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By All Means Necessary
by By All Means Necessary
Maja is the name, lighthearted true crime is the game! In my stories, a person decides to commit to a bad deed, by all means necessary. We know the who, the when , the what and the where. What we try to get to is the motive. We go backwards from the discovery of the crime, as true armchair detectives, while Maja does her best to put you in the shoes of a character in the story. And to stop talking to herself in third person or in general. Join her to get to the bottom of the motives, by all means necessary.
Episodes
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#128 : In Near Future, Women Are Restricted To 100 Words A Day — Vox | FICTION
Just popping by before this episode to say the podcast (as well as my YT channel) are being put on an indefinite hold, while I try to focus on other professional and personal projects. If you have been here since the beginning or joined for a single episode, I appreciate you more than you know....
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#127 : A Famous Writer Is Held By His Stalker Forced To Write To Survive — Misery | FICTION
He used to write to make a living, but now he's writing to survive. The character Misery Chastain, who made him a bestselling author is dead, allowing Paul Sheldon to move on from the current book series. But a car accident interrupts his plan and he wakes up at the house of his biggest fan. When...
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#126 : An Anonymous Hacker Starts Leaking The Town’s Secrets — Assassination Nation | FICTION
Four girls’ worlds turn upside down when an anonymous hacker starts leaking the town secrets. They will find themselves prosecuted by the whole town when their own secrets start bubbling to the surface. This is the story of Assassination nation. 0:00 Better than revenge 3:40 We need to talk about...
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#125 : Toxic Couple Who Murdered Their Nanny — The Case Of Sophie Lionnet | CLOUT CHASERS
In 2018, a couple was sentenced to life for brutally murdering their au pair over an obsession with an ex-Boyzone pop star. A woman whose experience as a live in nanny should have been fulfilling, turned into a nightmare; one she would not make it out of alive. This is the story of the murder of...
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#124: Mean Girl Murders — The Murder Of Kelly Bullwinkle | CLOUT CHASERS
In 2003, a toxic friendship led to murder. Almost 20 years later one of the killers has a shot at freedom. Can the timeline of events prior to the crime help us understand the motive behind it? This is the story of the murder of Kelly Bullwinkle. 0:00 We all got a questionable teen crush tale…
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#123: The YouTuber Who Crashed A Plane For Views — The Case Of Trevor Jacob | CLOUT CHASERS
In 1993, a man named Trevor was born. In 2021, he will post a Youtube video parachuting out of a plane due to the engine failure. Except the plane jump might have happened for a different reason. Less than two years after he jumped out of the plane, Trevor will plead guilty to a deliberate plane...
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#122: The Disappearance Of Malaysia Airlines MH370 Pt. 2 | PLANE DISAPPEARANCES
In March 2014, an aircraft with 239 people on board lost contact with the ground and vanished off the face of the Earth. Over a year later, parts of debris will start washing up to the shore. Due to the conclusions made by the officials, the conspiracy theories about the flight MH370 continue to...
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#121: The Disappearance Of Malaysia Airlines MH370 Pt. 1 | PLANE DISAPPEARANCES
On the early morning of March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines operated a scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. This was one of two daily flights and had a total of 239 people on board including two pilots, 10 cabin crew members, 227 passengers, and 14,296 kg of cargo. After...
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#120 : ‘Titanic Of The Skies’ Crash — Disappearance of Air France Flight 447 | PLANE DISAPPEARANCES
On May 31st, 2009, a scheduled passenger flight took off from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, headed towards Paris, France. The flight would enter a stall, and the pilots would be unable to recover from it, resulting in the plane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. This tragic event resulted in the loss of...
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#119 : The Hacker Who Took Down The Internet — The Case Of MafiaBoy Michael Calce | CYBER CRIMES
In the year 2000, a 15 year old under a handle Mafiaboy launched a major denial-of-service attack. The attack, named Rivolta (meaning "riot" in Italian) brought down Yahoo!, eBay, CNN and Amazon, resulting in an estimated $1.7 billion in damages. This is the story of Michael Calce. 0:00 Live,...
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#118 : We-Vibe Privacy Class Action Lawsuit | CYBER CRIMES
In 2016, a sex toy company was exposed by two hackers, with a class action suit to follow. The claim alleged its manufacturer has been unlawfully collecting and sharing users data. All of this without the knowledge of over 300k users. This is the story of the We vibe privacy class action lawsuit....
