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Morbidology

Morbidology

Morbidology 409 Episodes Jul 20, 2026

Morbidology is an award-winning weekly true crime podcast that goes beyond the headlines. Created and hosted by true crime author Emily G. Thompson, each episode weaves investigative research with occasional primary audio to reconstruct some of the world's most disturbing murders.

Episodes

370: The Starved Rock Murders
370: The Starved Rock Murders Jul 20, 2026 4092 In March 1960, three women from Chicago checked into a lodge at Starved Rock State Park for a four-day break. They had lunch, laced up their boots, and walked out into the canyons. Nobody ever saw them alive again.SPONSORS - Nutrafol: Find out why Nutrafol is the best-selling hair growth supplement. Use code “MORBIDOLOGY10” for $10 off at: http://nutrafol.com/Whisker: Learn more about Whisker Litt
369: Valda, Sally & Damien Connell
369: Valda, Sally & Damien Connell Jul 13, 2026 2825 On the evening of 11 August, 1978, Paul Connell returned to his home in Swansea, Australia, to find his wife and two youngest children missing. The house had been ransacked and broken into. Just a few moments after he returned, he received a strange phone call…SPONSORS - Nutrafol: Find out why Nutrafol is the best-selling hair growth supplement. Use code “MORBIDOLOGY10” for $10 off at: http://nutr
368: Hailey Owens
368: Hailey Owens Jul 6, 2026 2589 It was the 18th of February, 2014, and on West Lombard Street in Springfield, Missouri, a man was raking leaves in his front yard. Then a little girl came around the corner. She had her phone in hand, stopping now and then to snap a selfie. That was when the truck appeared - a gold pickup, moving slowly down the street, back and forth, past the same houses, past the same yards, in no hurry, going
367: Caroline Glachan
367: Caroline Glachan Jun 29, 2026 3325 On the night of the 24th of August 1996, a 14-year-old girl left a housing estate in a small Scottish town and walked alone toward a river in the dark. The investigation into what happened to her would remain unsolved for 27 years, sustained by one mother's refusal to stop asking, and finally cracked by the memory of a four-year-old boy.SPONSORS - Nutrafol: Find out why Nutrafol is the best-sellin
366: The Swartz Family
366: The Swartz Family Jun 22, 2026 2809 On the morning of January 17th, 1984, a 17-year-old boy picked up the phone and called 911. He said his parents were dead. The investigation that followed would divide a close-knit community, force a prosecutor to question his own instincts, and cause the detectives working the case to go home at night and look at their own children differently.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sprea
365: Rita Politte
365: Rita Politte Jun 15, 2026 3625 On the night of the 4th of December 1998, two teenage boys were having a sleepover in a trailer in rural Hopewell, Missouri. They played games, they stayed up late, and eventually they fell asleep. In the early hours of the following morning, they woke up to the smell of smoke. It was coming from the room at the end of the hallway. Neither of them would ever forget what they found on the other sid
364: Zymere Perkins
364: Zymere Perkins Jun 8, 2026 3419 On 26 September, 2016, a young mother rushed from a Harlem apartment building carrying her six-year-old son in her arms. The boy was limp, unresponsive. His small body was covered in bruises, welts, and broken bones - evidence of months of brutal abuse. The investigation into what happened would reveal something equally disturbing: a child welfare system that had failed him at every turn, despite
363: Julie Williams & Lollie Winans
363: Julie Williams & Lollie Winans Jun 1, 2026 3735 On the 31st of May, 1996, Tom Williams picked up the phone and called Shenandoah National Park. His daughter, Julie, hadn't come home from her camping trip with her girlfriend, Lollie. She was supposed to be back by the 28th. Three days had passed. She had a new job starting June first. Julie wasn't the kind of person who just didn't show up.SPONSORS - Hero Bread: This year, hit your goals without
362: Nona Dirksmeyer
362: Nona Dirksmeyer May 25, 2026 4166 Russellville, Arkansas was a quiet college town that hadn't seen a murder in nearly a decade. On December 15th, 2005, 19-year-old Nona Dirksmeyer, a beauty queen and music student, was found brutally beaten to death in her apartment. Her boyfriend discovered the body and immediately became the prime suspect. But what followed would expose deep flaws in the investigation and leave a family searchin
361: The Ivancic Family
361: The Ivancic Family May 18, 2026 3076 The residents of Meadows Mobile Home Park in Tarpon Springs, Florida, couldn’t help but notice a strong odour emanating from one of the properties in December 2018. Then one day, the spotted a man digging a large hole in the front yard….SPONSORS:Hero Bread: This year, hit your goals without giving up your favourite bready dishes. Use code "MORBIDOLOGY" to get 10% off at: https://www.hero.co/Nutraf
360: Tracy Latimer
360: Tracy Latimer May 11, 2026 3683 Tracy Latimer was twelve years old and severely disabled. She had cerebral palsy, couldn't walk or talk, and lived in constant pain. On the morning of Sunday, October 24th, 1993, her mother, Laura, prepared to take the other children to church in Wilkie, Saskatchewan. Tracy’s father, Robert, stayed behind on the farm with Tracy. What happened that morning would spark a national debate about euthan
359: Daniel Handley
359: Daniel Handley May 4, 2026 2739 It was 2 October, 1994, when nine-year-old Daniel Handley set off on his BMX from the estate where he lived in Beckton, London. He had no clue there were predators circling the estate, hunting for a boy just like him…SPONSORS:Hero Bread: This year, hit your goals without giving up your favourite bready dishes. Use code "MORBIDOLOGY" to get 10% off at: https://www.hero.co/Nutrafol: Find out why Nut

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