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This Shit Really Happened
by Em Lauren
Welcome to This Shit Really Happened, the true crime podcast that takes a deep dive into the most disturbing, depraved, and downright gruesome crimes humans have ever committed.
Episodes
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43 | The Bully Murder // The Murder of Bobby Kent
SKIP THE INTRO - CASE BEGINS @ 8:45 SOURCES: https://web.archive.org/web/20180926220350/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-07-20/news/9301250094_1_bobby-kent-lisa-marie-connelly-alice-jean-willis https://dutkoandkroll.com/media/articles/dutko/Kent-Tropic-1993.pdf...
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42 | The Miranda Murders // Leonard Lake & Charles Ng
SKIP TO 8:29 IF YOU HATE OUR INTROS SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Lake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ng https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/10/21/Videotape-of-bodies-shown-in-Ng-murder-case/6628719640000/ https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-ng-34682 Die For Me: The...
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41 | The Baraboo Bone Breaker
When a 14 year old's body is discovered floating in a river in Baraboo, Wisconsin, police ultimately rule the death a tragic accident. However, when one year later, a thirteen year old boy is kidnapped from his home in the middle of the night by his seventeen year old neighbor, the town of…
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40 | The Freeway Killer // William Bonin - Part 2
SOURCES: https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/William_Bonin https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/who-is-william-bonin-southern-californias-freeway-killer https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-bonin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bonin Insta: @TSRHPodcast Facebook: TSRH Podcast Email:...
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39 | The Freeway Killer // William Bonin - Part 1
TSRH is back! In part one of this case, we cover the childhood and early crimes of William Bonin, the notorious Freeway Killer that terrorized southern California from the early seventies to June of 1980. Intro & Outro Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under…
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38 | Katie's Revenge // The Murder of Katie Collman
This episode covers the case of Katie Collman who, on a normal day in January of 2005, was abducted while on her way home from an errand her mother sent her on dozens of times before. An enormous search effort was undertaken to look for the missing girl, but unfortunately, five days after she...
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37 | Krystal Surles // Tommy Lynn Sells
In this episode, we cover the incredible story of Krystal Surles, who survived an encounter with serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells t just ten years old, and played an important role in finally bringing him to justice....
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36 | The Cult Murder of Mark Kilroy
This episode covers the murder of Mark Kilroy, a spring-breaker who went missing around Matamoros, Mexico in March of 1989. The discovery of Mark's mutilated remains on a ranch just outside Matamoros three weeks after his disappearance led to the discovery of 14 more bodies and the sinister inner...
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35 | Otty Sanchez
In this episode we cover the case of Otty Sanchez, a Texas woman who murdered her three week old baby. But was this a case of cold blooded murder, or one of a mentally ill woman who had been failed by the system and people she tried to seek help...
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34 | Listener Request // The Murder of Cheryl Silvonek
In this episode we cover a case that was requested by one of our listeners - the murder of Cheryl Silvonek. This case led to Cheryl's daughter Jamie Silvonek being the youngest person in Pennsylvania history to be tried as an adult for first degree murder....
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33 | Dennis Nilsen - Part 2
Part 2 of the case of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. In this episode we cover the victims Nilsen murdered or attempted to murder at his apartment at 23 Cranley Gardens, Nilsen's confessions after his arrest, and his subsequent trial. Sources:...
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32 | Dennis Nilsen - Part 1
On February 8, 1983, a plumber was called to an apartment complex at 23 Cranley Gardens due to complaints from the tenants about blocked drains and bad odors. When the plumber lifted the drain cover and peered inside, he saw what looked to be a flesh-like substance and small bone fragments. What...
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31 | Katie & Steven Pladl
For this episode, we cover the case of Katie Pladl, a young woman who became involved in an incestuous affair with her biological father, Steven, that ultimately led to a triple...
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30 | The Eyeball Killer // Charles Albright
In this episode we cover the case of the Eyeball Killer Charles Albright who murdered three women between December of 1990 and March of 1991. All three murders were very similar in execution and shared the same chilling detail - each of the three victims had had their eyes cut out....
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29 | Germany's Revenge Mother // Marianne Bachmeier - Mini Episode
Em's kicking it solo on this mini episode that covers Marianne Bachmeier's revenge killing of Klaus Grabowski, the man who raped and murdered Marianne's seven year old daughter....
