Sinister and Sarcastic

Between February 1 and 2, 1959, nine Soviet hikers died under mysterious circumstances in the northern Ural Mountains of Russia.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

JonBenét Ramsey was killed at the age of six in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado. In this second and final part, we talk about the investigation and theories.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942JonBenét Patricia Ramsey was a child beauty queen who was killed at the age of six in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado. In this first part, we talk about the morning of December 26 and most of the initial evidence.

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), almost 30% of people admit to crimes they did not commit, usually as a result of overbearing or forceful law enforcement conduct. We discuss the science behind coerced confessions and some cases of this.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

With a special guest host, we discuss two infamous Christmas family murders; The2007 Carnation murders and the 1929 Lawson Family murders.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

On Christmas Eve, 1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder family home. At the time, it was occupied by George and Jennie Sodder, and nine of their ten children. During the fire, George, Jennie, and four of the nine children escaped. No one can say for certain what happened to the Sodders' five children, but their family never saw them again, and their remains were not found in the ashes of their home.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

Charles Cullen confessed to committing as many as 40 murders, at least 29 of which have been confirmed.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

Charles Edmund Cullen, New Jersey's deadliest serial killer, operated as a nurse in several medical centers until he was arrested in 2003.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

In early 2014, Charlie Bothuell IV and his wife, Monique Dillard-Bothuell reported their 12-year-old son, Charlie Bothuell V, missing. Eleven days after they filed the missing person report, Charlie Bothuell V was found in the family's basement.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942

Sameena Imam was about to start a new life with her lover, but her plans ended in tragedy. By 6:30PM on Christmas Eve, Sameena would be dead.https://www.patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942https://www.instagram.com/p/C0WyXf3rxdp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Burglary, self-defense, a massacre, and so many life sentences!This Thanksgiving Special is stuffed!patreon.com/SinisterandSarcastic942https://www.instagram.com/p/C0FF4ckL3N0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

On August 23, 1990, Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson went out for the night, never to return. The next day, they were found brutally murdered in a wooded area in Houston that was popularly known as "Lover's Lane." Who killed Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson?https://www.instagram.com/p/CzxYN2cLfEo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

In October 2012, Cari Farver started a whirlwind romance with Dave Kroupa, and two weeks later, she vanished, never to be seen again.https://www.instagram.com/p/CzfizMAsV2p/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=ODhhZWM5NmIwOQ==

Was she pushed or did she fall?In May 1997, Patricia Bottarini fell about 500 feet to her death while hiking the East Rim Observation Point trail at Zion National Park with her husband. The trip was planned by James Bottarini as a "second honeymoon" for the couple, but many believe instead that James specifically took his wife to Zion in order to kill her.https://www.instagram.com/p/CzPCI8cxkMK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Happy Halloween!Bailey tells us about some haunted items: The Letta Doll, The Haunted Wedding Dress of Anna Baker, The Dybbuk Box, and The Cursed Basano Vase of Italy.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9UD0YPK-x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The remains of 11 people were found between 2010 and 2011 on Gilgo Beach in Long Island, New York. The victims went missing between 1996 and 2010. The murderer was nicknamed the Long Island Serial Killer. In July 2023, an arrest was finally made. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cys_zamLMQB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/CytARFRLeDI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

With our special guest, Lacey shares some British urban legends!

For the first installment of our Disturbing Destinations series, Bailey tells us about the Aokigahara Forest in Japan, the Black Forest in Germany, and the Pennhurst Asylum in Pennsylvania.https://www.instagram.com/p/CyFEHWcLnVB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Between 1943 and 1949, within Los Angeles over a dozen unsolved murders occurred including the Black Dahlia. Could these all be connected and the work of a serial killer?https://www.instagram.com/p/CxvcC8wrwln/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

On September 20, 1988, Tara Calico left home to go on her usual bike ride. She was never seen again. But, now, 35 years later, there might be some hope on the horizon!https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxie7Varn_u/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, Thomas Neill Cream was a medical doctor and serial killer who poisoned up to 10 people in three countries, targeting mostly lower-class women, prostitutes, and pregnant women seeking abortions.

Terry Jo Duperrault was only eleven when her whole world changed and her will to survive became known to the nation.

In the second part of this two-part series, we discuss David's capture and trials.

Also known as the Toy Box Killer, David Parker Ray would kidnap, torture, rape, then kill his victims. No bodies were found, but Ray was suspected by the police to have murdered as many as sixty people.

