Episodes

  • S5E1 - We're back!
    Nov 2 2024

    We're back! We all had some huge life events this year and are excited to get back to talking about the true crimes that inspired movies. Listen to our summer recap!

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    29 mins
  • S4E18: Run (2020), Inspired by Gypsy Rose
    May 7 2024

    This week, we talk about #RunMovie , a #psychological #horror #thriller #film . The film stars #KieraAllen as disabled teenager Chloe Sherman, who begins to suspect that her mother, Diane ( #SarahPaulson ), has been keeping a dark secret about her upbringing.

    Last week, we talked about #GypsyRoseBlanchard, convicted of second-degree murder in #Missouri for the death of her mother, #DeeDeeBlanchard . She was sentenced to ten years in prison. She was #paroled after eight years, at the end of December 2023. Given the sensational aspects of Gypsy's childhood, she gained widespread media attention. She has been featured on interviews on a variety of TV shows, and other programs have been based on her story.

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    Sources:

    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy-Rose_Blanchard⁠
    • ⁠https://www.mylifetime.com/shows/the-prison-confessions-of-gypsy-rose-blanchard⁠
    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Act_(TV_series)⁠
    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mommy_Dead_and_Dearest⁠
    • ⁠https://people.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard-regrets-murdering-mother-she-didn-t-deserve-that-exclusive-8420272⁠
    • ⁠https://www.eonline.com/news/1398429/gypsy-rose-blanchard-and-husband-ryan-anderson-break-up-3-months-after-her-prison-release⁠
    • ⁠https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/why-gypsy-rose-blanchard-deleting-social-media⁠

    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_(2020_American_film)⁠
    • ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8633478/
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    28 mins
  • S4E17: Gypsy Rose, Inspiration for Run (2020)
    Apr 30 2024

    This week, we talk about #GypsyRoseBlanchard, convicted of second-degree murder in #Missouri for the death of her mother, #DeeDeeBlanchard . She was sentenced to ten years in prison. She was #paroled after eight years, at the end of December 2023. Given the sensational aspects of Gypsy's childhood, she gained widespread media attention. She has been featured on interviews on a variety of TV shows, and other programs have been based on her story.


    Next week, we'll talk about #RunMovie , a #psychological #horror #thriller #film . The film stars #KieraAllen as disabled teenager Chloe Sherman, who begins to suspect that her mother, Diane ( #SarahPaulson ), has been keeping a dark secret about her upbringing.


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    Sources:

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy-Rose_Blanchard
    • https://www.mylifetime.com/shows/the-prison-confessions-of-gypsy-rose-blanchard
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Act_(TV_series)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mommy_Dead_and_Dearest
    • https://people.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard-regrets-murdering-mother-she-didn-t-deserve-that-exclusive-8420272
    • https://www.eonline.com/news/1398429/gypsy-rose-blanchard-and-husband-ryan-anderson-break-up-3-months-after-her-prison-release
    • https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/why-gypsy-rose-blanchard-deleting-social-media

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_(2020_American_film)
    • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8633478/


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    53 mins
  • S4E16: Wonderland (2003) (Guest Mark Wrzeciona)
    Apr 25 2024

    Guest: Mark Wrzeciona Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/markwrzeciona/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087907623609⁠⁠⁠⁠

    This week, we talk about #Wonderland , a 2003 #American #crime #drama #film , based on the real-life #WonderlandMurders that occurred in #1981 . The film stars #ValKilmer , #KateBosworth , #DylanMcDermott , #CarrieFisher , #LisaKudrow , #JoshLucas , #ChristinaApplegate , #TimBlakeNelson , and #JaneaneGarofalo . Kilmer plays the role of #JohnHolmes , a famous pornographic film star and suspected accomplice in four grisly #murders committed in a house at #8763WonderlandAvenue , in the #LaurelCanyon section of #LosAngeles . The film uses a nonlinear #Rashomon -style #narrative structure to present conflicting accounts of the murders from differing perspectives. Last week, we talked about #TheWonderlandmurders , also known as the #FourontheFloorMurders or the #LaurelCanyonMurders , are four #unsolvedmurders that occurred in #LosAngeles on July 1, 1981. It is assumed that five people were targeted to be killed in the known drug house of the #WonderlandGang , three of whom— #RonLaunius , #BillyDeverell , and #JoyMiller —were present. Launius, Deverell, and Miller, along with the girlfriend of an accomplice, #BarbaraRichardson , died from extensive #bluntforcetrauma injuries. Only Launius' wife Susan survived the attack, allegedly masterminded by organized crime figure and nightclub owner #EddieNash . Nash, his henchman #GregoryDiles , and porn actor #JohnHolmes were at various times arrested, tried, and acquitted for their involvement in the murders.


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    Sources:

    • ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335563/⁠
    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_(2003_film)⁠
    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_murders⁠
    • ⁠https://youtu.be/wQmEirpOrec?si=LKne-aKcbk0_nTv5⁠
    • ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118749/
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    36 mins
  • S4E15: John Holmes, Inspiration for Wonderland (2003) (Guest Mark Wrzeciona)
    Apr 17 2024

    Guest: Mark Wrzeciona Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/markwrzeciona/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087907623609⁠⁠⁠

    This week, we talk about #TheWonderlandmurders , also known as the #FourontheFloorMurders or the #LaurelCanyonMurders , are four #unsolvedmurders that occurred in #LosAngeles on July 1, 1981. It is assumed that five people were targeted to be killed in the known drug house of the #WonderlandGang , three of whom— #RonLaunius , #BillyDeverell , and #JoyMiller —were present. Launius, Deverell, and Miller, along with the girlfriend of an accomplice, #BarbaraRichardson , died from extensive #bluntforcetrauma injuries. Only Launius' wife Susan survived the attack, allegedly masterminded by organized crime figure and nightclub owner #EddieNash . Nash, his henchman #GregoryDiles , and porn actor #JohnHolmes were at various times arrested, tried, and acquitted for their involvement in the murders.

    Next week, we'll talk about #Wonderland , a 2003 #American #crime #drama #film , based on the real-life #WonderlandMurders that occurred in #1981 . The film stars #ValKilmer , #KateBosworth , #DylanMcDermott , #CarrieFisher , #LisaKudrow , #JoshLucas , #ChristinaApplegate , #TimBlakeNelson , and #JaneaneGarofalo . Kilmer plays the role of #JohnHolmes , a famous pornographic film star and suspected accomplice in four grisly #murders committed in a house at #8763WonderlandAvenue , in the #LaurelCanyon section of #LosAngeles . The film uses a nonlinear #Rashomon -style #narrative structure to present conflicting accounts of the murders from differing perspectives.

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    Sources:

    • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335563/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_(2003_film)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_murders
    • https://youtu.be/wQmEirpOrec?si=LKne-aKcbk0_nTv5
    • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118749/
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    42 mins
  • S4E14: A Killer Next Door (2020), Inspired by John List
    Apr 11 2024

    This week, we talk about the #triller #movie #AKillerNextDoor from #2020 about a young girl begins to suspect that her neighbor on a quiet suburban street is fugitive family killer John List. Last week, we talked about #JohnList , an #American #massmurderer . On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children at their home in #WestfieldNewJersey , and then #disappeared . He had planned the murders so meticulously that nearly a month passed before anyone suspected that anything was amiss. List assumed a #newidentity , #remarried , and eluded justice for nearly 18 years. He was finally apprehended in Virginia on June 1, 1989, after the story of his murders was broadcast on the television program #AmericasMostWanted .


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    Sources:

    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_List_(murderer)⁠
    • ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/nyregion/25list1.html⁠
    • ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10293308/
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    33 mins
  • S4E13: John List, Inspiration for A Killer Next Door (2020)
    Apr 2 2024

    This week, we talk about #JohnList , an #American #massmurderer . On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children at their home in #WestfieldNewJersey , and then #disappeared . He had planned the murders so meticulously that nearly a month passed before anyone suspected that anything was amiss. List assumed a #newidentity , #remarried , and eluded justice for nearly 18 years. He was finally apprehended in Virginia on June 1, 1989, after the story of his murders was broadcast on the television program #AmericasMostWanted .

    Next week, we'll talk about the #triller #movie #AKillerNextDoor from #2020 about a young girl begins to suspect that her neighbor on a quiet suburban street is fugitive family killer John List.

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    Sources:

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_List_(murderer)
    • https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/nyregion/25list1.html
    • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10293308/
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    36 mins
  • S4E12: The Onion Field (1979)
    Mar 26 2024

    This week, we talk about #TheOnionField is a 1979 #American #neonoir crime drama film directed by #HaroldBecker . The film stars #JohnSavage , #JamesWoods and #FranklynSeales , as well as #TedDanson in his film debut. Woods' performance as #GregPowell was the film's most widely praised element, earning him a #KansasCityFilmCritics #CircleAward and his first #GoldenGlobe nomination.

    Last week, we talked about the #onionfieldmurders . On the night of March 9, 1963, #LAPD officers #IanCampbell (age 31) and #KarlHettinger (age 28) were riding in an #unmarkedpolicecar. They pulled over a #1946Fordcoupe containing two #suspicious -looking men at the corner of #CarlosAvenue and #GowerStreet in #Hollywood . The two men, #GregoryUlasPowell (age 30) and #JimmyLeeSmith (a.k.a. " #JimmyYoungblood ", age 32), had recently committed a string of robberies, and "each had a pistol tucked into his trousers".


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    Sources:

    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion_Field⁠
    • ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion_Field_(film)⁠
    • ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPmTich7Rg4⁠
    • ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHPaiMXdJ0k⁠
    • ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pfvG8MW24⁠
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    32 mins