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We Would Be Dead
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We are Holly & Leslie, the hosts of We Would Be Dead. A weekly true crime podcast that finds humanity in the darkness, humor in the history, and the devil in the details. Above all else we recognize that if we had to walk a mile in any of the stories that we tell, we would be dead.
Episodes
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We're Back! (Doppelgängers and the Devil's Den)
Hello there fiends, its Holly and Leslie, back from the dead (for real this time). There's nothing like a good old fashioned campfire story swap to kick off our spooky season! This week Holly will tell us all about the strange world of doppelgängers featuring the bewildering bilocation tale of...
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Calculated (The Murder of Eric Richins, Part 2)
After the sudden death of her husband Eric, Kouri Richins struggled to help their three young sons cope with the immense grief and unimaginable loss they felt. Eric's death was shocking and incomprehensible. In the early morning hours of March 4th, 2022, Kouri curled up in bed next to Eric only…
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Cold (The Murder of Eric Richins, Part 1)
After the sudden death of her husband Eric, Kouri Richins struggled to help their three young sons cope with the immense grief and unimaginable loss they felt. Eric's death was shocking and incomprehensible. In the early morning hours of March 4th, 2022, Kouri curled up in bed next to Eric only…
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The Labyrinth (The Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa, Part Two)
On August 28, 2013, Bryce David Laspisa, a 19‑year‑old student attending Sierra College in Rocklin California started out on the 6-7 hour drive back to his parents home in Laguna Niguel CA for an impromptu visit. Over the next 30 hours Bryce would spend hours sitting in his parked car at rest…
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Icarus (The Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa, Part One)
On August 28, 2013, Bryce David Laspisa, a 19‑year‑old student attending Sierra College in Rocklin California started out on the 6-7 hour drive back to his parents home in Laguna Niguel CA for an impromptu visit. Over the next 30 hours Bryce would spend hours sitting in his parked car at rest…
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Not A Runaway (The Disappearance of Katelin Akens) [REBROADCAST EP 117 WITH UPDATE!!]
***THIS EPISODES IS A REBROADCAST OF EPISODE 117 WITH AN UPDATED ADDED TO THE BEGINNING!*** This week, we decided to rebroadcast our coverage of Katelin Aken's disappearance after learning that James Branton, Katelin's step-father and the last person to have seen Katelin, was arrested for…
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Still Life (Murder on Ireland's Eye)
In September of 1852, Maria Kirwan and her husband took a small ferry boat from the seaside town of Howth to a little island called Ireland's Eye. Both Kirwan' stepped off the ferry boat, full of excitement for the pleasant day ahead. The Kirwan's planned to swim and sketch and eat a delicious...
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Hurricane (Addie Hall & Zach Bowen)
In the fall of 2006, the city of New Orleans was still wading through the immense wreckage of Hurricane Katrina. Local author Chris Rose calls it "The storm that keeps killing" and it was. So, on October 17th 2006, when a man was found dead of apparent suicide, laid out on the lower rooftop of…
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Copycat (The Friday The 13th Killer with Jon Katity) [Rebroadcast Episode 167]
Hey we know we have rebroadcasted this before, but with Valentines Day coming up, I wanted to highlight the man I love! No not Jason, but our Editor/Composer and my Husband, Jon Katity!! It's always a great episode to celebrate today with. We really should have Jon back on for another episode!...
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Mind Matters (Based on a true story: Stranger Things, Part 2)
Did the Netflix series Stranger Things take over your life this holiday season? Do you like conspiracy theories, government secrets, magic and monsters? Have you ever wondered how much the United States Government would pay for a psychic division? Then boy do we have a good news for you! This...
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Heroes and Monsters (Based on a true story: Stranger Things, Part 1)
Did the Netflix series Stranger Things take over your life this holiday season? Do you like conspiracy theories, government secrets, magic and monsters? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hear Holly struggle to explain quantum physics? Then boy do we have a good news for you! This...
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Which Side Is Which (Leongatha Mushroom Murders, Part 2)
In late July 2023 Erin Patterson invited her former in-laws to lunch at her home in Leongatha, Australia. This gesture of hospitality was framed as a chance for them all to reconnect. Instead, it became the center of a case that shocked the world. Over night all 4 lunch guests became desperately...
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Dear Diary (Joel Michael Guy Jr.) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 93]
Happy Thanksgiving Fiends! We took a little break this week to enjoy family and get ready for the Christmas season but we didn't want to leave you hanging entirely! Next week we will be back with part 2 of the Mushroom Murders saga, but for today we are rebroadcasting our episode on Joel Michael...
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The Mushroom of Course! (Leongatha Mushroom Murders, Part 1)
In late July 2023 Erin Patterson invited her former in-laws to lunch at her home in Leongatha, Australia. This gesture of hospitality was framed as a chance for them all to reconnect. Instead, it became the center of a case that shocked the world. Over night all 4 lunch guests became desperately...
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Engulfed (Shortly After Midnight, episode 3)
When the darkness reaches its Zenith And the moon floats high and white When the spirits scream And knife blades gleam It’s…. Shortly After Midnight Hello fiends, and welcome to the darkest time of day. In this week's original story, we bring you, Engulfed, a dark, slow-burn story about a glance...
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Monster (Frankenstein: Facts & Fiction)
Happy Halloween Fiends! Join us for a deep dive into the world of Victor Frankenstein, his monstrous creations, and all the tortured poets and mad scientists who inspired OG goth girl Mary Shelley to write this torrid tale. Click to learn more (sources)...
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Polly Pocket (Shortly After Midnight, Episode 2)
When the darkness reaches its Zenith And the moon floats high and white When the spirits scream And knife blades gleam It’s…. Shortly After Midnight Hello fiends, and welcome to the darkest time of day. This week's original story, Polly Pocket, is a spellbinding blend of nostalgia and nightmares...
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My Mother's Keeper (Ed Gein)
REPOST: Due to the sensational new season of the Netflix show "Monster", Ed Gein has been everywhere lately. Monster: The Ed Gein Story promises an accurate retelling of the life this deeply troubled man, but instead delivers a considerable amount of inaccuracies and copious amounts of downright...
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The Blackest Eyes (Charlie Brandt, Secret Serial Killer) [REBROADCAST of Episode 130]
Lets get October started with re-listen to episode 130... We will be back next week with a Shortly After Midnight, followed by some terrifying tales perfect for this Halloween season! ------------- Thankfully not all horror movies are based on a true story, but if we look hard enough we can…
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The Denver Spiderman (Theodore Edward Coneys) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 88]
Let's get prepped for the spooky season! While we put the finishing touches on our second Shortly After Midnight episode, we wanted give you one of our scariest true crime episodes - wells scariest for Leslie. This is also the episode that we introduce our first, and possibly favorite…
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The Pallor of Affluenza (Margarida Bonetti & Hilda Rosa Dos Santos, Part 2)
In late 2021, successful journalist and podcaster Chico Felitti relocated to a quiet, old money neighborhood of the mega city of Sáo Paulo Brazil called Higienópolis. One day while on a walk with his dogs he stumbled on an abandoned old manor house, a ghostly figure, and an unbelievable secret...
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The Pallor of Affluenza (Margarida Bonetti & Hilda Rosa Dos Santos, Part 1)
In late 2021, while the waves of deadly corona virus were still cresting and falling, Sao Paulo Brazil, one of the most densely populated cities in the world was a pretty stressful place to be. Desperate to escape the frighteningly close quarters, successful journalist and podcaster Chico Felitti...
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Nightmare Fuel (Cursed Objects) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 24]
We’re back this week with a rebroadcast of one of our favorites - Nightmare Fuel (Cursed Objects). Unfortunately, Holly’s been under the weather with Covid, so our brand-new episode is on pause. But with Annabelle making headlines again, we figured there’s no better time to revisit the creepy...
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Run and Hyde (The Decker Sisters)
On Friday May 30th 2025 9 year old Paityn, 8 year old Evelyn, and 5 year old Olivia Decker left their home on what should have been a short outing and never returned. Three days later the girl's bodies were found just outside a local campground. What followed was one of the most chilling and...
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Marrow Hill (Shortly After Midnight, Episode 1)
When darkness has reached its Zenith And the moon floats high and white When the spirits scream And knife blades gleam It’s Shortly After Midnight. Welcome Fiends, to the darkest time of day! Today's terrifying tale takes us to the sleepy little town of Marrow Hill. Nestled in cornfields of…
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Lethal Lovers (The Alpine Manor Murders)
They were called “The Lethal Lovers” — two nurse’s aides, Cathy Wood (25) and Gwendolyn Graham (34), whose twisted relationship would leave a trail of death behind the quiet walls of a Michigan nursing home. When Cathy’s ex-husband walked into a police station in 1988 with a chilling confession,...
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Missing Pieces (The Murder of Kitty Genovese) [REBROADCAST, EPISODE 115]
Happy Pride Month Fiends! This week we are going to rebroadcast some of our previous pride month episodes before releasing a brand new episode. If you are all caught up with WWBD, please take the time to relisten to this tragic episode on kitty Genovese and historical significance of her case....
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Misguided Confidence (The Men, The Ice Pick & The History of the Lobotomy)
We've all heard the sinister stories of mental healthcare's terrifying past. The Snake Pits, the cages, the overmedication, but nothing is cloaked in more mystery and dread than the ice pick lobotomy. Whether it's that terrifying scene in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or the heartbreaking story...
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"Rabbit Rabbit" (Mary Toft, The Woman Who Gave Birth To Rabbits)
In the summer of 1726, In the little Village of Godalming, a 25 year old servant woman claimed to give birth to rabbits. Surgeons, nobles, and even the King believed her at first, but the truth, or a version of it that the public can embrace, always has a way of coming out. For years, history...
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Gone In 60 Seconds (The Mysterious Death of Tiffany Valiante)
She was smart, athletic, and full of life — until one summer night in 2015 when 18-year-old Tiffany Valiante vanished from her family’s New Jersey home. Just hours later, her body was found miles away on train tracks under suspicious circumstances. Was it suicide, as authorities claimed — or...
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Pew Pew Kaboom (Elmer McCurdy The Carnival Cadaver) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 80]
Hey fiends! This week we are rebroadcasting one of our fan favorite (and ours) episode on Elmer McCurdy. We will be back next week with an all new episode. ENJOY! -------------- On December 8th, 1976, the crew of the hit televisions show The Six Million Dollar Man made a gruesome discovery. While...
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Where Are They Now? (Updates)
Often, case we cover continue to evolve long after we close the book on them. That's why periodically we check in and update them! This week we have updates on the Dephi Murders, Sheila Keen Warren (the clown killer), and the disappearance of Asha Degree. Special thanks to all our fiends who pass...
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A Wail on the Wind (The Death of Ellen Poe Langley)
In the early morning hours of May 1st 1849 Ellen Poe Langley drew her last breath. Once a wealthy doctor's wife, she passed away alone, locked in a tiny room in a stifling attic. For years Her husband Dr. Charles Langley had gotten away with keeping her locked away, desperately ill and slowly...
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Leprechaun (30 Minute Horror Movie)
Ok fiends, it's almost St. Patrick's day so this month we're recapping the 1993 classic (and this one really is a classic) Leprechaun! This Episode is one that our patrons have had access to since 2021 and we are now very excited to make it available to everyone. We did record a new 30 Minute...
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A Tragedy of Errors (The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare)
This is the story of Abraham Shakespeare, the man who won the lottery then disappeared. This case is a rags to riches story, a mysterious disappearance, an episode of Catfish and a murder mystery all rolled up into one. This case case has so many twists and turns that we cab't even summarize it,...
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Ravenous (Swift Runner & The Wendigo) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 91]
Hey fiends! This week's rebroadcast goes out to all our Yellowjackets fans! If you're knee deep in fan theories but you're unfamiliar with the Wendigo, you need to give this episode a listen! If you have no idea what I'm talking about...listen anyway, this episode is one of our best! Be prepared…
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One Sneaker (The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh, Part 2)
It's our 200th episode (part 2) , so today we will be covering our number one most requested case, The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh. On November 25th 1991, Mark disappeared from the Sunray Beach neighborhood in Del Haven NJ. The only evidence search teams ever found was his left sneaker. He…
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One Sneaker (The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh, Part 1)
It's our 200th episode, so today we will be covering our number one most requested case, The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh. On November 25th 1991, Mark disappeared from the Sunray Beach neighborhood in Del Haven NJ. The only evidence search teams ever found was his left sneaker. He has been...
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Antimatrimony (The Murder of Charles Bravo)
Tighten up your corsets and starch those high collars because this week we’re going old timey! The mystery of who killed Charlie Bravo has captured the minds of both armchair and career detectives, as well as numerous true crime authors for over a century. This case has it all, money, accents…
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The Man, The Myth, The Monster (Count Dracula) [REBROADCAST OF EPISODE 133]
This week we are rebroadcasting our episode on Count Dracula! The Nosferatu craze has gotten ahold of us too. Enjoy! ----------- There is much about the myth of the vampire that science will never understand. They crawl from their graves, blood running from their mouths trailing mist in search of...
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Lost in Flames (The disappearance of the Sodder children)
On Christmas Eve 1945 in the quiet little town of Fayetteville West Virginia, Jennie Sodder awoke just after one in the morning to find her little farm house filled with smoke, flames licking the walls of her husband's office. She rushed to wake and alert her husband and 9 children. It was clear...
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Haunted (A Christmas Carol) [REBROADCAST]
We promised we aren't becoming a rebroadcast podcast haha. We will be back soon with a brand new episode! Until then, enjoy our holiday spooky cheer with another best of Christmas WWBD episode! ----------- There is no phrase one can utter that draws a more visceral christmas response, than Bah,...
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You Have to Want It (The Tragedy of JonBenét Ramsey) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 94]]
Hello Fiends! With the new Netflix documentary, "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey", we thought we should rebroadcast our coverage of the case! We will be back next week with an all new episode! ---------- "People ask me all the time how I think of such dark stories every week. Well, I say, I...
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Believe (The Origins of Santa) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 95 ]
To start off the holiday season we are sharing one of our favorite episodes from a few years ago, in which we ruin Santa for you. ENJOY! -------- We’re back once again to ruin Christmas! This year we’ll explore the dark and fascinating origins of everyone favorite jolly gift giver, Santa Claus....
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Silent Scream, Part 2 (The Murders of Danny Rolling)
Gainesville Florida is the biggest college town in the sunshine state, but in August of 1990 a dark cloud descended over it. Five people were brutally mutilated and murdered in four short days. All the crime scenes bore the same graphic hallmarks, and local police quickly realized they had a…
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Silent Scream, Part 1 (The Gainesville Ripper Murders)
Gainesville Florida is the biggest college town in the sunshine state, but in August of 1990 a dark cloud descended over it. Five people were brutally mutilated and murdered in four short days. All the crime scenes bore the same graphic hallmarks, and local police quickly realized they had a…
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Prima Belladonna (Part 2: Gironima Spana) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 150]
Poison artisans Giulia Tofana and Gironima Spana took all the power held hostage in their time by men and placed it in the hands of women. Join us as we go deep into the rise and fall of the world’s most infamous poison and sought after skin care line: Aqua Tofana. Last week we told Guilia's…
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Prima Belladonna (Part 1: Giulia Tofana) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 149]
We wanted to end women’s history month with a bang, so we decided to deliver this much requested case in a way you’ve probably never heard it before, the way it actually happened. What was once thought to be the story of one woman, is actually that of a mother daughter dynasty. Poison artisans...
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The Pit (The Murders of Su Hong)
In a quiet rural village in China, a respected local doctor, Su Hong, harbors secrets darker than anyone could imagine. When two brothers suddenly vanish, a police investigation reveals twisted layers of deceit, desperation, and revenge buried in the doctor’s root cellar. What starts as a missing...
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Welcome to Thrill House (An Original Story by Holly Knapp)
Dear Fiends, We cordially invite you to spend some time with the terrifying spirits of Thrill house. We hope you enjoy this original gothic horror story! Consider it a treat from us to you. Happy Halloween! Click to Learn More The WWBD Team Holly Knapp, Co-Host Leslie Weidel, Co-Host Jon Katity,...
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We are Holly & Leslie, the hosts of We Would Be Dead. A weekly true crime podcast that finds humanity in the darkness, humor in the history, and the devil in the details. Above all else we recognize that if we had to walk a mile in any of the stories that we tell, we would be dead.
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