Because the investigation into Phoebe's demise was handled so poorly and bizarrely, Phoebe's grandfather launched his own investigation, and Phoebe's family insisted upon an official coroner's inquest.

In December 2010, 24-year-old Phoebe Handsjuk fell twelve floors down the garbage chute in her apartment building. Was this an accident, a suicide, or a murder?

The final episode in Lacey's four-part series. What happened to Tylee and JJ?

Happy National Sister's Day!To celebrate this awesome holiday, we've each brought a shortie to share!

In the final part of this series, Lacey finishes the case by telling us about the actual murders

In the second part of this series, Lacey tells us about Chad Daybell

In the first installment of this multi=part series, Lacey tells us about Lori Vallow Daybell, the Doomsday Mother.

In our second installment of Common Superstitions, we discuss knocking on wood, horseshoes, and black cats!

For our Fourth of July special, we discuss the disappearance of Theodosia Burr Alston. Theodosia was the daughter of Aaron Burr. Aaron Burr was our third vice president, serving under Thomas Jefferson, and he was the man who shot Alexander Hamilton!

In 2008, Colorado real estate developer Alan Helmick was found shot to death at home. Police were able to find his murderer through a series of very interesting coincidences, forensics, and security footage!

Happy Father's Day and to celebrate, let's get sinister. We talk about some pretty terrible dads, including Jon Sharp, Chris Watts, and Scott Peterson.

On April 21, 2011, Agnes Dupont de Ligonnes, her four children, and the two family dogs were found buried in their garden in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. The patriarch of the Dupont de Ligonnes family, Count Xavier Pierre Marie Dupont de Ligonnes, had disappeared around the same time, and has never been found. What exactly happened to the family is still undetermined, but Xavier has an international arrest warrant and is considered the prime suspect in the murders.

Newlywed Christina Kettlewell from Toronto drowned in just nine inches of river water while on her honeymoon. Their cottage went up in flames is a mystery that gripped the city in 1947

In April 2011, Seath Jackson of Belleview, Florida was lured by his ex-girlfriend to a mobile home — where a group of youths brutally killed him.

In the second part of this two-part series, we talk about suspects and how the investigation has progressed in the last 50 years.

At least four children in Oakland County, Michigan were held captive before being tortured and killed between 1976 and 1977... the perpetrator's identity is still unknown. In Part 1 of this two part series, we focus on the victims.

After she was rescued, the first words she said were "are my kids okay?"As a more uplifting Mother's Day episode, we talk about the survival of Teri Jendusa-Nicolai, definitely a good mom!

Happy Mother's Day everybody! The first part of our celebration, we've compiled three Murderous Mothers; Gertrude Baniszewski, Wanda Holloway, and Diane Downs.But let us not forget about the victims; Sylvia Marie Likens, Verna and Amber Heath, and Christie Ann, Cheryl Lynn, and Stephen Daniel Downs.

In the second, and final, part of our little series, we discuss possibilities! Other victims who may have been Jack the Ripper's, as well as, suspects who may have been old Leather Apron himself.

In the autumn of 1888, Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England. In this first part of the two-part series, we discuss the Canonical Five victims.

Many suspects have been suggested throughout the years, including mobsters, journalists, doctors, actors, etc. But the mystery of The Black Dahlia continues to be just that, a mystery.

On January 15, 1947, the body of a young woman was found by a mother and her young daughter while taking a stroll in Los Angeles. The body was naked, cut in half at the waist, and posed in such a way that she was first thought to be a mannequin. There was no blood at the scene, despite the amount of mutilation and cuts to the body. The Black Dahlia has continued to be a mystery to this day.

In this episode, we discuss Hannah Hovey and Catherine Monvoisin. Hovey, aka Hannah Cranna, aka The Wicked Witch of Monroe was an old, ill-tempered woman in Connecticut who allegedly put spells on neighbors. Monvoisin, aka La Voisin, was a French fortune teller, commissioned poisoner, and professional provider of alleged sorcery

The first part of our series of Common Superstitions, we discuss the history of the witching hour, Friday the 13th, and walking under ladders.

Tina Mott's brief time on earth ended when her boyfriend Timothy Bradford—the father of her child—slit her throat with a fillet knife and dismembered her in their shared apartment.

It's a Shortie! This holiday special, we go back to Easter Sunday 1975, when 41 year-old James Ruppert fatally shot eleven members of his own family in his mother's house.