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Sinisterhood

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Sinisterhood is the comedy podcast about all things sinister, covering true crime, cults, cryptids, unsolved mysteries, and strange phenomena. Join Dallas-based comedians and best friends Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney each Wednesday as they bring you weekly episodes with plenty of research, lots of laughs, and legal insight from Heather, a licensed attorney. Plus, catch all new odd but true tales submitted by listeners every Friday.
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Comedian Tommy Smart has fun conversations with really smart people. He discussions vary from comedy, movies, politics, food, conspiracy theories, and whatever else is on his mind. Follow @reallysmartcomedy
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The Time I Tailgated with a Murderer; I Was Harassed by a Man Who Committed the Vehicular Homicide of His Girlfriend 6 Months Later; Parent Lore: When My Mom Became an Unwilling Hostage Negotiator; Amish(ish) Family Lore; Practice Talking to Cops; and Attempted Coup at the Library of Congress. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 -…
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WHAT’S IN THE TRASH?!; Active Shooter and Online Teaching; No NDE, but Meditation Experience + Brush with True Crime; Just Listened to Episode 304; I Think My House is Haunted by a Feminist and I Love Her; and Shit and Coins. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd bu…
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Two high-profile inmates could see freedom while two wrongfully convicted men await long-overdue justice. Plus, two mysteries see movement, a fallen legal titan awaits sentencing, and mysterious sightings keep Congress and the public guessing. This week's episode is Prior Case Updates. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https:/…
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Recollections of a Security Guard; That Time I Held a Kidnapper at Gunpoint; An Anonymous Family Tale; Ghostly Encounter at the St. Augustine Lighthouse; Don't Fight the Freeze; and Cryptid in the Cemetery Woods in Upstate NY. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd b…
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A quaint, religiously conservative community in central Ohio turned into a violent gang after a power-hungry bishop declared himself the forever leader. He twisted scripture to encourage attacks and then the feds came knocking. This week’s episode is The Bergholz Beard-Cutting Attacks. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https:/…
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Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide open. From shocking murders to serial killers, Clues dives into all the forensic details and brilliant sleuthing of the world's most infamous cases. CLUES is a Crime House Original, powered by …
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The Day We Learned How to Make Barricades; My Escape from Who Knows What; Kinda like the static people?; Lake Lanier Life Saver; Lake Lanier Near Death Experience; and Swimming in Lakes. Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up f…
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While it serves as a hot spot for summer fun, Lake Lanier has earned its deadly reputation as a haunted or even cursed place in Northern Georgia, claiming hundreds of lives since its opening. As the lake attracts more and more visitors each year, will the deaths surrounding it ever cease? This week’s episode is Lake Lanier Part 2. Get your tickets …
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Holiday Turned Hell; I Was a Victim of Revenge Porn; Home Invasion, Fated Coincidences, and Sisterly Love; Snails and Synchronicities; Gnome Is Where The Heart Is; and Is This a UFO?? Get your tickets to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for …
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This freshwater lake hosts over 10 million visitors per year, boasting white sand beaches and beautiful waters for boating, swimming, and fishing. But beneath the vast expanse of its surface lie sinister secrets. Some believe this watery gravesite is haunted by the apparitions of the victims it has claimed while others tie its macabre reputation to…
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Hey y'all! Illness has struck again so we're taking some time off to rest an d reset. We'll be back next Friday with an all new episode. In the meantime, here are some of our most commented on stories from the early days, including our very first Freaky Friday story ever! Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for…
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Two Detroit rappers changed the game when they donned clown make up and began spitting lyrics that would make horror directors blush. Their merch became a way for fans to identify one another and form a sense of community. Then the FBI showed up and designated them as a criminal enterprise. This week's episode is The Criminalization of the Juggalos…
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"Be Careful, or One Day I Might Have to Report You"; I Made the Aliens Feel Too Awkward to Abduct Me; Parallel Universe While Sleeping?; My Uncle John; I See...STATIC People; and I Think I Inadvertently Started a Coven. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/s…
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An ex-member of one of the military’s most elite units used the skills he learned serving his country for a nationwide crime spree. His unusual demeanor made headlines, and he shocked a community when he came out of forced retirement for one final heist. This week’s episode is The Roofman: Jeffrey Manchester. Get your fan code today, and grab your …
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I've Been Walking my Dog Past a Dead Person for Over Two Weeks; The Day my Dad Died; Non-Dramatic Possible Near-Death Experience; What the Fuck is Wrong with Men?!; A Tale For "What the Fuck is Wrong with Men?"; and What the Fuck is Wrong with Men: Department Store Edition. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us f…
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She upset millions of Americans, and made millions in the process, then the most hated woman in America suddenly vanished. Did she steal away to a foreign country with embezzled funds? Or did her bombastic advocacy get her killed? This week’s episode is The Murder of Madalyn Murray O’Hair – Part 2. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets sta…
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Thrown in a Cop Car at Age 11; How Tarot (and Some 'Shrooms) Changed My Life; End of the road (pause for boys 2 men lyrics); Manifesting Lost Objects; The Void Returned My Earrings 10 Years Later; and Gaslit by a Ceramic Rabbit. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveat…
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Relationship advice, unpopular opinions, assholes, questions for us, and more. This week's episode is Best of Patreon - Tommy's Picks. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon …
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My Papaw Stood Up to the KKK; My Dad, the Nazi Hunter; Response to Last Week's Freaky Friday Episode-Cold Case Too Close to Home; I Went to School with A Killer; “Just Creepin?”; and My Near-Death Experience Was... Different? Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea…
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Critics called her rude, blasphemous, a destroyer of beliefs and values who popped off like a chain of fireworks in a church. The progressive activism of this lawyer, veteran, mom, fighter, and fan of four-letter-words earned her the nickname The Most Hated Woman in America. This week’s episode is The Murder of Madalyn Murray O’Hair – Part 1. Get y…
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Running For My Life Along with Thousands of Cheerleaders; Terrorists Lived in My Neighborhood; Effects of Roe’s Overture; Cornered; Update on Stalker in the Warehouse; and The Necklace that Disappeared Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Click here…
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Defendants at the heart of one of the 1990s' most controversial cases are hoping to regain their freedom while another defendant in Wisconsin's release was threatened. Plus, the embattled pastor at the heart of the Mica Miller case faces new allegations. This week's episode is Prior Case Updates. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets start…
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Cold Case, too Close to Home; I’m About to Sue Everyone; The Time I Got Pepper Sprayed (On Purpose) And Tips for If It Happens to You (NOT On Purpose); Was I Almost Pennywise's Next Victim?; Death Is but a Doorway; and A Big Thanks and an Update. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - h…
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The first Black officer on the Colorado Springs force got himself into a pickle when he went undercover with a notorious racial terrorist group. After recruiting a white doppelganger to help, the pair shed a light on the inner workings of one of America’s most shameful institutions. This week’s episode is Ron Stallworth, BlackkKlansman. Click here …
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I am an Accidental Killer; Stalker in the Warehouse; So, You Need a Refund Due to First Degree Murder?; Trump and DOGE Just Blew Up My Whole Life; “Pulled Over” by Fake Cop?; and Kids Say the Creepiest Things Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Wil…
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When a young mother was brutally murdered in a small town, the list of suspects was short. But even after a trial, her family was left to find justice themselves. This week’s episode is The Murder of Corinna Mullen. Wildfire Relief links: California Fire Victims How to Help Those Impacted Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up…
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I Think My Father Helped Kidnap a Woman in the 1980s; 'Dr Death' Harold Shipman Came into My House!; The Day I Accidentally Stopped My Kidnapping?; My Brush with Moorish Sovereign Citizens; Some Hope for Wildfire Survivors from a Survivor; and (Almost) Real Death at a Fake Murder Party. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7…
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Two women with families who loved them. One vicious serial killer who recorded his crimes. He may have evaded capture without the brave actions of yet a third woman who helped bring justice to the victims’ families. But now authorities believe these victims weren't his last. This week's episode is The Murders of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouc…
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Crime House True Crime Stories is the ultimate destination for true crime fans. Every episode features two notorious cases from that week in crime history, tied by a common theme like infamous serial killers, mysterious disappearances, tragic murders, and more. Every Monday, uncover the full stories behind the headlines as host Vanessa Richardson t…
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My Dog Found a Dead Body; Getting Away Twice; Precognitive Phenomena? And the Work Conference from Hell; Tales from the Night Shift; Knock, Knock, Knock; and The Time my Dog Caught a Fugitive. Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Wildfire Relief lin…
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Their legally dubious beliefs land them in police crosshairs, and their manipulation of the legal system often nets negative results. But various groups of these extremists all agree on one thing: the laws don’t apply to them. Are their claims rooted in anything legitimate? Or are they all being wildly misled by unscrupulous snake oil salesmen? Thi…
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My Boyfriend Accidentally Rode His Bike Over a Freshly Buried Murder Victim; Dinner With an (Alleged) Serial Rapist; The time I Lived in A Haunted House; My Friend, The Medium; Sorry...Brendan Fraser is an A**hat; and The Time I Shat Myself as a Baby Grad Student while Giving a Family Their Christmas Presents. Get your fan code today, and grab your…
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Texas has always had a reputation for carrying out executions, and one man’s testimony made many of them possible. This doctor claimed he could predict the future dangerousness of an offender with absolute certainty, even if they never met. And time after time, juries believed him. This week’s episode is The Death Penalty’s Accomplice - Dr. James G…
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Reckless on Rural Roads; How I Almost Got Arrested for Helping a Stray Dog on an Overpass; That Time When UFO’s Snatched Me Out of My Bed; A Demon in My Bedroom; The Mechanic and Orbs in My Baby's Room??? Get your fan code today, and grab your tickets starting Feb. 7 to join us for CrimeWave at Sea 2025 - https://crimewaveatsea.com/sinister Wildfir…
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Blast resistant doors. Biometric security. Robot massage therapists. If the apocalypse is coming, these folks want to be sure they don’t have to give up a thing. From bowling alleys to self-sustaining farms, the wealthiest elites are planning for it all to end, but they might be forgetting one major piece of the puzzle. This week’s episode is Billi…
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January Stalker Awareness; New Dad Lore Dropped; My Mom and Area 51; I Met My Father for the First Time After He Died; My Subconscious Pranked My Daughter; and The Time I (Almost) Got Fired Because Of You Two Knuckleheads. Wildfire Relief links: California Fire Victims How to Help Those Impacted Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click…
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Cat videos. Viral dances. Real community. It seems silly that a simple app could become an outlet, a source of hope, answers to medical mysteries, on-the-ground guerilla journalism, and even a way for small businesses to find customers, but starting in 2020, the US government set its sights on the app for more reasons than a viral dance. Now, the a…
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My Grandfather Was Next Door Neighbors With 2 Serial Killers; It Wasn't Broken; Bible Belt Cult; My Grandpa the Medium?; Alaska Sky Balloon That's Petty About Pickups?; and Is a Door On or Off? Wildfire Relief links: California Fire Victims How to Help Those Impacted Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patr…
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She was on top of the world with hit songs and record-breaking albums, but soon she found herself embroiled in a battle for the very art that catapulted her to stardom. The fight prepared her for the next era: marked by legal claims, stalkers, deepfakes, foiled terror attempts, and more. Throughout it all, she managed to shake it off. This week’s e…
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The Time I Shadowed a Crime Scene Investigator; Thank God for Confrontational Friends; UAP Through the Family Grapevine; The Station, the Train, and the Long Tunnel Beyond; I Started My New Year with A Reversed Episode 13; and HELP! I Might Be Psychic, and I Am NOT Ready for This Burden. Wildfire Relief links: California Fire Victims How to Help Th…
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Her name is one of the most recognizable in the world. You know her lyrics. You’ve seen her concerts. But what about the more sinister side of this global superstar? Lawsuits, crimes, stalking, and more - this week’s episode is Taylor Swift: The Crimes, Claims, and Controversies - Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up…
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That Time Y'all Manifested a UAP While I Was Listening to Your Podcast; 90’s to Now; I Flung a Shoe at my Sleep Demon; I Didn’t Realize I Was Getting Mugged; Premonition; and My Super Comforting Almost-Near Death Experience! Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus …
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Happy New Year! 2025 has begun, and we're kicking it off with a fresh lineup of segments usually reserved for Patreon. Two prior case updates, a dispute for Judge Christie, and more. This week's episode is Bonus Segment Mix Tape. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus cont…
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Morris County Resident; My Nuclear Radiation Chemist Sibling for the US Government - Immaculate Constellation; Trapped in a Dream Within a Dream; A Near Death Experience, a Shitty Doctor and the Student Who Saved the Day; My Childhood Reoccurring Dream Follow Up, Plus Extras; and My Sister and I Saw Santa Claus. Click here to submit your odd but tr…
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A decades-old family business built on hearty, round treats was the most coveted employer in town. Being let into the inner circle meant friendship, fun, and fruitcake. But one recruit saw this bakery as his own personal piggy bank and drained the company funds so much it threatened to bring this world famous purveyor of perennial pastries crumblin…
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New Jersey Drone Aliens- "Droniens?"; UAP/UFO Sightings Over my Apartment in NJ; Orb Sighting; A UAP Quickie; Mysterious Teardrop in Alaska; and The Strangest Car Tags Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what yo…
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Death: It’s the only thing guaranteed besides taxes. But advances in medicine over the past sixty years have woken millions from eternal slumber. About 10% of those folks saw what they claim was the other side. Are their brains playing tricks on them? Or is consciousness something more than the gray matter between our ears? This week’s episode is N…
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Bookstore Creeper; Retail Store Perv; Retail Prank Call-The Pillow Man; Girl on the Side of the Road; Tarot Pregnancy Scare?; and Giant Squid Conspiracy Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the …
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A bombshell whistleblower report alleged that the DOD and private defense contractors are secretly spending billions to reverse engineer UAP technology. Hours of Congressional testimony then showed that the report is just the tip of the iceberg. And now a mystery is unfolding in our skies. This week’s episode is Immaculate Constellation: UAP Update…
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Boston Marathon Bombing Close Call w/ a Happy Ending; The Blue House with the Blue Shutters; The Psychic Power of Music Part 2; I Was Kidnapped By My Best Friend's Mother; My Childhood Reoccurring Dream; and My Dad Met the Honey Island Swamp Monster Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hu…
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