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#117 : Cyberstalking Meets Catfishing - The Case Of Matthew Hardy | CYBER CRIMES
His conversations always started the same way. A woman would get a message online that would say “Can I tell you a secret?” The person behind the message appeared to be a woman, signing it all off with a kiss. But they weren’t a woman or an acquitance, but a stranger. They were a 30-year-old man...
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#116 : The Only Weigh Is Down — Gwen Shamblin Lara | CULTS
I could start this story with a murder, I could start with a plane crash, I almost started with the book. But then I was lucky enough to have my researcher speak to a person who read the book and tried the diet, so I thought I’d start instead with an inside look. Today we will be talking about a...
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BAMN Minisode #71 Return Of The Yup — Kate Yup Channel Analysis 5/5
On April 23rd 2018, she posted her first mukbang video on Youtube. After 30 videos, In November of 2019 she disappeared. But almost 3 years later, she has returned. Can the new videos she’s posted since reveal to us where she has been and why is she back? This is the story of Kate Yup....
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#115: What Happens To A Cult When Its Leader Dies? — Love Has Won | CULTS
On April 28, 2021, Miguel Lamboy alerted the Salida police department in Colorado that there was a dead body in his home. He said he’d been in Denver when a woman, Amy Carlson, died in the house he owned, and when he came back, he found her mummified in the bedroom. Who was Amy Carlson and why…
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#114 : Don't Call It A Cult — Downfall Of NXIVM | CULTS
On June 19, 2019, Keith Raniere, the leader of NXIVM and founder of *Executive Success Programs* was found guilty of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, and racketeering. Under a name that is theorised to stand for nexum, a type of contract used in the Roman republic, where a person agrees…
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#113: Avril Está Morta — Avril Lavigne Replacement Conspiracy | SUSPICIOUS DEATHS
In 2003, Avril Lavigne released her debut studio album Let go, after which she supposedly died and was replaced by a body double Melissa Vandella. Except Avril never died. And neither did the conspiracy theories surrounding her death. Today I’m putting you into the shoes of a woman who was killed...
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BAMN Minisode #71 : To Win $5 Million, You Have To Spend 50 Days In An Empty Room
A young couple gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to win 5 million dollars. The catch : stay is a room resembling a blank space for 50 days. Will they be able to endure or will their lives forever change? Welcome to the Immaculate room, enjoy your stay. https://youtu.be/820TsceRs_A
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#112: The Case Of Matthew Eappen | SUSPICIOUS DEATHS
In 1997, 10 weeks after Louise Woodward started the job as a nanny for the Eappen family, eight-month-old baby Matthew died in her care. The jury will find her guilty, only for the judge to overturn the verdict. Can the re-examination of the details of the case 25 years later offer us further...
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#111: The case of Marilyn Monroe Pt.3 | SUSPICIOUS DEATHS
60 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe’s passing in August of 1962 has the biographers and online sleuths divided. People close to her exploited her, while those in her wider circle of acquaintances didn’t have her best interest at heart either. Can the research in the aftermath of her death...
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#110: The Case Of Marilyn Monroe Pt. 2 | SUSPICIOUS DEATHS
At the end of her career, Marilyn Monroe, leaving one last marriage behind, found herself dependant on barbiturates and the two people in her life who facilitated the addiction - her psychiatrist and her housekeeper. These two individuals lived through the actress in different ways and at the…
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#109: The Case Of Marilyn Monroe Pt.1 | SUSPICIOUS DEATHS
Marilyn Monroe rose to Hollywood fame despite her broken childhood and a desperate search of parental figures. But before Marilyn, there was Norma Jeane. The young woman exploited by everyone during her short life. Today, we’ll break down how Norma’s childhood and early career years shaped who…
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BAMN Minisode #70: How do You Help Your Sister Catch Your Killer From The Dead?!
Her name was Salmon, first name Susie. In 1973, before the milk cartons or featured stories on the daily news, she was murdered by a neighbour when she was only 14 years old. She can’t fully move on until the justice is served. Her family’s challenge - catch a killer few houses away from them…
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#108: The Case Of Gayle Newland | CATFISH
We are finishing off the catfish cases batch with a wild story of Gaylen Newland. In September 2015, 27 year old Gayle Newland was sentenced to eight years in prison. The public has been split on this verdict ever since. Was there enough to charge Gayle Newland of creating a fake relationship…
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#107 : Ghost Of Easterville | CATFISH
Over the span of at least three years, one woman impersonated multiple people, leaving at least 11 victims on the other end of a catfishing scheme. This catfishing scheme spanned over two countries, involving celebrities, approximately 42 police officers and the execution of 39 search warrants.…
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BAMN Minisode #69: How Would You Prove to 50 Strangers You're Worth Saving?
In the game where you have nothing to lose as you’re bound to end up dead, how do you choose who to kill off? Faced by complete strangers, the decision becomes : save a child or a pregnant lady with the possibility of two people left alive at the end of the game. The catch is, you’re not the only...
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#106 : Spencer & Katy | CATFISH
In 2016, one man’s dreams of having been in a relationship with Katy Perry will be shattered forever. When MTV Catfish hosts expose the story after Spencer Morrill has believed in it for 6 years, his catfish will suffer no consequences. The question we need to attempt to answer today is why did...
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BAMN Minisode #68 : iWitness
When a team of cyber analysts uncovers their victim is a known hacker, the investigation into her killer will lead them to a message board of confessions. One of those confessions might lead them to their next clue, but if their hacker was protecting another victim, can they do it in time, before...
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#105 : The Alaskan Avenger — Jason Vukovic | VIGILANTES
In 2016, one man heard about the neighbourhood kids getting assaulted by the predators in the area. He decided to go through the sex offender registry and take justice into his own hands. The justice for the Alaskan Avenger will be served, but many people today will disagree with his sentence...
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BAMN Minisode #67 : A Killer Is On A Mission To Recreate A Perfect Scream
A man focused on getting justice he never got as a child is standing in front of you, with a bat in his hand. The record player is on and you’re tied to a chair in front of him. He presses the record button and swings his bat. All he wants to do is recreate one perfect scream. Sooooo , a message...
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#104 : A Mother's Revenge — Marianne Bachmeier | VIGILANTES
In 1981, Marianne Bachmeier calmly walked into a court room in a city in northern Germany and saw the defendant walk in. She reached into her purse, taking out a gun, aiming it at the man’s back and fired, eight times until she was sure the man who killed her daughter was dead. Forty years later,...
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BAMN Minisode #66: Agatha Would Never — Liquid Matthew
When two joggers come across a dead body in a park in December of 1983, the police will find the clues that they’ll assume will point them to their suspect. After solving the riddles and reaching out to the public, an unlikely person comes forward. But not to confess to the crime, rather to a...
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#103 : The Subway Vigilante — Bernhard Goetz | VIGILANTES
On December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz shot four black men on a New York City Subway train after they allegedly tried to rob him. Goetz gave himself up to police nine days later and was charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and several firearms offenses. He will only serve…
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BAMN Mini #65 : When A Woman's Body Disappears From A Morgue, Killer Gets Messages Beyond The Grave
A woman’s body has disappeared from the morgue. Her husband is brought in and soon it becomes clear he killed her. But while at the morgue, he keeps seeing messages left behind for him. Did his wife stage it all? And if so, how can he make sure her body is found and he doesn’t go down for it?…
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Re-release: Lord Voldemort
She who must shove this episode down your feed again has resurfaced On Halloween 1981, James and Lily Potter were killed by the Dark Lord. This significantly weakened him but It will be another 17 years for their killer to get the justice be deserves. This is the story of Lord Voldemort....
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BAMN Minisode #64 : We Need To Talk About Kevin — Crimes In Home Alone
Every year, the lighthearted Christmas movie Home alone is broadcasted all over the world. But whether you wanted Kevin to defend his home, or you sided with the antics of the Wet bandits, every single character in this movie committed some serious offences. Would the 8 year old land in jail and...
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BAMN Minisode #63 : The Last Stop — Élan School
Between 1970 and 2011, one school exploited troubled teen industry more than any other. How did one man manage to convert his own experience at one such behaviour modification programme into a legal business than scarred thousands of its students? This is the story of Élan school. 0:00 The only…
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#102: This Is Paris — Paris Hilton | SURVIVORS
When she was 16 years old, the original ‘it girl’ was sent to a boarding school. For 11 months, she endured abuse at the place that was supposed to reform her. 21 years later, she shared her story, inspiring other survivors to do the same. This is the story of Paris Hilton. 0:00 To one person…
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BAMN Minisode #62 — How Do You Defend Your Kid Who Got Accused Of Murdering Another Child?
Your son is accused of killing another kid in school. Whether or not the accusation is false, your life is turned upside down awaiting trial. In the eyes of the public, the whole family is guilty. And while your whole family is under a microscope, how do you remain a believer in your child’s...
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#101: 'I Have Life' — Alison Botha | SURVIVORS
Faaaam, today I share one of the most shocking stories I've ever heard of and read about! In 1994, a woman was abducted near home in South Africa, taken to an isolated spot where she was brutally attacked and left for dead. But against all odds, she will survive and her story will serve to help...
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#100: Know Her Name — Chanel Miller | SURVIVORS
On January 18, 2015, law enforcement officers responded to a report of an unconscious woman found behind a dumpster near a fraternity house. A woman that for over a year will be known as Emily Doe was saved by the two guardian angels, but not before she was assaulted by a freshman Brock Turner....
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BAMN Minisode #61 : The Miniature Killer
We're back to the fictional world with this one, guuyyyyys! And it's my fav fake crime plot EVER. When a rockstar is found dead inside their home, the crime scene investigation unit discovers a miniature replicating the exact same crime scene they’re collecting evidence from. Once all of the...
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BAMN Minisode #60 : 5 Million Views Or He Dies
A video of a man holding a sign saying 5 million views or he dies goes viral. The time is running out , while his sister and wife try to find him. Then a second video of the man holding a sign ‘I abuse women’ starts circulating the internet. The mass hysteria switches to online hate. 5 million...
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BAMN Minisode #59 : The Raincoat Killer
Between September 2003 and July 2004, Yoo Young-chul killed at least 20 people in Seoul, making him South Korea's deadliest serial killer ever. For ten months, his murder spree shocked South Korean police. But it wasn’t investigators who brought this serial killer down — but workers from the...
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#99 : Battle Of The Egos — Leopold and Loeb | MADNESS FOR TWO
On May 21, 1924 Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb committed what they believed to be a perfect crime. But after the police found the evidence they left behind, the case was closed within 10 days. Once the motives behind what was dubbed as the crime of the century will end up uncovered, the public...
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BAMN Minisode #58: You're The Voice Behind A Virtual Assistant. Would You Report A Crime?
In the world where virtual assistants are voiced by humans to add a personal touch, you’ve just got the job to work as Sandra. Your personal life gets in the way of helping a user objectively. Now you’ve given them the details of a potential victim. Can you rectify the situation in time and…
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#98 : Tenfold More Bizarre - The Eriksson Twins | MADNESS FOR TWO
In May of 2008, two identical twins started causing havoc on the highway leading to London, UK. Once this incident was recorded for a tv show and the police was alerted, they apprehended the sisters. But as soon as one of them was released from custody, she went on to commit murder. Is this the...
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BAMN Minisode #57 : Can You Figure Out The Turd Burglar's Identity Before They Strike Again?
It all started with students drinking lemonade in the canteen of St Bernardine high school in Bellevue , Washington. The turd burglar account was created exposing everyone who pooped their pants that day. Three more poop related attacks and one false accusation later, the person who showed the...
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#97 : Trip Down the Teletubbies Lane — Tromp Family Disappearance | MADNESS FOR TWO
In August of 2016, a whole family fled their home after the parents convinced their kids there are people who are after them. Once separated from one another, each family member eventually headed towards their home as there was no looming threat over them. But the question the world struggled to...
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BAMN Minisode #56 : She Inherited Their Billions. What Are They Willing To Do To Understand Why?
A billionaire dies, leaving you everything. The catch is, you’re not part of the family, you’re a stranger who just inherited the money family members thought will go to them. And neither you nor them know why. How far will they go to keep their fortune? Today I'm dropping you into the plot of…
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Maja is the name, lighthearted true crime is the game! In my stories, a person decides to commit to a bad deed, by all means necessary. We know the who, the when , the what and the where. What we try to get to is the motive. We go backwards from the discovery of the crime, as true armchair detectives, while Maja does her best to put you in the shoes of a character in the story. And to stop talking to herself in third person or in general. Join her to get to the bottom of the motives, by all means necessary.
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