joe Walnut and the Madawaska Mob.  Backyard History. Retrieved from https://backyardhistory.ca/f/joe-walnut-and-the-madawaska-mob   MacLean, A. (n.d.). Joe Walnut & Detective Carr’s First Encounter.  Backyard History. Retrieved from https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/joe-walnut-detective-carrs-first-encounter   Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. (n.d.). Prohibition in New Brunswick.  Retrieved from(http://archives.gnb.ca/associates/Newsletters/2011-31-Winter-e.pdf)   Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content!  Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Organized Crime. JT talks about Mickey Duffy. Sources Anon. (n.d.). 1920s in organized crime. Wikipedia.  Anon. (n.d.). Angelo Bruno. Wikipedia.  Anon. (n.d.). Mickey Duffy. Wikipedia.  Decter, S. (n.d.). Mickey Duffy: The Only Good Gangster is a Dead Gangster!.  Sherilyn Decter. Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery. (n.d.). John J. Bricker.  Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery. (n.d.). Michael Cusick aka “Mickey Duffy” (1888-1931). Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery. Helmer, W. J. (n.d.). Prohibition-era gangsters.  Mob Museum. (n.d.). Angelo Bruno. The Mob Museum.  Mob Museum. (n.d.). Top five mobsters you’ve probably never heard of.  The Mob Museum Blog. Off the Leash. (n.d.). The Jersey Trio: Waxey Gordon, Max Greenberg, and Max Hassel. Off the Leash.  Philadelphia Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Bootlegging. Philadelphia Encyclopedia.  Philadelphia Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Prohibition. Philadelphia Encyclopedia.  Philadelphia crime family. (n.d.). Wikipedia.  Richards, E. W. (n.d.). Beer Baron Max Hassel. Berks History Center. Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content!  Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on March 2026. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/moose-attack-bienfait-sask-man-saves-mother-9.7082085 https://ca.style.yahoo.com/york-hospital-delivers-biggest-baby-182821637.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/border-agents-seize-more-260-212223166.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-funding-cuba-9.7105223 https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/mexico-sends-second-aid-package-to-cuba-as-us-tightens-energy-blockade/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-94-secularism-school-staff-9.7106299 https://www.ksl.com/article/51446742/i-dont-feel-very-safe-utah-man-accused-of-waterboarding-teen-daughter https://m.economictimes.com/us/news/frenchman-arrives-in-the-emergency-room-with-a-wwi-era-missile-lodged-in-his-rectum-doctors-halt-surgery-midway-and-called-bomb-squad/articleshow/127879865.cms https://www.rawstory.com/tim-burchett-barack-obama-created/    https://people.com/little-rascals-star-bug-hall-took-a-vow-of-poverty-and-lives-off-the-grid-with-his-5-kids-11894920 https://sciencesbrief.com/why-do-we-never-see-baby-pigeons-in-cities-the-scientific-explanation/ 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ·         Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Politically motivated crimes. Mike talks about the Geopolitics of Grievance and the differences between Canada and the USA’s approach. Sources  ICCT: Buffalo Attack Analysis Manifesto    CTC Sentinel: The Buffalo Attack: The Cumulative Momentum of Far-Right Terror    CBC News: Court hears 911 call, Quebec City mosque shooter asks if people are injured    CityNews: Quick quotes about the sentence given to Alexandre Bissonnette    Wikipedia: Quebec City Mosque Shooting    The Guardian: Canada mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette    Wikipedia: Diagolon    CBC News: Jeremy Mackenzie, leader of the controversial Diagolon movement, arrested    Wikipedia: Pat King (activist)    UMKC School of Law: The Timothy McVeigh Trial    ICCT: Payton Gendron Manifesto Quotes    NY AG Report: Buffalo Shooting Online Platforms Report    Middlebury Institute: The Buffalo Terrorist Attack    CTC Sentinel: The Buffalo Attack: The Cumulative Momentum of Far-Right Terror    Public Order Emergency Commission: Role of Intelligence    House of Commons: SECU Committee Evidence    FBI: Testimony of Christopher Wray    US Gov Info: Hearing on Domestic Terrorism    Washington & Lee Law Review: First Amendment Analysis    House of Commons Hansard: Emergency Debate    Wikipedia: Quebec City Mosque Shooting    Global News: Diagolon Explainer    Esprit de Corps: On Target    Global News: Diagolon Explainer    Wikipedia: Diagolon    TandF Online: Diagolon and the Freedom Convoy    NAWL: Protesters Need to Understand Canada’s Charter    EBSCO: Earth Liberation Front Resorts Arson    ACC Research: Diagolon and Militant Accelerationism    The Guardian: Marie Mason Speaks from Jail    Jury Verdict Alert: Pat King Forklift Case    Senate of Canada: Senator Marshall Intervention    CAHN: Diagolon Report    NRC: ELF Arson Mistake    The Guardian: Police admit officer’s role in mass release of mink    The Guardian: Mink rampage is worldwide    Penn State Libraries: The Buffalo Terrorist Attack    Giffords: Complaint against Gendron Parents    NTUA: Word Frequency Analysis    GitLab: Word Frequency    Singju Post: Matt Bissonnette Transcript    Criminology Journal: ELF Vail Ski Resort Arson    Reddit: Mink Release Ecological Disaster    UK Parliament: Eradication of Mink    Wikipedia: Timeline of ALF Actions    The Physiologist: ALF Lobster Release    The Guardian: Lobster Boiling is Murder    CBC News: Bissonnette Sentencing    YouTube: Alexandre Bissonnette Interrogation    ACC Research: Diagolon Gun or Rope    PBS: Oklahoma City Not New Revolution    CAHN: Jeremy MacKenzie Testimony    GovInfo: The Compound Era of US Counterterrorism    Supreme Court: Journal 1952    CBC News: Tamara Lich Bail Hearing    Wikipedia: Ram Ranch    Wikipedia: Canada Convoy Protest    Reddit: Ram Ranch Resistance    The Guardian: Alek Minassian Interview    Global News: Toronto Van Attack Suspect Motive https://youtu.be/24v3C37JLwA?si=ZC3H8wzaGD-440P8  Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content!  Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Unfiltered Gaffe series from Brew Crime. If you’re looking for polite, carefully curated, down-the-middle commentary, you have definitely clicked on the wrong episode. In this debut episode, host J.T. skips the pleasantries, throws the script out the window, and lets it all loose. Join us for a no-holds-barred, breathless rant on the absolute state of current affairs. From the week's biggest political blunders to the societal nonsense we're all pretending is normal, J.T. is saying the quiet parts out loud. If you enjoyed, feel free to join subscribe to J.T.'s Substack of the same name. It's free and there are no paywalls. No payment needed! https://unfilteredgaffe.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back with the latest theme of Politically motivated crimes. JT brings us the stories of the attempted assassinations of Adolf Hitler. While the world would have been better off if these had succeeded they would still be crimes in Germany. Sources Alex Autographs. (n.d.). Benito Mussolini telegram to Hitler referencing the July 20 plot.(https://www.alexautographs.com/auction-lot/benito-mussolini-telegram-to-hitler-referencing-t_B364A45822) Amazing Facts. (n.d.). Saved by a bomb. https://www.amazingfacts.org/study/daily-devotional/saved-by-a-bomb/ Beaches of Normandy. (n.d.). The carpenter who almost killed Hitler.(https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/articles/The_carpenter_who_almost_killed_Hitler/?id=d286030953) BBC News. (2018, June 15). Army sergeant Emile Cilliers jailed for trying to kill wife by tampering with her parachute. https://news.sky.com/story/army-sergeant-emile-cilliers-jailed-for-trying-to-kill-wife-by-tampering-with-her-parachute-11405648 Code Names. (n.d.). Operation Funke. https://codenames.info/operation/funke/ Engelsberg Ideas. (n.d.). The other plot to kill Hitler. https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-other-plot-to-kill-hitler/ Executed Today. (2008, July 21). 1944: Claus von Stauffenberg, July 20 plot to kill Hitler. https://www.executedtoday.com/2008/07/21/1944-claus-von-stauffenberg-july-20-plot-to-kill-hitler/ Executed Today. (2011, February 3). 1945: Not Fabian von Schlabrendorff, saved by a bomb. https://www.executedtoday.com/2011/02/03/1945-not-fabian-von-schlabrendorff-saved-by-a-bomb/ German Resistance Memorial Center. (n.d.). Fabian von Schlabrendorff. https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/recess/biographies/index-of-persons/biographie/view-bio/fabian-von-schlabrendorff/?no_cache=1 German Resistance Memorial Center. (n.d.). Georg Elser and the assassination attempt of November 8, 1939. https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/recess/topics/7-georg-elser-and-the-assassination-attempt-of-november-8-1939 History.com. (n.d.). Assassination plot against Hitler fails. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-20/assassination-plot-against-hitler-fails History Collection. (n.d.). Today in history: Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler (1943). https://historycollection.com/today-history-wehrmacht-officer-rudolf-von-gersdorff-attempts-assassinate-adolf-hitler-1943/ History News Network. (n.d.). Why didn’t anyone kill Hitler? https://www.hnn.us/article/why-didnt-anyone-kill-hitler Jewish Virtual Library. (n.d.). Rudolph Christoph von Gersdorff. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/rudolph-christoph-von-gersdorff Library of Congress. (n.d.). Views of 1944-1945 court proceedings of the Volksgerichtshof [People’s court] https://www.loc.gov/item/2005686273/ MacIndoe, A. (2014). The failed assassination of Hitler. University of Mary Washington. https://scholar.umw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=student_research Museum of Technology. (n.d.). WWII SOE Time Pencils. http://www.museumoftechnology.org.uk/objects/_expand.php?key=830 The Drinks Business. (2019, October). Strange tales: Hitler and the Cointreau bomb plot. https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/10/strange-tales-hitler-and-the-cointreau-bomb-plot/ The Guardian. (1944, July 21). From the archive: Hitler survives assassination attempt. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1944/jul/21/fromthearchive full sources on website as character limit reached  Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon!  Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content!  Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Torture. Mike tells you about the Chicago Police Tortures from the 1970's to the 1990's. Sources ● American Civil Liberties Union. (n.d.). Chicago paves the way for reparations for police sadism. ● Burge Reparations Information Center. (n.d.). Timeline of Events. Chicago Torture Justice Memorials. ● Center for Constitutional Rights. (n.d.). Chicago Police Torture Justice Memorials. ● Chicago Reporter. (2024). Settlement tsunami: Chicago spending more than double city budget on police misconduct settlements. ● Government Publishing Office. (2009). Hearing: Torture and Accountability. ● Invisible Institute. (n.d.). The Chicago Police Torture Archive. ● Justice Department. (2011). Former Chicago Police Officer Jon Burge sentenced for lying about police torture. ● Mogul, J. (2016). A four-decade struggle: Police torture on Chicago’s Southside. Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. ● Mogul, J. (2015). Chicago paves the way for reparations for police sadism. American Civil Liberties Union. ● Tribune. (2011). Jon Burge sentenced to 4 1/2 years in federal prison. ● Wollman, D. (2024). The Chicago Police Torture Archive: Historical Context. Invisible Institute. ● WTTW News. (2025). City council committee to consider $35.2M to settle 4 police misconduct cases. ● WTTW News. (2015). Reparations package for Burge victims. 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Torture. JT tells you about Abu Ghraib in Iraq. Sources American Civil Liberties Union. (n.d.). Torture Photos.     Britannica. (n.d.). Abu Ghraib prison.     Carl Levin Center. (n.d.). Torture investigation.     Center for Constitutional Rights. (n.d.). Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI.     Department of Defense. (2004). US Army 15-6 Report of Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq (Taguba Report).     History.com Editors. (2022). Abu Ghraib graphic photos of abuse, torture released in Iraq.     Human Rights Watch. (2004). The Central Intelligence Agency: “Ghost Detainees” and “Disappearances.”     Human Rights Watch. (2004). The Road to Abu Ghraib.     Human Rights Watch. (2006). The Numbers: Findings of the Detainee Abuse and Accountability Project.     Human Rights Watch. (2024). US Jury Awards $42 Million to 3 Iraqis Abused at Abu Ghraib Prison.     International Committee of the Red Cross. (n.d.). United States: Taguba Report.     Justice Department, Office of Legal Counsel. (2006). Re: Application of the War Crimes Act, the Detainee Treatment Act, and Common Article 3...     Military Times. (2025). Appeal starts for US military contractor held responsible for torture.     National Security Archive. (n.d.). The “Torture Memos”: Rationalizing the Unthinkable.     Parameters. (n.d.). Leadership, Supervision, and the Rule of Law in Detainee Operations.     The Guardian. (2008). US army throws out conviction of only officer court martialled in Abu Ghraib scandal.     TIME Magazine. (2005). The Abu Ghraib Cases: Not Yet Over.     U.S. Government Publishing Office. (2009). Hearing: Torture and Accountability.     Wikimedia Foundation. (n.d.). Abu Ghraib prison.     Wikimedia Foundation. (n.d.). Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse.     Wikimedia Foundation. (n.d.). CBS broadcasts photos of abused and tortured prisoners.     Wollman, D. (2024). Abu Ghraib Verdict: Iraqi Torture Survivors Win Landmark Case...     World History Project. (n.d.). ICTJ Research Brief – November 2008.  💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on February 2026. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pennsylvania-man-accused-desecrating-cemeteries-found-100-human-skulls-rcna253123  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/cape-coral-jewelry-store-robbery-florida.html  https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-red-lingerie-allegedly-hid-gun-under-prosthetic-silicone-breasts-it-ugly  https://www.usmagazine.com/crime-news/news/new-jersey-dive-bar-donkeys-place-seeks-return-of-stolen-walrus-penis/  https://www.usmagazine.com/crime-news/news/nude-louisiana-woman-attacked-cop-who-told-her-to-leave-a-private-pond-trying-to-be-a-mermaid/  https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/donald-trumps-mar-a-lago-resort-hosts-maga-furries-event-not-kidding-26303548/  https://contrarian.substack.com/p/j6ers-where-are-they-now  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/large-black-bear-finally-evicted-from-california-home/ar-AA1TTuIS?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1  • https://www.ladbible.com/news/world-news/bonnie-blue-bangbus-indonesia-sentence-tour-police-273674-20251209 • https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-tricks-russia-paying-500k-bounty-fake-hit-putin-opponent-report • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/us-bombs-target-isil-in-nigeria-whats-really-going-on • https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-on-stage-during-hacker-conference/ • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/minnesota-justin-eichorn-arrested-soliciting-minor • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/livestory/canadian-mps-israel-trip-9.7017464 • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy875j28k0o 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT travel to the English countryside of Suffolk to explore Roos Hall, a 16th-century Tudor manor and reputedly one of England's most haunted houses. Mike details the sinister history, including the house's past as a site for public executions where a gibbet once stood. Crucially, Mike introduces the spectacular, recurring Christmas Eve haunting: a phantom coach pulled by headless horses and driven by a headless horseman, who arrives at the front door only for a beautiful, ghostly woman to step out before the whole procession vanishes. JT critiques the sheer cinematic drama of the Headless Horseman's holiday arrival, analyzes the extreme consequences of looking into the spectral woman's eyes, and questions the efficiency of a headless driver on Christmas. Sources ●    Burials & Beyond. (2019, December 21). The Bramshill House Bride, or the Legend of the Mistletoe Bough. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/12/21/the-bramshill-house-bride-or-the-legend-of-the-mistletoe-bough/⁠ ●    Hypnogoria. (n.d.). Door 21 - The Many Hauntings of Roos Hall. Retrieved October 14, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.hypnogoria.com/ghosts⁠_of_christmas21.html ●    Moon Mausoleum. (2024, December 11). The Christmas Haunting of Roos Hall of the Headless Horseman. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://moonmausoleum.com/the-christmas-haunting-of-roos-hall-of-the-headless-horseman/⁠ ●    The Paranormal Database. (n.d.). Suffolk Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana. Retrieved October 14, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://paranormaldatabase.com/suffolk/sufpages/suffdata.php?pageNum⁠_paradata=1&totalRows_paradata=402 ●    The Suffolk Coast. (n.d.). The Suffolk Coast's Most Haunted. Retrieved October 14, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.thesuffolkcoast.co.uk/articles/the-suffolk-coasts-most-haunted⁠ ●    US Ghost Adventures. (n.d.). The Headless Horseman of Roos Hall. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/the-headless-horseman-of-roos-hall/⁠ ●    Weird Suffolk. (2020, December 24). Weird Suffolk: The Christmas ghost at one of Suffolk's most haunted houses. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.eadt.co.uk/lifestyle/21328565.weird-suffolk-christmas-ghost-one-suffolks-haunted-houses/⁠ ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Bramshill House. Retrieved October 14, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramshill⁠_House Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT check into "America's Most Haunted Hotel," the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Mike details the hotel's notorious mid-life crisis when it was taken over by the charismatic but fraudulent "Dr." Norman Baker, who ran it as an experimental cancer hospital in the late 1930s. Mike covers the discovery of hundreds of bottles containing Baker's "cure-all" potions and, grotesquely, human tissue. Crucially, Mike includes the festive, yet chilling, ghost story of the Grand Christmas Tree that was inexplicably moved across the dining room during the holiday season. JT critiques Baker's fashion sense (a white linen suit and purple shirt), breaks down the sheer terror of a hospital using the basement kitchen as a morgue, and analyzes the spirits left behind, from the falling stonemason Michael to the ever-helpful cancer patient Theodora. Sources ●    Historic Hotels of America. (n.d.). Ghost Stories - 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php⁠ ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (2021, September 29). Ghostly Happenings at the Crescent Hotel. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/ghostly-happenings-at-the-crescent-hotel/⁠ ●    US Ghost Adventures. (2022, January 14). The Crescent Hotel 'America's Most Haunted Hotel'. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-crescent-hotel-americas-most-haunted-hotel/⁠ ●    Travel Eureka Springs. (n.d.). America's Most Haunted Hotel - Nightly Ghost Tours. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.traveleurekasprings.com/crescent-hotel-ghost-stories/⁠ ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (2023, August 4). Haunted Hotel History. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://crescent-hotel.com/about/history/⁠ ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (n.d.). Haunted Hotel. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://crescent-hotel.com/things-to-do/ghosts/⁠ ●    Smithsonian Magazine. (2018, October 27). The Charlatan of the Ozarks Still Looms Over the Haunted Crescent Hotel. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/⁠ ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (n.d.). America's Most Haunted Hotel - Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.americasmosthauntedhotel.com/⁠ ●    YouTube. (2022, October 31). The truly haunted history of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, explored. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuEOBTpRiE⁠ ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (n.d.). Americas Most Haunted Hotel Archives. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/tag/americas-most-haunted-hotel/⁠ ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (2024, February 15). The Baker Hospital – A Patient's Story. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/uncovering-the-past/⁠ Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT check into Bramshill House in Hampshire, England, reputedly one of the country's most haunted stately homes with over 14 specters. Mike details the house's magnificent Jacobean history, its famous owners (including a Lord Zouche and an exiled King of Romania), and the legendary ghost: The Mistletoe Bride (or White Lady). Mike covers the tragic tale of the bride who hid in an antique chest during a game of hide-and-seek, only to be found 50 years later as a skeleton in a wedding dress. JT dissects the bride's baffling choice of hiding spot, questions the sheer audacity of being haunted by a 'Green Man' and a 1920s tennis ghost, and reflects on the eternal trauma of a love story ruined by a faulty spring-loaded lid. Sources ●    Burials & Beyond. (2019, December 21). The Bramshill House Bride, or the Legend of the Mistletoe Bough. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/12/21/the-bramshill-house-bride-or-the-legend-of-the-mistletoe-bough/⁠ ●    Cope Collection. (2018, October 31). The Bridal Chest of Bramshill, or, A Ghost Tale from the Cope Collection. University of Southampton Special Collections. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://specialcollectionsuniversityofsouthampton.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/the-bridal-chest-of-bramshill-or-a-ghost-tale-from-the-cope-collection/⁠ ●    House and Heritage. (2018, June 25). BRAMSHILL PARK. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://houseandheritage.org/2018/06/25/bramshill-park/⁠ ●    US Ghost Adventures. (n.d.). The Bramshill House Bride. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/the-bramshill-house-bride/⁠ ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Bramshill House. Retrieved October 14, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramshill⁠_House ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Legend of the Mistletoe Bough. Retrieved October 14, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend⁠_of_the_Mistletoe_Bough Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode will end our 2025 Podcast year! Listen to todays news, once monthly. New episodes back in February. Happy New Year! Sources https://ca.news.yahoo.com/sophie-kinsella-author-books-behind-132853934.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-recall-petition-approved-9.7001541 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-cair-muslim-brotherhood-declaration-9.7008351 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-hit-articles-impeachment-164336909.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-west-bank-settlements-9.7010575 https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/12/02/drunk-raccoon-virginia-abc-store-break-in  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/21/bald-eagle-cat-windshield  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/rubio-state-department-font.html  https://thegrio.com/2025/12/06/trump-admin-removes-mlk-day-juneteenth-fee-free-days-national-parks/  https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/toddler-star-ms-rachel-named-finalist-for-antisemite-of-the-year-amid-gaza-advocacy-stopantisemitism-tucker-carlson   https://www.fox19.com/2025/12/08/ice-agent-arrested-held-no-bond-order-prosecutors-request/  https://coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/childrens-immigration-court/ 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT venture to Iceland to confront the most terrifying holiday figure—one who isn't interested in coal or spanking, but in your wardrobe: the Yule Cat (Jólakötturinn). Mike details the cat's monstrous size ("bigger than a house"), its association as the pet of the man-eating troll Grýla, and the bizarre rule that dictates its victim: anyone who does not receive new clothes before Christmas Eve. JT critiques the sheer absurdity of the cat’s mission as "holiday fashion police," breaks down the underlying economic anxiety of wool-processing, and praises the cat's commitment to high-stakes sartorial enforcement. It’s an episode about horror, high fashion, and the constant fear of wearing last year's socks. Sources ●    J. M. (2021, December 1). The Yule Cat of Iceland: A Different Kind of Christmas Tradition. Medievalists.net. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.medievalists.net/2019/12/09/frau-perchta-the-belly-slitter/⁠ ●    Nordic Visitor. (n.d.). Christmas in Iceland with the Yule Lads. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.nordicvisitor.com/blog/the-13-yule-lads-of-iceland/⁠ ●    Smithsonian Magazine. (2016, December 19). Each Christmas, Iceland's Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/⁠ ●    US Ghost Adventures. (n.d.). The Legend of the Yule Cat. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-legend-of-the-yule-cat/⁠ ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Yule cat. Retrieved October 9, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule⁠_cat ●    ZME Science. (2024, December 17). The Yule Cat: Forget Santa, Embrace the Dark Side of Icelandic Christmas. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/yule-cat-christmas-repubz/⁠ Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT venture into the folklore of southwestern Germany and the American tradition of the Pennsylvania Dutch to meet Belsnickel. Mike details Belsnickel's unique role as a pre-Christmas judge who travels alone, dressed in ragged furs, wielding both a switch and pockets full of treats. Mike also covers the elaborate "Belsnickling" rituals and the character's eventual decline. JT hilariously critiques the sheer psychological terror of the Belsnickel's moral test (especially the "candy scramble"), questions why a figure of moral accountability looks like a runaway woodsman, and analyzes the extreme chaos of a holiday tradition based entirely on the fear of a gentle swat. Sources ●    Uncharted Lancaster. (2024, December 6). The Belsnickel: A Mischievous Spirit of Christmas Past. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://unchartedlancaster.com/2024/12/06/the-belsnickel-a-mischievous-spirit-of-christmas-past/⁠ ●    VisitPAAmericana. (2019, December 18). What - or Who - is Belsnickel?. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.visitpaamericana.com/blog/post/what-or-who-is-belsnickel/⁠ ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Belsnickel. Retrieved October 9, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickel⁠ ●    WITF. (2023, December 20). Who is Belsnickel in Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas tradition? [The Spark]. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.witf.org/2023/12/20/who-is-belsnickel-in-pennsylvania-dutch-christmas-tradition/⁠ ●    Woot & Hammy. (n.d.). Krampus, Santa's Other Little Helper, and Perchta, Christmas Terrors. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://wootandhammy.com/blogs/news/krampus-perchta-the-christmas-terrors⁠ Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Hate Crimes. Mike tells you about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Sources ●    American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia. (n.d.). What happened to Ahmaud Arbery? ●    Associated Press. (2020). Ahmaud Arbery profile. ●    Associated Press. (2020). In his final days, Ahmaud Arbery's life was at a crossroads... ●    BlackPast. (n.d.). Ahmaud Arbery (1994–2020). ●    Courthouse News Service. (2021). Georgia legislature repeals Civil War-era citizen’s arrest law. ●    Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). (2022). Men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery used racist language in texts. ●    Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). (2024). Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arbery want new trial. ●    PBS NewsHour. (2022). All 3 defendants found guilty of federal hate crimes in Arbery killing.    ●    PBS NewsHour. (2022). Analyzing the federal hate crimes trial for the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. ●    PBS NewsHour. (2022). Man who chased and shot Ahmaud Arbery gets life sentence for federal hate crime. ●    PBS NewsHour. (2023). Jury sworn in for trial of ex-prosecutor accused of shielding Ahmaud Arbery's killers. ●    PBS NewsHour. (n.d.). FBI expert says defendants in Ahmaud Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs over text. ●    Rothstein, P. F., & Coleman, R. J. (2024). Prior racist acts and the character evidence ban in hate crime prosecutions. Georgetown Law Faculty Publications.    ●    Stanford Law School. (2022). Memorandum regarding citizen's arrest laws. ●    Stanford Law School. (2022). McMichaels murder trial: Ahmaud Arbery killing background memo.    ●    U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). (2022). Federal jury finds three men guilty of hate crimes in connection with the pursuit and killing of Ahmaud Arbery. ●    U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). (2022). Federal judge sentences three men convicted of racially motivated hate crimes in connection with killing. ●    U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). (2023). Brief for the United States (Case Document).    ●    Weldon, R. (2022). Citizen’s arrest and race. Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, 20(1). ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Murder of Ahmaud Arbery. 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT venture into the chilling, pre-Christian folklore of the Alpine regions to confront Perchta (or Frau Berchta), the dual-natured winter goddess. Mike details her terrifying role as the "Belly-Slitter," who roams the countryside during the Twelve Days of Christmas to enforce social and domestic order. Perchta's punishment for the lazy is grotesque: she cuts open their stomachs, removes their guts, and replaces them with straw and pebbles. JT critiques the sheer insanity of using organ-removal as a domestic punishment, questions the logistics of the required traditional meal of fish and gruel, and analyzes the extreme measures the Catholic Church took to demonize a goddess who was just a little too focused on tidiness and spinning. Source ●    Morris, S. (2014, December 22). Perchta and the 12 Days of Christmas (Part 2). Stephen Morris, author. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.stephenmorrisauthor.com/perchta-12-days-christmas/⁠ ●    Myth Perchta. (n.d.). Perchta.Tirol. Retrieved October 9, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://perchta.tirol/myth.en.html⁠ ●    Smithsonian Magazine. (2024, February 28). Before the Yule Lads Evolved Into Icelandic Versions of Santa Claus, They Terrorized Children Into Following the Rules. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/⁠ ●    VICE. (2018, December 20). Meet Christmas Goddess Perchta, a Belly-Slitting, Half-Woman Demon. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.vice.com/en/article/perchta-christmas-goddess-demon-woman/⁠ ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Perchta. Retrieved October 9, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta⁠ Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT take a deep dive into Scandinavian folklore to examine the Tomte (or Nisse), the diminutive, yet fiercely powerful, homestead spirit. Mike details the Tomte's essential job—protecting the farm and livestock—and his simple, non-negotiable demand: a single bowl of porridge with butter. JT critiques the Tomte's high-stakes payment contract, analyzes the absurdity of his extreme vengeance (which involves everything from killing livestock to crushing farmers over bad manners), and tracks his career evolution from a homicidal gnome to the modern, jolly Jultomten. It's a hilarious look at a traditional myth that proves the cost of a clean barn might just be your life. Sources ●    Hafstein, V. (2018). The Tomte/Nisse. In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Scandinavian Literature and Mythology. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199580471.001.0001/acref-9780199580471-e-0498⁠ ●    Nordiska museet. (n.d.). Tomten i folktron. Retrieved October 9, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.nordiskamuseet.se/arets-händelser/jul/tomten-i-folktron⁠ Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Hate Crimes. JT tells you about Dehumanization of Immigrant Children at the US Border. Sources phr.org S. Government Confirms Migrant Children Experienced Severe Mental Health Issues Following “Family Separation” - PHR factcheck.org Nielsen's Rhetoric on Family Separations - FactCheck.org immigrantjustice.org A Timeline of the First Trump Administration's Efforts to End Asylum ... americanimmigrationcouncil.org Government Documents on Family Separation - American Immigration Council ebsco.com Trump administration family separation policy | Research Starters - EBSCO hrw.org “If I Wasn't Poor, I Wouldn't Be Unfit”: The Family Separation Crisis in the US Child Welfare System - Human Rights Watch fpg.unc.edu The Science Is Clear: Separating Families Has Long-Term Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences for Children, Families, and Communities aclu.org ACLU Obtains Documents Showing Widespread Abuse of Child Immigrants in U.S. Custody cfr.org S. Detention of Child Migrants - Council on Foreign Relations womensrefugeecommission.org Update on Families Forcibly Separated under the Trump ... justice.gov Hate Crimes | 2018 Hate Crime Statistics - Department of Justice csusb.edu Report to the Nation: 2020s – Dawn of a Decade of Rising Hate - CSUSB 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://linktr.ee/ghostbites to follow the podcast on its feed and hear other seasons. Description Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT take a festive, yet deeply unsettling, trip to Iceland to explore the folklore of the 13 Yule Lads (Jólasveinar). Mike details the Lads' evolution from child-eating trolls to modern gift-givers, and introduces their cannibalistic mother, Grýla, and the giant, garment-obsessed Yule Cat. JT dissects the sheer absurdity of their crimes—from Spoon Licking to Skyr Gobbling—and critiques the administrative chaos of having thirteen Santas. It's a hilarious look at a holiday tradition that proves sometimes, the best way to get children to behave is still a credible threat of a rotten potato. Sources ●    Arctic Portal. (n.d.). The thirteen Icelandic Yule Lads. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://arcticportal.org/education/quick-facts/people-and-culture/3469-the-thirteen-icelandic-yule-lads⁠ ●    Arctic Portal. (n.d.). Icelandic Yule Lads. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://arcticportal.org/x-mas⁠ ●    Gale, T. (n.d.). The Yule Lads History. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://icelandicyulelads.com/yule-lads-timeline/⁠ ●    Icelandair. (n.d.). Christmas in Iceland: The Yule Lads. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.icelandair.com/blog/the-yule-lads/⁠ ●    Icelandic Christmas folklore. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 9, 2025, from⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic⁠_Christmas_folklore ●    Nordic Visitor. (n.d.). Christmas in Iceland with the Yule Lads. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.nordicvisitor.com/blog/the-13-yule-lads-of-iceland/⁠ ●    WorldStrides. (n.d.). Iceland's 13 Yule Lads. Retrieved from⁠ ⁠⁠https://worldstrides.com/en-us/teachers/how-it-works/blog/icelands-13-yule-lads⁠ Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linktree ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl   https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2025/11/17/ontario-man-alleges-chatgpt-caused-delusions-sues-parent-company-openai/   https://www.mediaite.com/online/megyn-kelly-spends-2-solid-minutes-on-how-maybe-jeffrey-epstein-actually-not-a-pedophile/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/08/kristi-noem-spirit-airlines-planes    https://www.jpost.com/science/article-873680   https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/man-busted-for-couch-sex-684512   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdngkxedzo    www.cnn.com https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sonder-bankruptcy-9.6976737 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/florida-air-force-orders-residents-134852638.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hoekstra-accuses-canada-meddling-u-194423321.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/swedish-king-canada-visit-9.6971674 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/12/trump-spent-hours-with-victim-at-epsteins-house-email-alleges https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/trailer-park-boys-mike-smith-bubbles-sexual-assault-9.6973324 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/fugitive-olympic-snowboarder-faces-new-accusations-feds-raise-reward-his-capture-15m 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Active Shootings. Mike tells you about the École Polytechnique Massacre. Sources ● en.wikipedia.orgÉcole Polytechnique massacre - Wikipedia● muse.jhu.eduUnbearable Witness: Toward a Politics of Listening - Project MUSE● politicalresearch.orgThe First Anti-Feminist Massacre | Political Research Associates● en.wikipedia.orgMarc Lépine - Wikipedia● femicideincanada.caThe Montreal Massacre - Femicide in Canada● en.wikipedia.orgNational Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Wikipedia● reviewcanada.caHorror Undimmed | Literary Review of Canada● canada.caThe National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Canada.cajournals.lib.sfu.ca● THE FIRST INCEL? THE LEGACY OF MARC LÉPINE Mia M. Bloom, Georgia State University Canada The research was supported in part by - SFU Library Digital Publishing● ourcommons.caBrief:● natoassociation.caThe Montreal Massacre: A Man's Fight Against Feminism – NAOC● thecanadianencyclopedia.caÉcole Polytechnique Tragedy (Montreal Massacre) | The Canadian Encyclopedia● canadianwomen.orgDay 12: Remembering the École Polytechnique Massacre - Canadian Women's Foundation● researchgate.net(PDF) first incel?: The legacy of Marc Lépine - ResearchGate● cbc.caÉcole Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 - CBC● gbvlearningnetwork.caThirty Years after the Montréal Massacre - Learning Network - Western University● ctvnews.caA timeline of the legacy of the Montreal massacre - CTV News● queensu.caPolicy on the Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women● vancouver.citynews.caA timeline of the legacy of the Montreal Massacre - CityNews Vancouver● guncontrol.caThe 1990s and early 2000s: major step for gun control in Canada● sencanada.caBRIEF TO THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 41 Parliament, 1 Session An Act to amend the Crimina● cssa-cila.orgfirearms facts update the liberals' plan to ban the ruger mini 14● thecanadianencyclopedia.caGun Control in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia● canada.caGovernment of Canada extends list of prohibited assault-style firearms and moves forward on regulatory changes to strengthen gun control● laws-lois.justice.gc.caRegulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted ( SOR /98-462) - Laws.justice.gc.ca● redi.med.ubc.caThe National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Active Shootings. JT tells you about the Virginia Tech Shooting. Sources Alameddine, L. (n.d.). Lynnette Alameddine. Moments That Survive. Retrieved from https://momentsthatsurvive.org/tribute/lynnette-alameddine/ American Psychological Association. (2018, September). Mass shooting survivors: Most show resilience, but some face ongoing mental health problems. Monitor on Psychology, 49(8), 34. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/09/survivors ASCE Library. (2007, August). Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. Retrieved from https://ascelibrary.org/doi/epdf/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9372%282007%29133%3A8%28787%29 Biography.com. (2021, October 27). Seung-Hui Cho Biography. Retrieved from https://www.biography.com/crime/seung-hui-cho Britannica. (n.d.). Virginia Tech shooting. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/event/Virginia-Tech-shooting Campus Safety Magazine. (n.d.). 2007 Virginia Tech Profile. Retrieved from https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/virginia_tech_shooting_anniversary_emergency_preparedness/30019/ Everytown for Gun Safety. (n.d.). 