Psychopedia

This headlining case of the England-based TikTok star Mahek Bukhari, which is being tried in court NOW (at the time in which this episode was recorded), is truly astonishing. The twists and turns involved in this outrageous case are mind-blowing and reveal the grave lengths that this social media figure has taken in order to preserve her spotlight on the global stage. We've all seen the tremendous reach that social influencers have today. It’s difficult to avoid their kitschy ads (pumpkin spiced latte in hand) pushing skincare products, weight loss supplements, detox teas, and the answer to all of our prayers. Whether through video reels, stories, posts or live streams, the public is inundated with social influencers trying to....well, influence us. And those who are able to do this successfully stand to make millions of dollars through brand sponsorships and advertisements. As such, the stakes are high and many would likely do whatever it takes to stay on top. Sadly, this notion was made abundantly clear by Bukhari who, in February of 2022, was involved in a double-homicide along with multiple other defendants, including her own mother. Two young lives were tragically lost in a horrific manner as a result of Bukhari's effort to bury some delicate information that stood to threaten, damage or even destroy her public image. We'll walk you through the facts of this case, the players involved, and the progress of the trial...because it is truly devastating. Stay current with us on this one and tune in to hear about an Influencer Gone Wild. Instagram: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To the outside world, Shelly Knotek presented like the perfect mother. She had three lovely daughters, cheerful family photos covering every wall of their farmhouse, and a glowing smile for anyone who glanced in her direction. But then, psychopaths are known to be master manipulators. Because Shelly's three lovely daughters were quite literally dying inside. The cheerful photos on the walls were stage props. And the smile that Shelly expertly presented was nothing more than a mask she wore to disguise a predatory grin. Shelly subjected her daughters, as well as many of their houseguests, to unrelenting physical violence, sexual abuse, psychological torture...and sometimes, death. Her goal was to humiliate her subjects in a variety of cruel and unusual ways, and to break them down in such a way that would enable her to maintain absolute power and control. Shelly was like a twisted puppetmaster out of a nightmare...and she was absolutely RUTHLESS. Check out this outrageous case, and please listen with caution! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patrick Mackay, known as the Devil's Disciple, is one scary motherf*cker. Labeled a psychopath at age 15 (before ever even killing anyone), Patrick grew up to become one of the most prolific serial killers of all time in the United Kingdom. His rise to terror was riddled with bouts of domestic violence, cruel and unusual treatment of animals, burglaries, alcohol abuse, inadequate mental health treatment, and roast chicken. Patrick confessed to murdering thirteen people, including a priest, and was enthralled by Nazism. A real gem! Do not miss the brutal, tragic, and fascinating case of Britain's longest serving prisoner. Instagram: @pscyhopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Email: [email protected] Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some believe that love is the result of divine intervention, fate, or cosmic design. Others feel it has more to do with luck or sexy hormones. But the couple featured in this completely stomach-turning case feel that love has everything to do with sharing the same DNA. Yup. The romantic relationship that existed between 43 year old Steven (dad) and 20 year old Katie (daughter) is just one of the many, many shocking elements of this highly disturbing and incredibly tragic true crime case. Because first came love, then came marriage, then came triple-homicide, then came suicide. Instagram: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Email: [email protected] Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DISCLAIMER: You will be changed after hearing this absolutely horrific case. There aren't enough words in the dictionary to adequately describe the horror that 17 year old Junko Furuta endured over the course of 44 days at the ruthless hands of her four captors (as well as 100 other people). In addition to enduring heinous forms of torture and humiliation, this poor young girl suffered through some of the most brutal forms of physical abuse and sexual violence we have ever come across. Our hearts break for Junko as the world remains enraged over the absolutely mindblowing legal outcome of this tragic case. We advise that you listen to this one with caution; but do not miss it. Junko Furuta's story deserves to be heard as we remember and honor her final, and outrageously brutal, days on earth. Instagram: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com Email: [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Parenthood is tricky. Do too much for your child, and you’re a helicopter parent; do too little, and your kid lacks sufficient support. Finding the right balance is an art…or in this case, witchcraft. Leonarda Cianciulli was a serial killer and black magic practitioner from Italy who devoted her entire life to protecting her son from a damning curse she truly believed would kill him. Can we really fault a mother for doing whatever she thinks it will take to save her child from evil? Yes, yes we can, because Leonarda’s depraved, immoral, and unlawful acts were (mis)guided by her belief in the “law of equivalent exchange;” that is, to save her son’s life, she'd have to take another life. Leonarda’s maternal drive led her directly towards a very sharp ax, ritualistic human sacrifice, and cannibalism. Instagram: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater TikTok: @psychopediapod Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On May 31, 2014 in the backwoods of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year-old girls violently plunged a kitchen knife into their best friend nineteen times before leaving her alone to bleed out and die. The young assailants claimed that they were forced to murder "someone they loved" in order to prevent Slenderman - an evil, mythical, online urban legend - from harming their families. In an outrageous and heartbreaking act of premeditated brutality, three young lives were forever changed, causing a seismic shockwave to tear through the nation as people were forced to confront the dangers of the Internet and the frightening capabilities of two children unable to determine fact from fiction. Instagram: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater TikTok: @psychopediapod Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The perfect true crime case highlighting the complex and dark nature of the human psyche doesn’t exi— Yes, yes it does exist, and you’ve just landed on it. This fascinating case centers around an individual who meticulously choreographed her own murder for the ultimate (and final) sexual experience. Sharon Lopatka was both perpetrator and victim, predator and prey. She was one of the first people to capitalize on a new information system known as the World Wide Web, and mastered how to use it for both monetary and personal gain. Sharon created multiple aliases and joined various online fetish forums to satisfy all of her incredibly unique, and dangerous, sexual needs. From her desire of being force fed and cannibalized to posing as a 300 pound disciplinarian dominatrix offering to crush men like bugs, this case is as disturbing as it is tragic. Instagram: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater TikTok: @psychopediapod Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Part 1 of this gruesome case, we were introduced to the Toy Box Killer and to some of the ways in which he tortured his victims inside a soundproof, escape-proof cargo trailer (known as the "toy box") kept on his property in Elephant Butte, New Mexico. Alarmingly, what we’ve heard until this point has only scratched the surface. Part 2 of this case explains, in full detail, all of the additional (and disturbing) ways in which the Toy Box Killer continued to escalate his level of depravity while bringing in a VERY twisted female accomplice to help exact his brutality. The barbarity displayed inside the "toy box" is matched only by the bravery and strength seen in some of the survivors, whose courageous pursuit of justice helped to finally intercept the heinous reign of the Toy Box Killer. You will not believe how this case wraps up. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Parker Ray, more famously known as the Toy Box Killer, fancied himself a highly skilled sexual scientist who would abduct women (thereafter referred to as “pretty pieces of meat”) before inflicting upon them immeasurable pain through sexual experimentation and inhumane torture. First, he would psychologically break down his victims. Then, he would violently assault them inside a soundproof trailer referred to as his “toy box,” using various implements of torture while carefully documenting, filming, and cataloging his observations. There are so many elements to this twisted case that we’ve organized it into two episodes. Please listen with caution - this case is truly what nightmares are made of. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When news of this case first emerged, the main star was a missing severed penis. The supporting role of this highly disturbing saga was played by Lorena Bobbitt, a knife-wielding lunatic who castrated her husband in a fit of jealousy and rage. Every headline, talk show, comedian and reporter characterized Lorena as being every man’s worst nightmare, and the frightening face of fickle females everywhere. But the TRUE story behind the infamous penis dismemberment case is far more complex and upsetting than was originally acknowledged. This is the story of a young immigrant woman who suffered domestic abuse and persistent marital rape, had no escape in sight, and finally snapped (or sliced, as it were). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This mindblowing and highly disturbing case features a pre-teen, middle-class, church-going 12 year old girl who suddenly decided to embrace Goth culture, join online chat rooms, and hatch a plan to obliterate her entire family. Cool. Put on your favorite Hot Topic hoodie and join Tank Sinatra and Investigator Slater as they navigate this horrific case and contend with their own emotions while delivering the details of this outrageous tragedy. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does someone go from being the father of the most famous athlete in the world to an unidentified corpse in a swamp? And how does the state get away with LITERALLY burying crime scene evidence in the actual ground? This gripping and tragic case shook the entire globe and just may have more questions than it does answers. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a butcher with anger issues feels wronged by her lover, it can really only end one way. This week, Tank Sinatra and Investigator Slater bring you the case of one of Australia’s most famous convicts and diabolical murderers in the nation’s history. Never before this case, or ever again since, has there been a crime of this nature perpetrated by a woman in Australia. Allow us to introduce you to Katherine Knight: mother, professional butcher, serial abuser, murderer, and cannibal. Instagram: @pyschopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a school bus driver and local dad neglects to put on his mask of sanity, the monster confronting us is every person’s worst nightmare. Ariel Castro used his non-threatening exterior to lure three innocent young women into his car to fulfill his depraved desires. Join Tank Sinatra and Investigator Slater as they cover the heartbreaking, yet inspiring tale of a decade-long ordeal of enslavement, torture, and brutality. The ending of this case will both shock and inspire you - so buckle up and feel all the feels. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater Website: www.psychopediapodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if we told you that a very small man with a penchant for eating human flesh was allowed to freely roam the streets of Japan as recently as 2022? And what if we told you that this case involves not only cannibalism, but also necrophilia and vorarephilia? You’d probably first Google “vorarephilia” and then after that, we'd urge you to press play on this absolutely mental case. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you think of Ken and Barbie, what comes to mind? What comes to mind for Tank is that his sister used to chew on their feet until they were all flattened out, but what comes to mind for most people is the “perfect couple.” You know those people who seem to have it all together? We don’t like those people. But never compare your insides with someone else’s outsides, because while Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (aka Ken and Barbie) seemed to have it all, this relationship could not have been more dysfunctional…or dangerous. We don’t want to give details in the description because it might get flagged, but the circumstances of this case will take your breath away. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hans Schmidt wasn’t necessarily set up for success. Whether being forced to perform Catholic masses in a homemade frock by his overbearing mother in Germany, or meeting his buddy at the local slaughterhouse to engage in mutual masturbation, it’s fair to say that Hans had a turbulent and unusual childhood. Even after relocating to New York City years later and becoming an ordained Catholic priest IRL, Father Hans Schmidt continued to live an absolutely insane and less-than-holy existence. When dismembered body parts wrapped in butcher paper started washing up on the Jersey Shore with links to this disturbed man of the cloth, detectives began to unravel one of the most demented psyches they’d ever seen. And don’t even get us started on what Father Hans Schmidt did with the chicken head... Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Psychopedia is a true crime podcast infused with comedy….making it a crimedy. Each week, Investigator Slater presents a horrific true crime case to Tank Sinatra for the first time, whose reaction to each gruesome detail prompts thought provoking conversation and hilarious dialogue. The episodes contain several pop quizzes to keep Tank on his jacked toes, while causing listeners to question Investigator Slater’s mental health. Tank Sinatra has been called the most prolific original meme creator in the world and one of the most talented content curators. Investigator Slater is a highly regarded leader in the field of investigative law. But above all else, Tank and Slater bring to the table 20 years of friendship and A LOT of hysterical memories. When they come together to discuss true crime each week, you can count on enjoying a well-researched, entertaining new volume of Psychopedia. Instagram + TikTok: @psychopediapod @tank.sinatra @investigatorslater To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices