Gruesome: Horrific True Crime

A string of burglaries went relatively unnoticed between 2007 and 2009 in Ontario, Canada. It wasn't until 2 women were blindfolded and held captive in their own homes while an unknown assailant photographed them did something more sinister come to the realization of the public. Meg tells you about Russell Williams and how far he took his crimes after stealing women's underwear wasn't enough for him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On February 12, 2010, the biology department of the University of Alabama was having a routine department meeting. Dr. Amy Bishop, a 45-year-old neurobiologist sat quietly next to the department chair plotting the revenge she would take only 45 minutes after the meeting started. Meg tells you about how this Harvard PhD thought she would get away with murder by hiding behind her credentials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrie Culberson went missing on the night of August 28, 1996 from Blanchester, Ohio. All signs pointed to her abusive boyfriend, Vincent Doan. Coni takes you through a case that still haunts a small town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Beast of Birkenshaw massacred women and families in Scotland in the late 50’s. Meg talks about Peter Manuel, Scotland’s first serial killer, his early foray into crime, and the trademarks that inevitably got him caught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The title says it all. Ambushing couples looking for a moment alone on back roads, The Monster of Florence terrorized the Tuscan countryside for almost 20 years. Coni takes you through the horrific tale that still haunts Florence today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In April of 2011, police found most of the Dupont de Ligonnes family buried under the terrace of their family home. The only person missing was the patriarch, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes. Since April 14th of that year, he has never been seen again. Meg asks, did he murder his family and run? Was he framed? Will we ever find him? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vasili Komaroff terrorized the city of Moscow for 2 years starting in 1921. Coni tells you about the Wolf of Moscow, one of Russia's lesser known serial killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 2013, Joanne Dennehy went on a murderous rampage by stabbing 5 men in 10 days. With the help of her flunkies, victims were cruelly disposed of in ditches along the English countryside. Meg tells you about the chaos that is Dennehy and how she is currently paying for her crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're starting our Tour of Europe in Germany this week. Joachim Kroll terrorized Northern Germany for almost 21 years, with no one ever suspecting him of any violent crimes. Coni is here to destroy your week with this brutal case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dayton Leroy Rogers is one of the worst of the worst. He terrorized the area Oak Grove, Oregon in the 80's. Meg takes you through the stories of his countless victims and what ultimately lead to his demise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dubbed "The Speed Freak Killers", Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog committed numerous murders throughout the 80's and 90's in the San Joaquin area. Coni takes you through the case this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Hendrix was an All-American teenager. Active in church, ROTC, and friendly to all who knew him. What causes a teenager who seemingly had it all to murder his entire family? Coni takes you through the case this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2003, pizza delivery guy, Brian Wells, robbed a PNC bank near Erie , Pennsylvania. After being apprehended by police, Wells was murdered when an bomb that had been locked to his neck detonated. Meg discusses this crime that the FBI called "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Stayner was just 7 years old when he was abudcted on his way home from school by Kenneth Parnell. Coni takes you through the first of a two part series on the Stayner family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 24, 1945, a fire ripped through the Sodder family home. George Sodder, his wife Jennie, and their nine children were living there at the time. Meg discusses how George, Jennie, and four of the siblings escaped the fire, but five of the children were never and have never been found. Did Maurice, Martha, Louis, Jennie, and Betty truly die in the fire? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Guy Jr. mooched off his parents his entire life. When the money faucet was about to be turned off, Joel Guy Jr. did the unthinkable. Coni takes you through the horrific events of Thanksgiving 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1978 was an apocalyptic year for Speedway, Indiana. It seemed like there was one horrific event afer another. When 4 employees from the local Burger Chef restaurant disappeared from their closing shift, the town wasn't prepared for the investigation that was to come. Gruesome: Horrific True Crime is a Zencastr sponsored podcast. If your resolution is starting a podcast, now is the time! With Zencastr's easy to you platform you will be releasing episodes in no time. Head to https://zen.ai/gruesomehorrifictruecrime for 30% off your first 3 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you get when you have a full DNA profile from two separate cases, a distance of less than a mile, fingerprints at both scenes, and a criminal investigation team that refuse to give up? Justice, even if it is long overdue. Coni takes you through the case of the February 9th Killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Gerald Davies' fiancee woke him up after an evening of canoodling, the last thing he expected to hear was that she needed help hiding the dead body that had been left in her apartment. Meg tells us how Barbara Hoffman hid a body and so many other things from her fiance and everyone else in her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhianda Dillard was serving in the Air Force at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska when she befriended Timothy Wilsey. Rhianda had no idea that Wilsey's reason for the friendship would be fatal. Coni walks you through the case that rocked the Air Force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the many ghost stories that plague the Potato Hill area of New York was started with the murder of Mary Rose Turner, a 56 year old secretary who took a late night walk and was never seen again. Meg takes you through this truly horrific case and hopes that the imagery won’t haunt you too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garnet Ginn was an accomplished teacher from the small town of Portland, Indiana. When her sudden death was ruled a suicide, her family immediately knew something was wrong. Coni takes you through a case that will have you wondering, "How could they have missed that?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an annual tradition, Coni and Meg take you through some of the biggest true crime cases, closed cold cases, and trials of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El Segundo police officers were working the night shift when a routine traffic citation turned deadly. Coni takes you through the events of July 22, 1957 and the cases that went cold for almost half of a century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do 4 murders and 2 confessions have in common? Santa Claus. Adolph Laudenburg appeared to be a generous old man that his community likened to Santa. When he confessed to 4 murders in 1975, he was let go for 27 years due to a lack of physical evidence. Meg takes you through this very true crime Christmas story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sameena Imam was a woman in love. She set off to spend a romantic weekend with her boyfriend, Roger Cooper, on Christmas Eve in 2014. Cooper once told someone he was a "dangerous man if backed into a corner". Coni takes you through how far he was willing to go to keep his double life a secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meg tells you about a small town that was rocked when on June 7th, 2017, an overnight employee locked the doors, blockaded the exits, and then murdered several of his fellow employees. What could have inspired such a heinous crime? Delusions of ascending to a different dimension? An unhealthy obsession with school shooters? A failed youtube career? All of the above. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coni is here to ruin your Thanksgiving with the case and trial of Omaima Nelson, the model turned murderer. This week's case was picked by our Patreon subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18-year-old Lisa Kimmell drove a 1988 Honda CRXsi with the personalized Montana license plate, ‘Lil Miss.’ When she disappeared on March 25th, 1988, police were sure that if they could locate her car, they might be able to find out who was responsible for her disappearance. Meg takes you through the Lil Miss murder and tells how they caught the man responsible more than a decade later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Cobby had her entire life ahead of her when she crossed paths with a group of monsters. The 1986 brutal murder of Anita is a case that still shocks Australia. Coni takes you through this case that leaves you wondering, "What kind of person could ever do this?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing the dive into Israel Keyes, Coni takes you through the abduction that lead to the curtain being pulled on his double life. She takes you through the abduction of Samantha Koenig, the subsequent interviews that spanned over 9 months, and the horrifying realization that investigators had one of the most meticulous serial killers in their custody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy one year, Gruesome Gang. In honor of one year of putting out episodes, we're doing something we don't usually do. Here is a two part episode set, covering the infamous serial killer, Israel Keyes. Israel Keyes was the monster that lurked in the shadows, what nightmares are made of. In this first episode, Meg takes you through his childhood and the methods to his murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems like everyone knows about the Salem witch trials, but did you know that witch hunts are still happening all over the world? Between 1960 and 2000 there were close to 40,000 people murdered after being accused of witchcraft in one country alone. Meg takes you through some of the most famous witch hunts and some that happened as recently as last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The suburban town of Tinley Park was voted as the best place in America to raise your family in 2009 by BusinessWeek Magazine.This suburban paradise seemed frozen in time, protected from the crimes that the neighboring city of Chicago often experienced. Coni takes you through the case that shattered the facade of safety in this otherwise perfect town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Michigan Murders began in March of 1967 and continued into 1969. Eastern Michigan University was plagued by a string of murders that got more gruesome as time went on. Meg tells you about the nine lives lost and how they caught the murderer. Or was it murderers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole Van Den Hurk disappeared on her way to work in November of 1995. Coni takes you through Nicole's disappearance and the unique circumstances that brought her murderer to justice. Sources: https://www.buggedspace.com/nicole-van-den-hurk-cold-case/ https://nltimes.nl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sights and smells of a carnival are common in most small towns toward the end of the summer but what is going on after the lights turns off? Is there a carnival mafia lurking in the underbelly of the festival circuit? A hit put on an elderly couple selling handicrafts suggests that there might be. Meg takes us through this short case with a ton of twists and turns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the night of March 11, 2011 Jayna Murray and Brittany Norwood were brutally attacked while closing down their Lululemon store they both worked at. Coni takes you through the case that left Jayna Murrary dead and investigators asking a lot of questions about the events that unfolded that night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dubbed a “female Charles Manson”, Sarah Jo Pender was found guilty of a double homicide in August of 2002. Despite Sarah’s claims that she wasn’t even in the house when it happened, she was sentenced to 110 years in prison. Meg takes you through the twists that followed her sentencing. Was she puppeteering her boyfriend to commit murder or was she just young, dumb, and in love? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Taylor Coleman was arrested in early August of 2021 for the brutal murder of his two children. This week, Coni tackles Gruesome's first "current event" case, and the conspiracy groups that fueled Coleman's transformation from doting dad to murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Austin, Texas in 1991 was a much different place than it is today. The city was rocked in December of that year when the charred bodies of four teenage girls were discovered within a burning yogurt shop. Meg discusses what happened then versus what we know today about this 25-year-old cold case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randall Woodfield was living the American Dream. He had parents who loved him, friends who adored him, and a promising football career. What made the serial flasher turn into a serial killer? Coni takes you through the Green Bay Packers worst ever draft pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gucci is an iconic name synonymous with fashion and luxury, but in the 80’s and 90’s, the Gucci family feuds became a famous example of greed, secrets, and murder. Meg talks about the history of the Gucci family and the assassination of Mauricio Gucci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motivated by radical political beliefs, Charlotte Corday set her sights on assassinating one of the most prominent political Jacobin figures of the French Revolution. Coni takes you through a historical case on our first week back from vacation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Quad Mom" Sheila Bellush looked like she had the perfect life and family to the thousands of Americans who followed her after the birth of her quintuplets. What the public didn't know was that following her 1987 divorce from Allen Blackthorne, her life was a nightmare. For 10 years Allen tried to control every move Sheila and her new husband, Jamie, made and was obsessed with ruining her life. Meg takes you through one of the toughest cases of domestic violence we will ever cover. If you or anyone you know are experiencing domestic abuse, please reach out. 1-800-799-SAFE or text START to 88788. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1985 Sean Sellers was 16 when he committed his first murder. His trial and sentencing divided a nation. Did Sean's obsession with Satanism, the occult, and the fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons put him on the path of murder? Coni takes you through this case that once again brings back the discussion of the death penalty in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Wettlaufer was overworked, stressed, and full of rage. As a nurse, her job was to care for her elderly patients in long-term care. Instead, she betrayed them. Meg tells you how Elizabeth murdered 8 people and attempted to murder many more over 10 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edward Edwards was a con man turned prolific serial killer. When justice finally knocked on his door, it came from someone he least expected it from. Could he be responsible for some of the most high profile cases in American history? Coni takes you through his life and subsequent arrest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does a mass murder, a kidnapping, and a series of murders in the early 00's have in common? Todd Kohlhepp. A man who wasn't even on the police's radar until the Facebook of one of his victim's lead investigators straight to him. Meg tells you about how Kohlhepp earned the name the Amazon Review killer and questions he got away with his crimes for so long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Dadd was a promising artist in the early 1800's. With his entire life ahead of him, he suffered from a psychotic break that he believed to be a spiritual possession. What caused this young painter to go mad and commit an unspeakable crime? Coni takes you through this historic case that sounds like it could come straight from a movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices