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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long...
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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long as it's in Bad Taste...
Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
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Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
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6 MAR 2026 · The frontier wasn’t just wide open—it was wide-eyed and lawless. This week, we’re trading our forensic kits for spurs as we head back to the era of the Wild West. Before there were fingerprints and DNA, there were just grainy "Wanted" posters and a whole lot of audacity.
Research links below!
History - https://www.history.com/articles/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-dead-outlaw
Library of Congress Blogs - https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2018/07/elmer-mccurdy-traveling-corpse/
Broadway - https://www.broadway.com/buzz/205534/the-wild-weird-true-story-of-elmer-mccurdy-broadways-dead-outlaw/
NPR: Snap Judgement - https://www.npr.org/2015/01/09/376097471/the-long-strange-60-year-trip-of-elmer-mccurdy
Travel OK - https://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.22040
Utah - https://historytogo.utah.gov/etta-place/
Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152908564/etta-place
True West Magazine - https://www.truewestmagazine.com/article/what-happened-to-etta-place/
Historynet - https://historynet.com/etta-place-sundance-kid/
Legends of America - https://www.legendsofamerica.com/etta-place/
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21 FEB 2026 · Deep in the Appalachian heartland, the scenery is breathtaking—but the secrets are buried even deeper. In West Virginia, "Wild and Wonderful" occasionally takes a detour into "Dark and Deadly." From the winding backroads of the hollers to the misty shadows of the mountain peaks, we’re exploring the cases that prove some things are better left unsaid in the hills. Whether it’s a decades-old cold case that the locals still whisper about or a mystery where the truth is stranger than the folklore, this episode proves that in the Mountain State, the quiet can be deafening.
Research links below!
Greenbrier Valley - https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost
Dannye Chase - https://dannyechase.com/blog/greenbrier/
West Virginia Ghosts and Legends - https://westvirginiahauntsandlegends.com/Greenbrier_Ghost.htm
Appalachian History - https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/greenbrier-ghost.html
Samsara Parchment - https://www.samsaraparchment.com/spooky-saturday-the-greenbrier-ghost/
The Wall Street Journal - https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113980315809572248
NPR - https://www.npr.org/2010/04/17/126072828/massey-ceos-pay-soared-as-mine-concerns-grew
NPR - https://www.npr.org/2010/05/17/126884971/mine-probe-examines-airflow-possible-tampering
Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/05/AR2010040503877.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2010040505519
abc News - https://abcnews.com/WN/west-virginia-mine-rescue-efforts-delayed-24-hours/story?id=10299816
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/us/10westvirginia.html?pagewanted=all
CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/05/west.virginia.mine.explosion/index.html
abc News - https://abcnews.com/US/massey-energy-fault-upper-big-branch-west-virginia/story?id=13639984
CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/19/west.virginia.mine.explosion/index.html
NPR - "https://www.npr.org/2010/05/24/127096084/mine-victims-families-recall-fear-safety-issues
United States Department of Labor - https://web.archive.org/web/20120111174845/http://www.msha.gov/MEDIA/PRESS/2011/NR111206.asp
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/us/coal-ceo-don-blankenship.html
Market Watch - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/guilty-plea-in-2010-mine-disaster-2012-03-29
United States Attorney's Office - https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/former-upper-big-branch-mine-superintendent-sentenced-prison
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6 FEB 2026 · Most podcasts tell you what happened; this week, we’re looking at why the wires got crossed in the first place. We’re dissecting the intersection of mental illness and the legal system, from the psychology of "diminished capacity" to the societal failures that turn patients into perpetrators. It’s not an excuse—it’s an explanation. Grab your coffee and your DSM-5; we're going deep into the headspace of the headlines.
Research links below!
Star Tribune - https://web.archive.org/web/20231211203822/https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-alvin-taylor-2/97385592/
Deluth News Tribune - https://archive.ph/20231212055912/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/man-who-killed-esko-native-in-wisconsin-in-1986-again-denied-release
The Dunn County News - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dunn-county-news-alvin-taylor-2/97669403/
The Sheboygan Press - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-alvin-taylor/97385655/
Leader-Telegram - https://www.newspapers.com/article/leader-telegram-alvin-taylor-1/97386804/
Leader-Telegram - https://www.newspapers.com/article/leader-telegram-alvin-taylor-1/97369395/
ICJIA - https://icjia.illinois.gov/researchhub/articles/mental-illness-and-violence-is-there-a-link/
Wisconsin Radio Network - https://www.wrn.com/serial-killer-alvin-taylor-again-seeking-release/
National Library of Medicine - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7571648/
BBC News - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37758621
Getty Images - https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?phrase=elizabeth+wettlaufer&tracked_gsrp_landing=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fphotos%2Felizabeth-wettlaufer
The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canadian-public-inquiry-serial-killing-nurse-wouldnt-have-been-caught-if-she-hadnt-confessed/2019/07/31/0c8ba8e0-b309-11e9-acc8-1d847bacca73_story.html
dreading (crime and psychology) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R12rzjnGwJ0
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26 GEN 2026 · They had the motive, the weapon, and the perfect vantage point—until they didn’t. This week, we’re looking at the history-altering moments that didn't happen. We explore the thin line between a tragedy and a "near miss," diving into the strange stories of high-stakes targets who escaped by the skin of their teeth. Whether it was a stroke of sheer luck, a mechanical fail, or a target who was just too stubborn to go down, these are the plots that crashed and burned at the finish line.
Research links below!
Famous American Trials - https://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/powell.html
Smithsonian - https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.80.172
Lincoln Conspirators - https://lincolnconspirators.com/2020/07/18/lewis-powells-life-in-alabama-georgia-and-florida/
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination - https://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln25.html
EBSCO - https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/lewis-powell
All That's Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/lewis-powell
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/04/archives/bremer-diary-details-effort-to-kill-nixon-jurors-hear-bremers-diary.html
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/08/archives/to-save-americas-lost-children.html
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/22/archives/now-arthur-bremer-is-known-now-arthur-bremer-is-known-shooting-ends.html
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/07/us/article-says-nixon-schemed-to-tie-foe-to-wallace-attack.html
https://www.scribd.com/document/864079137/An-Assassin-s-Diary-by-Arthur-H-Bremer-Introd-by-Harding-Lemay-1st-Ed-New-York-Harper-s-Magazine-Press-1973-Harper-s-Magazine-Press by Arthur Bremer
Justia - https://law.justia.com/cases/maryland/court-of-special-appeals/1973/583-september-term-1972-0.html
1819 News - https://1819news.com/news/item/arthur-bremers-sentence-ends-may-15-on-anniversary-of-shooting-former-gov-george-wallace
WSFA 12 News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GASxb7llCyY
TIME - https://time.com/archive/6639580/the-nation-the-making-of-a-lonely-misfit/
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7 GEN 2026 · The decade of dial-up wasn't all boy bands and bright colors—underneath the neon glow, things were getting dark. This week, we’re looking back at crimes that shook the 90s. From grainy VHS leads to the early days of DNA, we’re revisiting the era when "the 411" was often a matter of life and death.
Research links below!
Psychology Today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201209/murder-ghost-writer
Psi Encyclopedia - https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/d-scott-rogo
Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-18-me-528-story.html
Chill Seekers - https://chillseekers.com/2020/01/the-life-and-death-of-d-scott-rogo/
HubPages - https://discover.hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/The-Life-and-Mysterious-Death-of-D-Scott-Rogo
Margaret Press - https://www.margaretpress.com/wordpress/the-d-scott-rogo-murder/
Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7667911/adrianne_jessica-jones
Texas Monthly - https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-killer-cadets/
Getty Images - https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/murder-of-adrianne-jones
Crime Library - https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/young/zamora/3.html
Alamy - https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/adrianne-jones.html?sortBy=relevant
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24 DIC 2025 · Everything is bigger in Texas—including the crime scenes. This week, we’re heading to the Lone Star State to untangle a web of small-town secrets, big-time betrayal, and a motive as dry as a West Texas summer. Grab a Shiner, lock your doors, and remember: in Texas, "bless your heart" is a kindness, but "I've got a shovel" is a threat.
Research links below!
abc13 - https://abc13.com/post/texas-true-crime-river-oaks-murder-mystery-joan-robinson-hill-john/13235480/
HAIF - https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/10315-the-murder-of-joan-robinson-hill/
Texas Archive - https://texasarchive.org/2015_02478
People - https://people.com/joan-robinson-hill-texas-socialite-died-mysteriously-11683595
abc11 - https://abc11.com/post/iconic-texas-mansion-murder-home-1561-kirby-market/14856894/
Find A Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5754808/joan_olive-hill
Park City Daily News - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1697&dat=19821022&id=nzAqAAAAIBAJ&pg=6492,4597510
The Free Lance-Star - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19991031&id=ui4zAAAAIBAJ&pg=6681,8305899
The Dispatch - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19750605&id=gOkbAAAAIBAJ&pg=2762,3318693
Lakeland Ledger - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19741112&id=9I0sAAAAIBAJ&pg=4213,3795834
The Free Lance-Star - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19840326&id=9PpNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5217,1118370
The Deseret News - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19840331&id=wi5TAAAAIBAJ&pg=3849,6273794
The Victoria Advocate - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19750527&id=NYkqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5037,4544604
Gainsville Sun - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19840401&id=n8ERAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750,28743
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27 NOV 2025 · Financial ruin? Marital rage? Or just profound self-pity? We run down the terrifyingly mundane reasons a person decides their entire family is better off gone. Tune in for a rapid-fire look at familicide, the crime where the destruction is total and the motive is pure, twisted control.
You can check out the Book vs. Movie Podcast https://bookversusmoviepod.weebly.com/
Research links below!
Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/erin-caffey-piers-morgan-woman-who-tried-to-murder-her-entire-family-speaks-out-a7012401.html
Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/06/27/dad-whose-wife-and-sons-were-slaughtered-forgives-daughter-for-plotting-murders/
NBC News - https://web.archive.org/web/20210127020929/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23451295
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-news/erin-caffey-charlie-wilkinson-family-murder-dad-terry
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-arson-survivor-family-slain-forgives-daughter-killers/story?id=16654379#.T-sRBBee7ng
The New Zealand - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/chilling-moment-police-tell-terry-caffey-his-daughter-had-their-family-killed/J2PFIUU7I5RHCO43KOGK4SFN3Q/?c_id=2&objectid=11638584
CNN - https://web.archive.org/web/20080305184534/https://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/02/texas.deaths/index.html
Texas Monthly - https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/flesh-and-blood/
True Crime Central - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co75ug5wf7g
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=5707234&page=1
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/04/8
BBC News - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-13392286
Crime and Investigation - https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/christopher-foster
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15 OTT 2025 · No theme. No cohesion. Just two hosts, two wildly different crimes, and a whole lot of questions. Get ready for a cold-blooded cocktail of cases.
You can check out We're All Just Pretending https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/were-all-just-pretending-podca-548440
Research links below!
6abc Action News - https://6abc.com/post/ellen-greenberg-case-hearing-continues-family-pushes-answers-autopsy-review/17732805/
Deadline - https://deadline.com/2025/07/ellen-greenberg-suspicious-death-hulu-docuseries-1236451413/
CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/us/ellen-greenberg-philadelphia-case-update-cec
A&E - https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ellen-greenberg-death
Canada Unsolved - https://www.canadaunsolved.com/cases/missing-jack-family-1989-bc
The Strand - https://thestrand.ca/the-vanishing-jack-family/
CBC - https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/missing-jack-family-age-progressed-photos-1.5702888
The Province - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-vanishing-act/166628356/
CTV News - https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tragic-and-haunting-memory-bc-family-has-been-missing-for-30-years/
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3 OTT 2025 · The dark web isn't just for buying dubious socks. This week, we dive into the cases where the internet wasn't just a search tool—it was the weapon, the hunting ground, and sometimes, the motive. Screens turn deadly.
You can check out the Vocal Fries Podcast https://vocalfriespod.com/
Research links below!
The Australian Women's Weekly - https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-australian-womens-weekly/20170907/281857233682330
ABC News - https://web.archive.org/web/20100123005531/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/21/2798264.htm
ABC News - https://web.archive.org/web/20091021133655/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/19/2717877.htm
https://www.carlyryanfoundation.com/
The Advertiser - https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/new-laws-set-for-sa-parliament-targeting-adults-who-lie-about-their-age-online-and-arrange-to-meet-children/news-story/dfb052e0194f0fbecc4c9e11e00e1787
ABC News - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-22/ryans-convicted-killer-launches-appeal/2269972?future=true&
SBS - https://www.sbs.com.au/voices/article/how-a-mother-turned-her-grief-at-her-daughters-murder-into-a-cyber-safety-crusade/x31qp0o4g
All About Cookies - https://allaboutcookies.org/catfishing-scams-by-state
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/lottery-winners-convicted-killer-speaks-bars/story?id=120595169
People - https://people.com/abraham-shakespeare-murder-lottery-winner-featured-2020-11717517
WUSF NPR - https://www.wusf.org/tags/abraham-shakespeare
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/abraham-shakespeare-killed-after-winning-lottery
abc News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/amateur-web-sleuths-helped-solve-case-missing-lottery/story?id=96079852
NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna35394971
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19 SET 2025 · Australia's story isn't just one of pioneers and platypuses—it's also a story of a nation's darkest deeds. From the quiet suburbs to the vast, unforgiving wilderness, we're uncovering the true crimes that shocked a continent and redefined a country's idea of safety.
You can check out the High Expectations podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y7OfmtKgzilKxsdbDR4U
Research links below!
Bentahm Science - https://benthamscience.com/public/chapter/6942
ABC News - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-04/sharon-fulton-inquest-hears-husband-blamed-birnie-serial-killers/101037066
Serial Killer Calendar - https://serialkillercalendar.com/DAVID-AND-CATHERINE-BIRNIE-THE-BONNIE-AND-CLYDE-OF-AUSTRALIA.php
Medium -- https://medium.com/@lisariggio1994/twisted-couples-david-and-catherine-birnie-80c5c3536cb0
Alchetron - https://alchetron.com/David-and-Catherine-Birnie
Julian Knight - The Hoddle Street Massacre - https://web.archive.org/web/20161024001457/http://julianknight-hoddlestreet.ca/julian-knight-research-file/julian-knight-life.html
ABC - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-09/hoddle-street-killer-wont-be-forgotten/635402
The Age - https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/confrontation-with-a-killer-20140902-10b964.html
Aussie Criminals - https://web.archive.org/web/20130308115743/http://aussiecriminals.com.au/high-profile-criminals/julian-knight-the-hoddle-street-massacre/
The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.smh.com.au/national/angry-victims-reject-knights-apology-20070627-kmz.html
Victorian Reports - https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VicRp/1989/62.html
Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long...
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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long as it's in Bad Taste...
Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
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Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman
Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech
Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski
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