18 Years After Mass Shooting at Virginia Tech. Retrieved from https://www.everytown.org/press/18-years-after-mass-shooting-at-virginia-tech-moms-demand-action-and-students-demand-action-urge-action-on-gun-safety-to-honor-victims-and-survivors/ Everytown Research. (2020, August). Fatal Gaps in Record Submissions. Retrieved from https://everytownresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/08/FATAL-GAPS-RESEARCH-070218B.pdf Find a Grave. (n.d.). Daniel Patrick O’Neil (1984-2007). Retrieved from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18982367/daniel-patrick-o’neil Find a Grave. (n.d.). Erin Nicole Peterson (1988-2007). Retrieved from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18980681/erin-nicole-peterson For full list of sources head to website 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://nationalpost.com/news/our-enemy-now-is-canada-alan-dershowitz-says-on-israel-policy https://ca.news.yahoo.com/inside-mcgill-faculty-vote-boycott-080000113.html https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/31/shawn-oakman-suspended-indefinitely/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Oakman https://people.com/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-make-their-first-public-appearance-as-a-couple-11837215 https://www.latintimes.com/al-robot-talks-bots-quitting-jobs-showroom-china-viral-video-566226 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-legal-fight-wi-fi    https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/meth-disguised-as-canadian-beer-kills-21-year-old-in-new-zealand/ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2961831/the-louvres-video-security-password-was-reportedly-louvre.html https://boingboing.net/2025/11/05/japan-aquarium-lets-visitors-smell-animal-butts-for-education.html https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/woman-accidentally-gets-body-parts-delivered-instead-of-ordered-medication    https://www.wftv.com/news/local/woman-knocked-unconscious-by-duck-while-riding-roller-coaster-lawsuit-claims/KPOZ3PU4J5HH7EKVIZI2AQQG5E/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRleANuLxVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjuFfDwaI9jOrCXkjdgDYVWhTGJUIv6-k5l20wnP15T4mUDci7YWgQg_fEni_aem_aZJiALMJrz9R9XHxOV6SGg https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-admits-he-has-no-idea-who-billionaire-changpeng-cz-zhao-he-pardoned-is/    https://mhtntimes.com/articles/donald-trump-mistakes-dementia-screening-for-iq-test   https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/texas-sues-tylenol-makers-jj-and-kenvue-claiming-they-hid-drugs-autism-risks/ https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/oak-lawn-united-methodist-church-dallas-painting-steps-rainbow-after-gov-abbott-order-crosswalks/287-887d969b-4d80-4705-a691-f32263fe5ae4 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Nerd Crimes. Mike tells you about the murder of Lieth Peter Von Stein and the attempted murder of his wife.   Sources Finished Pages. (2023). From patriarch to the small screen: The North Carolina murder of Leith Von Stein. Finished Pages. Law Library, Justia. (1992). STATE of North Carolina v. James Bartlett UPCHURCH, III. 332 N.C. 439, 421 S.E.2d 577. McGinniss, J. (1991). Cruel Doubt. Simon & Schuster. The Washington Daily News. (2007, May 26). Pritchard to be paroled. ● Wikipedia. (2024). Murder of Lieth Von Stein. Wikimedia Foundation. 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1979, a missing teen genius accidentally birthed the 'Satanic Panic.' Welcome to Brew Crime: Nerd Crimes, where fantasy meets felony. We're kicking off with the case that turned a brand-new tabletop game into a cultural boogeyman: the disappearance of 16-year-old child prodigy, James Dallas Egbert III. Dallas vanished from his college dorm, leaving behind a confusing note and a pile of Dungeons & Dragons books. When a flamboyant P.I. started a bizarre search in the university's underground steam tunnels, the media latched onto a theory: did the brilliant student lose himself in a live-action game? Or was the tragic reality far more personal, heartbreaking, and complex than any fantasy quest? Roll for a deep dive into the real story behind the headlines, the fear-mongering, and the life of the boy who became the scapegoat for a nation's moral panic. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dallas_Egbert_III https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/09/disappearances-dragons-the-james-dallas-egbert-iii-story/ https://www.sengifted.org/post/seng-s-25th-anniversary-conference-reflections-on-seng-s-history https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-dungeon-master-the-disappearance-of-james-dallas-egbert-iii_william-c-dear/341434/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_controversies) https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/dungeons-and-dragons-dd/ https://timharford.com/2024/11/my-epic-40-year-dungeons-dragons-odyssey/ https://news.virginia.edu/content/dungeons-dragons-and-burgers-really-bad-outcomes-when-we-dont-grasp-fractions https://onthebanks.msu.edu/Exhibit/162-567-5/campus-legends-and-myths/ https://michiganlgbtqremember.com/2018/04/22/j-dallas-egbert-iii/ https://statenews.com/article/2024/02/msus-secret-steam-tunnels-reveal-hidden-history-beneath-our-feet https://digital.nls.uk/1980s/society/dungeons-dragons/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345770827_Misguided_Paladins_A_Sympathetic_Investigation_of_Cultural_Factors_That_Gave_Support_to_the_Factually_Inaccurate_Campaign_Against_Dungeons_Dragons 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never trust a meal cooked with a secret ingredient. Welcome back to Brew Crime: Poisonings, Part 2. We trade toxic soil for a quiet Australian kitchen in this gripping second episode. Join us as we unpack the mysterious and shocking case of the Leongatha Mushroom Murders. What happens when a seemingly innocent family lunch turns into a death sentence? We dive into the baffling timeline, the tragic victims, and the single suspect at the heart of an investigation that gripped a nation. It's a dark tale where the most beautiful and seemingly harmless fungi concealed a terrifying, lethal truth. Pour another, and be careful what you put on your plate. This is a cold-blooded killing disguised as a culinary mistake. Sources ABC News. (2025, August 8). Erin Patterson can be heard lying to police about foraging and dehydrating in a police interview [Video]. YouTube. ABC News. (2025, September 8). Erin Patterson sentenced to life with 33 years non-parole for mushroom murders [Video]. YouTube. CBS News. (2025, August 8). Australia mushrooms murderer Erin Patterson attempted murder ex-husband pasta curry [Article]. CBS News. (2025, July 7). Australian woman convicted in poison mushrooms killings [Article].     Coutts Legal. (2025, September 8). The alleged mushroom murder saga: everything you need to know. Leongatha mushroom murders. (2025, September 8). In Wikipedia. LSJ Online. (2025, September 8). “An enormous betrayal of trust”: Erin Patterson sentenced to life with 33 years non-parole [Article]. Mushroom poisoning. (2023, June 20). In Wikipedia. National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2018). Amanita phalloides poisoning: Etiology, treatment, and prognosis [Abstract]. PubMed.     National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2024). A review of Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom) poisoning: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management [Article]. PMC. PBS NewsHour. (2025, September 9). Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for poisoning husband's family with mushrooms [Article]. RNZ News. (2025, November 5). Watch: Video shows police seizing mushroom murderer Erin Patterson’s phone, dehydrator dumped at tip [Article]. SBS News. (2025, June 3). Erin Patterson discusses estrangement, low self-esteem during murder trial [Article]. SBS News. (2025, July 7). Erin Patterson mushroom trial: guilty [Article]. SBS News. (2025, August 8). Facebook posts, allegedly poison pasta: the evidence Erin Patterson jury didn't hear [Article]. Sky News. (2025, September 8). Death cap mushroom killer Erin Patterson jailed for minimum of 33 years [Article]. Sky News. (2025, August 25). Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson left me 'half alive', sole survivor says [Article]. Supreme Court of Victoria. (2025, September 4). Erin Patterson sentence livestreamed. The Guardian. (2025, June 2). Erin Patterson gives evidence in mushroom lunch trial [Article].     The Guardian. (2025, July 7). Erin Patterson mushroom lunch trial: five key moments [Article].     The Guardian. (2025, May 14). Erin Patterson: how Australia's mushroom poisoning case unfolded — a timeline [Article]. The Guardian. (2025, August 8). Erin Patterson husband Simon mushroom trial Australia: what the jury wasn't allowed to hear [Article]. full list or sources here https://brewcrime.com/2025/10/28/episode-184-leongatha-mushroom-murders-poisoning/ ⁠ 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine your backyard is a ticking time bomb. Welcome to Brew Crime. In our first chilling installment of Poisoning, we dig deep into the infamous Love Canal—the idyllic 1950s neighborhood built directly atop 21,000 tons of buried toxic waste. Join us as we recount the decades of hidden illness, the desperate pleas of poisoned families, and the environmental catastrophe that birthed the Superfund cleanup program. It's a terrifying story of corporate negligence, government denial, and how the dream of suburbia became a waking nightmare of chemical poisoning. Grab a drink and brace yourself. This is the truth bubbling up from beneath the dirt. Sources https://www.canton.edu/media/scholarly/Love-Canal-Dawson.pdf https://onlineethics.org/cases/love-canal-collection/timeline-events-love-canal https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2023/03/love-canal/ https://www.canton.edu/media/scholarly/Love-Canal-Dawson.pdf https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/poisoned-ground-tragedy-love-canal/ https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/680/546/1526416/ https://www.deciphr.ai/podcast/352-j-paul-getty-the-richest-private-citizen-in-america https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/hall-of-fame/j-paul-getty/ https://chej.org/about-us/story/love-canal