Episodes

  • Episode 14 - Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Dialing-Up for Dastardly Deeds

    Episode 14 - Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Dialing-Up for Dastardly Deeds
    Jun 1 2025

    We’re starting our next true crime theme: female killer nurses. Between 2007 and 2016, Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer killed eight elderly patients and tried to kill or harm six more, administering insulin overdoses to those with dementia to relieve the “red surge” of pressure she felt in her chest. Elizabeth had a habit of stealing and using medication on the job and had been fired twice before. So, when her crimes came out, lawsuits were filed and an inquiry was launched as the public grappled with how this abuse of power was allowed to go on for almost a decade.

    Sources:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48600478

    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7571648/

    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/07/the-killer-nurse.html

    https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/amygdala-hijack

    https://globalnews.ca/news/5707936/elizabeth-wettlaufer-inquiry-confession/

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44377735

    https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/article/107/3/19/473928/Exploring-Health-Professional-Criminality-and

    https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/benzodiazepines#:~:text=Benzodiazepines%20are%20depressants%20that%20produce,Ativan%C2%AE%2C%20and%20Klonopin%C2%AE.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/killer-nurse-wettlaufer-sentencing-1.4175164

    https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/TBk79oWhpi/elizabeth-wettlaufer-nurse-senior-deaths/

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20370237

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/woodstock-ontario-elizabeth-wettlaufer-public-inquiry-report-1.5230181

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/elizabeth-wettlaufer-family-friends-inquiry-report-1.5232442

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-could-have-stopped-you-1.4776403

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/22/study-identified-key-traits-serial-killer-nurses

    https://www.upgrad.com/study-abroad/knowledge-base/faqs/study-in-canada/what-is-grade-13-in-canada/

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 13 - Selena Quintanilla: For the Record, It Was Murder

    Episode 13 - Selena Quintanilla: For the Record, It Was Murder
    May 25 2025
    On March 31, 1995, Grammy-award winning Selena Quintanilla was about to finally get her hands on the remaining financial records in the possession of her former employee who had been recently fired for embezzling. But that employee, the founder of Selena’s fan club, was not about to let the object of her obsession cut her out of her life. At the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas, 34-year-old Yolanda Saldívar pulled out a .38-caliber revolver and shot the singer. While falling to the floor of the lobby, 23-year-old Selena used her final words to ensure that no one was in doubt about who the shooter had been.Sources: https://www.anb.org/display/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-16500https://www.biography.com/musicians/selena https://www.biography.com/crime/selena-final-days-murder https://www.biography.com/crime/yolanda-saldivar-selena-quintanilla-death https://www.biography.com/musicians/selena-quintanilla-husband-chris-perez https://www.oxygen.com/selena-and-yolanda-the-secrets-between-them/crime-news/where-is-selena-quintanillas-killer-yolanda-saldivar https://cbs4local.com/news/nation-world/selenas-murderer-seeks-parole-while-inmates-claim-theres-a-bounty-on-her-head https://csusmchronicle.com/23452/a-e/should-you-skip-or-stream-selena-yolanda-the-secrets-between-them/ https://www.krqe.com/news/national/viewers-have-mixed-reactions-to-selena-yolanda-docu-series/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/03/509647/selenas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-up-for-parole-30-years-after-tejano-stars-shooting-death/#:~:text=The%20Texas%20Board%20of%20Pardons,life%20in%20prison%20on%20Oct. https://twu.edu/twhf/honorees/selena-quintanilla/#:~:text=Selena%20first%20won%20Tejano%20Music,she%20 won%20 almost%20 all%20 categories. https://womenshistory.si.edu/spotlight/latin-music-legends-stamps/selena https://people.com/music/all-about-selena-quintanilla-death/ https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/introduction-dare-drug-abuse-resistance-education-program-program https://gov.texas.gov/apps/music/directory/results/archives/region/corpus/p1#:~:text=The%20Selena%20Foundation%20Mission%20Statement,they%20were%20born%20to%20sing. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/quintanilla-perez-selena-selena https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/selena-father-abraham-quintanilla-memoir/ https://people.com/all-about-selena-quintanilla-family-7971668 https://people.com/music/selena-quintanilla-husband-chris-perez-her-murder-hardest-thing-he-ever-dealt-with/ https://apnews.com/article/afc5ce6533829c1321d3bfe7a83f6aad https://people.com/music/selena-quintanilla-25-year-death-anniversary-family-keeping-memory-alive/https://people.com/chica/selena-quintanilla-hollywood-star-without-married-name/ https://www.today.com/news/yolanda-saldivar-now-rcna137866 https://www.today.com/popculture/music/selena-quintanilla-single-como-te-quiero-yo-ti-listen-rcna39959 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1130222.html https://archive.caller.com/entertainment/selena/selena-gun-is-cut-up-and-dumped-into-bay-366067521-310745411.html/ https://people.com/music/selena-quintanilla-perez-husband-and-family-honor-her-on-26th-anniversary-of-death/#:~:text=In%20the%20repeated%20dream%20https://people.com/who-is-chris-perez-selena-quintanilla-husband-8575925 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/us/selena-quintanilla-yolanda-saldivar-parole/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CToday%2C%20we%20are%20grateful%20that,on%20their%20social%20media%20platforms. https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-56776/yolanda-saldivar-parole-selena-quintanilla-tejano-queen#:~:text=Yolanda%20Sald%C3%ADvar%20will%20continue%20serving,voted%20to%20not%20release%20her. https://www.caller.com/story/entertainment/people/selena/2015/04/15/saying-goodbye-thousands-bid-selena-farewell/91947264/
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 12 - John Lennon: “Above Us, Only Sky”

    Episode 12 - John Lennon: “Above Us, Only Sky”
    May 18 2025

    On December 8, 1980, one of the most famous and prolific musicians of a generation, John Lennon, 40, was gunned down in front of the Dakota building, which housed his Upper West Side apartment in the adopted city that he loved, where he could walk around freely without getting bombarded by fans. However, one mentally unstable anddisillusioned fan, Mark David Chapman, 25, who had been planning John’s murder for months, finally completed his mission. Did Mark take Holden Caulfield’s catchphrase of “phony” a little too literally?

    Sources:

    https://www.biography.com/musicians/john-lennon

    https://biographics.org/john-lennon-troubled-beatle/

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/23/little-evidence-screaming-helps-mental-health-say-psychologists

    https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/when-john-lennon-faced-us-deportation/

    https://people.com/music/john-lennon-yoko-ono-relationship-timeline/

    https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1298130/John-Lennon-will-son-Julian-yoko-ono-sean-ono

    https://medium.com/the-beatles-faq/when-paul-met-george-38ce74cbcd7e

    https://www.goldradio.com/artists/the-beatles/julian-lennon-sean-friends/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/cynthia-lennon

    https://www.dailycal.org/archives/we-can-love-lennon-s-music-as-long-as-we-don-t-defend-his-abuse/article_f193ef1a-cc6d-5a77-a9fe-7805e42cd12a.html

    Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman by Jack Jones

    https://www.winknews.com/news/lennon-s-killer-says-he-sought-glory-deserved-death-penalty/article_baa5407c-3a5c-5c81-a4c9-bc0df97f337b.html

    https://www.wlfi.com/news/national/mark-david-chapman-fast-facts/article_bfc9a6f9-8298-5e52-860a-268dee3ee1e5.html

    https://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/writeup/mark-david-chapman-trial-murder-john-lennon#:~:text=On%20June%2022%2C%201981%2C%20Chapman,eligible%20for%20parole%20in%202000

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 11 - Christina Grimmie: My Celebrity “Soul Mate”

    Episode 11 - Christina Grimmie: My Celebrity “Soul Mate”
    May 11 2025
    It was a typical meet and greet, and the former contestant of The Voice, Christina Grimmie, stretched out her arms to hug a shy fan. But Kevin James Loibl didn’t return her embrace. Instead, he reached for his first 9mm handgun and shot his “soul mate,” a woman he had never met but with whom he had become obsessed, four times. Despite Christina’s brother tackling Kevin, Kevin scrambled away, took out his second handgun, and turned it on himself. We’re touching on YouTube fans and the personal connection they think they have with their favorite creators as we discuss another celebrity killed by a fan.Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/christina-grimmie-death https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/entertainment/christina-grimmie-who-was-she/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/14/entertainment/christina-grimmie-vigil-funeral-adam-levine/ https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/entertainment/christina-grimmie-dead-celebrity-reaction/index.htmlhttps://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2016/images/06/22/grimmie.investigative.supplement.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/22/us/christina-grimmie-the-voice-orlando-police-end-investigation/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/entertainment/orlando-christina-grimmie-shot/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/17/entertainment/christina-grimmie-memorial/index.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36507546https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36506082 https://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/the-murder-of-christina-grimmie-was-one-of-orlandos-most-tragic-events-for-about-26-hours-31764944https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/voice-singer-christina-grimmie-shot-after-florida-concert-n590161 https://evesham-nj.org/resident/history#:~:text=Marlton%20is%20a%20name%20commonly,as%20a%20fertilizer%2C%20like%20manure. https://blog.iheart.com/post/introducing-christina-grimmie-rising-star https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0_015pzNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENN74XjjYd0 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/gunman-who-killed-voice-singer-christina-grimmie-id-d-kevin-n590316 https://allthatsinteresting.com/kevin-james-loibl https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/death-by-fame/the-tragic-murder-of-christina-grimmie https://people.com/celebrity/christina-grimmie-death-concertgoer-on-kevin-loibl/ https://digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=08f3e6fc-2e2e-4f0d-9688-d68d7d0eeab0 https://globalgrind.com/1703264/christina-grimmie/ https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a14259/christina-grimmie-interview/ https://christinagrimmiefoundation.org/our-impact/ https://christinagrimmie.com/about https://time.com/5581981/youtube-christina-grimmie-influencer/https://aegworldwide.com/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/christina-grimmie-family-lawsuit-aeg-live-orlando-venue/https://time.com/4376285/christina-grimmie-zelda-petition-nintendo-response/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242475256_Praying_at_the_altar_of_the_stars https://www.aap.org/en/advocacy/state-advocacy/waiting-periods-for-firearms-purchases/#:~:text=Waiting%20period%20laws%20give%20law,proper%20background%20check%20is%20performed
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    57 mins
  • Episode 10 - Darrell Abbott: Driven by the Music, From Diamond to Dimebag

    Episode 10 - Darrell Abbott: Driven by the Music, From Diamond to Dimebag
    May 4 2025

    Days before wrapping up their tour to head home for the Christmas holidays, the band Damageplan was playing a show at the Alrosa Villa Nightclub in Columbus, Ohio. However, this would be the last show for “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and three other people. Nathan Gale went on a shooting spree that would send ripples through the heavy metal music community by ending the life of one of metal’s most influential power guitar players, leaving people to question how he was able to access the club and end the lives of four people in a matter of minutes.

    Sources:

    https://loudwire.com/dimebag-darrell-slain-onstage-anniversary/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dimebag-darrell-legacy/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

    https://metalinjection.net/shocking-revelations/pantera-were-nickelback-fans-from-the-beginning#:~:text=According%20to%20bassist%20Mike%20Kroeger,What%20is%20this%3F

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dimebag-darrell-alrosa-villa-demolished/

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dimebag-darrell-legacy/

    https://www.today.com/popculture/police-release-report-dimebags-murder-1c9482652

    https://usafacts.org/articles/what-is-considered-a-mass-shooting/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/nathan-gale

    https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Mother-of-shooter-says-he-had-paranoid-8938837.ph

    https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/behind-the-murder-of-dimebag-darrell-233541/

    https://www.nbc4i.com/news/columbus-business-first/former-alrosa-nightclub-will-become-affordable-housing/

    https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rita-haney-on-preserving-dimebag-darrell-legacy

    https://cwcolumbus.com/entertainment/the-columbus-curse-in-musical-history-central-ohio-music-dimebag-darrell-abbott-jimi-hendrix-lynyrd-skynard-stevie-ray-vaughn-chris-cornell-teddy-pendergrass-buddy-holly-ritchie-valens-jp-big-bopper-richardson

    https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/what-made-dimebag-darrell-a-true-guitar-original

    hhttps://vocal.media/beat/dimebag-darrell-a-loss-echoing-through-generationsttps://www.iheart.com/content/2020-12-07-25-things-you-might-not-know-about-dimebag-darrel

    https://norml.org/marijuana/fact-sheets/racial-disparity-in-marijuana-arrests/

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    39 mins
  • Episode 9 - Andrés Escobar: A Steaming Cup of Soccer Steeped in Cocaine

    Episode 9 - Andrés Escobar: A Steaming Cup of Soccer Steeped in Cocaine
    Apr 27 2025
    Against the backdrop of Colombian narco-soccer, Medellín’s Atlético Nacional qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the United States. Having lost only one of the twenty-six games they played in the lead-up to the World Cup, the team was helping Colombian fans forget the perils they faced during the tumultuous time following Pablo Escobar’s death. But after being eliminated during the group stage, soccer star Andrés Escobar was shot to death upon his return to Medellín. We’re back with another episode on a celebrity who was killed for the own goal he scored in one of the last games of his life.Sources: https://www.theringer.com/2022/10/12/sports/22-goals-andres-escobar-1994-world-cup-usa-colombia https://colombiaone.com/2023/10/05/most-practiced-sports-colombia/ https://pantheon.world/profile/occupation/soccer-player/country/colombia https://themobmuseum.org/blog/colombian-drug-lord-pablo-escobar-killed-30-years-ago-this-month/ https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/soccer/everything-to-know-about-own-goals-in-soccer/3074117/ https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/03/17/diego-maradona-at-world-cup-1994-the-fallen-angel/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/diego-maradona-soccer-player-urine-sample-rcna122523 https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37372658/no-2-diego-maradona https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=114720 https://www.eurosport.com/football/carlos-sanchez_prs119850/person.shtml https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/soccer/world-cup/andres-escobar-world-cup-own-goal-muder-united-states-match-1994/287-0e8bc027-237e-45df-a9a9-85906f6c060fhttps://www.through-the-turnstiles.com/political-football/colombian-narco-football https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/andres-escobar-tragic-own-goal-colombia-world-cup-murder/bltcc01b39beb5c5e61 https://thebogotapost.com/narclord-and-prime-suspect-of-killing-footballer-andres-escobar-caught/26728/ https://colombiareports.com/amp/colombia-businessman-linking-uribe-to-death-squad-released-from-jail-despite-admitting-to-drug-trafficking/ https://soccer365.net/coaches/52275/ https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/25/world-cup-moments-andres-escobar-death https://colombiaone.com/2024/12/15/pablo-escobar-medellin/
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    44 mins
  • Episode 8 - Rebecca Schaeffer: Before Stalking Was a Felony

    Episode 8 - Rebecca Schaeffer: Before Stalking Was a Felony
    Apr 20 2025

    We’re starting our new true crime theme: when celebrity fandom turns to murder. Rebecca Schaeffer was a 21-year-old actress whose career was just starting to take off. On the morning of her murder, she was anxiously waiting for a messenger to deliver the script for the highly anticipated third and final Godfather movie which she would be auditioning for later that afternoon. She opened her apartment door to be met not with a messenger, but a troubled fan named Robert John Bardo. Rebecca’s death would send shockwaves through Hollywood and force law enforcement to finally take stalking seriously.

    Sources:

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/when-celebrity-worship-turns-deadly-1.1129874

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3960781/

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9977013/

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/201306/in-the-mind-of-a-stalker

    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/stalking-risks-to-celebrities-and-public-figures/B389AB3D8AC6A3641C8320C8D2BABB07

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-john-bardo

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/schaeffer-rebeccas-star-sister-sam-devastated-murder/story?id=62284160

    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-08/rebecca-schaeffer-hollywood-murder-that-changed-america

    https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a27116831/rebecca-schaeffer-murder/

    https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/07/the-hollywood-murder-that-made-states-take-stalking-seriously/

    https://www.etonline.com/rebecca-schaeffers-murder-how-actress-death-changed-hollywood-and-inspired-anti-stalking-laws

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-22-me-114-story.html

    https://www.eonline.com/news/1057267/the-still-terrifying-details-of-the-murder-of-rebecca-schaeffer-a-star-on-the-rise-and-an-obsession-turned-deadly

    https://www.10minutemurder.com/blog/robert-the-celebrity-stalker/

    https://www.stalkingawareness.org/contact/

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    38 mins
  • Episode 7 - Lizzie Borden: The Picture of Fragile Femininity

    Episode 7 - Lizzie Borden: The Picture of Fragile Femininity
    Apr 13 2025

    “Lizzie Borden took an ax …” You may know the rhyme, but do you know the true story behind it? Today, for our final case on daughters who kill, we’re talking about Lizzie Borden. Even though she was acquitted, most people still believe that Lizzie Borden killed her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden with a hatchet in 1892. Could she have been innocent, or did Lizzie kill them for her inheritance? What about the rumors of incest? Give our last episode on daughters who kill a listen and tell us what you think!

    Sources:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/

    https://historyofmassachusetts.org/fall-river-ma-history/

    https://www.road2college.com/seven-sisters-colleges/

    https://ruminant.ca.uky.edu/beware-prussic-acid#:~:text=Prussic%20acid%2C%20hydrogen%20cyanide%20or,outer%20cells%20of%20the%20plant.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lizzie-borden-accused-killer-axe-48-hours/

    https://www.americanheritage.com/what-made-lizzie-borden-kill

    https://lizzieandrewborden.com/cast-of-characters.htm

    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24213-pelvic-congestion-syndrome

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hydrocephalus/symptoms-causes/syc-20373604

    https://lizzieandrewborden.com/chronologies/chronology1789-1892.htm

    https://lizzieandrewborden.com/chronologies/probableevents.htm

    https://lizzieandrewborden.com/suspects-in-the-borden-case.htm

    https://www.historictrialtranscripts.com/lizzie-borden-preliminary-hearing#:~:text=She%20was%20transported%20to%20the,ending%20on%20September%201%2C%201892.

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    41 mins
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