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28 | The Family Murders // Bevan Spencer von Einem - Part 2
Part 2 of the Family Murders. Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/national/crime/interview-with-a-monster-the-city-of-corpses-murders/news-story/35311651cd584314723c501f21315248%3famp...
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27 | Bonus Episode - Di Di Stories
**Repost due to audio issues It's a drunk-cast, y'all! In this special bonus episode, we're joined by Di Di who tells us a few wild stories from her time living in Buffalo in the late 70s and early 80s
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26 | The Family Murders // Bevan Spencer von Einem - Part 1
In this episode, we delve into part one of the Family Murders, a string of brutal rapes murders of boys and men from ages 14 to 25 in Adelaide, Australia. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevan_Spencer_von_Einem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Murders...
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25 | Survival Stories // April Sykes & Kim Dejonge
Happy 2023! To kick off the new year, we've brought you all two stories of two different bad bitches, who each faced an incredibly harrowing ordeal and came out on top, as survivors. Sources: (April Sykes)...
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24 | The Weepy Voiced Killer // Paul Michael Stephani
Between 1981 and 1982, four women were brutally attacked, beaten over the head and stabbed with an ice pick or a screwdriver. Two of the women would survive their attacks, but unfortunately, the other two would not. While the methods used in the attacks on these women were similar in and of...
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23 | Albert Fish - Part 2
Part 2 of 2 In part 2 of the case of Albert Fish, we dive into how the taunting letter Fish wrote to Grace Budd's grieving family ended up being the thing that lead to his arrest. We discussing Fish's trial and debate whether Albert Fish was well and truly insane, or just a psychopath incapable…
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22 | Albert Fish - Part 1
This episode covers the case of Albert Fish, a child rapist, murderer, and cannibal also known as The Grey Man, The Boogeyman, and the Werewolf of Wysteria who brutally murdered three children (and possibly more) between 1924 and 1928. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fish...
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21 | The Hi Fi Murders
On April 22, 1973, two men entered the Hi Fi home audio store in Ogden, Utah with the intent of robbing it and killing anyone that they encountered alive. They took five people hostage in the basement of the store, where they brutally tortured them, shot them all, and left them all for dead.…
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20 | The Alphabet Murders
Between 1971 and 1973, three young girls were raped and murdered after being abducted in Rochester, New York. These tragic crimes were connected not only by the similar methods in which they were committed, but also by the strange coincidence that all three victims had first names that started…
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19 | The Backpacker Murders // Ivan Milat
On September 19, 1992, two bodies were discovered in the Belanglo State Forest in New South Wales, Australia. They were the remains of two young backpackers, Joanna Walters and Caroline Clarke from Britain, who had gone missing just a few months prior. After the discovery of Joanne and Caroline,...
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18 | The Toolbox Killers // Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris - Part 2
Part 2 of 2 In part two, we cover the final murder committed by Bittaker and Norris, that of 16 year old Shirley Lynette Ledford. We also dive into Bittaker's and Norris's subsequent arrests, Norris's confessions, and Bittaker's trial. Sources:...
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17 | The Tool Box Killers // Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris - Part 1
Part 1 of 2 This episode will cover part one of the Tool Box Killers, a pair of sadistic serial killers that kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered six teenage girls from June to October of 1979. In part one we will delve into the backgrounds of the killers, and as well as the murders of their...
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16 | The Man Who Killed Halloween & The Liske Family Halloween Massacre
It's officially spooky season everyone! To kick off the best time of the year, this episode covers two cases that took place on halloween: the case of Ronald Clarke O'Bryan a.k.a The Man Who Killed Halloween, and the Liske Family Halloween Massacre. Sources:...
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15 | The Toy Box Killer // David Parker Ray - Part 2
Part 2 of 2 On March 22, 1999, a 911 operator received a call from an elderly couple reporting that a woman, naked and covered in blood, had entered their home frantically looking for help. This woman was Cynthia Vigil, who had just escaped three days' captivity, during which she was beaten…
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14 | The Toy Box Killer // David Parker Ray - Part 1
Part 1 of 2 On March 22, 1999, a 911 operator received a call from an elderly couple reporting that a woman, naked and covered in blood, had entered their home frantically looking for help. This woman was Cynthia Vigil, who had just escaped three days' captivity, during which she was beaten…
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13 | 18 Acre Boneyard // Herb Baumeister
In May of 1993, the Indianapolis Police Department opened up an investigation into the disappearances of numerous men having gone missing on their way to or from gay bars in downtown Indianapolis. At the same time, private investigator Virgil Vandagriff was leading his own investigation into the...
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12 | The Kobe Cannibal // Issei Sagawa
For as long as he could remember, Issei Sagawa had a hunger for human flesh. On June 13th, 1981, Sagawa realized a fantasy 32 years in the making when he shot and killed his close friend, Renee Hartevelt, a 26 year old Dutch woman attending the same university as Sagawa in Paris, France. Sagawa...
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11 | 44 Days of Hell // Junko Furuta
Junko Furuta was only seventeen years old on November 25, 1988, when she was kidnapped on her way home from work by a group of four teenage boys. One of the boys, Miyano Hiroshi, was a classmate of Junko's who had been scorned when he asked Junko on a date and she rejected him. In retaliation,...
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10 | Survival Story // Alison Botha
For Alison Botha, December 18, 1994 started out just like any normal summer day in her home of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She spent the day with friends at the beach, then watching movies at her apartment. What Alison thought would be a normal night relaxing at home after her friends left…
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9 | Survival Story // Mary Vincent
On September 29, 1978, 15 year old Mary Vincent was picked up by 50 year old Lawrence Singleton as she was hitchhiking her way from Berkely, CA to Corona, CA. Not long after picking her up, Singleton pulled over onto the side of a deserted road where he proceeded to brutally beat and rape Mary....
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8 | The Brutal Torture and Murder of Kelly Anne Bates
When Kelly Anne Bates was only 14 years old, she entered into a relationship with Dave Smith, a man 32 years her senior. Their relationship lasted 3 years, throughout which Dave Smith subjected Kelly Anne to horrific abuse. Their relationship would come to a brutal end on April 16, 1996. Sources:...
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7 | The Chicago Ripper Crew
From May 23, 1981 - October 6, 1982, the Chicago Ripper Crew terrorized the greater Chicago area, leaving behind a trail of murdered, mutilated women in their wake. Was this the case of a satanic cult, or just the case of 4 deranged lunatics acting out their most depraved fantasies on the...
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6 | The "Basic Instinct" Killer // Luka Magnotta
On May 25, 2012, a video titled "1 Lunatic, 1 Icepick" was uploaded onto Bestgore.com. For the members of the Facebook group "Find the Vacuum Kitten Killer for Great Justice”, this was an escalation they anticipated but were horrified to see actually come to fruition. This episode covers the…
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5 | Tsutomu Miyazaki - The Otaku Killer//The Little Girl Murders
Known as “The Otaku Murderer” and his crimes as “The Little Girl Murders,” Tsutomu Miyazaki brutally murdered, raped, and desecrated the bodies of 4 young girls during the short period between August of 1988 to June of 1989. // Intro and outro music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod...
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4 | Marc Dutroux - The Dutroux Affair // Part 2
For part 2 of the Dutroux Affair, we'll take a deep dive into the trial of Marc Dutroux, the multiple fumbles made by Belgian authorities during the investigation, the public outcry, and the accusations of a cover up of a huge European-wide pedophilia ring that involved some of Belgium's most...
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3 | Marc Dutroux - The Dutroux Affair // Part 1
Part 1 of 2 On June 24, 1995. two eight year old girls by the names of Julie Lejeune and Melissa Russo disappeared seemingly without a trace, snatched off the streets of Gråce-Hollogne, Belgium. The abductions of Lejeune and Russo were only the beginning of a series of unsettling child abductions...
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2 | Armin Meiwes - The Rotenburg Cannibal
This episodes covers the case of Armin Meiwes, aka the Rotenburg Cannibal, who was a German computer repair technician who murdered, butchered, and ate a man who he had met on an online forum for people with cannibalism fetishes. Follow the podcast on instagram to see photos from the case and...
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1 | The Monster Of Florence
This episode covers the story of the Monster of Florence, an Italian serial killer who is credited with 8 double homicides from 1968 to 1985. This case remains officially unsolved. For more information on this case as well as sources, please follow @TSRHPodcast on Instagram. Intro/Outro Music…
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Welcome to This Shit Really Happened, the true crime podcast that takes a deep dive into the most disturbing, depraved, and downright gruesome crimes humans have ever committed.
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