Forensic Fails: The Forensic Files Recap Podcast

In our season 1 wrap up, we break down our first 10 episodes by the numbers, talk about the highs and lows, the best and worst, discover where our listeners are tuning in from, discuss what we hope we see in season 2 and why we love what we do.Special shoutout this week to our Peter Thomas level Patreon listener: Little Sister! We appreciate the support and the subscription!!!If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forensicfailspodJoin our Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/987124207259697 Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspod Engage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our sponsor: 🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: FORENSIC https://promocode.to/cozy-earth/forensic-9cy

PATREON PREVIEW: The Not So Delicious Apple, Coffee, and LegosPre-Pod Pod: The Not So Delicious Apple, Coffee, and LegosOur regular episode drops tomorrow, but in the meantime, here is a preview of our Patreon-exclusive Pre-Pod Pod. Want to hear the whole thing? Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/forensicfailspod, where you can subscribe for as low as $5/month or purchase this single episode for $4.This week, Brian and Kristin discuss the ick that is the Red Delicious apple, the point where coffee becomes a dessert, and a New York Times article that teaches us that broken macaroni can pass as Legos.Special shoutout this week to our Peter Thomas level Patreon listener: Little Sister! We appreciate the support and the subscription!!!If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forensicfailspodJoin our Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/987124207259697 Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspod Engage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our sponsor: 🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: FORENSIC https://promocode.to/cozy-earth/forensic-9cy

Special shoutout to our Peter Thomas level Patreon subscriber LITTLE SISTER!! Thank you for your support!Brian and Kristin were busy this week recording and editing our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode on the popular Netflix documentary, The Crash. We have assembled some of our favorite clips to give you an idea of what’s in store.Like what you’re hearing? Head on over to our Patreon - www.patreon.com/ForensicFailsPod - and subscribe for as low as $5/month. Not interested in a monthly subscription but really want to hear our coverage of The Crash? You can also purchase that single episode for just $4!About this episode…It’s the second bonus episode for the Forensic Fails Podcast and we are hanging out in Strongsville Ohio to recap Netflix’s The Crash.One hour and 34 minutes of insanity.Join Brian and Kristin as they recap the fatal car crash in July 2022 that took the lives of two young men, and the absolutely bonkers case that follows.Read more here:https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2026/06/05/the-crash-netflix-steve-mackenzie-shirilla-cleveland-ohio-strongsville/90419047007/https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/03/mackenzie-shirilla-dad-steve-contract-not-renewed-teaching-job/ww.tmz.com/people/mackenzie-shirilla/Finally, a huge shout out to this week’s sponsor, Cozy Earth. For the best bedding and loungewear money can buy, visit www.cozyearth.com/discount/forensic and use our discount code FORENSIC for 21% off!If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5 star review!Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/Get the rest of our links: linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected]

This is it! This is the one that Kristin has been waiting for!! In 1971, John List murdered his family, piled the bodies in the house, and seemingly disappeared into the night.For decades his location was a mystery.Did the case go cold? No.Did the police give up on finding him? Also, no.It took decades, determination, John Walsh ,and Frank Bender to finally bring John List back to NJ.SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR PATREON LISTENER LITTLE SISTER! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!Watch the episode here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs_poAjvZ-oFBI – Facial Forensic Services (includes age progression / imaging work)https://le.fbi.gov/science-and-lab-resources/forensicsAcademic overview of forensic facial reconstruction (history + methods)https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/forensic-facial-reconstructionPeer-reviewed discussion of forensic facial comparison + age progression contexthttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8698381/History of Breeze Knollhttps://medium.com/@nightmarehousespod/the-legacy-of-breeze-knoll-an-architectural-gem-with-a-dark-history-2863efc0561dIf you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our sponsor:🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: FORENSIChttps://promocode.to/cozy-earth/forensic-9cy

Beginning this week, we are going to start giving previews of the content that we release on Patreon. Here's a preview of our Pre-Pod Pod, which will launch tomorrow. In this week's Pre-Pod Pod, Brian and Kristin discuss the classic Thursday night NBC lineup - Seinfeld and Friends; two morons and alligator roadkill become a headline, and a suspended license makes a zoom court appearance while driving his car. Want to hear the whole thing? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Paid members can get our weekly Pre-Pod Pod, early and ad-free access to regular episodes, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. At our highest tier, the Peter Thomas level, you'll get shouted out in our episodes and show notes. Speaking of which...Special shoutout this week to our first Peter Thomas level Patreon listener: Little Sister!! We appreciate the support and the subscription!!As always, if you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our sponsor:🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: FORENSIChttps://promocode.to/cozy-earth/forensic-9cy

We have some vacations planned over the next couple of weeks...both before and after the Memorial Day holiday, so as we did last week, we're going to be doing some encores of our favorite episodes. Please enjoy (re)listening to our very first bonus episode, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. And it's a DOOZY!Come cruise through Boone County, West Virginia with Brian and Kristin and spend some time with the notorious White family.Crime…shootings…homemade tattoos…mountain tap dancing…and fiestas! So turn on those subtitles and buckle up for a great time!If you enjoy content like this, please subscribe to our Patreon...link below!Regardless, if you like what you are listening to, please subscribe, follow, and give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platformSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPodCheck out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected] our sponsor:🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: FORENSIChttps://promocode.to/cozy-earth/forensic-9cy

We have some vacations planned over the next couple of weeks...both before and after the Memorial Day holiday, so for this week and next, we're going to be dropping some Patreon-exclusive content here on the main feed. This week, we are sharing one of our favorite Pre-Pod Pods.What’s a Pre-Pod Pod? Well, it’s our way of warming up for the real show…we sit down, discuss the week, give our hot take on whatever issue that’s holding court in our brain, and discuss some truly stupid criminals–after which, we decide the appropriate punishment for said morons. If you enjoy, please subscribe to our Patreon...link below!This week, Brian and Kristin wax poetic on the lost art of the TV theme song, the unobservant, selfish couple in the Pina Colada song, the insanity of an ambulance stolen by a naked bandit hopped up on Fabuloso, and an amorous couple breaking into a restaurant for some late night loving.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPodCheck out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected] our sponsor:🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: FORENSIChttps://promocode.to/cozy-earth/forensic-9cy

Today we are in California in July of 1988. Women are being brutally attacked at night, maggots are all over the place, and a creepy guy is offering rides as far as El Centro. We learn everything we didn’t want to know about maggots, and discover that they may work just as hard as the detectives on the case.If you haven’t watched the episode and want to see what it’s all about: https://youtu.be/kW0vo_dJTvU?si=hraVJeNSwhPxHdBq If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our sponsor:🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: FORENSIChttps://promocode.to/cozy-earth/forensic-9cy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776 was the birthplace of our nation.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996 was the birthplace of Legionnaire’s Disease - a medical mystery that infected over 180 people and left 34 dead as a result. This week Brian and Kristin take a close look at bacteria, fancy hotels, Legionnaires and giggle at Peter saying “Super Gonorrhea.”If you haven’t watched the episode and want to see what we’re talking about… Legionnaires' Disease | S1 E7 | Forensic Files | FULL EPISODEIf you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our discount code and treat yourself to new sheets: cozyearth.com/discount/FORENSIC

Between the years 1984 and 1988, five women in Virgina were raped and strangled, which left law enforcement baffled by the lack of leads and evidence at the scenes.Brian does some research into the behavioral science of it all, Kristin is somewhat delighted the Oregon Trail graphics make a return, and DNA makes our ending possible.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our discount code and treat yourself to new sheets: cozyearth.com/discount/FORENSIC

This week we are in Arizona - home of the Palo Verde tree which, as it turns out, is more than just something nice to look at.In 1992, single mother Denise Johnson, 32, was strangled outside Phoenix, Arizona. Unidentified seed pods found in the suspect's truck led investigators to ask a molecular geneticist to identify a tree from a "lineup."Kristin learns all about the beepers of the 90s, Brian explains the DNA workings of a tree, along with some musical stylings, and both of us hate the suspect, his facial hair, and his messy truck.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected] our discount code and treat yourself to new sheets: cozyearth.com/discount/FORENSIC

First off....why did we jump to Season 1 Episode 8? You’ll just have to listen and find out!“Sisters…sisters…there were never such devoted sisters…” (at least - that’s how the song goes…)In 1992, Jack Wilson, a 55 year old ophthalmologist, was found murdered in his Huntsville, Alabama home. The community was shocked, as he was well loved and respected, but then his wife, Betty, and her twin sister, Peggy, were arrested for orchestrating the crime!Two sisters, two trials, same crime, same evidence, a witness/informant/accomplice who is the reason we watch with subtitles, and a DA who can’t stop whining.Brian studies and explains the science behind blood spatter and Kristin reminisces about the days when Spiegel was all the rage for women of a certain age.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe, give us a 5-star review, and tell a friend!To support the show, you can check out our Patreon for bonus content, as well as early and ad free access to all episodes: www.patreon.com/ForensicFailsPodYou can also support us by checking out our sponsor, Cozy Earth. For the best bedding and loungewear money can buy, visit www.cozyearth.com/discount/forensic and use our discount code, FORENSIC, for 21% off!Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcastGet the rest of our links: linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected]

Our Patreon is now LIVE, so this, our very first BONUS episode, as well as this week’s Pre-Pod Pod, will be the LAST of our free Patreon previews. So don't miss out on the fun; go to www.patreon.com/ForensicFailsPod to sign-up, with options as low as $5. But fear not…our regular recap episodes will continue to drop here every Wednesday for free!It’s our very first bonus episode for our Patreon…but this month, you get it for free!And we are starting off with a classic (and it's a DOOZY) - The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia!Come cruise through Boone County, West Virginia with Brian and Kristin and spend some time with the notorious White family.Crime…shootings…homemade tattoos…mountain tap dancing…and fiestas! So turn on those subtitles and buckle up for a great time!If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe, give us a 5-star review, and tell a friend!To support the show, you can check out our Patreon for bonus content, as well as early and ad free access to all episodes: www.patreon.com/ForensicFailsPodYou can also support us by checking out our sponsor, Cozy Earth. For the best bedding and loungewear money can buy, visit www.cozyearth.com/discount/forensic and use our discount code, FORENSIC, for 21% off!Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcastGet the rest of our links: linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected]

Our Patreon is now LIVE, so this Pre-Pod Pod and the bonus episode on the Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia will be the last of our free Patreon previews. So don't miss out on the fun; go to www.patreon.com/ForensicFailsPod to sign-up, with options as low as $5. But fear not…our regular recap episodes will continue to drop here every Wednesday for free!This week, Brian and Kristin discuss Daylight Savings Time, road trips, and Gushers - is it a candy or a fruit snack? Also, in case you were wondering, there’s a bandit afoot in Alabama who is robbing convenience stores dressed as Scooby Doo! Jinkies!Brian's moronic miscreant: https://localnews8.com/news/2025/06/25/zoinks-search-for-burglar-dressed-as-scooby-doo-in-tuscaloosa/Kristin's moronic miscreant: https://nypost.com/2025/10/09/us-news/florida-man-allegedly-stole-7k-in-scratch-off-lottery-tickets-then-returned-to-store-to-redeem-them/If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe, give us a 5-star review, and tell a friend!To support the show, you can check out our Patreon for bonus content, as well as early and ad free access to all episodes: www.patreon.com/ForensicFailsPodYou can also support us by checking out our sponsor, Cozy Earth. For the best bedding and loungewear money can buy, visit www.cozyearth.com/discount/forensic and use our discount code, FORENSIC, for 21% off!Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcastGet the rest of our links: linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we travel across the pond to England. Our story begins with the sexual assault and murder of a young girl, whose death creates fear and panic in her small village. The police work tirelessly for years to solve her murder, only to be met with a similar case several years later.Brian and Kristin break down the case, discuss the introduction of DNA, PGM enzyme profiles, and a green shirt that enrages Kristin.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPodCheck out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected]

Welcome to our Pre-Pod Pod!Today, Brian and Kristin discuss the placement of fruit in cake, the charming way the Brits speak, a hijacked Key West train, and a burglar who does light housekeeping and leaves after cooking a meal for the homeowners.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPodCheck out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected]

It was Superbowl Sunday when we recorded this; Brian is excited for the food, and Kristin couldn’t care less that there’s a game even being played.Hot takes this week bring us into the world of M&Ms, gym patrons who wear fragrance during their workouts, an Airbnb host with a fondness for vacuums, and a missing cannon from the Spanish American war.Curious yet? Then listen in and subscribe so you don’t miss out on the fun.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected]

Welcome to the show!As a treat, the first few Pre-Pod Pods will be free.What’s a Pre-Pod Pod? Well, it’s our way of warming up for the real show…we sit down, discuss the week, give our hot take on whatever issue that’s holding court in our brain, and discuss some truly stupid criminals–after which, we decide the appropriate punishment for said morons.This week we take on Patti Smith, the entire squirrel population, a table cloth-wearing car thief and, obviously, a mermaid.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPodCheck out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspodSend us an email: [email protected]

In this episode, we cover The House that Roared.Our victim is Caren Campano. She was 42 Years old when she died July 1, 1993 in Oklahoma City, OK. This week we are treated to mullets, mustaches, and mom-matchmakers. Brian teaches us about Hemastix, and Kristin continues her quest to point out each pair of serial killer glasses that appear in the show.We’ve got Oregon Trail graphics (Gen X and older Millennials…you know what we’re talking about) and the worst reenactment actors ever.And just wait till you hear the jury’s verdict.If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected]

Welcome to the show!Our first episode covers The Disappearance of Helle Crafts.Helle, a Danish flight attendant, wife and mother, disappeared on November November 18, 1986. Richard, her husband, is a shady guy who has a chest freezer in the garage and rents a wood chipper soon after that.We meet a barracuda of a lawyer, learn about blood tests, and spend some quality time with the late, great, Doctor Henry Lee.Intrigued? You should be!If you like what you are listening to, please subscribe and give us a 5-star review!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForensicFailsPod Check out our Instagram: @forensicfailspodEngage with other fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/forensicfailspodcast/ Get the rest of our links: https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspod Send us an email: [email protected]

Coming soon…Forensic Fails - the true crime recap podcast where we revisit classic episodes of the cult favorite series Forensic Files and take a fresh look at the science behind the convictions.Each week, Brian and Kristin reopen a case, break down the forensic techniques that helped solve it, and separate what still holds up from what might deserve a second opinion. Brian brings a little bit of science. Kristin brings a whole lot of snark.If you're the type of person that falls asleep to late-night true crime television marathons, this podcast is for you.Fire up your PCR machine and grab your evidence baggies—our first three episodes drop next Wednesday.Be sure to follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform so you don’t miss a single episode.For our website, socials, and where to listen, go to https://linktr.ee/forensicfailspodQuestions? Comments? Please email us: [email protected]