Mysterious Mavens

This week Denae tells Kim about "the most dangerous woman" badass Fredia Gibbs!Sources:Instagram: essenceofblackculture Youtube: Unfiltered Stories: The Serial Killer Who Picked The Wrong VictimFredia Gibbs - WikipediaGrim Sleeper - WikipediaFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

As promised on episode 176, Kim goes on to tell Denae about the second known Craigslist killer.Sources:DFWTO: Richard Beasleyhttps://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/richard-beasley-ohio-craigslist-killerBehind you: Richard Beasley Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim all about the Lioness of Brittany. A woman pirate who avenges her husbands death!Sources:Instagram thehistoryguyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_de_ClissonHundred Years' War - WikipediaNoble Blood: Jeanne de Clisson, Pirate Terror of FranceFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Kim tells Denae one of the two "Craigslist killer" stories.Sources:Craigslist Killer: lifetime movieTrue Crime Obsessed: Craigslist Killerhttps://www.aetv.com/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-craigslist-killer-philip-markoffFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim about a man who apparently started a flood to keep partying. Do we think he's guilty or investigation got lazy and decided it was him for no reason?Sources:Criminal- Catastrophe The Dollop- Episode 216 Catastrophe Jim James Scott (criminal) - WikipediaJames Scott has spent 30 years in prison for causing the flood of 1993. Not everyone believes he's guilty | State News | columbiamissourian.com by EJ HaasYouTube:Causing a Natural Disaster to Party: The Case of James Scott | OverlookedFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Kim tells Denae about how a lawyer believed a client and with the help of the show "Curb your Enthusiasm" saved this man's life!Sources:Killer destinations: Juan CatalanWhat’s up Fool episode 561 with Juan CatalanThe exoneration of Juan Catalan thanks to curb your enthusiasm ‘The car pool lane’ Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim about the fraudulent music manager who made the Backstreet Boys and N' Sync internationally famous.  And details how he had a decades-long Ponzi scheme that took millions from unsuspecting investors. Team N'Sync!!!Sources:Dirty Pop NetFlix SpecialThe True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' - Netflix TudumLou Pearlman Ran 1 of America’s Biggest Ponzi Schemes | A&E by Lauren PiesterLou Pearlman - WikipediaFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens PodOur Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week we go back to 2000's (the later days of myspace) and Kim tells Denae about the FarmVille murders.Sources:Hell no: A true crime podcasthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HorrorcoreHaunted Autopsy: the case of the FarmVille murdersFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim about the "bling ring"Sources:people.com The True Story of 'The Bling Ring' by Skyler CarusoBling Ring - WikipediaNetflix Documentary:  'The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist'Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Kim tells Denae about the death of Marilyn Monroe. What the media knows and what may have actually happened. Are the conspiracies true? Or what we were told was what happened?Sources:https://www.historytoday.com/archive/marilyn-monroe-marries-arthur-millerHollywoodland part 1 and 2 Marilyn Monroe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marilyn_Monroehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945713014718Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim all about the ghosts haunting Denver’s famous Brown Palace!Sources:The Brown Palace Hotel - Denver Terrors Bloghistorycolorado.org The Rule of Three | History Colorado by Shelby Carr NeuhauserThe Most Haunted Hotels In Denver - Denver Terrors BlogFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Kim tells the story of Nathan Carman, a story that keeps getting worse and worse.Sources:Serialously: Nathan Carmanhttps://people.com/details-the-carman-family-deaths-left-out-11854694Netflix: The Carman family murders Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

The world is feeling a little heavy right now so this week Denae tells us an inspiring "true crime story" about two sister heroes!Sources:The opera-loving sisters who 'stumbled' into heroism - BBC NewsLouise Cook (humanitarian) - WikipediaMary Burchell - WikipediaYouTube: The Bravest Voices: A Memoir of Two Sisters'… by Ida Cook · Audiobook previewjewishvirtuallibrary.org Ida and Louise CookFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT This week Kim tells Denae the insanely graphic, yet inspiring story of Alison BothaSources:Morbid: Attempted murder of Alison BothaMurder with my husband https://womenforchange.co.za/take-action/parole-of-alison-bothas-rapist/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-10-14-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-a-victim-alison-botha-fights-for-her-life-a-second-time/Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim about the creepiest rideshare driver in Denver!Sources:NBCNews.com Former Denver rideshare driver sentenced to 290 to life for assaulting a dozen women by Phil Helsel March 7, 2025John Pastor-Mendoza Convicted of Sexually Assaulting and Kidnapping Numerous Women While Posing as a Ride-Share Driver – Denver DA'We all survived the same monster': Survivors of rideshare driver found guilty of kidnapping, assault speakFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Kim covers the most prolific female serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Sources: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69219126/how-many-people-did-aileen-wuornos-kill/https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/node/77455Monster https://www.britannica.com/question/How-was-Aileen-Wuornos-caughtFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Denae tells Kim the abysmal story of the Yogurt Shop murders.Sources:Significant Breakthrough Made in 1991 I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Murders | AustinTexas.gov 09/29/25The Austin, Texas, yogurt shop murders: Families, investigators remain haunted by unsolved case - CBS News By Erin Moriarty Ruth Chenetz, Stephanie Slifer, Anthony Venditti 12/12/25DNA helps solve 'haunting' yogurt shop quadruple killings more than 3 decades later - ABC News By Emily Shapiro 09/29/25Crime Junkie Podcast Infamous: Yogurt Shop MurdersFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Kim tells Denae about Jackie and Thomas Hawks and how their beautiful life was ended so callouslySources:Murder with my husband episode 279Dateline ‘the last voyage’Killafornia dreaming episode #14 48 hours the dark voyage Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

For the first episode of the year Denae concludes her Colorado Cryptids Series with The Slide Rock Bolter and Tommy Knockers!Sources:Colorado Silver Boom - WikipediaKnocker (folklore) - WikipediaTommyknockers of the Western Mines – Legends of AmericaNOT ALONE IN THE MINES: The legend of Colorado's "Tommyknockers" - Denver Gazette by Piper Russell Oct. 6, 2025Tommyknockers — Astonishing LegendsSlide-Rock Bolter | Cryptid WikiSlide-Rock Bolter | Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods "The Slide-Rock Bolter" from The Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods (1910) by William T. CoxFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: [email protected] to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

This week Kim tells Denae the story about a body found in a chimney.Sources:True crime all the timeMile higher podcasthttps://medium.com/@nikyoung/how-did-joshua-maddux-die-in-the-chimney-of-an-abandoned-cabin-7502be457cb7Coffeehouse crimeTo see pictures of the cases and other cases check us out on instagram:Mysterious Mavens podTo send us cases suggestions, simply to say hi, questions, self care tips:[email protected] rate us 5 stars!!and as always...SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF and Happy holidays!!

This week Denae continues her Colorado cryptic theme and gives us another story of the Lafayette Vampire!Sources:The Lafayette Vampire November 30, 2024 by Doug Conarroe www.lafayettehistory.com/the-lafayette-vampire/Spanish flu - WikipediaVampire Grave of Lafayette - Atlas Obscura by Devin WoodallPlease follow us on instagram: Mysterious Mavens podEmail us stories, self care tips, story suggestions, or to say hi! [email protected] rate us 5 stars! and as always...SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!

This week Kim tells Denae an insane story that takes place right before Christmas.Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34586215.ampGruesome: Horrific true crimeTotally true crime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Dayhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/the-secret-relationship-that-ended-in-a-christmas-murder/https://allthatsinteresting.com/christmas-crimes/5Please rate our podcast 5 stars and subscribe!!Instagram: Mysterious Mavens podemail: [email protected] Tell us stories, self care tips, and any cases you want us to talk about!SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF! 