https://therevelator.org/love-canal-black-mothers/ https://bnwaterkeeper.org/love-canal/ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/love-canal-residents-sue-chemical-company https://www.lcv.org/blog/lois-gibbs/ https://bnwaterkeeper.org/love-canal/ https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/love-canal-tragedy.html https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/DERExternalSearch/ERDDetails?CameFromList=false&SiteCode=932020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal https://www.cerc.usgs.gov/orda_docs/CaseDetails?ID=142 https://bnwaterkeeper.org/love-canal/ https://bnwaterkeeper.org/love-canal/ https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/envirobiology/chapter/6-4-case-study-the-love-canal canton.edu  ⁠ 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Special guest host Paige now of The Pop Culture Diary Sources https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/torngat-mountains-black-bear-fights-polar-bear-1.7644788 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/brantford-ont-mussels-research-1.7643402 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-united-states-travel-warning-1.7648381 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-christians-hate-1.7646471 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/laval-shooting-starbucks-1.7648103 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/1/israeli-forces-board-gaza-flotilla-detain-greta-thunberg-other-activists https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/2/live-geta-thunberg-once-more-on-board-sumud-flotilla-sailing-for-gaza https://jang.com.pk/en/47665-beloved-childrens-writer-robert-munsch-opts-for-assisted-dying-news https://news.sky.com/story/pokemon-pushes-back-against-ice-deportation-video-joining-list-riled-by-trump-administration-13438421 https://www.npr.org/2025/09/28/nx-s1-5556028/stowaway-american-airlines-flight-charlotte https://apnews.com/article/american-airlines-stowaway-body-found-charlotte-db8b3d0259a909c7a254932a4ac46267 https://people.com/stowaway-found-dead-landing-gear-american-airlines-plane-11820273 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/01/bad-bunny-super-bowl-maga-meltdown/86437504007 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doorbell-prankster-germany_n_68bff02ae4b0b1033ef94ecd https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/08/doorbell-prankster-that-tormented-residents-of-german-apartments-turns-out-to-be-a-slug  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-peacocks-cooked-florida_n_68dad87be4b0d196a63f9211 https://apnews.com/article/peacocks-killed-florida-man-arrested-e1466f377234c6bc30f3c761c09f4607 https://apnews.com/article/ned-left-coiled-snail-new-zealand-5ffbac35db3bbab99966464b12ab39a8 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/27/campaign-find-love-left-spiralling-snail-ned-launches-new-zealand https://apnews.com/article/waymo-no-driver-traffic-ticket-0a0dffb19bf38c5ee85681a6f83591ff https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/california-police-pull-driving-waymo-illegal-turn-ticket-126094960 https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/09/30/elon-musk-grokipedia/4181759267324 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5530991-musk-xai-grokipedia-wikipedia https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/10/01/jane-goodall-obit/2251759347052 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on October 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-driving-child-size-110000357.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/children-walmart-santa-claus-were-171915959.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-gambled-targeting-hamas-leaders-051052100.html https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/23/trump-reacts-epstein-statue-holding-hands-washington-dc/ https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/watch-why-scientists-are-sending-radioactive-rhinos-into-the-wild https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-palestine-flotilla-aid-gaza-blockade/ This common habit makes people mosquito magnets: ‘Taste for the hedonists’ Engineers unveil bonkers prototype for ‘crash-proof’ plane following Air India disaster Drunken raccoon’s life saved by nurse performing CPR after nearly drowning in moonshine 'Sensual' Dance In Elmhurst Gets Man Arrested UK doctor left in the middle of surgery to have sex with nurse: Reports White House Insists Stephen Miller Does Not Play With Dolls Fox News broadcaster suggests UN should be ‘bombed’ over Trump escalator malfunction 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover Kidnappings this series. Mike Tells us about The October Crisis that happened in Quebec when two cells of the FLQ kidnapped Pierre Laporte and James Cross.   Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Laporte https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-laporte https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/true-crime-canada-the-murder-of-pierre-laporte-and-the-flq-crisis-5234909 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Nationale_(Quebec) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cross https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/james-cross-october-crisis-obituary-flq-1.5879766 https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Cross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_de_lib%C3%A9ration_du_Qu%C3%A9bec https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/the-flq-and-the-october-crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Crisis https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/october-crisis https://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP16CH1PA4LE.html https://historyofrights.ca/history/october-crisis/ ⁠ 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Crime is back as we cover Kidnappings this series. JT brings us the case of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. Sources https://studycorgi.com/the-history-of-kidnapping-of-john-paul-getty-iii/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Getty_III https://www.forbes.com/profile/getty/ https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/hall-of-fame/j-paul-getty/ https://brightside.me/articles/the-story-of-the-richest-man-on-the-planet-who-refused-to-pay-a-ransom-for-his-own-grandson-733810/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AllThatIsInteresting/comments/1gmg35h/on_this_day_in_1972_kidnappers_of_john_paul_getty/ https://www.deciphr.ai/podcast/352-j-paul-getty-the-richest-private-citizen-in-america https://www.quora.com/Did-J-Paul-Getty-III-recover-from-losing-an-ear-during-his-kidnapping https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/getty-family-tree-fx-trust-tv-show https://screenrant.com/all-money-world-john-paul-getty-3-abduction-what-happened/ https://www.factualamerica.com/behind-the-screenplay/billion-dollar-ransom-the-true-saga-of-all-the-money-in-the-world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Getty_Jr. https://www.reddit.com/r/UtterlyUniquePhotos/comments/1gmfyjc/on_this_day_in_1972_kidnappers_of_john_paul_getty/ https://www.understandingitaly.com/john-paul-getty.html https://www.theflorentine.net/2011/02/24/john-paul-getty-iii/ https://people.com/movies/true-story-all-money-world-j-paul-getty-iii-kidnapping/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPP6Yh4Aaxc https://www.ebay.com/itm/356095414074 https://stanfordmag.org/contents/a-godfather-delivers-a-ransom-payment https://thedigitalparty.com/main-course/how-to-stay-rich-gettys/ 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! 🔑 Keywords:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on September 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-could-produce-more-power-than-forecast-1.7614190 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mlb-announcers-viral-couple-caught-195834434.html https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Screen-Shot-2025-08-31-at-3.13.04-PM.png?resize=1024,565 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/kevin-costner-pays-tribute-dances-000100221.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/neighbor-charged-ding-dong-ditch-173835617.html    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-school-library-book-ban-paused-1.7623252 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mark-zuckerberg-gifted-noise-canceling-100300758.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACsvrXpVpxUNktyDc4kJp0uoDcrT7LmamBkajjLE89Ip0QM3nc7a-NXmvSRS1QvPfR_zgGlRIVp5H7D51JKkC0oR1sfibE_FxQTZmPUUzrdFD_kZL6eF-uh2b4KBoI41ysKXdpEqIfFzdCWwikuZ4dktyM1aoI72IKnXE_KppTXa https://www.fox19.com/2025/08/28/bill-belichicks-girlfriend-jordon-hudson-24-files-trademark-application-term-gold-digger/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAMdsKxjbGNrAx2wqGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeXfmESaIGdQVIGxfuUgw0NhE9oKIEWPNo0I-eiMz7NKx6z9pGQAhuadxk4lo_aem_RmdcWGAkvMpEzv3S3p1ecg    https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/brad-appleton/man-accused-of-sex-act-at-system-of-a-down-concert-gets-beat-up-dragged https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/zack-polanski-deputy-green-party-hypnotherapy-womens-breasts-5HjcmXc_2/ 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the latest series Crimes in Japan. Mike brings us the case of Takahiro Shiraishi the Twitter Killer. Sources ●     https://www.courthousenews.com/japan-executes-man-convicted-of-murder-for-killing-and-dismembering-9-people-in-his-apartment/ ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kininGQZZWY ●    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahiro_Shiraishi ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pr1igqkjiU ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1WT8uZkYYE ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o36VzOLzbQ4 ●    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/27/japan-executes-by-hanging-twitter-killer-who-murdered-9 ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS_KnSeZdGQ ●    https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/06/japan-cruel-execution-a-stain-on-countrys-human-rights-record/ ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hd75Uk3C1A ●    https://apnews.com/article/japan-hanging-takahiro-shiraishi-896b8dedd9c02719abca64acbb04cc04 ●    https://www.knau.org/npr-news/2025-06-26/japan-executes-man-convicted-of-murder-for-killing-and-dismembering-9-people ●    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-executes-twitter-killer-takahiro-shiraishi-serial-killer/ ●    https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-japans-suspected-serial-killer-went-from-quiet-child-to-sex-trade-scout/tv7823xhh ●  https://globalnews.ca/news/7522757/japan-twitter-killer-serial-death/ 💻 Connect with us on: Brew Crime Website ⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 🔑 Keywords:   You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the latest series Crimes in Japan. JT brings us the case of Yasutoshi Kamata the Osaka Ripper. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasutoshi_Kamata    https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/25/national/crime-legal/japan-sends-two-inmates-gallows/    https://icomdp.org/two-executions-carried-out-by-japan-authorities/    https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/japan/japan-executes-an-eldery-man-and-a-woman-despite-international-calls    https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/03/japan-two-hanged-as-chilling-executions-continue-2/    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229862947_Explaining_Japan's_Postwar_Violent_Crime_Trends    https://www.scup.com/doi/10.1080/14043850601025040    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Japan    https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/jpn/japan/crime-rate-statistics    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Junko_Furuta    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Miyazaki    https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2016/03/japan-two-hanged-as-chilling-executions-continue/    💻 Connect with us on: Brew Crime Website  Bluesky Twitter Instagram Our Exclusive Private Fan Group YouTube TikTok Patreon ⁠ 🔑 Keywords:   You can support us on Patreon!  🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on August 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·         https://www.newsweek.com/texas-millionaire-trophy-hunter-killed-buffalo-safari-south-africa-2110206 ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-punches-cougar-face-deters-212227869.html ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-punches-cougar-face-deters-212227869.html ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/infant-bites-death-cobra-coiled-110505046.html ·         https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/moon-discovered-orbiting-uranus-small-191612586.html ·         https://sports.yahoo.com/article/two-boxers-die-brain-injuries-003636051.html ·         https://www.twz.com/air/f-15-ride-along-passenger-accidentally-ejects-from-the-jet-while-on-the-ground ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/prime-minister-mark-carney-attends-224303425.html ·         https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article1026561.html ·         https://newrepublic.com/post/198927/trump-purple-heart-recipients-life-wasnt-easy-either ·         https://unfilteredgaffe.substack.com/p/oklahomas-new-teacher-test-a-pop ·         https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/lifestyle/a-grieving-widow-memorialized-her-husband-by-saving-his-skin/ ·         https://unfilteredgaffe.substack.com/p/dont-just-say-i-do-say-i-take-cash ·         https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypg4rgnrno ·         https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/u-s-senate-committee-to-vote-wednesday-on-bill-to-try-to-stop-sharks-from-eating-fish  ·         https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20120001808  ·         https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/moon-discovered-orbiting-uranus-small-191612586.html  💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the latest series Blackmail. Mike brings us the case of the How both the CIA and the KGB both tried to blackmail Sukarno the first President of Indonesia after independence.   Sources https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/18r5zki/sukarno_the_former_president_of_a_conservative/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01365R000300100003-3.pdf https://spyscape.com/article/kompromat-a-century-of-blackmail-and-spy-scandals https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-cia-kgb-used-sex-tapes-to-overthrow-president-sukarno-491d97c6268f https://musingsonnavalmatters.quora.com/Yes-and-Ill-take-some-8x10-glossies-while-youre-at-it-https-lovefootball-quora-com-When-the-KGB-attempted-to-black https://daxe.substack.com/p/the-cia-and-kgb-both-tried-to-blackmail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-cia-and-kgb-tried-to-blackmail-this-world-leader-with-sex-tapes-927fc7ddbd48 https://lostmediawiki.com/Happy_Days_(lost_unreleased_fabricated_pornographic_films_of_Indonesian_president;_existence_unconfirmed;_1960s) Brew Crime Website  Bluesky Twitter Instagram Our Exclusive Private Fan Group YouTube TikTok Patreon ⁠ 🔑 Keywords:   💻 Connect with us on:You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the latest series Blackmail. JT brings us the case of the United States V. Ogoshi.  When blackmail goes too far. Sources Indictment United States Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan: "Ogoshi Brothers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms In Sextortion Scheme That Resulted In Death Of Teen. " (September 5, 2024). Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2024 0905 "Two Nigerian Defendants Plead Guilty to Sextortion. " (April 10, 2024). Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2024 0410 "Three Nigerian Men Awaiting Extradition For Committing Sexual Extortion. " (May 3, 2023). Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2023 0503 Sextortion "Two Nigerian Men Extradited To The United States After Being Indicted For International Sexual Extortion Ring. " (August 13, 2023). Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2023 0813 Indictment: "United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. Samuel Ogoshi, Samson Ogoshi, and Ezekiel Ejehem Robert, defendants. " (Accessed via https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/file/1290706/dl?inline previously, confirmed content matches publicly available indictments). FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation):   "Sextortion: What Kids and Caregivers Need to Know. " Available at: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/ sextortion Wikipedia:   "Financially Motivated Sextortion. " Available at: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/ sextortion/financially-motivated-sextortion National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): "Sextortion. " Available at: https://www.missingkids.org/theissues/sextortion "Sextortion: What Parents Should Know. " PDF available at: https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/netsmartz/downloadable/tipsheets/sextortion-w hat-parents-should-know.pdf "United States v. Ogoshi. " Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United Ogoshi (Used for general overview, timelines, and confirmation of public details, cross-referenced with official sources). News Articles (for additional context and quotes from family/officials): v. BBC News: "Sextortion: Samuel and Samson Ogoshi, Ezekiel sentenced to jail in US over death of Jordan DeMay. " (September 5, 2024). Available at: https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c785yv96dp2o The Mining Journal: "'Sextortion' defendants get 17.5 years in prison. " (September 6, 2024). Available at: https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2024/09/sextortion-defendants-get- 17-5-years-in-prison/ CBS News Detroit: "3 Nigerian men charged in sextortion death of Marquette teen. " (May 4, 2023). Available at: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/3-nigerian-men-charged-in-sextortion-death-of-m arquette-teen/ The Register: "Sextortion suspects on trial after teen victim dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. " (August 14, 2023). Available at: https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/sextortion CBC News: "How the latest tragic B.C. sextortion case mirrors a global trend. " (February 10, 2024). Available at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sextortion-nigeria-yahoo-boys-suicide- 1.7109646 Yahoo News (via Fox News Digital): "After Michigan teen's suicide, Nigerian brothers plead guilty to planning deadly sextortion scheme. " (April 11, 2024). Available at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/michigan-teens-suicide-nigerian-brothers-160536849.htm Brew Crime Website  Bluesky Twitter Instagram Our Exclusive Private Fan Group YouTube TikTok Patreon ⁠ 🔑 Keywords:   💻 Connect with us on:You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on August 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·          https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-concert-christian-rock-musician-cancellation-1.7592356 ·         https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chinese-vessel-arctic-surveillance-1.7590513 ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/war-on-gaza-senators-call-on-canadian-government-to-uphold-international-law-as-children-in-gaza-are-living-in-hell-225618826.html ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jimmy-kimmel-drops-epic-f-070825682.html ·         https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/worlds-smallest-snake-1.7592176 ·         https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/leatherback-sea-turtle-coast-1.7590624 ·         https://people.com/trump-slams-biden-fed-reserve-pick-11774332 ·         https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjc3NHMRLJ_pFi0VPt8DMUTvP33YQ-gr0CPmWak34y7EA6BQfa1fs_QJrD-SA%3D%3D&gaa_ts=68819742&gaa_sig=o92GcdbmwrZgD-MediCanAcBLK-aetSrnFncsPNVmYhG1XmbZlixjAFnfOTu5_5OmCb9ewLeQpLQPXBTTDeIIg%3D%3D  ·         https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/arrests-in-china-after-more-than-230-kindergarten-children-poisoned-by-lead-paint-in-food-ntwnfb ·         https://www.vice.com/en/article/beekeeper-unleashed-a-swarm-of-bees-on-police-during-traffic-stop/ ·         https://www.newsweek.com/polar-bear-attack-man-injured-defending-wife-canada-1996082 ·         https://www.advocate.com/news/father-moves-to-russia-ends-up-in-army#toggle-gdpr 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the latest series