Crimes Of...
Crimes Of... is a true crime podcast that explores the dark side of power, fame, obsession, and betrayal. Hosted by Sabrina and Corinne, the series delves into notorious cults, examining infamous leaders, apocalyptic prophecies, and psychological manipulation. Episodes cover groups like the Manson Family, NXIVM, and Heaven's Gate, revealing how charisma turned into coercion and loyalty led to devastating consequences. Produced by Crime House and PAVE Studios, new episodes are released every Tuesday.
Episodes
CULTS: The Night Jim Jones Ended the World: Peoples Temple Pt. 1
Jim Jones told his people he loved them. He built a church that preached racial equality and social justice at a time when those words carried weight. Then he moved nearly a thousand followers to a jungle compound in Guyana and called it paradise. On November 18, 1978, 918 people died at Jonestown — including 304 children — in a mass poisoning Jones called a revolutionary act. We trace the full ar
CULTS: The Cult That Mummified Its God: Love Has Won Pt. 2
Love Has Won centered on Amy Carlson, who claimed to be a divine being leading followers toward ascension. After her death, authorities discovered her mummified body decorated in lights, exposing severe psychological control within the group. The crimes illustrate how online-age cult dynamics can spiral into neglect, abuse, and fatal delusion.
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CULTS: The Cult That Mummified Its God: Love Has Won Pt.1
Love Has Won centered on Amy Carlson, who claimed to be a divine being leading followers toward ascension. After her death, authorities discovered her mummified body decorated in lights, exposing severe psychological control within the group. The crimes illustrate how online-age cult dynamics can spiral into neglect, abuse, and fatal delusion.
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CULTS: Death Was the Destination: The Order of the Solar Temple Pt. 2
The Order of the Solar Temple was an apocalyptic secret society that orchestrated mass murder-suicides across Switzerland, Canada, and France in the 1990s. Leaders convinced members that death was a “transit” to a higher spiritual realm tied to cosmic prophecy. The crimes reveal how esoteric belief systems can escalate into coordinated, ritualized violence.
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CULTS: Death Was the Destination: The Order of the Solar Temple Pt.1
The Order of the Solar Temple was an apocalyptic secret society that orchestrated mass murder-suicides across Switzerland, Canada, and France in the 1990s. Leaders convinced members that death was a “transit” to a higher spiritual realm tied to cosmic prophecy. The crimes reveal how esoteric belief systems can escalate into coordinated, ritualized violence.
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CULTS: Kingdom of Blood: The Rod Ferrell Vampire Cult
Rod Ferrell led a group of teenagers who believed they were vampires, blending goth subculture with authoritarian devotion. In 1996, Ferrell and an accomplice murdered the parents of one member in a violent attempt to cement control. The case demonstrates how identity fantasy combined with cult hierarchy can culminate in real-world homicide.
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CULTS: The Salad Bar That Started a War: The Rajneesh Movement
Led by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho), the movement built a utopian commune in Oregon that devolved into bioterrorism, immigration fraud, and assassination plots. In 1984, members carried out the largest bioterror attack in U.S. history by poisoning salad bars to sway a local election. The case shows how charismatic leadership and insular power structures can turn spiritual movements into criminal
CULTS: The Vow You Couldn't Break: NXIVM
NXIVM presented itself as a self-improvement organization but concealed a secret inner circle where women were branded and coerced into sexual servitude. Founder Keith Raniere was convicted on charges including racketeering, sex trafficking, and forced labor. The crimes expose how corporate-style structures can mask coercion and exploitation.
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CULTS: The End of the Summer of Love: The Manson Family
In the summer of 1969, Los Angeles was living in the long glow of the counterculture — until two nights of murders shattered it beyond repair. Charles Manson never held the knife himself, but he held something more powerful: the total psychological devotion of young men and women who would kill on his word. We examine how Manson built his family, what he promised them, the ideology of race war he
CULTS: The Last Transmission: Heaven's Gate
Marshall Applewhite believed — and made others believe — that Earth was about to be wiped clean, and that the only escape was to shed the human body and board a spacecraft trailing the Hale-Bopp comet. In March 1997, 39 members of Heaven's Gate were found dead in a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California, dressed in matching black and wearing new Nike sneakers. They had packed bags for the journey.
DECEPTION: The Worst Race Ever Run: The Olympic Marathon of 1904
The Olympic Marathon at the 1904 St. Louis Games was supposed to be a showcase of human endurance. Instead, it became one of the strangest, most chaotic sporting events in recorded history. Competitors ran in ninety-degree heat through clouds of dust kicked up by the officials' cars. One runner was chased off course by a dog. Another was unknowingly given strychnine by his coach. The first man to
DECEPTION: The Heiress Who Never Was: Anna Delvey
Between 2013 and 2017, Anna Sorokin — a Russian-born, German-raised young woman with a sharp eye for luxury and a sharper tongue for anyone who doubted her — convinced New York's elite that she was Anna Delvey, heiress to a vast European fortune. She stayed in five-star hotels, flew on private jets, defrauded banks out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and nearly secured a $22 million loan to f
DECEPTION: The Hustle That Didn't Hustle Back: Jen Shah
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast her as a larger-than-life personality with an enormous entourage, designer everything, and a lifestyle that demanded constant explanation. What Jen Shah didn't explain — until federal agents showed up at a cast event — was that her business empire was built on a telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted thousands of vulnerable people across the country, many o
DECEPTION: The Mother Who Invented an Illness: Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Gypsy Rose Blanchard spent most of her childhood in a wheelchair she didn't need, taking medications for conditions she didn't have, and telling the story her mother Dee Dee had written for her — of a sick little girl who needed constant care. Dee Dee Blanchard fabricated illness after illness, collecting charity, sympathy, and total control. When Gypsy finally found a way out, it ended in her mot
DECEPTION: The Great Canadian Syrup Heist
In one of the strangest and stickiest white-collar crimes ever committed, a group of Quebec thieves siphoned off nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup—worth over $18 million—from the Global Strategic Maple Reserve, an actual government-run stockpile meant to stabilize syrup prices.
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DECEPTION: Superthief: The Outlaw Who Wouldn’t Stay Locked Up
He stole trucks. He stole cattle. He stole a plane. And every time he was arrested, he seemed to walk free. Joshua Paul Calhoun, known as the Texas Superthief, turned small-town chaos into a years-long game of cat and mouse with law enforcement. Sabrina and Corinne unpack one of the wildest crime sprees in Texas history.
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DECEPTION: The Wine Scammer Who Fooled Billionaires
Rudy Kurniawan rose to fame as a rare wine prodigy, dazzling collectors with his knowledge of vintage Burgundy. But behind the prestige was a counterfeit operation worth tens of millions. Sabrina and Corinne uncover how Kurniawan blended cheap wine in his kitchen and sold it as priceless French vintages in one of the biggest luxury fraud cases in history.
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DECEPTION: Balloon Boy: The Hoax That Gripped America
In 2009, a Colorado family claimed their six year-old son had floated away inside a homemade flying saucer. As helicopters tracked the balloon live on national television, the country braced for tragedy, until the story began to fall apart. Sabrina and Corinne revisit the Balloon Boy hoax, a crime that turned panic into spectacle and exposed the power of a well-timed lie.
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PASSION: The Truth Behind the Tabloids: The Lorena Bobbitt Case
Lorena Bobbitt became one of the most infamous women of the 1990s after she severed her husband John Bobbitt’s penis in 1993. But behind the sensational headlines was a harrowing story of domestic violence, marital rape, and a system that repeatedly failed her. Sabrina and Corinne unpack the Lorena Bobbitt case, unpacking the abuse, the trials, and the crime of passion that forever reshaped public
PASSION: Ireland’s Scissor Sisters and the Murder That Horrified a Nation
In 2005, sisters Linda and Charlotte Mulhall killed their mother’s abusive boyfriend, Farah Swaleh Noor then dismembered his body and dumped the remains into Dublin’s Royal Canal. Branded by tabloids as the “Scissor Sisters,” the women became symbols of shocking brutality. Sabrina and Corinne unpack the Mulhall Sisters case, a devastating crime of passion shaped by generational trauma, domestic vi
PASSION: A Student, a Secret Affair, and a Murder Conspiracy
Pamela Smart was a 22 year-old aspiring media star when she began a sexual relationship with a 15 year-old student named Billy Flynn. What started as manipulation disguised as romance soon escalated into a deadly plan to kill her husband, Gregg Smart. Sabrina and Corinne break down the Pamela Smart case: a chilling crime fueled by control, grooming, and a hunger for attention that ended in murder.
PASSION: An Affair, an Axe, and a Not Guilty Verdict
Betty Gore was a young mother living in a quiet Texas suburb when she was brutally murdered by her friend Candy Montgomery. The killing, driven by an affair with Betty’s husband, shocked the community and exposed the dark underside of suburban perfection. Sabrina and Corinne unpack the Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore story, a crime defined by jealousy, repression, and extreme violence.
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PASSION: Groomed, Gaslit, and Pushed to Kill
In this episode of Crimes Of... Sabrina and Corinne unpack the disturbing and deeply complex case of Susan Polk—a woman who married her own therapist and, decades later, killed him. What begins as a troubling story of blurred boundaries and unethical behavior evolves into a marriage defined by power imbalances, emotional control, and escalating instability. Rather than asking whether Susan killed
PASSION: TalHotBlond: Catfished Into Murder
In 2005, a married factory worker reinvented himself online, and fell hard for a girl he’d never met. When “Tommy,” “Jessi,” and a coworker named Brian became tangled in a toxic digital love triangle, jealousy exploded into real-world violence. Sabrina and Corinne uncover the TalHotBlond case, where fantasy blurred into obsession… and one lie led to another until a man wound up dead.Head over to o
PASSION: Love, Poison, and a Wife Accused of Murdering Her Husband
In 1889, American socialite Florence Maybrick was convicted of poisoning her husband with arsenic after years trapped in a cold, volatile Victorian marriage. But the evidence told a murkier story: one filled with infidelity, addiction, and a dying man obsessed with dosing himself. Sabrina and Corinne unravel the case of Florence Maybrick, a woman condemned by her peers before her trial even began.
PASSION: Astronauts, Affairs, and the Attempted Murder That Shocked NASA
In 2007, astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak went from NASA hero to tabloid sensation after a secret love triangle exploded into attempted assault. Believing she was fighting for the love of fellow astronaut Bill Oefelein, Lisa embarked on a desperate, calculated cross-country drive to confront the woman she saw as her rival. Sabrina and Corinne break down the case where passion overpowered reason and sent
The Brutal Murders of the Beast of Gévaudan
Between 1764 and 1767, a mysterious creature terrorized the French countryside, killing nearly 100 people and leaving bodies torn apart. Witnesses swore it looked like a wolf… or something far more unnatural. Sabrina and Corinne uncover the terrifying true story of The Beast of Gévaudan: the man-eating monster that stalked a village for three years and sparked legends of werewolves, demons, and an
Inside the Serial Murders of The Blood Countess
In 16th-century Hungary, Countess Elizabeth Bathory was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of young women in her castle. Rumor claimed she bathed in their blood to stay young forever. Sabrina and Corinne reveal the terrifying true story of The Blood Countess, the world’s first female serial killer whose crimes blurred the line between history and legend.
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The Death Officially Linked to a Haunting
In 1817, the Bell family claimed they were haunted by a violent spirit who could speak, move objects, and attack without warning. By the time it was over, one man was dead, and the legend of the Bell Witch was born. Sabrina and Corinne investigate the true story behind Tennessee’s most famous haunting and the ghost that may have committed murder.
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An Alien Abduction and a Town Under Suspicion
In 1975, 22 year-old Travis Walton was struck by a blinding light in the Arizona forest and vanished without a trace. Five days later, he returned with a story that defied belief. Sabrina and Corinne uncover the truth behind the Travis Walton Incident: the alien abduction case that made headlines and still haunts UFO history.
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The Sasquatch Murders
In 1993, three men were found brutally mauled on a remote cannabis farm in Northern California. Locals whispered that Bigfoot was to blame. Sabrina and Corinne uncover the shocking true story of the Humboldt Sasquatch Murders: a tale of drugs, danger, and the blurred line between myth and murder.
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The Ghost Who Named Her Killer
When Zona Heaster Shue’s body was discovered in 1897, doctors called it natural causes. But her mother insisted a ghost had told her otherwise. Sabrina and Corinne reveal the astonishing true story of The Greenbrier Ghost, the first and only U.S. murder trial to feature paranormal testimony in a court of law.
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A Witch's Curse, a Killing, and a Community in Panic
In 1928, three men killed a Pennsylvania farmer they thought was a witch. What followed was one of the most bizarre trials in American history. Sabrina and Corinne uncover the true story of The Hex Hollow Murder: a real-life horror fueled by fear, folklore, and witchcraft.
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The Murder Case That Put the Devil on Trial
In 1981, 19-year-old Arne Cheyenne Johnson stabbed his landlord to death and claimed a demon forced his hand. Sabrina and Corinne uncover the chilling true story that became the basis for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the first U.S. murder trial to argue demonic possession as a defense.
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INFAMY: The “Confession Killer” Who Became a Cult Horror Icon
The film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer shocked audiences. The real man behind it was even more disturbing. Sabrina and Corinne uncover the murders, lies, and manipulations of Henry Lee Lucas, the drifter who blurred the line between truth and legend.
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INFAMY: Murder at Cabin 28: The Case Behind The Strangers
The Strangers was fiction. The Keddie Murders were real. Sabrina and Corinne revisit the 1981 massacre in Cabin 28: an unsolved crime that forever changed the true-crime landscape and gave rise to one of horror’s most terrifying films.
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INFAMY: The Monster Who Inspired Room
Before the world watched Brie Larson escape captivity in Room, Josef Fritzl’s victims were living the unimaginable. Sabrina and Corinne reveal how Fritzl built a hidden dungeon, imprisoned his own daughter, and inspired one of the most haunting films of the 2010s.
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INFAMY: The Murder Spree that Made Movie History
Sabrina and Corinne revisit the brutal 1958 killing spree of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. Their teenage romance and trail of blood later inspired Terrence Malick’s Badlands and Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, cementing their place in pop-culture history.
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INFAMY: The Alligator Man of Elmendorf
He was a showman, a bootlegger, and, according to locals, a monster. Sabrina and Corinne tell the chilling story of Joe Ball, the “Alligator Man,” whose real-life crimes blurred into folklore and inspired one of horror cinema’s strangest cult classics: Eaten Alive.
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INFAMY: Danny Rolling: The Real Life Ghostface
Sabrina and Corinne uncover the terrifying case of Danny Rolling, the Gainesville Ripper. From his violent past to his murderous spree in Florida, this is the true crime story that inspired "Scream" and forever blurred the line between real-life terror and Hollywood slashers.
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INFAMY: John Wayne Gacy: The Real Killer Clown
Sabrina and Corinne uncover the double life of John Wayne Gacy: neighbor, community volunteer, party clown, and sadistic killer. Between 1972 and 1978, Gacy murdered at least 33 young men and boys, leaving a legacy so terrifying it bled into pop culture through Stephen King’s Pennywise.
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INFAMY: Ed Gein - The Killer Who Inspired "Psycho"
When police stepped into Ed Gein’s farmhouse, they found a nightmare made real... lampshades of human skin, masks crafted from faces, and horrors too disturbing to forget. Join Sabrina and Corinne as they uncover how this seemingly ordinary man became the muse for Hollywood’s most terrifying villains, from Norman Bates to Leatherface.
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Introducing Crimes Of: Infamy!
Norman Bates. Buffalo Bill. Ghostface. Jason Voorhees. The names alone are enough to send a shiver down your spine. And now… you’ll be immersed into the chilling crimes that inspired them. Hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien of Two Girls One Ghost, Crimes Of... is a weekly true crime anthology series that explores a new theme each season: from crimes of the paranormal, unsolved murders,