This week Denae tells Kim an urban legends in their neck of the woods that they both hadn't heard before!Sources:The Hatchet Lady of Red Rocks | Denver Horror Collective by Adrianne Montoya Posted on May 5, 2019 by joshsworstnightmareColorado Connie Blog Notes: The Hatchet Lady of Morrison October 18, 2020 coloradostories.online/about-1/f/the-hatchet-lady-of-morrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre Haunted Secrets - Hashtag Denver October 12, 2024The Westword: The Complete History of Red Rocks Amphitheatre By Emily Ferguson March 7, 2025HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!Please please please subscribe and rate our podcast 5 stars!! Doing so puts our podcast in front of others like you!!To see pictures and interact follow us on instagram at:Mysterious Mavens PodFor self care tips, stories of your own, story suggestions or simply saying hi please email us at: [email protected] as always... SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!

This week Kim tells Denae about one of the biggest kidnapping cases in US history that has one of the best case scenario outcomes.Sources:48 Hours Podcast: Live To Tell: Chowchilla Bus KidnappingCityofChowchilla.org 1976 Bus Kidnapping | Chowchilla, CACBSNews.com Chowchilla bus kidnapping: Rare photos from one of the largest abductions in U.S. history - Frederick Woods case 03/17/23How a 1976 mass kidnapping changed how the world sees childhood trauma | CNN  By Giri Viswanathan 12/22/23Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens PodOREmail us self care tips, story suggestions, your own scary stories or simply to say hi at:[email protected] CARE FOR YOURSELF!!

This week Denae tells Kim the incredibly strange story of a principal who hypnotizes students.Sources:CBSNews.com Fla. school settles bizarre lawsuit over hypnotized students, suicidesNBCNews.com Hypnotist principal faces questions after suicides by Mitch Stacyheraldtribune.com True crime TV series explores deaths of 3 North Port teens hypnotized by principal. How to watch By Melissa Perez-CarrilloReport Details How One Principal Hypnotized Students For Years : The Two-Way : NPR by Eyder Peraltahttps://www.afterall.com/obituaries/BrittanyPalumbojournal.ie Three students were 'hypnotised to death' by their school principal in Florida by Ronan Duffyhttps://www.afterall.com/obituaries/WesleyMckinleyCheck us out on instagram:Mysterious Mavens podEmail us anything:[email protected] rate (5 stars!!) review and subscribe!!SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!

This week Denae tells Kim about the show that never was P.I. mom's.Sources:Netflix Trainwreck: PI MomsPeople.com P.I. Moms Stars Slam Actor Carl Marino For Ruining Reality Show with Sting Operation: 'So Many People Were Affected'By Raven Brunner  Published on July 22, 2025 09:00AM EDTChris Butler (private investigator) - WikipediaPlease rate us 5 [email protected] Mavens pod on Instagram!

The Mavens are back! Happy Halloween! This week Kim tells Denae a chaotic retelling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".Sources:The legend of sleepy hollow by Washington Irving. 1820The legend of sleepy hollow by Disney 1949Sleepy Hollow (1999)CBS this morning ‘tracing the haunting roots of the legend of sleepy hollow’Please rate us 5 stars! Feel free to contact us:[email protected] Mavens pod on instagram!

This week Kim tells Denae about the mysterious circumstances of the Lake Bodum murders. Sources:ODFM: season 13, episode 6 lake bodumhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bodom_murdersCasefile: Lake bodum podcast

This week Denae tells Kim about Soul Asylum's Runaway Train music video that found missing children. Sources:slate.com Did the “Runaway Train” Music Video Really Save 21 Kids? By Nick Keppler‘We found 21 missing kids’: Soul Asylum on making Runaway Train | Music | The Guardian By Dave SimpsonRunaway Train (Soul Asylum song) - WikipediaPeople.com 11 Kids From 'Runaway Train' Video Still Missing By Elaine AradillasSoul Asylum - Runaway Train (Official HD Video)truecrimesocietyblog.com The Missing, Murdered and Reunited of Runaway Train by Lozzy

This week Kim tells Denae about Colorado ghost town, St. Elmo.Sources:Tale of two citiesIt’s history YouTube St. Elmo – The Story of AnnabelleFootprints of the frontier

This week Denae tells Kim some stories about government secrets. Sources:23 Soviet troops turned to stone by aliens? CIA memo unearths Cold War mystery - The Economic TimesCIA.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005517761.pdfkyivpost.com Did Soviet Soldiers Turn to Stone in Alien Encounters, According to CIA?YouTube OneIndiaNews: VIDEO: 'ALIENS Attack Turned Soldiers To STONE' | Declassified CIA Files Shocking Witnesses Report

This week Kim tells Denae about the supposed curse of the movie Poltergeist. Sources:Biography.com The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Set Oddities By Micah WhiteTrue Crime Cast: How Many Casting Crew Members Died from Poltergeist YouTube video Disgraceland Podcast: Poltergeist Curse Tragic story of Poltergeist movie as multiple actors died shortly after its release - Film - LADbible by Niamh Shackleton

This week Denae tells Kim about the Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders in Finland. Sources:Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders - WikipediaBuzzfeed.com 27 Extremely Dark True Crime Stories From Countries Outside The United States by Crystal RoScandinavian Crimes Podcast: Unsolved Murder: The Hausjarvi Gravel Pit MurdersYouTube: Kadonneet: Maarit Haantie

This week Kim tells Denae about the curse of the Glee TV show. Sources: True Crime & Cocktails: Glee CurseThe Price of Glee Docuseries Explores 'Curse' of the Show | TIME.com by Moises Mendez IIThe Price of Glee Documentaryew.com Lea Michele addresses backlash from 'Glee' costars, says she's done personal reach-outs by Maureen Lee Lenker

This week Denae tells Kim about some creepy mirror stories. Sources:Woman's Hotel Bathroom Horror Story Will Have You Scared To Leave Your Home | iHeart by Dave BasnerListverse.com 10 Terrifying Real-Life Stories That Made The News by Estelle TheGuardian.com New York woman discovers secret apartment behind bathroom mirrorcurbed.com We Spoke to the New Yorker Who Found a Whole Apartment Behind Her Bathroom Mirror by Valeria RicciulliYouTube.com A New York City Mystery - Samantha Hartsoe TikTok

This week Kim shares how an episode of the Jenny Jones Show resulted in a violent crime.Sources:Dark Side of the 90s: Episode 1Sinisterhood: Jenny Jones Crush Murder Part 1 & 2Morbid: Jenny Jones MurderYouTube: Crime A to Z Google AI “Gay Panic Defense”

This week Denae tells Kim about the infamous Norwegian Black Metal Murders. Sources: Lords of Chaos, movie 2018TheGuardian.com 'Before you know it, it's not a big deal to kill a man': Norwegian black metal's murderous past By Alex GodfreyTheGuardian.com Norway's most notorious musician Varg Vikernes to be released from prison. By Sean MichaelsEuronymous - WikipediaMayhem (band) - WikipediaNidaros Cathedral - WikipediaFantoft Stave Church - Wikipedia

This week Kim tells Denae about the 15th richest man in Canada, who turned up dead in his home with his wife. Sources: Crime JunkieMurder with My Husband podcastThe Fifth Estate YouTube 

This week Denae tells Kim about the Black Forest House, the most haunted house in Colorado. Sources: Black Forest, Colorado—One of the World's Most Haunted Places (ourcommunitynow.com) By Magalie NoebesTHE HAUNTED HOUSE IN BLACK FOREST, COLORADO – Jacob Floyd's Ghosts and Monsters (wordpress.com)The Haunted House Of Black Forest - YouTubeParanormal Orbs & Ghost Figures From The CCTV At The Lee Family Home In The Black Forest, Colorado. - YouTube Black Forest Entity – A Colorado Haunting (anomalien.com)

This week Kim tells Denae about a 33 year old woman who mysteriously disappeared. Sources: True Crime Society Podcast: Cassidy RainwaterKY3.com TIMELINE: The death and disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater in Dallas County, Mo. by By Joey Schneider, Marina Silva and Frances WatsonThat Chapter YouTube 

This week Denae tells Kim about a hiking expedition gone very wrong. Sources:Khamar-Daban incident - WikipediaThe Khamar Daban Incident: Mountain Madness - Historic Mysteries By Bipin DimirExploration Mysteries: The Khamar Daban Incident » ExplorerswebHigh Elevation Travel & Altitude Illness | CDC Yellow Book 2024

This week Kim tells Denae about the super creepy haunted doll, Harold. Sources: Paranormal Fears: Harold the Doll Part 1&2Cursed Dolls | The Evil WikiWordPress.com: Harold the Haunted Doll

This week Denae tells Kim the classic true crime story of Jack The Ripper and how it was very recently solved. Sources: Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4 Episode 1TheNewsNationNow.com Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after DNA match, historian says By Patrick DjordjevicWho was Aaron Kosminski? Historian Claims DNA Identifies Jack the Ripper - Newsweek By Jenna Sundeljack-the-ripper.org The Timeline For The Jack The Ripper Murders By Richard JonesFrom Hell letter - WikipediaDear Boss letter - Wikipedia

This week Kim tells Denae about a yoga instructor killer. Sources: True Crime All The TimeDateline "The Night Time Stopped"

This week Denae tells Kim the crazy story of a woman who was kidnapped and forced to impersonate Aretha Franklin. Sources: The Counterfeit Queen of Soul | Smithsonian By Jeff MayshCriminal Podcast: The ImpersonatorVickie Jones - Wikipedia

Today Kim tells Denae the twisted tale of a woman who posed as a high schooler and middle schooler. Sources: NBCBoston.com: A Timeline of the Shelby Hewitt Case By Mary MarkosTimesuck podcast with Dan Cummins: Episode 434: Shelby Hewitt: The 32 Year Old Seventh Grader

This week Denae tells Kim about Grand Junction, Colorado killer Brian Cohee Jr.  Sources: Unilad.com article New true crime doc on murderer Brian Cohee is leaving people 'unable to sleep' after watching by Niamh ShackletonThe People V Brian Cohee: Sentencing Hearing | KREX5 FOX4The Daily Sentinel A Look Back: Cohee Trial Top Crime Story of 2023 by Sam Klomhaushttps://www.gjsentinel.com/a-look-back-cohee-trial-top-crime-story-of-2023/article_0874ef32-9937-11ee-8995-a3539ebe6dc3.htmlYouTube channel Explore with Us: Parents Discover Teen Son’s Horrifying Secret Parents Discover Teen Son's Horrifying Secret

This week Kim tells Denae about some young girls who attempted murder, claiming Slender Man needed a sacrifice. Sources:Beware of the Slenderman DocumentaryMorbid Podcast: The Slender Man StabbingStrange and Unexplained Podcast: Slender Man

This week Denae tells Kim the infamous cold case of Lady of the Dunes (that very recently was SOLVED!)Sources: Killer of Cape Cod’s ‘Lady of the Dunes’ identified 50 years after murder | Massachusetts | The GuardianLady of the Dunes’ late husband has been linked to two other deaths - now his friend speaks out | The Independent by Sheila FlynnWho killed The Lady of the Dunes? How Jaws could hold the answer | The Independent by Sheila FlynnCapeCodTimes.com Provincetown cold case 'Lady of the Dunes' identified as Ruth Marie Terry of TennesseeLady in the Dunes Archives - The Provincetown Independent

This week Kim tells Denae the sad story of murder victim, Micaela Constanzo. Sources:Morbidology: Episode 10Manner of Death: Homicide Episode 1That Chapter Podcast/YouTubeThoughtCo.com The Murder of Micaela Costanzo by Charles MontaldoToni Fratto | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers