In 2007, Darlene Ewalt was on the phone with her friend, Chet, planning their upcoming vacation in the caribbean. After 4 hours on the phone, Chet heard Darlene suddenly say in a trembling voice "oh my God" then it went silent. He screamed her name several times but all he could hear was the sound of leaves crunching as if someone was walking away. At 2am, he rushes over there to find a gruesome scene. This would be the start of a spree no one saw coming...that is until this monster walked...

Happy Halloween! For this episode, we're bringing back scary ass listener stories and y'all really brought it. We have 5 stories that include: waking up to a stranger sitting on your bed, spending time with a future murderer, a paranormal conversation, and more.

Introducing What’s It Going To Take To Win The 2024 Presidential Election? With Senator Elizabeth Warren from Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. Follow the show: Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness It’s a very special day on the pod, we have a returning guest and U.S. Senator from Massechusettes- Senator Elizabeth Warren! She’s joining us fresh from a tour around the midwest talking to folks on the ground about the issues that matter to them this election cycle. We’re in the...

Jennifer Still grew up in the tight-knit community of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. She struggled to fit in as a teenager but after high school she found her way, and life was filled with promise for the 20-year-old aspiring poet. However, this was all ripped away from her in the Summer of 1999 when her boyfriend, Kevin, came home from work and found her nearly decapitated on the bedroom floor. Detectives said it was the most brutal crime scenes they had ever seen....until March 2006 when...

Introducing Transformations in AI: Why Foundation Models are the Future from Smart Talks with IBM. Follow the show: Smart Talks with IBM Major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research often reshape the design and utility of AI in both business and society. In this special rebroadcast episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Goldstein explore the conceptual underpinnings of modern AI with Dr. David Cox, VP of AI Models at IBM Research. They talk foundation models,...

On October 25, 2014, Chelsea Bruck went to a Halloween party and was never seen again. Over a year and half later, justice was finally served. This one is a real who done it.

Introducing Transformations in AI: Why Foundation Models Are the Future from Smart Talks with IBM. Follow the show: Smart Talks with IBM Major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research often reshape the design and utility of AI in both business and society. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Goldstein explore the conceptual underpinnings of modern AI with Dr. David Cox, VP of AI Models at IBM Research. They talk foundation models, self-supervised...

In continuation of the Halloween theme, we are telling you 4 scary encounters that happened on this creepy holiday

Thanks to Hurricane Helene and the havoc wreaked on our wonderful communities, we're posting a throwback episode this week and re-airing episode 29. This horrific crime took place on Halloween night.  Lauren Meanza, Adriane Inogna and Leslie Mazarra were young, single and living their best life in Napa Valley, CA. Similar to the horrific Idaho murders, these roommates were bestfriends in the prime of their life until one terrifying night on Halloween in 2004. For those who like a whodunit,...

Over the course of a few years, Bill, Bridget and Caleb Harrison faced tragedy after tragedy. At first it seems like the family of 3 was cursed, but when tragedy struck in August 2013, it was clear that their misfortune was very much deliberate.

In the 70s & 80s Missoula, MT experienced several gruesome murders in which the killer would break into homes and attack women-- killing anyone who got in their way. Police had no leads and their only eye witness they had was a 4-year-old. For over a decade this monster left everyone in town baffled...until he's caught in an INCREDIBLE way

Stick with us until the end with this one because karma is a glass coffee table. This week we're telling you about Mel Ignatow and the horrific murder of Brenda Sue Schaefer.

20-year-old Amber Smith woke up in the middle of the night in a park in Fort Collins, CO. She was bound, her mouth was covered and there was a man on top of her. This gruesome scene made police more determined than ever to solve her case. It took 4 long years but they finally found out who attacked Amber and it is SHOCKING. The only question is: stalked or coincidence?

Introducing S4 Galapagos Part I: Sea Cucumber Fever from The Catch. Follow the show: The Catch This season we kick things off off in Ecuador, where reporter Carolina Loza León heads to the famed Galápagos Islands to hear how a sea cucumber boom shaped the economy and current conservation efforts. SHOW NOTES: If you’re a fisher, we want to hear from you! The Catch is hosting a live podcast taping at the United Nations General Assembly, and we’re looking for a fisher who has experience...

In 1992, Jody Hotz came home from work to find her 22-year-old fiance, Corey Wieneke, had been brutally murdered. As police look into his life and the day leading up to his murder, they learn that there are a few people who may have motive, but the case goes cold. Finally, in 2017 a chance encounter leads a witness to tell a bizarre story.

On December 26th, 2014 an employee at the DoubleTree Hotel in Portland walked into the stairwell and found the dead body of a young woman hidden behind the door. She had no ID with her and no one could remember seeing anyone that fit her description. Hours later another employee remembered that someone called 3 times the day before worried about their friend staying in room 715.

On December 13, 2001, a home invasion forced 35-year-old Tracey Roberts to act in self defense in order to protect her 3 kids. After a terrifying attack, she looked at the man she had just killed and realized she knew him, but had no idea why he would want to hurt her or her family. As it turns out, there were a few possibilities of who could have put him up to this, but it took 10 years and a chatty friend to make an arrest.

This one had me riled up. When 31-year-old Patricia Jeschke didn't show up for work one day, her mother went to her house and was met with the most gruesome crime scene cops have ever seen.  Patricia was a straight-laced woman who spent most of her spare time at church and didn't have an enemy in the world, so everyone was on edge.  Police turn their attention to one woman who had no ties to the victim -- yet she spent nearly half a century in prison.  Why were police so determined to put...

In 2006, Elizabeth Shoaf got off her school bus in Lugoff, South Carolina and vanished. A huge search ensued. When hours turned to days, confidence in the outcome started diminishing... until a week later when her mom got a chilling text from a number she didn't recognize. When US Marshals traced the phone number, they grew even more concerned and what they learned over the next 2 days is insane. This story will have you on the edge of their seat.

Introducing State of Play: Summer Games, from the Global Reporting Centre and PRX from State of Play: Summer Games. Follow the show: State of Play: Summer Games Follow now and catch the first episode when it releases on July 11th!State of Play is produced by the Global Reporting Centre (GRC) and distributed by PRX. The GRC is an editorially independent journalism organization based at the UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. Founded in 2016, we are leaders in doing global...

Larry McNabney was a fun-loving guy and very successful attorney, but he struggled with alcohol and sometimes disappeared for days at a time. In 2001, everyone assume it was one of those times but when days became weeks and weeks became months, everyone started to worry. Then a gruesome discovery was made and a decade of secrets came to light 

Introducing “You're Not Crazy, You're Just First!” 1 Tool To Change Your Life Today and Help You Love Who You Are + Chapter 3 of WORTHY! from The Jamie Kern Lima Show. Follow the show: The Jamie Kern Lima Show Are You Ready to believe in YOU?🙌 jamiekernlima.com 👈 Sign up for my FREE Inspirational Newsletter here and you’ll ALSO get special prompt questions to help you grow in your self-worth-building that pair with each episode!🩷  Make sure you Follow/Subscribe to the show so you’ll...

In 2007, a string of bizarre break-ins started in the small town of Tweed, Ontario. The man, who became known as the Tweed Creeper, always stole the same thing: women's underwear. Then the crimes started escalating and everyone was on edge when Corporal Marie France Comeau was murdered. Shortly after the murder, 27-year-old Jessica Lloyd went missing and when police set up a roadblock they discovered the most shocking suspect who led them to even more shocking evidence of his crimes

Introducing Julián Castro on the Biden Problem, and What the Democratic Party Got Wrong from The New Yorker Radio Hour. Follow the show: The New Yorker Radio Hour The panic that gripped Democrats during and after President Biden’s performance in the June debate against Donald Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. In January of last year, the Radio Hour produced an episode about President Biden’s age, and the concerns that voters were already expressing. But no nationally prominent Democratic...