Jealousy. Mike brings us the case of the murder of Hannah Leflar by her ex boyfriend Skylar Prockner. Sources For full list of sources go to www.brewcrime.com ●https://ca.news.yahoo.com/apos-dozens-apos-teens-knew-110000566.html?guccounter =1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAA KqVq3KJ0qOOu3Tz588K2U7uMgv1Q-RhN5N3Pn5wdFSwdNoxhJxoA_aEFiyYfZCuvUT aHMFGPFKFYlSxqllunfwcS7CgSXYcuVUhlvlnzCIbGwDgb6EpQ7W0yD6f3LW-XAFyQp Xxe_ZQyyfMh8NlkWV5YDbtXfOWMY9FpIvtHgiy0● https://ca.news.yahoo.com/candlelight-vigil-planned-regina-teen-174420111.html ● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hannah-leflar-parents-want-adult-senten ce-teen-who-killed-daughter-1.4180269● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/not-surprising-hannah-leflars-friends-say -dozens-of-teens-knew-she-was-in-danger-1.4190254● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hannah-leflar-s-teenage-killer-driven-byjealousy-court-document-reveals-1.4107149● https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/trial-for-teen-accused-in-murder-of-hannah-leflar-b egins● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/psychology-of-grief-leflar-family-regina-1 .4190568● https://www.cjme.com/2017/09/25/family-of-hannah-leflar-says-her-murder-was-ultimatebetrayal/● https://ca.news.yahoo.com/apos-dozens-apos-teens-knew-110000566.html ● https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/teen-killer-stalked-hannah-leflar-for-months-beforemurder-regina-court-hears/● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hannah-leflar-final-sentencing-1.418828 3● https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/teen-who-killed-hannah-leflar-told-friend-he-wanted -to-become-a-serial-killer/● https://toronto.citynews.ca/2017/07/05/cp-newsalert-convicted-killer-of-regina-teen-to-besentenced-as-adult/● https://ca.news.yahoo.com/adult-sentencing-hearing-starts-hannah-110000436.html ● https://www.cjme.com/2017/07/06/hannah-leflar-killer-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ ● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/what-we-know-about-hannah-leflars-kille r-1.4193959● https://www.cjme.com/2017/05/08/weapons-found-in-room-of-teen-who-killed-hannah-lefl ar-police/● https://ca.news.yahoo.com/apos-deeply-disturbed-young-man-110000933.html ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu27GzFEoW0 ● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/leflar-sentencing-hearing-day-4-1.41099 14● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/who-was-accomplice-in-hannah-leflar-m urder-1.4392626 ● https://www.cjme.com/2017/09/18/2nd-teen-involved-in-hannah-leflar-trial-heads-back-to-court/● https://globalnews.ca/news/3847957/second-teen-involved-in-hannah-leflars-murder-sentenced-as-a-youth/● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/teen-awaits-sentence-role-murder-hannah-leflar-1.4380493● https://ywcaspokane.org/youth-bystander-effect-intervention/● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect● https://canadasafetycouncil.org/dont-just-stand-there-do-something/● https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8692770/● https://www.kidsmentalhealth.ca/when-peer-pressure-turns-dangerous-protecting-your-child-from-substance-use/● https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/yj-jj/discre/situ-conj/coof-coac.html● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/youth-worker-testifies-leflar-1.4298516● https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/leflar-family-speaks-trial-wraps-up-1.4128682 Brew Crime Website  Bluesky Twitter Instagram Our Exclusive Private Fan Group YouTube TikTok Patreon ⁠ 🔑 Keywords:   💻 Connect with us on:You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the latest series Jealousy. JT starts us off with the attack on Nancy Kerrigan a famous Figure Skater. Sources Baughan, N. (2017, December 1). I, Tonya review: A chilling story of thwarted ambition. BFI. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/i-tonya-review-chilling-story-thwarted-ambition * CBS News. (2019, January 6). Almanac: The Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding scandal. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almanac-the-nancy-kerrigan-tonya-harding-scandal/ * CommonLit. (2018). The Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Scandal (J. McBirney, Author). https://www.commonlit.org/texts/the-tonya-harding-and-nancy-kerrigan-scandal * ESPN Films. (2014, January 16). The Price of Gold [Film]. https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/the-price-of-gold/umc.cmc.2okeenqb581lx9x2wv7hji1a5?showId=umc.cmc.31edx93xegj0txr4s4a6s0y9v * Harding v. US Figure Skating Ass'n, 879 F. Supp. 1053 (D. Or. 1995).(https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/879/1053/2264706/) * Inside Edition. (2018, January 10). Shane Stant Speaks Out For The First Time In 2 Decades About Nancy Kerrigan Attack [Video]. YouTube.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_UwSN4ypsg) * Kerrigan, N., & Woodward, S. (1996). Nancy Kerrigan: In My Own Words. Hyperion Paperbacks for Children. * LiveNOW from FOX. (2024, January 6). Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan: A look back at the infamous 1994 attack. https://www.livenowfox.com/news/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-1994-attack * NBC Sports. (2014, February 21). Nancy & Tonya (M. Carillo, Producer & Narrator). TVGuide.com. https://www.tvguide.com/news/nancy-kerrigan-tonya-harding-scandal-nbc-documentary-mary-carillo-1078026/ * People.com. (2016, December 10). How a Handwriting Sample Led to Tonya Harding's Arrest for the Nancy Kerrigan Attack. https://people.com/crime/how-a-handwriting-sample-led-to-tonya-hardings-arrest-for-the-nancy-kerrigan-attack/ * People.com. (2018, January 9). Tonya Harding: 'I Knew That Something Was Up' Before Nancy Kerrigan Was Attacked. https://people.com/crime/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-attack-knew-something/ * Prouse, L. D., & Harding, T. (2008). The Tonya Tapes. World Audience Publishers. * Radnofsky, L. (2014, February 21). The Demise and Revival of Compulsory Figures. The Wall Street Journal. (Cited in Wikipedia article, direct link to WSJ article not provided in snippets, but the Wikipedia article itself is a good source). * Refinery29. (2018, January 11). The Tonya Harding & Nancy Kerrigan Scandal Was The First Of Its Kind. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/01/186575/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-attack-story-fake-news * Spokesman.com. (1995, March 14). Gillooly Released. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/mar/14/gillooly-released/ * The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Figure skating: Recent trends and changes. In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from(https://www.britannica.com/sports/figure-skating/Recent-trends-and-changes) * The Oregonian. (1994). Fire on Ice: The Exclusive Inside Story of Tonya Harding. (This is an "instant book" by the newspaper staff, widely cited in other sources). * Willamette Week. (2024, January 6). The Tonya Harding Story Brought Out the Best—and the Worst—in the News Media. https://www.wweek.com/archive/2024/01/06/the-tonya-harding-story-brought-out-the-bestand-the-worstin-the-news-media/ * Wikipedia. (n.d.). Assault of Nancy Kerrigan. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_of_Nancy_Kerrigan * Wikipedia. (n.d.). Tonya Harding. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding) Brew Crime Website  Bluesky Twitter Instagram Our Exclusive Private Fan Group YouTube TikTok Patreon ⁠ 🔑 Keywords:   💻 Connect with us on:You can support us on Patreon! 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on July 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·         https://abcnews.go.com/US/firefighters-ambushed-gunman-responding-brush-fire-coeur-dalene/story?id=123325507 ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mother-handcuffed-her-sons-hands-201237618.html ·         https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/percentage-canadians-see-u-top-154146696.html ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/rcmp-charges-caf-members-trying-130822920.html ·         https://medium.com/war-is-boring/a-russian-su-25-attack-jet-just-shot-down-a-russian-su-25-attack-jet-bcf1d4f5d216 ·         https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2025/06/faygo-red-pop-used-as-lure-in-fatal-saginaw-township-bank-hostage-standoff.html?gift=3771258b-f308-4a4c-9064-227510b9178c ·         https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/hall-county/man-charged-with-throwing-deep-freezer-victim-causing-him-fall-into-lake-lanier/2J2LV2BDQNDFTDOPP25AARUV2Q/ ·         https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/gabbard-considering-ways-revamp-trumps-intelligence-briefing-rcna209805 ·         https://www.vice.com/en/article/people-with-swamp-crotch-keep-setting-off-tsa-alarms/ ·         https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-west-point-address-dei-immigration-b2757275.html 💻 Connect with us on: ⁠⁠Brew Crime Website ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Our Exclusive Private Fan Group⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠ Promo Dark Poutine Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we wanted to share an episode from a podcast friend of ours as we were unable to get an episode of our own out. This is the Family Plot Podcast and they discuss A History of Bookstores as Resistance Centers on episode 255. Show notes. In this episode we are joined by Kelsey Black, of the Book Burrow Bookstore in Pflugerville Texas as we discuss the history of Bookstores as Resistance Centers. We discuss David Ruggles and the first Black-owned bookstore in the United States and how he was a figurative and literal stop on the Underground Railroad, selling books about feminism and the abolitionist movement. We talk the FBI's illegal COINTELPRO and how they went after book stores like Hakim's and The Drum and Spear Bookstore. We discuss the Gotham Book Mart, the 8th Street Bookstore and Peace Eye Books in New York City and so much more, even digging into how booksellers have sneaked secret information to their customers in this fully amazing episode of the Family Plot PodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support. https://linktr.ee/FamilyPlot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices