Psychopedia

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