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Deathcast
by Corpse Creek Publishing
Join bestselling author Ian Totten each week as he descends into the crypt to unearth another case of real life murder. Sometimes disturbing, at others famous, but all equally fascinating, each episode delves deep into the victims, the crimes, where they took place, and the individuals responsible. So grab something to drink, kick off your shoes, close your eyes and let’s go into the darkness together to discover the monsters that lie therein.
Episodes
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The Order Part 2: An Average American Boy
Robert Jay Mathews was an average American boy when his family moved from Marfa, Tx to Phoenix, AZ in 1957. A product of his times, beset on all sides with fear mongering from both the media and the government. At age 11 he discovered the John Birch Society and plunged headlong into a new world....
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The Order Part One: A History of Hatred
The Order, also known as The Silent Brotherhood, was born from the members of two prominent American hate groups: The National Alliance and The Aryan Nations. From 1983 thru 1984 they would go on a spree of crimes ranging from targeted assasinations to bank robberies before everything went up in…
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Keddie: Muffled Screams and Realistic Dreams
On the morning of April 12, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp returned home after spending the night at a friends house. Upon opening the door she was greeted by a grisly scene: her mother, older brother, and his friend’s savaged corpses. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on...
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Keddie: Just Like Twin Peaks
in the fall of 1980, Glena “Sue” Sharp and her five children moved from the small trailer they were renting in Quincy, California to the neighboring village of Keddie. Taking up residence in Cabin number 28, the family continued with their lives, unaware that by April of the following year three…
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The Cult of Matamoros: Darkess Brought to Light
With the arrest of Little Serafin and rest of the Hernandez family, Adolfo and the core members of the cult flee as Mexican and American authorities desperately look for clues as to their whereabouts. Enter the Crypt and get your first month free: Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy...
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The Cult of Matamoros: Kilroy was Here
As 1989 dawns, Constanzo’s bloodlust continues unabated. With each new victim the feeling of invincibility grows, and with it, so too does his arrogance. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy crawling merch Check out this weeks...
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The Cult of Matamoros: Black Magic at the Border
With Sara Aldrete at his side, the Cult sets its sights on the border town of Matamoros and the burgeoning drug trade there. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy crawling merch Check out this weeks sponsors: Chinese Teacher…
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The Cult of Matamoros: El Mardina
In the spring of 1987, Adolfo Constanzo sets his sights on the boarder town of Matamoros and its burgeoning drug trade. Along the way, he meets a 22 year old college student who is destined to become as important a part of the cult as he himself is. Enter the Crypt for early add free and…
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The Cult of Matamoros: Our Family, Our Enemy
In September of 1986 Adolfo Constanzo is introduce to members of the Calzada family who operate a fairly successful drug smuggling operation in Mexico City. Constanzo, working as the family’s palero, soon sees his financial power skyrocket and dreams of still greater power. Enter the Crypt for...
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The Cult of Matamoros: Born into Darkness
In 1984 a 21 year old Cuban-America man named Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo immigrated from Miami, Florida to Mexico City. At first it appeared that he was a simple card reader, divining people’s fortunes from a deck of Spanish cards and the toss of some shells. Claiming to be an adherent of the...
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The Texas Killing Fields: The Fields Run Dry
After the brutal series of murders in 1997 it appeared that the fields were sated, with only a few more names being added to the list over the next decade. But those who survived still needed answers. They may have found them in the words of 3 separate men…. Enter the Crypt for early add free and...
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Texas Killing Fields: “I’m not a Serial Killer…”
On April 4, 1997, a 12 year old ballerina named Laura Smither went out for a run around her neighborhood. She never came home. Less then two months later a young woman, went missing. Police had a suspect, but no evidence linking him to the crimes or the others that were to come afterwards. Enter...
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Texas Killing Fields: Krystal, Donna, Tamara, and Lynette
As the 90s dawn, more young women are found dead, yet only one of them will be solved: Krystal Jean Baker’s. It will lead to still more unanswered questions, ones that may never have an answer. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some...
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Texa Killing Fields: The Decade of Excess
The string of disappeared and murdered girls continues although the modus operandi changes. No longer are young women vanishing without a trace, their fates unknown due to a lack of witnesses. But are they all connected to the same killer or killers? Enter the Crypt for early add free and…
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Texas Killing Fields: League City
With one final murder linked to I45 during the 1970s, the spate of killings seems to end. This changes as the decade of excess progresses and a convenience store pay phone becomes a focal point for more tragedies. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the...
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Texas Killing Fields: An End to the Horror?
As 1971 came to a close police had few leads and many missing girls. When the new year dawned however, one of these things would change, leading to more questions and possible resolutions for the grieving families. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the...
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Texas Killing Fields: 1971
The first documented disappearance happened in June when 13 year old Colette Anise Wilson went missing while waiting for her mother in Alvin, Texas. The police paid her family little mind, insisting she has simply run away. The next few cases drew a similar response, with no one wanting to look…
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Dahmer: Blue Light Special
Jeffery Dahmer’s killing spree continues unabated as his life slowly begins to spiral out of control. By the spring of 1991 the free fall will reach a point of no return. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy crawling merch…
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Dahmer: 213
Jeffery Dahmer was convicted of various sexual offenses in 1989. After spending 10 months in prison he is released and the true horror of his crimes commences as Dahmer moves into the Oxford Apartments and lives unsupervised for the first time. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive…
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Dahmer: Blood and Chocolate
Following his first murder, Jeffery Dahmer finds himself drifting through life, eventually ending up in Wisconsin where his dark urges assert themselves once again. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy crawling merch Check out...
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Episode 200!!! Dahmer: Blood in the Bath House
Episode 200!!!! One of the most infamous serial killers of the last half century, Jeffery Dahmer’s name has become synonymous with death, necrophilia, dismemberment, and cannibalism. In this episode we take our first dive into the darkness of his mind for a case voted on by my Patreon…
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Hell’s Hedgehog
Beginning in 1978, Ronald Jeremy Hyatt embarked on a film career few could rival in any industry. Dropping his last name, Jeremy would go onto become the “king of porn,” appearing in over 2000 films. Along the way, this unlikeliest of stars gained a level of mainstream recognition few others in…
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The Ypsilanti Ripper: End of the Line
After the arrested of John Norman Collin’s, police in two states work to prove that he is responsible for at least 7 murders Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy crawling merch Check out this weeks sponsors: Chinese Teacher…
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The Ypsilanti Ripper: Putting the Pieces Together
After stumbling upon college student John Norman Collins, police begin the task of gathering evidence against him for arrest. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy crawling merch Check out this weeks sponsors: Chinese Teacher...
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The Ypsilanti Ripper: The Man on the Motorcycle
After the disappearance of 18 year old EMU freshman Karen Sue Beineman on July 23, 1969 the task force does their best to keep the story out of the press while searching for a mysterious man on a motorcycle that was seen with her by multiple witnesses. Enter the Crypt for early add free and...
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The Ypsilanti Ripper: A Girl in the Road and one with a wig
After the discovery of the farm, officers plan to keep it under surveillance , until the media unintentionally spills the beans. With little else to go on, they continue to search for the elusive killer, unaware he is following their movements and taunting them with his actions. Enter the Crypt…
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The Ypsilanti Ripper: March Mayhem
Eight months after the murder of Joan Schell, the body of a 23 year old law student is discovered in a graveyard. Police are baffled, but their horror that month is only just beginning. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy...
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The Ypsilanti Ripper: Joan in July
On July 1, 1968, 20 year old EMU college student Joan Schell left her apartment near the campus to catch a bus to Ann Arbor. Realizing she’d missed it, Joan climbs into a car with three men and drives off into the night. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help…
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The Ypsilanti Ripper: Along Came Mary
On July 9, 1967, 19 year old Eastern Michigan University student Mary Terese Fleszar left her apartment to get some air. When she didn’t arrive at her part time job at the university the following morning, Mary’s roommate contacted her family and a desperate search began. Enter the Crypt for…
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Joseph Paul Franklin: “…should be legal.”
This week we take our final look at Joseph Paul Franklin, from his incarnation, various trials, legacy of hatred and beyond. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and get some creepy crawling merch Check out this weeks sponsors Chinese Teacher…
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Joseph Paul Franklin: “Got Anymore Lies about me…..?”
Our story comes full circle, with Franklin on the run, local and federal law enforcement agencies scrambling to capture him, and fears that his next target may be bidding to sit in the Oval Office for a second term. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support…
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Joseph Paul Franklin: Pizza, Tacos, Homicide
Joseph Paul Franklin ups the anti, targeting synagogues and interracial couples throughout the South and Mid America, leaving the police with few clues. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee Club Check out this weeks sponsors...
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Joseph Paul Franklin: Killing the Man I Was
From his brutal childhood in Mobile, Alabama, Joseph Paul Franklin searches for acceptance and purpose in his life, latching on to those whose ideology feed then rage he harbors inside. Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee…
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Joseph Paul Franklin: Salt Lake City
After committing 6 murders in a single month, Franklin travels around the south before heading west where more tragedy awaits Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee Club Check out this weeks sponsors...
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Bonus Episode: Columbine Part 1 Patreon Exclusive Series
A special bonus episode, part one of the Patreon exclusive series covering the Columbine massacre. Get access to this and over 100 more exclusive and ad free episodes f just $1.99 a month. Patreon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection…
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Joseph Paul Franklin: Rainbows and Bullets
When authorities became aware of him in 1980, white supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin was into the fourth year of his one man campaign to start a race war. No one knew at the time that this “weird” man from Mobile, Alabama was harboring a dark secret. Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt…
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Rodney Alcala: Portait of a Matchstick Man
In March of 1980 Rodney Alcala’s trial for murder of 12 year old Robin Samoe began. It was the beginning of a long, strange legal odyssey. Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee Club Check out this...
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Rodney Alcala: Mania
As summer 1979 begins Rodney Alcala resumes his murderous ways, unaware that the mask he wears is about to be removed. Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee Club Check out this weeks sponsors Chinese...
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Rodney Alcala: Date Night
As 1977 continues, Alcala takes the lives of more young women, hidden from view by the crimes of the Hillside Stranglers. That fall, he will take part in and win a nationally syndicated television dating show. Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early add free and exclusive shows on...
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Rodney Alcala: Pictures of Death
On September 25, 1968 a patrolman in Hollywood, Ca responded to a call about a young girl being abducted. Arriving at the apartment, the office is greeted by a naked man who then flees, leaving the officer to tend to the horrific scene that he finds inside. Follow the show on Facebook Enter the...
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Oakland County Child Killings: A Network of Hell
This week we take our final look at the OCCK, exploring other persons of interest, their ties to the area, and the network that operated unchecked in the Metro Detroit area. Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early an exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the…
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Oakland County Child Killings: Island of Evil
This week we continue our look at the main suspects in the case, along with the notorious North Fox Island. Normal sound quality will return next week. Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early an exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee Club Check out this...
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Oakland County Child Killings: The Worst of The Worst
On March 16, 1977, 11 year old Timothy King went missing from a local drug store. His body was discovered in a ditch less than a week later. Unbeknownst to the public, the police were in the process of investigating two potential suspects, Gregory Greene and Christopher Busch. Follow the show on...
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The Oakland County Child Killings: Bodies in the Snow
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The School Teacher and the Stranger: The Hidden Face of Evil
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The School Teacher and the Stranger: Cold
Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early an exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee Club Check out this weeks sponsors Chinese Teacher Evian Art By Daisy Art by Katie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...
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The School Teacher and the Stranger: Michael
Follow the show on Facebook Enter the Crypt for early an exclusive shows on Patreon Help support the show and join the Coffee Club Check out this weeks sponsors Chinese Teacher Evian Art By Daisy Art by Katie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...
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The School Teacher and the Stranger: One Hell of a Fight
On September 4, 1981 the body of 32 year old school teacher Olivia Christian was found inside of her Hampton, Virginia apartment. There were few clues as to the identity of the person responsible, except that the level of savagery displayed was almost inhuman. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...
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House of Hell: That’s not Ice Cream in the Freezer
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join bestselling author Ian Totten each week as he descends into the crypt to unearth another case of real life murder. Sometimes disturbing, at others famous, but all equally fascinating, each episode delves deep into the victims, the crimes, where they took place, and the individuals responsible. So grab something to drink, kick off your shoes, close your eyes and let’s go into the darkness together to discover the monsters that lie therein.
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Join bestselling author Ian Totten each week as he descends into the crypt to unearth another case of real life murder. Sometimes disturbing, at others famous, but all equally fascinating, each episode delves deep into the victims, the crimes, where they took place, and the individuals responsible....
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