Will this night of horrors finally put him away for good? Hosted by James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman. The excuses are weak, and so is the defense, but just when you think it's all over, a possible surprise from the past surfaces. Along the way, we find out that a steak festival sounds wonderful, that you shouldn't record all of your criminal thoughts for police to find, and that a little bit of DNA evidence means a lot more than 100 wacky theories & lies!! This week, in Hastings, Michigan, a small town erupts in scandal, when a vicious murder takes place, and it turns out not to be the simple robbery that someone wanted to make it look like. Along the way, we find out that apparently lavender warrants an entire weekend of celebration, that it's very hard to knock yourself out, then shoot yourself, and that ostriches probably can't plan a murder!! This week, in Dallas, Oregon, a successful family gives up the grind of the city, and moves out to the country, so they can run a farm, and shelter their children from the dangers of the big city. A very strange & tragic tale of events, leading to a detailed 4 page confession, and even more drama!! There are several bodies, and several loose ends, including a missing teenager, and a sick grandpa, who is incapable of speech, and can't be relied upon as a witness. Not only dead, but murdered in an unthinkably brutal way, and that's only the start. Along the way, we find out that people sometimes speak in a confusing way in west Texas, that dry humping your cousin isn't a proper Christmas activity, and that you can't prepare for something you didn't mean to do!! A crazy & perplexing tale! Or a wounded lover? This week, we go back to a much different time, with a man who had his first boxing match in 1891, after learning to fight against "hobos" in train cars at age 13! Not only is he older, but he's also been convicted of more crimes, than she could imagine, and was hiding out from a murder charge, when they found love. Along the way, we find out that Honey glazed ham season is in the spring, that bashing up cars because you're angry is never a good idea, and that sometimes it's just easier to let your father adopt you!! Hosted by James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman New episodes every Thursday! This week, in Sheridan, Wyoming, where an upper middle class town is shocked when something causes a man to become enraged, and confront a room mate, leading to physical altercations, and a body ending up under the floor boards! This week, in Tiline, Kentucky, where crazy circumstances unfold around the disappearance of local resident. The only trace of her is her car, which is left on the side of the road, locked. The investigation is so much of a mess that it almost overshadowed the complete, and unnecessary brutality of the actual murder. Well, let's just say it's two things that no man wants to live without! And the manner of the actual killing is unnecessarily heartless. Or, is he just another run of the mill awful, greedy & heartless killer?? Along the way, we find out that drinking is something to do when it's cold out, that brains are a tough fit for the garbage disposal, and that if you plan to murder, you'd better get rid of your porn, first!! It's a nail biter, and just a really strange tale, about a really strange man!! This week, in Redding, Connecticut, a group of young men move into their own place, and everything is great until a dispute over a small amount of money with the landlord leads to incredible violence & horror, shocking everyone around the affluent & leafy town. This is all fine, and normal, except someone ends up dead. Body parts, scattered around a cornfield, with horrible mutilations to both victims. 1.77 m). FAST!! Over a dozen kids come out to look, poke the body with a stick, and even steal a radio station's patch off her discarded jeans. This one has all kinds of mystery, and brutality!! This week, we check out the quaint, southern town of Easley, South Carolina, where there were zero warning signs before someone erupted in violence that resulted in a house full of death! This week, in Eatonton, Georgia, troubles build between a divorced couple, resulting in all sorts of crazy behavior on the part of everyone. One of our craziest yet!! This week, in Lititz, Pennsylvania, two young people find love in a group of homeschooled kids from the area. A young man with excruciating similarities to Ted Bundy unleashes his darkest fantasies, but will insist on his innocence. He hits the road, resulting in more horrifying murder!! Luckily for him, his new friend has some acquaintances that just might be able to help him out. This week, we look into the noticeably middle of the road town of Norwalk, Iowa, where the police were powerless to stop an inevitable horror that would take place in a quiet home, despite the all the warning signs in the world. This ends up in one of the craziest days imaginable, complete with some of the most cold blooded murder that we've ever heard of, a blazing fire to cover it up, and finally, a proclamation that he "will never be taken alive"! Along the way, we find out that corn sounds very boring, that the past is a good indicator of the future, and that cats can be just as good at finding bodies as dogs! If we wouldnt want to listen, how could we expect anyone else to? His girlfriend's husband, of course. This is a twisted one! In the end, the only solution is someone has to die. Just when it seems settled, he escapes jail, and disappears. It's an odd story that seems straight from Stephen King novel! The problem is, things aren't what they seem, or what anybody thinks. This week, in Cincinnati, Arkansas, a love triangle, featuring very unlikely participants leads to a brutal murder, an inept cover up, and a completely unsatisfactory investigation. Along the way, we find out what drew people to the middle of nowhere, if working on a hog farm is as glorious as advertised, and what could make a man smile wide after murdering four people!! It's a bad person, being pursued by inept people, and it makes for one of the craziest stories that we've ever done!! Was it an enemy of his brother & a simple case of mistaken identity? Thanks for sharing your story with us Sarah. Along the way, we find out why dead piglets make a lousy gift, how it was possible to inherit money from people you've killed, and what recourse you may have, if a known killer is stalking you! It's absolutely mind boggling!! 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A terrible attack, leads to a ridiculous manhunt, that lasts 3 years, with paths crossing with everyone from a fashion designing cult leader, to Dolly Parton. There are many suspects, including the current boyfriend, the ex-boyfriend, and the ex-husband. Oh! Buds Goods is a New England cannabis brand with three recreational dispensaries in Massachusetts. We look at the solid, middle class town of LaPorte, Indiana, where one man showed showed all the signs that he could someday be a budding serial killer, then started to follow through on his potenital.Along the way, we find out how expensive a bike ride can be, why it seems to be so easy to break out of jail, and what happens when society builds a monster, then tries to destroy him! This week, we turn our attention out west, to the town of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, where a situation spun out of control, ending in one of the most mind boggling, and unnecessarily viscious murders in history. A story so fantastical that it's almost hard to believe that someone could think it would work. Is he being railroaded, or have his actions railroaded others? 85 episodes Two comedians Sarah Hunt and James Pietragallo take an in-depth, and realistic look into our favorite romantic comedies that we love to hate. Hosted by James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman. He claims to have been married at age 7, and was transformed into God. The problem is, the other person isn't quite ready to give up on the relationship. Lives were ruined, bodies were burned, and toes were found a decade later. Along the way, we find out that a lot of these small town festivals have similar themes, that you can't trust murderers to self report, and that you can't unring a confession! Life After Happy Face is led by Melissa Moore, the daughter of the infamous Happy Face serial killer, and leading female Forensic Criminologist, Dr. Laura Pettler. Along the way, we find out that Nebraska loves their testicles, that the devil generally doesn't leave babies for you, inside of host bodies that he has possessed, and when you murder someone, they don't want you to have any of their body parts!! This week, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, just when we think a story is going one way, it takes a complete left turn, and ends up in a completely different direction. All in all, there are foreign accomplices, shootings, burials, explosions, and a full grown African ion, kept as a pet. This week, in the seemingly quiet town of Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, where a serial killer earned the name "The Mad Slasher", as he terrorized the area for over two years. This is a wild one! By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The investigation that follows is the definition of inept, and the conclusion will leave you shocked and laughing!! Will her own written words be her downfall? The craziness that ensues is one for the books. This week, in Montville, Ohio, an act of kindness is rewarded with an act of terrible murderous brutality. Luckily for police, they brazenly document most of their own thoughts, actions, and confessions on video, that is found after the boys finally go too far, and commit a senseless, and brutal killing. Family troubles, money troubles, and his wife having an affair with the playboy owner of the local country western bar really push him over the edge. Investigators wonder whether they have a sophisticated serial killer, like the one on the west coast, but they could never have predicted what they end up finding. On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Wondery, Wondery+, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Along the way, we find out that West Virginia is for murder lovers, that you can even be murdered for doing exactly what the murderer tells you, and that cousin love must be HOT, because some people will fight for it, over everything!! But when investigators finally think they have the whole thing cracked, they wonder if they even have the right person. Did we mention that this story is insane?? Along the way, we find out that sometimes a tow only needs one festival, that your history often tells your future, and that crazy can certainly be measured in your cookie eating to murder ratio!!